Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine

Dr Dorothy McKeegan

Senior Lecturer (Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health & Comparative Medicine)
Associate (School of Veterinary Medicine)

telephone: 01413305712
email: Dorothy.McKeegan@glasgow.ac.uk

ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1979-7334

Biography

Academic history

Current: Senior Lecturer (appointed as Lecturer in 2005, promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2010)
1999-2005: PDRA: Roslin Institute (Edinburgh)
1996-1999: Ph.D. (Behavioural endocrinology) Roslin Institute/University of Edinburgh
1994-1995: MSc (Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare) University of Edinburgh
1990-1994: BSc (Hons) (Zoology) University of Glasgow

Committee Membership

Deputy chair of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences Ethics Committee
Member of the University Ethics Committee
Member of the Institutional Ethical Review Panel
Member of the British Veterinary Association Ethics and Welfare Group 2007-2013

Research interests

Google Scholar - Publications Profile

I am interested in the integration of behavioural, physiological and neurophysiological techniques to investigate animal welfare issues, primarily in farm animals. Specific areas of interest include pain, humane slaughter and development of novel methods to assess welfare and affective state. I have applied range of approaches to tackle these issues including behaviour, sensory neuroscience, electroencephalogram analysis, remote physiological monitoring and infra-red thermography. I am also interested in animal ethics and attitudes to animals in society, primarily in relation to developing better methods to teach ethics and assessment of ethical reasoning ability.

My current/previous PhD students include Paul Jerem (investigating the use of infra-red thermography to measure stress in wild birds), Jessica Martin (assessing the welfare implications of cervical dislocation in poultry) and Carole Batchelor (developing novel methods to teach ethics to veterinary undergraduates).

Current research projects include investigating the potential for infra-red thermography as a tool to investigate stress and affective state in hens (BBSRC, with the Thermal Ecology Group), and assessment of the welfare implications of Low Atmospheric Pressure Stunning in poultry. Previous projects have examined humane mechanical methods for killing poultry on farm (DEFRA), the welfare implications of emergency killing for disease control (DEFRA), the pain experience of lame broiler chickens (DEFRA), the short and long term welfare costs of beak trimming to control injurious pecking in laying hens (DEFRA/British Egg Industry Council), development of novel and humane on farm killing methods (DEFRA), the risk factors, causation and welfare consequences of foot pad dermatitis in broiler chickens (DEFRA) and welfare assessment of controlled atmosphere stunning in broilers (DEFRA).

Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

Joint Doctorate in Molecular Animal Nutrition
European Commission
2018 - 2022
Development of an alternative method to high concentration CO2 for the commercial stunning of pigs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2018 - 2020
Investigating the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the post-parturient period to improve welfare of cows and calves
Merial
2014 - 2018
Thermography as a tool for the assessment of stress and affective states in an avian model
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2013 - 2016
On farm culling methods for poultry: welfare costs and benefits.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2010 - 2013
Study to assess the subjective experience, including pain, of broiler chicken with different gait scores
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2009 - 2011
Chronic neurophysiological and anatomical changes associated with infra-red beak treatment
British Egg Industry Council
2008 - 2009
Chronic neurophysiological and anatomical changes associated with infra-red beak treatment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2008 - 2009
Welfare assessment of gas-foam as an agent for emergency killing of poultry
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2007 - 2008
Monitoring of welfare during emergency killing of broiler chickens
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2007 - 2007
Footpad dermatitis and hock burn in broilers: Risk factors, aetiology and welfare consequences
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2006 - 2010

Teaching

Undergraduate

Batchelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

Animal welfare and ethics teaching in the Foundation Phase (1 & 2^nd year), Clinical phase (3 & 4^th year) and Professional phase (5^th year). Communication skills in 4^th year and co-coordinate communication skills teaching across the BVMS curriculum.

BSc Veterinary Bioscience

Animal production and management – Year 1

Animal science, behaviour and nutrition – Year 2

Pain and Pain management – Year 3

Animal welfare science, ethics and law - Year 4 (course leader)

Postgraduate/other

MSc Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law

Masters in Veterinary Public Health

MRes Infection and Immunity

ScotPil Personal Licence Training – Animal ethics

Official Veterinarian course

Additional information

Editorial Board

2010 - present: British Poultry Science - Section Editor

Grant Advisory Board

2013 - present: DEFRA - External panel reviewer
2013 - present: BBSRC - BBSRC Committee Pool of Experts
2011 - present: Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Portugal - Member of the Veterinary and Animal Sciences Panel
2007 - present: Canadian Poultry Research Council

Publications

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Number of items: 52.

