Eric Hillerton

Qualifications

• PhD, 1977, University of Edinburgh
• BSc, 1973, University of Edinburgh

Areas of interest

• The mammary gland of the dairy cow
• Means of milk harvesting
• The teat of dairy animals
• Mastitis in dairy animals
• Milk quality
• Infectious diseases of dairy cows
• Vector transmission of animal diseases
• Biomechanics.

Key accomplishments

• Industry: Development of means of control of mastitis in the dairy cow; changes to accepted practices in machine milking; advancing automated milking systems.
• Science: Understanding of summer mastitis; the physiological responses of the teat to milking; control of milk production and milk flow; antimicrobial therapy in mastitis control; cells and milk quality; epidemiology of BSE; diagnostics for mastitis.
• Recognition: The Peter Bridge Veterinary Award; vice-president of the Royal Entomological Society; examiner at universities in UK, USA, The Netherlands, Denmark, New Zealand.

Career output summary

Other roles

Current: Secretary of the Board of Directors of NMC; New Zealand National Mastitis Advisory Committee; trustee Hamilton Science Awards; IDF Standing Committees on Animal Health and Farm Management, New Zealand representative; 2010 IDF Symposium on Mastitis – organising committee.

Past: Council of Royal Entomological Society; founding editor of Medical and Veterinary Entomology; EU project team to evaluate the impact of automated milking systems on dairy cow health; OECD Research Fellowship; UK Defra UV Impacts Review Group; UK Food Standards Agency and EU parallel group advisor on milk quality; UK Central Mastitis Review Group 1992-2006, latterly chair; co-organiser of British Mastitis Conference 1992-2006; IDF Standing Committee on animal health, UK representative; UK National Committee of IDF, management committee.