Chris Hudson

Contact

• workRoom C10 Gateway Building
  Sutton Bonington Campus
  Sutton Bonington
  Leicestershire
  LE12 5RD
  UK
• work0115 951 6789
• chris.hudson@nottingham.ac.uk
• http://nottingham.ac.uk/vet/people/chris.hudson

Biography

Chris Hudson qualified from Bristol Vet School in 2002, and spent just under two years working in a large mixed practice in East Devon before returning to Bristol to undertake a Clinical Training Scholarship (residency) programme in farm animal health and production. Chris subsequently became a Clinical Fellow at Bristol, responsible for management of the Farm Animal Practice and delivery of lecture courses in bovine lameness and nutrition, gaining an award for outstanding achievement in clinical teaching in the process. He moved to the University of Nottingham in 2009 to a teaching/research role. Chris holds the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Certificate and Diploma in Cattle Health and Production, and is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Cattle Health and Production. In 2014, Chris completed a PhD evaluating factors affecting reproductive performance in UK dairy herds.

Expertise Summary

Chris Hudson is a Clinical Professor in Dairy Health and Production. He is clinical sub-dean for farm animals, leading the farm animal teaching team and with overall responsibility for farm animal clinical rotations. He teaches mostly in years 4 and 5 of the course, as well as doing research in a variety of areas relating to dairy cow health. Chris has extensive experience of measuring and monitoring dairy herd performance and delivery of consultancy and advice to dairy farmer businesses across a wide range of areas. He is especially interested in strategies for improving herd level fertility, and in the interactions between nutrition and reproductive performance.

Research Summary

Chris has a track record of research involving deriving maximum value from data routinely recorded by dairy farming businesses using current data science techniques. He has experience of a wide… read more

Selected Publications

• HUDSON, C.D., BRADLEY, A.J., BREEN, J.E. and GREEN, M.J., 2015. Dairy herd mastitis and reproduction: using simulation to aid interpretation of results from discrete time survival analysis The Veterinary Journal. 204, 47-53
• HUDSON, C.D., HUXLEY, J.N. and GREEN, M.J., 2014. Using Simulation to Interpret a Discrete Time Survival Model in a Complex Biological System: Fertility and Lameness in Dairy Cows PLoS ONE. 9(8), 103426
• HUDSON, C.D., BRADLEY, A.J., BREEN, J.E. and GREEN, M.J., 2012. Associations between udder health and reproductive performance in United Kingdom dairy cows Journal of Dairy Science. 95(7), 3683-3697

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Current Research

Chris has a track record of research involving deriving maximum value from data routinely recorded by dairy farming businesses using current data science techniques. He has experience of a wide variety of advanced analytical techniques including multilevel statistical modelling, Bayesian approaches, stochastic simulation modelling and machine learning.

Chris also has expertise in translation of research outcomes into impact in industry (e.g. as part of the delivery team for the rollout of the AHDB Mastitis Control Plan). He has an extensive network of contacts in the UK dairy industry, and extensive experience of running knowledge exchange programmes for farmers and vets in the sector. He also has expertise in development of decision support tools to help integrate existing research knowledge and facilitate it's use in practice.

Chris has also been involved in research across a wide range of other topics including dairy cow lameness, recognition and management of pain in cattle, udder health, youngstock health and the housed environment for dairy cows.

