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Exploring the attitudes of backyard poultry keepers to health and biosecurity

Correia-Gomes, C. & Sparks, NHC., Jan 2020, In : Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 174, 9 p., 104812.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

biosecurity
Poultry
poultry
Health
Birds
1 Downloads (Pure)

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., 7 Jan 2020, In : Animal. 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Suffolk (sheep breed)
Texel
carcass composition
weaning weight
purebreds
2 Downloads (Pure)

How Consumers in the UK and Spain Value the Coexistence of the Claims Low Fat, Local, Organic and Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Akaichi, F., Revoredo-Giha, C., Glenk, K. & Gil, J. M., 1 Jan 2020, In : Nutrients. 12, 1, 120.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
greenhouse gas emissions
Spain
Gases
Fats
lipids

Mineral status, metabolism and performance of dairy heifers receiving a combined trace element bolus and out-wintered on perennial ryegrass, kale or fodder beet

Atkins, N., Bleach, E., Mackenzie, S., Hargreaves, PR. & Sinclair, L., Jan 2020, In : Livestock Science. 231, 103865.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

forage beets
Lolium
kale
Beta vulgaris
dairy heifers

Opinion paper - Measuring livestock robustness and resilience: are we on the right track?

Llonch, P., Hoffman, G., Bodas, R., Mirbach, D., Verwer, C. & Haskell, MJ., 9 Jan 2020, In : Animal. p. 1-3 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

livestock
1 Citation (Scopus)
9 Downloads (Pure)

Re-designing organic grain legume cropping systems using systems agronomy

Reckling, M., Bergkvist, G., Watson, CA., Stoddard, F. & Bachinger, J., Jan 2020, In : European Journal of Agronomy. 112, 13 p., 125951.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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agronomy
cropping systems
cropping practice
legumes
farmers

The behavior of dairy cattle in late gestation: effects of parity and dystocia

Barraclough, R., Shaw, D., Boyce, R., Haskell, MJ. & Macrae, A., Jan 2020, In : Journal of Dairy Research. 103, 1, p. 714-722 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Dystocia
dystocia
parity (reproduction)
Parity
dairy cattle

The Effect of Behavioural Indicators of Calf Discomfort Following Routine Procedures on Cow Maternal Care

Turner, SP., McIlvaney, K., Donbavand, JE. & Turner, M., 6 Jan 2020, In : Animals. 10, 1

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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pain
Mothers
calves
cows
Pain

The ENHANCED MAGNAPORTHE RESISTANCE 1 locus affects Ramularia leaf spot development in barley

McGrann, G. R. D., Miller, S. & Havis, N. D., 1 Jan 2020, In : European Journal of Plant Pathology. 156, 1, p. 123-132 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Magnaporthe
leaf spot
Ramularia
Cygnus
barley
2019

A 2-stage hierarchical interrupted time-series analysis to quantify the long-term effect of subclinical bacterial kidney disease on performance of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Boerlage, A. S., Stryhn, H., Armstrong, B. & Hammell, K. L., 15 Nov 2019, In : Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 172, 104776.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

bacterial kidney disease
Salmo salar
Kidney Diseases
long term effects
time series analysis
1 Citation (Scopus)

A bio-economic model for cost analysis of alternative management strategies in beef finishing systems

Kamilaris, C., Dewhurst, RJ., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Crosson, P. & Alexander, P., 26 Nov 2019, In : Agricultural Systems. 102713.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

bioeconomic models
cost analysis
finishing
beef
forage
15 Downloads (Pure)

A case of cutaneous toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans likely acquired from a domestic dog

Othieno, R., Mark, K., Etherson, M., Foster, G., Murray, S., Kalima, P., Fry, N., Cameron, C. & Strachan, J., 3 Jun 2019, In : Access Microbiology. 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Corynebacterium
Dogs
Skin
Diphtheria Toxoid
Diphtheria
1 Citation (Scopus)
7 Downloads (Pure)

Achieving environmentally sustainable livestock production

Leinonen, I., 7 Jan 2019, In : Sustainability. 11, 1, 5 p., 246.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

