• Identifying the drivers and constraints to adoption of IPM amongst arable farmers in UK and Ireland. 

  Creissen, Henry E.; Jones, Philip J.; Tranter, Richard B.; Girling, Robbie D.; Jess, Stephen; Burnett, Fiona J.; Gaffney, Michael; Thorne, Fiona S.; Kildea, Steven (Wiley, 2021-05-02)

  BACKGROUND Arable crops in temperate climatic regions such as the UK and Ireland are subject to a multitude of pests (weeds, diseases and vertebrate/invertebrate pests) that can negatively impact productivity if not ...
• Evidence of non-extractable florfenicol residues: The development and validation of a confirmatory method for total florfenicol content in kidney by UPLC-MS/MS 

  Faulkner, Dermot V.; Cantley, Lynne M.; Walker, Matthew; Crooks, Steven (Taylor & Francis, 2016-05-20)

  The parent compound florfenicol (FF) is a broad-spectrum antibacterial compound licensed in the UK for use in cattle, pigs and the aquaculture industry. The analysis of porcine tissues in this study demonstrates that ...
• Energy requirements of beef cattle: current energy systems and factors influencing energy requirements for maintenancea 

  Cabezas-Garcia, Edward H.; Lowe, Denise; Lively, Francis O. (MDPI, 2021-06-01)

  The present review compared features of the UK system for predicting energy requirements in beef cattle with a number of feeding systems developed from research institutes consortiums around the world. In addition, energy ...
• Laser methane detector-based quantification of methane emissions from indoor-fed Fogera dairy cows 

  Kobayashi, Nobuyuki; Hou, Fujiang; Tsunekawa, Atsushi; Yan, Tianhai; Tegegne, Firew; Tassew, Asaminew; Mekuriaw, Yeshambel; Mekuriaw, Shigdaf; Hunegnaw, Beyadglign; Mekonnen, Wondimeneh; Ichinohe, Toshiyoshi (AAAP, 2021-01-01)

  Objective: Portable laser methane detectors (LMDs) may be an economical means of estimating CH4 emissions from ruminants. We validated an LMD-based approach and then used that approach to evaluate CH4 emissions from ...
• Contributions of tenderness, juiciness and flavor liking to overall liking of beef in Europe 

  Liu, Jingjing; Ellies-Oury, Marie-Pierre; Chriki, Sghaier; Legrand, Isabelle; Pogorzelski, Grzegorz; Wierzbicki, Jerzy; Farmer, Linda J.; Troy, Declan; Polkinghorne, Rod; Hocquette, Jean-Francois (Elsevier, 2020-05-19)

  This study evaluated the contributions of sensory traits to overall liking in Europe. Perceptions by untrained consumers of tenderness, juiciness, flavor liking and overall liking were determined using the Meat Standards ...
• The Promise, Practice, and State of Planning Tools to Assess Site Vulnerability to Runoff Phosphorus Loss 

  Kleinman, P.J.; Sharpley, A.N.; Buda, A.R.; Easton, Z.M.; Lory, J.A.; Osmond, D.L.; Radcliffe, D.E.; Nelson, N.O.; Veith, T.L.; Doody, Donnacha (Wiley, 2017-11-01)

  Over the past 20 yr, there has been a proliferation of phosphorus (P) site assessment tools for nutrient management planning, particularly in the United States. The 19 papers that make up this special section on P site ...
• Modelling-based identification of factors influencing campylobacters in chicken broiler houses and on carcasses sampled after processing and chilling 

  Hutchison, M.L.; Taylor, M.J.; Tchorzewska, G.; Ford, G.; Madden, R.H.; Knowles, T.G. (Wiley, 2017-03-04)

  Aims: To identify production and processing practices that might reduceCampylobacter numbers contaminating chicken broiler carcasses.Methods and Results: The numbers of campylobacters were determined oncarcass neck skins ...
• Methane Emissions from Grazing Holstein-Friesian Heifers at Different Ages Estimated Using the Sulfur Hexafluoride Tracer Technique 

  Morrison, Steven J.; McBride, Judith; Gordon, Alan Wesley; Wylie, Alastair R.G.; Yan, Tianhai (Elsevier, 2017-05-17)

  Although the effect of animal and diet factors on enteric methane (CH4) emissions from confined cattle has been extensively examined, less data is available regarding CH4 emissions from grazing young cattle. A study was ...
• The In Vitro and In Vivo Effect of Carvacrol in Preventing Campylobacter Infection, Colonization and in Improving Productivity of Chicken Broilers 

  Kelly, Carmel A.; Gundogdu, Ozan; Pircalabioru, Gratiela; Cean, Ada; Scates, Pamela J.; Linton, W. Mark R.; Pinkerton, Laurette; Magowan, Elizabeth; Staf, Lavinia; Simiz, Eliza; Pet, Ioan; Stewart, Sharon; Stabler, Richard; Wren, Brendan; Dorrell, Nick; Corcionivoschi, Nicolae (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2017-06-01)

  The current trend in reducing the antibiotic usage in animal production imposes urgency in the identification of novel biocides. The essential oil carvacrol, for example, changes the morphology of the cell and acts against ...
• Assessment of water-limited winter wheat yield potential at spatially contrasting sites in Ireland using a simple growth and development model 

