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Healthy and Sustainable Diets in Times of Crisis: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study of Risk Factors and Coping Mechanisms in UK Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2025)
Journal Article
Bridge, G., Vogt, J., Armstrong, B., Schmidt Rivera, X., Kaur, A., Stetkiewicz, S., & Stetkiewicz, S. (2025). Healthy and Sustainable Diets in Times of Crisis: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study of Risk Factors and Coping Mechanisms in UK Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability, 17(13), 5878. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17135878

To develop interventions and policies to promote healthy and sustainable diets during times of crisis, it is important to understand how populations respond to such situations based on real-life examples. Using the recent COVID-19 pandemic as a case... Read More about Healthy and Sustainable Diets in Times of Crisis: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study of Risk Factors and Coping Mechanisms in UK Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Programming of pluripotency and the germ line co-evolved from a Nanog ancestor (2025)
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Crowley, D., Simpson, L., Chatfield, J., Forey, T., Allegrucci, C., Sang, F., Holmes, N., Genikhovich, G., Technau, U., Cunningham, D., Silva, E., Mullin, N., Dixon, J. E., Loose, M., Alberio, R., & Johnson, A. D. (2025). Programming of pluripotency and the germ line co-evolved from a Nanog ancestor. Cell Reports, 44(3), 115396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115396

Francois Jacob proposed that evolutionary novelty arises through incremental tinkering with pre-existing genetic mechanisms. Vertebrate evolution was predicated on pluripotency, the ability of embryonic cells to form somatic germ layers and primordia... Read More about Programming of pluripotency and the germ line co-evolved from a Nanog ancestor.

One Health tropical wetlands: a transdisciplinary framework for assessing the risks of emerging zoonotic diseases in the Brazilian Pantanal (2025)
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de Oliveira Roque, F., Herrera, H. M., de Andrade, G. B., Johnson, M., Nunes, A. V., de Oliveira, A. G., de Castro Ferreira, E., Fernandes, G. W., Araujo, G. A., Santos, L. G. R. O., Chiaravalloti, R. M., de Lucena, R. F. P., Libonati, R., Wantzen, K. M., Tasker, A., Bowsher, G., Sullivan, R., & Yon, L. (2025). One Health tropical wetlands: a transdisciplinary framework for assessing the risks of emerging zoonotic diseases in the Brazilian Pantanal. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 33(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-025-10031-w

The Pantanal wetland ecosystem of Brazil is experiencing unprecedented local challenges from anthropogenic pressures, as well as from global climate change. These pressures escalate the zoonotic risks from wildlife populations, whose own susceptibili... Read More about One Health tropical wetlands: a transdisciplinary framework for assessing the risks of emerging zoonotic diseases in the Brazilian Pantanal.

A single-cell atlas of pig gastrulation as a resource for comparative embryology (2024)
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Simpson, L., Strange, A., Klisch, D., Kraunsoe, S., Azami, T., Goszczynski, D., Le Minh, T., Planells, B., Holmes, N., Sang, F., Henson, S., Loose, M., Nichols, J., & Alberio, R. (2024). A single-cell atlas of pig gastrulation as a resource for comparative embryology. Nature Communications, 15(1), 5210. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49407-6

Cell-fate decisions during mammalian gastrulation are poorly understood outside of rodent embryos. The embryonic disc of pig embryos mirrors humans, making them a useful proxy for studying gastrulation. Here we present a single-cell transcriptomic at... Read More about A single-cell atlas of pig gastrulation as a resource for comparative embryology.

68. Effect of supplementation of amino acids on the post-pubertal growth, first lactation performance, and survival of Holstein Friesian dairy heifers (2024)
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Farnan, K., & Margerison, J. (2024). 68. Effect of supplementation of amino acids on the post-pubertal growth, first lactation performance, and survival of Holstein Friesian dairy heifers [Effect of supplementation of amino acids on the post-pubertal growth, first lactation performance, and survival of Holstein Friesian dairy heifers]. Animal - Science proceedings, 15(1), 75-76, 68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anscip.2024.02.069

Introduction

During the first two to three weeks of lactation (fresh period), dairy cows experience concurrent negative energy and negative protein balance, where dietary intakes do not meet maintenance and production requirements. Consequently, a... Read More about 68. Effect of supplementation of amino acids on the post-pubertal growth, first lactation performance, and survival of Holstein Friesian dairy heifers.

58. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on the health, and feed efficiency of rearing dairy calves (2024)
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Farnan, K., & Margerison, J. (2024). 58. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on the health, and feed efficiency of rearing dairy calves. Animal - Science proceedings, 15(1), 64-65, 58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anscip.2024.02.059

The growth rate and feed efficiency of dairy calves were greater when live yeast was added to the calf starter, which can lower the carbon footprint of, but not antimicrobial use in calf rearing. The morbidity in young calves is largely attributed to... Read More about 58. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on the health, and feed efficiency of rearing dairy calves.

57. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in calf starter feed on the health, and feed efficiency of rearing dairy calves (2024)
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Farnan, K., & Margerison, J. (2024). 57. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in calf starter feed on the health, and feed efficiency of rearing dairy calves. Animal - Science proceedings, 15(1), 63-64, 57. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772283X24000736

Conclusions Inter-rater agreement between participants for TUS6 was fair overall, with marked variation between raters and between technique performed. Agreement was improved when observers provided a binary score based upon lesion size, in compariso... Read More about 57. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in calf starter feed on the health, and feed efficiency of rearing dairy calves.

177. Effect of dietary digestible undegradable protein and amino acid concentration on the growth and development of post-pubertal dairy heifers (2023)
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Farnan, K. L., Margerison, J. K., & Bartram, C. (2023). 177. Effect of dietary digestible undegradable protein and amino acid concentration on the growth and development of post-pubertal dairy heifers. Animal - Science proceedings, 14(2), 419, 177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anscip.2023.01.554

Application Increasing the digestible undegradable protein (DUP) and amino acid (AA) concentration of post-pubertal dairy heifer diets by 12% provides an opportunity to increase the growth, stature, and feed efficiency of post-pubertal dairy heifers.... Read More about 177. Effect of dietary digestible undegradable protein and amino acid concentration on the growth and development of post-pubertal dairy heifers.

177. Effect of dietary digestible undegradable protein and amino acid concentration on the growth and development of post-pubertal dairy heifers (2023)
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Farnan, K. L., Margerison, J. K., & Bartram, C. (2023). 177. Effect of dietary digestible undegradable protein and amino acid concentration on the growth and development of post-pubertal dairy heifers. Animal - Science proceedings, 14(2), 419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anscip.2023.01.554

Application Increasing the digestible undegradable protein (DUP) and amino acid (AA) concentration of post-pubertal dairy heifer diets by 12% provides an opportunity to increase the growth, stature, and feed efficiency of post-pubertal dairy heifers.... Read More about 177. Effect of dietary digestible undegradable protein and amino acid concentration on the growth and development of post-pubertal dairy heifers.

Transcription factor bHLH121 regulates root cortical aerenchyma formation in maize (2023)
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Schneider, H. M., Lor, V. S., Zhang, X., Saengwilai, P., Hanlon, M. T., Klein, S. P., Davis, J. L., Borkar, A. N., Depew, C. L., Bennett, M. J., Kaeppler, S. M., Brown, K. M., Bhosale, R., & Lynch, J. P. (2023). Transcription factor bHLH121 regulates root cortical aerenchyma formation in maize. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(12), e2219668120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2219668120

Root anatomical phenotypes present a promising yet underexploited avenue to deliver major improvements in yield and climate resilience of crops by improving water and nutrient uptake. For instance, the formation of root cortical aerenchyma (RCA) sign... Read More about Transcription factor bHLH121 regulates root cortical aerenchyma formation in maize.

Genomics and biochemical analyses reveal a metabolon key to β-L-ODAP biosynthesis in Lathyrus sativus (2023)
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Edwards, A., Njaci, I., Sarkar, A., Jiang, Z., Kaithakottil, G. G., Moore, C., Cheema, J., Stevenson, C. E. M., Rejzek, M., Novák, P., Vigouroux, M., Vickers, M., Wouters, R. H. M., Paajanen, P., Steuernagel, B., Moore, J. D., Higgins, J., Swarbreck, D., Martens, S., …Emmrich, P. M. F. (2023). Genomics and biochemical analyses reveal a metabolon key to β-L-ODAP biosynthesis in Lathyrus sativus. Nature Communications, 14, 876. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36503-2

Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is a rich source of protein cultivated as an insurance crop in Ethiopia, Eritrea, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Its resilience to both drought and flooding makes it a promising crop for ensuring food security in a chan... Read More about Genomics and biochemical analyses reveal a metabolon key to β-L-ODAP biosynthesis in Lathyrus sativus.

Curriculum reform in agricultural vocational education and training in Zimbabwe: Implementation challenges and possibilities (2022)
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Muwaniki, C., McGrath, S., Manzeke-Kangara, M. G., Wedekind, V., & Chamboko, T. (2022). Curriculum reform in agricultural vocational education and training in Zimbabwe: Implementation challenges and possibilities. Journal of Vocational, Adult and Continuing Education and Training, 5(1), 94-115, 22. https://doi.org/10.14426/jovacet.v5i1.248

There is a need for the agricultural technical vocational education and training curriculum in Zimbabwe to be reformed so that it can respond to changes in farmer demographics, the expanding roles of agricultural extension officers (AEOs), changes in... Read More about Curriculum reform in agricultural vocational education and training in Zimbabwe: Implementation challenges and possibilities.

