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• 2025

  A consensus on the definition of positive animal welfare

  Rault, J. L. & Lawrence, A., 25 Jan 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Biology Letters. 21, 1, 20240382.

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• Advanced supercapacitor electrodes: Lignin-derived carbonaceous materials and graphene composites with inorganic additives for enhanced energy storage

  Rana, A. K., Hart, P. & Thakur, V. K., 15 Jun 2025, In: Journal of Energy Storage. 121, 116453.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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• Allelic variation in a cluster of epsilon glutathione S-transferase genes contributes to DDT and pyrethroid resistance in the major African malaria vector Anopheles funestus

  Kouamo, M. F. M., Ibrahim, S. S., Muhammad, A., Gadji, M., Hearn, J. & Wondji, C. S., May 2025, In: BMC Genomics. 26, 1, 452.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• An HPLC-MS/MS method for the quantification of heat stress-related milk metabolites in milk from Holstein-Friesian cross-bred cows in Tanzania

  Habimana, V., Nguluma, A. S., Nziku, Z. C., Ekine-Dzivenu, C. C., Morota, G., Mrode, R. & Chenyambuga, S. W., 2025, In: South African Journal of Animal Science. 55, 3, p. 154-172 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Antimicrobial resistance profiles and molecular epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Scottish bovine mastitis cases

  Pollock, J., 17 Jan 2025, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 153, e15.

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• Assessing the Impact of Ramularia Leaf Spot on Barley: Prospects for Fungicide Protection Strategies and Weather-Based Prediction Models in Argentina

  Erreguerena, I. A., Quiroz, F. J., Cambareri, M., Pereyra, S., Havis, N. D. & Carmona, M. A., Apr 2025, In: Plant Pathology. 74, 3, p. 858-872 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• A Systematic Review of the Role of Networks in Information Dissemination and Resource Pooling Among Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact on Farm Improvements, Empowerment and Behaviour Change

  Begho, T. & Ogisi, O. D., 23 Apr 2025, In: Journal of International Development. p. 1-12 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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• Beneficial effects of melatonin on canine oocyte nuclear maturation via reduction of oxidative stress

  Ghafari, F., Salavati, M., Fouladi, A. & Piercy, R., 4 Mar 2025, In: Reproduction. e240388.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Campylobacter jejuni ST353 and ST464 cause localized gut inflammation, crypt damage, and extraintestinal spread during large- and small-scale infection in broiler chickens

  Khattak, F., Mar 2025, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91, 3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Can, and should, we improve our metrics for quantifying AMR?

  Humphry, R., Evans, J., Henry, M., Gunn, G., Tongue, S. & Innocent, G. T., 23 Jan 2025, JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. Supplement_1 ed. Oxford Academic, Vol. 7. p. i7 1 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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• Capital Investment – 2023 Farmer Intentions Survey Briefing Note

  Glendinning, J., Pate, L. (Contributor), Merrell, I., Glenk, K. (Contributor), Barnes, A. (Contributor), Sutherland, L.-A. (Contributor), Colley, K. (Contributor) & Laure, K. (Contributor), 4 Mar 2025, Edinburgh: Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 9 p.

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

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• Carbonyl Reductase 1: a novel regulator of blood pressure in Down Syndrome

  Morgan, R., Malbon, A., Czopek, A., Boyle, A., Ivy, J., Stewart, K., Denham, S., Simpson, J., Homer, N. Z., Dhaun, N. & Bailey, M. A., Jan 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Bioscience Reports. 45, 02, p. 157-170

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Cognitive and non-cognitive factors predict pigs’ positions in an aggression social network

  Oldham, L., Agha, S., Arnott, G. A., Brims, M., Camerlink, I., Futro, A., Lee, V., Doeschl-Wilson, A. & Turner, S., 9 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Scientific Reports.

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• Demand for fish in Great Britain is driven by household income and taste

  Rathnayaka, S., Revoredo-Giha, C. & de Roos, B., 19 Mar 2025, In: Public Health Nutrition. 28, 1, p. e81 30 p.

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• Detection of genetic variability in dairy cattle infectivity for bovine tuberculosis

  Madenci, D., Sánchez-Molano, E., Winters, M., Mitchell, A., Coffey, M. P., Hadfield, J. D., Woolliams, J. A., Banos, G. & Doeschl-Wilson, A., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 108, 4, p. 3835-3849 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Development of a research tool leveraging theoretical frameworks to better understand One Health systems thinking among livestock farmers

  Jessiman, L., Naydani, C. & Jarvis, S., 28 Mar 2025, (First published) In: CABI One Health. 4:1, 0011, p. 1-12 12 p., 0011.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Do establishment of multispecies swards affect nitrous oxide and methane emissions and promote soil health?

  Hargreaves, P. & Rees, R., 1 May 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 975, 12 p., 179091.

