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Organization profile
Organisation profile
The Dairy Research and Innovation Centre is part of the South and West Faculty in the Department of Agriculture and Business Management.
The Dairy Research and Innovation Centre is based at Crichton Royal Farm, Dumfries. It aims to develop, implement and provide information from sustainable breeding and management systems for dairy cows. Critical objectives include finding ways to improve the health and welfare of UK dairy herds and measuring different systems’ effects on the environment. Our work increasingly considers the carbon footprint, biodiversity and soil health aspects of dairy production.
Dairy systems research is performed with the Langhill pedigree herd, selected since 1970 as a high genetic merit line and a control line for the production of milk solids (fat and protein).
These cattle are managed on two distinctly different management systems – the design of these systems changes every 5 years, with comparisons designed to both challenge the genetic potential of the different genetic lines and test innovative concepts in dairy systems.
The detailed recording of these animals presents many opportunities for a diverse range of add-on monitoring projects – from lameness detection through to proxies for feed efficiency and methane emissions.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Rosie Barraclough
- Agriculture & Business Management, Dairy Research Centre - Research Fellow - Data Science
- Scotland's Rural College - Research Fellow - Data Science
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Richard Dewhurst
- Agriculture & Business Management,
- Agriculture & Business Management, Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Head of Dairy Research Centre
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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The fungal milk microbiome of dairy cattle and its implications on mastitis
Ferguson, H., Lima, J., Pollock, J. & Cook, R.
15/02/23 → 15/08/24
Project: Research
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AgroServ: Integrated SERVices supporting a sustainable AGROecological transition
Dewhurst, R., Duthie, C., Bowen, J., Ferguson, H. & Miller, G.
18/10/22 → 17/10/27
Project: Research
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Reducing emissions from agriculture – the role of new farm technologies
Barnes, AP., Miller, G. A., Bowen, J. M., Waxenberg, KW., Newbold, JR., Duthie, C-A., Rees, RM., Eory, V., Roehe, R., Houdijk, JGM. & Farquhar, JA., 15 Feb 2023, The Scottish Government. 96 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Sustainable utilization of fruit and vegetable waste bioresources for bioplastics production
Gong, L., Passari, A. K., Yin, C., Kumar Thakur, V., Newbold, J., Clark, W., Jiang, Y., Kumar, S. & Gupta, V. K., 15 Jan 2023, (First published) In: Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Transition to legume-supported farming in Europe through redesigning cropping systems
Notz, I., Topp, CFE., Schuler, J., Alves, S., Gallardo, L., Dauber, J., Haase, T., Hargreaves, PR., Hennessy, M., Iantcheva, A., Jeanneret, P., Kay, S., Recknagel, J., Ritter, L., Vasiljević, M., Watson, CA. & Reckling, M., 17 Jan 2023, (First published) In: Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 43, 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Comparative analysis of the anthelmintic efficacy of European heather extracts on Teladorsagia circumcincta and Trichostrongylus colubriformis egg hatching and larval motility
Shepherd, F. (Creator), Chylinski, C. (Creator), Hutchings, M. (Creator), Lima, J. (Creator), Davidson, R. (Creator), Kelly, R. (Creator), Macrae, A. (Creator), Salminen, J. (Creator), Engström, M. T. (Creator), Maurer, V. (Creator), Steinshamn, H. (Creator), Fittje, S. (Creator), Perez, A. M. (Creator), García, R. R. (Creator) & Athanasiadou, S. (Creator), Figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6283832, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Comparative_analysis_of_the_anthelmintic_efficacy_of_European_heather_extracts_on_Teladorsagia_circumcincta_and_Trichostrongylus_colubriformis_egg_hatching_and_larval_motility/6283832
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Activities
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Healthy liver leads to healthier transition
John Newbold (Speaker)
24 Feb 2022Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Scottish Dairy Growth Board workshop - moving towards net zero carbon emissions
John Newbold (Speaker) & Julian Bell (Speaker)
20 Jan 2022Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Methane inhibitors
John Newbold (Speaker)
25 Nov 2021Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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COP26 round table discussion (podcast)
John Newbold, Bob Rees, Mark Reed, Davy McCracken, Peter Lindsay, Mads Fischer-Moller & Steven Thomson
23/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media