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Overview

Robert H. Davies is affiliated with the Animal and Plant Health Agency in the United Kingdom. Their research spans various aspects of agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant focus on food science, pollution, animal science and zoology, molecular medicine, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics such as Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, food safety and hygiene, animal nutrition and physiology, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy, and Listeria monocytogenes in food safety.

Robert H. Davies has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Role played by the environment in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the food chain, 2021, EFSA Journal
  • Update and review of control options for Campylobacter in broilers at primary production, 2020, EFSA Journal
  • Transmission of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during animal transport, 2022, EFSA Journal
  • Disinfectant testing for veterinary and agricultural applications: A review, 2021, Zoonoses and Public Health
  • Guidance on date marking and related food information: part 1 (date marking), 2020, EFSA Journal

Their frequent co-authors include Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez, Maarten Nauta, Panagiotis Skandamis, Ana Allende, and Sara Bover-Cid.

Publications by Robert H. Davies are often found in venues such as EFSA Journal, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Zoonoses and Public Health, World's Poultry Science Journal, and Preventive Veterinary Medicine.

Best Publications

  • Mechanisms of quinolone resistance in Escherichia coli and Salmonella: Recent developments

    Katie L. Hopkins;Robert H. Davies;E. John Threlfall

  • Hospital admission and emergency care attendance risk for SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) compared with alpha (B.1.1.7) variants of concern: a cohort study.

    Katherine A Twohig;Tommy Nyberg;Asad Zaidi;Simon Thelwall

  • Co-Selection of Resistance to Antibiotics, Biocides and Heavy Metals, and Its Relevance to Foodborne Pathogens

    Andrew D. Wales;Robert H. Davies

  • Listeria monocytogenes contamination of ready-to-eat foods and the risk for human health in the EU.

    Antonia Ricci;Ana Allende;Declan Bolton;Marianne Chemaly

  • Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 13: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until September 2020.

    Kostas Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez

  • Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA

    Antonia Ricci;Ana Allende;Declan Bolton

  • EMA and EFSA Joint Scientific Opinion on measures to reduce the need to use antimicrobial agents in animal husbandry in the European Union, and the resulting impacts on food safety (RONAFA)

    David Murphy;Antonia Ricci

  • bla(CTX-M) genes in clinical Salmonella isolates recovered from humans in England and Wales from 1992 to 2003.

    M. Batchelor;K. Hopkins;E. J. Threlfall;F. A. Clifton-Hadley

  • Biosecurity-based interventions and strategies to reduce Campylobacter spp. on poultry farms.

    D. G. Newell;K. T. Elvers;D. Dopfer;I. Hansson

  • Role played by the environment in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the food chain

    Konstantinos Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Álvarez-Ordóñez

  • A trial of biosecurity as a means to control Campylobacter infection of broiler chickens.

    J.C Gibbens;S.J.S Pascoe;S.J Evans;R.H Davies

  • Pathogenicity assessment of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and the public health risk posed by contamination of food with STEC

    Efsa Biohaz Panel;Kostas Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez

  • The impact of different housing systems on egg safety and quality

    P. S. Holt;R. H. Davies;J. Dewulf;R. K. Gast

  • Prevalence of Escherichia coli carrying extended-spectrum β-lactamases (CTX-M and TEM-52) from broiler chickens and turkeys in Great Britain between 2006 and 2009

    L. P. Randall;C. Clouting;R. A. Horton;N. G. Coldham

  • Sources of salmonella on broiler carcasses during transportation and processing: modes of contamination and methods of control

    Janet E L Corry;V M Allen;W R Hudson;M F Breslin

  • Intestinal carriage of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157, Salmonella, thermophilic Campylobacter and Yersinia enterocolitica, in cattle, sheep and pigs at slaughter in Great Britain during 2003.

