Research Projects
Research Overview
Our research focuses on the chemistry, nutri-functional and techno-functional properties of foods across the supply chain; with particular emphasis on dairy. Current research is examining:
- Effects of farming practices, cow feeding systems, seasonality, breeds and dairy processing technologies on the composition and quality of milk
- Identification of biomarkers and tools for the prediction and verification of milk feed source and techno-functional properties.
- 1H-NMR metabolomics is being used to examine factors that are effecting and affected by the milk and rumen metabolome.
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Project Title: Examination of the Irish milk metabolome for improved prediction of milk processability and sustainability The goal of MetaBo-bainne is to characterise and define the Irish milk metabolome using NMR Metabolomics and examine factors affecting the milk metabolome such as cow breed, EBI, diet and seasonality and factors affected by the milk metabolome including important functional properties that can affect the processability of milk and correlations between milk metabolites and methane emissions. This data will then offer important insights for the development of tools for prediction of milk processability, milk source i.e Grass-Fed labelling, and sustainability. Funding: DAFM Collaborators: Dr Seamus O’Mahony, Dr Lorraine Bateman, Prof. Anita Maguire Prof. Frank Buckley - UCC, Dr Noel McCarthy and Dr Michael Dineen - Teagasc Years: 2022-2026 For more information, the latest news and updates on the Metabó-Bainne project can be found here |
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| PastureNue |
Project Title: A multidisciplinary approach to increasing the nitrogen use efficiency of pasture- based systems Funding: DAFM Collaborators: Dr Michael Dineen [Lead]; Teagasc, Dr Seamus O'Mahony; UCC, Dr Lorraine Bateman; UCC. Years: 2022-2026 |
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| Mixed Swards
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Project Title: Consequences of the grazed pasture diversity on annual variability of nutritional value and technological properties of milk, and nutritional status of Holstein-Friesian and Jersey Holstein-Friesian crossbred dairy cows. Funding: Teagasc Project Overview: Examine the impact of multi-species swards in the dairy cow diets on the composition, quality and characteristics of milk and dairy products. Years: 2021-2025 |
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| Milk Fat Depression
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Project Title: The Investigation of Milk Fat Depression in Dairy Cattle. Funding: Teagasc Project Overview: Examination of the factors affecting the prevalence of milk fat depression in pasture based dairy production systems. Years: 2020-2021 |
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| Methane
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Project Title: Development of strategies to reduce methane in dairy cows Funding: VistaMilk Project Overview: Evaluate the impact of grassland management, grass quality, grazing profile and the animal itself on methane emissions. Collaborators: Prof. Laurence Shalloo - Teagasc [Lead]; Dr Ben Lahart - Teagasc, Prof. Frank Buckley - UCC [Co-Lead]; Years: |
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| DPTC
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Project Title: Pilar 1.2 Role: Collaborator Funding: Enterprise Ireland |
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| FHI
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Project Title: Grass-Fed Pillar Homepage - Food for Health Ireland Role: Collaborator/Principal Investigator Funding: Enterprise Ireland Project Overview: Creating marketable differentiation on the basis of nutrition, health benefits and sensory attributes. |
