Central Faculty

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• 426 Finished

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  CT Scanner 20/21 CCP

  McLean, K. (PI)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/04/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

  • Sires 100%
  • Genetic Correlation 100%
  • Intramuscular Fat 100%
  • Synapomorphy 100%
  • Carcass Characteristics 75%

• Assessment of large-scale plant biosecurity risks to Scotland from non-specialist and online horticultural sales

  Toma, L. (PI)

  Forestry Commission England

  30/03/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

• AFIC SEFARI fellowship

  Jones, S. (PI)

  2/03/20 → 30/04/20

  Project: Research

• 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 access to nutritious and sustainable foods through increasing the production and consumption of underutilised crops in Nepal

  Akaichi, F. (PI)

  The Academy of Medical Sciences

  1/03/20 → 28/02/23

  Project: Research

• Sefari Spark_Developing guidelines and policies for sustainable grassland systems

  Cole, L. (PI), March, M. (CoI), Watson, C. (CoI), McCracken, D. (CoI) & Maynard, C. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  20/02/20 → 31/05/21

  Project: Research

• Interactions between Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use and Farm Practices for the Common Agricultural Policy

  Eory, V. (PI)

  Wageningen University & Research

  12/02/20 → 30/11/20

  Project: Research

• Historical changes in climate/snow cover in Cairngorm Mountains and to estimate future response

  Spencer, M. (PI)

  7/02/20 → 9/03/20

  Project: Research

• Attitudes towards land reform: Public priorities and focus for the future

  McMorran, R. (PI), Craigie, M. (CoI), Maynard, C. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI) & Glass, J. (CoI)

  Ipsos MORI

  5/02/20 → 30/11/20

  Project: Research

  • Land Reform 100%
  • Scottish Government 33%
  • Land Use 33%
  • Mixed-Methods 33%

• Identifying research priorities for the use of Agri-tech to improve productivity efficiency and sustainability in beef & sheep livestock production systems

  Bowen, J. (PI)

  James Hutton Limited

  1/02/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

• 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%
  • Feed Conversion 66%
  • Feed Efficiency 66%
  • Greenhouse Gas 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

  • Microorganism 100%
  • Cow 100%
  • Methane 66%
  • Population Growth 33%
  • Carbon Footprint 33%

• Effect of Alternative chemistry on Rcc growth

  Havis, N. (PI), Crawford, C. (CoI), Fortune, J. (CoI), Kasperek, C. (CoI) & Swaney, J. (CoI)

  UPL Europe Ltd

  16/12/19 → 30/04/20

  Project: Research

• 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%

• Review of legislation (RWF)

  Dixon, L. (PI)

  Rabbit Welfare Fund

  1/12/19 → 31/05/20

  Project: Research

• CTLGH_Dairy Cow Improvement, Rwanda. JOA.

  Mrode, R. (PI)

  University of Edinburgh

  1/12/19 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

• Review of evidence on Integrated Pest Management

  Creissen, H. (PI) & Evans, A. (CoI)

  RSK ADAS Ltd

  17/10/19 → 31/03/20

  Project: Research

• Quantifying The Impacts Of Parasitism On Livestock Ghg Emissions

  Fox, N. (Supervisor) & Booth, N. (PhD Student)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: PhD project

• Understanding the genetic basis for Ramularia resistance in barley

  Havis, N. (PI) & Roehrig, L. (PhD Student)

  University of Edinburgh

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: PhD project

• Climate Smart Cattle Farming: Development of novel technologies, solutions and systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in animal production systems

  Rees, B. (PI), Eory, V. (CoI), Hargreaves, P. (CoI) & Hoebe, P. (CoI)

  UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  1/10/19 → 30/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Production System 100%
  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Animal Production System 100%
  • Robot 50%
  • Field Study 50%

• GrassRoots: A participatory approach to drive improvements in grass breeding and productivity

  Lawson, D. (PI), Forster, J. (CoI), Burnett, F. (CoI), Meador, E. (CoI), Galloway, L. (CoI) & Riddell, I. (CoI)

  Scottish Government

  1/10/19 → 30/09/20

  Project: Research

• Grass to Gas: Strategies to mitigate GHG emissions from pasture-based sheep emissions

  Conington, J. (PI) & Lambe, N. (CoI)

  UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Methane 100%
  • Feed Efficiency 66%
  • Feed Intake 37%
  • Rumen 20%

• Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) Technologies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity of pasture-based cattle systems

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

  UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  1/10/19 → 30/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Precision Agriculture 100%
  • Methane 30%
  • Herd 30%
  • Grazing System 10%

• Blunting the blows: using naturally-occurring variation in beak morphology to reduce pecking damage in laying hens

  Sandilands, V. (PI) & Struthers, S. (PhD Student)

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Beak 100%
  • Laying Hens 50%
  • Bone Size 50%
  • Hen 31%
  • Feather 27%

• SEFARI Fellowship with NFU Scotland

  Miller, G. (PI)

  James Hutton Limited

  23/09/19 → 31/07/20

  Project: Research

• Autums survey of wheat bulb fly incidence 2019-21

  Evans, A. (PI) & Dussart, F. (CoI)

  AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds

  16/09/19 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

• Database design and data flows from farms

  Archibald, I. (PI)