Open Access
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system change
livestock farming
Agriculture
conversion of production
Beef
3 Citations (Scopus)
20 Downloads (Pure)

A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity

Abdalla, M., Hastings, A., Cheng, K., Yue, Q., Chadwick, D., Espenberg, M., Truu, J., Rees, RM. & Smith, P., Aug 2019, In : Global Change Biology. 25, 8, p. 2530-2543 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Open Access
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greenhouse gases
cover crops
leaching
nitrogen
crops
2 Citations (Scopus)
6 Downloads (Pure)

Advantages of social skills for contest resolution

Camerlink, I., Turner, SP., Farish, M. & Arnott, G., 29 May 2019, In : Royal Society Open Science. 6, 5, 181456.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Aptitude
Wounds and Injuries
Costs and Cost Analysis
Animal Welfare
Socialization
2 Citations (Scopus)

A large-scale pedigree resource of wheat reveals evidence for adaptation and selection by breeders

Fradgley, N., Gardner, K., Cockram, J., Elderfield, J., Hickey, J., Howell, P., Jackson, R. & Mackay, IM., 28 Feb 2019, In : PLoS Biology. 17, 2, 20 p., e3000071.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Pedigree
pedigree
Triticum
Crops
wheat
3 Citations (Scopus)
8 Downloads (Pure)

A multi-kingdom study reveals the plasticity of the rumen microbiota in response to a shift from non-grazing to grazing diets in sheep

Belanche, A., Kingston-Smith, A. H., Griffith, G. W. & Newbold, C. J., 11 Feb 2019, In : Frontiers in Microbiology. 10, 17 p., 122.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Microbiota
Rumen
Sheep
Diet
Fermentation
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Analysis of genome-wide DNA arrays reveals the genomic population structure and diversity in autochthonous Greek goat breeds

Michailidou, S., Tsangaris, G. T., Tzora, A., Skoufos, I., Banos, G., Argiriou, A. & Arsenos, G., 12 Dec 2019, In : PLoS ONE. 14, 12, e0226179.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Metagenomics
goat breeds
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Goats
Farms
9 Downloads (Pure)

Angiosperm symbioses with non-mycorrhizal fungal partners enhance N acquisition from ancient organic matter in a warming maritime Antarctic

Hill, P. W., Broughton, R., Bougoure, J., Havelange, W., Newsham, K. K., Grant, H., Murphy, D. V., Clode, P., Ramayah, S., Marsden, K. A., Quilliam, R. S., Roberts, P., Brown, C., Read, D. J., DeLuca, T. H., Bardgett, R. D., Hopkins, DW. & Jones, D. L., Dec 2019, In : Ecology Letters. 22, 12, p. 2111-2119 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Open Access
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symbiosis
vascular plant
angiosperm
vascular plants
moss

Animal-mounted sensor technology to predict ‘time to calving’ in beef and dairy cows

Miller, G. A., Mitchell, MA., Barker, ZE., Giebel, K., Codling, E., Amory, J. & Duthie, C-A., 2019.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

beef cows
sensors (equipment)
calving
dairy cows
animals

Animal personality in the management and welfare of pigs

O'Malley, C., Turner, SP., D'Eath, RB., Steibel, J., Bates, R., Ernst, C. & Siegford, J., Sep 2019, In : Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 218, 104821.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review

Personality
Swine
swine
animals
physiological response

An investigation into the effectiveness of compressed straw blocks in reducing abnormal behaviour in growing pigs

Haigh, A., Yun-Chou, J. & O'Driscoll, K., 1 Nov 2019, In : Animal. 13, 11, p. 2576-2585 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

abnormal behavior
straw
toys
swine
weanlings
1 Citation (Scopus)

A parsimonious software sensor for estimating the individual dynamic pattern of methane emissions from cattle

Munoz-Tamayo, R., Ramirez Agudelo, JF., Dewhurst, RJ., Miller, G., Vernon, T. & Kettle, H., Jun 2019, In : Animal. 13, 6, p. 1180-1187 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Methane
Sensors
Time measurement
Beef
Bins
3 Citations (Scopus)
15 Downloads (Pure)