• REMNANT, JOHN, GREEN, MARTIN J, HUXLEY, JON, HIRST-BEECHAM, JAMES, JONES, RHYS, ROBERTS, GEORGE and HUDSON, CHRIS DAVID, 2019. Association of lameness and mastitis with return-to-service oestrus detection in the dairy cow Veterinary Record.
• REMNANT, J.G., GREEN, M.J., HUXLEY, J.N. and HUDSON, C.D., 2018. Associations between dairy cow inter-service interval and probability of conception Theriogenology. 114, 234-329
• HUDSON, C.D. and GREEN, M.J., 2018. Associations between routinely collected dairy herd improvement data and insemination outcome in UK dairy herds Journal of Dairy Science. 101(12), 11262-11274
• HUDSON, C.D., KALER, J. and DOWN, P.M., 2018. Use of big data in cattle practice In Practice. 40, 396-410
• WAINE, K., DEAN, R., HUDSON, C.D., HUXLEY, J.N. and BRENNAN, M., 2018. A Cross-Sectional Study of Experiences and Attitudes towards Clinical Audit of Farm Animal Veterinary Surgeons in the United Kingdom Veterinary Sciences. 5(4), 84
• REMNANT JG, TREMLETT A, HUXLEY JN and HUDSON CD, 2017. Clinician attitudes to pain and use of analgesia in cattle: where are we 10 years on? The Veterinary record. 181, 400
• HENDERSON, A.C., HUDSON, C.D., BRADLEY, A.J., SHERWIN, V.E. and GREEN, M.J., 2016. Prediction of intramammary infection status across the dry period from lifetime cow records Journal of Dairy Science. 99(7), 5586-5595
• SHERWIN, V.E., HUDSON, C.D., HENDERSON, A.C. and BREEN, J.E., 2016. Measuring health and performance in preweaning dairy calves In Practice. 38, 113-122
• SHERWIN, V.E., HUDSON, C.D., HENDERSON, A.C. and GREEN, M.J., 2016. The Association between Age at First Calving and Survival of First Lactation Heifers within Dairy Herds Animal. 10(11), 1877-1882
• DOWN, P.M., BRADLEY, A.J., BREEN, J.E., HUDSON, C.D. and GREEN, M.J., 2016. Current management practices and interventions prioritised as part of a nationwide mastitis control plan Veterinary Record. 178(18), 449
• PARRY, H.M., DAMERY, S., HUDSON, C.D., MAURER, M.J., CERHAN, J.R., PACHNIO, A., BEGUM, J., SLAGER, S.L., FEGAN, C., MAN, S., PEPPER, C., SHANAFELT, T.D., PRATT, G. and MOSS, P.A.H., 2016. Cytomegalovirus infection does not impact on survival or time to first treatment in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. American Journal of Hematology. 91(8), 776-781
• ROBERT HYDE, ANDREW HENDERSON and CHRIS HUDSON, 2016. Recognition and management of pain in cattle Livestock. 21(6), 346-351
• HUDSON, C.D., BRADLEY, A.J., BREEN, J.E. and GREEN, M.J., 2015. Dairy herd mastitis and reproduction: using simulation to aid interpretation of results from discrete time survival analysis The Veterinary Journal. 204, 47-53
• ARCHER, S. C., HUDSON, C. D. and GREEN, M. J., 2015. Use of stochastic simulation to evaluate the reduction in methane emissions and improvement in reproductive efficiency from routine hormonal interventions in dairy herds. PLOS ONE. 10(6): e0127846,
• MAXWELL, O. J. R., HUDSON, C. D. and HUXLEY, J. N., 2015. Effect of early lactation foot trimming in lame and non-lame dairy heifers: a randomised controlled trial Veterinary Record. 177(4), 100-U44
• PARRY, H. M., BIRTWISTLE, J., WHITELEGG, A., HUDSON, C., MCSKEANE, T., HAZLEWOOD, P., MUDONGO, N., PRATT, G., MOSS, P., DRAYSON, M., MURRAY, J. and RICHTER, A., 2015. Poor functional antibody responses are present in nearly all patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, irrespective of total IgG concentration, and are associated with increased risk of infection British Journal of Haematology. 171(5), 887-890
• REMNANT, J.G., HUXLEY, J.N. and HUDSON, C.D., 2014. A fresh look at inter-service intervals in UK dairy herds Cattle Practice.
• HUDSON, C.D., HUXLEY, J.N. and GREEN, M.J., 2014. Using Simulation to Interpret a Discrete Time Survival Model in a Complex Biological System: Fertility and Lameness in Dairy Cows PLoS ONE. 9(8), 103426
• REMNANT JG, GREEN MJ, HUXLEY JN and HUDSON CD, 2014. Variation in the inter-service intervals of dairy cows in the United Kingdom. Journal of Dairy Science. 98(2), 889-897
• HUDSON, C., 2014. What drives fertility in UK dairy herds? Cattle Practice. 22, 223
• WAINE, K., V, DEAN, R. S., HUDSON, C. D., HUXLEY, J. H. and BRENNAN, M. L., 2014. Thoughts from practitioners about conducting clinical audit Cattle Practice. 22, 143
• CHRIS HUDSON and JON READER, 2014. Recognising pain and the practical use of pain relief in the disbudding of calves Livestock. 19(2), 102-106
