Dr Malgorzata Behnke
BVSc PhD PgCertTLHE MRCVS FHEAPrincipal Lecturer in Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Teaching Duties
- (A5005HF) Animal Medicine and Preventative Animal Health - Level 5, Module leader
- (A5113) Herd Health Planning - Level 5, Module leader
- (A6002C17) Advances in Equine Science -Level 6, Module leader
- (A6018HF) Applied Animal Science - Level 6
- (A7080) Advances in Rum,inant Nutrition - Level 7
- HKVS teaching - principally preventative health and equine management, reproduction
Research Interests
- Preventative Health - particularly equine and farm animal, incorporating herd and flock management
- Equine health, behaviour and welfare
- Farm animal health, behaviour and welfare with particular research interest in sheep
Professional Memberships
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (member 2004 - present)
- Higher Education Academy (member 2010 - present)
- Association for Veterinary Teaching and Research Work (member 2004 - 2014)
- British Cattle Veterinary Association (member 2005 - 2014)
Academic Department: Animal Health, Behaviour and Welfare
Research: Animal Behaviour and Welfare Research Group
Tel: +44 (0)1952 820280
Office: C C-Block
Research profile: ORCID
Research profile: ResearcherID.com
Publications
Other publications
- Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C. and Robinson, P. (2024) Antibiotic use in the Northern Irish sheep flock: What lessons can be learnt from medicine records and farmer attitudes to improve stewardship of these essential medicines? Preventive Veterinary Medicine
- Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C. and Robinson, P. (2024) Flock health planning: how to move from a plan to a reflective planning process in Northern Irish sheep flocks? Annals of Applied Biology
- Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C. and Robinson, P. (2024) Identifying veterinary surgeons' barriers to, and potential solutions for, improving antimicrobial stewardship among sheep farmers in Northern Ireland. Vet Record Open
- Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. and Robinson, P. (2023) Understanding Northern Irish sheep farmers’ engagement with NSAID use: A mixed methods approach Animal – science proceedings 14 (1)
- Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. and Robinson, P. (2023) Sheep farmer engagement with flock health plans and planning in Northern Ireland: Where are we now? Animal – science proceedings 14 (1)
- Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C. and Robinson, P. (2023) Improving analgesia provision for sheep: An analysis of farm medicine records and attitudes towards pain relief on sheep farms in Northern Ireland Vet Record Open 10:e75
- Mansell SM and Behnke MC (2022) Onchocerca Cervicalis: A Survey into Awareness and Knowledge of The Parasite Amongst UK Equine Veterinarians Journal of Equine Science 114
- Best CM, Pyatt AZ, Roden J, Behnke MC, Phillips K (2021) Sheep farmers’ attitudes towards lameness control: Qualitative exploration of factors affecting adoption of the lameness Five-Point Plan. PLoS ONE 16 (2) e0246798
- Best, C.M., Roden, J., Phillips, K., Pyatt, A.Z., Grogono-Thomas, R. and Behnke, M.C. (2021) Characterisation of Dichelobacter nodosus on Misshapen and Damaged Ovine Feet: A Longitudinal Study of Four UK Sheep Flocks Animals Special Issue Small Ruminant Infectious Foot Disease 11
- Best CM, Roden J, Phillips K, Pyatt AZ and Behnke MC (2021) Prevalence and Temporal Dynamics of White Line Disease in Sheep: An Exploratory Investigation into Disease Distribution and Associated Risk Factors Veterinary Sciences 8 (6) 116
- Best C.M., Roden J., Phillips K., Pyatt A.Z. and Behnke M.C. (2021) New Insight into the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Three Distinct Hoof Conformation Traits in UK Commercial Sheep Flocks Veterinary Sciences 8(9), 176
- Best C, Roden, J., Pyatt, A.Z., Behnke, M.C. and Philips, K. (2020) Uptake of the lameness Five-Point Plan and its association with farmer-reported lameness prevalence: A cross-sectional study of 532 UK sheep farmers Preventive Veterinary Medicine 181
- Best, C.M., Pyatt, A.Z., Roden, J., Behnke, M. and Phillips, K. (2020) (2020) Encouraging farmer change; does cognitive dissonance impact adoption of best practice recommendations for sheep lameness control? In: The Challenge of Change - Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science April 3
- Best, C., Behnke, M.C., Pyatt, A.Z., Roden, J., and Phillips, K., (2019) (2019) Vaccinating as a tool to control footrot in sheep; preliminary work Sheep Vet Society “Talking Sheep” Meeting, Wales Veterinary Services Centre, 1st May 2019
- Best, C., Pyatt, A.Z., Roden, J., Behnke, M.C., and Phillips, K., (2019) An Investigation into hoof confirmation and vaccination on footrot in sheep Ruminant Research Day, University of Nottingham 21st February 2019
- Best, C., Pyatt, A.Z., Roden, J., Behnke, M.C., and Phillips, K., (2019) The Lameness Five-Point Plan: A Mixed Methods Study. NSA Sheep Breeders Round Table Conference, Nottingham 15th – 17th November 2019
- Best, C., Behnke, M.C., Pyatt, A.Z., Roden, J., and Phillips, K., (2019) Appraising the use of footrot vaccination as a tool to control footrot in UK sheep flocks Agri-food Charities Partnership (AFCP) student forum, University of Reading 11th April 2019
- Blease, S.C., Sinclair, L.A., Brizuela, C.M., Warren-Smith, I, Behnke M.C. (2014) Are dairy farmers working towards targets and are their vets helping farmers to achieve them? Proceedings of the XXVII World Buiatrics Congress, Cairns, Australia
- S.C.Blease, M.C.Behnke, C.M.Brizuela, L.A.Sinclair (2013) Herd health plans for farm assurance: dairy farmers' opinions Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science and the Association of Veterinary Teaching and Research Work 4 (1) p012
- S.C.Blease, M.C.Behnke, C.M.Brizuela, L.A.Sinclair (2012) Herd health plans: Increasing dairy farmer engagement Cattle Practice 20 (3) p205
- M C Behnke, R M Christley, J L Hurst (2011) Potential effects of straw bedding management on risks of contacting faeco-orally transmitted pathogens in dairy heifers Cattle Practice 19 (3) (p195)
- J.Turner, R.G.Bowers, D.Clancy, M.C.Behnke, R.M.Christley (2008) (2010) A network model of E.coli 0157 transmission within a typical UK dairy herd: The effect of heterogeneity and clustering on the prevalence of infection Journal of Theoretical Biology 254 (pp 45 - 54)
Additional Information
- Associate Head of Department 2023 - 2025 - Veterinary Physiotherapy Section, Department of Animal Health, Behaviour and Welfare
- Associate Head of Department 2016-2021 - Animal Health and Welfare Section, Department of Veterinary Health and Animal Sciences with 9 months as interim Co-Head of Deparment (Jan - Sept 2020)
- Co-supervisor for PhD student Paul Crawford (2022 - 2025) PhD titled: "Current levels of medicine use, recording and on farm interventions which improve their stewardship in the Northern Ireland sheep flock"
- Director of Studies for PhD student Ms. Caroline Best (2018 - 2021) PhD titled: "A mixed methods study investigating approaches to lameness control and aetiologies of hoof disorders in sheep" Caroline Best
- Director of Studies for PhD student Dr. Stacey Blease (2011 - 2014) PhD titled: "Studies of UK dairy farmers’ perceptions of herd health plans for farm assurance" http://harper.ac.uk/herdhealth