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Dr Rachael Neal

Email:
r.a.neal@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 3339
Job title:
Associate Professor of Animal Science

Responsibilities:

School Director of Recruitment and Admissions
Animal Sciences Teaching Forum Leader
Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students
Module convenor

Areas of interest

Enthusiastic teacher with diverse experience across the animal sciences, covering livestock, companion animals and equine.
Particular interest in helping undergraduate students enhance their employability and develop strong self-reflection and self-awareness regarding career progression and recruitment potential.
Distance learning experience of students enrolled on our sustainable livestock modules.
Teaching mentoring and teaching projects
Leadership of Department of Animal Sciences teaching strategy through our regular ‘Teaching Forum’, including new programme development, embedding transferrable skills, authentic assessment, and implementing the Reading curriculum framework.

Postgraduate supervision

Primary PhD supervisor: Holly Vickery (UoR GTA studentship) – Goat kid behaviour and welfare in the weaning transition

Teaching

Module convenor for:

AP2A68 Mini Placement and Professional Development for Animal Scientists
APMA114 Contemporary Issues in Animal Science
APMA115 Sustainable Livestock Production Systems

Academic qualifications

BSc, PhD (2009)
PGCert Academic Practice (2014)
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2019)

Publications

Vickery, H. ORCID: 0000-0001-7533-1136 , Meagher, R. , Stergiadis, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7293-182X , Neal, R. (2023) A preliminary investigation of the feeding behaviour of dairy goat kids reared away from their dams on a computerised ad libitum milk feeding system. Applied Animal Behaviour Science , In press ISSN: 0168-1591

Vickery, H. ORCID: 0000-0001-7533-1136 , Neal, R. , Meagher, R. (2022) Rearing goat kids away from their dams 2. Understanding farmers’ views on changing management practices. Animal , 16 (6). ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2022.100548
Vickery, H. ORCID: 0000-0001-7533-1136 , Neal, R. , Meagher, R. (2022) Rearing goat kids away from their dams 1. A survey to understand rearing methods. Animal , 16 (6). ISSN: 1751-7311 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2022.100547

Gibbs, R. , Rymer, C. , Givens, I. (2013) Fatty acid composition of cooked chicken meat and chicken meat products as influenced by price range at retail . Food Chemistry , 138 (2-3). pp. 1749-1756. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.11.002

Gibbs, R. , Rymer, C. , Givens, I. (2011) Meat and other animal-derived foods as sources of omega-3 fatty acids. In: Wood, J. and Rowlings, C. , (eds.) Nutrition and Climate Change: Major Issues Confronting the Meat Industry. Nottingham University Press pp. 105-121. ISBN: 9781907284779
Givens, D. , Gibbs, R. , Rymer, C. , Brown, R. (2011) Effect of intensive vs. free range production on the fat and fatty acid composition of whole birds and edible portions of retail chickens in the UK. Food Chemistry , 127 (4). pp. 1549-1554. ISSN: 0308-8146 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.02.016

Gibbs, R. , Rymer, C. , Givens, D. (2010) Fat content and fatty acid composition of chicken meat portions and manufactured chicken products . British Poultry Abstracts , 6 (1). pp. 41-42. ISSN: 1746-6202 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17466202.2010.501142
Givens, D. , Rymer, C. , Gibbs, R. (2010) Long-chain n-3 PUFA: intakes in the UK and the potential of a chicken meat prototype to increase them. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , 69 (1). pp. 144-155. ISSN: 0029-6651 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0029665109991716
Rymer, C. , Gibbs, R. , Givens, D. (2010) Comparison of algal and fish sources on the oxidative stability of poultry meat and its enrichment with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Poultry Science , 89 (1). pp. 150-159. ISSN: 0032-5791 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps.2009-00232

Minihane, . , Givens, . , Gibbs, . (2008) The health benefits of n-3 fatty acids and their concentrations in organic and conventional animal-derived foods. In: Givens, . , Baxter, . , Minihane, . , Shaw, . , (eds.) Organic food and health: Effects of the environment. CABI Publishing Ltd , Wallingford. pp. 19-49. ISBN: 9781845934590
Givens, . and Gibbs, . (2008) Current intakes of EPA and DHA in European populations and the potential of animal-derived foods to increase them. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , 67 (3). pp. 273-280. ISSN: 0029-6651 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0029665108007167

Givens, . and Gibbs, . (2007) Current intakes of EPA and DHA in European populations and the potential of animal-derived foods to increase them. pp. 273-280. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0029665108007167

Givens, D. , Kliem, K. , Gibbs, R. (2006) The role of meat as a source of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the human diet. Meat Science , 74 (1). pp. 209-218. ISSN: 0309-1740 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.04.008
Givens, D. , Kliem, K. , Gibbs, R. (2006) The role of meat as a source of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the human diet. pp. 209-218. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.04.008
Givens, . and Gibbs, . (2006) Very long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the food chain in the UK and the potential of animal-derived foods to increase intake. Nutrition Bulletin , 31 pp. 104-110. ISSN: 0141-9684 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2006.00554.x