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• 2012

  The immune response to parasitic helminths of veterinary importance and its potential manipulation for future vaccine control strategies

  Foster, N. & Elsheikha, H. M., 7 Feb 2012, In: Parasitology Research. 110, 5, p. 1587-1599 13 p.

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

  • Helminths
  • helminths
  • vaccines
  • immune response
  • Vaccines
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• The impact of dystocia on dairy calf health, welfare, performance and survival

  Barrier, AC., Haskell, MJ., Birch, S., Bagnall, A., Bell, DJ., Dickinson, JW., MacRae, AI. & Dwyer, CM., 2012, In: Veterinary Journal. 195, p. 86 - 90 5 p.

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

  • Dystocia
  • dystocia
  • dairy calves
  • calves
  • Health

• The influence of empirical contact networks on modelling diseases in cattle

  Duncan, AJ., Gunn, GJ., Lewis, FI., Umstatter, C. & Humphry, RW., 2012, In: Epidemics. 4, 3, p. 117 - 123 7 p.

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

  • Cattle Diseases
  • Cattle
  • Animals
  • Cluster Analysis
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• The need to shift rural community development from projects towards resilience: international implications of findings in Scotland

  Skerratt, S., Sjoblom, S. (ed.), Andersson, K. (ed.), Marsden, S. (ed.) & Skerratt, S. (ed.), 2012, Sustainability and Short-Term Policies. Improving Governance in Spatial Policy Interventions. Sjoblom, S., Andersson, K., Marsden, S. & Skerratt, S. (eds.). Farnham, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, p. 127 - 152 26 p.

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

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The newly described mecA homologue, mecALGA251, is present in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolatesfrom a diverse range of host species

  Paterson, GK., Larsen, AR., Robb, A., Edwards, GE., Pennycott, TW., Foster, G., Mot, D., Hermans, K., Baert, K., Peacock, SJ., Parkhill, J., Zadoks, RN. & Holmes, MA., 2012, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 67, p. 2809 - 2813 5 p.

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

  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  • Epidemiology
  • Fusidic Acid
  • Mupirocin
  • Norfloxacin

• The perceived impact of climate change and variability on smallholder dairy production in northern Malawi

  Kasulo, V., Chikagwa-Malunga, S., Chagunda, MGG. & Roberts, DJ., 2012, In: African Journal of Agriculture Research. 7(34), p. 4830 - 4837 8 p.

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

  • Malawi
  • milk production
  • climate change
  • farmers
  • rain

• The performance of broilers on a feed depends on the feed protein content given previously

  Gous, R. M., Emmans, G. C. & Fisher, C., 11 May 2012, In: South African Journal of Animal Sciences. 42, 1, p. 63-73 11 p.

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

  Open Access

  • broiler chickens
  • protein content
  • lipids
  • birds
  • dietary protein
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Thermal imaging and carbon isotope composition indicate variation amongst strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa) cultivars in stomatal conductance and water use efficiency

  Grant, O. M., Davies, M. J., James, C. M., Johnson, A. W., Leinonen, I. & Simpson, D. W., Feb 2012, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 76, p. 7-15 9 p.

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

  • stomatal conductance
  • cultivar
  • water use efficiency
  • carbon isotopes
  • strawberries
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• The role of breeding and genetics in the welfare of farm animals

  Rodenburg, TB. & Turner, SP., 2012, In: Animal Frontiers. 2, p. 16 - 21 6 p.

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

  • Domestic Animals
  • Breeding
  • farmed animal species
  • animal genetics
  • breeding
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• The sensitivity of predicted financial and genetic gains in Holsteins to changes in the economic value of traits

  Cottle, DJ. & Coffey, MP., 12 May 2012, In: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 130, 1, p. 41 - 54 14 p.

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

  Open Access

  • calving interval
  • lameness
  • economic valuation
  • genetic improvement
  • bulls
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• The use of conditioned place preference to determine broiler preferences for quantitative or qualitative dietary restriction

  Buckley, LA., Sandilands, V., Hocking, PM., Tolkamp, BJ. & D'Eath, RB., 2012, In: British Poultry Science. 53(3), p. 291 - 306 16 p.

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

  Open Access

  • calcium propionate
  • dietary restriction
  • Birds
  • broiler chickens
  • birds
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• The weaker sex? The propensity for male-biased piglet mortality

  Baxter, EM., Jarvis, S., Palarea-Albaladejo, J. & Edwards, SA., 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, p. 9 - 6 2 p.

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

  • piglets
  • gender
  • Mortality
  • feral
  • Environmental design
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• UK emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide

  Skiba, UM., Jones, SK., Dragosits, U., Drewer, J., Fowler, D., Rees, RM., Pappa, VA., Cardenas, L., Chadwick, D., Yamulki, S. & Manning, AJ., 2012, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 367, p. 1175 - 1185 11 p.

