About Us

Sasha-Rose graduated from Harper and Keele Veterinary School as part of the pioneering cohort in July 2025. Prior to this, she studied Biological Science at the Royal Veterinary College. Here, she developed a passion for pathology, production medicine and public health.

During her role in the poultry industry, she aims to deepen her knowledge of population medicine and pathology when venturing out on visits and completing diagnostic tests at the practice.

In her spare time, she enjoys attending and participating in a variety of sport activities as well as walking with her spaniels.

Lauren graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2025. She developed her interest in herd health, animal welfare, and preventative medicine through her clinical placements whilst at university. As a new graduate she looks forward to expanding her interest in these areas further and learning more about poultry production.

Isy Manning graduated as Vet in 2011 from the University of Bristol. Prior to this she studied Animal Science with honours in Livestock Technology at Newcastle University. As a Newcastle agric, this is where she found her love for production animals. Having graduated as vet she worked at a mixed vet in Norfolk and Hereford which included pets, production animals and  zoo work before starting as a poultry and game bird vet in 2015.  She is immersed in farming life as her, husband and kids farm potatoes and arable in Herefordshire.

A practical and knowledgeable field veterinarian, Allan graduated from the University of Pretoria in 2003. He worked with Rainbow Farms in South Africa, as Divisional Veterinarian, becoming General Manager of Cobb South Africa, then Veterinary Laboratory Manager in one of their regional laboratories. He was responsible for agricultural management of the operation, gaining unique experience as a poultry veterinarian.

In March 2007, Allan transferred to Cobb Europe as veterinarian and quality assurance manager. He joined Slate Hall Veterinary Practice in December 2008 and became company director in September 2020. Allan recently completed a post-graduate certificate in Avian Health with the University of Melbourne.

Charlie graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2024. He developed his interest in poultry practice, veterinary public health, infectious disease, and production animal welfare through his studies as well as placements at Slate Hall and the APHA. As a new graduate, he is excited to learn more about all areas of poultry practice and to develop his skill set.

Andrew Walker graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2002, and spent the next three years working with mixed, small animal and exotic practices in the UK, Bolivia and Thailand. He joined the poultry industry in 2005, working for Poultry Health Services in Cambridgeshire developing a deep understanding of the poultry diagnostic laboratory and commercial layer sector. He has an interest in a sustainable approach to food and farming.

Andrew joined Slate Hall Veterinary Group in February 2008 and obtained his RCVS Cert PMP in July 2009.

Andrew work in all areas of the business and manages the UKAS accredited laboratory. He is also involved in various stakeholder groups across the industry.

In 2025 he gained his Advanced Practitioner in Poultry Health and Production from the RCVS in recognition of his knowledge and skills in his designated field of veterinary practice.

Adrian graduated from Onderstepoort, University of Pretoria in 2009 after developing an interest in intensive livestock production medicine. He joined a large South African poultry integration as a divisional veterinarian overseeing poultry health within broiler breeders and broilers and advising into slaughter plants.

He took additional responsibilities overseeing a diagnostic and food safety laboratory and autogenous vaccine production unit. In 2010 he added a broiler Grandparent supply chain to his list of responsibilities. He completed his MSc in Veterinary virology from the University of Pretoria during this time focusing on infectious bronchitis virus research.

In 2014 he was awarded the World Poultry Veterinary Association’s ‘Young poultry veterinarian of the year’ for his activities in the field including academic, industry and community work. He joined Slate hall Veterinary Services in 2016 and after 6 months at our Cambridge office moved over to the Shrewsbury office taking up a lead clinician role.

After graduating from the Royal Veterinary College in 2021, Jackie has returned to her Lincolnshire roots: joining Slate Hall’s New Graduate programme in September 2021. Jackie enjoys all aspects of avian health but particularly enjoys looking at broiler brooding, layers, and ducks. During her time at the RVC, she conducted research on mental health in livestock farming: a topic on which she continues to be actively interested. Jackie is the practice lead for Investors in the Environment accreditation.

Beatriz Lorenzo Bargues graduated from the University of Santiago de Compostela in the north of Spain in July 2021. She has worked in different environments including in a small animal hospital and carrying out bovine TB testing in the Spanish countryside.

As a newly graduated professional she’s eager to learn and get hands-on experience in the poultry veterinary sector. Although she enjoys deepening her knowledge in every area, she’s particularly interested in microbiology and pathology. She enjoys working in new environments and can’t wait to discover all the intricacies poultry practice has to offer.

Outside work she enjoys spending time in the outdoors with friends.

Daniel qualified from the University of Cambridge with a Degree in Veterinary Medicine and a BA in Natural Sciences in 1983. He worked in large animal practice in Buckinghamshire and Somerset then a small animal practice in Hong Kong. On returning to the UK, Daniel joined Intervet UK in a technical role to the Intervet range of poultry vaccines, supporting one of our other principal veterinarians, Peter Cargill then working at Sun Valley. Daniel was responsible for bringing four new poultry vaccines to the UK marketplace during his tenure with Intervet, supervising registration trials for these products.

