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  • Resistome analysis of global livestock and soil microbiomes 
    Lawther, Katie; Santos, Fernanda Godoy; Oyama, Linda Boniface; Rubino, Francesco; Morrison, Steven J.; Creevey, Chris J.; Mcgrath, John W.; Huws, Sharon Ann (Frontiers Media, 2022-07-07)
    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to public health globally; it is estimated that AMR bacteria caused 1.27 million deaths in 2019, and this is set to rise to 10 million deaths annually. Agricultural and ...
  • European badger (Meles meles) responses to low-intensity, selective culling: using mark recapture and relatedness data to assess social perturbation 
    Allen, Adrian; Milne, Margaret Georgina; McCormick, Charles M.; Collins, Shane; O'Hagan, Maria; Skuce, Robin A.; Trimble, Nigel; Harwook, Roland; Menzies, Fraser; Byrne, Andrew W. (Wiley, 2022-07-28)
    Culling the main wildlife host of bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain (GB) and Ireland, the European badger (Meles meles), has been employed in both territories to reduce infections in cattle. In GB, this has been ...
  • Resistome Analysis of Global Livestock and Soil Microbiomes 
    Lawther, Katie; Santos, Fernanda Godoy; Oyama, Linda Boniface; Rubino, Francesco; Morrison, Steven; Creevey, Chris J.; McGrath, John W.; Huws, Sharon Ann (Frontiers media, 2022-07-07)
    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious threat to public health globally; it is estimated that AMR bacteria caused 1.27 million deaths in 2019, and this is set to rise to 10 million deaths annually. Agricultural and ...
  • Milk Composition and Production Efficiency within Feed-To-Yield Systems on Commercial Dairy Farms in Northern Ireland 
    Craig, Aimee-Louise; Gordon, Alan; Hamill, Gregory; Ferris, Conrad (MDPI, 2022-07-11)
    This study examined the relationships between milk yield and diet composition, nutrient intakes, milk composition, and feed use efficiency when concentrates were offered using a feedto- yield (FTY) approach. The study ...
  • Effect of anaerobic digestate fuel pellet production on Enterobacteriaceae and Salmonella persistence 
    Cathcart, Ashley; Smyth, Beatrice M.; Forbes, Christina; Lyons, Gary; Murray, Simon T.; Rooney, David; Johnston, Christopher (Wiley, 2022-07-07)
    Production of digestate pellets for fuel has been identified as a promising circular economy approach to provide renewable energy and additional income to farms, while at the same time presenting the potential to divert ...

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