Dr Fiona Short
Innovation Lead (Animal Health & Nutrition), UK Agri-Tech CentreFollowing a PhD in poultry nutrition from Nottingham University, Fiona has spent the majority of her career working in the animal health/welfare and nutrition industry primarily within the poultry area.
Fiona has over twenty years' research experience and a further seven in industry, with previous employers including ADAS, Anpario and Rumenco.
Within the UK Agri-Tech Centre, Fiona provides scientific insight and translation of technical research to support industry members and help ensure its impact is realised across the supply chain.
Fiona works closely with industry and academia to bring together consortiums focused on solving industry issues, particularly in the area of nutrition, health, welfare, and sustainability.
In this presentation, Fiona will be covering what the UK Agri-Tech Centre is and what it does following its formation in April last year, as well as introducing some of the poultry research projects they are currently undertaking.