  Agri-EPI Centre Ltd

  13/09/19 → 31/01/20

  Project: Research

• ‘Disease management and yield of winter barley grown under different tillage regimes

  Creissen, H. (PI)

  1/09/19 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

• Low carbon farming: making carbon accounting relevant to farming and food productions

  Glenk, K. (PI), Eory, V. (PI) & Haroon, G. (PhD Student)

  1/09/19 → 30/08/23

  Project: Research

• Economic Modelling: Reducing Health Harms of Foods High in Fat, Sugar or Salt

  Revoredo Giha, C. (PI) & Akaichi, F. (CoI)

  26/08/19 → 29/02/20

  Project: Research

  • Food Group 100%
  • Sweet 50%
  • Snack 50%
  • Nutritive Value 50%
  • Macronutrient 50%

• On the Margins? Understanding financial hardship in remote and rural areas

  Glass, J. (PI) & Atterton, J. (CoI)

  Newcastle University

  1/08/19 → 28/02/21

  Project: Research

  • Rural Areas 100%
  • Rural Sociology 66%
  • Case Study 50%
  • Context Analysis 33%
  • Lockdown 33%

• Understanding the Relative Cost-effectiveness of Sea-lice Treatments for Farmed Salmon Production

  Toma, L. (PI), Shrestha, S. (CoI), Reeves, A. (CoI), Barratt, A. (CoI), Leinonen, I. (CoI) & Boerlage, A. (CoI)

  1/08/19 → 31/07/20

  Project: Research

• MEASURE: Environmental and economic impacts of improved antibiotics stewardship in poultry systems

  Toma, L. (PI), Shrestha, S. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI) & Sparks, N. (CoI)

  University of Edinburgh

  1/08/19 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

  • in Vitro Studies 100%
  • Animal Production 100%
  • Food Animals 100%
  • Decision Support System 100%
  • Metagenomics 100%

• The Islands (Scotland) Act 2018: Evidence needs for improving outcomes for Scotland's island communities

  Atterton, J. (PI), McMorran, R. (CoI) & Jones, S. (CoI)

  1/08/19 → 18/10/19

  Project: Research

• Welsh Sheep Breeding Project

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

  Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

  1/08/19 → 31/01/24

  Project: Research

  • Flocks 100%
  • Genetic Improvement 20%
  • Parentage 20%
  • Rams 20%
  • Broodstock 10%

• Research to assess the socioeconomic and biodiversity impacts of driven grouse moors and to understand the rights of gamekeepers

  Thomson, S. (PI), McMorran, R. (CoI), Spencer, M. (CoI), McMillan, J. (CoI) & Glass, J. (CoI)

  29/07/19 → 31/03/20

  Project: Research

  • Scottish Government 100%
  • Socioeconomics 66%
  • Grouse 66%
  • Land Use 33%
  • Socioeconomic Impact 33%

• Biomarkers Analysis

  Lowe, A. (PI) & Baker, E. (CoI)

  Teagasc - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

  1/07/19 → 30/04/20

  Project: Research

• PHC2019_01 Monitoring for the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Halyomorpha halys

  Evans, A. (PI) & Hamilton, A. (CoI)

  The James Hutton Institute

  1/07/19 → 30/11/19

  Project: Research

• Egenes Evaluation Service

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

  Roslin Technologies Limited

  1/07/19 → 30/06/20

  Project: Research

• Seed treatment and controlled condition experiment

  Havis, N. (PI), Crawford, C. (CoI) & Dussart, F. (CoI)

  Arysta LifeScience UK and Ireland

  14/06/19 → 30/06/20

  Project: Research

• ChickenStress MCSA

  Sandilands, V. (PI)

  European Commission

  1/06/19 → 30/04/23

  Project: Research

  • Laying Hens 100%
  • Feed Deprivation 50%
  • Hen 50%
  • Rapid Eye Movement Sleep 50%
  • Climate Change 25%

• Welfare Consultancy

  Dixon, L. (PI)

  1/06/19 → 31/10/19

  Project: Research

• QBA Advice

  Wemelsfelder, F. (PI)

  The Donkey Sanctuary

  18/05/19 → 18/05/20

  Project: Research

• QBA Advisory SubContract

  Wemelsfelder, F. (PI)

  Evidence Group Limited

  1/05/19 → 30/04/22

  Project: Research

• Preparing the evidence base for post-Brexit agriculture in Scotland - Case studies on alternative payments

  Watson, C. (PI), Shrestha, S. (CoI) & Sellars, A. (CoI)

  1/05/19 → 30/11/19

  Project: Research

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

  Roehe, R. (PI) & Dewhurst, R. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/05/19 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research

  • Microbiome 100%
  • Rumen 60%
  • Microbial Gene 41%
  • Methane 36%
  • Bovine 29%

• Islands Revival: Exploring the potential for repopulation

  Atterton, J. (PI) & McMorran, R. (CoI)

  29/04/19 → 31/08/19

  Project: Research

• Brexit Advisory Call-Off Framework

  Atterton, J. (PI)

  16/04/19 → 31/12/19

  Project: Research

• Concentrated and large scale land ownership

  Glass, J. (PI) & McMorran, R. (CoI)

  1/04/19 → 30/09/19

  Project: Research