Dr Kelly Gouveia
Lecturer in Bioveterinary Sciences, Programme leader BSc Animal Welfare
Kelly Gouveia is a Senior lecturer in Animal Welfare Science at the University of Chester. She is the current programme leader for our BSc in Animal Behaviour and Welfare. She teaches on the Bioveterinary Science programme in animal health and welfare related modules, as well as on the MSc in Animal Behaviour, where she is module leader for Animal Welfare and Ethics.
She is also one of the assessment officers for the school of natural sciences, where she oversees strategic assessment and feedback across all programmes, and is responsible for departmental implementation and improvement of assessment practices, along with implementing academic integrity policies across the school.
Kelly teaches on a number of modules on the Bioveterinary Science programme including veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics, veterinary disease investigation and public health and surveillance and disease control. She also participate in teaching on the Animal Behaviour and Welfare program and supervises undergraduate students in their final year dissertation.
Her research interests include general animal health and welfare related issues in animals. She specialises in laboratory animal handling and welfare and has a keen interest in animal welfare at slaughter and during pre-slaughter operations.
The mouse (2020). Chapter 8. In: Animal-centric Care and Management. Enhancing refinement in Biomedical Research. Taylor & Frances. 9780429059544.
Gouveia K & Hurst JL (2019). Improving the practicality of using non-aversive handling methods to reduce background stress and anxiety in laboratory mice. Scientific Reports. 9. 20305.
Gouveia K & Hurst JL (2017). Optimising reliability of mouse performance in behavioural testing: the major role of non-aversive handling. Scientific Reports. 7. 44999.
Gouveia K, Waters J, Hurst JL (2013). Handling and restraint. NC3Rs.
Gouveia K & Hurst JL (2013). Reducing Mouse Anxiety during Handling: Effect of Experience with Handling Tunnels. PLOS one. 6, e66401.
Gouveia K, Magalhaes A, de Sousa L (2011). The behaviour of domestic cats in a shelter: Residence time, density and sex ratio. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 130, 53-59.
Gouveia, K.G., Ferreira, P.G., Roque da Costa, J.C., Vaz-Pires P. & Martins da Costa P. (2008) Assessment of the efficiency of captive bolt stunning in cattle and feasibility of associated behavioural signs. Animal Welfare, 18: 171-175.
Gouveia, K.G., Martins da Costa, P. & Vaz-Pires, P. (2009) Welfare assessment of broilers through examination of haematomas, foot-pad dermatitis, scratches and breast blisters at processing. Animal Welfare 18: 43-48.