All Outputs (37)

SimiVal, a multi-criteria map comparison tool for land-change model projections (2016)
Journal Article
Bradley, A. V., Rosa, I. M., Pontius, R. G., Ahmed, S. E., Araújo, M. B., Brown, D. G., …Ewers, R. M. (2016). SimiVal, a multi-criteria map comparison tool for land-change model projections. Environmental Modelling and Software, 82, 229-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.04.016

The multiple uses of land-cover models have led to validation with choice metrics or an ad hoc choice of the validation metrics available. To address this, we have identified the major dimensions of land-cover maps that ought to be evaluated and devi... Read More about SimiVal, a multi-criteria map comparison tool for land-change model projections.

Prediction of intramammary infection status across the dry period from lifetime cow records (2016)
Journal Article
Henderson, A., Hudson, C., Bradley, A. J., Sherwin, V., & Green, M. J. (2016). Prediction of intramammary infection status across the dry period from lifetime cow records. Journal of Dairy Science, 99(7), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2015-10684

The dry period is very important for mammary gland health, with the aim not only to cure existing intramammary infections (IMI) but also to prevent new IMI. Although it is known that the dry period is an important time for optimizing udder health, th... Read More about Prediction of intramammary infection status across the dry period from lifetime cow records.

An investigation of the dynamics of intramammary infections acquired during the dry period on European dairy farms (2015)
Journal Article
Bradley, A. J., De Vliegher, S., Green, M. J., Larrosa, P., Payne, B., van de Leemput, E. S., …Goby, L. (2015). An investigation of the dynamics of intramammary infections acquired during the dry period on European dairy farms. Journal of Dairy Science, 98(9), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8749

The dry period is acknowledged as playing a key role in mastitis epidemiology and yet surprisingly few studies have explored dry period infection dynamics in detail. The aim of this study was to investigate the dynamics of intramammary infection acro... Read More about An investigation of the dynamics of intramammary infections acquired during the dry period on European dairy farms.

Dairy herd mastitis and reproduction: using simulation to aid interpretation of results from discrete time survival analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Hudson, C. D., Bradley, A. J., Breen, J. E., & Green, M. J. (2015). Dairy herd mastitis and reproduction: using simulation to aid interpretation of results from discrete time survival analysis. Veterinary Journal, 204(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.01.024

Probabilistic sensitivity analysis (PSA) is a simulation-based technique for evaluating the relative importance of different inputs to a complex process model. It is commonly employed in decision analysis and for evaluation of the potential impact of... Read More about Dairy herd mastitis and reproduction: using simulation to aid interpretation of results from discrete time survival analysis.

Comparing the accuracies of remote sensing global burned area products using stratified random sampling and estimation (2015)
Journal Article
Padilla, M., Stehman, S. V., Ramo, R., Corti, D., Hantson, S., Oliva, P., …Chuvieco, E. (2015). Comparing the accuracies of remote sensing global burned area products using stratified random sampling and estimation. Remote Sensing of Environment, 160, 114-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2015.01.005

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. The accuracies of six global burned area (BA) products for year 2008 were compared using the same validation methods and reference data to quantify accuracy of each product. The selected products include MCD64, MCD45 and Geoland2... Read More about Comparing the accuracies of remote sensing global burned area products using stratified random sampling and estimation.

An investigation of the efficacy of a polyvalent mastitis vaccine using different vaccination regimens under field conditions in the United Kingdom (2014)
Journal Article
Bradley, A., Breen, J., Payne, B., White, V., & Green, M. (2015). An investigation of the efficacy of a polyvalent mastitis vaccine using different vaccination regimens under field conditions in the United Kingdom. Journal of Dairy Science, 98(3), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2014-8332

Vaccination can play a useful role in mastitis control programs, although there is a relative dearth of large, well-controlled field efficacy studies. This paper presents the findings on the use of a commercially available vaccine (Startvac, Hipra UK... Read More about An investigation of the efficacy of a polyvalent mastitis vaccine using different vaccination regimens under field conditions in the United Kingdom.

Effect of extended cefquinome treatment on clinical persistence or recurrence of environmental clinical mastitis (2013)
Journal Article
Swinkels, J., Lam, T., Green, M. J., & Bradley, A. J. (2013). Effect of extended cefquinome treatment on clinical persistence or recurrence of environmental clinical mastitis. Veterinary Journal, 197(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.03.010

The effectiveness of antibiotic treatment of clinical mastitis (CM) is classically evaluated using bacteriological cure, which provides a concise and objective way of assessing efficacy but does not reflect the situation in the field where persistenc... Read More about Effect of extended cefquinome treatment on clinical persistence or recurrence of environmental clinical mastitis.

Dairy herd health (2012)
Book
Green, M., Bradley, A., Breen, J., Green, L., Hayton, A., Higgins, H., …Statham, J. (Eds.). (2012). Dairy herd health. CABI

Dairy herd health is an important and universal topic in large animal veterinary practice and farming, covering both preventive medicine and health promotion. With the move towards large-scale farming, the health of the herd is important as an econom... Read More about Dairy herd health.

