All Outputs (4)

Lively commodities and endemic diseases: shifting commodity situations and nonhuman disability in cattle and sheep on UK farms (2024)
Journal Article
Holloway, L., Mahon, N., Clark, B., & Proctor, A. (2024). Lively commodities and endemic diseases: shifting commodity situations and nonhuman disability in cattle and sheep on UK farms. Journal of rural studies, 110, Article 103367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103367

The concept of ‘lively commodities’ captures how aspects of the life of certain entities affect their commodification and exchange within capitalist economic systems. Their status as being, or comprised of, living things matters to their commodificat... Read More about Lively commodities and endemic diseases: shifting commodity situations and nonhuman disability in cattle and sheep on UK farms.

Making a mark on the farm: the marks and traces of farm animals and infectious diseases in northern England (2024)
Journal Article
Mahon, N., Finan, S., Holloway, L., Clark, B., & Proctor, A. (in press). Making a mark on the farm: the marks and traces of farm animals and infectious diseases in northern England. Scottish Geographical Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2024.2343951

Farmed animals are expected to move through farmed spaces in certain ways to maximise their productivity. These spaces are also designed to limit the movement of disease-causing organisms. However, both types of lifeforms do not always move in expect... Read More about Making a mark on the farm: the marks and traces of farm animals and infectious diseases in northern England.

Animal health and welfare as a public good: what do the public think? (2024)
Journal Article
Clark, B., Proctor, A., Boaitey, A., Mahon, N., Hanley, N., & Holloway, L. (2024). Animal health and welfare as a public good: what do the public think?. Agriculture and human values, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-024-10585-0

This paper presents a novel perspective on an evolving policy area. The UK’s withdrawal from the EU has led to the creation of a new Agriculture Act and proposals for significant changes to the way farming subsidies are structured in England. Underpi... Read More about Animal health and welfare as a public good: what do the public think?.

Exploring farmer and advisor lameness management behaviors using the COM-B model of behavior change (2024)
Journal Article
Clark, B., Proctor, A., Mahon, N., & Holloway, L. (2024). Exploring farmer and advisor lameness management behaviors using the COM-B model of behavior change. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11, Article 1258906. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1258906

Introduction: This paper applies the COM-B framework to farmer and farm advisor understandings and responses to lameness in sheep, beef, and dairy systems. It reflects on how farmers' and advisors' capability, opportunity, and motivation (COM-B) infl... Read More about Exploring farmer and advisor lameness management behaviors using the COM-B model of behavior change.