Animal And Veterinary Sciences

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Projects per year 2012 2018 2022 2027

• 63 Active
• 100 Finished

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

  Dwyer, C.

  1/02/22 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

  • Tail 100%
  • Pain 62%
  • Lambs 62%
  • Sheep 50%
  • Rubber 25%

• Impacts of bacterial infection on livestock greenhouse gas emissions

  Fox, N.

  4/01/22 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Sample 100%
  • Gas 100%

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

  Bell, D., Duthie, C., Haskell, M. & Mason, C.

  1/11/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Calves 100%
  • Calf 50%
  • Health Status 50%
  • Rearing 40%
  • Health 25%

• Genomic characterisation of North Ronaldsay sheep

  Banos, G. & Coffey, M.

  1/08/21 → 1/07/22

  Project: Research

  • Sheep 100%
  • Genetic Divergence 25%
  • Sampling 25%
  • Lethal Dose 25%
  • Population Structure 25%

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

  Duthie, C., Newbold, J., Miller, G. & Vigors, B.

  8/02/21 → 8/08/21

  Project: Research

  • Inhibitor 100%
  • Feed Additives 50%
  • Supplement 33%
  • Consumer Affect 33%
  • Waste Management 16%

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

  Turner, S., Vigors, B. & Akaichi, F.

  1/02/21 → 31/01/23

  Project: Research

  • USA 100%

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

  Haskell, M., Duthie, C., Roehe, R. & Lambe, N.

  5/01/21 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

  • Research 100%
  • Farm Animal 32%
  • Innovation 29%
  • Knowledge 28%
  • Foods 28%

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

  Haskell, M., Duthie, C. & Mason, C.

  1/11/20 → 1/10/21

  Project: Research

  • Bovine Respiratory Disease 100%
  • Quality of Life 44%
  • Indicator 22%
  • Diseases 16%
  • Content Validity 11%

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

  Dewhurst, R., Ferguson, H. & Haskell, M.

  1/08/20 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

  • Technology 100%
  • Dairies 96%
  • Information 66%
  • Equipment 46%
  • Environment 44%

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

  Banos, G.

  Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

  1/01/20 → 31/10/20

  Project: Research

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

  Haskell, M.

  Scottish Government

  2/12/19 → 28/02/21

  Project: Research

  • Cows 100%
  • Milk 76%
  • Calves 61%
  • Milk Yield 46%
  • Lactation Number 15%

• Review of legislation (RWF)

  Dixon, L.

  Rabbit Welfare Fund

  1/12/19 → 31/05/20

  Project: Research

• CTLGH_Dairy Cow Improvement, Rwanda. JOA.

  Mrode, R.

  University of Edinburgh

  1/12/19 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

• Database design and data flows from farms

  Archibald, I.

  Agri-EPI Centre Ltd

  13/09/19 → 31/01/20

  Project: Research

• Biomarkers Analysis

  Lowe, A. & Baker, E.

  Teagasc - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

  1/07/19 → 30/04/20

  Project: Research

• Egenes Evaluation Service

  Coffey, M. & Cosso, M.

  Roslin Technologies Limited

  1/07/19 → 30/06/20

  Project: Research

• Welfare Consultancy

  Dixon, L.

  1/06/19 → 31/10/19

  Project: Research

• QBA Advice

  Wemelsfelder, F.

  The Donkey Sanctuary

  18/05/19 → 18/05/20

  Project: Research

• QBA Advisory SubContract

  Wemelsfelder, F.

  Evidence Group Limited

  1/05/19 → 30/04/22

  Project: Research

• Elucidating bovine host genomic links with rumen microbial genes to improve sustainably feed conversion efficiency using unique selection criteria

  Roehe, R. & Dewhurst, R.

  B.b.s.r.c.