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

  • emission factor
  • nitrous oxide
  • greenhouse gas
  • agricultural emission
  • anthropogenic greenhouse gas
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Understanding the carbon and greenhouse gas balance of forests in Britain

  Morison, J., Matthews, R., Miller, G. A., Perks, M., Randle, T., Vanguelova, E., White, M. & Yamulki, S., 2012, Edinburgh: Forestry Commission. 149 p.

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

  • greenhouse gas
  • carbon
  • forest management
  • forestry
  • decision

• Use of a colon simulation technique to assess the effect of live yeast on fermentation parameters and microbiota of the colon of pig

  Pinloche, E., Williams, M., D'Inca, R., Auclair, E. & Newbold, C. J., Dec 2012, In: Journal of Animal Science. 90 Suppl 4, p. 353-5 3 p.

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

  • Fermentation
  • Microbiota
  • microbiome
  • colon
  • Yeasts
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of lactation models to develop a cow performance monitoring tool in smallholder dairy farms

  Kawonga, BS., Chagunda, MGG., Gondwe, TN., Gondwe, SR. & Banda, JW., 2012, In: Archiv Tierzucht. 55, p. 427 - 437 11 p.

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

  • dairy farming
  • lactation curve
  • lactation
  • cows
  • monitoring
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Using soil and plant properties and farm management practices to improve the micronutrient composition of food and feed

  Watson, CA., Oborn, I., Edwards, AC., Dahlin, AS., Eriksson, J., Lindstrom, BEM., Linse, L., Owens, K., Topp, CFE. & Walker, RL., 2012, In: Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 121, p. 15 - 24 10 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Micronutrients
  • Farms
  • management practice
  • soil property
  • farm
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Validation of mid-infrared spectrometry in milk for predicting body energy status in Holstein-Friesian cows

  McParland, S., Banos, G., McCarthy, B., Lewis, E., Coffey, MP., O'Neill, B., O'Donovan, M., Wall, E. & Berry, DP., 2012, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 95, 12, p. 7225 - 7235 11 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Milk
  • spectroscopy
  • Holstein
  • cows
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Variation in grain arsenic assessed in a diverse panel of rice (Oryza sativa) grown in multiple sites

  Norton, G. J., Pinson, S. R. M., Alexander, J., McKay, S., Hansen, H., Duan, G. L., Rafiqul Islam, M., Islam, S., Stroud, J. L., Zhao, F. J., McGrath, S. P., Zhu, Y. G., Lahner, B., Yakubova, E., Guerinot, M. L., Tarpley, L., Eizenga, G. C., Salt, D. E., Meharg, A. A. & Price, A. H., Feb 2012, In: New Phytologist. 193, 3, p. 650-664 15 p.

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

  • Arsenic
  • Oryza
  • arsenic
  • Oryza sativa
  • rice
  92 Citations (Scopus)

• Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP): Historic perspective and future potential

  Foster, N., 3 Dec 2012, In: Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets. 12, 4, p. 303-307 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
  • Animal Disease Models
  • Mammals
  • Immune System
  • Therapeutics
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• VIP as a potential therapeutic agent in Gram negative sepsis

  Ibrahim, H., Barrow, P. & Foster, N., 3 Dec 2012, In: Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets. 12, 4, p. 308-315 8 p.

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

  • Sepsis
  • Immune System
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Vertebrates
  • Animal Models
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Weight loss resistance: A further consideration for the nutritional management of obese Equidae

  Argo, C. M. C. G., Curtis, G. C., Grove-White, D., Dugdale, A. H. A., Barfoot, C. F. & Harris, P. A., 1 Nov 2012, In: Veterinary Journal. 194, 2, p. 179-188 10 p.

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

  • Equidae
  • weight loss
  • Weight Loss
  • Animals
  • body condition
  50 Citations (Scopus)

• What does the future hold for semi-arid Mediterranean agro-ecosystems? - Exploring cellular automata and agent-based trajectories of future land-use change

  Nainggolan, D., Termansen, M., Fleskens, L., Hubacek, K., Reed, M. S., de Vente, J. & Boix-Fayos, C., Nov 2012, In: Applied Geography. 35, 1-2, p. 474-490 17 p.

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

  • Land Use Change
  • Agroecosystems
  • Cellular Automata
  • land use change
  • cellular automaton
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Willingness‐to‐Pay for a Nutraceutical‐Rich Juice Blend

  Lawless, L., Nayga, R., Akaichi, F., Meullenet, J-F., Therlfall, R. & Howard, L., Oct 2012, In: Journal of Sensory Studies. 27, 5, p. 375-383 9 p.