Artificial rearing affects piglets pre-weaning behaviour, welfare and growth performance

Schmitt, O., O'Driscoll, K., Boyle, L. & Baxter, EM., Jan 2019, In : Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 210, p. 16-25 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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artificial rearing
piglets
growth performance
weaning
lesions (animal)

Artificial rearing affects the emotional state and reactivity of pigs post-weaning

Schmitt, O., O'Driscoll, K., Baxter, EM. & Boyle, LA., 1 Nov 2019, In : Animal Welfare. 28, 4, p. 433-442 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

artificial rearing
weaning
weanlings
swine
testing
1 Citation (Scopus)
4 Downloads (Pure)

A single dose of fat-based energy supplement to light birth weight pigs shortly after birth does not increase their survival and growth

Schmitt, OS., Baxter, EM., Lawlor, P. G., Boyle, LA. & O'Driscoll, K., 9 May 2019, In : Animals. 9, 5, 227.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Birth Weight
birth weight
piglets
Swine
Fats
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A study of traveller horse owners' attitudes to horse care and welfare using an equine body condition scoring system

Rowland, M., Coombs, T. & Connor, M., 12 Apr 2019, In : Animals. 9, 4, 162.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Horses
body condition
horses
Practice Management
horsemanship

A web survey application of real choice experiments

Liebe, U., Glenk, K., von Mayer-Hofer, M. & Spiller, A., Dec 2019, In : Journal of Choice Modelling. 33, 100150.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Choice experiment
Web survey
Payment
Food consumption
Priming
2 Citations (Scopus)

A wetland ecosystem service assessment tool: development and application in a tropical peatland in Uganda

Langan, C., Farmer, J., Rivington, M., Novo, P. & Smith, J. U., Aug 2019, In : Ecological Indicators. 103, p. 434-445 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

peatlands
Uganda
peatland
ecosystem service
ecosystem services
7 Downloads (Pure)

Back to the future: rethinking the socioecological systems underlying high nature value farmlands

Lomba, Â., Moreira, F., Klimek, S., Jongman, R., Sullivan, C., Moran, J., Poux, X., Honrado, JP., Pinto-Correia, T., Plieninger, T. & McCracken, DI., 9 Dec 2019, In : Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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farmland values
farming systems
agricultural land
farming system
ecosystem services
1 Citation (Scopus)

Bacterial community composition and diversity respond to nutrient amendment but not warming in a maritime Antarctic soil

Newsham, K. K., Tripathi, B. M., Dong, K., Yamamoto, N., Adams, J. M. & Hopkins, D. W., Nov 2019, In : Microbial Ecology. 78, 4, p. 974-984 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

bacterial communities
community composition
warming
soil bacteria
open-top chamber

Behaviour of isolated piglets before and after tooth clipping, grinding or sham-grinding

Sinclair, A. RL., Tallet, C., Renouard, A., Brunton, P. J., D'Eath, R. B., Sandercock, DA. & Prunier, A., 15 Apr 2019, (Accepted/In press). 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

grinding
piglets
teeth
litters (young animals)
ears
1 Citation (Scopus)
7 Downloads (Pure)

Beyond 'hobby farming': towards a typology of non-commercial farming

Sutherland, L-A., Barlagne, C. & Barnes, AP., Sep 2019, In : Agriculture and Human Values. 36, 3, p. 475-493 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
recreation
farming systems
farmers
farms
Scotland
1 Citation (Scopus)
3 Downloads (Pure)

Biotic interactions are an unexpected yet critical control on the complexity of an abiotically driven polar ecosystem

Lee, C. K., Laughlin, D. C., Bottos, E. M., Caruso, T., Joy, K., Barrett, J. E., Brabyn, L., Nielsen, U. N., Adams, B. J., Wall, D. H., Hopkins, D. W., Pointing, S. B., McDonald, I. R., Cowan, D. A., Banks, J. C., Stichbury, G. A., Jones, I., Zawar-Reza, P., Katurji, M., Hogg, I. D. & 4 others, Sparrow, A. D., Storey, B. C., Allan Green, T. G. & Cary, S. C., 15 Feb 2019, In : Communications biology. 2, 62.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Ecosystem
Biota
Structural Models
Biodiversity
Proxy
4 Citations (Scopus)
3 Downloads (Pure)