As veterinary consultant to the Cobb Breeding Company, Daniel gained huge experience in broiler breeder and management and is now the main Slate Hall Group internal reference for broiler breeder advice. He has a broad range of experience across all poultry sectors both in the UK and overseas.. He gained the RCVS Certificate in Poultry Medicine and Production in 1997, became a Diplomate of the European College of Poultry Veterinary Surgeons in 2015 and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contribution to clinical practice in 2017.

Daniel has authored and co-authored a number of scientific papers across a broad range of subjects related to poultry production. He is a past president of the BVPA and has served committees within the British Veterinary Association. He is Veterinary Adviser to the British Poultry Council and a previous  board member of the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England which provides SHVP with significant insight and influence into high level politics and policy making relevant to the poultry industry.

Daniel lectures annually at the Cambridge Veterinary School on Poultry Medicine and Production, supporting the first level of veterinary training and encouraging new veterinary graduates into the poultry industry.

Obadiah Steven Motsamai graduated from the University College Dublin, Ireland in 1997.
He started work as a government field veterinarian in the Okavango Delta region of Botswana in the period 1997 to 1999.

In 1999 he moved to the meat hygiene division of the government services and worked in the beef and ostrich abattoirs between 1999 and 2006. In between the period of working in meat plants, he left temporarily for Massey, New Zealand to pursue an MVSc in Veterinary Public Health.

In 2007 he left government service to work as a poultry operations manager for Bokomo Botswana, a division of Pioneer Foods of South Africa. Steven spent 10 years working with commercial egg layers and broilers until he left in 2017 to run his own mixed veterinary practice.

Steven joined Slate Hall Veterinary Services in September 2023, to concentrate on his passion for  poultry medicine and production. He regards himself as poultry farmer who trained as a veterinarian because of the amount of time he spent with birds in the poultry houses.

Joao graduated from the University of Lisbon in December 2020, where he developed a passion for avian and fish production medicine.

After graduating, he worked for almost 2 years as a fish veterinarian in a R&D Aquaculture company based in Malta.

In February 2023 he joined Slate Hall Veterinary Services, where he hopes to evolve as a poultry veterinarian, having particular interest in the fields of pathology,  microbiology and epidemiology.

Outside work he enjoys spending time in the outdoors and playing sports.

Jean graduated from the veterinary faculty at Onderstepoort, University of Pretoria in 1990. He worked in mixed mainly farm animal practice in Wales, Scotland and South Africa before developing an interest in the poultry industry in 1997. He obtained an honours degree in Poultry Health and Production from Onderstepoort in 2000 while working as a state vet responsible for poultry abattoirs in KZN, South Africa.

After a stint as a technical advisor at a large feed mill he took up the position of company veterinarian responsible for broiler health and welfare at Grampian Country Foods based in Edinburgh from 2003-2005. During this time he obtained an MSc in Applied Poultry Production from the Scottish Agricultural College. He then returned to South Africa initially joining a 10 vet poultry consulting practice before branching out with his own consultancy business in 2010. His client base consisted of companies within the broiler production chain from Great Grand Parents, GPs, PS and broiler companies with the focus on providing and monitoring company health plans.

In 2019 he returned to the UK to join SHG and is currently based in Hereford.

Justin has been working in laboratories for the past 30 plus years.

Justin started his career in 1991 working for a local water authority, spending a couple of years testing water through various stages of the treatment process. Then going on to spend a further few years being responsible for all attending pollution incidents covering the all of the Anglian region from the Thames to the Humber. After this, Justin spent a further 20 years in the Automotive industry working in quality control laboratories where he learnt a lot of data analysis skills alongside various lean skills.

Justin joined Slate Hall Veterinary Services 2023. Justin is the Laboratory manager for the UKAS accredited laboratory in Rampton, Cambridge.

I graduate from the University of Nottingham in 2024, where I developed a passion for production medicine and public heath. I developed a love for poultry through clinical placements.

As a new graduate I look forward to deepening my knowledge of poultry production and medicine. Within my spare time I enjoy exploring the outdoors with my terrier.

Jessica Seale graduated from the University of Bristol in 2020 having also gained a master’s in One Health (Infectious diseases) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the RVC. Her research during her master’s was primarily into Cryptosporidium antiprotozoal resistance. After graduating she worked for a year and a half in North Yorkshire as a poultry veterinarian. Here she gained in depth experience with turkey integrators as well as with broiler and free-range layer clients. Jessica joined Slate Hall Veterinary Group in 2022 and covers primarily the East and East Midlands regions.

Yvonne joined the Slate Hall team in April 2008 after working for a large pharmaceutical company that manufactures poultry vaccines. She has spent time working in the accounts department getting to grips with invoicing and client accounts and providing PA services to the Partners.

In January 2024, Yvonne was promoted to Practice Director to manage the day to day running of all the Slate Hall sites. This is role includes HR management, insurance, health and safety, maintenance and liaison with CVS.