SAC Research

Lambe, N R; Navajas, E A; Bunger, L; Fisher, A V; Roehe, R; Simm, G (2009). Prediction of lamb carcass composition and meat quality using combinations of post-mortem measurements. Meat Science 81, p711-719.

Gibbons, J; Lawrence, A B; Haskell, M J (2009). Responsiveness of dairy cows to human approach and novel stimuli. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 116, p163-173.

Sawalha, R M; Bell, L; Brotherstone, S; White, I; Wilson, A J; Villanueva, B (2009). Scrapie-resistant sheep show certain coat colour characteristics. Genetical Research 91, p39-46.

Rooke, J A; Ainslie, A; Watt, R G; Alink, F M; McEvoy, T G; Sinclair, K D; Garnsworthy, P C; Webb, R (2009). Dietary carbohydrates and amino acids influence oocyte quality in dairy heifers. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 21, p419-427.

Rutherford, K M D; Langhammer, M; Jack, M C; Sherwood, L; Lawrence, A B; Haskell, M J (2009). Lameness prevalence and risk factors in organic and non-organic dairy herds in the United Kingdom. The Veterinary Journal 180, p95-105.

Macfarlane, J M; Lambe, N R; Bishop, S C; Matika, O; Rius-Vilarrasa, E; McLean, K A; Haresign, W; Wolf, B T; McLaren, R J; Bunger, L (2009). Effects of the texel muscling quantitative trait locus on carcass traits in crossbred lambs. Animal 3, p189-199.

Macfarlane, J M; Lewis, R M; Emmans, G C; Young, M J; Simm, G (2009). Predicting tissue distribution and partitioning in terminal sire sheep using x-ray computed tomography. Journal of Animal Science 87, p1-12.

Nieuwhof, G J; Conington, J; Bishop, S C (2009). A genetic epidemiological model to describe resistance to an endemic bacterial disease in livestocl: application to footrot in sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution 41, p1-12.

Gubbins, S; Thomas, E; Haresign, W; Bishop, S C; Villanueva, B; Eglin, R D (2009). Associations between lamb survival and prion protein genotype: analysis of data for ten sheep breeds in Great Britain. BMC Veterinary Research p1-8.

D'Eath, R B; Tolkamp, B J; Kyriazakis, I; Lawrence, A B (2009). 'Freedom from hunger' and preventing obesity: the animal welfare implications of reducing food quantity or quality. Animal Behaviour 77, p275-288. [621725; 62100058; wp2.4]. 12301

Doeschl-Wilson, A B; Kyriazakis, I; Vincent, A; Rothschild, M F; Thacker, E; Galina-Pantoja, L (2009). Clinical and pathological responses of pigs from two genetically diverse commercial lines to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection. Journal of Animal Science p1-30.

Roehe, R; Shrestha, N P; Mekkawy, W; Baxter, E M; Knap, P W; Smurthwaite, K M; Jarvis, S; Lawrence, A B; Edwards, S A (2009). Genetic analyses of piglet survival and individual birth weight on first generation data of a selection experiment for piglet survival under outdoor conditions. Livestock Science 121, p173-181.

Rius-Vilarrasa, E; Bunger, L; Brotherstone, S; Matthews, K R; Haresign, W; Macfarlane, J M; Davies, M; Roehe, R (2009). Genetic parameters for carcass composition and performance data in crossbred lambs measured bvy video image analysis. Meat Science 81, p619-625.

Rius-Vilarrasa, E; Bunger, L; Maltin, C; Matthews, K R; Roehe, R (2009). Evaluation of video image analysis (VIA) technology to predict meat yield of sheep carcasses on-line under UK abattoir conditions. Meat Science 82, p94-100.

Rioja-Lang, F C; Roberts, D J; Healy, S D; Lawrence, A B; Haskell, M J (2009). Dairy cows trade-off feed quality with proximity to a dominant individual in Y-maze choice tests. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 117, p159-164

Chagunda, M G G; Römer, D A M; Roberts, D J (2009). Effect of genotype and feeding regime on enteric methane, non-milk nitrogen and performance of dairy cows during the winter feeding period. Livestock Science 122, p323-332.

Lovendahl, P; Chagunda, M G G; O'Connell, J; Friggens, N C (2009). Genetics of fertility indicators based on behaviour and progesterone in milk. Cattle Practice 17, p7-12.

Duthie, C-A; Simm, G; Perez-Enciso, M; Doeschl-Wilson, A B; Kalm, E; Knap, P W; Roehe, R (2009). Genomic scan for quantitative trait loci of chemical and physical body composition and deposition on pig chromosome X including the pseudoautosomal region of males. Genetics Selection Evolution 41, p1-9.

