Ngaio J Beausoleil

Ngaio Jessica Beausoleil is a New Zealand academic, and a full professor at Massey University, specialising in animal welfare and the cross-disciplinary field of conservation welfare.

Academic career

Beausoleil completed a PhD titled Behavioural and physiological responses of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) to the presence of humans and dogs at the Massey University. Beausoleil then joined the faculty of Massey University, rising to full professor in 2023. She is Co-Director of the Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre at the university. With colleague David Mellor, she has reviewed the welfare of horses during exercise, describing how bridles with bits may increase animal breathlessness and therefore both cause welfare issues and decrease athletic performance. She has also commented on the animal welfare of fast-growing broiler chickens, in comparison to slower-growing breeds, and how animal welfare law could be improved.

Selected works