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

  • willingness to pay
  • auctions
  • blended foods
  • Dietary Supplements
  • functional foods
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Working Together for Sustainable Estate Communities

  Glass, J., McMorran, R. & McKee, A., Sep 2012, Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College UHI.

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

  • twenty first century
  • mountain
  • project

• Yield response to fungicide of spring barley genotypes differing in disease susceptibility and canopy structure

  Bingham, IJ., Hoad, SP., Thomas, WTB. & Newton, AC., 2012, In: Field Crops Research. 139, p. 9 - 19 11 p.

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

  • yield response
  • fungicide
  • forest canopy
  • spring barley
  • barley
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Abattoir-based study investigating the association between gross pathological lesions and serological tests for Salmonella infection in pigs.

  Smith, RP., Sanchez-Vazquez, MJ., Cook, AJC. & Edwards, SA., 2011, In: Veterinary Record. p. 4 -

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

  • meat juices
  • Abattoirs
  • Salmonella Infections
  • salmonellosis
  • immunologic techniques
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Acquisition and assimilation of nitrogen as peptide-bound and D-enantiomers of amino acids by wheat

  Hill, P. W., Quilliam, R. S., DeLuca, T. H., Farrar, J., Farrell, M., Roberts, P., Newsham, K. K., Hopkins, D. W., Bardgett, R. D. & Jones, D. L., 26 Apr 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 4, e19220.

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

  Open Access

  • alanyl-alanyl-alanine
  • Enantiomers
  • Triticum
  • enantiomers
  • Alanine
  85 Citations (Scopus)

• A critical analysis of rural community leadership: towards systematised understanding and dialogue across leadership domains

  Skerratt, S., 2011, In: The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government. p. 87 - 107 21 p.

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

  • rural community
  • dialogue
  • leadership
  • emotional intelligence
  • literature

• Adapting existing models of highly contagious diseases to countries other than their country of origin

  Dubé, C., Sanchez, J. & Reeves, A., 2011, In: OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique. 30, 2, p. 581-589

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

  Open Access

  • demographic statistics
  • livestock
  • animal disease models
  • disease transmission
  • developed countries
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Aegilops

  Kilian, B., Mammen, K., Millet, E., Sharma, R., Graner, A., Salamini, F., Hammer, K. & Özkan, H., 2011, Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources. Kole, C. (ed.). Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, p. 1-76 76 p. (Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources).

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

  • Aegilops
  • wheat
  • germplasm conservation
  • Amblyopyrum
  • soil ecology

• Analysis of >1000 single nucleotide polymorphisms in geographically matched samples of landrace and wild barley indicates secondary contact and chromosome-level differences in diversity around domestication genes

  Russell, J., Dawson, I. K., Flavell, A. J., Steffenson, B., Weltzien, E., Booth, A., Ceccarelli, S., Grando, S. & Waugh, R., 1 Jul 2011, In: New Phytologist. 191, 2, p. 564-578 15 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Domestication
  • Hordeum
  • secondary contact
  • domestication
  • landraces
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Analysis of archaeal ether lipids in bovine faeces

  Gill, F. L., Dewhurst, R. J., Evershed, R. P., McGeough, E., O'Kiely, P., Pancost, R. D. & Bull, I. D., 23 Jun 2011, In: Animal Feed Science and Technology. 167-67, p. 87-92

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

  • ethers
  • feces
  • sulfur hexafluoride
  • Archaea
  • methanogens
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• An analysis of marketing channels of local food in Scotland

  Revoredo-Giha, C., Watts, D. & Leat, PMK., 2011, In: Sviluppo Locale. 37, p. 25 - 44 20 p.

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

• A new plant sex-linked gene with high sequence diversity and possible introgression of the X copy

  Kaiser, V., Bergero, R. & Charlesworth, D., Feb 2011, In: Heredity. 106, 2, p. 339-347

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

  • Silene
  • Caryophyllaceae
  • Y-Linked Genes
  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Genes
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Animal welfare and economic optimisation of farrowing systems

  Vosough Ahmadi, B., Stott, AW., Baxter, EM., Lawrence, AB. & Edwards, SA., 2011, In: Animal Welfare. 20, p. 57 - 67 11 p.

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

  21 Citations (Scopus)

• A Note on Bid Affiliation in Repeated Random Nth Price Auction

  Akaichi, F., Maria, G. J. & Nayga, R., 2011, In: Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research. 9, 1, p. 22-27 5 p.

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

  • auctions
  • willingness to pay
  • bags
  • beans

• Application of QUIZ for GM quantification in food

  La Mura, M., Allnutt, T. R., Greenland, A., Mackay, I. & Lee, D., 15 Apr 2011, In: Food Chemistry. 125, 4, p. 1340-1344 5 p.

