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Growth, muscular scores and carcass traits of progeny from sires differing in breeding value for carcass conformation M.J. Drennan and M. McGee

The relationship between live animal scores and ultrasonically scanned measurements with carcass traits S.Conroy, M.J Drennan and D. A. Kenny

Effect of contrasting genetic merit for beef production on calving performance in beef herds A.M. Clarke, M. J. Drennan, A.R. Cromie, D.A. Kenny and D.P. Berry
Effects of level and method of feeding on muscle chemical composition in steers L. Lescure and M.G. Keane
Fatty acid composition of muscle from cattle grazing perennial ryegrass or ryegrass/white clover swards prior to slaughter A.P. Moloney, D.A. McGilloway and P. French
The effect of breed on growth rate and body measurements in beef × dairy and dairy male cattle B.Campion, M.G. Keane, D.A. Kenny and D.P. Berry .
Growth of steers grazing perennial ryegrass cultivars bred for normal or elevated concentrations of water soluble carbohydrate A.D. Black, P. O’Kiely and A.P. Moloney
An evaluation of the most economic fattening strategies for cull dairy cows W. Minchin, M. O’Donovan, D. Kenny, L. Shalloo and F. Buckley
Effect of dietary ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on ∆-9 desaturase relative gene expression in muscle of beef cattle. S.M. Waters, J.P. Kelly, P. O’Boyle, A.P. Moloney and D.A. Kenny
Effect of milking frequency and nutritional level on processing quality of milk B. O’Brien, T. Guinee, D. Gleeson, W.J. Meaney and A. Kelly
Strain of Holstein-Friesian and feed system influences on body condition score and lactation profiles S. McCarthy, D.P. Berry, P. Dillon, M. Rath and B. Horan
Genetics of grass dry matter intake and energy balance in grazing Irish dairy cows D.P. Berry, B. Horan, F. Buckley, and P. Dillon.
Effect of mating type on sex ratio in dairy and beef cattle D.P. Berry, and A.R. Cromie.
Possibilities for genetic evaluation of farmer satisfaction in Irish dairy cattle D.P. Berry, and A.R. Cromie.
Milk production, live weight, body condition score and grazing behaviour of first lactation Holstein-Friesian, Jersey and Jersey×Holstein-Friesian cows. R. Prendiville, M. Rath, E. Kennedy, N. Byrne and F. Buckley

Genotyping dairy cows for polymorphisms associated with mastitis. C. Beecher, M. Daly, W. J. Meaney, T. V. McCarthy, R. P. Ross and L. Giblin

Effects of dry period duration and dietary energy density on transition period metabolic status and postpartum ovarian function in dairy cows. M. de Feu, J.J. Murphy, P. Lonergan and S.T. Butler.
Stover development in forage maize: interaction of harvest date, plastic mulch and cultivar E.M. Little, P. O’Kiely, J.C. Crowley and G.P. Keane
Cob development in forage maize: interaction of harvest date, plastic mulch and cultivar E.M. Little, P. O’Kiely, J.C. Crowley and G.P. Keane
Aerobic stability and deterioration of grass silages after mixing with concentrates at feedout P. O'Kiely
Aerobic stability and deterioration of grass silages differing in glucose content P. O’Kiely and M. O’Brien
Chemical composition of six Lolium perenne L. cultivars, two of which were bred for elevated water-soluble carbohydrate concentration P. O’Kiely and M.A. Halling
Mycotoxins and other secondary metabolites produced by Penicillium spp. isolated from baled grass silage in Ireland M. O’Brien, K.F. Nielsen, P. O’Kiely, P.D. Forristal, H. Fuller and J.C. Frisvad
Effects of slurry application method on nitrogen recovery in grass silage: first year results S. T. J. Lalor and R. P. O. Schulte
The impact of hill sheep activity on the population dynamics of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus, L.) N. Quinn , M. Walsh and C. Lawton
Altering fertiliser nitrogen application pattern: effect on tiller turnover during spring and summer D. Hennessy, M. O’Donovan, P. French and S. Laidlaw
The use of planted set-aside by farmland birds D. Ó hUallacháin
An evaluation of grass allocation management to single and twin bearing ewes in late pregnancy on ewe and subsequent lamb performance. T.W.J. Keady and J. P. Hanrahan
The effects of grazing date and management of autumn pasture on subsequent herbage yield T.W.J. Keady and J. P. Hanrahan
     
