Hill & Mountain Research Centre

2024

Climate ready farming: integrating livestock and trees

Pollock, M. & Holland, J., 2024, Reforesting Scotland, Spring/Summer, 69, p. 8-10 3 p.

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Collecting on-farm biodiversity data with bioacoustics

Stevens, D. & McCracken, D., 5 Jul 2024, Scotland's Farm Advisory Service.

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Development of a novel Bluetooth Low Energy device for proximity and location monitoring in grazing sheep

Walker, A., Jonsson, N. N., Waterhouse, A., McDougall, H., Kenyon, F., McLaren, A. & Morgan-Davies, C., 25 Jul 2024, (First published) In: Animal. 101276.

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Genetic Analysis of a Maternal Assistance Score in Sheep

Hay, K., Lambe, N., Roden, J. & Dwyer, C., Sept 2024, In: Animal. 18, 9, 101265.

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Genome wide association studies for carcass traits measured by video image analysis in crossbred lambs

Kaseja, K., Lambe, N., Yates, J., Smith, E. M. & Conington, J., Aug 2024, In: Meat Science. 214, 109518.

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Genome-wide association studies of parasite resistance, productivity and immunology traits in Scottish Blackface sheep

Pacheco, A., Banos, G., Lambe, N., McLaren, A., McNeilly, T. N. & Conington, J., Feb 2024, In: Animal. 18, 2, 101069.

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Investigating hill sheep farmers and crofters’ experiences of blackloss in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

McAuliffe, F., McLaren, A., Sargison, N., Brülisauer, F., Kent, A. & McCracken, D., 27 Mar 2024, (First published) In: PLoS ONE. 19, 3, e0298255.

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Investigating the perceived versus actual gastrointestinal nematode challenge on extensive sheep farms

Geddes, E., Morgan-Davies, C., McLaren, A., Skuce, P., Duncan, J., Sargison, N. & Kenyon, F., Apr 2024, In: Veterinary Parasitology: X. 327, 110148.

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Long‐term effects of management intensity and bioclimatic variables on leatherjacket ( Tipula paludosa Meigen) populations at farm scale

Moffat, A., Cole, L., Lacey, S., Harrison, B., Konkolewska, A., McCracken, D., Evans, A. K., Gaffney, M. T., Brennan, F., Jackson, G. E. & McNamara, L., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Applied Entomology. 148, 5, p. 518-527 10 p.

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Machine learning algorithms for the prediction of EUROP classification grade and carcass weight, using 3-dimensional measurements of beef carcasses

Nisbet, H., Lambe, N., Miller, G. A., Doeschl-Wilson, A., Barclay, D., Wheaton, A. & Duthie, C.-A., 25 Jun 2024, In: Frontiers in Animal Science . 5, 1383371.

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Overview: Building futures in rural Scotland

McCracken, D., Atterton, J., Miller, D. & Halvorsen, G., 9 Apr 2024, SEDA Land. 14 p.

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Overview: Imagining a fossil-free future: How can we stimulate a bioeconomy in Scotland?

McCracken, D., Miller, D. & Halvorsen, G., 7 May 2024, SEDA Land. 13 p.

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Overview: Which trees for homes?: trees, landscapes and affordable homes

McCracken, D., Miller, D. & Halvorsen, G., 22 Apr 2024, (First published) SEDA Land.

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Overview: You are what your food eats: land use, climate change and food

McCracken, D., Miller, D. & Halvorsen, G., 10 Apr 2024, SEDA Land. 14 p.

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Review: Exploring the use of Precision Livestock Farming for small ruminant welfare management

Morgan-Davies, C., Tesniere, G., Gautier, J.-M., Jorgensen, G. H. M., Gonzalez-Garcia, E., Patsios, S., Sossidou, E., Keady, T. W., McClearn, B., Kenyon, F., Caja, G., Grova, L., Decandia, M., Czizster, L., Halachmi, I. & Dwyer, C., 2 Jul 2024, (First published) In: Animal. 101233.

