Miss Kim Hamer

  • Veterinary Clinician (Farm Animal Clinical Sciences )

email: Kim.Hamer@glasgow.ac.uk

School of Veterinary Medicine, McCall Building, Garscube Estate, Glasgow, G61 1QH

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Biography

Kim qualified as a veterinary surgeon from the University of Cambridge in 2007, completed a Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Sheep) in 2014 and is a RCVS registered Advanced Practitioner in sheep medicine.  In 2020, she became a diplomate of the European College of Small Ruminant Health Management (ECSRHM). Kim spent 10 years working in clinical practice, including 8 years mixed veterinary practice in the Welsh/English borders, with a focus on farm animal medicine.  Followed by 2 years at the Farm Animal Practice at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary School, as a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Farm Animal Health and Production (Sheep), where she contributed to research in ovine parasitology and neurology.

Kim is interested in training veterinary students and farmers and has been involved in a number of programmes, covering a variety of subjects, related to sheep health.  She has also co-authored a book for smallholder sheep keepers and provides preventative health advice and services for flocks. Her main interests combine farm animal clinical work, veterinary education and on-farm flock health management with clinical research. She is an active member of the Sheep Veterinary Society, ECSRHM and EuroSheep project.

 

Research interests

Research groups

Publications

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Number of items: 25.

2025

Angell, J. W., Duncan, J. S. and Hamer, K. (2025) Salmonellosis in lambing ewes with associated human infection. Veterinary Record Case Reports, (Accepted for Publication)

2024

Angell, J. W., Duncan, J. S. and Hamer, K. (2024) Surgical and medical complications following perineal urethrostomy in a goat. Veterinary Record Case Reports, 12(4), e932. (doi: 10.1002/vrc2.932)

Prins, S., Hamer, K., Cloquell, A., Spiropoulos, J., Sargison, N. and Vellema, P. (2024) MRI changes observed in a case of atypical scrapie in a 7-year-old Herdwick ewe. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 36(6), pp. 842-846. (doi: 10.1177/10406387241267849) (PMID:39243116)

Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C. and Robinson, P. A. (2024) Identifying veterinary surgeons’ barriers to, and potential solutions for, improving antimicrobial stewardship among sheep farmers in Northern Ireland. Veterinary Record Open, 11(1), e278. (doi: 10.1002/vro2.78)

Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C. and Robinson, P. A. (2024) Flock health planning: How to move from a plan to a reflective planning process in Northern Irish sheep flocks? Annals of Applied Biology, 184(3), pp. 339-351. (doi: 10.1111/aab.12907)

Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C. and Robinson, P. A. (2024) Antibiotic use in the Northern Irish sheep flock: What lessons can be learnt from medicine records and farmer attitudes to improve stewardship of these essential medicines? Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 226, 106169. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106169) (PMID:38493571)

2023

Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C. and Robinson, P. A. (2023) Improving analgesia provision for sheep: an analysis of farm medicine records and attitudes towards pain relief on sheep farms in Northern Ireland. Veterinary Record Open, 10(2), e75. (doi: 10.1002/vro2.75) (PMID:37876850) (PMCID:PMC10591906)

Hamer, K., Bellingham, M. , Evans, N. P. , Jones, R. O. and Denholm, K. S. (2023) Defining optimal thresholds for digital Brix refractometry to determine IgG concentration in ewe colostrum and lamb serum in Scottish lowland sheep flocks. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 218, 105988. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.105988)

Hamer, K. and Jones, R. (2023) Trace elements in sheep: history taking. Livestock, 28(3), pp. 122-128. (doi: 10.12968/live.2023.28.3.122)

Anderson, L., Hamer, K. and Denholm, K. (2023) Parasites, Posters and Patisserie: Increasing Parasite Awareness in Veterinary Undergraduates with a Collaborative Symposium'. 16th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 29 Mar and 13 Apr 2023.

2022

Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F. and Robinson, P. A. (2022) Sheep scab in Northern Ireland: Its distribution, costs and farmer knowledge about prevention and control. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 205, 105682. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105682) (PMID:35696812)

2021

Crilly, J. P., Carson, A., Gascoigne, E., Griffiths, B., Griffiths, L., Henry, J., Hamer, K., Hovers, K., Lovatt, F. and Richey, M. (2021) Sheep abortion – a roundtable discussion. Livestock, 26(Sup5), S1-S15.

