A5103072089- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Rural development and sustainability
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Helminth infection and control
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Forest Management and Policy
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Attention Economy in Education and Business
Scotland's Rural College
2014-2024
King's College Hospital
2019
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency
2006
Abstract Survival and mortality of extensive hill ewes are important commercial factors valuable indicators welfare, but difficult to study. Body condition scoring is a tried-and-tested management monitoring tool which has been defined as good predictor fitness in easily measured under farm conditions. This paper presents the results study on ewe survival rates conditions Scotland. Ewe performance were two contrasting flocks over five-year period. Statistical analysis showed that...
A tremendous evolution has taken place in the field of equine reproduction during past decade.Advanced techniques, such as ovum pick up combined with intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer, have become more routine procedures warmblood breeding.These techniques allow 'popular' mares to produce multiple foals per year via surrogate mares.The latter impression that only a limited number popular stallions are preferred by breeders due strong selection, could generate fast-paced...
Pasture-based and small-scale livestock farming systems are the main source of livelihood in mountain primary sector, ensuring socioeconomic sustainability biodiversity rural communities throughout Europe beyond. Mountain (MLF) has attracted substantial research efforts from a wide variety scientific worldwide. In this study, use text mining topic modelling analysis drew detailed picture topics dealing with MLF their trends over last four decades. The final data corpus used for counted 2 679...
Abstract Extensive sheep farming systems make an important contribution to socio-economic well-being and the ‘ecosystem services’ that flow from large areas of UK elsewhere. They are therefore subject much policy intervention. However, animal welfare implications such interventions their economic drivers rarely considered. Under Defra project AW1024 (a further study assess interaction between economics, husbandry in large, extensively managed flocks) we assessed profit on extensive farms. A...
Abstract There is a growing interest in the influence of vitamin D on ovine non-skeletal health. The aim this study was to explore relationship between pre-mating status, as assessed by serum concentrations 25-Hydroxyvitamin [25(OH)D; comprising 2 and 3 ] subsequent reproductive performance genetically unimproved Scottish Blackface (UBF), improved (IBF) Lleyn ewes kept under hill conditions. (25(OH)D ) were determined samples harvested November from grazed outdoors. no significant...
Abstract A novel system combining hill sheep production with native woodland creation has been established in a Scottish mountain valley. This involved implementing an off-wintering regime for Blackface ewe flock, fencing approximately one-quarter of the valley, and planting trees within fenced area. Comparisons between initial bio-economical modelling results actual monitored data over five years were made, to assess potential success such combined terms flock economics, local labour,...
Despite their predominance worldwide, few studies have been conducted to look at the impact of sheep production systems relying on transhumance practices in arid and continental conditions, farm-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Using Turkey as an example, this paper examines GHG emissions calculated for two contrasting under climate conditions. Production management data were obtained through face-to-face interviews carried out 10 15 semi-intensive meat farms Turkey. A total seven...
Monitoring animal location and proximity can provide useful information on behaviour activity, which act as a health welfare indicator. However, tools such global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) be costly, power hungry often heavy, thus not viable for commercial uptake in small ruminant systems. Although, developments Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) could offer another option monitoring, BLE signal strength variable, further is needed to understand the relationship between distance an outdoor...
The objective of this study was to define different terminal sire flock environments, based on a range environmental factors, and then investigate the presence genotype by environment interactions (G×E) between environments identified. Data from 79 flocks (40 Texel, 21 Charollais 18 Suffolk), were analysed using principal coordinate non-hierarchical cluster analyses, results which identified three distinct groups. type grazing, climatic conditions use vitamins mineral supplements found be...