BrAPI - an application programming interface for plant breeding applications

Selby, P., Abbeloos, R., Backlund, J. E., Basterrechea Salido, M., Bauchet, G., Benites-Alfaro, O., Birkett, C., Calaminos, V. C., Carceller, P., Cornut, G., Vasques Costa, B., Edwards, J. D., Finkers, R., Gao, S. Y., Ghaffar, M., Glaser, P., Guignon, V., Hok, P., Kilian, A., König, P. & 30 others, Lagare, J. E. B., Lange, M., Laporte, M-A., Larmande, P., LeBauer, D., Lyon, D., Marshall, D., Matthews, D., Milne, I., Mistry, N., Morales, N., Mueller, L., Neveu, P., Papoutsoglou, E., Pearce, B., Perez-Masias, I., Pommier, C., Ramirez-Gonzalez, R. H., Rathore, A., Raquel, A. M., Raubach, S., Rife, T., Robbins, K., Rouard, M., Sarma, C., Scholz, U., Sempéré, G., Shaw, P., Simon, R. & Soldevilla, N., 15 Oct 2019, In : Bioinformatics (Oxford, England). 35, 20, p. 4147-4155 9 p., btz190.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Application programming interfaces (API)
Breeding
Programming
Specifications
Plant Breeding
24 Downloads (Pure)

Breeders’ views on the production of new and orphan crops in Africa: a survey of constraints and opportunities

Dawson, ID., Barnes, AP., Jamnadass, R., Danquah, E., Mumm, R. H., Hoad, SP., Burnett, FJ., Hale, I., Mausch, K., Hendre, P., Powell, W. & Revoredo-Giha, C., May 2019, Working Paper No. 296 ed., World Agroforestry United Nations, 46 p.

Research output: Working paper

Open Access
File
crops
plant breeders
genetic improvement
healthy diet
crop production
1 Citation (Scopus)

Can community interventions change resilience? Fostering perceptions of individual and community resilience in rural places

Markantoni, M., Steiner, AA. & Meador, JE., 15 Mar 2019, In : Community Development Journal. 50, 2, p. 238-255 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

resilience
community
local participation
rural community
enabling state
1 Citation (Scopus)

Causes of mortality and lesions observed post mortem in European moles (Talpa europaea) in Cornwall, south-west England: Disease in wildlife or exotic species

Simpson, V. R., Davison, N. J. & Dagleish, M. P., Feb 2019, In : Journal of Comparative Pathology. 167, p. 18-25 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Talpa europaea
wildlife diseases
lesions (animal)
England
Parasitic Diseases
6 Downloads (Pure)

Cereal varieties: summer 2019 update - winter wheat, winter barley and spring barley. SRUC Cereal Variety Update

Hoad, SP., Jun 2019, 14 p. (SRUC Technical Pages)

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access
File

Changes in the ileal, but not fecal, microbiome in response to increased dietary protein level and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli exposure in pigs

Pollock, J., Hutchings, MR., Hutchings, K., Gally, D. & Houdijk, JGM., Oct 2019, In : Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 85, 19, e01252-19.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Dietary Proteins
Microbiota
pig

Characterising the biophysical, economic and social impacts of soil carbon sequestration as a greenhouse gas removal technology

Sykes, AJ., MacLeod, M., Eory, V., Rees, RM., Payen, FP., Myrgiotis, VM., Williams, M., Sohi, S., Hillier, J., Moran, D., Manning, D., Goglio, P., Seghetta, M., Williams, A. G., Harris, J., Dondini, M., Walton, J., House, J. & Smith, P., 18 Sep 2019, In : Global Change Biology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Open Access
Carbon Sequestration
social impact
greenhouse gases
economic impact
Social Change
4 Citations (Scopus)
6 Downloads (Pure)

