A5065360471- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Helminth infection and control
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Ecology and Conservation Studies
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
- Marine animal studies overview
University of Lincoln
2022-2024
Rothamsted Research
2017-2024
University of Washington
2024
University of Bristol
2017-2020
Natural England
2010
The Nature Conservancy
1989
Experimental Station
1970-1981
University of Reading
1970
Synopsis Mammillary cores and outer shell membrane have been studied by comparing the weight chemical composition of with still attached free from cores, same shells. Inner cuticle also investigated. The weights inner are significantly correlated (P < 0.05). Both membranes contain galactosamine, glucosamine, sialic acid, glucose, mannose fucose but in different proportions. Uronic acid is probably absent. An average 3.3 mg organic mammillary core material per (52 μg/cm2) was present shells...
Abstract Goats fulfil a central role in food and nutritional security across Africa with over half of households owning or rearing goats rural areas. However, goat performance is poor mortality high. This study assessed the quality commonly used feeds proposes feed-baskets to enhance nutrition health. Feeds were collected from 11 areas within Central District Botswana, macronutrient analyses conducted, including crude protein, fibre fractions, ash, metabolizable energy (ME). Forage was...
The insecticidal properties of many anthelmintics pose a risk to dung fauna through the effects drug residues in on activity, oviposition and development dung-dwelling invertebrates. Reductions numbers can inhibit degradation, which may impact biodiversity nutrient cycling farms. A simulation model was created predict antiparasitic drugs cattle fauna, calibrated using published data dung-breeding fly Scathophaga stercoraria. This then tested under different effective concentrations (EC)...
Animal welfare encompasses all aspects of an animal's life and the interactions between animals. Consequently, must be measured across a variety factors that consider such as health, behaviour, mental state. Decisions regarding housing grazing are central to farm management. In this study, two beef cattle systems their herds were compared from weaning slaughter numerous indicators. One herd ("HH") continuously housed, other ("HG") housed only during winter. Inspections animals conducted...
Synopsis After the removal of membranes and cuticle, successive arbitrary layers were dissolved with dilute HC1 from shells laid by a single Thornber “ 404 hen. The rate solution was inversely related to nitrogen content at given level but, for content, faster inside shell than outside. Matrix is distributed unevenly through mineralised shell, concentration carbohydrates increasing maximum about two‐thirds way inside. With exception hexose, these concentrations then decrease values as low,...
Smallholder households in arid environments keep goats for nutritional security and livelihood sustenance due to their climatic resilience portability as economic non-economic safety nets. Goat health performance are however often strongly limited by parasites, diseases poor nutrition. Infection parasitic gastrointestinal nematodes is rife costly anthelmintic drugs extension services. It difficult, however, quantify the impact of enhanced animal on resource-poor farmers' livelihoods...
Plantago lanceolata L. (plantain) increases herbage dry matter (DM) production and quality during warm conditions due to its deep roots drought tolerance reduces nitrogen losses in grazing systems compared traditional pastures. However, plantain density usually declines after the third growing season, mainly defoliation management. The effects of frequency intensity on water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC) reserves below-ground plant responses need further research optimize strategies for...
Environmental Stewardship (ES) is the main mechanism for reversing decline in farmland birds England, and includes a range of options designed to provide winter foraging seed‐eating species. We estimated granivorous songbird densities on ES food, farms within Entry Level (ELS) or Higher (HLS) strata ES. Wild Bird Mixtures (WBMs) hosted higher wider granivores than non‐ES game covers, although East Anglia enhanced HLS WBM was used no more basic ELS WBM. In West Midlands there were low all...
Promoting and maintaining health is critical to ruminant welfare productivity. Within human medicine, faecal lactoferrin quantified for routine assessment of various gastrointestinal illnesses avoiding the need blood sampling. This approach might also be adapted applied non-invasive assessments in animals.In this proof-of-concept study, a bovine enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), designed serum milk, was supernatant assess its potential quantifying faeces cattle. Faecal...
Features of the shell which can be used for aging Roman snails Helix pomatia L. are described. Field evidence suggests that growth breaks in correspond to resting periods during winter juvenile phase growth. The microstructure is described and structure layering lip adult snail shown similar. It concluded two analogous, layers at annual, it theoretically possible trace back year hatching. In practice, errors may made recording, but method great value population studies.
Animal welfare is an inextricable part of livestock production and sustainability. Assessing welfare, beyond physical indicators health, challenging often relies on qualitative techniques. Behaviour a key component to consider Qualitative Assessment (QBA) aims achieve this by systematically scoring behaviour across specific terms. In recent years, numerous studies have conducted QBA using video footage, however, the method was not originally developed (V-QBA) requires validation. Forty live...
Abstract On the 18 th and 19 of July 2022, UK experienced a record-breaking extreme heat event. For first time, temperatures exceeding 40°C were recorded. Whilst this may seem exceptional or unprecedented, progression climate change is expected to increase both likelihood severity such events. Livestock are vulnerable stress, which manifests as losses health welfare, productivity, sustainability. Here, we characterize heatwave 2022 in context livestock heat-stress risk, with focus on cattle....
Abstract Goat ownership is prevalent across rural Malawi and provides a vital source of income, nutrition, food security. However, goat performance poor, this presents risk to individuals communities who depend on them. Whilst mitigating through supplementation persevered forages may be possible, challenge due limitations resources the fact that goats typically free-roam during dry season. Nutrition fundamental health productivity any livestock enterprise, it required able deal with...