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• Early-life environmental enrichment promotes positive animal welfare for juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in aquaculture research

  Prentice, P. M., Chivite Alcalde, M., Cisar, P. & Rey-Planellas, S., 18 Feb 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, p. 5828 5828.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Editorial: The Role of Bacteriophages in Salmonella Diversity, Pathogenicity and Control

  Nale, J., 2025, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 16, 1591189.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

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• Effect of a single rectal fecal microbiota transplantation on clinical severity and fecal microbial communities in dogs with chronic inflammatory enteropathy

  Pérez-Accino, J., Salavati, M., Glendinning, L. & Salavati Schmitz, S., 2025, In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 39, 1, p. e17264 e17264.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Effect of Mechanical Alleviation of Soil Compaction on Grassland Yields, Soil Structure and Nitrous Oxide Emissions

  Hargreaves, P., Baker, K., Graceson, A., Cloy, J. & Ball, B., 18 Mar 2025, Nitrogen Cycling and Soil Health. Baggs, E. & Hatano, R. (eds.). Springer, p. 117–137 20 p. 7

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Effect of multispecies swards on ruminal fermentation, methane emission and potential for climate care cattle farming − an in vitro study

  M U, H., Sidoruk, P., Lechniak, D., Szumacher-Strabel, M., Bocianowski, J., Slusarczyk, S., Hargreaves, P., Ruska, D., Dorbe, A., Kreismane, D., Klumpp, K., Bloor, J., Rees, R., Kuipers, A., Galama, P., Váradyová, Z., Cobanová, K. & Cieslak, A., 10 Jan 2025, In: Animal. 19, 1, p. 101386 11 p., 101386.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Environmental effects of improved regional nitrogen cycling in crop-livestock systems – A generic modelling approach

  vonk, W., Schut, A. G. T., van Ittersum, M. K., grillot, M., Topp, C. & Hendricks, R., 2 Mar 2025, In: Agricultural Systems. p. 104244 104244.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Exploring the effects of dietary lysine and tryptophan on the social behaviour of pigs

  Hewett, E., Zaragoza, L. E., Lewis, C., Houdijk, J., Doeschl-Wilson, A. & Turner, S., 2025, In: Journal of Animal Science. 103, 29 p., skaf030.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Genetic regulation of gene expression across multiple tissues in chickens

  The ChickenGTEx Consortium, 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Genetics. 1821.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Genomic analysis of hair sheep from West/Central Africa reveals unique genetic diversity and ancestral links to breed formation in the Caribbean

  Salavati, M., Wiener, P. & Clark, E., 1 Jan 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Molecular Ecology.

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• Greenhouse gas abatement in UK agriculture 2024-2050: Report submitted to support the 7th carbon budget in the UK

  Eory, V., Mckay Fletcher, D., MacLeod, M., Duthie, C.-A., Rees, R. & Topp, C., 25 Feb 2025, Prepared for the Climate Change Committee. 84 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report

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• Growth resilience to weather variation in commercial free-ranging chickens in Ethiopia

  Banos, G., Girma, M., Solomon, B., Davoudi, P., Esatu, W., Dessie, T., Psifidi, A., Watson, K., Hanotte, O. & Sánchez-Molano, E., Dec 2025, In: BMC Genomics. 26, 1, 371.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Immunomodulatory and growth-promoting effects of Rauwolfia serpentina root powder in broiler chicks challenged with Salmonella Gallinarum

  Khattak, F., 2025, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 12, p. 1534347 1534347.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Increasing nitrogen use efficiency by reducing ammonia and nitrate losses from tomato production in Kabul, Afghanistan

  Safi, Z., Rees, R., Drewer, J., Sutton, M., Bhatia, A., Adhya, T. K., Wakeel, A. & Bansal, S., 2025, In: Open Agriculture. 10, 1, 20250429.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Information flows within farmer networks and the implications for farmer-to-farmer extension: evidence from the Kenyan dairy sector

  Morrison, R., Cassar, X., Duncan, A., Rao, E. J. & Barnes, A., 11 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. p. 1-25 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Investigating the effects of default nudges, message context, content and framing on consumer purchase intentions of plant-based meat

  Begho, T. & Liu, S., 10 Apr 2025, (First published) In: International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 60, 1, p. 1-23 23 p., vvaf083.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• INVITED REVIEW: Future directions for cow-calf contact research and sustainable on-farm application.

  Whalin, L., Barth, K., Bertelsen, M., Bokkers, E., Ferneborg, S., Haskell, M., Ivemeyer, S., Bak Jensen, M., Engelien Johanssen, J. R., Mejdell, C., Mughal, M., Neave, H., Vaarst, M., van Knegsel, A. T. M., van Zyl, C., Wegner, C. & Foske Johnsen, J., 8 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press).

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• Maize genotypes foster distinctive bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere

  Wen, X., Lu, J., Whalen, J. K., Lei, S., Harrison, M., Rees, R., Topp, C., Song, Z., Chen, F. & Yin, X., 15 Apr 2025, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 382, p. 109505 109505.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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• Managing reactive nitrogen in spring wheat cropping systems: insights from Kabul, Afghanistan

  Safi, Z., Rees, R., Drewer, J., Bhatia, A., Adhya, T. K., Wakeel, A. & Bansal, S., 2 Apr 2025, In: Environmental Research Communications. 045003.