    A. S S. Milnes;I. Stewart;F. A A. Clifton-Hadley;R. H H. Davies

  • Risks for public health related to the presence of Bacillus cereus and other Bacillus spp. including Bacillus thuringiensis in foodstuffs

    Ana Allende;Declan Bolton;Marianne Chemaly

  • Public health risks associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) as a food‐borne pathogen

    Antonia Ricci;Ana Allende;Declan Bolton

  • Salmonella control in poultry flocks and its public health impact

    Kostas Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez

  • Persistence of salmonella enteritidis in poultry units and poultry food

    R H Davies;C Wray

  • National survey for Salmonella in pigs, cattle and sheep at slaughter in Great Britain (1999–2000)

    R.H. Davies;R. Dalziel;J.C. Gibbens;J.W. Wilesmith

  • Antimicrobial Resistance on Farms: A Review Including Biosecurity and the Potential Role of Disinfectants in Resistance Selection

    Robert Davies;Andrew Wales

  • Colistin resistance in Salmonella and Escherichia coli isolates from a pig farm in Great Britain

    Muna F. Anjum;Nicholas A. Duggett;Manal AbuOun;Luke Randall

  • Chemical Treatment of Animal Feed and Water for the Control of Salmonella

    Andrew D. Wales;Vivien M. Allen;Robert H. Davies

  • Persistence of Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4 in the environment and arthropod vectors on an empty free-range chicken farm.

    Robert H. Davies;Mark Breslin

  • Salmonella serovars isolated from table eggs: An overview

    Francesca Martelli;Robert H. Davies

  • A longitudinal study of environmental Salmonella contamination in caged and free-range layer flocks

    Andrew Wales;Mark Breslin;Ben Richard Carter;Robin Sayers

  • Biosecurity Measures to Control Salmonella and Other Infectious Agents in Pig Farms: A Review

    Victor M. Andres;Rob H. Davies

  • Environmental contamination and detection of Salmonella enterica serovar enteritidis in laying flocks.

    R. Davies;M. Breslin

  • Characterization of β-Lactamases Responsible for Resistance to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica Strains from Food-Producing Animals in the United Kingdom

    Ernesto Liebana;Matthew Gibbs;Carol Clouting;Leslie Barker

  • Assessment of cleaning and disinfection in Salmonella-contaminated poultry layer houses using qualitative and semi-quantitative culture techniques

    Andrew Wales;Mark Breslin;Robert Davies

  • Observations on Salmonella contamination of eggs from infected commercial laying flocks where vaccination for Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis had been used

    Robert Davies;Mark Breslin

  • A comparison of the efficacy of cleaning and disinfection methods in eliminating Salmonella spp. from commercial egg laying houses

    Juan J Carrique-Mas;Clara Marin;Mark Breslin;Ian McLaren

  • Use of a LightCycler gyrA mutation assay for rapid identification of mutations conferring decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in multiresistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium DT104 isolates.

    R. A. Walker;N. Saunders;A. J. Lawson;E. A. Lindsay

  • Multiple Genetic Typing of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Isolates of Different Phage Types (DT104, U302, DT204b, and DT49) from Animals and Humans in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

    Ernesto Liebana;Lourdes Garcia-Migura;Carol Clouting;Felicity A. Clifton-Hadley

  • Investigation of Salmonella contamination and disinfection in farm egg-packing plants.

    R.H. Davies;M. Breslin

  • Comparison of gyrA Mutations, Cyclohexane Resistance, and the Presence of Class I Integrons in Salmonella enterica from Farm Animals in England and Wales

    Ernesto Liebana;Carol Clouting;Claire A. Cassar;Luke P. Randall

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Wales
Andrew Wales University of Surrey
Panagiotis N. Skandamis
Panagiotis N. Skandamis Agricultural University of Athens
Ana Allende
Ana Allende Spanish National Research Council
Juan Carrique-Mas
Juan Carrique-Mas University of Oxford
Lieve Herman
Lieve Herman Flemish Community
Lucy J. Robertson
Lucy J. Robertson Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Luísa Peixe
Luísa Peixe University of Porto
Rosina Girones
Rosina Girones University of Barcelona
Konstantinos P. Koutsoumanis
Konstantinos P. Koutsoumanis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Alasdair J. C. Cook
Alasdair J. C. Cook University of Surrey

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