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Research

Dairy cattle lameness

Dairy cattle genetics

Microbiomics

Research grants

Dissecting treponemal immune-modulation to enable disease control.

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

January 2024 - October 2027

NovaseqX at Centre for Genomics Research

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

August 2023 - July 2024

Genetic and management solutions for lameness-associated endemic diseases in dairy cattle

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

September 2023 - August 2026

Integrating clinical, data-driven and in-vitro approaches to the study of host-pathogen interactions in bovine digital dermatitis

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

July 2023 - July 2026

CowView- Autonomous livestock monitoring system

INNOVATE UK (UK)

May 2022 - June 2024

Exploring the feasibility of utilising foot trimmers records for the genetic evaluation of resistance to lameness causing foot lesions in dairy cattle.

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (UK)

November 2021 - March 2022

UK-NZ-Argentina Partnership in Antimicrobial Resistome Metagenomics

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

July 2022 - June 2024

Upgrading and implementing mathematical models to increase nitrogen use efficiency of lactating dairy cows (CowficieNcy)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

September 2018 - June 2023

Mapping the patterns and drivers of antibiotic use and environmental resistance in the Argentine beef industry.

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

August 2019 - March 2024

Aetiopathogenesis and genomic architecture of claw horn lesions in dairy cattle

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

December 2018 - January 2023

Deciphering the microbiome of infectious lameness causing lesions in dairy cattle

BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION ANIMAL WELFARE FOUNDATION (UK)

June 2017 - August 2017

Using genomics to prevent lameness-causing foot lesions in dairy cattle

THE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (UK)

February 2017 - June 2019

2014 allocation - Wellcome ISSF non clinical fellowships

WELLCOME TRUST (UK)

May 2015 - October 2018

Bench fees for Veysel Bay

TURKISH EMBASSY (LONDON)

November 2015 - October 2018

    Research collaborations

    Dr Niamh Forde

    Conceptus-derived proteins: potential predictors of early pregnancy success in cattle

    Division of Reproduction and Early Development, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

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    R. C. Bicalho; Y. H. Schukken

    Dynamics of the Mammary Microbiota During and After Intramammary Infection with Major Mastitis Pathogens

    Cornell University

    Co-Project Director Co-supervision of one PhD student

    Georgios Valergakis; Nikolaos Panousis

    Protein metabolism and muscle mobilization in periparturient dairy cattle.

    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

    Co-supervision of a PhD student