Scotland's Rural College

2018

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Litter chemistry influences earthworm effects on soil carbon loss and microbial carbon acquisition

Zheng, Y., Wang, S., Bonkowski, M., Chen, X., Griffiths, BS., Hu, F. & Liu, M., 29 May 2018, In : Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 123, p. 105 - 114 10 p.

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earthworms

chemistry

carbon

soil

corn stover

3 Citations (Scopus)

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Longitudinal changes in telomere length and associated genetic parameters in dairy cattle analysed using random regression models

Seeker, LA., Ilska, JJ., Psifidi, A., Wilbourn, RV., Underwood, SL., Fairlie, J., Holland, R., Froy, H., Bagnall, A., Whitelaw, B., Coffey, MP., Nussey, DH. & Banos, G., 13 Feb 2018, In : PLoS ONE. 13, 2, 3 p., e0192864.

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telomeres

dairy cattle

leukocytes

genetic correlation

heritability

5 Citations (Scopus)

Long term benefits on social behaviour after early life socialization of piglets

Camerlink, I., Farish, M., D'Eath, RB., Arnott, G. & Turner, SP., 29 Oct 2018, In : Animals. 8, 11, p. 192 - 203 12 p., 192.

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social behavior

sows

piglets

weaning

teats

Long-term effects of piglet tooth resection on molecular markers of inflammation and pain in tooth pulp

Sinclair, ARL., D'Eath, RB., Brunton, PJ., Prunier, A. & Sandercock, DA., 28 Jun 2018.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Tooth

Inflammation

Pain

Calcitonin

CXC Chemokines

3 Citations (Scopus)

14 Downloads (Pure)

MAGpy: a reproducible pipeline for the downstream analysis of metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs)

Stewart, R. D., Auffret, M., Snelling, T. J., Roehe, R. & Watson, M., 10 Nov 2018, In : Bioinformatics. 3 p., bty905.

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Metagenome

Genome

Computational Biology

Metagenomics

Databases

11 Citations (Scopus)

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Marginal abatement cost curves for agricultural climate policy: state-of-the-art, lessons learnt and future potential

Eory, V., Pellerin, S., Garcia, GC., Lehtonen, H., Licite, I., Mattila, H., Lund-Sorensen, T., Muldowney, J., Popluga, D., Strandmark, L. & Schulte, R., 3 Feb 2018, In : Journal of Cleaner Production. 182, p. 705 - 716 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

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abatement cost

environmental policy

greenhouse gas

mitigation

cost

Measurement of antimicrobial usage & resistance

Humphry, RW., Sep 2018, SEFARI.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Microarray characterisation of gene expression profiles in caudal dorsal root ganglia after tail amputation in pigs

Sandercock, DA., Coe, J., Downing, A., Nirmal, A., Barnett, M., Freeman, T., Di Giminiani, P. & Edwards, S., 12 Sep 2018.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Spinal Ganglia

Amputation

Transcriptome

Tail

Swine

3 Citations (Scopus)

Mitigating agricultural diffuse pollution: uncovering the evidence base of the awareness-behaviour-water quality pathway

Okumah, M., Chapman, P. J., Martin-Ortega, J. & Novo, P., 24 Dec 2018, In : Water. 11, 1, p. 29 - 47 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

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water quality

policy strategy

best management practice

environmental issue

water pollution

10 Citations (Scopus)

Modelling feedbacks between human and natural processes in the land system

Robinson, D. T., Di Vittorio, A., Alexander, P., Arneth, A., Barton, C. M., Brown, D. G., Kettner, A., Lemmen, C., O'Neill, B. C., Janssen, M., Pugh, T. AM., Rabin, S. S., Rounsevell, M., Syvitski, J. P., Ullah, I. & Verburg, P. H., 26 Jun 2018, In : Earth System Dynamics. 9, 2, p. 895-914 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

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modeling

conceptual framework

land

soil fertility

nonlinearity

Modelling interventions to mitigate production loss due to Fasciola hepatica in key UK cattle sectors

Tongue, SC., Correia-Gomes, C., Eze, IJ., Henry, MK., McCann, CM., Stott, AW. & Milne, CE., Nov 2018, p. 125. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Modelling potato growth

Leinonen, I., Chen, H., Taylor, JA. & Wale, S. (ed.), 2018, Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Potatoes: Volume 2: Production and Storage, Production and Sustainability. Wale, S. (ed.). Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited: Series in Agricultural Science, Vol. 2.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Moving sheep towards improved surveillance design - a case of resistance

Stirling, JM., Tongue, SC., Murray, S., Evans, J., Webster, C., Reeves, A., Gunn, GJ., Horne, J. & Foster, G., Nov 2018, p. 346. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

1 Citation (Scopus)

MRSA spa type t899 from food animals in the UK

Sharma, M., AboOun, M., Nunez-Garcia, J., Rogers, J., Welchman, D., Teale, C., Anjum, M., Kearns, A., Pichon, B., Foster, G., Robb, A. & McMillan, M., 16 Jun 2018, In : Veterinary Record. 182, 24, p. 697-698 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Livestock

food animals

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Methicillin

livestock

3 Citations (Scopus)

1 Downloads (Pure)

My land? Your land? Scotland? - Understanding sectoral similarities and differences in Scottish land use visions

Valluri-Nitsch, C., Metzger, MJ., McMorran, R. & Price, MF., 15 Feb 2018, In : Regional Environmental Change. 18, 3, p. 803 - 816 14 p.