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Using in-abattoir 3-dimensional measurements from images of beef carcasses for the prediction of EUROP classification grade and carcass weight

Nisbet, H., Lambe, N., Miller, G. A., Doeschl-Wilson, A., Barclay, D., Wheaton, A. & Duthie, C.-A., Mar 2024, In: Meat Science. 209, 109391.

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2023

15. Strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from pasturebased sheep systems – an EU project consortium view

Conington, J., Lambe, N., Tortereau, F., McGovern, F., Navajas, E., De Barbieri, I., Ciappesoni, G., Jakobsen, J., Smith, E., Yates, J., Le Graverand, Q., McDermott, K., Steinheim, G., Aspeholen Aby, B., Dønnem, I., McHugh, N., Farrell, L., Marie-Etancelin, C., Johnson, P. & Rowe, S., 9 Feb 2023, (First published) Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP): Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges. Wageningen Academic Publishers, p. 107-110

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Addressing the uncertainties in the evidence base on muirburn in developing a licensing approach

Scott, M., Woodin, S., Marrs, R. & McCracken, D., 5 Jul 2023, 18 p.

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Behavioral Adaptations of Nursing Brangus Cows to Virtual Fencing: Insights from a Training Deployment Phase

Nyamuryekung'e, S., Cox, A., Perea, A., Estell, R., Cibils, A., Holland, J., Waterhouse, A., Duff, G., Funk, M., McIntosh, M., Spiegal, S., Bestelmeyer, B. & Utsumi, S., Nov 2023, In: Animals. 13, 22, 14 p., 3558.

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Deployment of a LoRa-WAN near-real-time precision ranching system on extensive desert rangelands: What we have learned

McIntosh, M., Cibils, A., Nyamuryekung'e, S., Estell, R., Cox, A., Holland, J., Duni, D., Gong, Q., Waterhouse, A., Cao, H., Boucheron, L., Chen, H., Spiegal, S., Duff, G. & Utsumi, S., Oct 2023, 5 ed. Elsevier. 13 p. (Applied Animal Science)

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Editorial: High Nature Value farming systems in Europe

Lomba, A., McCracken, D. & Herzon, I., 1 May 2023, In: Ecology and Society. 28, 2, 20.

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EuroSheep: co-construction approaches to understand main needs of sheep farmers and define innovative solutions to improve the sector’s profitability

Munro, J., Morgan-Davies, C., Karatzia, M. A., Ligda, C., Beltran de Heredia, I., Ruiz, R., Carta, A., Salaris, S., Keady, T. W., McClearn, B., Ocak Yetişgin, S., Klein, R. & Grisot, P.-G., 30 Apr 2023, 1st Regional Meeting of The European Federation of Animal Science NITRA - SLOVAK REPUBLIC. Wageningen Academic Publishers

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EuroSheep: Cost benefit and Sustainability analysis of Health and Nutrition Best Practices

Karatzia, M. A., Tsiokos, D., Carta, A., Salaris, S., Morgan-Davies, C., Munro, J., Beltran de Heredia, I., Ruiz, R., Ocak Yetişgin, S., Keady, T. W., McClearn, B., Klein, R. & Grisot, P.-G., 30 Apr 2023, 1st Regional Meeting of The European Federation of Animal Science NITRA - SLOVAK REPUBLIC. Wageningen Academic Publishers

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EuroSheep: End users assessments of flock health and nutrition Best Practices

Grisot, P.-G., Fanca, B., Carta, A., Salaris, S., Morgan-Davies, C., Beltran de Heredia, I., Ruiz, R., Ocak Yetişgin, S., Keady, T. W., McClearn, B., Klein, R., Perucho, L. & Ligda, C., 28 Aug 2023, Book of Abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Vol. 29. p. 779

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EuroSheep: increasing flock profitability through improved sheep health and nutrition management.

