Browsing Trinity College Dublin Theses & Dissertations by Sponsor "Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF)"
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The Effects of Culling on the Badger (Meles meles) Population in Ireland.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2019)The European badger (Meles meles) has also been identified as the main wildlife reservoir for bovine tuberculosis (bTB). Consequently, badgers are culled nationwide as part of the bTB eradiation scheme. The control program ... -
Genetic variation in bulls divergent for fertility
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Biochemistry & Immunology. Discipline of Biochemistry, 2017)Bovine fertility remains a critical issue underpinning the sustainability of the agricultural sector. Since the realisation of an unfavourable relationship between fertility and production traits in cattle, methods to ... -
The impact artificial sub-surface drainage on greenhouse gas emissions, change in soil carbon storage and nutrient losses from grassland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Botany, 2019)Irish dairy production sector has started an expansion process while achieving a 20% reduction in the National greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fulfilling the Water Framework Directive. Moreover, the 30% of Irish dairy ... -
INFLAMMASOME ACTIVATED IL-1β AND THE SWITCH TO PATHOLOGICAL INFLAMMATION IN THE BOVINE ENDOMETRIUM
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Biochemistry & Immunology. Discipline of Biochemistry, 2019)Inflammation of the postpartum uterus is a normal physiological event, crucial for tissue involution and repair. Immediately following parturition, the uterus experiences dysregulation of its microbiome and is exposed to ... -
Investigation of Particulate Phosphorus Mobilised by Run-offin Small Agricultural Catchments
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2022)Research carried out in this work has contributed valuable insights and new findings into the impact of particulate phosphorus (PP) associated with fluvial suspended sediments, in terms of its sources and speciation dynamics ...