Integrative Animal Science - Research Projects

Research testing using microscopeImproving the Quality and Safety of Livestock Products

 

  • Quality Low Input Food: Improving the safety and quality of food from organic and low input production systems (EU Framework 6)
  • Capacity building in bio-molecular techniques for fish and farm animals (British Council & HEC funded HE link)
  • Impact of river water pollution on fish quality (HEC)
  • Metal toxicity in rats (Islamic Development Bank)
Academic staff within this research group

(Further information on research interests, activities and publications can be found by accessing 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 clicking here)

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

Yolande Seddon                Pig health management

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