Jasmeet Kaler

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Biography

Jasmeet graduated as a vet from India in 2002. She came to England and completed a Masters in Veterinary Epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College in 2004. Following her masters she completed a PhD at University of Warwick on epidemiology of lameness in sheep in 2008. She worked at Warwick as a post doctoral research fellow since 2008 up until joining the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at The University of Nottingham in 2010.

Expertise Summary

Jasmeet is a Lecturer in Epidemiology and Farm Animal Health.

Research Summary

My main areas of research interest involve analytical epidemiology; advanced multivariable and multivariate techniques with a special interest in the epidemiology of infectious diseases. The focus of… read more

Recent Publications

• KALER J, WANI SA, HUSSAIN I, BEG SA, MAKHDOOMI M, KABLI ZA and GREEN LE, 2012. A Clinical Trial Comparing Parenteral Oxytetracyline And Enrofloxacin On Time To Recovery In Sheep Lame With Acute Or Chronic Footrot In Kashmir, India. Bmc Veterinary Research. 8(1), 12 (In Press.)
• VENKATACHALAM, A.J., KALER, J. and PRICE, A.R.G., 2012. Modelling ecological and other risk factors influencing the outcome of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka Ecosphere. 3(2), 18
• CALVO-BADO, LA, OAKLEY, BB, DOWD, SE, GREEN, LE, MEDLEY, GF, UL-HASSAN, A, BATEMAN, V, GAZE, W, WITCOMB, L, GROGONO-THOMAS, R, KALER, J, RUSSELL, CL and WELLINGTON, EMH, 2011. Ovine Pedomics: The First Study Of The Ovine Foot 16S Rrna-Based Microbiome Isme Journal. 5(9), 1426-1437
• READER, JD, GREEN, MJ, KALER, J, MASON, SA and GREEN, LE, 2011. Effect Of Mobility Score On Milk Yield And Activity In Dairy Cattle Journal Of Dairy Science. 94(10), 5045-5052

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Current Research

My main areas of research interest involve analytical epidemiology; advanced multivariable and multivariate techniques with a special interest in the epidemiology of infectious diseases. The focus of my research is in the application of various epidemiological tools. This ranges from the design of observational studies and clinical trials to the use of statistical and mathematical modelling frameworks in advancement of our understanding of disease processes in animal populations. I am also interested in studying the interaction of epidemiology with social attitudes of stakeholders to disease. Questions such as understanding different attitudes to risks and potential barriers in adopting a new technique/treatment are important, since these influence the management of diseases. To date I have focused on lameness and footrot in sheep, but it is the approach to this important disease that stimulates my interest.

My current research involves:

• Overcoming the barriers to uptake of best welfare practice by sheep farmers (DEFRA) as Co-I with Prof Laura Green (PI, Univ of Warwick), Prof Eamonn Ferguson (Co-I, Univ of Nottingham) and Dr Amy KilBride (Co-I, Univ. of Warwick). 2011-2015
• Infectious disease control in dairy cows: Provision of practical guidance on vaccination and biosecurity using a combined approach (Dairy Co-research partnership, £2.5 million, 5 year programme of research covering many aspects of animal health, welfare and nutrition) package leader of infectious disease control along with Dr Marnie Brennan, Dr Wendela Wapenaar and Prof Martin Green. 2011-2016
• An evaluation of the dynamics and aetiology of topographical and clinical descriptors of hock lesions in dairy cows (Malaysia Nottingham Doctoral Programme (MNDP)) PhD Poh Ying Lim 2011-2014. co-supervised with Dr Jon Huxley, Prof Martin Green and Prof Abdul Rahman Othman (University Sains Malaysia).
• Behaviour and welfare of lame dairy cows (Univ of Nottingham) PhD Giuliana Miguel Pacheco 2012-2015 co-supervised with Dr Jon Huxley.

Previous projects:

Working on epidemiology of footrot in sheep in collaboration with Prof Laura Green (University of Warwick). I am a co-investigator with Prof. Green on Project "Assessing the role of veterinary surgeon as a service provider to improve farmer knowledge of lameness in sheep" funded by BBSRC Industry Interchange Programme with English Beef and Lamb executive (EBLEX) as Industry partner.

Past Research

My past research has been focussed on the epidemiology of lameness in sheep in particular footrot- one of the main health, welfare and economic challenges facing the sheep industry in the UK and other sheep producing countries. My PhD work contributed towards the understanding of farmer recognition of most common foot lesions, lameness in sheep with their decisions to catch lame sheep and development and testing of a locomotion scoring scale in sheep. This research contributed towards a manual and a CD on minimising lameness in sheep produced by EBLEX.

During my postdoctoral position at Warwick I worked in a multidisciplinary team with environmental ecologists and microbiologists to study the persistence of Dichelobacter nodosus and its role in the pathogenesis of footrot. During this time I co-wrote with Prof Laura Green BBSRC- India Partnering Award to establish collaboration with Indian scientists on footrot. I was also awarded BBSRC-International Scientific Interchange Scheme 2008 and spent 3 weeks in Australia learning about the footrot and participated in discussions with scientists and policy makers.