Citizens’ and farmers’ framing of ‘positive animal welfare’ and the implications for framing positive welfare in communication

Vigors, B., 4 Apr 2019, In : Animals. 9, 4, p. 147 22 p., 147.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Animal Welfare
communication (human)
animal welfare
Communication
farmers
11 Downloads (Pure)

Clinical, pathological, and laboratory diagnoses of diseases of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), live stranded on the Dutch and adjacent coasts from 2003 to 2016

van Elk, C. E., van de Bildt, M. WG., van Run, P. RWA., Bunskoek, P., Meerbeek, J., Foster, G., Osterhaus, A. DME. & Kuiken, T., 30 Oct 2019, In : Veterinary Research. 50, 17 p., 88.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Phocoena
Phocoena phocoena
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
disease diagnosis
Aspergillosis
1 Citation (Scopus)

Comparing results of ranking conjoint analyses, best worst scaling, and discrete choice experiments in a non-hypothetical context 

Yangui, A., Akaichi, F., Costa-Font, M. & Maria, G. J., Apr 2019, In : Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 63, 2, p. 221-246 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

willingness to pay
consumer preferences
cognition
Willingness-to-pay
Conjoint analysis
2 Citations (Scopus)
17 Downloads (Pure)

Compendium of 4,941 rumen metagenome-assembled genomes for rumen microbiome biology and enzyme discovery: Comprehensive resource of cow rumen genomes and a database of predicted proteins.

Stewart, R., Auffret, MD., Warr, A., Walker, A., Roehe, R. & Watson, M., 2 Aug 2019, In : Nature Biotechnology. 37, p. 953-961 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
Metagenome
Protein Databases
Microbiota
Rumen
Enzymes
1 Citation (Scopus)
9 Downloads (Pure)

Conceptual framework underpinning management of soil health - supporting site-specific delivery of sustainable agro-ecosystems

Stockdale, EA., Griffiths, BS., Hargreaves, PR., Bhogal, A., Crotty, FV. & Watson, CA., May 2019, In : Food and Energy Security. 8, 2, 18 p., e00158.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
conceptual framework
ecosystem
soil
health
landscape ecology
1 Citation (Scopus)

Conservation contracts for supplying Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR) conservation services in Romania

Wainwright, W., Glenk, K., Akaichi, F. & Moran, D., 1 Jun 2019, In : Livestock Science. 224, p. 1-9 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

animal genetic resources
Romania
germplasm conservation
farmed animal species
rare breeds
3 Downloads (Pure)

Considering appropriate replication in the design of animal social network studies

Smith, LA., Swain, DL., Innocent, GT., Nevison, I. & Hutchings, MR., 10 May 2019, In : Scientific Reports. 9, 7208.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
File
social networks
social behavior
animals
cattle
testing
35 Downloads (Pure)

Contributions of biodiversity to the sustainable intensification of food production: Thematic study for The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

Dawson, ID., Attwood, S., Park, S. E., Jamnadass, R., Powell, W., Sunderland, T., Kindt, R., McMullin, S., Hoebe, PN., Baddeley, JA., Staver, C., Vadez, V., Carsan, S., Roshetko, J. M., Amri, A., Karamura, E., Karamura, D., Paulo, V. B., Hossain, M. E., Phillips, M. & 7 others, Kumar, A., Lilleso, J-P. B., Benzie, J., Sabastian, G. E., Ekesa, B., Ocimati, W. & Graudal, L., 1 Jun 2019, CA4003EN ed. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organisation. 42 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access
File
food production
biodiversity
agriculture
production technology
pollinators

Corrigendum to “Improving model prediction of soil N2O emissions through Bayesian calibration” (Science of the Total Environment (2018) 624 (1467–1477), (S0048969717336355), (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.202))

Myrgiotis, V., Williams, M., Topp, C. F. E. & Rees, R. M., 10 Jun 2019, In : Science of the Total Environment. 668, p. 1342 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

soil emission
Calibration
calibration
Soils
prediction