  Lynch, J.P.; Fealy, R.; Doyle, D.; Black, Lisa C.; Spink, J. (Teagasc, 2017-09-19)

  Although Irish winter wheat yields are among the highest globally, increases in the profitability of this crop are required to maintain its economic viability. However, in order to determine if efforts to further increase ...
• Market impact of Foot-and-Mouth Disease control strategies: a UK case study 

  Feng, Siyi; Patton, Myles; Davis, John (Frontiers Media, 2017-09-01)

  Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) poses a serious threat to the agricultural sector due to its highly contagious nature. Outbreaks of FMD can lead to substantial disruptions to livestock markets due to loss of production and ...
• “Hot spots” of N and C impact nitric oxide, nitrous oxide and nitrogen gas emissions from a UK grassland soil 

  Loicka, Nadine; Dixon, Elizabeth; Abalos, Diego; Vallejo, Antonio; Matthews, Peter; McGeough, Karen; Watson, Catherine; Baggs, Elizabeth M.; Cardenas, Laura M. (Elsevier, 2017-07-03)

  Agricultural soils are a major source of nitric- (NO) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which are produced and consumed by biotic and abiotic soil processes. The dominant sources of NO and N2O are microbial nitrification and ...
• Seasonal hogget grazing as a potential alternative grazing system for the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau: weight gain and animal behaviour under continuous or rotational grazing at high or low stocking rates 

  Du, W. C.; Yan, Tianhai; Chang, S. H.; Wang, Z. F.; Hou, F. J. (CSIRO, 2017-09-20)

  The traditional transhumance grazing system on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) is being replaced by a system in which pastoralists are allocated fixed areas for grazing. In this context, we conducted experiments to ...
• Plant and soil nutrient stoichiometry along primary ecological successions: Is there any link? 

  Di Palo, Francesca; Fornara, Dario (PLOS, 2017-08-07)

  Ecological stoichiometry suggests that plant Nitrogen (N)-to-Phosphorus (P) ratios respond to changes in both soil N:P stoichiometry and soil N and P availability. Thus we would expect that soil and plant N:P ratios be ...
• Lessons to be learned in adoption of autonomous equipment for field crops 

  Lowenberg-DeBoer, James; Behrendt, Karl; Ehlers, Melf-Hinrich; Dillon, Carl; Gabriel, Andreas; Huang, Iona Yuelu; Kumwenda, Ian; Mark, Tyler; Meyer-Aurich, Andreas; Milics, Gabor; Olagunju, Kehinde; Pedersen, Søren Marcus; Shockley, Jordan; Rose, David (Wiley on behalf of Agricultural & Applied Economics Association., 2021-07-13)

  Autonomous equipment for crop production is on the verge of technical and economic feasibility, but government regulation may slow its adoption. Key regulatory issues include requirements for on-site human supervision ...
• Strategies towards Improved Feed Efficiency in Pigs Comprise Molecular Shifts in Hepatic Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism 

  Reyer, Henry; Oster, Michael; Magowan, Elizabeth; Dannenberger, Dirk; Ponsuksili, Siriluck; Wimmers, Klaus (MDPI, 2017-08-01)

  Due to the central role of liver tissue in partitioning and metabolizing of nutrients, molecular liver-specific alterations are of considerable interest to characterize an efficient conversion and usage of feed in livestock. ...
• Nematode neuropeptides as transgenic nematicides 

  Warnock, Neil D.; Wilson, Leonie; Patten, Cheryl; Fleming, Colin C.; Maule, Aaron G.; Dalzell, Johnathan (Public Library of Science, 2017-02-27)

  Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) seriously threaten global food security. Conventionally an integrated approach to PPN management has relied heavily on carbamate, organophosphate and fumigant nematicides which are now ...
• Finishing pigs that are divergent in feed efficiency show small differences in intestinal functionality and structure 

  Metzler-Zebeli, Barbara U.; Lawlor, Peadar G.; Magowan, Elizabeth; McCormack, Ursula M.; Curiao, Tania; Hoffman, Manfred; Ertl, Reinhard; Aschenbach, Jorg R.; Zebeli, Qendrim (Public Library of Science, 2017-04-05)

  Controversial information is available regarding the feed efficiency-related variation in intestinal size, structure and functionality in pigs. The present objective was therefore to investigate the differences in visceral ...
• Effects of grassland management on plant C:N:P stoichiometry: implications for soil element cycling and storage 

  Heyburn, Jemma; McKenzie, Paul; Crawley, Michael J.; Fornara, Dario (Ecological Society of America, 2017-10-05)

  The functioning of human-managed grassland ecosystems strongly depends on how common management practices (e.g., animal grazing and the chronic addition of fertilizing materials to soils) interact to influence plant and ...
• Invited review: Large-scale indirect measurements for enteric methane emissions in dairy cattle: A review of proxies and their potential for use in management and breeding decisions 

  Negussie, E.; de Haas, Y.; Dehareng, F.; Dewhurst, R.J.; Dijkstra, J.; Gengler, N.; Morgavi, D.P.; Soyeurt, H.; van Gastelen, S.; Yan, Tianhai; Biscarini, F. (Elsevier, 2017-02-01)

  Efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of milk production through selection and management of low-emitting cows require accurate and large-scale measurements of methane (CH4) emissions from individual cows. Several techniques ...

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