Welfare expert Jessica Martin has been named Young Poultry Person of the Year at the Egg and Poultry Industry Conference. Image Welfare expert Jessica Martin has been named Young Poultry Person of the Year at the Egg and Poultry Industry Conference. Jessica received the award for her work at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, which is focused on improving bird welfare during poultry production. Her current research evaluates the welfare impacts of both slaughter and on-farm killing techniques for poultry. She has also carried out studies on bird behaviour and the merits of multi-sensor platforms for remote monitoring of poultry flocks, such as thermal imaging and technologies to monitor vocalisations. The EPIC Young Poultry Person of the Year Award was set up in memory of renowned egg processor Clive Frampton, former owner of Frampton’s egg processing business, who passed away in 2012. The award is made annually to recognise the efforts of up and coming stars in the poultry industry. I am truly honoured to receive this award from the UK poultry Industry and so grateful for their on-going support over the years. It demonstrates the strengthening relationship between industry and the scientific community to produce high quality data and results, with high impact. Jessica Martin
