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4 Citations (Scopus)

Mitigating agricultural diffuse pollution: uncovering the evidence base of the awareness-behaviour-water quality pathway

Okumah, M., Chapman, P. J., Martin-Ortega, J. & Novo, P., 24 Dec 2018, In : Water. 11, 1, p. 29 - 47 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

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water quality
policy strategy
best management practice
environmental issue
water pollution
10 Citations (Scopus)

Modelling feedbacks between human and natural processes in the land system

Robinson, D. T., Di Vittorio, A., Alexander, P., Arneth, A., Barton, C. M., Brown, D. G., Kettner, A., Lemmen, C., O'Neill, B. C., Janssen, M., Pugh, T. AM., Rabin, S. S., Rounsevell, M., Syvitski, J. P., Ullah, I. & Verburg, P. H., 26 Jun 2018, In : Earth System Dynamics. 9, 2, p. 895-914 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

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modeling
conceptual framework
land
soil fertility
nonlinearity

Modelling interventions to mitigate production loss due to Fasciola hepatica in key UK cattle sectors

Tongue, SC., Correia-Gomes, C., Eze, IJ., Henry, MK., McCann, CM., Stott, AW. & Milne, CE., Nov 2018, p. 125. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Modelling potato growth

Leinonen, I., Chen, H., Taylor, JA. & Wale, S. (ed.), 2018, Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Potatoes: Volume 2: Production and Storage, Production and Sustainability. Wale, S. (ed.). Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited: Series in Agricultural Science, Vol. 2.

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

Moving sheep towards improved surveillance design - a case of resistance

Stirling, JM., Tongue, SC., Murray, S., Evans, J., Webster, C., Reeves, A., Gunn, GJ., Horne, J. & Foster, G., Nov 2018, p. 346. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

2 Citations (Scopus)

MRSA spa type t899 from food animals in the UK

Sharma, M., AboOun, M., Nunez-Garcia, J., Rogers, J., Welchman, D., Teale, C., Anjum, M., Kearns, A., Pichon, B., Foster, G., Robb, A. & McMillan, M., 16 Jun 2018, In : Veterinary Record. 182, 24, p. 697-698 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Livestock
food animals
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin
livestock
3 Citations (Scopus)
4 Downloads (Pure)

My land? Your land? Scotland? - Understanding sectoral similarities and differences in Scottish land use visions

Valluri-Nitsch, C., Metzger, MJ., McMorran, R. & Price, MF., 15 Feb 2018, In : Regional Environmental Change. 18, 3, p. 803 - 816 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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land use
landownership
stakeholder
climate change
land
3 Citations (Scopus)

Nellore bulls (Bos taurus indicus) with high residual feed intake have increased the expression of genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation in rumen epithelium

Del Bianco Benedeti, P., Detmann, E., Mantovani, HC., Bonilha, SFM., Serão, NVL., Lopes, DRG., Silva, W., Newbold, CJ. & Duarte, MS., 1 Jan 2018, In : Animal Feed Science and Technology. 235, p. 77-86 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

rumen epithelium
oxidative phosphorylation
Nellore
bulls
feed intake
2 Citations (Scopus)
12 Downloads (Pure)

New mastitis phenotypes suitable for genomic selection in meat sheep and their genetic relationships with udder conformation and lamb live weights

McLaren, A., Kaseja, K., Yates, J., Mucha, S., Lambe, NR. & Conington, JE., 26 Mar 2018, In : Animal. 12, 12, p. 2470 - 2479 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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sheep meat
udders
marker-assisted selection
genetic relationships
mastitis
8 Citations (Scopus)
4 Downloads (Pure)

Nitrous oxide emissions increase exponentially when optimum nitrogen fertilizer rates are exceeded in the North China plain

Song, X., Liu, M., Ju, X., Gao, B., Su, F., Chen, X. & Rees, RM., 6 Nov 2018, In : Environmental Science & Technology. 52, 21, p. 12504 - 12513 10 p.