• DOWN, P.M., GREEN, M.J. and HUDSON, C.D., 2013. Rate of transmission: A major determinant of the cost of clinical mastitis Journal of Dairy Science. 96(10), 6301-6314
• BREEN, J. E., HUDSON, C. D., GREEN, M. J. and BRADLEY, A. J., 2013. Diagnosis and management of intramammary infection caused by staphylococcus aureus for dairy cows and herds Cattle Practice. 21, 189-197
• STATHAM, J. M. E., ARCHER, S., BIGGS, A. M., BRADLEY, A., BREEN, J., BURNELL, M., COOPER, R., DAVIES, P., DOWN, P., GREEN, M., HAYTON, A., HUDSON, C., HUSBAND, J., HUXLEY, J., KERBY, M., MAY, B., MAXWELL, O., RANDALL, L., READER, J., REMNANT, J., THORNE, M. and WAPENAAR, W., 2013. Future veterinary business models Cattle Practice. 21, 78-87
• HUDSON, C.D., BRADLEY, A.J., BREEN, J.E. and GREEN, M.J., 2012. Associations between udder health and reproductive performance in United Kingdom dairy cows Journal of Dairy Science. 95(7), 3683-3697
• DOWN, P.M., KERBY, M., HALL, J., STATHAM, J.E., GREEN. M.J., BREEN. J.E. and HUDSON, C.D., 2012. Providing herd health management in practice - How does it work on farm? Cattle Practice. 20(2), 112-119
• GREEN, M. J., BREEN, J. E., HUDSON, C., BLACK, H., CROSS, K. and BRADLEY, A. J., 2012. The DairyCo mastitis control plan: A nationwide scheme for mastitis control in Great Britain Cattle Practice. 20, 65-71
• HUDSON, C.D., KERBY, M., STATHAM, J.E. and WAPENAAR, W., 2012. Managing Herd Reproduction. In: GREEN, M.J., ed., Dairy Herd Health CABI.
• HUDSON, C., 2011. Understanding the factors affecting dairy cow fertility Veterinary Record. 168(11), 299-300
• HUDSON, C. D., BRADLEY, A. J., BREEN, J. E. and GREEN, M. J., 2011. The effect of udder health on cow fertility: understanding the costs UDDER HEALTH AND COMMUNICATION. 229-229
• HUXLEY, J.N., ARCHER, S.C., BIGGS, A.M., BRADLEY, A.J., BREEN, J.E., GREEN, M.J., HIGGINS, H.M., HUDSON, C.D., HUSBAND, J.A., MAY, W., READER, J.D., STATHAM, J.M.E., THORNE, M.H. and WAPENAAR, W., 2010. An Expert Review of the Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment of Recumbency in Adult Cattle Cattle Practice. 18(1), 53-60
• HUDSON, C.D., BREEN, J.E., BRADLEY, A.J. and GREEN, M.J., 2010. Fertility in UK dairy herds: preliminary findings of a large-scale study Cattle Practice. 18(2), 89-94
• HUDSON, C.D., PAYNE, B., GREEN, M.J., BREEN, J.E., COGAN, T. and BRADLEY, A.J., 2009. Critical interpretation of laboratory results: preliminary results of an investigation into the characteristics of tests used to identify Staphyloccus Aureus in bovine milk samples Cattle Practice. 17(3), 190-195
• INMAN, C.F. and HUDSON, C.D., 2009. Cattle immunology: The immune response to viruses UK Vet. Livestock. 14(1),
• BREEN, J.E., HUDSON, C.D., BRADLEY, A.J. and GREEN, M.J., 2009. Monitoring dairy herd fertility performance in the modern production animal practice Cattle Practice. 17(3), 196-201
• INMAN, C.F. and HUDSON, C.D., 2009. Cattle immunology: Vaccination and immunological testing UK Vet. Livestock. 14(4),
• HUDSON, C.D., 2009. Herd health and production monitoring in UK dairy herds Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 44, 65
• BRADLEY, A.J., BREEN, J.E., HUDSON, C.D. and GREEN, M.J., 2009. The DairyCo Mastitis Control Plan: Progress with implementing a national mastitis control scheme Cattle Practice. 17(3), 184-189
• INMAN, C.F. and HUDSON, C.D., 2009. Cattle immunology: The immune response to parasites UK Vet. Livestock. 14(3),
• HUDSON, C., WHAY, H. and HUXLEY, J., 2008. Recognition and management of pain in cattle In Practice. 30(3), 126-134
• BRADLEY, A.J., HUDSON, C.D, GREEN, M.J. and BREEN, J.E., 2008. Dairy herd health and production monitoring: Optimising data use and understanding the pitfalls Cattle Practice. 14, 38-44
• WHAY, H.R., HUDSON, C.D. and HUXLEY, J.N., 2008. Where are we with pain recognition and management in cattle? In: American Association of Bovine Practitioners. 54-59
• HUDSON, C.D., 2008. An outbreak of Johne's disease in a dairy herd UK Vet. Livestock. 13(1),
• INMAN, C.F. and HUDSON, C.D., 2008. Cattle immunology: The immune response to bacteria UK Vet. Livestock. 13(6),
• HUXLEY, J.N. and HUDSON, C., 2007. Should we control the pain of mastitis? International Dairy Topics. 6(5), 17-18
• HUDSON, C D, HIGGINS, H M and HUXLEY, J N, 2006. Ocular complications of barren brome exposure in a suckler herd. Veterinary Record. 159(12), 388-9
• HUDSON, C. and HUXLEY, J.N., 2005. Using Interherd to assess fertility in dairy herds. Veterinary Times. 35(40), 16-19