Reducing the Environmental Impact of Livestock Production
- LISA: Lupins in sustainable agriculture (Defra/LINK)
- Q-Porkchains: Development of innovative, integrated and sustainable food production chains of high quality pork products matching consumer demands (EU Framework 6)
- POULTRY LCA: Assessing the environmental consequences of husbandry changes in UK poultry systems through a Life Cycle Analysis
- Manipulating rumen function and methane (HEC, Perry Foundation, Industry & International)
- Enzymes and Herbal supplements for broilers (Industry, HEC)
- Low Input Breeds: Identifying livestock breeds and breeding strategies for organic and low input production systems (EU Framework 7)
Academic staff within this research group
(Further information on research interests, activities and publications can be found by clicking on the names below)
Sandra Edwards: Research group leader, Professor of Agriculture
Ilias Kyriazakis: Professor of Animal Health and Nutrition
Peter Rowlinson: Senior Lecturer in Animal Production Science
Andrew Beard: Lecturer in Animal Science
Jonathan Guy: Lecturer in Animal Science
Abdul Chaudhry: Seni or Research Associate
Current research students associated with this research group
(Further information on individual research projects can be found by visiting the staff role pages)
Oluwagbemiga Adeleye: Improving piglet survival
Helio Lima Neto: Solanum lycocarpum St Hil. as a novel animal feed additive
Chris Mberema: Improving meat quality in beef cattle
Noraisah Spahat: Evaluation of the economic and environmental sustainability of different broiler chicken housing systems in Malaysia
Ollie Szyszka: Detection of health challenges in beef cattle through changes in feeding, drinking, social behaviour and activity
Nuhu Bello Rano: Poultry
Khairiyah Binti Mat: Dairy cattle fertility
Nikoloaos Voutzourakis: Effect of management and heat stress on milk fat composition in milking sheep in Crete
Mhd Mehdi Khan: Spices as supplements to improve forage utilization in ruminants