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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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Samir Id Lahoucine
- Animal And Veterinary Sciences, Genetics Unit - Senior Geneticist
- Scotland's Rural College - Senior Geneticist
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Raphael Mrode
- Animal And Veterinary Sciences, Genetics Unit - Professor
- Scotland's Rural College - Professor
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Understanding Molecular Variations Of Cattle Genome By Machine Learning
Li, B. (Supervisor) & Wells, A. (PhD Student)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: PhD project
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Reducing feed costs and GHG emission in smallholder dairy cattle in SSA
Mrode, R. (PI), Coffey, M. (Researcher) & Wall, E. (Researcher)
1/08/22 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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EGENES - Texel
Coffey, M. (PI), Kaseja, K. (CoI) & Id Lahoucine, S. (CoI)
1/05/19 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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An HPLC-MS/MS method for the quantification of heat stress-related milk metabolites in milk from Holstein-Friesian cross-bred cows in Tanzania
Habimana, V., Nguluma, A. S., Nziku, Z. C., Ekine-Dzivenu, C. C., Morota, G., Mrode, R. & Chenyambuga, S. W., 2025, In: South African Journal of Animal Science. 55, 3, p. 154-172 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anthropogenic events and responses to environmental stress are shaping the genomes of Ethiopian indigenous goats
Belay, S., Belay, G., Nigussie, H., Ahbara, A. M., Tijjani, A., Dessie, T., Tarekegn, G. M., Jian-Lin, H., Mor, S., Woldekiros, H. S., Dobney, K., Lebrasseur, O., Hanotte, O. & Mwacharo, J. M., 28 Jun 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 14908.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of Genomic Diversity and Selective Pressures in Crossbred Dairy Cattle of Pakistan
Nisa, F. U., Naqvi, R. Z., Arshad, F., Ilyas, I., Asif, M., Amin, I., Mrode, R., Mansoor, S. & Mukhtar, Z., 25 Apr 2024, (First published) In: Biochemical Genetics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Impacts
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Incorporating novel data-driven approaches into cattle genetic improvement programmes leads to better animal performance and overall economic gains
Wall, E. (Participant), Coffey, M. (Participant), Pritchard, T. (Participant), Banos, G. (Participant) & Mrode, R. (Participant)
Impact: Technological
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Transforming genomic selection in commercial breeding programmes for pigs, dairy goats and poultry
Hickey, J. M. (Participant), Coffey, M. (Participant), Mrode, R. (Participant), Conington, J. (Participant), Woolliams, J. (Participant), Archibald, A. L. (Participant), Tenesa, A. (Participant), Kranis, A. (Participant) & Visscher, P. (Participant)
Impact: Technological
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