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Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy is a versatile analytical technique that can characterise a wide variety of different sample types e.g. from drugs and plastics to soil and minerals. The IR spectrum produced is a chemical “fingerprint” or profile of a sample and allows us to “see” what it is made up of. For soil, both the organic matter and minerals can be identified in the spectrum. We have been using IR analysis in our soil research both to gain insight into differences and changes in soil, and as a tool to predict soil properties. This powerful technique can be used for soil monitoring and in
Using animal behaviour to assess welfare is a major research area. We are interested in how to assess fear and aggression in groups of dairy cattle. This work is being extended to exploring new methods of detecting welfare issues, such as via the use of thermal imaging to detect health issues, and via imaging techniques to assess animal emotional state. Animal welfare is also affected by environment. I am interested in how management systems for cattle, such as continuous housing, or organic management affects welfare and health.
The University of Aberdeen will lead this year's 30th annual Doors Open Day event in Aberdeen, and more buildings than ever before will be open to the public.
My research interests include understanding food practices, food insecurity, food enterprises and the social construction of alternative practices. I approach these from a sociological perspective and specialise in qualitative methodologies to explore lived experience from the perspective of the experiencer. Further details of current research and publications can be found on my staff profile page https://www.abdn.ac.uk/people/j.s.mckenzie/
I come from a background in soils (I studied Soil Science at the University of Aberdeen) and help to maintain the National Soils Database of Scotland and the National Soil Archive. The Institute continues to try and make both its data and samples more accessible to everybody, and I am in the process of working towards making our datasets compliant with the INSPIRE directive along with my colleagues Allan Lilly and David Donnelly. I have two main personal research interests. The first is in making 'technical' soils: using things which are normally sent to landfill, like construction waste and
My background is in biomedical science in diagnostic and reference laboratories and my major areas of work are currently bacteria with zoonotic potential and the prevalence of bacteria with mechanisms to resist antibiotics. I continue to develop my interest in E. coli, working on projects relating to prevalence and persistence of this organism in Scottish farm animals. I manage our lab here and am able to provide results directly to the rest of the Epidemiology Team for further analysis.
Head of the Department of Agriculture, Horticulture and Engineering Sciences, Central Faculty. Research Interests: Genetic and environmental influences on sheep and goat production, performance, health and survival Development and implementation of broader breeding goals and indices for sustainable hill sheep production Genetics of maternal traits in sheep and goats Quantitative and molecular genetic solutions for disease control in small ruminants