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Research interests
My main research focus is on livestock genetics and the development of breeding tools for use by the agricultural community. Current research interests and projects include climate change and livestock systems, genetics of fitness traits, development of sustainable and environmental breeding goals and improvements to national livestock genetic evaluations.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Edinburgh
1 Nov 1998 → 30 Mar 2002
Award Date: 1 Jun 2002
Master, University College Dublin
1 Sep 1997 → 31 Oct 1998
Award Date: 5 Apr 1999
Bachelor, University College Dublin
1 Oct 1993 → 30 Jun 1997
Award Date: 1 Jul 1997
External positions
British Society of Animal Science
8 Apr 2019 → 1 Apr 2020BBSRC
1 May 2017 → 1 May 2020Young Academy of Scotland
1 May 2015 → 1 May 2020European Association of Animal Production
30 Aug 2014 → 30 Aug 2020Fingerprint
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Projects
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Conception to consumption: Aligning farmers to consumers using modern data, decision support and precision agriculture technologies
1/02/19 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Modelling short & long-term resilience and efficiency of cattle production
1/10/17 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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Delivering the agricultural greenhouse gas and ammonia inventories and projections
Wall, E., Pritchard, T., Archibald, I. & Rees, B.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4/09/17 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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Genomic management tools to optimise resilience and efficiency GenTORE
Wall, E., Eory, V. & Bunning, H.
1/04/17 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Research output
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Predicting pregnancy status from mid-infrared spectroscopy in dairy cow milk using deep learning
Brand, W., Wells, AT., Smith, SL., Denholm, SJ., Wall, E. & Coffey, MP., 20 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genetic parameters for carcase measurements and age at slaughter in commercial cattle
Pritchard, TC., Wall, E. & Coffey, MP., 10 Dec 2020, In: Animal. 0, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting bovine tuberculosis status of dairy cows from mid-infrared spectral data of milk using deep learning
Denholm, SJ., Brand, W., Mitchell, A., Wells, AM., Krzyzelewski, T., Smith, SL., Wall, E. & Coffey, MP., Oct 2020, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 103, 10, p. 9355-9367 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Scotland’s biodiversity progress to 2020 Aichi targets: conserving genetic diversity--development of a national approach for addressing Aichi Biodiversity Target 13 that includes wild species
Hollingsworth, PM., O'Brien, D., Ennos, RA., Yahr, R., Neaves, L., Ahrends, A., Ballingall, KT., Brooker, RW., Burke, T., Cavers, S., Dawson, IK., Elston, D. A., Kerr, J., Marshall, DF., Pakeman, R. J., Trivedi, C., Wall, E., Wright, F. & Ogden, R., 2020, Inverness: Scottish Natural Heritage. 38 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief › Commissioned report
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Whole genome analysis of water buffalo and global cattle breeds highlights convergent signatures of domestication
Dutta, P., Talenti, A., Young, R., Jayaraman, S., Callaby, R., Kumar Jadhav, S., Dhanikachalam, V., Manikandan, M., Biswa, B. B., Low, W. Y., Williams, J. L., Cook, E., Toye, P., Wall, E., Djikeng, A., Marshall, K., Archibald, A. L., Gokhale, S., Kumar, S., Hume, D. A. & 1 others, , 21 Sep 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 13 p., 4739.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)2 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Green Gown Award
Wall, Eileen (Recipient), Rees, Bob (Recipient) & Eory, Veronika (Recipient), 2010
Prize
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Queen's Anniversary Prize
Wall, Eileen (Recipient), Coffey, Mike (Recipient) & Roberts, Dave (Recipient), Oct 2017
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Activities
- 2 Membership of committee
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BBSRC (External organisation)
Eileen Wall (Chair)
1 Sep 2016Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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BBSRC (External organisation)
Eileen Wall (Chair)
1 Jun 2015Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
Press / Media
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Pioneering project to single out more efficient beef cattle
11/08/18
1 item of Media coverage
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How to protect dairy yields by tackling heat stress in cows
9/07/15 → 28/07/15
2 Media contributions
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