The effects of grain storage and processing method, feed level and type on beef cattle performance and meat quality. T.W.J Keady, B.W. Moss and D.J. Kilpatrick.  
Comparison of two techniques to estimate herbage intake of grazing dairy cows M.McEvoy, M. O’Donovan, J.P. Murphy, F. O’Mara, M. Rath and L. Delaby.
Relationship between feeding system, fertility subindex, blood metabolites and minerals and dairy herd reproductive performance. B. Horan, J.F. Mee, E. Cahill and M. Wallace
Effect of level of dietary malic acid supplementation on methane production in beef cattle P.A. Foley, J. Callan, D.A. Kenny, K.A. Johnson and F.P. O’Mara
Relationships between feed, rumen fluid, plasma, follicular fluid and endometrial tissue concentrations of the omega-3 (ω-3) fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in cattle S. Childs, J. M. Sreenan, A. A. Hennessy, C. Stanton and D.A. Kenny
Influence of 5 different gestation feeding regimens for sows on lactation feed intake, lactation weight loss and subsequent farrowing rate and litter size L McNamara, P G Lawlor, P B Lynch, M K O’Connell and N C Stickland
The influence of over-feeding sows during gestation, and piglet birth weight on pig growth performance to slaughter. P. G. Lawlor, P. B. Lynch, M. K. O’Connell, L. McNamara, P. Reid and N. C. Stickland
Manipulation of liquid feed curves during lactation to increase sow feed intake and its impact on sow weight and back-fat and piglet performance to weaning P. G. Lawlor, P. B. Lynch, K. O’Connell, C. Hiet and D. Mattras.
Effect of providing turkey drinkers as a source of supplementary water to newly weaned pigs. P. G. Lawlor, P. B. Lynch and A. Guilhot
Effect of slaughter weight and gender on skatole, androstenone and indole levels in the backfat of pigs. J. Mullane, P.G. Lawlor, P.B. Lynch, J.P. Kerry and P. Allen
Predicting body weight of sows in gestation from morphometric measurements M.K. O’Connell, P.B. Lynch and P.G. Lawlor
Monitoring of physical characteristics and productivity of multiparous sows M.K. O’Connell, P.B. Lynch and P.G. Lawlor
Factors influencing cross-country falls at International Equestrian Eventing competitions held in Ireland in 2005. E. Ponsonby and K. D. Hennessy
The importance of the Irish sport horse industry in the development of social capital within a changing rural Ireland K. D. Hennessy, K. M. Quinn and P.O. Brophy
Irish sport horse breeders: Factors determining involvement K. M. Quinn, K.D. Hennessy and P.O. Brophy
Stereotypic behaviour may be associated with reduced learning ability in the horse J. Murphy
National survey of farm accidents in Ireland J. McNamara, L. Connolly and M.Cushion,
Impact of small temperature changes on Fusarium head blight disease of wheat. J.M. Brennan, B. Fagan, D. Egan, B.M. Cooke and F.M. Doohan
A survey on anthelmintic resistance in lowland sheep flocks in Ireland T.Patten, B. Good , J.P. Hanrahan and D.T. de Waal
The effect of three feeding strategies on metabolic status and foraging behaviour of out-wintered cows P.Gazzola, L. Boyle, P. French, A. Hanlon and F. Mulligan

The effects of design of out-wintering pads on dairy cow productivity, feed intake and reproductive performance K. O’Driscol, L. Boyle, P. French and A. Hanlon

Effect of floor type on the welfare and performance of finishing beef steers D. J. Prendiville, B. Earley , B. McDonnell, C. Molloy, E. Vergio, E.G. O’Riordan and M.A. Crowe
Evaluation of a brushed screen separator and a decanting centrifuge as methods to partition plant nutrients in pig slurry S. R. Gilkinson and J. P. Frost
An evaluation of milk consumption practices and home pasteuriser usage on dairy farms in Co. Kilkenny P. Fox and S. Boyd
Herd factors affecting somatic cell count in Irish dairy herds P.T. Kelly, K. O’Sullivan, B. O’Brien, D.P. Berry, E.J. O’Callaghan, M. Rath and W.J. Meaney.
Animal welfare index-an on-farm survey on beef suckler farms. M. Mazurek, B. Earley, D.J. Prendiville and M.A. Crowe
Relationship between beef suckler cow colostrum production and immunoglobulin G1 absorption in their calves M. McGee and M.J. Drennan
The effect of calf feeding frequency (whole milk) on calf performance, health, labour and costs of production D. Gleeson, B. O’ Brien and R. Fallon
A comparative study on legislation, guidelines and best practice approaches for spent mushroom compost management. S.N. Jordan and G.J. Mullen
Overview of the National Source Protect Pilot Project at Churchill & Oram, Co. Monaghan. S.N. Jordan, A. Carson, N.F, Sweeney, C..A. Wynne, R..P., Cruikshanks, J. O’Donohoe, T. McGoldrick, H.C. Bačík,. and S.M. Linnane
Comparative assessment of additives to spent mushroom substrate (SMS) to improve efficiency as a casing material for use in the production of Agaricus bisporus. J. Barry, H.Grogan, J. Grant and O. Doyle
Map sources for anthropogenic soils in Ireland T. Cummins

The effect of urine application timing and soil type on N loss to the environment C.H. Stark, D. Fay, P. Sills, V. Staples and K. Richards

Temporal and spatial patterns of ‘wind driven rain’ in western Ireland, 1957-2000, with implications for landscape management L. Guinan, M. Walsh and J. F. Collins
A quantitative study of hill peat erosion in western Ireland using sequential photography and digital photogrammetry L. Guinan , M. Walsh , D. Nixo and J. F. Collins




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