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PhD Student's Name
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Project title
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John O'Hagan
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Factors affecting the dirtiness of finished beef cattle
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Andrew Cromie
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Survivability of dairy cattle and the factors which Influence this on the farm
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Andrew Crawford
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To assess the potential of the Norwegian (NRF) Breed as a means of improving the fertility and health status of the Northern Ireland dairy herd
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Elaine McAuley
(nee Vance)
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An examination of the potential contribution of cross breeding to improve the profitability of dairying in Northern Ireland
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Steven Morrison
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Achieving high milk production at pasture
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Eileen McCluskey
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Environmental consequences of maintaining ewes in the Hill Sector
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Lorna Baird
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Effectiveness of different footbath solutions in the treatment of digital dermatitis in cows
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Peter Kennedy
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Low input forages for beef production
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Allison Yeates (nee McAfee)
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Contribution of meat from grass fed ruminants to the total human dietary intake of long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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Hazel Gilmore
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Development of sustainable milk production systems designed to reduce environmental impact and maximise animal welfare
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Debbie McConnell
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Improving nutrient management within intensive grassland based dairy systems
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Alastair Boyle
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Managing dairy cows to reduce the development of lameness
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Ann Richmond
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Environmental implications of livestock grazing on a range of differing LFA environments
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Mark Little
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Relationships between nutrition and immune function in dairy cows, and their impact on cow health and fertility, with particular reference to uterine health.
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Amanda Dunn
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Relationship to characterise the development of immunocompetence from birth to weaning in artificially reared dairy and suckled beef calves, differing in neonatal passive immunity.
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Victoria Murphy (nee Thompson)
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An evaluation of grouping and housing systems for Northern Ireland beef cattle
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David Johnston
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The role of higher protein forages and home grown protein grains within Northern Ireland dairy systems
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Robert Patterson
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Efficient, innovative and sustainable heifer rearing systems: improving efficiencies through the utilisation of precision technologies and an enhanced understanding of the nutrient requirement of dairy youngstock
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Naomi Rutherford
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Development of systems to improve dairy origin beef young stock health and performance (AHDB Funding Call) (Naomi Rutherford PhD)
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Gillian Scoley
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Impact of rearing regime on the performance, behaviour, health and welfare of dairy origin calves
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Tara Meeke
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Impact of sheep grazing systems and genotypes on grass utilisation, performance and health on lowland and upland pasture
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Lauren Chesney
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An evaluation of beef grazing systems and trace element supplementation within suckler beef production
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Jessica Pollock
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Investigating the effect of frequency of fresh pasture allocation has on the individual performance of lactating dairy cattle
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Francesca Johnasen
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Understanding cow behaviour to improve production and welfare in robotic milking systems
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Kayleigh Meek
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Influence of farm hygiene standards and management practices on Johne’s disease progression in selected Northern Ireland dairy herds
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Rachel Murdock
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RAPID: REIMS Analysis for Pathogen Identification in Dairy Disease
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