Grisot, P.-G., Fanca, B., Carta, A., Salaris, S., Morgan-Davies, C., Beltran de Heredia, I., Ruiz, R., Ocak Yetişgin, S., Keady, T. W., McClearn, B., Klein, R., Tsiokos, D. & Ligda, C., 28 Aug 2023, Book of Abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Vol. 29. p. 778 1 p.

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Genetic associations of ewe body condition score and lamb rearing performance in extensively managed meat sheep

McLaren, A., Lambe, N. & Conington, J., Nov 2023, In: Livestock Science. 277, 105336.

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Key considerations when including biodiversity measures within environmental conditionality

McCracken, D. & Thomson, S., Aug 2023, (First published) The Scottish Government. 11 p.

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Localisation of sheep using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) proximity

Walker, A., Jonsson, N., Waterhouse, A., McDougall, H., Kenyon, F., McLaren, A. & Morgan-Davies, C., Apr 2023, Animal - science proceedings: Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science. 2 ed. Vol. 14. p. 371 1 p. 116

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Resource use and proximity technology in extensive systems - getting useful information on livestock at lower costs?

Waterhouse, A., McLaren, A., Walker, A., Holland, J., Morgan-Davies, C., Nyamuryekung, S., Cox, A. & Utsumi, S. A., May 2023, p. 384-391.

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Sm@RT: Identifying sheep and goats farmers' technological needs and potential solutions

Morgan-Davies, C., Depuille, L., Gautier, J.-M., McLaren, A., Keady, T. W. J., McClearn, B., Grova, L., Piirsalu, P., Giovanetti, V., Halachmi, I., Bar-Shamai, A., Klein, R., Kenyon, F. & Llach-Martinez, I., 28 Aug 2023, Book of Abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, Vol. 29. p. 778 1 p.

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TechCare UK pilots - Integrated sheep system studies using technologies for welfare monitoring

McLaren, A., Waterhouse, A., Kenyon, F., MacDougall, H., Beechener, E., Walker, A., Reeves, M., Lambe, N., Holland, J., Thomson, A., Duncan, J., Barnes, A., Dwyer, C., Gimbert, F., Gautier, J.-M., Tesniere, G. & Morgan-Davies, C., 28 Aug 2023, (First published) Book of Abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Wageningen Academic Publishers

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The use of domestic herbivores for ecosystem management in Mediterranean landscapes

Ribeiro, I., Domingos, T., McCracken, D. & Proenca, V., Oct 2023, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 46, e02577, 16 p., e02577.

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Virtual fencing systems: balancing production and welfare outcomes

Waterhouse, T., 2 Sept 2023, (First published) In: Livestock. 28, 5, p. 227-234 8 p.

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2022

Anthelmintics and the Environment – opening a whole can of worms?

Skuce, P. J., Bartley, D. J., Holland, J., Kenyon, F., McCracken, D., Neilson, R. & Wells, B., 29 Mar 2022, (First published) SEFARI.

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A review of agroforestry, precision agriculture, and precision livestock farming—The case for a data-driven agroforestry strategy

Ramil Brick, E. S., Holland, J., Anagnostou, D. E., Brown, K. & Desmulliez, M. P. Y., 23 Sept 2022, (First published) In: Frontiers in Sensors. 3, 998928.

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Assessing the potential delivery of ecosystem services by farmlands under contrasting management intensities

Buchadas, A., Moreira, F., McCracken, D., Lima-Santos, J. & Lomba, Â., 15 Jan 2022, (First published) In: Ecology and Society. 27, 1, 5.

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Attitudes of European small ruminant farmers towards new digital technologies

McLaren, A., Depuille, L., Katzman, N., Bar-Shamai, A., Halachmi, I., Grova, L., Keady, T., McClearn, B., Giovanetti, V., Piirsalu, P., Nagi, O., Gautier, J.-M., Kenyon, F. & Morgan-Davies, C., 1 Sept 2022, Book of Abstracts of the 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, Vol. 28. p. 397 1 p.

