Published articles co-authored by AFBI staff – June 2026

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Jiang, W., Chacko Kaitholil, S.R., Razban, V., Ferris, C., Shirali, M. 

Jiang, W., Chacko Kaitholil, S.R., Razban, V., Ferris, C., Mooney, M.H., Shirali, M. 2026. Decoding early-lactation energy balance in dairy cows using blood coexpression networks and candidate markers. Journal of Dairy Science, 109(6), 6638-6648.  

https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2025-27766  

Buijs, S. 

Johansen, F.P., Barry, C., Buijs, S., Arnott, G., Kielland, C. 2026. Welfare pens in dairy cattle herds with automatic milking systems – a descriptive study. Animal – Open Space, Volume 5, 100141. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anopes.2026.100141  

Hunter, E.  

Chou, Y.T., Marsh, R., Hunter, E., Trueman, C.N. 2026. Stable Isotope–Enabled Particle Drift Models Predict Where High-Resolution Isotope Analyses Can Discriminate Among Larval Trajectories in Atlantic Mackerel. Fisheries Oceanography, p. 1-17.  

https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.70052  

Dhandapani, S. 

Ikoyi, I., Dhandapani, S., Doherty, R., Oumabady, S. 2026. Hydrochar as a One Health solution to mitigate antibiotic resistance genes from slurry in grassland soils. Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 17, 1800404.  

https://afbi.dspacedirect.org/items/bffa1eee-8f72-4b3a-be98-ce8958d687f7  

Corcionivoschi, N. 

Morariu, F., Balta, I., Stef, L., Pet, I., Morariu, S., Corcionivoschi, N., Stef, D. 2026. Organic acids target key virulence factors of Aeromonas hydrophila to reduce infection in vitro. Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 17, 1809130.  

https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1809130  

Murchie, A. 

England, M., Balenghien, T., Batten, C., Breard, E., De Leeuw, I., De Regge, N., Duhayon, M., Garros, C., Hammami, P., Holwerda, M., Murchie, A., Sanders, C., Uiterwijk, M., van den Brom, R., Versonesi, E., Gubbins, S. 2026. The changing landscape of bluetongue in northern Europe. Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 63 Issue 3, tjag071.  

https://afbi.dspacedirect.org/items/921ec22d-a602-4b55-8679-507f43648edf  

Doherty, R., Cox, S. 

Newell, J., Doherty, R., Lyons, G., Cox, S. 2026. Digestate biochar effects on soil Pb bioaccessibility, crop Pb concentrations, and human health risk in urban vegetable agroecosystems. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Volume 48 Issue 8, 376. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-026-03269-7

Belaouni, H. A. 

Toumatia, O., Dif, G., Belaouni, H. A., Mokhnache, S., Ahmed, S. S., Yacine, G., Atika, M., Bouras, N., Zitouni, A. 2026. Biocontrol of Fusarium culmorum and enhanced wheat seedling growth by Streptomyces sp. D15 from Algerian steppe soil: performance and genome analysis. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Volume 42 Issue 6, 312. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-026-04965-3  

Loy, R., McRoberts, W. C., Gordon, A. 

Loy, R., McRoberts, W. C., Gordon, A., Gill , C. I. R., Pourshahidi, L. K. 2026. The influence of novel pasteurisation on the (poly)phenolic content of two sugar substituted Armagh Bramley apple products. Applied Food Research, Volume 6 Issue 1, 102163.  

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2026.102163  

Mullen, P., Walker, M., Gadaj, A. 

Mullen, P., Walker, M., Gadaj, A. 2026. A sensitive method for the determination of novel derivatised thyrostat residues in urine by using UHPLC-MS/MS. Food Additives & Contaminants, Part A, 1.  

https://doi.org/10.1080/19440049.2026.2665681

Belaouni, H. A. 

Djouad, M. E., Bendaha, M. E. A., Belaouni, H. A., Bensalah, F. 2026. Comparative genomics of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei strain 69Bis reveals encoded probiotic traits and genomic specificities. Microbiology Letters, Volume 373, fnag060. 

https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnag060  

Yan, T. 

Niu, P., Souza, V. C., Guinguina, A., Yan, T., Bayat, A. R., Kreuzer, M., Lund, P., Kebreab, E., Schwarm, A., Huhtanen, P. 2026. Assessing the CO2-prediction equation used in association with sniffers to estimate daily methane emissions in dairy cows with different feed efficiencies. Canadian Journal of Animal Science, Volume 106, p. 1-19. 

https://doi.org/10.1139/cjas-2025-0103  

Min, L. 

Li, S., Sun, Y., Tong, X., Zhang, Z., Ma, X., Li, D., Min, L. 2026. Near-complete inhibition of rumen methanogenesis via microbial and enzymatic modulation using a low dose of Asparagopsis taxiformis combined with 3-nitrooxypropanol. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Volume 17, Article no. 110.  

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-026-01430-x  

O’Kane, E., Boyd, A., Hunter, E. 

O’Kane, E., Callaway, A., Boyd, A., McGonigle, C., Runya, R. M., Hunter, E. 2026. Towards high resolution modelling of potential sandeel habitat in regional seas of the north-east Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series, Volume 783, Article no. Meps15101. 

https://afbi.dspacedirect.org/items/7f542104-b60f-4035-989b-aa2c38d2919c  

Corcionivoschi, N. 

Bundurus, I.A., Ștef, L., Gundogdu, O., Pet, I., Corcionivoschi, N., Balta, I. 2026. Genomic Features of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Poultry Isolates from the Western Part of Romania. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease 

https://doi.org/10.1177/15353141261460746  

Belaouni, H. A. 

Dif, G., Djemouai, N., Belaouni, H. A., Abdi, A., Youcef, K. O. H., Meklat, A., Toumatia, O., Zitouni, A. 2026. Genomic Features of Stenotrophomonas rhizophila IS26 Suggest Potential for Aflatoxin B1 Reduction in Aspergillus flavus-Contaminated Maize. Current Microbiology, Volume 83, Article no. 411. 

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-026-04964-5  

Buijs, S., Olave, R., Muns, R. 

Buijs, S., Olave, R., Muns, R. 2026. Enhancing the outdoor environment: Behavioural differences between growing pigs kept in agroforestry and grassland systems as modulated by weather and time. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Volume 303, Article no. 107090. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2026.107090  

 

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