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nitrous oxide
fertilizer
nitrogen
plain
rate
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Not all risks are equal

Milne, CE., Liu, J. & Butler, A., 1 Jun 2018, In : International Journal of Agricultural Management. 7, 1, p. 1-9

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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health
farmer
industry
6 Citations (Scopus)
4 Downloads (Pure)

Not just fat: investigating the proteome of cetacean blubber tissue

Kershaw, JL., Botting, CH., Brownlow, A. & Hall, AJ., 1 Sep 2018, In : Conservation Physiology. 6, 1, 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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blubber
proteome
lipids
adipose tissue
proteins
1 Citation (Scopus)
2 Downloads (Pure)

Not one Brexit: how local context and social processes influence policy analysis

Ge, J., Polhill, JG., Matthews, KB., Miller, DG. & Spencer, M., 17 Dec 2018, In : PLoS ONE. 13, 12, 31 p., e0208451.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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social process
farm
major event
system model
industrialization
3 Citations (Scopus)
3 Downloads (Pure)

Nurse sow strategies in the domestic pig: I. Consequences for selected measures of sow welfare

Schmitt, O., Baxter, EM., Boyle, LA. & O'Driscoll, K., 10 Jul 2018, In : Animal. 13, 3, p. 580-589 10 p.

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nurses
sows
swine
piglets
litters (young animals)
4 Citations (Scopus)
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Nurse sow strategies in the domestic pig: II. Consequences for piglet growth, suckling behaviour and sow nursing behaviour

Schmitt, O., Baxter, EM., Boyle, LA. & O'Driscoll, K., 11 Jul 2018, In : Animal. 13, 3, p. 590-599 10 p.

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breast feeding
nurses
suckling
litters (young animals)
sows
7 Citations (Scopus)
3 Downloads (Pure)

On farm evaluation of a novel mechanical cervical dislocation device for poultry

Martin, JE., Sandilands, V., Sparrey, J., Baker, L. & McKeegan, DEF., 10 Jan 2018, In : Animals. 8, 1, 15 p., 10.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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cervical dislocation
poultry
farms
broiler chickens
vertebrae
3 Citations (Scopus)
13 Downloads (Pure)

Optimising ex situ genetic resource collections for European livestock conservation

de Oliveira Silva, R., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Hiemstra, SJ. & Moran, D., 11 Dec 2018, In : Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 136, 1, p. 63 - 73 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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gene banks
genetic resources
livestock
breeds
mathematical models
4 Citations (Scopus)

Organochlorine contaminants and reproductive implication in cetaceans: a case study of the common dolphin

Murphy, S., Law, R. J., Deaville, R., Barnett, J., Perkins, M. W., Brownlow, A., Penrose, R., Davison, NJ., Barber, J. L. & Jepson, P. D., Aug 2018, Marine Mammal Ecotoxicology: Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Population Health. Fossi, M. C. & Panti, C. (eds.). Academic Press, p. 3-38

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

cetacean
dolphin
organochlorine
PCB
pollutant

Peptide supplementation to nutrient-adequate diets enhanced internal egg quality during storage in hens at peak production

Olukosi, OA., Xiao, WW. & Jia, J., 30 Mar 2018, In : Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 98, 5, p. 1850-1855

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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egg quality
storage quality
Ovum
hens
peptides
3 Citations (Scopus)
25 Downloads (Pure)

Perception vs practice: Farmer attitudes towards and uptake of IPM in Scottish spring barley

Stetkiewicz, S., Bruce, A., Burnett, FJ., Ennos, RA. & Topp, CFE., 26 May 2018, In : Crop Protection. 112, p. 96 - 102 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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farmers' attitudes
spring barley
integrated pest management
farmers
agronomists
2 Citations (Scopus)
4 Downloads (Pure)

Periparturient behavior and physiology: further insight into the farrowing process for primiparous and multiparous sows

Ison, SH., Jarvis, S., Hall, SA., Ashworth, CJ. & Rutherford, KMD., 12 Jun 2018, In : Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 5, 122, 15 p., 122.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Pain
Parturition
Hydrocortisone
Swine
C-Reactive Protein

Perspectives on Prosociality and Business Activity

Whitfield, CW., 24 Nov 2018.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

Business activity
Nature
Cultural evolution
Prosocial behavior
Market forces
5 Citations (Scopus)

Piglet mortality and morbidity: Inevitable or unacceptable?

