Newcastle University

Projects

• Livestock Production Systems
  Project Leader(s): Gillian Butler

Undergraduate Teaching

Agriculture II Animal Production ML
Agriculture and the Environment ML
Equine studies
Ruminant Livestock
Animal Feed Technology
Animal Health
Rural Enterprise Diversification
Animal Welfare and Environment
Forage Utilisation

• Cooper JM, Butler G, Leifert C. Life cycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from organic and conventional systems of food production, with and without bio-energy options. Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2011. In Press.
• Butler G, Stergiadis S. Suitability of bronopol preservative treated milk for fatty acid determination. Journal of Dairy Research 2011, 78(2), 220-225.
• Klocke P, Ivemeyer S, Butler G, Maeschli A, Heil F. A randomized controlled trial to compare the use of homeopathy and internal Teat Sealers for the prevention of mastitis in organically farmed dairy cows during the dry period and 100 days post-calving. Homeopathy 2010, 99(2), 90-98.
• Butler G, Collomb M, Rehberger B, Sanderson R, Eyre M, Leifert C. Conjugated linoleic acid isomer concentrations in milk from high- and low-input management dairy systems. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 2009, 89(4), 697-705.
• Ivemeyer S, Walkenhorst M, Heil F, Notz C, Maeschli A, Butler G, Klocke P. Management factors affecting udder health and effects of a one year extension program in organic dairy herds. Animal 2009, 3(11), 1596-1604.
• Slots T, Butler G, Leifert C, Kristensen T, Skibsted LH, Nielsen JH. Potentials to differentiate milk composition by different feeding strategies. Journal of Dairy Science 2009, 92(5), 2057-2066.
• Butler G, Nielsen JH, Slots T, Seal C, Eyre MD, Sanderson R, Leifert C. Fatty acid and fat-soluble antioxidant concentrations in milk from high- and low-input conventional and organic systems: Seasonal variation. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 2008, 88(8), 1431-1441.
• Leifert C, Rembialkowska E, Nielson JH, Cooper JM, Butler G, Lueck L. Interactions between organic and ‘low input’ production methods on food quality and safety. In: Improving the Sustainability in Organic and Low Input Food Production Systems: proceedings of the 3rd International Congress of the European Integrated Project "Quality Low Input Food" (QLIF). 2007, University of Hohenheim, Germany: Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, Switzerland.
• Butler G, Stergiadis S, Eyre M, Leifert C. Effect of production system, geographic location and sampling date on milk quality parameters. Aspects of Applied Biology 2006, 80, 193-197.