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

  • glyphosate
  • genetically modified foods
  • Processed foods
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Food
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Approaches for evaluating veterinary epidemiological models: Verification, validation and limitations

  Reeves, A., Salman, M. D. & Hill, A. E., 2011, In: OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique. 30, 2, p. 499-512

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

  Open Access

  • model validation
  • disease control
  • animal diseases
  • dynamic models
  • computer simulation
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in a badger (Meles meles)

  Wragg, PN., Strugnell, BW., Whatmore, AM. & Foster, G., 2011, In: Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. p. 1234 - 1235 2 p.

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

  • Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
  • Arcanobacterium
  • Mustelidae
  • Meles meles
  • badgers
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• A robust statistical method for association-based eQTL analysis

  Jiang, N., Wang, M., Jia, T., Wang, L., Leach, L., Hackett, C., Marshall, D. & Luo, Z., 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 8, e23192.

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

  Open Access

  • Genes
  • statistical analysis
  • Statistical methods
  • seed stratification
  • genome-wide association study
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• A simulation model for predicting the voluntary feed intake of a growing pig

  Yoosuk, S., Ong, H. B., Roan, S. W., Morgan, C. A. & Whittemore, C. T., 1 Dec 2011, In: Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences. 61, 4, p. 168-186 19 p.

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

  • voluntary intake
  • simulation models
  • Swine
  • swine
  • stocking rate
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessing leg health in chickens using a force plate and gait scoring: how many birds is enough?

  Sandilands, V., Brocklehurst, S., Sparks, NHC., Baker, L., McGovern, R., Thorp, B. & Pearson, D., 2011, In: Veterinary Record. 168, p. 77 - 82 6 p.

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

  • gait
  • Birds
  • Chickens
  • Gait
  • legs
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessing the labile arsenic pool in contaminated paddy soils by isotopic dilution techniques and simple extractions

  Stroud, J. L., Khan, M. A., Norton, G. J., Islam, M. R., Dasgupta, T., Zhu, Y. G., Price, A. H., Meharg, A. A., McGrath, S. P. & Zhao, F. J., 15 May 2011, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 45, 10, p. 4262-4269 8 p.

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

  • Arsenic
  • Dilution
  • arsenic
  • dilution
  • Soils
  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessing the productivity function of soils

  Mueller, L., Schindler, U., Mirschel, W., Shepherd, TG., Ball, BC., Helming, K., Rogasik, J., Eulenstein, F., Wiggering, H. & Lichtfouse, E. (ed.), 2011, Sustainable Agriculture: Volume 2. Lichtfouse, E. (ed.). UK: Springer, Vol. 2. p. 743 - 760 18 p.

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

• Assessment of body fat in the pony: Part I. Relationships between the anatomical distribution of adipose tissue, body composition and body condition

  Dugdale, A. H. A., Curtis, G. C., Harris, P. A. & Argo, C. M., 1 Sep 2011, In: Equine Veterinary Journal. 43, 5, p. 552-561 10 p.

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

  • White Adipose Tissue
  • body fat
  • body composition
  • adipose tissue
  • Body Composition
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of body fat in the pony: Part II. Validation of the deuterium oxide dilution technique for the measurement of body fat

  Dugdale, A. H. A., Curtis, G. C., Milne, E., Harris, P. A. & Argo, C. M., 1 Sep 2011, In: Equine Veterinary Journal. 43, 5, p. 562-570 9 p.

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

  • Deuterium Oxide
  • deuterium oxide
  • Indicator Dilution Techniques
  • Body Water
  • body fat
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• Associations between response to handling and growth and meat quality in frequently handled Bos taurus beef cattle

  Turner, SP., Navajas, EA., Hyslop, JJ., Ross, DW., Richardson, RI., Prieto, N., Bell, M., Jack, MC. & Roehe, R., 2011, In: Journal of Animal Science. 89, 12, p. 4239 - 4248 10 p.

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

  • temperament
  • Handling (Psychology)
  • Temperament
  • Meat
  • meat quality
  52 Citations (Scopus)

• A structural equation model of the factors influencing British consumers' behaviour toward animal welfare

  Toma, L., McVittie, A., Hubbard, C. & Stott, AW., 2011, In: Journal of Food Products Marketing. 17, 2-3, p. 261 - 278 18 p.

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

  • Structural Equation Model
  • Animal Welfare
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • consumer behavior
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• A typology of dairy farmer perceptions towards climate change

  Barnes, AP. & Toma, L., 2011, In: Climate Change. p. 507 - 522 16 p.

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

  Open Access
  83 Citations (Scopus)