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• Marginal abatement cost curves of climate-smart agricultural practices to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from smallholder dairy farms in Kenya

  Caulfield, M., Graham, M., Gibbons, J., McNicol, L. C., Williams, P., Chadwick, D., Gakige, J., Wilkes, A., Kimoro, B. & Arndt, C., 22 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 501, 145281.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Narrowing the ecological yield gap to sustain crop yields with less inputs

  van Ittersum, M. K., Silva, J., Bommarco, R., Hijbeek, R., Lundin, O., Nandillon, R., Bergkvist, G., Menegat, A., Öborn, I., Soderholm-Emas, A., Stoddard, F., Vico, G., Vonk, W., Watson, C. & Maclaren, C., 2025, In: Global Change Biology. 100857.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Navigating DBX (Dairy Beef Cross) Production: Motivations and Decision-Making in Integrated and Open Market Systems. GAAFS Symposium 2025 .

  Gordon, J., 2025.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

• Network analyses unraveled the complex interactions in the rumen microbiota associated with methane emission in dairy cattle

  Ye, X., Sahana, G., Lund, M. S., Li, B. & Cai, Z., Mar 2025, In: Animal Microbiome. 7, 1, 24.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Non-neuronal brain biology and its relevance to animal welfare

  Lawrence, A. B., Brown, S. M., Bradford, B. M., Mabbott, N. A., Bombail, V. & Rutherford, K. M. D., Jun 2025, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 173, 106136.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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• Norwegian sheep farmers’ perception of the advantages and disadvantages of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) technologies.

  Reeves, M., Dwyer, C., Jessiman, L. & Grøva, L., 17 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Rural Studies. 103684.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Optimizing N applications increases maize yield and reduces environmental costs in a 12-year wheat-maize system

  Shen, S., Feng, B., Zhang, D., Zou, J., Yang, Y., Rees, R., Topp, C., Hu, S., Qiao, B., Huang, W., Sun, H., Zhou, S., Wen, X., Chen, F. & Yin, X., 1 Mar 2025, In: Field Crops Research. 322, p. 109741 109741.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Optimizing N rate in wheat-maize rotation to match long-term and inter-seasonal N turnover for high yield and sustainability using STICS

  Zhang, D., Shen, S., Bai, Z., Harrison, M., Liu, K., Rees, R., Topp, C., Zou, J., Yang, Y., Song, Z., Chen, H. & Yin, X., 1 Mar 2025, p. 109718.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Precision livestock farming usage among a subset of U.S. swine producers: Insights through a structural equation modeling approach

  Jessiman, L., Turner, S., Akaichi, F., Akinyemi, B., Siegford, J. & Johnson, A. K., Mar 2025, In: Smart Agricultural Technology. 10, p. 100839 100839.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Putting numbers to a metaphor: A Bayesian Belief Network with which to infer Soil Quality and Health

  Hassall, K. L., Rees, R., Zawadzka, J., Milne, A., Corstanje, R., Harris, J., Dailey, A. G., Keith, A. M., Glendining, M., McGrath, S. P., Todman, L. C., Alexander, P., Arnold, P., Bennett, A., Bhogal, A., Clark, J. M., Crotty, F., Horrocks, C. A., Noble, N. & Shepherd, M. & 3 others, Stockdale, E., Tipping, E. & Whitmore, A. P., 10 Mar 2025, In: European Journal of Agronomy. 168, 127537.

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• Revealing the Hidden Social Structure of Pigs with AI-Assisted Automated Monitoring Data and Social Network Analysis

  Agha, S., Psota, E., Turner, S., Lewis, C., Steibel, J. & Doeschl-Wilson, A., 27 Mar 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Animals. 15, 996

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• Rotational grass-legume leys increase arable crop yields, particularly at low N fertiliser rates

  El Khosht, F., Bergkvist, G., Sigrun Dahlin, A., Watson, C., Forkman, J., Nilsson, J. & Öborn, I., 1 May 2025, In: Field Crops Research. 326, 109835.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Sheep Dairy Farming in Cumbria & South & West Scotland: Potential for a powder plant

  Christian, M. & Morris-Eyton , R., 2025, 44 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report

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• Stakeholders’ perspectives on communicating biosecurity to encourage behaviour change in farmers.

  Moya Durán, S., Lamont , K., Brennan, M., Allepuz, A., Tamminen, L.-M., Ciaravino, G., Rodrigues da Costa, M., Correia-Gomes, C., Dogusan, M., Imperial, T., De Meneghi, D., Chantziaras, I. & Burrell, A., 24 Feb 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 12, p. p.1562648. 1562648.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Synergistic antibacterial activity of curcumin and phage against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

  Nale, J., 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 8959.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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