Honours & Masters projects

Honours & Masters projects

Supervisor: Dr Holly Ferguson

Undergraduate

- An investigation into patterns in the occurrence of specific mastitis pathogens in lactating dairy cows

- Lactation performance: outwintering on kale versus housing Holstein Friesian heifers

- How does outwintering affect lameness of replacement dairy heifers?

- Early and late weaning in dairy-beef cross calves and the effect on growth and health at turnout

MSc

- An investigation into the effects on finishing cattle performance of feeding a Maxammon-based diet as a total mixed ration (TMR) versus feed components fed separately

Supervisor: Professor Richard Dewhurst

Undergraduate

- Effects of milk yield, diet, genetic line and season on drinking water intakes of Holstein dairy cows 

- Investigation of relationships between feed and water intakes and growth rates of dairy calves during weaning

- A comparison of feed conversion efficiency measurements in dairy cattle during lactation

Supervisor: Professor John Newbold

Undergraduate

- Relationships between Milk Yield, Milking Frequency and Milk Yield per Milking in Automatic Milking Systems

- Factors which affect milking frequencies in cows in an automatic milking system

- Factors associated with the response to a change in milking frequency of dairy cows from 3x to 2x daily

- Does calving difficulty affect a dairy calf’s future performance within the milking herd?

Supervisor: Dr Paul Hargreaves

Undergraduate

- An Investigation into the Effect of Greylag Goose Grazing on Soil Structure and Yield Loss on Aftermath Grazed Silage Fields on Stronsay

- Assessing the Impact of Different Agricultural Grassland Management Systems on Soil Quality in the South/West of Scotland 

- An Investigation into the Relationship between Earthworm, Soil Status and Crop Yield 

- An assessment of the effects of controlled traffic farming on earthworm populations in a grassland silage production system

- The effect of compaction and a Nitrogen (N) inhibitor on gaseous emissions from improved grassland

- N20, CO2 and CH4 emissions from grassland soils as affected by compaction and associated alleviation treatments

- Examination of the effects of subsoiling on the hydraulic conductivity of a Sterling series soil on the Crichton Royal Dairy Farm

- How Can Controlled Traffic Farming Influence Yields and Soil Health? – Undergraduate dissertation

- An investigation into the economics of a cut and carry system in high production dairy farming in Scotland

PhD

- Managing The Impact of Grassland Management on Nitrous Oxide Emissions Through an Improved Understanding of Soil Microbial Communities

Supervisor: Professor Marie Haskell

Undergraduate

- An investigation into pain faces in dairy cattle suffering from mastitis, differentiating between photographs and videos

- Pre-natal stress during the cow dry period and effect on calf growth and behaviour

- Thermography; Using Infrared Thermography (Thermal Imaging) To Detect Lameness Conditions In Dairy Cattle

MSc

- The Identification of Facial Expressions of Pain in Dairy Cattle Suffering from Lameness

- The effect of calf personality on integration into group housing

- Does personality affect the ability of new heifers and cows adapt to introduction to the milking herd?

- Assessing The Use of Thermal Imaging For Detecting Digital Dermatitis In Lame Dairy Cattle

- A study of the effect of environmental factors on the use of a loafing area by dairy cows.

Nuffield studentships

- Effect of Diet on Methane Emissions from Dairy Cows.

- Effect of Antibiotic Treatment on Methane Emissions from Dairy Cows.

- Effect of landscape and soil quality and methods to assess earthworm numbers.