Evans, M.J., Chaudhry, U.N., Costa-Júnior, L.M., Hamer, K., Leeson, S.R. and Sargison, N.D. (2021) A 4 year observation of gastrointestinal nematode egg counts, nemabiomes and the benzimidazole resistance genotypes of Teladorsagia circumcincta on a Scottish sheep farm. International Journal for Parasitology, 51(5), pp. 393-403. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.10.007) (PMID:33460620)

2020

Hamer, K., Busin, V. , Sargison, N. D. and Corbishley, A. (2020) Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia secondary to haemotrophic mycoplasma infection in a pet ewe. Veterinary Record Case Reports, 8(4), e001172. (doi: 10.1136/vetreccr-2020-001172)

Hamer, K., Mylin, H., Barrie, D., Busin, V. and Denholm, K. (2020) Effect of cobalt supplementation on lamb growth rates in the face of cobalt deficiency. Veterinary Record Case Reports, 8(2), e001099. (doi: 10.1136/vetreccr-2020-001099)

Hamer, K. and Busin, V. (2020) Harnessing technology to control lameness in sheep. Veterinary Record, 186(12), pp. 382-383. (doi: 10.1136/vr.m927) (PMID:32220999)

Hamer, K., Busin, V. and Sargison, N. (2020) Case report: failure of passive transfer and neonatal infections in a cohort of lambs. Livestock, 25(2), pp. 86-91. (doi: 10.12968/live.2020.25.2.86)

2019

Hamer, K., McIntyre, J., Morrison, A., Jennings, A., Kelly, R., Leeson, S., Bartley, D., Chaudhry, U., Busin, V. and Sargison, N. (2019) The dynamics of ovine gastrointestinal nematode infections within ewe and lamb cohorts on three Scottish sheep farms. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 171, 104752. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104752) (PMID:31479849)

Eaton, S. L. et al. (2019) CRISPR/Cas9 mediated generation of an ovine model for infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (CLN1 disease). Scientific Reports, 9, 9891. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45859-9) (PMID:31289301) (PMCID:PMC6616324)

Hamer, K., Burgess, S., Busin, V. and Sargison, N. D. (2019) Performance of the Psoroptes ovis antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the face of low-level mite infestation. Veterinary Record, 185(4), 107. (doi: 10.1136/vr.105304) (PMID:31127028)

Bartley, D. J., Hamer, K., Andrews, L., Sargison, N. D. and Morrison, A. A. (2019) Multigeneric resistance to monepantel on a UK sheep farm. Veterinary Parasitology: X, 1, 100003. (doi: 10.1016/j.vpoa.2019.100003)

2018

McIntyre, J., Hamer, K., Morrison, A. A., Bartley, D. J., Sargison, N., Devaney, E. and Laing, R. (2018) Hidden in plain sight - multiple resistant species within a strongyle community. Veterinary Parasitology, 258, pp. 79-87. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.06.012) (PMCID:PMC6052248)

Hamer, K., Bartley, D., Jennings, A., Morrison, A. and Sargison, N. (2018) Lack of efficacy of monepantel against trichostrongyle nematodes in a UK sheep flock. Veterinary Parasitology, 257, pp. 48-53. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.05.013) (PMID:29907192)

2017

Crilly, J.P., Politis, A.P. and Hamer, K. (2017) Use of ultrasonographic examination in sheep veterinary practice. Small Ruminant Research, 152, pp. 166-173. (doi: 10.1016/J.SMALLRUMRES.2016.12.021)

Page, P. and Hamer, K. (2017) Sheep Keeping. Series: Professional smallholder series. 5m Publishing: Sheffield. ISBN 9781910455937

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Number of items: 25.

Articles

Angell, J. W., Duncan, J. S. and Hamer, K. (2025) Salmonellosis in lambing ewes with associated human infection. Veterinary Record Case Reports, (Accepted for Publication)

Angell, J. W., Duncan, J. S. and Hamer, K. (2024) Surgical and medical complications following perineal urethrostomy in a goat. Veterinary Record Case Reports, 12(4), e932. (doi: 10.1002/vrc2.932)

Prins, S., Hamer, K., Cloquell, A., Spiropoulos, J., Sargison, N. and Vellema, P. (2024) MRI changes observed in a case of atypical scrapie in a 7-year-old Herdwick ewe. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 36(6), pp. 842-846. (doi: 10.1177/10406387241267849) (PMID:39243116)

Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C. and Robinson, P. A. (2024) Identifying veterinary surgeons’ barriers to, and potential solutions for, improving antimicrobial stewardship among sheep farmers in Northern Ireland. Veterinary Record Open, 11(1), e278. (doi: 10.1002/vro2.78)

Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C. and Robinson, P. A. (2024) Flock health planning: How to move from a plan to a reflective planning process in Northern Irish sheep flocks? Annals of Applied Biology, 184(3), pp. 339-351. (doi: 10.1111/aab.12907)

Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C. and Robinson, P. A. (2024) Antibiotic use in the Northern Irish sheep flock: What lessons can be learnt from medicine records and farmer attitudes to improve stewardship of these essential medicines? Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 226, 106169. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106169) (PMID:38493571)

Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C. and Robinson, P. A. (2023) Improving analgesia provision for sheep: an analysis of farm medicine records and attitudes towards pain relief on sheep farms in Northern Ireland. Veterinary Record Open, 10(2), e75. (doi: 10.1002/vro2.75) (PMID:37876850) (PMCID:PMC10591906)

Hamer, K., Bellingham, M. , Evans, N. P. , Jones, R. O. and Denholm, K. S. (2023) Defining optimal thresholds for digital Brix refractometry to determine IgG concentration in ewe colostrum and lamb serum in Scottish lowland sheep flocks. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 218, 105988. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.105988)

Hamer, K. and Jones, R. (2023) Trace elements in sheep: history taking. Livestock, 28(3), pp. 122-128. (doi: 10.12968/live.2023.28.3.122)

Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F. and Robinson, P. A. (2022) Sheep scab in Northern Ireland: Its distribution, costs and farmer knowledge about prevention and control. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 205, 105682. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105682) (PMID:35696812)

Crilly, J. P., Carson, A., Gascoigne, E., Griffiths, B., Griffiths, L., Henry, J., Hamer, K., Hovers, K., Lovatt, F. and Richey, M. (2021) Sheep abortion – a roundtable discussion. Livestock, 26(Sup5), S1-S15.