Baxter, E. M. & Edwards, S. A., 1 Jan 2018, Advances in Pig Welfare. Spinka, M. (ed.). Elsevier Inc., p. 73-100 28 p.

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

morbidity
piglets
Morbidity
Mortality
death
12 Citations (Scopus)
3 Downloads (Pure)

Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: opportunities and challenges emerging from the science and information technology revolution

Halewood, M., Chiurugwi, T., Hamilton, RS., Kurtz, B., Marden, E., Welch, E., Michiels, F., Mozafari, J., Sabran, M., Patron, N., Kersey, P., Bastow, R., Dorius, S., Dias, S., McCouch, S. & Powell, W., 23 Jan 2018, In : New Phytologist. 217, 4, p. 1407 - 1419 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

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genetic resource
information technology
sustainable development
agriculture
food

Population structure of red clover ecotypes collected from Europe and Asia

Jones, C., De Vega, J., Lloyd, D., Hegarty, M., Ayling, S., Powell, W. & Skøt, L., 26 Apr 2018, Breeding Grasses and Protein Crops in the Era of Genomics. Brazauskas, G., Statkeviciute, G. & Jonaviciene, K. (eds.). Springer, p. 20-26 7 p.

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

Trifolium pratense
ecotypes
population structure
introgression
geographical distribution
14 Citations (Scopus)

Positive welfare: What does it add to the debate over pig welfare?

Lawrence, A. B., Newberry, R. C. & Špinka, M., 2018, Advances in Pig Welfare. Elsevier Inc., p. 415-444 30 p.

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

Animal Welfare
animal welfare
Swine
swine
Animal Husbandry
37 Citations (Scopus)
3 Downloads (Pure)

Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution

Desforges, J-P., Hall, A., McConnell, B., Rosing-Asvid, A., Barber, J. L., Brownlow, A., De Guise, S., Eulaers, I., Jepson, P. D., Letcher, R. J., Levin, M., Ross, P. S., Samarra, F., Víkingson, G., Sonne, C. & Dietz, R., 28 Sep 2018, In : Science. 361, 6409, p. 1373-1376 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Killer Whale
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Population
Reproduction
Mammals
2 Citations (Scopus)
2 Downloads (Pure)

Prediction of intramuscular fat content and shear force in Texel lamb loins using combinations of different X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning techniques

Clelland, N., Bunger, L., McLean, KA., Knott, S., Matthews, K. & Lambe, NR., 6 Mar 2018, In : Meat Science. 140, p. 78 - 85 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Texel
intramuscular fat
loins
computed tomography
shears
9 Citations (Scopus)
5 Downloads (Pure)

Pre-weaning environmental enrichment increases piglets' object play behaviour on a large scale commercial pig farm

Yang, C-H., Ko, H-L., Hofmann, LS., Llonch, L., Manteca, X., Camerlink, I. & Llonch, P., 14 Feb 2018, In : Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 202, p. 7 - 12 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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play activities
environmental enrichment
piglets
weaning
farms
4 Citations (Scopus)

Production of N2 and N2O from nitrate ingested by sheep

de Raphelis-Soissan, V., Nolan, J., Godwin, I., Newbold, JR., Eyre, BD., Erler, DV. & Hegarty, R., 2018, In : Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 102, 1, p. e176-e182 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

nitrous oxide
Nitrates
Sheep
Gases
Rumen
1 Citation (Scopus)
3 Downloads (Pure)

