Central Faculty

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Projects per year 2012 2018 2019 2022 2023 2031

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• 109 Active
• 440 Finished

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  Artimeal: Farmed marine proteins for poultry feed

  Houdijk, J. (PI)

  1/04/23 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Artemia Salina 100%
  • Feeds 100%
  • Starter Diets 50%
  • Fish Meal 50%

• UCMex: Enhancing the position of nutritious and sustainable foods of underutilised crops in Mexico

  Revoredo Giha, C. (PI) & Pensado Leglise, M. D. R. (PI)

  31/03/23 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Crop 100%

• RSPB Scotland Glencripesdale: digital data for BNG credits (IRNS)

  Rudman, H. (PI), Littlewood, N. (CoI) & McCarthy, J. (Researcher)

  10/03/23 → 10/06/24

  Project: Research

  • Digital Data 100%

• RDE253 Transformed cattle systems

  Duthie, C.-A. (PI)

  6/03/23 → 30/07/23

  Project: Research

  • Methane 100%
  • Final Report 100%
  • Score Sheet 100%
  • Methane Capture 100%
  • Bioenergy 100%

• 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%

• Understanding farmer / agronomist perceptions for decision making in crop health and the impact of that on key metrics such as IPM scores and pesticide usage

  Creissen, H. (PI), Botero Degiovanni, H. (CoPI), Maloney, K. (CoI) & Burgess, P. (CoI)

  27/02/23 → 30/11/23

  Project: Research

  • Agronomists 100%

• Nitrogen cycling associated with food production from livestock

  Miller, G. (PI), Young, M. (CoI), Shaw, L. (Researcher) & Newbold, J. (Researcher)

  15/02/23 → 8/03/23

  Project: Research

• 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%

• ULES: Ultra low emissions sheep

  Lambe, N. (PI), McLean, K. (Technician) & Gordon, J. (PI)

  1/02/23 → 31/07/23

  Project: Research

  • Flocks 100%
  • Methane 100%
  • Lamb 83%
  • Rams 41%
  • Sires 41%

• Potential of biocontrol for the sustainable management of plant diseases in Scotland: Opportunities and barriers

  Rees, H. (PI)

  1/02/23 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

  • Biological Control Agents 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%

• Can Bulk Milk Revolutionise TB Testing?

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

  1/02/23 → 31/01/25

  Project: Research

  • Bulk Milk 100%
  • Volume 50%
  • Herd 50%
  • Dairy Herds 33%
  • Dairy Cattle 33%

• Review into the possibilities of reducing slaughter age for beef cattle and the effects on productivity and emissions.

  Duthie, C.-A. (PI) & Bell, D. (CoI)

  23/01/23 → 31/07/23

  Project: Research

  • Slaughter 100%
  • Beef Cattle 100%

• Phase 3_5Wales: Phase3-5 The Potential Economic Effects of the Sustainable Farming Scheme on the Agriculture Sector in Wales

  Thomson, S. (PI)

  16/01/23 → 23/11/23

  Project: Research

  • UK 100%
  • Agriculture 100%
  • Wales 100%
  • Agricultural Policy 100%
  • Farm Building 100%

• Supporting the Rural Lens work with the NSET

  Atterton, J. (PI) & Vuin, A. (Researcher)

  9/01/23 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Rural Economy 100%
  • Economic Transition 100%
  • UK 50%
  • Communities 50%
  • Policy Community 50%

• Integrating finance and biodiversity for a nature positive future

  Rudman, H. (PI), Reed, M. (PI), McCarthy, J. (Researcher) & Boyd, I. (Researcher)

  3/01/23 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Research and Development 100%
  • Survey Respondent 50%

• VitroChick: In vitro digestibility - reducing animal use whilst meeting the demand to evaluate alternative proteins

  Houdijk, J. (PI) & Hussein, M. A. (CoI)

  1/01/23 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • In Vitro Digestibility 100%
  • Digestibility 50%

• Spatial environmental reporting. SEFARI Fellowship with RESAS - Farm Business Survey

  Soliman, T. (PI)

  1/01/23 → 13/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Farm 100%
  • Survey 100%
  • Business 100%
  • Evaluation 100%
  • Policy 100%

• Supporting an evidence-based approach for SG engagement on the development of approaches to measure biodiversity

  McVittie, A. (PI), Rudman, H. (CoI), Cole, L. (CoI) & Ramsey, R. (CoI)

  6/12/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Biodiversity 100%
  • Approach 100%
  • Ecosystem 33%
  • Recommendation 33%
  • Scotland 33%

• RDE137: Managing the Quality of Organic Matter (OM) inputs to enhance Microbial Biomass and Activity

  Watson, C. (PI), Fraser, F. (CoI) & Topp, K. (CoI)

  5/12/22 → 28/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Microbial Activity 100%
  • Microbial Biomass 100%
  • Necromass 33%
  • Microorganism 33%
  • Nutrient Management 16%

• Research with Supply-Side Actors in Scotland’s Peatland Natural Capital Markets

  Stevens, B. (PI), Reed, M. (PI), Merrell, I. (Researcher), Glendinning, J. (Researcher), Rudman, H. (CoI), Salter, F. (CoI) & Botero Degiovanni, H. (Researcher)

  28/11/22 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Focus Group 100%
  • Natural Capital 100%

• Methane mitigating feed additives potential (Missing 40% project)

  Miller, G. (PI)

  11/11/22 → 13/01/23

  Project: Research

• Insect farming as a future solution to sustainable agri-food systems in Scotland: A roadmap development

