SAC Research

Amer, P R; Nieuwhof, G J; Pollott, G E; Roughsedge, T; Conington, J E; Simm, G (2007). Industry benefits from recent genetic progress in sheep and beef populations. Animal 1, p1414-1426.

Banos, G; Brotherstone, S; Coffey, M P (2007). Prenatal maternal effects on body condition score, female fertility, and milk yield of dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science 90, p3490-3499.

Bell, J F; Offer, N W; Roberts, D J (2007). The effect on dairy cow performance of adding molassed sugar beet feed to immature forage maize at ensiling prior to feeding. Animal Feed Science and Technology 137, p84-92.

Brotherstone, S; Coffey, M P; Banos, G (2007). Genetic parameters of growth in dairy cattle and associations between growth and health traits. Journal of Dairy Science 90, p444-450.

Daetwyler, H D; Villanueva, B; Bijma, P; Woolliams, J A (2007). Inbreeding in genome-wide selection. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics 124, p369-376.

Doeschl-Wilson, A B; Knap, P W; Kinghorn, B P; Van Der Steen, H A M (2007). Using mechanistic animal growth models to estimate genetic parameters of biological traits. Animal 1, p489-499.

Ferguson, E M; Slevin, J; Hunter, M G; Edwards, S A; Ashworth, C J (2007). Beneficial effects of a high fibre diet on oocyte maturity and embryo survival in gilts. Reproduction 133, p433-439.

Friggens, N C; Chagunda, M G G; Bjerring, M; Ridder, C; Hojsgaard, S; Larsen, T (2007). Estimating degree of mastitis from time-series measurements in milk: a test of a model based on lactate dehydrogenase measurements. Journal of Dairy Science 90, p5415-5427.

Garcia de Leaniz, C; Fleming, I A; Einum, S; Verspoor, E; Jordan, W C; Consuegra, S; Aubin-Horth, N; Lajus, D; Letcher, B H; Youngson, A F; Webb, J H; Vøllestad, L A; Villanueva, B; Ferguson, A; Quinn, T P (2007). A critical review of adaptive genetic variation in Atlantic salmon: implications for conservation. Biological Reviews 82, p173-211.

Harrison, J L; Adam, C L; Brown, Y A; Wallace, J M; Aitken, R P; Lea, R G; Miller, D W (2007). An immunohistochemical study of the localization and developmental expression of ghrelin and its functional receptor in the ovine placenta. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 5,

Haskell, M J; Brotherstone, S; Lawrence, A B; White, I M S (2007). Characterization of the dairy farm environment in Great Britain and the effect of the farm environment on cow life span. Journal of Dairy Science 90, p5316-5323.

Hocking, P M; Rutherford, K M D; Picard, M (2007). Comparison of time-based frequencies, fractal analysis and T-patterns for assessing behavioural changes in broiler breeders fed on two diets at two levels of feed restrictions: a case study. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 104, p37-48.

Karamichou, E; Merrell, B G; Murray, W A; Simm, G; Bishop, S C (2007). Selection of carcass quality in hill sheep measured by x-ray computer tomography. Animal 1, p3-11.

Lambe, N R; Navajas, E A; McLean, K A; Simm, G; Bunger, L (2007). Changes in carcass traits during growth in lambs of two contrasting breeds, measured using computer tomography. Livestock Science 107, p37-52.

Leese, H J; Sturmey, R G; Baumann, C G; McEvoy, T G (2007). Embryo viability and metabolism: obeying the quiet rules. Human Reproduction p1-4.

Lewis, R M and Emmans, G C (2007). Genetic selection, sex and feeding treatment affect the whole-body chemical composition of sheep. Animal 1, p1427-1434.

Man, W Y N; Lewis, R M; Boulton, K; Villanueva, B (2007). Predicting the consequences of selecting on PrP genotypes on PrP frequencies, performance and inbreeding in commercial meat sheep populations. Genetic Selection Evolution 39, p711-729.

McNeil, C J; Nwagwu, M O; Finch, A M; Page, K R; Thain, A; McArdle, H J; Ashworth, C J (2007). Glucocorticoid exposure and tissue gene expression of 11b HSD-1, 11b HSD-2, and glucocorticoid receptor in a porcine model of differential fetal growth. Reproduction 133, p653-661.