• KALER J, WANI SA, HUSSAIN I, BEG SA, MAKHDOOMI M, KABLI ZA and GREEN LE, 2012. A Clinical Trial Comparing Parenteral Oxytetracyline And Enrofloxacin On Time To Recovery In Sheep Lame With Acute Or Chronic Footrot In Kashmir, India. Bmc Veterinary Research. 8(1), 12 (In Press.)
• VENKATACHALAM, A.J., KALER, J. and PRICE, A.R.G., 2012. Modelling ecological and other risk factors influencing the outcome of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka Ecosphere. 3(2), 18
• CALVO-BADO, LA, OAKLEY, BB, DOWD, SE, GREEN, LE, MEDLEY, GF, UL-HASSAN, A, BATEMAN, V, GAZE, W, WITCOMB, L, GROGONO-THOMAS, R, KALER, J, RUSSELL, CL and WELLINGTON, EMH, 2011. Ovine Pedomics: The First Study Of The Ovine Foot 16S Rrna-Based Microbiome Isme Journal. 5(9), 1426-1437
• READER, JD, GREEN, MJ, KALER, J, MASON, SA and GREEN, LE, 2011. Effect Of Mobility Score On Milk Yield And Activity In Dairy Cattle Journal Of Dairy Science. 94(10), 5045-5052
• KALER, J, GEORGE, TRN and GREEN, LE, 2011. Why Are Sheep Lame? Temporal Associations Between Severity Of Foot Lesions And Severity Of Lameness In 60 Sheep Animal Welfare. 20(3), 433-438
• CALVO-BADO, LA, GREEN, LE, MEDLEY, GF, UL-HASSAN, A, GROGONO-THOMAS, R, BULLER, N, KALER, J, RUSSELL, CL, KENNAN, RM, ROOD, JI and WELLINGTON, EMH, 2011. Detection And Diversity Of A Putative Novel Heterogeneous Polymorphic Proline-Glycine Repeat (Pgr) Protein In The Footrot Pathogen Dichelobacter Nodosus Veterinary Microbiology. 147(3-4), 358-366
• NIELSEN BH, THOMSEN PT, GREEN LE and KALER J, 2011. A Study Of The Dynamics Of Digital Dermatitis In 742 Lactating Dairy Cows. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. (In Press.)
• KALER, J, DANIELS, S L S, WRIGHT, J L and GREEN, L E, 2010. Randomized clinical trial of long-acting oxytetracycline, foot trimming, and flunixine meglumine on time to recovery in sheep with footrot. Journal of veterinary internal medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 24(2), 420-5
• KALER, J, MEDLEY, GF, GROGONO-THOMAS, R, WELLINGTON, EMH, CALVO-BADO, LA, WASSINK, GJ, KING, EM, MOORE, LJ, RUSSELL, C and GREEN, LE, 2010. Factors Associated With Changes Of State Of Foot Conformation And Lameness In A Flock Of Sheep Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 97(3-4), 237-244
• WASSINK, GJ, GEORGE, TRN, KALER, J and GREEN, LE, 2010. Footrot And Interdigital Dermatitis In Sheep: Farmer Satisfaction With Current Management, Their Ideal Management And Sources Used To Adopt New Strategies Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 96(1-2), 65-73
• KALER, J and GREEN, LE, 2009. Farmers' Practices And Factors Associated With The Prevalence Of All Lameness And Lameness Attributed To Interdigital Dermatitis And Footrot In Sheep Flocks In England In 2004 Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 92(1-2), 52-59
• KALER, J, WASSINK, GJ and GREEN, LE, 2009. The Inter- And Intra-Observer Reliability Of A Locomotion Scoring Scale For Sheep Veterinary Journal. 180(2), 189-194
• KALER, J and GREEN, LE, 2008. Recognition Of Lameness And Decisions To Catch For Inspection Among Sheep Farmers And Specialists In Gb Bmc Veterinary Research. 4, -
• KALER, J and GREEN, LE, 2008. Naming And Recognition Of Six Foot Lesions Of Sheep Using Written And Pictorial Information: A Study Of 809 English Sheep Farmers Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 83(1), 52-64
• VENKATACHALAM, AJ, PRICE, ARG, CHANDRASEKARA, S, SELLAMUTTU, SS and KALER, J, Changes In Frigate Tuna Populations On The South Coast Of Sri Lanka: Evidence Of The Shifting Baseline Syndrome From Analysis Of Fisher Observations Aquatic Conservation-Marine And Freshwater Ecosystems. 20(2), 167-176
• KALER, J, DANIELS, SLS, WRIGHT, JL and GREEN, LE, Randomized Clinical Trial Of Long-Acting Oxytetracycline, Foot Trimming, And Flunixine Meglumine On Time To Recovery In Sheep With Footrot Journal Of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 24(2), 420-425