Animal And Veterinary Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 2012 2018 2022 2030

• 58 Active
• 141 Finished

Projects per year

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• Active

  Operationalising social competence and estimating its genetic and genomic basis to improve the welfare of pigs

  Turner, S. (PI)

  28/02/22 → 31/01/25

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Biological Sciences 25%
  • Breed 16%
  • Tail 8%

• FARMCARE: Farm interventions to control antimicrobial resistance

  Baxter, E. (PI), Farish, M. (Technician) & Rutherford, K. (Researcher)

  14/02/22 → 13/02/25

  Project: Research

  • Antimicrobial Resistance 100%
  • Pig 83%
  • Antimicrobial Use 58%
  • Antibiotic Resistance 50%
  • Biosecurity 8%

• Exploring The Role Of Nutrition In Expression Of Positive And Negative Social Behaviours To Improve Pig Welfare

  Turner, S. (PI) & Hewett, E. (PhD Student)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/21 → 30/09/25

  Project: PhD project

• TechCare_Integrating innovative TECHnologies along the value Chain to improve small ruminant welfARE management

  Morgan-Davies, C. (PI), Bray, A. (CoI), Ramsay, N. (CoI) & Dwyer, C. (CoI)

  European Commission

  1/09/20 → 31/08/25

  Project: Research

  • Sheep 100%
  • Small Ruminants 60%
  • Lamb 54%
  • Precision Livestock Farming 52%
  • Small Ruminant 45%

• Dairy_Core Evaluations

  Coffey, M. (PI), Mrode, R. (CoI), Kaseja, K. (CoI), Wells, A. (CoI) & Cosso, M. (CoI)

  AHDB/DAIRY CO

  1/04/20 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Africans 100%
  • Milk Yield 100%
  • Dairy Cattle 100%
  • Milk Production 27%
  • Herd 18%

• EGENES - Texel

  Coffey, M. (PI), Kaseja, K. (CoI) & Id Lahoucine, S. (CoI)

  Texel Sheep Society

  1/05/19 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

• Healthy animals, healthy food, healthy people

  Dwyer, C. (PI), Dixon, L. (CoI), Turner, S. (CoI) & Somarriba Soley, M. (CoI)

  University of Edinburgh

  1/04/17 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

• Understanding satiety in broiler breeders during rearing and application to commercial diets

  D'Eath, R. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/10/15 → 1/04/25

  Project: PhD project

  • Feeds 100%
  • Broiler Breeders 100%
  • Hen 100%
  • Rams 50%
  • Hypothalamus 33%
• Finished

  Developing further evidence requirements for precision bred animals

  Haskell, M. (PI), Dwyer, C. (CoPI), Li, B. (CoPI), Prentice, P. (Researcher), Banos, G. (Researcher) & Jessiman, L. (Researcher)

  15/04/24 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Animal Health 100%

• FastBreederAPI: Programmatic data transfer to EGENES for genomic evaluation of Dourie Farming herd

  Salavati, M. (PI) & Coffey, M. (CoI)

  1/11/23 → 1/05/24

  Project: Research

  • Herd 100%

• Understanding protective factors in lone and isolated workers in the West Highlands and Skye

  Lamont, K. (PI) & Jessiman, L. (CoPI)

  1/09/23 → 31/01/24

  Project: Research

  • Data Collection 100%

• The use of recording ultrasonic vocalisations (USV) to improve laboratory rodent welfare

  Bombail, V. (PI)

  12/04/23 → 3/01/24

  Project: Research

  • Vocalization 100%

• UKRI FLF Development Network Pathway programme

  Li, B. (PI)

  1/04/23 → 31/10/24

  Project: Research

  • Economic and Social Development 100%
  • Researchers 100%
  • Professionals 100%
  • Research 12%
  • Research Worker 12%

• RDE237: Review of welfare outcomes when transporting livestock, horses and poultry in commercially available temperature-controlled vehicles

  Dwyer, C. (PI), Mitchell, M. (CoI) & Kettlewell, P. (CoI)

  1/03/23 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Horse 100%
  • Poultry 100%

• Welfare outcomes for livestock transported on Northern Isles ferry routes

  Dwyer, C. (PI), Turner, S. (CoPI) & Mitchell, M. (CoI)

  1/02/23 → 30/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Farm Animal 100%

• The use of miRNA for Johne's disease early diagnosis

  Athanasiadou, S. (PI)

  1/02/23 → 31/07/24

  Project: Research

  • MicroRNA 100%
  • Paratuberculosis 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence 40%
  • Herd 40%
  • Greenhouse Gas 20%

• RDE079 Sublot 8.2: Animal Welfare Implication of use of Precision Breeding Techniques

  Haskell, M. (PI), Dwyer, C. (PI) & Li, B. (PI)

  24/10/22 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Animal Welfare 100%
  • Pig 66%
  • Breed 44%
  • Case Study 44%
  • Salmo salar 33%

• Vitamin D in horses

  Morgan, R. (PI)

  1/09/22 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

• Modular workflow for the community-led development of custom livestock DNA methylation arrays