  1/05/19 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research

  • Gene 100%
  • Microbiome 89%
  • Microbial Gene 81%
  • Genus 72%
  • Introspection 68%

• RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2016-21 WP2.3 Productive and sustainable land management

  Wall, E., Smith, S., Nicoll, L., Parker, J., Robertson, D., Davidson, R., Donbavand, J., Anderson, C., Roehe, R., Harrison, B., Purcell, L., Duthie, C., Gunn, G., Pritchard, T., Jones, S., Bagnall, A., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Archibald, I., Rees, B., Eory, V., Glenk, K., Edwards, T., Buckingham, S., March, M., Broadbent, C., Cloy, J., Hargreaves, P., Wishart, H., Griffiths, B., Fox, N., Sparks, N., Shrestha, S., Banos, G., Henry, M., Watson, C., Dickinson, J., Topp, K., Burnett, F., Kyle, J., Denholm, S., Dewhurst, R., Lawson, D., McCubbin, I., Dwyer, C., Holland, J., McCracken, D., Barratt, A., Havis, N., Stanisz-Migal, M., Miller, G., Bowen, J., Hutchings, M., Creissen, H., D'Eath, R., Baddeley, J., Houdijk, J., Coffey, M., Morgan-Davies, C., Walker, R., Turner, S., Haskell, M., Barnes, A., Athanasiadou, S., Cole, L., Sandilands, V., McLaren, A., MacLeod, M. & Smith, L.

  1/04/19 → 31/03/20

  Project: Research

  • Methanogenesis 100%
  • Nested Gene 83%
  • Gene 83%
  • Methanogen 50%
  • Fungus 50%

• Predicting the spread of the Great Spruce Bark Beetle in Scotland

  Hutchings, M. & Davidson, R.

  1/03/19 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research

• Conception to consumption: Aligning farmers to consumers using modern data, decision support and precision agriculture technologies

  Wall, E.

  1/02/19 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research

• Encapsulated antimicrobial precursors for non-antibiotic treatment of MDRO in poultry Principal

  Houdijk, J., Whyte, F., Sparks, N. & Galgano, S.

  Innovate UK

  1/02/19 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

  • Bird 100%
  • Crop 100%
  • Precursor 100%
  • Antimicrobial Resistance 100%
  • Broiler 100%

• Provision of analysis to quantify non-CO2 abatement in the UK agriculture sector by 2050, with an emphasis on the potential for innovative and novel measures

  Eory, V., Rees, B., Topp, K., Dewhurst, R. & Wall, E.

  3/01/19 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

• Predicting TB status of dairy cows from mid infra-red spectral data using machine learning

  Coffey, M. & Denholm, S.

  B.b.s.r.c.

  1/01/19 → 6/09/21

  Project: Research

  • Milk 100%
  • Pregnancy 50%
  • Learning 50%
  • Prediction 43%
  • Infrared Radiation 40%

• Aetiopathogenesis and genomic architecture of resistance to claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle

  Banos, G. & Coffey, M.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  2/12/18 → 31/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Sole 100%
  • Cows 53%
  • Animals 43%
  • Genetics 42%
  • Claws 38%

• Assessment of the welfare of calves following long-distance transport from Scotland to Spain

  Dwyer, C., Mitchell, M. & Farish, M.

  1/12/18 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

• Legumes Translated

  Revoredo Giha, C., Topp, K., Dewhurst, R., Costa Font, M., MacPherson, L., Houdijk, J., Walker, R., Hargreaves, P., Lawson, D., Newbold, J. & Watson, C.

  European Commission

  1/11/18 → 30/04/22

  Project: Research

  • Pollinator 100%
  • Cropping System 86%
  • Forage 57%
  • Mixtures 57%
  • Anthesis 42%

• Advancing performance on Scottish beef farms through improving body condition scoring skills

  Rutherford, K.

  SFC GRANT

  16/10/18 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

• Development of an integrated metagenomic analysis system using the microbial community, their genes and biological mechanisms to predict cattle phenotype

  Roehe, R.

  1/10/18 → 31/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Microbial Gene 100%
  • Metagenomics 80%
  • Volatile Fatty Acid 60%
  • Metabolic Pathway 40%
  • Phenotype 40%

• EmotiPig, Investigating automatic detection of emotion in biometrically identified pig faces using machine learning

  Baxter, E., Rutherford, K., Farish, M., Smith, M. L. & Hansen, M. F.

  B.b.s.r.c.

  1/10/18 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Animals 58%
  • Neural Network 56%
  • Face 36%
  • Convolutional Neural Network 29%

• Replacement of contentious inputs in organic farming systems (RELACS)

  Athanasiadou, S.