Proportion of sewage sludge to soil influences the survival of Salmonella Dublin and Escherichia coli

Ellis, S., Tyrrel, S., O'Leary, E., Richards, K., Griffiths, BS. & Ritz, K., 27 Jan 2018, In : Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 46, 4, p. 1 - 7 7 p., 1800042.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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soil
sludge
microcosm
salmonella
sewage sludge

Qualitative comparison of BVDV control programmes in Europe to substantiate freedom from infection

van Roon, A., Santmann, I., Graham, D., More, S., Nielen, M., van Duijn, L., Mercat, M., Fourichon, C., Madouasse, A., Gethmann, J., Sauter-Louis, C., Frossling, J., Lindberg, A., Correia-Gomes, C., Gunn, GJ., Henry, MK. & van Schaik, G., Nov 2018, p. 141. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

3 Citations (Scopus)
8 Downloads (Pure)

Reducing the consumer attitude-behaviour gap in animal welfare: the potential role of 'nudges'

Vigors, B., 5 Dec 2018, In : Animals. 8, 12, p. 232-254 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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consumer attitudes
farmed animal species
animal welfare
consumer behavior
consumer preferences
3 Citations (Scopus)

Relationship between metabolic status and behavior in dairy cows in week 4 of lactation

van Hoeij, RJ., Kok, A., Bruckmaier, RM., Haskell, MJ., Kemp, B. & van Knegsel, ATM., 26 Jul 2018, In : Animal. 13, 3, p. 640-648 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

dairy cows
lactation
cows
somatotropin
dry matter intake

Relationships between responses to tickling, play behaviour and physical condition in male juvenile rats

Hammond, TJH., Brown, S. M., Meddle, S. L., Bombail, V. & Lawrence, AB., 2018, p. 65. 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

play activities
hands
rats
animals
cages
13 Downloads (Pure)

Reliably colonising broiler chickens with Campylobacter spp. using a litter-based method

Sandilands, V., Whyte, F., Williams, LK., Wilkinson, TS., Sparks, NHC. & Humphrey, TJ., 21 Sep 2018, In : British Poultry Science. 59, 6, p. 698 - 702 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Campylobacter
broiler chickens
cecum
sowing
chickens
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Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) application for mapping nitrogen deposition over intensively grazed grassland

Maire, JM., Gibson-Poole, S., Cowan, N., Richards, K. G., Skiba, U. M., Rees, RM., Reay, D. S. & Lanigan, G. J., 4 Apr 2018, 20th EGU General Assembly, EGU2018, Proceedings from the conference held 4-13 April, 2018. Vol. 20. p. 10520

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

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aircraft
grassland
farm
urine
nitrogen

Research on interventions to manage land markets and limit the concentration of land ownership elsewhere in the world

Glass, J., Bryce, R., Combe, M., Hutchison, N., Price, M. F., Schulz, L. & Valero, D. E., Mar 2018, Scotland: Scottish Land Commission.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access
land market
landownership
ownership
land
world
2 Citations (Scopus)
21 Downloads (Pure)

Retailers' promotions: What role do they play in household food purchases by degree of deprivation?

Revoredo-Giha, C., Akaichi, F. & Leat, PMK., 14 May 2018, In : British Food Journal. 120, 5, p. 1028 - 1045 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Retailers
Deprivation
Purchase
Household
Food

Review of the effectiveness of current community ownership mechanisms and of options for supporting the expansion of community ownership in Scotland

McMorran, R., Lawrence, A., Glass, J., Hollingdale, J., McKee, A., Campbell, D. & Combe, M., 2018, Scottish Land Commission.