  Coffey, M. (PI)

  1/08/22 → 31/08/24

  Project: Research

  • DNA Methylation 100%
  • Epigenetics 28%
  • Smoking 14%
  • DNA Sequence 14%
  • Bovine 14%

• Altcalf2: Strategic grouping of dairy-bred calves

  Bell, D. (PI), Mason, C. (CoPI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoPI) & Haskell, M. (CoPI)

  1/08/22 → 28/02/23

  Project: Research

  • Rearing 100%
  • Dairy Breeds 80%
  • Liveweight Gain 13%

• An Integrated Parasite Control Framework for Ruminants

  Pearce, M. (PI), Beechener, S. (Researcher) & Fox, N. (CoI)

  1/07/22 → 30/06/23

  Project: Research

  • Parasite 100%
  • Ruminant 100%
  • Nematode 100%
  • Parasite Control 100%
  • Bovine 66%

• 34614: Tender for Animal Health and Welfare, Productivity and Sustainability Impacts of Housed Cattle

  Shewbridge Carter, L. (PI), Bowen, J. (CoI), Haskell, M. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Turner, S. (CoI) & Miller, G. (CoI)

  1/06/22 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Climate Change 100%
  • Animal Health 100%

• Farm Sense - detecting the behaviour and odour signatures of pig health and welfare

  D'Eath, R. (PI), Baxter, E. (CoPI) & Jack, M. (Technician)

  Innovate UK

  1/06/22 → 31/05/24

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Tail 25%
  • Animal Production 12%
  • Circovirus 12%
  • Computer Vision 12%

• QBA: Public and Industry Engagement with the QBA animal welfare mobile app

  Wemelsfelder, F. (PI)

  1/06/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Food Supply 100%

• An investigation into the characteristics of a popular alternative management system for domestic horses: Implications of track systems for the welfare of horses in the UK and abroad

  Coombs, T. (PI)

  11/04/22 → 10/04/23

  Project: Research

  • Grazing System 100%
  • Pressing 100%
  • Equidae 100%
  • Equus 100%
  • Equid 100%

• The evaluation of a methodology to improve intergroup relations between Gypsy, Roma and Traveller horse owners and equine service providers

  Coombs, T. (PI)

  1/04/22 → 10/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Farrier 100%
  • Equus 50%

• Evaluation of procaine HCL local anaesthetic for control of pain associated with castration and tail docking in lambs.

  Rutherford, K. (PI)

  1/04/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Lamb 100%
  • Tail 100%
  • Animal Tests 50%

• Assessment of the welfare implications of alternative devices for sheep castration and tail docking

  Dwyer, C. (PI)

  1/02/22 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

  • Tail 100%
  • Lamb 81%
  • Sheep 50%
  • Myiasis 12%
  • Animal Genetics 12%

• OptiMum: Identifying characteristics of a successful free farrowing sow

  Baxter, E. (PI)

  1/02/22 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Sows 100%
  • Farrowing 69%
  • Concentrates 66%
  • Animal Welfare 66%
  • Gilts 66%

• Impacts of bacterial infection on livestock greenhouse gas emissions

  Fox, N. (PI)

  4/01/22 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

• Genomics of sheep resilience to climate change

  Banos, G. (PI) & Li, B. (CoI)

  1/12/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Sheep 100%
  • Phenotype 100%
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism 50%
  • Lamb 50%
  • Animal 50%

• Refinement of tickling protocols to improve positive animal welfare in laboratory rats

  Lawrence, A. (PI)

  1/12/21 → 31/08/24

  Project: Research

  • Rat 100%
  • Experimental Rat 68%
  • Emotion 66%
  • Ultrasonic Vocalization 66%
  • Experimental Animal 33%

• Optimisng health and productivity outcomes of dairy bred calves: use of integrated data and alternative management

  Bell, D. (PI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoPI), Haskell, M. (CoPI) & Mason, C. (CoPI)

  1/11/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Rearing 100%
  • Dairy Breeds 50%
  • Semen 8%
  • Dairy Herds 8%
  • Liveweight Gain 5%

• Development of microRNA diagnostic test for Johnes disease

  Hall, S. (PI), Hutchings, M. (Researcher), Coffey, M. (PI) & Hanks, E. (CoPI)

  1/10/21 → 1/04/23

  Project: Research

  • MicroRNA 100%
  • Paratuberculosis 100%
  • Farm Animal 25%

• Genomic characterisation of North Ronaldsay sheep

  Banos, G. (PI) & Coffey, M. (CoI)

  1/08/21 → 1/07/22

  Project: Research

  • Feeds 100%
  • Rare Breeds 50%
  • Inbreeding 50%
  • Genetic Divergence 50%
  • Population Structure 50%

• RESAS RD2.3.12 SD4 - 2021/22

  Dwyer, C. (PI), Beechener, S. (Researcher), Wemelsfelder, F. (Researcher), Lawrence, A. (Researcher), Athanasiadou, S. (Researcher) & Vigors, B. (Researcher)