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land use

landownership

stakeholder

climate change

land

2 Citations (Scopus)

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New mastitis phenotypes suitable for genomic selection in meat sheep and their genetic relationships with udder conformation and lamb live weights

McLaren, A., Kaseja, K., Yates, J., Mucha, S., Lambe, NR. & Conington, JE., 26 Mar 2018, In : Animal. 12, 12, p. 2470 - 2479 10 p.

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sheep meat

udders

marker-assisted selection

genetic relationships

mastitis

8 Citations (Scopus)

Nitrous oxide emissions increase exponentially when optimum nitrogen fertilizer rates are exceeded in the North China plain

Song, X., Liu, M., Ju, X., Gao, B., Su, F., Chen, X. & Rees, RM., 6 Nov 2018, In : Environmental Science & Technology. 52, 21, p. 12504 - 12513 10 p.

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nitrous oxide

fertilizer

nitrogen

plain

rate

de Oliveira Silva, R., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Hiemstra, SJ. & Moran, D., 11 Dec 2018, In : Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 136, 1, p. 63 - 73 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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gene banks

genetic resources

livestock

breeds

mathematical models

4 Citations (Scopus)

Organochlorine contaminants and reproductive implication in cetaceans: a case study of the common dolphin

Murphy, S., Law, R. J., Deaville, R., Barnett, J., Perkins, M. W., Brownlow, A., Penrose, R., Davison, NJ., Barber, J. L. & Jepson, P. D., Aug 2018, Marine Mammal Ecotoxicology: Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Population Health. Fossi, M. C. & Panti, C. (eds.). Academic Press, p. 3-38

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

cetacean

dolphin

organochlorine

PCB

pollutant

Peptide supplementation to nutrient-adequate diets enhanced internal egg quality during storage in hens at peak production

Olukosi, OA., Xiao, WW. & Jia, J., 30 Mar 2018, In : Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 98, 5, p. 1850-1855

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egg quality

storage quality

Ovum

hens

peptides

3 Citations (Scopus)

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Perception vs practice: Farmer attitudes towards and uptake of IPM in Scottish spring barley

Stetkiewicz, S., Bruce, A., Burnett, FJ., Ennos, RA. & Topp, CFE., 26 May 2018, In : Crop Protection. 112, p. 96 - 102 7 p.

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farmers' attitudes

spring barley

integrated pest management

farmers

agronomists

2 Citations (Scopus)

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Periparturient behavior and physiology: further insight into the farrowing process for primiparous and multiparous sows

Ison, SH., Jarvis, S., Hall, SA., Ashworth, CJ. & Rutherford, KMD., 12 Jun 2018, In : Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 5, 122, 15 p., 122.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Pain

Parturition

Hydrocortisone

Swine

C-Reactive Protein

Perspectives on Prosociality and Business Activity

Whitfield, CW., 24 Nov 2018.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Business activity

Nature

Cultural evolution

Prosocial behavior

Market forces

5 Citations (Scopus)

Piglet mortality and morbidity: Inevitable or unacceptable?

Baxter, E. M. & Edwards, S. A., 1 Jan 2018, Advances in Pig Welfare. Spinka, M. (ed.). Elsevier Inc., p. 73-100 28 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

morbidity

piglets

Morbidity

Mortality

death

12 Citations (Scopus)

3 Downloads (Pure)

Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: opportunities and challenges emerging from the science and information technology revolution

Halewood, M., Chiurugwi, T., Hamilton, RS., Kurtz, B., Marden, E., Welch, E., Michiels, F., Mozafari, J., Sabran, M., Patron, N., Kersey, P., Bastow, R., Dorius, S., Dias, S., McCouch, S. & Powell, W., 23 Jan 2018, In : New Phytologist. 217, 4, p. 1407 - 1419 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

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genetic resource

information technology

sustainable development

agriculture

food

Population structure of red clover ecotypes collected from Europe and Asia

Jones, C., De Vega, J., Lloyd, D., Hegarty, M., Ayling, S., Powell, W. & Skøt, L., 26 Apr 2018, Breeding Grasses and Protein Crops in the Era of Genomics. Brazauskas, G., Statkeviciute, G. & Jonaviciene, K. (eds.). Springer, p. 20-26 7 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Trifolium pratense

ecotypes

population structure

introgression

geographical distribution

13 Citations (Scopus)

Positive welfare: What does it add to the debate over pig welfare?

