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Profiles
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Loubna Abou El Qassim
- Agriculture & Business Management, Dairy Research Centre - Research Associate
- Scotland's Rural College - Research Associate
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Mia Aitchison
- Veterinary And Animal Sciences, Veterinary & Animal Sciences - Bar - Lecturer
- Scotland's Rural College - Lecturer
Person: Academic contract that is teaching only
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Matt Broadbent
- Agriculture & Business Management, Dairy Research Centre - Reader
- Scotland's Rural College - Reader
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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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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Early indicators to monitor changes in soil health: evidence to update guidance for UK farmers
Fraser, F. (PI), Watson, C. (CoI) & Hargreaves, P. (CoI)
13/10/25 → 27/03/26
Project: Research
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Development of a multiplex molecular assay for on-site hygiene monitoring in dairy processing
Shalaby, M. (PI) & Dewhurst, R. (CoPI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Adoption of returnable packaging depends on price, deposit, and material, with spillovers from recycling and reuse
Thompson, B., Akaichi, F. & Toma, L., 5 Jan 2026, In: Frontiers in Sustainability. 6, 12 p., 1715510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing methane production and feed efficiency in both growing and mature ovine animals in six countries across Europe, South America and Oceania
McGovern, F., Johnson, P., McHugh, N., Tortereau, F., Marie-Etancelin, C., Navajas, E., De Barbieri, I., Aspeholen Åby, B., Rowe, S., Conington, J., Ciappesoni, G., Donnem, I., Kizilaslan, M., McDermott, K. & Lambe, N., Feb 2026, In: Small Ruminant Research. 255, 107677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A study of associations between the salivary metabolite composition, pH, and gastric ulcers in lactating sows
Salazar Hoffman, L., Baxter, E., Lawrence, A., Moses, T., Thomson, J. & D'Eath, R., 27 Jan 2026, (First published) In: Animal. 101774.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Datasets
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Data from: Estimating demographic contributions to effective population size in an age-structured wild population experiencing environmental and demographic stochasticity
Trask, A. E. (Creator), Bignal, E. M. (Creator), McCracken, D. I. (Creator), Piertney, S. B. (Creator) & Reid, J. M. (Creator), Dryad, 1 Jan 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.68kk0, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.68kk0
Dataset
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Additional file 2 of Microbiome-driven breeding strategy potentially improves beef fatty acid profile benefiting human health and reduces methane emissions
Martínez-Álvaro, M. (Creator), Mattock, J. (Creator), Auffret, M. (Creator), Weng, Z. (Creator), Duthie, C.-A. (Creator), Dewhurst, R. J. (Creator), Cleveland, M. A. (Creator), Watson, M. (Creator) & Roehe, R. (Creator), Figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21285707.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Additional_file_2_of_Microbiome-driven_breeding_strategy_potentially_improves_beef_fatty_acid_profile_benefiting_human_health_and_reduces_methane_emissions/21285707/1
Dataset
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Long term management effects on leatherjackets - data
Moffat, A. (Contributor), McNamara, L. (Contributor), McCracken, D. (Contributor) & McCracken, D. (Contributor), Unknown Publisher, 15 Jan 2024
DOI: 10.58073/SRUC.25000007.v1
Dataset
Prizes
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Awarded Professorship in Agricultural Ecology
McCracken, D. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Other distinction
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Activities
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Sustainable livestock and habitat management: lessons from the Scottish uplands
McCracken, D. (Invited speaker)
20 Jan 2026Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Upland opportunities: biodiversity, carbon and water
McCracken, D. (Speaker)
22 Jan 2026Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Water, water, everywhere: streams, storms and sensors
McCracken, D. (Speaker)
4 Dec 2025Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Press/Media
Equipment
Research units
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Biorefining And Advanced Materials Research Centre
Agriculture & Business Management
Organisational unit: Cost centre