Methods of locomotion vary greatly across the animal kingdom according to size, number of legs and evolutionary niche. However, it seems that there are a great many common themes between species. Here Dr Andrew Spence discusses the latest ideas in locomotion research, with particular reference to the dog... and the cockroach!

RVC 47 - Hot topics in animal locomotion research

After a seven-year hiatus, the RVC podcast returns with Dominic Barfield taking the reins and talking to the researchers at all stages in their careers about the work that they are doing at the UK’s oldest veterinary school. Continuing from the back catalogue from Dr Mattias Kleinz (episode 1 to 20) and Dr Mark Cleasby (episode 20-50) Dom with the help of Brian Cox will get you back up to speed with how the Royal Veterinary College, the University of London's veterinary school, is pushing the frontiers in veterinary medicine and basic science. We will provide you with an insight to the current research being undertaken and those dedicated researchers in the pursuit of answering those questions to benefit animal health and welfare, today, tomorrow and beyond. We hope that you enjoy.

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Today we are delighted to have Dr Dan O’Neill joining Brian and myself in our remote studio. Dan is Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology here at the RVC and leader of the VetCompass Programme. Dan eloquently describes his story. After twenty-two years in general practice wanting to find evidence for treating or informing clients on the common conditions that he saw, he took a leap to find those answers. After leaving the keys to his practice as he left one Saturday, he started a Master’s in veterinary epidemiology the following Monday. A PhD followed and he has stayed true to his word to find answers to those problems and with just under 100 papers published so far, he shows no signs of slowing down. A delight to speak to and be in his company, we hope that you enjoy the podcast as much as we did recording it. 
To find out more about Dan use the following link:
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/dan-o-neill 
For more about VetCompass:
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetcompass  
Here are some links to some of Dan’s papers:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31660657/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32661183/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33325082/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31037739/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32751913/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33128852/
To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Research Podcast 62 with Dr Dan O’Neill. Published on Apr 02 2021  
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62 Dr Dan O’Neill

Today we are delighted to have Professor Jim Usherwood remotely recording with Brian and myself all appropriately social distancing in our homes (or shed). Jim is a Welcome Trust Senior Fellow and Professor of Locomotor Biomechanics here at the Structure and Motion Laboratory at the RVC. Jim has examined the locomotion of a variety of different species, from mice to pigeons, horses to barn owls, mayflies, ibis, cockatiels and even dogs and humans. We hope that you enjoy.  
To find out more about Jim use the following link:
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/jim-usherwood  
Here are some links to some of Jim’s papers:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32041775/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31033243/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28910262/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27418386/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24429637/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12000801/
To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Research Podcast 61 with Prof Jim Usherwood. Published on Feb XX 2021   If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.

61 Prof Jim Usherwood

Today we are delighted to have Professor Richard Kock remotely recording with Brian and myself all appropriately social distancing in our homes. Richard is Professor here at the RVC in Wildlife Health and Emerging Diseases. Apt timing perhaps to record this perhaps. Richard is the last person known to diagnose a case of Rinderpest in the world and assisted with his team to help eradicate this virus. Richard has been involved in many other projects globally and he speaks about a few of them with us today. Humbling and inspiring, Richard speaks modestly about his involvement in One Health, and why we all need to be more involved. We hope that you enjoy, stay safe.
To find out more about Richard use the following link:
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/richard-kock 
Here are some links to some of Richard’s papers:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21724764
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23798687
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25655542
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27094147
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28228144
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25005349 
If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.  

60 Prof Richard Kock

Today we are delighted to have Dr Tierney Bennett (nee Kinnison) with Brian and myself in the studio. Tierney is one of our Lecturers in Veterinary Education, based at the LIVE centre here at the RVC (Lifelong, Independent Veterinary Education). Tierney has had an interesting route, a winding path as she refers to her PhD and we are delighted that she spent the time with us to share her thoughts about the different paths available in research and how you never know what you might end up doing.  We hope that you enjoy
To find out more about Tierney’s work use the following link: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/tierney-bennett-nee-kinnison Here is a link to some of Tierney’s are papers, the first link is her winding path to a PhD in veterinary education.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25556132/ 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26494771 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31690641 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26446881 
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26489995 
If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.

59 Tierney Bennett (nee Kinnison)

Today we are delighted to have Dr Amy Barstow with Brian and myself in the studio. Amy has been finishing up at the clinical skills centre here after completing her PhD in equine biomechanics investigating shock absorption and load distribution in horses exercising on hard surfaces We discuss that and her interest in farriery which has gone on for her to be involved in the Graduate Diploma in Equine Locomotor, to engage farriers with research and address the dearth of farriery related research. 
To find out more about Amy’s work use the following link https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/amy-barstow 
If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk; tweet @dombarfield. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.

RVC 47 - Hot topics in animal locomotion research

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