2019

Wongsaengchan, C. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2019) The views of the UK public towards routine neutering of dogs and cats. Animals, 9(4), 138. (doi:10.3390/ani9040138)

Martin, J. E., Sandilands, V., Sparrey, J., Baker, L., Dixon, L. M. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2019) Welfare assessment of novel on-farm killing methods for poultry. PLoS ONE, 14(2), e0212872. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0212872) (PMID:30794690) (PMCID:PMC6386380)

Horvatić, A., Guillemin, N., Kaab, H., McKeegan, D. , O'Reilly, E., Bain, M. , Kuleš, J. and Eckersall, P. D. (2019) Quantitative proteomics using tandem mass tags in relation to the acute phase protein response in chicken challenged with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide endotoxin. Journal of Proteomics, 192, pp. 64-77. (doi:10.1016/j.jprot.2018.08.009) (PMID:30114510)

Gladden, N., Ellis, K., Martin, J., Viora, L. and McKeegan, D. (2019) A single dose of ketoprofen in the immediate postpartum period has the potential to improve dairy calf welfare in the first 48 h of life. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, (doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2019.01.007) (In Press)

2018

Horvatić, A., Guillemin, N., Kaab, H., McKeegan, D. , O'Reilly, E., Bain, M. , Kuleš, J. and Eckersall, P. D. (2018) Integrated dataset on acute phase protein response in chicken challenged with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide endotoxin. Data In Brief, 21, pp. 684-699. (doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.09.103)

Gladden, N., McKeegan, D. , Viora, L. and Ellis, K. A. (2018) Postpartum ketoprofen treatment does not alter stress biomarkers in cows and calves experiencing assisted and unassisted parturition: a randomised controlled trial. Veterinary Record, 183(13), 414. (doi:10.1136/vr.104913) (PMID:29960984)

Herborn, K. A., Jerem, P. , Nager, R. G. , McKeegan, D. E.F. and McCafferty, D. J. (2018) Surface temperature elevated by chronic and intermittent stress. Physiology and Behavior, 191, pp. 47-55. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.04.004) (PMID:29630961) (PMCID:PMC5945995)

Martin, J. E., Sandercock, D. A., Sandilands, V., Sparrey, J., Baker, L., Sparks, N. H.C. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2018) Welfare risks of repeated application of on-farm killing methods for poultry. Animals, 8(3), 39. (doi:10.3390/ani8030039) (PMID:29543779)

Jerem, P. , Jenni-Eiermann, S., Herborn, K., McKeegan, D. , McCafferty, D. J. and Nager, R. G. (2018) Eye region surface temperature reflects both energy reserves and circulating glucocorticoids in a wild bird. Scientific Reports, 8, 1907. (doi:10.1038/s41598-018-20240-4) (PMID:29382942) (PMCID:PMC5789886)

Martin, J. E., Sandilands, V., Sparrey, J., Baker, L. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2018) On farm evaluation of a novel mechanical cervical dislocation device for poultry. Animals, 8(1), 10. (doi:10.3390/ani8010010) (PMID:29320399) (PMCID:PMC5789305)

2017

Clutton, E. et al. (2017) Pets in clinical trials. Veterinary Record, 181(8), pp. 209-210. (doi:10.1136/vr.j3913) (PMID:28821702)

Martin, J.E., Mckeegan, D.E.F. , Sparrey, J. and Sandilands, V. (2017) Evaluation of the potential killing performance of novel percussive and cervical dislocation tools in chicken cadavers. British Poultry Science, 58(3), pp. 216-223. (doi:10.1080/00071668.2017.1280724) (PMID:28084791)

2016

Martin, J. E., Christensen, K., Vizzier-Thaxton, Y. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2016) Effects of analgesic intervention on behavioural responses to Low Atmospheric Pressure Stunning. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 180, pp. 157-165. (doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2016.05.007)

Martin, J.E., McKeegan, D.E.F. , Sparrey, J. and Sandilands, V. (2016) Comparison of novel mechanical cervical dislocation and a modified captive bolt for on-farm killing of poultry on behavioural reflex responses and anatomical pathology. Animal Welfare, 25(2), pp. 227-241. (doi:10.7120/09627286.25.2.227)

Mackie, N. and McKeegan, D. (2016) Behavioural responses of broiler chickens during low atmospheric pressure stunning. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 174, pp. 90-98. (doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2015.11.001)

