Scotland's Rural College

Research output

Research output per year 1914 1994 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

• 6149 Article
• 391 Chapter
• 374 Review article
• 173 Commissioned report
• 738 More
  • 173 Abstract
  • 125 Conference contribution
  • 104 Paper
  • 55 Letter
  • 49 Poster
  • 29 Short communication
  • 27 Editorial
  • 24 Comment/debate
  • 20 Book
  • 19 Research brief
  • 19 Research report
  • 17 Policy Brief
  • 14 Conference article
  • 14 Report/ Case Report
  • 10 Working paper
  • 7 Other contribution
  • 6 Literature review
  • 5 Briefing note
  • 4 Short survey
  • 4 Digital or Visual Products
  • 4 Preprint
  • 2 Data article
  • 2 Featured article
  • 2 Software
  • 1 Technical brief
  • 1 Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
  • 1 Special issue

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2022

  A Good Animal Life: Bringing awareness of animal sentience into farming practice

  Wemelsfelder, F., Vigors, B. & Lawrence, A., 10 May 2022, SRUC's Rural Policy Centre. 2 p. (Research Briefing)

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  Open Access

  File

  • farming systems 100%
  • animal well-being 86%
  • farmers 85%
  • livestock and meat industry 72%
  • stakeholders 66%
  65 Downloads (Pure)

• Overcoming deer management challenges

  Pollock, ML., Holland, JP. & McCracken, DI., 28 Mar 2022, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 12 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  Open Access

  File

  • deer 100%
  • culling 33%
  • peatland 12%
  • impact assessment 12%
  • contract 11%
  50 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  Animal health and natural behaviours: how important are they for farm animal well-being?

  Vigors, B. & Lawrence, AB., Mar 2021, (First published) Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 6 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  Open Access

  File
  39 Downloads (Pure)

• Exploring the twitterverse

  Meador, JE., Creissen, H. E. & Williams, AW., Jul 2021, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 15 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  Open Access

  File

  • agriculture 100%
  • farmer 70%
  • social network 61%
  • stakeholder 55%
  • network analysis 40%
  84 Downloads (Pure)

• Happy or healthy? Public perspectives on farm animal health and natural behaviours and opportunities for positive welfare - Research Brief

  Vigors, B. & Lawrence, AB., Jun 2021, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 2 p. (Research Briefing)

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  Open Access

  File

  • health behavior 100%
  • farmed animal species 70%
  • animal health 69%
  • animal behavior 68%
  • flexitarian diet 64%
  32 Downloads (Pure)

• How often does intended farm management behaviour match ‘actual’ behaviour? Insights for thirteen farm activities: How often does intended farm management behaviour match ‘actual’ behaviour? Insights for thirteen farm activities

  Thomson, SG., Barnes, AP., McMillan, J., Hopkins, J., Miller, D., Sutherland, L-A., Barlagne, C. & Wardell-Johnson, D., 20 Mar 2021, (First published) The James Hutton Institute. 8 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  Open Access

  File

  • Farms 95%
  • farm 77%
  • farms 55%
  • management 39%
  4 Downloads (Pure)

• Positive Animal Welfare: Similarities and differences between scientific and farmer perspectives - Research Brief

  Vigors, B. & Lawrence, AB., Jun 2021, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 2 p. (Research Briefing)

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  Open Access

  File

  • farmed animal species 100%
  • animal welfare 94%
  • farmers 65%
  • animals 38%
  51 Downloads (Pure)

• Quantifying and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from Scottish aquaculture - Research Brief

  MacLeod, M. & Sposato, MS., Mar 2021, 3 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • greenhouse gas emissions 100%
  • Scotland 96%
  • salmon 90%
  • aquaculture 83%
  • sheep 61%
  291 Downloads (Pure)

• The impact of body condition in pregnant beef cows for calf welfare and lifetime productivity

  Turner, SP., Rutherford, KMD., Donbavand, JE. & Jack, MC., Mar 2021, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 2 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief › peer-review

  File

  • beef cows 100%
  • body condition 79%
  • calves 64%
  • vigor 38%
  • beef 36%
  119 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  Sheep sector perspectives on surveillance

  Stephen, K. & Tongue, SC., 2020, (Submitted)

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

• Views of farmers and vets: BVD

  Stephen, K., Gunn, GJ. & Baughan, J., 2020, (Submitted)

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief
• 2019

  Seasonal Migrant Workers in Scottish Agriculture: an update

  Thomson, SG. & McMorran, R., Dec 2019, 10 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  File

  • migrant worker 100%
  • agriculture 75%
  • migrant 66%
  • farm worker 62%
  • labor market 35%
  19 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Rural Report 2017/18. Infographic 1. Links to the Land-Based Sector

  Thomson, SG. & Atterton, J., 2018, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 4 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  File
  5 Downloads (Pure)

• Rural Report 2017/18. Infographic 2. Rural/Urban Businesses

  Thomson, SG. & Atterton, J., 2018, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 4 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  File
  7 Downloads (Pure)

• Rural Report 2017/18. Infographic 3. Gender Profiles of Business

  Thomson, SG. & Atterton, J., 2018, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 4 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  File

  • gender 100%
  7 Downloads (Pure)

• Rural Report 2017/18. Infographic 5. Brexit and Business

  Thomson, SG. & Atterton, J., 2018, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 4 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  File
  7 Downloads (Pure)

• SPICe Guest blog – Stopping the rot? The UK seasonal agricultural workers pilot scheme

  Thomson, SG., 1 Oct 2018, Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  Open Access

  • agricultural worker 100%
  • horticulture 85%
  • agriculture 45%
• 2003

  PASTORAL 2003 An introduction to European pastoralism. PASTORAL Project Information Note 1

  Huband, S. & McCracken, DI., 2003, 4 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  Open Access

• PASTORAL 2003 European pastoralism: farming with nature: PASTORAL Project Information Note 8

  Huband, S. & McCracken, DI., 2003, 8 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief

  Open Access