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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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Salvatore Galgano
- Agriculture & Land-based Engineering, Monogastric Science Research - Lecturer
- Agriculture & Business Management,
- Scotland's Rural College - Lecturer
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Jos Houdijk
- Agriculture & Land-based Engineering, Monogastric Science Research - Professor
- Food Security Challenge Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Professor
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Farina Khattak
- Agriculture & Land-based Engineering, Monogastric Science Research - Professor
- Agriculture & Business Management, Biorefining And Advanced Materials Research Centre
- Food Security Challenge Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Professor
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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SG170725: Scaling Feed-Grade Lanolin
Galgano, S. (PI) & Houdijk, J. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 30/04/27
Project: Research
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FK 090625: Feed Less, Waste Less, Emit Less: Transforming Monogastric Farming with Hyper-oxygenated Water
Khattak, F. (PI), Houdijk, J. (CoI) & Farquhar, J. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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Feeding and Funding Low Emission Dairy: Developing Novel English-Grown Faba Bean Feeds and a Carbon Insetting Mechanism to Monetise Emissions Reductions for Farmers
Newbold, J. (PI), Houdijk, J. (CoI) & Nisbet, H. (Researcher)
1/12/25 → 30/11/28
Project: Research
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Dietary muramidase leads to the downregulation of peptidoglycan biosynthesis and to caecal microbial modulation in laying hens
Galgano, S., Umar Faruk, M., Eising, I., Houdijk, J. & Khattak, F., 20 Jan 2026, In: Animal Microbiome. 8, 1, p. 7 16 p., 7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Holding on or heading up? The roosting preferences of brown- and white-feathered laying hen pullets
Penney, M., Harlander, A., Sandilands, V., Siegford, J. & Widowski, T. M., Feb 2026, In: Poultry Science. 105, 2, 106230.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrative multi-omics analysis of dietary fibre-induced modulations in the composition and function of chicken caecal microbiota
Ahmad, A. A., Watson, K., Khattak, F., Kurian, D., Kilne, R., Guizard, S. & Glendinning, L., 25 Feb 2026, (First published) In: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 12, 1, 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Genomica
Galgano, S. (Creator), Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), 2025
DOI: 10.58073/sruc.28695350, https://sruc.figshare.com/articles/software/Genomica/28695350
Dataset
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Additional file 2 of Encapsulated peracetic acid as a valid broad-spectrum antimicrobial alternative, leading to beneficial microbiota compositional changes and enhanced performance in broiler chickens
Galgano, S. (Creator), Conway, L. (Creator), Dalby, N. (Creator), Fellows, A. (Creator) & Houdijk, J. G. M. (Creator), Figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23434981.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_Encapsulated_peracetic_acid_as_a_valid_broad-spectrum_antimicrobial_alternative_leading_to_beneficial_microbiota_compositional_changes_and_enhanced_performance_in_broiler_chickens/23434981/1
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Activities
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Semi-intensive Broiler Chicken Farming in Indonesia; investigating animal welfare, biosecurity and environmental impacts using One Health and One Welfare concepts
Sandilands, V. (Examiner)
Sept 2022 → Sept 2025Activity: Qualification development/external examination types › Supervision
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Padjadjaran University
Sandilands, V. (Visiting researcher)
29 Aug 2022 → 30 Sept 2025Activity: Visiting/partnership with an external institution type › Partnership with an external institution
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CIEL Webinar: Emerging Technologies in Animal Health
Galgano, S. (Speaker)
5 May 2022Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
Impacts
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Invention and development of the Livetec Nex® results in enhanced global poultry welfare
Martin, J. E. (Participant) & Sandilands, V. (Participant)
Impact: Technological
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