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Research Title: Dr.
Contact First Name: Tommy
Contact Surname: Boland
Contact Address:
Rm. 1.52, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 IrelandTelephone Contact Number: 00 353 1 716 7144
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Email Address: tommy.boland@ucd.ie
Organisation Type: Higher Education Organisation
Higher Education Organisation Name: University College Dublin
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Research Organisation or Company/Corporate Website: http://www.ucd.ie/foodandhealth/people/academicstaff/drtommyboland/
Organisation or Individual Expertise:
The overall focus of my research is the efficient utilisation of nutrients in ruminant animal production systems. This research takes a range of approaches to addressing the key issue of efficiency of ruminant production systems. This includes
Grazing system management
Use of multi-species swards to enhance sustainability of grazing systems
Genetics (impact of RFI on efficiency of beef cattle)
Breeding (impact of breed on profitability of sheep production systems)
Nutrition (forage quality [grazed and conserved]; forage to concentrate ratio, dietary additives, novel feed ingredients, by-product feeding and mineral nutrition)
In utero programming (The impact of maternal diet [mineral and energy] on immunity and lifetime performance of the progeny)
Rumen function (impact of diet on rumen function and fermentation)
Rumen microbial population (use of range of approaches from microbial community analysis to metagenomics to understand the animal-diet-microbiome interaction)
Rumen microbiome development (impact of pre and peri-weaning management of the ruminant on rumen microbiome development)
Feed analysis
Enteric methane mitigation (impact of diet, genetics and production system on methane emissions)
Nitrogen efficiency (dietary strategies to minimise loss and alter pathways of nitrogen excretion)
Artificial rumen simulation (comparison of continuous culture and batch culture in vitro systems and in vivo rumen function)
Role of multi-species swards in pasture based agriculture (agronomy, nutritive value and biodiversity)
Assessment of perennial ryegrass cultivars in grazing and cutting systems
Recent important findings from my group include:
Dietary methane mitigation strategies which can reduce enteric methane emissions from ruminants by 18 to 50%.
The development of management systems to enhance animal production in an environmentally sustainable manner
Identification of dietary constituents which reduce the ability of the offspring to absorb colostral antibodiesthrough in utero programming of the offspring
Dirvers of impaired gene expression and hence absorptive capacity in the ruminant small intestine
Organisation or Individual Expertise Keywords:
Ruminant, Rumen, Dairy, Beef , Sheep, Ruminant nutrition, Rumen microbiome, rumen function, rumen metagenomics, rumen microbes, In utero growth restriction, in utero pre-programming, Methane, Nitrogen, Ammonia, Nitrous oxide, Mineral nutrition, Trace elements, Major elements, Animal Science, Grassland, Perennial ryegrass, Multi species swards, RUSITEC, artificial rumen, total gas production, feed analysis, Net Energy, PDI, UFL, late pregnancy nutrition, growth curves, feed efficiency, residual feed intake, RFI
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This researcher or research organisation has outlined their interests in Challenge 5 as follows:
Improve the understanding of climate change and the provision of reliable climate projections
Further our understanding of biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems, their interactions with social systems and their role in sustaining the economy and human wellbeing
Provide knowledge and tools for effective decision making and public engagement policies
Support innovative policies and societal changes
Measure and assess progress towards a green economy
Strengthen eco-innovative technologies, processes, services and products including exploring ways to reduce the quantities of raw materials in production and consumption, and overcoming barriers in this context and boost their market uptake
Sustainable food security
Smart cities and communities
Energy Efficiency
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I act as an expert reviewer on FP7 calls
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Interest in LIFE subprogrammes:
Environment and Resource Efficiency
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