Mitchell, L M; Robinson, J J; Watt, R G; McEvoy, T G; Ashworth, C J; Rooke, J A; Dwyer, C M (2007). Effects of cobalt/vitamin B₁₂ status in ewes on ovum development and lamb viability at birth. Reproduction and Fertility Development 19, p553-562.

Navajas, E A; Lambe, N R; McLean, K A; Glasbey, C A; Fisher, A V; Charteris, A J L; Bunger, L; Simm, G (2007). Accuracy of in vivo muscularity indices measured by computed tomography and their association with carcass quality in lambs. Meat Science 75, p533-542.

Otto, G; Roehe, R; Looft, H; Thoelking, L; Knap, P W; Rothschild, M F; Plastow, G S; Kalm, E (2007). Associations of DNA markers with meat quality traits in pigs with emphasis on drip loss. Meat Science 75, p185-195.

Paul, E S; Moinard, C; Green, L E; Mendl, M (2007). Farmers' attitudes to methods for controlling tail biting in pigs. Veterinary Record 160, p803-805.

Pollock, M L; Lee, W G; Walker, S; Forrester, G (2007). Ratite and ungulate preferences for woody New Zealand plants: influence of chemical and physical traits. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 31, p68-78.

Pollock, M L; Legg, C J; Holland, J P; Theobald, C M (2007). Assessment of expert opinion: seasonal sheep preference and plant response to grazing. Rangeland Ecology & Management 60, p125-135.

Rance, K A; Hambly, C; Dalgleish, G; Fustin, J-M; Bunger, L; Speakman, J R (2007). Quantitative trait loci for regional adiposity in mouse lines divergently selected for food intake. Obesity 15, p2994-3004.

Roberts, D J; Leach, K A; Goldie, J (2007). Assessment and improvement of the efficiency of nitrogen use on commercial dairy farms. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 5, p295-304.

Rooke, J A; McEvoy, T G; Ashworth, C J; Robinson, J J; Wilmut, I; Young, L E; Sinclair, K D (2007). Ovine fetal development is more sensitive to perturbation by the presence of serum in embryo culture before rather than after compaction. Theriogenology 67, p639-647.

Sawalha, R M; Brotherstone, S; Conington, J E; Villanueva, B (2007). Lambs with scrapie susceptible genotypes have higher postnatal survival. PLoS ONE 11, p1-5.

Sawalha, R M; Brotherstone, S; Man, W Y N; Conington, J E; Bunger, L; Simm, G; Villanueva, B (2007). Associations of polymorphisms of the ovine prion protein gene with growth, carcass, and computerized tomography traits in Scottish Blackface lambs. Journal of Animal Science 85, p632-640.

Sawalha, R M; Conington, J E; Brotherstone, S; Villanueva, B (2007). Analyses of lamb survival of Scottish Blackface sheep. Animal 1, p151-157.

Sinclair, K D; Allegrucci, C; Singh, R; Gardner, D S; Sebastian, S; Bispham, J; Thurston, A; Huntley, J F; Rees, W D; Maloney, C A; Lea, R G; Craigon, J; McEvoy, T G; Young, L E (2007). DNA methylation, insulin resistance, and blood pressure in offspring determined by maternal periconceptional B vitamin and methionine status. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 104, p19351-19356.

Wathes, D C; Bourne, N; Cheng, Z; Mann, G E; Taylor, V J; Coffey, M P (2007). Multiple correlation analyses of metabolic and endocrine profiles with fertility in primiparous and multiparous cows. Journal of Dairy Science 90, p1310-1325.

Wathes, D C; Cheng, Z; Bourne, N; Taylor, V J; Coffey, M P; Brotherstone, S (2007). Differences between primiparous and multiparous diary cows in the inter-relationships between metabolic traits, milk yield and body condition score in the periparturient period. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 33, p203-225.

Wattanakul, W; Rooke, J A; Stewart, A H; English, P R; Edwards, S A (2007). Effect of milk deprivation during the lactation period on performance and digestive enzyme activities of the piglets following weaning. Animal 1, p381-387.

Wemelsfelder, F (2007). How animals communicate quality of life: the qualitative assessment of animal behaviour. Animal Welfare 16, p25-31.