Meriel Moore-Colyer

Career Overview

I joined Hartpury University in 2023, having been at the Royal Agricultural University for 14 years, where I held a number of posts, Dean of School of Equine Management and Science, Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange and Graduate Dean. I first held lecturing posts at the Welsh Agricultural College and  Aberystwyth University, where I also started my research career. A PhD in Equine Digestive Physiology from the University of Edinburgh cemented my interest in equine nutrition and digestive physiology. My research has been wide-ranging, expanding into forage quality, digestive health and the gut microbiome and feeding systems for promoting respiratory and digestive health in stabled horses.

 
I am a registered Animal Scientist with the Royal Society of Biology and chair of the European Workshop for Equine Nutrition Association, and Fellow of the Higher Education Association.

Teaching and supervision

• HEQVKT-45-6 - Undergraduate Dissertation 
• HEQ XR7-15-5  - Applied Equine Nutrition
• HEQVMB-30-6  -Developments in Equine Research
• Equine Research Club

Research interest

• Forage quality
• Digestive health and the gut microbiome 
• In vitro digestion and fermentation systems
• Feeding systems for promoting respiratory and digestive health in stabled horses

Professional memberships

• European Workshop on Equine Nutrition Association 
• FHEA Advance HE 
• Association of Researchers, Mangers and Administrators
  
  

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