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Kelly Yarnell

Principal Lecturer

School of Animal Rural & Environmental Sciences

Staff Group(s)
Animal and Equine

Role

Dr Kelly Yarnell is Principal Lecturer in the Department of Animal, Equine and Veterinary Nursing Science. Kelly provides leadership for the academic staff and lectures on a range of modules across the department and wider school. Kelly leads a Work Like Experience-based module that embeds high-impact knowledge exchange and provides students with authentic industry experience. Kelly also leads the Applied Animal Breeding module and is interim Course Leader for the BSc (Hons) Animal Biology. Kelly is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Career overview

Dr Yarnell originally trained as a veterinary nurse before studying for a BSc in Equine and Human Sport Science. She then worked as a Welfare Executive for the British Horse Society before being awarded a Vice Chancellor's Bursary to undertake her PhD study here at NTU. Dr Yarnell has worked as a teaching fellow in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Nottingham University before returning to NTU to take up a full time lecturing position. She progressed to Principal Lecturer in 2018.

Research areas

Kelly’s research focuses on sustainable veterinary treatments using medical and nutritional technologies, specifically reproductive, gastrointestinal and ophthalmological health and welfare. Her current projects are funded by Anpario Nutrition and Stallion AI services and her collaborators include Veterinary Vision, The University of Vienna and Newmarket Equine Hospital.

Publications

Jolivald, A., Ijichi, C., Hall, C., Yarnell, K. 2022, The mane factor: compliance is associated with increased hair cortisol in the horse. Applied Animal Behaviour Science,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2022.105819

Mabbutt, C., Yarnell, K., de Godoy, R.F. 2022, A short term hindlimb massage programme can improve gait symmetry in riding school horses. Comparative Exercise Physiology, https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP220022

Jolivald, A., Yarnell, K., Hall, C., Ijichi, C. 2022, Do you see what I see? Investigating the validity of an equine personality questionnaire. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2022.105567

Dell, A., Curry, M., Hunter, E., Dalton, R., Yarnell, K., Starbuck, G., Wilson, P.B. 2021, 16 Years of Breed Management brings substantial improvement in Population genetics of the endangered Cleveland Bay Horse, Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8118

Dell, A., Curry, M., Yarnell, K., Starbuck, G., Wilson, P.B. 2020, Mitochondrial D-loop sequence variation and maternal lineage in the endangered Cleveland Bay horse. PLoS ONE doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243247

Dell, A., Curry, M., Yarnell, K., Starbuck, G., Wilson, P.B. 2020, Genetic Analysis of The Endangered Cleveland Bay Horse: A Century of Breeding Characterised by Pedigree and Microsatellite Data. PLoS ONE 15 (10): e0240410. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240410

Ijichi, C., Wild, H., Dai, F., Bordin, A., Cameron-Whytock, H., White, S.J., Yarnell, K., Starbuck, G., Jolivald, A., Birkbeck, L., Hallam, S., Dalla Costa, E. 2020, Dually Investigated: the effect of a pressure headcollar on the behaviour, discomfort and stress of trained horses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 232 doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105101

Ijichi, C., Evans, L., Woods, H. Yarnell, K. 2020, The right angle: validating a standardised protocol for the use of infrared thermography of eye temperature as a welfare indicator. Animal, 29, 123-131 10.7120/09627286.29.2.123

Yarnell, K., Starbuck, G., Riley, A., Woodhead, A. 2020, Injury incidence and locomotor behaviours in polocrosse ponies. Journal of Comparative Exercise Physiology. 16 (1): 29-33

Soroko, M., Zaborski, D., Dudek, K., Yarnell K., Gorniak, W., Vardasca, R. 2019, Evaluation of thermal pattern distributions in racehorse saddles using infrared thermography. PLOS ONE, 14 (8): e0221622. doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0221622

Soroko, M., Cwynar, P., Howell, K., Yarnell, K., Zaborski, D. 2018, Assessment of saddle fit in racehorses using Infrared thermography. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 63, 30-34. DOI 10.1016/j.jevs.2018.01.006

Yarnell, K., Walker, S.L. 2017, Environmental impact on faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi). African Journal of Wildlife Research. 47 (2): 138–143. http://dx.doi.org/10.3957/056.047.0138

Yarnell K., Walker S.L. and Purcell R.S. 2016, Fecal Glucocorticoid Analysis: Non-Invasive Adrenal Monitoring in Equids. Journal of Viualized Experiments, 110.

Yarnell K., Hall C., Royle C. and Walker S.L. 2015, Domesticated horses differ in their behavioural and physiological responses to isolated and group housing. Physiology and Behaviour, 143, 51-57.

Yarnell K., Fleming J., Stratton T.D. and Brassington R. 2014, Monitoring changes in skin temperature associated with exercise in horses on a water treadmill by use of infrared thermography. Journal of Thermal Biology, 45, 110–116.

Yarnell K., Hall C., and Billett E. 2013, An assessment of the aversive nature of an animal management procedure using behavioural and physiological measures. Physiology & Behaviour, 118, 32-39.

Hall C., Kay R., and Yarnell K. 2013, Journal of Veterinary Behaviour: Clinical Applications and Research, 2013, Assessing ridden horse behaviour: Professional judgment and physiological measures. 8 (2), 62-73.

Hall C., Burton K., Maycock E. and Wragg E. 2011, A preliminary study into the use of infared thermography as a means of assessing the horses response to different training methods. Journal of Veterinary Behaviour: Clinical Applications and Research, 6 (5), 291-292.

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Press expertise

Equine physiology
Equine husbandry and welfare
Infrared thermography
Adrenal assessment