Evidence of past environmental conditions during the evolution of a calcretised Wadi System in Southern Jordan using stable isotopes (2012)
Journal Article
McLaren, S. J., Leng, M. J., Knowles, T., & Bradley, A. V. (2012). Evidence of past environmental conditions during the evolution of a calcretised Wadi System in Southern Jordan using stable isotopes. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 348-349, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.05.010

A stratigraphically and temporally ordered sequence of channel calcretes preserved along the Wadi Dana, Southern Jordan, records the Quaternary evolution of the formation and infilling of rock-cut channels and their subsequent incision in a tectonica... Read More about Evidence of past environmental conditions during the evolution of a calcretised Wadi System in Southern Jordan using stable isotopes.

Associations between udder health and reproductive performance in United Kingdom dairy cows (2012)
Journal Article
Hudson, C., Bradley, A. J., Breen, J., & Green, M. J. (2012). Associations between udder health and reproductive performance in United Kingdom dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 95(7), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2011-4629

The objective of this research was to evaluate the relationship between udder health and reproductive performance in UK dairy cows. Data from 80 herds were restructured such that each unit of data represented a 2-d period during lactation where a cow... Read More about Associations between udder health and reproductive performance in United Kingdom dairy cows.

Relationships between phenology, radiation and precipitation in the Amazon region (2011)
Journal Article
Bradley, A. V., Gerard, F. F., Barbier, N., Weedon, G. P., Anderson, L. O., Huntingford, C., …Arai, E. (2011). Relationships between phenology, radiation and precipitation in the Amazon region. Global Change Biology, 17(6), 2245-2260. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02405.x

In tropical areas, Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs) still have deficiencies in simulating the timing of vegetation phenology. To start addressing this problem, standard Fourier-based methods are applied to aerosol screened monthly remotely se... Read More about Relationships between phenology, radiation and precipitation in the Amazon region.

A comparison of broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum dry cow therapy used alone and in combination with a teat sealant (2011)
Journal Article
Bradley, A. J., Breen, J., Payne, B., & Green, M. J. (2011). A comparison of broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum dry cow therapy used alone and in combination with a teat sealant. Journal of Dairy Science, 94(2), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2010-3192

The dry period is a critical time in the lactation cycle, offering the optimum time for cure of existing intramammary infection (IMI), while also encompassing the periods of highest susceptibility to new intramammary infection. Until recent years, in... Read More about A comparison of broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum dry cow therapy used alone and in combination with a teat sealant.

Management interventions in dairy herds: exploring within herd uncertainty using an integrated Bayesian model (2009)
Journal Article
Green, M. J., Medley, G. F., Bradley, A. J., & Browne, W. J. (2009). Management interventions in dairy herds: exploring within herd uncertainty using an integrated Bayesian model. Veterinary Research, 41(2), Article Article 22. https://doi.org/10.1051/vetres/2009070

Knowledge of the efficacy of an intervention for disease control on an individual farm is
essential to make good decisions on preventive healthcare, but the uncertainty in outcome associated with
undertaking a specific control strategy has rarely b... Read More about Management interventions in dairy herds: exploring within herd uncertainty using an integrated Bayesian model.

Bayesian analysis of a mastitis control plan to investigate the influence of veterinary prior beliefs on clinical interpretation (2009)
Journal Article
Green, M. J., Browne, W. J., Green, L., Bradley, A. J., Leach, K., Breen, J., & Medley, G. F. (2009). Bayesian analysis of a mastitis control plan to investigate the influence of veterinary prior beliefs on clinical interpretation. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 91(2-4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.05.029

The fundamental objective for health research is to determine whether changes should be made to clinical decisions. Decisions made by veterinary surgeons in the light of new research evidence are known to be influenced by their prior beliefs, especia... Read More about Bayesian analysis of a mastitis control plan to investigate the influence of veterinary prior beliefs on clinical interpretation.

Cow, farm, and herd management factors in the dry period associated with raised somatic cell counts in early lactation (2008)
Journal Article
Green, M. J., Medley, G. F., Browne, W. J., & Bradley, A. J. (2008). Cow, farm, and herd management factors in the dry period associated with raised somatic cell counts in early lactation. Journal of Dairy Science, 91(4), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2007-0621

This study investigated cow characteristics, farm facilities, and herd management strategies during the dry period to examine their joint influence on somatic cell counts (SCC) in early lactation. Data from 52 commercial dairy farms throughout Englan... Read More about Cow, farm, and herd management factors in the dry period associated with raised somatic cell counts in early lactation.

Cow, farm, and management factors during the dry period that determine the rate of clinical mastitis after calving (2007)
Journal Article
Green, M. J., Bradley, A. J., Medley, G. F., & Browne, W. J. (2007). Cow, farm, and management factors during the dry period that determine the rate of clinical mastitis after calving. Journal of Dairy Science, 90(8), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2007-0107

The purpose of the research was to investigate cow characteristics, farm facilities, and herd management strategies during the dry period to examine their joint influence on the rate of clinical mastitis after calving. Data were collected over a 2-yr... Read More about Cow, farm, and management factors during the dry period that determine the rate of clinical mastitis after calving.

Identification of typical eco-hydrological behaviours using InSAR allows landscape-scale mapping of peatland condition
Preprint / Working Paper
Bradley, A. V., Andersen, R., Marshall, C., Sowter, A., & Large, D. J. Identification of typical eco-hydrological behaviours using InSAR allows landscape-scale mapping of peatland condition

Better tools for rapid and reliable assessment of global peatland extent and condition are urgently needed to support action to prevent their further decline. Peatland surface motion is a response to changes in the water and gas content of a peat bod... Read More about Identification of typical eco-hydrological behaviours using InSAR allows landscape-scale mapping of peatland condition.