  Tiwasing, P. (PI) & Pate, L. (CoI)

  1/11/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Feeds 100%
  • Insect Farming 75%
  • Edible Insects 33%
  • Value-Added Product 8%
  • Farm Animal 8%

• 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%

• Knowledge exchange pack for methane, GWP and methane suppressing feed products

  Miller, G. (PI) & Duthie, C.-A. (CoI)

  17/10/22 → 9/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Feeds 100%
  • Methane 100%
  • Farm Animal 33%

• RDE Framework Lot 6.3 : Traceability in the UK Seafood chain

  Burns, N. (PI)

  10/10/22 → 10/04/23

  Project: Research

  • United Kingdom 100%
  • Traceability 100%
  • Seafood 50%
  • Food Safety 50%
  • Environmental Impact Assessment 33%

• RDE064 Sublot 2.2 Improving Animal Health - Exploring GHG Mitigation Pathways

  Barnes, A. (PI), MacLeod, M. (CoPI) & Rodrigues da Costa, M. (Researcher)

  10/10/22 → 10/04/23

  Project: Research

  • Sheep 100%
  • Pig 75%

• Follow on Funding: ODA Biosmart

  Barnes, A. (PI) & Sepulveda, I. (Researcher)

  1/10/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Silvopastoral Systems 100%
  • Farm Animal 60%
  • Agroforestry 50%
  • Sweep Nets 50%
  • Hemiptera 50%

• Tackling tick-borne disease in Tanzania with low-cost animal sensing (TBD)

  Duthie, C.-A. (PI) & Ferguson, H. (CoI)

  1/09/22 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

  • Tick-Borne Disease 100%
  • Breed 28%
  • Ear Tags 14%
  • Acaricide 14%
  • East Coast Fever 14%

• Vitamin D in horses

  Morgan, R. (PI)

  1/09/22 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

• White paper on links between intestinal integrity scores and production and welfare outcomes in broilers

  Houdijk, J. (PI), Hussein, M. A. (PI) & Mucha, S. (PI)

  15/08/22 → 28/10/22

  Project: Research

  • Broiler Chicken 100%
  • Pig 50%

• 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%

• Climate change, the land-based labour market and rural land use in Scotland - an evidence assessment

  Atterton, J. (PI) & Tiwasing, P. (CoI)

  25/07/22 → 15/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Rural Labour Market 100%
  • Land Use 100%
  • Labor Market 100%

• 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%

• Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund Innovation Project: Trustable IoT sensors

  Rudman, H. (PI), Mayfield, P. (Researcher), McCracken, D. (CoI) & Holland, J. (CoI)

  1/07/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Knowledge Transfer 100%

• Rapid Evidence Assessments - Assessment of practices to reduce post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs

  Rodrigues da Costa, M. (PI), Nale, J. (CoPI), Botero Degiovanni, H. (CoPI) & Beechener, S. (CoPI)

  27/06/22 → 11/11/22

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Post-Weaning Diarrhea 75%
  • Zinc Oxide 50%
  • Feed Additives 7%
  • Pig Production 5%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• GreenShed Phase 2

  Duthie, C.-A. (PI) & Farquhar, J. (CoI)

  31/05/22 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Animal Welfare 100%
  • Ireland 100%
  • Farming System 50%
  • Greenhouse Gas 50%
  • Methane 50%

• Management of post-weaning diarrhoea and the implications for AMR in response to the upcoming ban on zinc supplementation in pigs

  Beechener, S. (PI)

  31/05/22 → 30/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Post-Weaning Diarrhea 100%
  • Pig 100%
  • Antimicrobial Resistance 100%
  • Zinc Oxide 11%

• Review and evaluation of existing (or near-to-market) methane reducing feed additives and technologies, with associated (business and government) recommendations to deliver ‘best practice’, well-governed markets.

  Miller, G. (PI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Newbold, J. (CoI) & Eory, V. (CoI)

  12/05/22 → 30/10/22

  Project: Research

  • Feed Supplements 100%
  • Feed Technology 100%
  • Feed Additives 100%
  • Methane 100%
  • Kelp 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%

• Reviewing, assessing and critiquing the evidence base on muirburn to inform the development of a licensing approach in Scotland

  Holland, J. (PI), McCracken, D. (Researcher), Glendinning, J. (Researcher), Buckingham, S. (Researcher) & Pollock, M. (Researcher)

  6/04/22 → 14/06/22

  Project: Commercial

  • Base 100%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-d5-1 Understanding The Value Of Scotland?s Agricultural Soil Natural Capital.

  McVittie, A. (PI), Glenk, K. (CoI), Watson, C. (CoI) & Botero Degiovanni, H. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Ecosystem Service 100%
  • Natural Capital 92%
  • Agricultural Soil 92%
  • Willingness to Pay 64%
  • Farmland 46%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-c5-1 Modelling The Current And Future Ghg Emissions And Wider Impacts In The Scottish Beef, Sheep And Dairy Sectors.

  Eory, V. (PI), Cole, L. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI), Waxenberg, K. (CoI), Cole, L. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI) & Mckay Fletcher, D. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Food Production 60%
  • Emissions 50%
  • Technical Efficiency 50%
  • Dairy Farm 50%

• BSPB National List Cereal Trials, Harvest 2022-24

  Hoad, S. (PI) & Drysdale, A. (CoI)

  1/04/22 → 31/10/24

  Project: Research

  • Publications 100%
  • Cultivar 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%