  1/04/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Welfare 100%
  • Animal Welfare 100%
  • Farm Animal 33%
  • Decision Making 33%
  • Health Management 16%

• RESAS RD2.2.7 - 2021/22

  Dwyer, C. (PI), Wemelsfelder, F. (Researcher), Lawrence, A. (Researcher), Haskell, M. (Researcher), D'Eath, R. (Researcher) & Vigors, B. (Researcher)

  1/04/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Welfare 100%
  • Animal Welfare 100%
  • Farm Animal 33%
  • Decision Making 33%
  • Health Management 16%

• Methane-inhibiting livestock feed supplements: review of net impacts, barriers to success and consumer acceptance

  Duthie, C.-A. (PI), Newbold, J. (PI), Miller, G. (PI) & Vigors, B. (Researcher)

  8/02/21 → 8/08/21

  Project: Research

  • Methane 100%
  • Feed Supplements 66%
  • Livestock Feeds 66%
  • Beef Cattle 33%
  • Dairy Cattle 33%

• Understanding precision livestock farming adoption in the US swine industry: Examining needs, perceptions, and willingness to pay of users and consumers

  Turner, S. (PI), Vigors, B. (PI) & Akaichi, F. (PI)

  1/02/21 → 31/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Precision Agriculture 100%
  • USDA 100%
  • Precision Livestock Farming 100%

• GREENANIMO: STRENGTHENING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CAPACITY FOR GRAZING LIVESTOCK MEAT PRODUCTION IN BULGARIA THROUGH ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

  Haskell, M. (PI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Roehe, R. (CoI) & Lambe, N. (CoI)

  5/01/21 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

  • Meat Production 100%
  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Meat Quality 63%
  • Innovation Capacity 50%
  • Personnel 50%

• CalfQUOL: Development of a Health-Related Quality of Life Tool for Bovine Respiratory Disease in Calves

  Haskell, M. (PI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoPI) & Mason, C. (CoI)

  1/11/20 → 1/10/21

  Project: Research

  • Bovine Respiratory Disease 100%
  • Quality of Life 33%
  • Respiratory Tract Disease 33%
  • Focus Group 33%
  • Disease 20%

• Development and validation of animal-based welfare indicators for a Precision-Livestock Farming approach to improving the welfare of small ruminants

  Dwyer, C. (PI)

  University of Edinburgh

  1/10/20 → 30/09/24

  Project: PhD project

• Novel approaches to improving calf health: new technology and data analytics

  Riley, B. (PhD Student), Haskell, M. (Supervisor), Dickinson, J. (Technician) & McCubbin, I. (Technician)

  14/09/20 → 31/08/24

  Project: PhD project

  • Feeding Behavior 100%
  • Birth Weight 82%
  • Dairy Breeds 70%
  • Milk Replacer 70%
  • Bovine Respiratory Disease 58%

• Dairy Sensors: Identifying best sensor technologies to deliver verifiable health and welfare, environment and processing quality benefits for Dairy Products

  Dewhurst, R. (PI), Ferguson, H. (Researcher), Haskell, M. (CoI) & Shewbridge Carter, L. (Researcher)

  1/08/20 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

  • Dairy Product 100%
  • Equipment 62%
  • Animal Welfare 41%
  • Cow 41%
  • Milk Yield 16%

• The effect of maternal investment on milk yield in dairy cattle

  Haskell, M. (Supervisor)

  1/04/20 → 30/04/21

  Project: PhD project

  • Milk Yield 100%
  • Dairy Cattle 100%
  • Bovine 100%

• Determining how cognitive ability and affective state impact assessment strategies during aggressive contests to improve pig welfare after regrouping

  Turner, S. (PI), Brims, M. (CoI) & Futro, A. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  2/03/20 → 1/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Animal Welfare 44%
  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 41%
  • Farm Animal 35%
  • Sus Scrofa 35%

• Improving the sustainability and competitive position of the UK beef industry through selective breeding - meat quality extension (of 2090196)

  Wall, E. (PI) & Pritchard, T. (CoI)

  UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  1/02/20 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Feed Intake 100%
  • Meat Quality 100%
  • Farm Animal 66%
  • Feed Conversion 66%
  • Feed Efficiency 66%

• Early life biomarker predictors of future production, health, welfare and longevity in dairy cattle

  Banos, G. (PI)

  Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

  1/01/20 → 31/10/20

  Project: Research

• SuPacow

  Roehe, R. (PI), Nicoll, L. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Broadbent, C. (CoI) & Miller, G. (CoI)

  Norwegian University of Life Sciences

  1/01/20 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Feeds 100%
  • Microorganism 100%
  • Cow 100%
  • Methane 50%
  • Animal Experiment 33%

• Keeping Cow with Calf: bringing innovation to dairying in Scotland

  Haskell, M. (PI) & Ferguson, H. (Researcher)

  Scottish Government

  2/12/19 → 28/02/21

  Project: Research

  • Early Lactation 100%
  • Milk Yield 100%
  • Cow 100%
  • Milking Parlor 100%
  • Lactation Number 20%