Strandberg, E; Brotherstone, S; Wall, E; Coffey, M P (2009). Genotype by environment interaction for first-lactation female fertility traits in UK dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science 92, p3437-3446.

Baxter, E M; Jarvis, S; Sherwood, L; Robson, S K; Ormandy, E; Farish, M; Smurthwaite, K M; Roehe, R; Lawrence, A B; Edwards, S A (2009). Indicators of piglet survival in an outdoor farrowing system. Livestock Science 124, p266-276.

Chagunda, M G G; Ross, D; Roberts, D J (2009). On the use of a laser methane detector in dairy cows. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 68, p157-160. (In press)

Sandercock, D; Gibson, I F; Brash, H M; Rutherford, K M D; Scott, E; Nolan, A M (2009). Development of a mechanical stimulator and force measurement system for the assessment of nociceptive thresholds in pigs. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 182, p64-70.

Rutherford, K; Robson, S; Donald, R; Jarvis, S; Sandercock, D; Scott, E; Nolan, A; Lawrence, A B (2009). Prenatal stress amplifies the immediate behavioural responses to acute pain in piglets. Biology Letters 5, p452-454.

Doeschl-Wilson, A B; Vagenas, D; Bishop, S C; Kyriazakis, I (2009). Combining nutritional management and selective breeding to control gastro-intestinal parasitism in lambs - lessons from modelling studies. Aspects of Applied Biology 93, p213-218.

Morgan, C A; McIlvaney, K; Dwyer, C M; Lawrence, A B (2009). Assessing the welfare challenges to out-wintered pregnant suckler cows. Animal 3:8, p1167-1174.

Haskell, M J; Langford, F M; Jack, M C; Sherwood, L; Lawrence, A B; Rutherford, K M D (2009). The effect of organic status and management practices on SCC in UK dairy farms. Journal of Dairy Science 92, p3775-3780.

Harris, A P; D'Eath, R B; Healy, S D (2009). Environmental enrichment enhances spatial cognition in rats by reducing thigmotaxis. Animal Behaviour 77, p1459-1464.

D'Eath, R B; Roehe, R; Turner, S P; Ison, S H; Farish, M; Jack, M C; Lawrence, A B (2009). Genetics of animal temperament: aggressive behaviour at mixing is genetically associated with the response to handling in pigs. Animal 3:11, p1544-1554.

Rooke, J A; Matheson, S; Ison, S; Jack, M; Ashworth, C J; Dwyer, C M (2009). The effect of late pregnancy supplementation of ewes with vitamin E on lamb vigour. Animal 3:11, p1555-1561.

Lambe, N R; Navajas, E A; Fisher, A V; Simm, G; Roehe, R; Bunger, L (2009). Prediction of lamb meat eating quality in two divergent breeds using various live animal and carcass measurements. Meat Science 83, p366-375.

Doeschl-Wilson, A B; Brindle, W; Emmans, G; Kyriazakis, I (2009). Unravelling the Relationship between Animal Growth and Immune Response during Micro-Parasitic Infections. PLoS ONE 4, p1-9.

Prieto, N; Ross, D W; Navajas, E A; Nute, G R; Richardson, R I; Hyslop, J J; Simm, G; Roehe, R (2009). On-line application of visible and near infrared reflectance spectroscopy to predict chemical–physical and sensory characteristics of beef quality. Meat Science 83, p96-103.

Navajas, E A; Glasbey, C A; Fisher, A V; Ross, D W; Hyslop, J J; Richardson, R I; Simm, G; Roehe, R (2009). Assessing beef carcass tissue weights using computed tomography spirals of primal cuts. Meat Science 84, p30-38.

Morgan-Davies, C and Waterhouse, A (2009). Future of the hills of Scotland: Stakeholders' preferences for policy priorities. Land Use Policy 27, p387-398.

Minero, M; Tosi, M V; Canali, E; Wemelsfelder, F (2009). Quantitative and qualitative assessment of the response of foals to the presence of an unfamiliar human. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 116, p74-81.

Wemelsfelder, F; Nevison, I; Lawrence, A B (2009). The effect of perceived environmental background on qualitative assessments of pig behaviour. Animal Behaviour 78, p477-484.

Doeschl-Wilson, A B (2009). Implications of conflicting associations of the prion protein (PrP) gene with scrapie susceptiblity and fitness in the persistence of scrapie. PLoS ONE

Doeschl-Wilson, A B; Brindle, W; Emmans, G; Kyriazakis, I (2009). Unravelling the relationship between animal growth and immune response during micro-parasitic infections. PLoS ONE 4, issue 10, p1-9.