Evans, M.J., Chaudhry, U.N., Costa-Júnior, L.M., Hamer, K., Leeson, S.R. and Sargison, N.D. (2021) A 4 year observation of gastrointestinal nematode egg counts, nemabiomes and the benzimidazole resistance genotypes of Teladorsagia circumcincta on a Scottish sheep farm. International Journal for Parasitology, 51(5), pp. 393-403. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.10.007) (PMID:33460620)

Hamer, K., Busin, V. , Sargison, N. D. and Corbishley, A. (2020) Immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia secondary to haemotrophic mycoplasma infection in a pet ewe. Veterinary Record Case Reports, 8(4), e001172. (doi: 10.1136/vetreccr-2020-001172)

Hamer, K., Mylin, H., Barrie, D., Busin, V. and Denholm, K. (2020) Effect of cobalt supplementation on lamb growth rates in the face of cobalt deficiency. Veterinary Record Case Reports, 8(2), e001099. (doi: 10.1136/vetreccr-2020-001099)

Hamer, K. and Busin, V. (2020) Harnessing technology to control lameness in sheep. Veterinary Record, 186(12), pp. 382-383. (doi: 10.1136/vr.m927) (PMID:32220999)

Hamer, K., Busin, V. and Sargison, N. (2020) Case report: failure of passive transfer and neonatal infections in a cohort of lambs. Livestock, 25(2), pp. 86-91. (doi: 10.12968/live.2020.25.2.86)

Hamer, K., McIntyre, J., Morrison, A., Jennings, A., Kelly, R., Leeson, S., Bartley, D., Chaudhry, U., Busin, V. and Sargison, N. (2019) The dynamics of ovine gastrointestinal nematode infections within ewe and lamb cohorts on three Scottish sheep farms. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 171, 104752. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104752) (PMID:31479849)

Eaton, S. L. et al. (2019) CRISPR/Cas9 mediated generation of an ovine model for infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (CLN1 disease). Scientific Reports, 9, 9891. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45859-9) (PMID:31289301) (PMCID:PMC6616324)

Hamer, K., Burgess, S., Busin, V. and Sargison, N. D. (2019) Performance of the Psoroptes ovis antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the face of low-level mite infestation. Veterinary Record, 185(4), 107. (doi: 10.1136/vr.105304) (PMID:31127028)

Bartley, D. J., Hamer, K., Andrews, L., Sargison, N. D. and Morrison, A. A. (2019) Multigeneric resistance to monepantel on a UK sheep farm. Veterinary Parasitology: X, 1, 100003. (doi: 10.1016/j.vpoa.2019.100003)

McIntyre, J., Hamer, K., Morrison, A. A., Bartley, D. J., Sargison, N., Devaney, E. and Laing, R. (2018) Hidden in plain sight - multiple resistant species within a strongyle community. Veterinary Parasitology, 258, pp. 79-87. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.06.012) (PMCID:PMC6052248)

Hamer, K., Bartley, D., Jennings, A., Morrison, A. and Sargison, N. (2018) Lack of efficacy of monepantel against trichostrongyle nematodes in a UK sheep flock. Veterinary Parasitology, 257, pp. 48-53. (doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.05.013) (PMID:29907192)

Crilly, J.P., Politis, A.P. and Hamer, K. (2017) Use of ultrasonographic examination in sheep veterinary practice. Small Ruminant Research, 152, pp. 166-173. (doi: 10.1016/J.SMALLRUMRES.2016.12.021)

Books

Page, P. and Hamer, K. (2017) Sheep Keeping. Series: Professional smallholder series. 5m Publishing: Sheffield. ISBN 9781910455937

Conference or Workshop Item

Anderson, L., Hamer, K. and Denholm, K. (2023) Parasites, Posters and Patisserie: Increasing Parasite Awareness in Veterinary Undergraduates with a Collaborative Symposium'. 16th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 29 Mar and 13 Apr 2023.

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Grants

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

  • To use radial immunodiffusion plates as a reference test to define cutpoints for dam colostrum and lamb serum Brix % in UK sheep and assess how ewe colostrum Brix readings correlate with passive transfer in their lambs
    Merck
    2022 - 2023
     
  • Vet survey of antimicrobial use in sheep flocks in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
    Quality Meat Scotland
    2022 - 2022
     

Research datasets

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2020

Hamer, K., Mylin, H., Barrie, D., Busin, V. and Denholm, K. (2020) Effect of cobalt supplementation on lamb growth rates in the face of cobalt deficiency. [Data Collection]

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Kim Hamer