Lund, T. B., McKeegan, D. E.F. , Cribbin, C. and Sandøe, P. (2016) Animal ethics profiling of vegetarians, vegans and meat eaters. Anthrozoos, 29(1), pp. 89-106. (doi:10.1080/08927936.2015.1083192)

Martin, J.E., Christensen, K., Vizzier-Thaxton, Y. and McKeegan, D.E.F. (2016) Effects of light on responses to Low Atmospheric Pressure Stunning in broilers. British Poultry Science, 57(5), pp. 585-600. (doi:10.1080/00071668.2016.1201200) (PMID:27352226)

Martin, J. E., Christensen, K., Vizzier-Thaxton, Y., Mitchell, M. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2016) Behavioural, brain and cardiac responses to hypobaric hypoxia in broiler chickens. Physiology and Behavior, 163, pp. 25-36. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.04.038) (PMID:27117817)

2015

Herborn, K. A., Graves, J. L., Jerem, P., Evans, N. P. , Nager, R. , McCafferty, D. J. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2015) Skin temperature reveals the intensity of acute stress. Physiology and Behavior, 152(Pt. A), pp. 225-230. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.09.032) (PMID:26434785)

Batchelor, C.E.M., Creed, A. and McKeegan, D.E.F. (2015) A preliminary investigation into the moral reasoning abilities of UK veterinarians. Veterinary Record, 177(5), 124. (doi:10.1136/vr.102775) (PMID:26109285)

Jerem, P., Herborn, K., McCafferty, D. , McKeegan, D. and Nager, R. (2015) Thermal imaging to study stress non-invasively in unrestrained birds. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 105, e53184. (doi:10.3791/53184) (PMID:26575985)

2014

Venn, R.E., McBrearty, A.R., McKeegan, D. and Penderis, J. (2014) The effect of magnetic resonance imaging noise on cochlear function in dogs. Veterinary Journal, 202(1), pp. 141-145. (doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.07.006)

Sandercock, D. A., Auckburally, A., Flaherty, D., Sandilands, V. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2014) Avian reflex and electroencephalogram responses in different states of consciousness. Physiology and Behavior, 133, pp. 252-259. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.05.030)

2013

Caplen, G., Baker, L., Hothersall, B., McKeegan, D.E.F. , Sandilands, V., Sparks, N.H.C., Waterman-Pearson, A.E. and Murrell, J.C. (2013) Thermal nociception as a measure of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug effectiveness in broiler chickens with articular pain. Veterinary Journal, 198(3), pp. 616-619. (doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.09.013)

McKeegan, D.E.F. , Reimert, H.G.M., Hindle, V.A., Boulcott, P., Sparrey, J.M., Wathes, C.M., Demmers, T.G.M. and Gerritzen, M.A. (2013) Physiological and behavioral responses of poultry exposed to gas-filled high expansion foam. Poultry Science, 92(5), pp. 1145-1154. (doi:10.3382/ps.2012-02587)

McKeegan, D.E.F. , Sandercock, D.A. and Gerritzen, M.A. (2013) Physiological responses to low atmospheric pressure stunning (LAPS) and their implications for welfare. Poultry Science, 92(4), pp. 858-868. (doi:10.3382/ps.2012-02749)

2012

McKeegan, D.E.F. and Philbey, A.W. (2012) Chronic neurophysiological and anatomical changes associated with infra-red beak treatment and their implications for laying hen welfare. Animal Welfare, 21(2), pp. 207-217. (doi:10.7120/09627286.21.2.207)

Batchelor, C.E.M. and McKeegan, D.E.F. (2012) Survey of the frequency and perceived stressfulness of ethical dilemmas encountered in UK veterinary practice. Veterinary Record, 170(1), (doi:10.1136/vr.100262)

Sherlock, L., McKeegan, D.E.F. , Cheng, Z., Wathes, C.M. and Wathes, D.C. (2012) Effects of contact dermatitis on hepatic gene expression in broilers. British Poultry Science, 53(4), pp. 439-452. (doi:10.1080/00071668.2012.707310)

2011

McKeegan, D.E.F. , Sparks, N.H.C., Sandilands, V., Demmers, T.G.M., Boulcott, P. and Wathes, C.M. (2011) Physiological responses of laying hens during whole-house killing with carbon dioxide. British Poultry Science, 52(6), pp. 645-657. (doi:10.1080/00071668.2011.640307)

2009

Coenen, A.M.L., Lankhaar, J., Lowe, J.C. and McKeegan, D.E.F. (2009) Remote monitoring of electroencephalogram, electrocardiogram, and behavior during controlled atmosphere stunning in broilers: implications for welfare. Poultry Science, 88(1), pp. 10-19. (doi:10.3382/ps.2008-00120)

Ellis, K.A., Billington, K., McNeil, B. and McKeegan, D.E.F. (2009) Consumer Perceptions of Dairy Welfare and Production: A Role for Vets in Public Education? Cattle Practice, 17, pp. 148-152.