  University of Edinburgh

  1/10/18 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

  • Animals 100%
  • Lambs 60%
  • Grazing 40%
  • Hay 40%
  • Haemonchus contortus 40%

• Rat tickling as a model to understand and improve positive welfare in confined animals

  Lawrence, A.

  SRUC internal funding

  1/09/18 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research

• Estimating the economic costs of bovine TB incidents on cattle farms in the high risk edge areas of England and Wales

  Barnes, A., Stott, A., Toma, L., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Barratt, A. & Hutchings, M.

  18/06/18 → 31/10/19

  Project: Research

• ICE Robotics Lying time curve

  Haskell, M., Duthie, C. & March, M.

  1/06/18 → 31/05/19

  Project: Research

• Replacement of contentious inputs in organic farming systems (RELACS)

  Athanasiadou, S. & Hutchings, M.

  European Commission

  1/05/18 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research

  • Plant 100%
  • Nematode 83%
  • Extract 66%
  • Secondary Metabolite 50%
  • Species 50%

• CTLGH Genetic and genomic evaluation delivery tools

  Wall, E., Mwacharo, J. & Mrode, R.

  University of Edinburgh

  1/04/18 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Sheep 100%
  • Gene 75%
  • Adaptation 75%
  • Genes 75%
  • Nested Gene 75%

• CTLGH Identification and selection of targets and development of analytical tools to optimize breeding programmes in African chicken populations

  Banos, G., Sparks, N. & Coffey, M.

  University of Edinburgh

  1/04/18 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research

  • Quantitative Trait Locus 100%
  • Campylobacter 100%
  • Major Histocompatibility Complex 60%
  • RNA Sequencing 40%
  • Gene 40%

• Delivery of on farm education visits

  Conington, J., Gordon, J., McLean, K. & Steel, M.

  1/04/18 → 31/03/20

  Project: Research

• CTLGH African cattle genomic reference resource, SNP assays, and signature of selections

  Wall, E. & Mwacharo, J.

  University of Edinburgh

  1/04/18 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

  • Sheep 100%
  • Gene 75%
  • Adaptation 75%
  • Genes 75%
  • Nested Gene 75%

• Tailtech: developing an early warning system for pig tail biting

  D'Eath, R.

  Innovate UK

  1/04/18 → 30/06/21

  Project: Research

  • Tail 100%
  • Posture 37%
  • Pig 25%
  • Cameras 7%
  • Vision 7%

• Innovations in aquaculture: Delivering operational methods for the control of infectious disease

  Hutchings, M. & Davidson, R.

  1/04/18 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

• The development of an alternative method to high concentration CO2 for the commercial stunning of pigs

  Baxter, E., Akaichi, F. & Farish, M.

  19/03/18 → 31/07/20

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Hypoxemia 50%
  • Death 40%
  • Sclera 27%
  • Conjunctiva 27%

• Genetic Evaluations for Danish Genetics Pig Data

  Coffey, M.

  1/03/18 → 28/02/19

  Project: Research

• SMARTCOW : An integrated infrastructure for increased research capability and innovation in the European cattle sector

  Duthie, C., Ramsay, N., Dwyer, C., Ferguson, H., Haskell, M., Dickinson, J., McCubbin, I. & Dewhurst, R.

  European Commission

  1/02/18 → 30/04/22

  Project: Research

  • Cattle 100%
  • Animals 72%
  • Feed Conversion 37%
  • Research 35%
  • Diet 34%

• UK Sheep Genetic Improvement Scoping Study

  Conington, J., Banos, G., Coffey, M. & Wall, E.

  1/01/18 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research

• CTLGH Dairy Genomics

  Mrode, R.

  1/01/18 → 31/07/19

  Project: Research

• Review of the evidence on welfare aspects of the transport of live animals

  Dwyer, C., Mitchell, M. & Kettlewell, P.

  10/11/17 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research

• Development of national genetic evaluations of beef cattle for resistance to bovine tuberculosis (bTB)

  Banos, G., Mrode, R. & Coffey, M.

  AHDB Beef & Lamb

  1/11/17 → 31/10/20

  Project: Research