Livestock Breeding

Georgios Banos
- georgios.banossruc.acuk
- Animal And Veterinary Sciences, Livestock Breeding - Professor
- Food Security Challenge Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Professor
Person: Academic contract that is research only
20032025
Mike Coffey
- mike.coffeysruc.acuk
- Animal And Veterinary Sciences, Livestock Breeding - Professor
- Food Security Challenge Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Professor
Person: Academic contract that is research only
20002025

13 Active
46 Finished

Genetic and management solutions for lameness-associated endemic diseases in dairy cattle
Banos, G. (PI) & Coffey, M. (CoI)
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
BB/X008754/1: INTEGRATING CLINICAL, DATA-DRIVEN, AND IN-VITRO APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS IN BOVINE DIGITAL DERMATITIS
Banos, G. (PI), Coffey, M. (CoI) & Li, B. (CoI)
1/07/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
RESAS 22-27: SRUC-c5-2 Large Data To Underpin National Livestock Food Systems Modelling.
Coffey, M. (PI), Archibald, I. (CoI) & Wall, E. (CoI)
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research

A prospective cohort observational study investigating the association between the United Kingdom digital dermatitis genetic index and the disease prevalence in a population of Holstein heifers
Anagnostopoulos, A., Barden, M., Robinson, L., Siachos, N., Sato, A., Bao, K., Lamprou, E., Gillespie, A., Psifidi, A., Banos, G. & Oikonomou, G., Oct 2025, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 108, 10, p. 11508-11519 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Circulating microRNAs associated with immune competence in Angus cattle
Wilson, A., Farr, R. J., Hine, B. C., Sanchez-Molano, E., Rootes, C. L., Su, J., Banos, G., Stewart, C. R. & Ingham, A. B., 2 May 2025, (First published) In: Journal of Animal Science. 103, skaf144.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Dairy cow performance is associated with longitudinal microRNA profiles
MacLeay, M., Donadeu, F. X. & Banos, G., 1 Aug 2025, (First published) In: PLoS ONE. 20, 8 August, e0328765.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Queens Anniversary Prize
Roberts, D. (Recipient) & Coffey, M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize
Queen's Anniversary Prize
Wall, E. (Recipient), Coffey, M. (Recipient) & Roberts, D. (Recipient), Oct 2017
Prize

1 Organising a conference, workshop, ...
1 Partnership with an external institution

SRUC-NVIDIA GPU Hackathon
Coffey, M. (Organiser) & Denholm, S. (Organiser)
19 Feb 2020 → 21 Feb 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh
Banos, G. (Visiting researcher)
2013 → …
Activity: Visiting/partnership with an external institution type › Partnership with an external institution

Bovine TB breakthrough from 'deep learning' computers
Denholm, S. & Coffey, M.
11/04/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Scotland’s Rural College Makes Moo-ves Against Bovine Tuberculosis with AI
Denholm, S. & Coffey, M.
15/12/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
Weatherproof sheep defy climate change
Banos, G.
19/11/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media

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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