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Organization 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.
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Profiles
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Richard Dewhurst
- Agriculture & Business Management, Dairy Research Centre - Ed - Head of Dairy Research Centre
- Safe & Improved Food Challenge Centre
- 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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Holly Ferguson
- Agriculture & Business Management, Dairy Research Centre - Ed - Precision Dairying Scientist
- Scotland's Rural College - Precision Dairying Scientist
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Paul Hargreaves
- Agriculture & Business Management, Dairy Research Centre - Ed - Researcher
- Safe & Improved Food Challenge Centre
- Agriculture & Business Management, Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Researcher
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Digital dairy: Digital Dairy Value-Chain for South-West Scotland & Cumbria
Dewhurst, R., Roberts, D. & Newbold, J.
1/02/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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FAA RING TEST: Forage Analysis Assurance Group - Proficiency Testing Scheme
Dewhurst, R. & Bagnall, A.
1/08/21 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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Associations among body energy status, feeding duration and activity with respect to diet energy and protein content in housed dairy cows
Banda, L. J., Chagunda, M. G. G., Ashworth, C. J. & Roberts, D. J., 7 Apr 2022, (First published) In: Journal of Dairy Research. p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A state of knowledge overview of identified pathways of diffuse pollutants to the water environment
Cloy, JM., Lilly, A., Hargreaves, PR., Gagkas, Z., Dolan, S., Baggaley, N. J., Stutter, M., Crooks, B., Elrick, G. & McKenzie, B., 31 Jan 2022, Centre of Expertise for Waters. 96 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research report › peer-review
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Bovine host genome acts on rumen microbiome function linked to methane emissions
Martinez Alvaro, MM., Auffret, M., Duthie, C-A., Dewhurst, RJ., Cleveland, M. A., Watson, M. & Roehe, R., 12 Apr 2022, (First published) In: Communications Biology. 5, 350.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
Activities
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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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Healthy liver leads to healthier transition
John Newbold (Speaker)
24 Feb 2022Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Amino acid balancing for high grass/grass silage diets
John Newbold (Speaker)
25 Feb 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
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