Fiona Lovatt
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Recognised Specialist in Sheep Health and Production
Flock Health
Fiona is a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Recognised Specialist in Sheep Health and Production and a diplomate of the European College of Small Ruminant Health Management. She holds the part time position of Clinical Associate Professor in sheep production medicine at the University of Nottingham. Fiona Lovatt graduated from Bristol University in 1995 and worked in first opinion mixed veterinary practice in Barnard Castle, County Durham until 2012. For her first four years in practice, Fiona worked in all veterinary disciplines but particularly with sheep, goats and cattle from 1999. In 2008 she was awarded a PhD from the University of Durham in the conservation genetics of South Georgia reindeer, having worked on this on a part-time basis alongside being a practising farm vet. As a consultant sheep veterinarian for Evidence Based Veterinary Consultancy Ltd (EBVC), Fiona works with members of the Sainsbury’s lamb supply chain. Fiona is a recent past president of the Sheep Veterinary Society (SVS) and continues to represent sheep veterinarians at all levels of the sheep industry. She is currently working as a representative of SVS on the RUMA Target Task Force and coordinating development of Sheep Veterinary Society Good Practice Guidelines with respect to the responsible use of antibiotics.