Conference 2025 – Speakers

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Ben StrugnellBen Strugnell

Ben Strugnell qualified from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh in 2002 and spent 6 years in rural mixed practice in North Yorkshire. He then joined the Veterinary Laboratories Agency VI Centre/ diagnostic laboratory in Thirsk, where he worked as a Veterinary… [more ]


Dr Bryony KendallDr Bryony Kendall

Qualified from Liverpool Vet School in 2008, Bryony arrived at Tyndale in 2009 after working in Cheshire at the University of Liverpool Farm Practice. She enjoys all aspects of being a farm vet but especially small ruminant work – sheep and dairy goats. Following a brief stint in New Zealand [more ]


Dr David CharlesDr David Charles

CertHE(Bio.) BVSc CertAVP(Sheep) PGCertVPS MRCVS

David is the International Business Development Manager (Ruminant) for NoBACZ Healthcare, a RCVS recognised Advanced Practitioner in Sheep Health and Production and an experienced farm veterinary… [more ]


Heather BenbowHeather Benbow

BVetMed MRCVS

Heather Benbow BVetMed MRCVS qualified from the RVC in 1978. John Bailey BVSc MRCVS qualified from Liverpool University in 1975. After a few years working in various practices around the country they… [more ]


James BarnettJames Barnett

BSc (Hons), BVSc, MRCVS

James Barnett was a Veterinary Investigation Officer for what was then the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA, now APHA) in southwest England for 8 years before joining Axiom Veterinary… [more ]


Janet RodenJanet Roden

Dr Janet Roden, has 35 years experience in the development and application of genetic improvement strategies in sheep and cattle. She now oversees the breeding programme at Innovis breeding sheep to meet the needs of commercially minded farmers focused on forage fed… [more ]


John BaileyJohn Bailey

BVSc MRCVS

John Bailey BVSc MRCVS qualified from Liverpool University in 1975. Heather Benbow BVetMed MRCVS qualified from the RVC in 1978. After a few years working in various practices around the country they… [more ]


Katherine TimmsKatherine Timms

BVetMed (Hons) MRCVS

Katherine grew up in Leicestershire and went to the Royal Veterinary College, graduating with honours in 2007 before working in mixed practices in the Midlands with dairy, beef and equine clients. Katherine… [more ]


Nadav GalonNadav Galon

MPA

Nadav Galon studied Veterinary Medicine at Pretoria University, South Africa, received MPA (master’s in public administration, Health Systems) degree from Clark University, USA, and is an Israeli-certified specialist in… [more ]


Nick PerkinsNick Perkins

Nick qualified in 1989, spent five years in mixed practice in Devon before moving to concentrate on dairy cattle work in Somerset. From early in his career, Nick developed a keen interest in goats and worked with several large dairy goat herds as well as the usual client mix of pet… [more ]


Patrick SnellePatrick Snelle

After finishing college in 2023, Patrick went to work as a contract shepherd in Wales and Scotland before going on to manage beef and sheep farms across the UK. Before coming to Friars Moor, Patrick was head shepherd at a large, organic sheep dairy in North Dorset… [more ]


Paul DoranPaul Doran

MA, VetMB, MRCVS

Paul joined Friars Moor in July 2017 after studying veterinary medicine as a ‘mature’ student. He enjoys all aspects of farm animal work but has a particular interest in farm animal diagnostics and post-mortem… [more ]


Yoav Alony-GilboaYoav Alony-Gilboa

DVM CertSHP MRCVS

After graduating in 1996 from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Yoav spent 7 years working in a 38 vets farm practice in Israel, where he spent much of his time working with dairy sheep and goat… [more ]


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