Ellis, K.A., Billington, K., McNeil, B. and McKeegan, D.E.F. (2009) Public opinion on UK milk marketing and dairy cow welfare. Animal Welfare, 18(3), pp. 267-282.

McKeegan, D. (2009) Chronic neurophysiological and anatomical changes associated with infra-red beak treatment. Project Report. Defra.

McKeegan, D.E.E. (2009) Avian Chemoreception An Electrophysiological Approach. International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste, 1170(1), pp. 438-441. (doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03904.x)

McKeegan, D.E.F. (2009) Welfare assessment of anoxic gas-foam as an agent for emergency killing of poultry. Project Report. Defra. (Unpublished)

2007

Abeyesinghe, S.M., Mckeegan, D.E.F., Mcleman, M.A., Lowe, J.C., Demmers, T.G.M., White, R.P., Kranen, R.W., Van Bemmel, H., Lankhaar, J.A.C. and Wathes, C.M. (2007) Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. I. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a pilot scale system at a processing plant. British Poultry Science, 48(4), pp. 406-423. (doi:10.1080/00071660701543089)

Lowe, J., Abeyesinghe, S., Demmers, T., Wathes, C. and McKeegan, D. (2007) A novel telemetric logging system for recording physiological signals in unrestrained animals. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 57, pp. 74-79. (doi:10.1016/j.compag.2007.02.003)

McKeegan, D. (2007) Evaluation of the effects of infrared beak trimming in broiler breeder chicks. Veterinary Record, 160(5), pp. 145-148. (doi:10.1136/vr.160.5.145)

McKeegan, D., McIntyre, J., Demmers, T., Lowe, J., Wathes, C., van den Broek, P., Coenen, A. and Gentle, M. (2007) Physiological and behavioural responses of broilers to controlled atmosphere stunning: implications for welfare. Animal Welfare, 16, pp. 409-426.

Mckeegan, D., Abeyesinghe, S., Mcleman, M., Lowe, J., Demmers, T., White, R., Kranen, R., Van Bemmel, H., Lankhaar, J. and Wathes, C. (2007) Controlled atmosphere stunning of broiler chickens. II. Effects on behaviour, physiology and meat quality in a commercial processing plant. British Poultry Science, 48(4), pp. 430-442. (doi:10.1080/00071660701543097)

2006

Maxwell, A., McKeegan, D. and Ellis, K. (2006) Extended suckling systems for dairy calves: Is this possible for organic dairy farmers? Cattle Practice, 14, p. 219.

McKeegan, D., McIntyre, J., Demmers, T., Wathes, C. and Jones, R. (2006) Behavioural responses of broiler chickens during acute exposure to gaseous stimulation. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 99, pp. 271-286. (doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2005.11.002)

2005

McKeegan, D., Smith, F., Demmers, T., Wathes, C. and Jones, R. (2005) Behavioral correlates of olfactory and trigeminal gaseous stimulation in chickens, Gallus domesticus. Physiology and Behavior, 84, pp. 761-768. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.03.005)

2004

Mckeegan, D. (2004) Mechano-chemical nociceptors in the avian trigeminal mucosa. Brain Research Reviews, 46(2), pp. 146-154.

2003

Mckeegan, D. (2003) Adaptation responses of single avian olfactory bulb neurones. Neuroscience Letters, 344(2), pp. 83-86.

2002

Mckeegan, D. (2002) Response characteristics of nasal trigeminal nociceptors in Gallus domesticus. NeuroReport, 13(8), pp. 1033-1035.

Mckeegan, D. (2002) Spontaneous and odour evoked activity in single avian olfactory bulb neurones. Brain Research, 929(1), pp. 48-58.

Mckeegan, D. (2002) Stimulus-response functions of single avian olfactory bulb neurones. Brain Research, 953(01-Feb), pp. 101-111.

2001

Mckeegan, D. (2001) Development of pecking damage in layer pullets in relation to dietary protein source. British Poultry Science, 42(1), pp. 33-42.

Mckeegan, D. (2001) Feather eating in individually caged hens which differ in their propensity to feather peck. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 73(2), pp. 131-140.

Mckeegan, D. (2001) Mechanothermal nociceptors in the scaly skin of the chicken leg. Neuroscience, 106(3), pp. 643-652.

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