79. Variation in age at first calving over a twelve-year period in a high-yielding dairy herd (2022)
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Ross, L., Garnsworthy, P., & Margerison, J. (2022). 79. Variation in age at first calving over a twelve-year period in a high-yielding dairy herd. Animal, 13(1), 53. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772283X22001030

Efficiency of heifer rearing can be improved by considering not only mean age at first calving, but also proportion of heifers within the recommended age range. Introduction: The mean age at first calving (AFC) in the UK is 27 months (Hank and Kossai... Read More about 79. Variation in age at first calving over a twelve-year period in a high-yielding dairy herd.

39. Effect of essential oils and biotin on feed intake, milk yield, feed efficiency and methane emissions from lactating dairy cattle (2022)
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Margerison, J. (2022). 39. Effect of essential oils and biotin on feed intake, milk yield, feed efficiency and methane emissions from lactating dairy cattle. Animal - Science proceedings, 13(1), 27-28, 39.

Introduction: Livestock farming sectors contribute 14.5% to the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Gerber et al., 2013) of which enteric CH4 emitted by ruminant livestock is the greatest (17%) source of global anthropogenic CH4 emissions (Knapp e... Read More about 39. Effect of essential oils and biotin on feed intake, milk yield, feed efficiency and methane emissions from lactating dairy cattle.

42. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on milk yield, feed efficiency and reproduction of high-yielding dairy cows (2022)
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Algherair, I., Saunders, N., Goodman, J., Margerison, J., Garnsworthy, P., & Mann, G. (2022). 42. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on milk yield, feed efficiency and reproduction of high-yielding dairy cows. Animal - Science proceedings, 13(1), 30-31, 42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anscip.2022.03.043

Active yeast products have the potential to increase milk yield of dairy cows in early lactation by improving rumen conditions. Greater milk yields, however, can sometimes be associated with poorer reproductive performance (Garnsworthy et al., 2008).... Read More about 42. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on milk yield, feed efficiency and reproduction of high-yielding dairy cows.

89. Challenges and opportunities for farmers and calf rearers (2022)
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Margerison, J. (2022). 89. Challenges and opportunities for farmers and calf rearers. Animal - Science proceedings, 13(1), 61-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anscip.2022.03.090

Farmers and calf rearers aim to enhance animal health through disease prevention strategies included in herd health plans, which include investment in housing, biosecurity, hygiene and staff training that lower the cost of treatment (morbidity), labo... Read More about 89. Challenges and opportunities for farmers and calf rearers.

Development of Plant-Based Vaccines for Prevention of Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease in Poultry (2022)
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Nurzijah, I., Elbohy, O. A., Kanyuka, K., Daly, J. M., & Dunham, S. (2022). Development of Plant-Based Vaccines for Prevention of Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease in Poultry. Vaccines, 10(3), 478. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10030478

Viral diseases, including avian influenza (AI) and Newcastle disease (ND), are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in poultry, resulting in significant economic losses. Despite the availability of commercial vaccines for the major viral dis... Read More about Development of Plant-Based Vaccines for Prevention of Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease in Poultry.

Physiological screening for drought tolerance traits in vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) germplasm (2021)
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Jamalluddin, N., Massawe, F. J., Mayes, S., Ho, W. K., Singh, A., & Symonds, R. C. (2021). Physiological screening for drought tolerance traits in vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) germplasm. Agriculture, 11(10), 994. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11100994

Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor), an underutilized climate smart crop, is highly nutritious and possesses diverse drought tolerance traits, making it an ideal crop to thrive in a rapidly changing climate. Despite considerable studies on the growth and... Read More about Physiological screening for drought tolerance traits in vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) germplasm.

Review: More effective linkages between science and policy are needed to minimize the negative environmental impacts of livestock production (2021)
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Gill, M., Garnsworthy, P. C., & Wilkinson, J. M. (2021). Review: More effective linkages between science and policy are needed to minimize the negative environmental impacts of livestock production [More effective linkages between science and policy are needed to minimise the negative environmental impacts of livestock production]. Animal, 15(Supplement 1), 100291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2021.100291

Animals form an integral part of our planetary ecosystem but balance is critical to effective ecosystem functioning as demand for livestock products has increased, greater numbers of domesticated livestock have created an imbalance and hence had a ne... Read More about Review: More effective linkages between science and policy are needed to minimize the negative environmental impacts of livestock production.

The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins (Qe'an) (2021)
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Jones, M. D., Richter, T., Rollefson, G., Rowan, Y., Roe, J., Toms, P., Wood, J., Wasse, A., Ikram, H., Williams, M., AlShdaifat, A., Pedersen, P. N., & Esaid, W. (2021). The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins (Qe'an). Quaternary International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.06.023

This paper presents a summary of work undertaken by the authors and their teams on a series of Qe'an (plural of Qa’), in the Badia of eastern Jordan. These basins are foci for settlement in the region, with the sites described here (Shubayqa, Wisad a... Read More about The palaeoenvironmental potential of the eastern Jordanian desert basins (Qe'an).