Research Statement

I am interested in improving dairy farm efficiency, profitability and environmental sustainability. Calculating whole-farm nutrient mass balances (NMBs) through the Nutrient Management Spear Program is one tool that can identify areas of opportunity for improvement through encouragement of best nutrient management practices. My focus is on the interaction of nutrient management practices with other drivers of dairy sustainability.

Education

• 2012-2017 Ph.D – University of Bristol, Faculty of Life Sciences, United Kingdom. – Thesis title: Livestock production: Sustainable development and environmental constraints
• 2011-2012 M.Sc. – Meat Science and Technology, University of Bristol, School of Veterinary Sciences, United Kingdom.
• 2007-2011 B.Sc. (Hons) – Animal Science, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Godber, O.F., Chentouf, M. & Wall, R. (2020). Sustainable goat production: modelling optimal performance in extensive systems. Animal Production Science 60(6), 843-851.
• Godber, O.F. & Wall, R. (2016). Mediterranean goat production systems: vulnerability to population growth and climate change. Mediterranean Journal of Biosciences 1, 160-168.
• Godber, O.F., Laroussi, D.F., Chentouf, M. & Wall, R. (2016). Intensification of Mediterranean goat production systems: a case study in northern Morocco. Agriculture 6, 1-26.
• Godber, O.F., Phythian C.J., Bosco, A., Ianniello, D., Coles, G., Rinaldi, L. and Cringoli, G. (2015). A comparison of the FECPAK and Mini-FLOTAC faecal egg counting techniques. Veterinary Parasitology 207, 342-345.
• Godber, O.F. & Wall, R. (2014). Livestock production and food security: vulnerability to population growth and climate change. Global Change Biology 20, 3092-3102.

Congress and Meetings:

• Godber, O.F. & Wall, R. (2016). Modelling the vulnerability of livestock production to population growth and climate change. Global Farm Platform international conference: Steps to Sustainable Livestock, University of Bristol, UK, January 2016.
• Godber, O.F. & Wall, R. (2015). Modelling the vulnerability of goat production in the Mediterranean region. 66th EAAP conference, Innovation in Livestock Production: From Ideas to Practice, Warsaw, Poland, August 2015.
• Godber, O.F. & Wall, R. (2014). Livestock production and food security: modelling vulnerability to population growth and climate change. Livestock, Climate Change and Food Security conference, Madrid, Spain, May 2014.
• Godber, O.F., Cornall, K., Papadopoulos, E., Wall, R. & Morgan, E. (2013). Optimising composite faecal egg count methods in goats. British Society for Parasitology Spring meeting, University of Bristol, UK, April 2013.
• Godber, O.F., Cornall, K., Papadopoulos, E., Wall, R. & Morgan, E. (2013). Seasonal prevalence of endoparasites in UK and Greek goats. 7th Novel Approaches to the Control of Helminths of Livestock – CAPARA COST Action FA0805, Toulouse, France, March 2013.
• Godber, O.F., Phythian, C.J., Stafford, K. & Coles, G. (2012). The importance of detecting anthelmintic resistant nematodes on sheep farms in South West England – A comparison of egg counting techniques. Joint levy PhD Seminar hosted by BPEX, DairyCo, EBLEX, HCC and QMS, Warwickshire, UK, December 2012.