James qualified as a veterinary surgeon from the University of Bristol in 1998 and after a period in mixed practice returned to Bristol in 2001 to take up a residency in Farm Animal Medicine. He later joined Prof Andrew Bradley and Prof Martin Green on a national dairy cow mastitis research project and was involved in the development of the national AHDB Mastitis Control Plan.
He subsequently completed a three-year RCVS Trust residency in Production Animal Medicine, dividing his time between dairy practice in Glastonbury, teaching, research and laboratory consultancy work with QMMS Ltd in Somerset.
James now divides his time between teaching at the University of Nottingham and veterinary consultancy work with Map of Ag. James has particular expertise in mastitis control in dairy herds, and herd health and preventive medicine.
