Dr Katharina Giebel

Research 

Interests:

Animal Health and welfare, infectious diseases of wild, domestic and farm animals, epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, microbiology, molecular biology, proteomics/mass spectrometry, precision livestock technologies

Research projects:

Reducing, refining and monitoring antibiotic use in dairy production (QMMS/University of Nottingham 2018-20210)

Novel animal-mounted sensor technologies for early detection of calving and calving problems in beef and dairy cattle (Writtle University College/SRUC, 2017-2018)

Persistence of Dichelobacter nodosus, the causal agent of ovine footrot (University of Warwick 2013-2017)

Teaching 

Qualifications:

PGA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy

Publications 

Esener, N., Marciel-Guerra, A., Giebel, K., Lea, D., Green., M.J., Bradley, A.J., Dottotini, T. (2020) Mass spectrometry and machine learning for the accurate diagnosis of benzylpenicillin and multi-drug resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in bovine mastitis. Under review by PLOS Computational Biology

Miller, G., Mitchell, M., Barker, Z., Giebel, K., Codling, E., Amory, J., Michie, C., Davison, Tachtatzis, C., Andonovic, I. and Duthie, C.-A, (2020). Using animal-mounted sensor technology and machine learning to predict time-to-calving in beef and dairy cows. Animal, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S1751731119003380

Clifton, R.¹, Giebel, K.¹, Liu, N.L.B.H., Purdy, K.J., Green. L.E. (2019) A paradigm shift on the persistence of Dichelobacter nodosus and Fusobacterium necrophorum in sheep and their environment. Nature Scientific Reports. 9, 14429. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50822-9

Giebel, K, Green, L.E., Purdy, K.J.P. (2018) Optimization and validation of a multiple locus variable number tandem repeat analysis for differentiation of Dichelobacter nodosus strains from mixed DNA samples. Submitted for review: Frontiers in Microbiology.

Giebel, K, Green, L.E., Purdy, K.J.P. (2017) Persistence of Dichelobacter nodosus, the causal agent of ovine footrot. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, 8 (1), p94.

Giebel, K. and Blackie N. (2013) The effect of providing a plant extract or a high intensity sweetener in the drinking water on the welfare and performance of weanling pigs. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, 4 (1), p96.