Published articles co-authored by AFBI staff – August 2025

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Buijs, S., Olave, R., Muns, R 

Buijs, S., McFarland, C., Olave, R., Muns, R. 2025. Health and performance of fattening pigs reared in grassland and agroforestry systems in a temperate maritime climate. Animal, 19(9), Article no. 101616. 

https://afbi.dspacedirect.org/items/18368ed3-bbc7-4b5d-9112-376f13198441  

 

Corcionivoschi, N. 

Star-Shirko, B., Pangga, G.M., McKenna, A., Corcionivoschi, N., Richmond, A., Ijaz, U.Z., Gundogdu, O. 2025. Investigating microbial population structure and function in the chicken caeca and large intestine over time using metagenomics. BMC Research Notes, 18(1), Article no. 355. 

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07441-7 

 

Corcionivoschi, N. 

Stef, L., Pet, I., Popescu, C.A., Dumitrescu, G., Ciochina, L.P., Iancu, T., Cretescu, I., Corcionivoschi, N., Balta, I. 2025. The Role of Natural Antimicrobials in Reducing the Virulence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus TPD in Shrimp Gut and Hepatopancreas Primary Cells and in a Post-Larvae Challenge Trial. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(14), Article no. 6557 

https://afbi.dspacedirect.org/items/c4d08be0-75c6-472a-8668-dd7f40f23a2e 

 

Cristobal-Carballo, O., Yan, T., 

Thompson, J.P., Cristobal-Carballo, O., Yan, T., Lawther, K., Dimonaco, N.J., Zeller, W.E., Zhang, Z., Huws, S., Safo, L., Southam, A.D., Ludwig, C., Lloyd, G.R., Stergiadis, S., Theodoridou, K. 2025. Unlocking the potential of willow condensed tannins: effects on rumen fermentation, microbiome, and metabolome for sustainable ruminant nutrition. Animal Microbiome, 7(1), Article no. 81 

https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-025-00444-6 

 

Holland, J.E., Gordon, A. 

Holland, J.E., Gordon, A., McLenaghen, R. 2025. Soil and Herbage Magnesium Responses to Long‐Term Applications of Mineral Fertiliser and Slurry. Soil Use and Management, 41(3), Article no. e70120 

https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.70120 

 

Hunter, E. 

Jones, J., Hunter, E., Trueman, C. 2025. Seasonal and sex-based variations in energy use in wild plaice: Differences in energetic costs of spawning and feeding behaviours outweigh effects of temperature on field metabolism. Fisheries Research, 289, Article no. 107476 

https://afbi.dspacedirect.org/items/087bcc7e-fae0-4af5-ba7b-847490655b38  

 

Lawther, K., Lavery, A. 

Zeleke, A.W., Dimonaco, N.J., Lawther, K., Lavery, A., Ferris, C., Moorby, J., Huws, S.A. 2025.) Reducing crude protein content in the diet of lactating dairy cows improved nitrogen-use-efficiency and reduced N excretion in urine, whilst having no obvious effects on the rumen microbiome. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 16(1), Article no. 113 

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-025-01240-7 

 

Rao, J.R. 

Ibrahim, A.D., Rao, J.R., Kulakov, A., Dandare, S.U., Doherty, R., Boyd, M., Allen, C.C.R. 2025. Developing a molecular tool for evaluating the status of petrochemical-contaminated soils using functional gene ratio strategy. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 78(8), Article no. ovaf097 

https://doi.org/10.1093/lambio/ovaf097 

 

Takahashi, T. 

Flynn, A.N., Takahashi, T., Sim, A., Brunstrom, J.M. 2025. Dish swap across a weekly menu can deliver health and sustainability gains. Nature Food, Ahead of Print.  

https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-025-01218-8 

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