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Open Access
community
commissioned research
act
sales
empowerment
3 Citations (Scopus)
10 Downloads (Pure)

Risk assessment of E.coli survival up to the grazing exclusion period after dairy slurry, cattle dung and biosolids application to grassland

Ashekuzzaman, SM., Richards, K., Ellis, S., Tyrrel, S., O'Leary, E., Griffiths, BS., Ritz, K. & Fenton, O., 10 Jul 2018, In : Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2, 34.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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biosolids
cattle manure
risk assessment
dairies
grasslands
1 Citation (Scopus)

Risk factors associated with time to first clinical case of Bacterial Kidney Disease (BKD) in farmed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) in New Brunswick, Canada

Boerlage, A., Elghafghuf, A., Stryhn, H., Sanchez, J. & Hammell, K. L., 1 Jan 2018, In : Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 149, p. 98-106

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

bacterial disease
risk factor
fish
hazard
mortality
21 Citations (Scopus)
28 Downloads (Pure)

Risks and opportunities of increasing yields in organic farming: a review

Roos, E., Mie, A., Wivstad, M., Salomon, E., Johansson, B., Gunnarsson, S., Wallenbeck, A., Hoffmann, R., Nilsson, U., Sundberg, C. & Watson, CA., 27 Feb 2018, In : Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 38, 2, 21 p., 14.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

Open Access
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organic production
farm profitability
adverse effects
pest control
animal welfare
3 Citations (Scopus)
6 Downloads (Pure)

Robustness and sensitivity of a blueprint for on-farm estimation of dairy cow energy balance

Thorup, VM., Chagunda, MGG., Fischer, A., Weisbjerg, MR. & Friggens, NC., 5 Apr 2018, In : Journal of Dairy Science. 101, 7, p. 6002 - 6018 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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energy balance
dairy cows
cows
farms
Holstein

Role of wildlife in the epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis

Fox, NJ., Hutchings, MR. & Barrow, P., 2018, Bovine Tuberculosis. CABI Publishing, p. 93-107 14 p.

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

Mycobacterium bovis
epidemiology
wildlife
host range
indirect contact
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Scottish Recommended Lists for Cereals 2019

Hoad, SP., Dec 2018, SRUC. 5 p. (Scottish Recommended Lists for Cereals 2019)

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

File
1 Citation (Scopus)
2 Downloads (Pure)

Sensitivity of the integrated Welfare Quality® scores to changing values of individual dairy cattle welfare measures

de Graaf, S., Ampe, B., Buijs, S., Andreasen, S., de Boyer des Roches, A., Haskell, MJ., Kirchner, M., Mounier, L., Radeski, M., Winckler, C., Bijttebier, J., Lauwers, L., Verbeke, W. & Tuyttens, F., 1 May 2018, In : Animal Welfare. 27, 2, p. 157 - 166 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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dairy cattle
thirst
methodology
lameness
dairy farming
1 Citation (Scopus)
5 Downloads (Pure)

Sex differences in basal hypothalamic anorectic and orexigenic gene expression and the effect of quantitative and qualitative food restriction

Caughey, SD., Wilson, PW., Mukhtar, N., Brocklehurst, S., Reid, A., D'Eath, RB., Boswell, T. & Dunn, IC., 29 May 2018, In : Biology of Sex Differences. 9, 1, 20.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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gender differences
chickens
gene expression
fast growing strains
neuropeptides
1 Citation (Scopus)
26 Downloads (Pure)

Short- and long-term effects of conventional and artificial rearing strategies on the health and performance of growing lambs

Belanche, A., Cooke, J., Jones, E., Worgan, HJ. & Newbold, CJ., 17 Aug 2018, In : Animal. 13, 4, p. 740-749

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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artificial rearing
long term effects
lambs
finishing
weaning
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Signatures of selection in admixed dairy cattle in Tanzania

Cheruiyot, E. K., Bett, R. C., Amimo, J. O., Zhang, Y., Mrode, RA. & Mujibi, F. DN., 19 Dec 2018, In : Frontiers in Genetics. 9, 607.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Tanzania
dairy cattle
taurine
cattle
crossbreds