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Calibration of a novel Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) monitoring device in a sheep grazing environment

Walker, A., Jonsson, N., Waterhouse, A., McDougall, H., Kenyon, F., McLaren, A. & Morgan-Davies, C., 31 Aug 2022, p. 842-849. 8 p.

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Can genetic propensity for lambing difficulty be predicted by pelvic and body shape dimensions measured by X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning of ram lambs?

McLaren, A., McLean, K., Gordon, J. & Lambe, N., Nov 2022, In: Small Ruminant Research. 216, 106790.

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Comparison of farm-level greenhouse gas emissions in transhumance and semi-intensive sheep production systems in continental rangelands

Ocak Yetisgin, S., Morgan-Davies, C. & Onder, H., 8 Aug 2022, (First published) In: Animal. 16, 8, 11 p., 100602.

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Conflicts between agriculture and biodiversity conservation in Europe: looking to the future through learning from the past

Lecuyer, L., Alard, D., Calla, S., Coolsaet, B., Fickel, T., Heinsoo, K., Henle, K., Herzon, I., Hodgson, I., Quetier, F., McCracken, D., McMahon, B. J., Melts, I., Sands, D., Skrimizea, E., Watt, A., White, R. M. & Young, J., Jan 2022, In: Advances in Ecological Research. 65, p. 3-56

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Editorial: Understanding animals’ phenotype through automatic behavior assessment

Llonch, P., Neethirajan, S. & Morgan-Davies, C., 4 Nov 2022, (First published) In: Frontiers in Animal Science . 3, 1069387.

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Integrating advances in population and evolutionary ecology with conservation strategy through long-term studies of red-billed choughs

Reid, J. M., Bignal, E. M., Bignal, S., McCracken, D., Fenn, S., Trask, A. & Monaghan, P., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 91, 1, p. 20-34 15 p.

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Labour use at lambing in mountain areas in Northern Europe – issues and opportunities

Morgan-Davies, C., Boman, I. A., Creighton, P. & McLaren, A., 15 Sept 2022.

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Overcoming deer management challenges

Pollock, M., Holland, J. & McCracken, D., 28 Mar 2022, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 12 p.

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Reviewing, assessing and critiquing the evidence base on the impacts of muirburn on wildfire prevention, carbon storage and biodiversity

Holland, J., Pollock, M., Buckingham, S., Glendinning, J. & McCracken, D., 19 Oct 2022, NatureScot. (Research Report; no. 1302)

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Romanian sheep farmers’ welfare priorities and their knowledge on precision livestock farming

Czizster, L., Dwyer, C., Voia, S., Sossidou, E., Erina, S. & Morgan-Davies, C., 1 Sept 2022, Book of Abstracts of the 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, Vol. 28. p. 513 1 p.

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Stakeholders’ perceptions of precision livestock farming to improve small ruminant welfare

Sossidou, E., Gonzalez-Garcia, E., Karatzia, M. A., Czizster, L., Elhadi, A., Riaguas, L., Caja, G., Barnes, A., Gautier, J.-M., Keady, T., Halachmi, I., Molle, G., Grova, L. & Morgan-Davies, C., 1 Sept 2022, Book of Abstracts of the 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, Vol. 28. p. 462 1 p.

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Trends in mountain sheep farming in Europe over the past 40 years - challenges and opportunities

Morgan-Davies, C., Zanon, T., Schneider, M. K., Pauler, C. M., Holand, Ø., Bernués , A., Dovc P, P., Gauly , M. & Cozzi, G., 1 Sept 2022, Book of Abstracts of the 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, Vol. 28. p. 476 1 p.

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Variation in reticulo-rumen volumes between and within sheep breeds and genetic relationships with production traits

Lambe, N. R., McLaren, A., McLean, K., Gordon, J. & Conington, J., Apr 2022, In: Animal Production Science. 62, 7, p. 610-621 12 p.

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