Impact of Lameness on Brush Use in a Loose-Housed Dairy System (2024)
Journal Article
Burton, Y. I., & Blackie, N. (2024). Impact of Lameness on Brush Use in a Loose-Housed Dairy System. Ruminants, 4(3), 375-386. https://doi.org/10.3390/ruminants4030027

This study focused on a group of 49 high-yielding dairy cows (primarily Holstein Friesians) and how their interactions with wall-mounted automated brushes correlated to their mobility (also described as lameness) score (AHDB 0–3 system. Of the 49 ani... Read More about Impact of Lameness on Brush Use in a Loose-Housed Dairy System.

Shape change in the saddle region of the equine backduring trot and walk (2024)
Journal Article
Smirnova, K., Frill, M., Warner, S., & Cheney, J. (2024). Shape change in the saddle region of the equine backduring trot and walk. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 21(215), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2023.0644

Equine back pain is prevalent among ridden horses and is often attributed to poor saddle fit. An alternative explanation is that saddle fits are technically good but fit to the wrong configuration. Saddles are fit for the standing horse, but much of... Read More about Shape change in the saddle region of the equine backduring trot and walk.

Connected impacts: combining migration tracking data with species distribution models reveals the complex potential impacts of climate change on European Bee-eaters (2024)
Journal Article
Abdul-Wahab, C., Santos Costa, J., D'Mello, F., & Häkkinen, H. (2024). Connected impacts: combining migration tracking data with species distribution models reveals the complex potential impacts of climate change on European Bee-eaters. Journal of Ornithology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-024-02190-z

Climate change is a key driver of biodiversity loss in multiple ecosystems, which can act at multiple stages of a species life and annual cycle. Identifying where, when, and how these impacts may happen is key to understanding, and planning for, the... Read More about Connected impacts: combining migration tracking data with species distribution models reveals the complex potential impacts of climate change on European Bee-eaters.