Lawrence, A. B., Newberry, R. C. & Špinka, M., 2018, Advances in Pig Welfare. Elsevier Inc., p. 415-444 30 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Animal Welfare

animal welfare

Swine

swine

Animal Husbandry

34 Citations (Scopus)

3 Downloads (Pure)

Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution

Desforges, J-P., Hall, A., McConnell, B., Rosing-Asvid, A., Barber, J. L., Brownlow, A., De Guise, S., Eulaers, I., Jepson, P. D., Letcher, R. J., Levin, M., Ross, P. S., Samarra, F., Víkingson, G., Sonne, C. & Dietz, R., 28 Sep 2018, In : Science. 361, 6409, p. 1373-1376 4 p.

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Killer Whale

Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Population

Reproduction

Mammals

2 Citations (Scopus)

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Prediction of intramuscular fat content and shear force in Texel lamb loins using combinations of different X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning techniques

Clelland, N., Bunger, L., McLean, KA., Knott, S., Matthews, K. & Lambe, NR., 6 Mar 2018, In : Meat Science. 140, p. 78 - 85 8 p.

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Texel

intramuscular fat

loins

computed tomography

shears

8 Citations (Scopus)

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Pre-weaning environmental enrichment increases piglets' object play behaviour on a large scale commercial pig farm

Yang, C-H., Ko, H-L., Hofmann, LS., Llonch, L., Manteca, X., Camerlink, I. & Llonch, P., 14 Feb 2018, In : Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 202, p. 7 - 12 6 p.

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play activities

environmental enrichment

piglets

weaning

farms

1 Citation (Scopus)

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Proportion of sewage sludge to soil influences the survival of Salmonella Dublin and Escherichia coli

Ellis, S., Tyrrel, S., O'Leary, E., Richards, K., Griffiths, BS. & Ritz, K., 27 Jan 2018, In : Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 46, 4, p. 1 - 7 7 p., 1800042.

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soil

sludge

microcosm

salmonella

sewage sludge

Qualitative comparison of BVDV control programmes in Europe to substantiate freedom from infection

van Roon, A., Santmann, I., Graham, D., More, S., Nielen, M., van Duijn, L., Mercat, M., Fourichon, C., Madouasse, A., Gethmann, J., Sauter-Louis, C., Frossling, J., Lindberg, A., Correia-Gomes, C., Gunn, GJ., Henry, MK. & van Schaik, G., Nov 2018, p. 141. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

3 Citations (Scopus)

3 Downloads (Pure)

Reducing the consumer attitude-behaviour gap in animal welfare: the potential role of 'nudges'

Vigors, B., 5 Dec 2018, In : Animals. 8, 12, p. 232-254 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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consumer attitudes

farmed animal species

animal welfare

consumer behavior

consumer preferences

3 Citations (Scopus)

Relationship between metabolic status and behavior in dairy cows in week 4 of lactation

van Hoeij, RJ., Kok, A., Bruckmaier, RM., Haskell, MJ., Kemp, B. & van Knegsel, ATM., 26 Jul 2018, In : Animal. 13, 3, p. 640-648 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

dairy cows

lactation

cows

somatotropin

dry matter intake

Relationships between responses to tickling, play behaviour and physical condition in male juvenile rats

Hammond, TJH., Brown, S. M., Meddle, S. L., Bombail, V. & Lawrence, AB., 2018, p. 65. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

play activities

hands

rats

animals

cages

11 Downloads (Pure)

Reliably colonising broiler chickens with Campylobacter spp. using a litter-based method

Sandilands, V., Whyte, F., Williams, LK., Wilkinson, TS., Sparks, NHC. & Humphrey, TJ., 21 Sep 2018, In : British Poultry Science. 59, 6, p. 698 - 702 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Campylobacter

broiler chickens

cecum

sowing

chickens

1 Downloads (Pure)

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) application for mapping nitrogen deposition over intensively grazed grassland

Maire, JM., Gibson-Poole, S., Cowan, N., Richards, K. G., Skiba, U. M., Rees, RM., Reay, D. S. & Lanigan, G. J., 4 Apr 2018, 20th EGU General Assembly, EGU2018, Proceedings from the conference held 4-13 April, 2018. Vol. 20. p. 10520

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aircraft

grassland

farm

urine

nitrogen

2 Citations (Scopus)

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Retailers' promotions: What role do they play in household food purchases by degree of deprivation?

Revoredo-Giha, C., Akaichi, F. & Leat, PMK., 14 May 2018, In : British Food Journal. 120, 5, p. 1028 - 1045 18 p.

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Retailers

Deprivation

Purchase

Household

Thorup, VM., Chagunda, MGG., Fischer, A., Weisbjerg, MR. & Friggens, NC., 5 Apr 2018, In : Journal of Dairy Science. 101, 7, p. 6002 - 6018 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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energy balance

dairy cows

cows

farms

Holstein

Role of wildlife in the epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis

Fox, NJ., Hutchings, MR. & Barrow, P., 2018, Bovine Tuberculosis. CABI Publishing, p. 93-107 14 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Mycobacterium bovis

epidemiology

wildlife

host range

indirect contact

1 Downloads (Pure)

Scottish Recommended Lists for Cereals 2019

Hoad, SP., Dec 2018, SRUC. 5 p. (Scottish Recommended Lists for Cereals 2019)

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

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