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Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
Prof Bill Ollier, Ph.D., Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Managing Editor
Dr Lorna Kennedy, Ph.D., University of Manchester, UK

Editorial Board
Mark Acierno, D.V.M., M.B.A., Midwestern University, USA
Karin Allenspach, Dr. med. vet., Ph.D., Iowa State University, USA
Göran Andersson, Ph.D., Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Danika Bannasch, D.V.M., Ph.D., University of California, Davis, USA
Jerold Bell, D.V.M., Tufts University, USA
Sarah Blott, Ph.D., University of Nottingham, UK
Matthew Breen, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, USA
David Brodbelt, Ph.D., Royal Veterinary College, UK
Nick Cave, B.V.Sc., M.V.Sc., Ph.D., Massey University, New Zealand
Brian Catchpole, B.Vet.Med., M.Sc., Ph.D., Royal Veterinary College, UK
Dylan Clements, Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, UK
Hans Ellegren, Ph.D., Uppsala University, Sweden
Lluis Ferrer, D.V.M., Ph.D., Tufts University, USA
Bruce Fogle, D.V.M., London Veterinary Clinic, UK
Olga Francino, Ph.D., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Federico Fracassi, D.V.M., Ph.D., University of Bologna, Italy
Merete Fredholm, D.V.M., Ph.D., University of Copenhagen, Denmark 
Francis Galibert, Ph.D., Université de Rennes 1, France
Neil Gorman, Honorary D.V.M.S., Nottingham Trent University, UK
Stephen Harrison, Ph.D., Nottingham Trent University, UK
Åke Hedhammar, D.V.M., Ph.D., Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Sergey Knyazev, Ph.D., Novosibirsk State University, Russia
Hannes Lohi, Ph.D., University of Helsinki, Finland
Cathryn Mellersh, Ph.D., Cambridge University, UK
Kenton Morgan, Ph.D., University of Liverpool, UK
Cherie Pucheu-Haston, D.V.M., Ph.D., Louisiana State University, USA
Clare Rusbridge, B.V.M.S (Hons), Ph.D., Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital, UK
David Sargan, Ph.D., University of Cambridge, UK
Peter Savolainen, Ph.D., Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Jenifer M Seddon, B.V.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Queensland, Australia
Robert Shiel, M.V.B., Ph.D., University College Dublin, Ireland
Andrea Short, Ph.D., University of Manchester, UK
Armando Sánchez, Ph.D., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Rory J Todhunter, Ph.D., Cornell University, USA
Carles Vila, Ph.D., Spanish National Research Council, Spain
Claire Wade, Ph.D., University of Sydney, Australia
Robert K Wayne, Ph.D., University of California, USA
Matthew Webster, Ph.D., Uppsala University, Sweden
David Williams, Vet.M.B., Ph.D., University of Illinois, USA
Virginie Wurlod, Dr. med.vet., Louisiana State University, USA

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