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Research interests
- Genetic and environmental influences on sheep and goat production, performance, health and survival
- Development and implementation of broader breeding goals and indices for sustainable hill sheep production
- Genetics of maternal traits in sheep and goats
- Quantitative and molecular genetic solutions for disease control in small ruminants
Teaching
- BSc Animal Science
- BSc Agriculture
- MSc University of Edinburgh Quantitative Genetics and Genome Analysis
- Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, University of Edinburgh
Other work
- Chair of International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) Expert Advisory Group (EAG) for Sheep, Goat and Small camelid meat recording guidelines (2016- ongoing).
- President of the Sheep and Goat Commission, European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) (2014 - ongoing).
- Animal Breeding workstream leader, Farm Animal Welfare Committee (2008 - 2018).
- BSAS Science and Innovation Committee member (2013 – ongoing).
- BSAS representative for EAAP (2011- 2013).
Previous employer
| 2014 - present | Reader in Applied Livestock Genetics, SRUC (Grade 1) |
| 2012 - 2014 | Senior Livestock Geneticist, SRUC |
| 1992 - 2012 | Livestock Geneticist, SAC (part time (60%) 1995 – 2000) |
| 1990 - 1992 | Sheep Specialist, Meat and Livestock Commission, England. |
| 1987 – 1989 | Livestock Specialist, United Nations Association International Service, Bolivia. |
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Aug 1999
Master, University of Aberdeen
Award Date: 1 Aug 1990
Bachelor, Newcastle University
Award Date: 1 Aug 1984
External positions
EAAP
1 Jan 2015 → 1 Jan 2020
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Delivery of on farm education visits
Conington, J., Gordon, J., McLean, K. & Steel, M.
1/04/18 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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Genetic parameters of animal traits associated with coccidian and nematode parasite load and growth in Scottish Blackface sheep
Pacheco, AFP., McNeilly, T. N., Banos, G. & Conington, JE., Apr 2021, In: Animal. 15, 4, 100185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards future genetic evaluations for live weight and carcass composition traits in UK sheep
Fitzmaurice, S., Conington, J., McHugh, N. & Banos, G., Mar 2021, In: Small Ruminant Research. 196, 106327.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breeding strategies for animal resilience to weather variation in meat sheep
Sánchez-Molano, E., Kapsona, VV., Oikonomou, S., McLaren, A., Lambe, NR., Conington, JE. & Banos, G., 7 Oct 2020, (First published) In: BMC Genetics. 21, 116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Could rumen volumes measured by CT scanning help to breed sheep with lower methane emissions?
Lambe, NR., McLaren, A., McLean, KA., Gordon, J. & Conington, JE., 4 Dec 2020, p. 620-620. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Genetic analyses of live weight and carcass composition traits in purebred Texel, Suffolk and Charollais lambs
Fitzmaurice, SF., Conington, JE., Fetherstone, N., Pabiou, T., McDermott, K., Wall, E., Banos, G. & McHugh, N., May 2020, In: Animal. 14, 5, p. 899-909 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)29 Downloads (Pure)