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Improving the fatty acid profile of winter milk from housed cows with contrasting feeding regimes by oilseed supplementation by Stergiadis, S., Leifert, C., Seal, C.J., Eyre, M.D., Steinshamn, H., Butler, G.

“…•The impact of dietary oilseed supplementation on milk fat profile was investigated.•Oilseeds improved milk fatty acid profile in both organic and conventional…”
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Crop, field boundary, productivity and disturbance influences on ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the agroecosystem by Eyre, M.D., Luff, M.L., Leifert, C.

“…► Carabidae were sampled in nine crops and four field boundary types for five years. ► Most activity was in conventional arable crops and short herbaceous…”
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Variation in nutritionally relevant components in retail Jersey and Guernsey whole milk by Stergiadis, S., Seal, C.J., Leifert, C., Eyre, M.D., Larsen, M.K., Butler, G.

“…► Quality characteristics of retail Jersey and Guernsey milk and standard retail milk were compared. ► Seasonal and yearly changes in milk quality were…”
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Impact of US Brown Swiss genetics on milk quality from low-input herds in Switzerland: Interactions with grazing intake and pasture type by Stergiadis, S., Bieber, A., Franceschin, E., Isensee, A., Eyre, M.D., Maurer, V., Chatzidimitriou, E., Cozzi, G., Bapst, B., Stewart, G., Gordon, A., Butler, G.

“…•Breeding by feeding interactions in milk quality were studied on low-input dairy farms.•Crossbreeding with traditional breeds did not affect milk yield from…”
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Crop and field boundary influences on the activity of a wide range of beneficial invertebrate groups on a split conventional/organic farm in northern England by Eyre, M D, Leifert, C

“…Activity of 12 beneficial invertebrate groups was assessed in 2005 and 2006 on a farm in northern England split into conventional and organic management…”
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Investigating the relationships between the distribution of British ground beetle species (Coleoptera, Carabidae) and temperature, precipitation and altitude by Eyre, M. D., Rushton, S. P., Luff, M. L., Telfer, M. G.

“…Aims We examine the relationships between the distribution of British ground beetle species and climatic and altitude variables with a view to developing…”
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Ground beetle species (Carabidae, Coleoptera) activity and richness in relation to crop type, fertility management and crop protection in a farm management comparison trial by Eyre, M.D, Luff, M.L, Atlihan, R, Leifert, C

“…Ground beetle activity and species richness was monitored using pitfall traps in a plot trial system on a farm in northern England where the effects of organic…”
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A pragmatic approach for improving invertebrate biodiversity assessment in the agricultural landscape by Eyre, M. D., Leifert, C.

“…Assessments of invertebrate biodiversity in the agricultural landscape have been inconsistent and sometimes contradictory. There is a requirement to improve…”
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Crop cover the principal influence on non-crop ground beetle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) activity and assemblages at the farm scale in a long-term assessment by Eyre, M D, Sanderson, R A, McMillan, S D, Critchley, C N R

“…Ground beetle data were generated using pitfall traps in the 17-year period from 1993 to 2009 and used to investigate the effects of changes in surrounding…”
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Ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in an intensively managed vegetable crop landscape in eastern England by Eyre, M.D., Labanowska-Bury, D., Avayanos, J.G., White, R., Leifert, C.

“…Four fields (three organic and one conventionally managed) in an intensive vegetable producing landscape in eastern England were sampled for ground beetles in…”
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Quantitative ultrastructural differences between local and medial septal GABAergic axon terminals in the rat hippocampus by Eyre, M.D, Freund, T.F, Gulyas, A.I

“…Abstract Functionally distinct subsets of hippocampal inhibitory neurons exhibit large differences in the frequency, pattern and short-term plasticity of GABA…”
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Crop sequence, crop protection and fertility management effects on weed cover in an organic/conventional farm management trial by Eyre, M.D., Critchley, C.N.R., Leifert, C., Wilcockson, S.J.

“…▶ Weeds were surveyed in a trial where crop protection was spilt from and fertility management. ▶ Cover of 22 weed species, and five groups, was determined in…”
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The influence of stream invertebrate composition at neighbouring sites on local assemblage composition by SANDERSON, R. A., EYRE, M. D., RUSHTON, S. P.

“…Summary 1. The composition of freshwater invertebrate assemblages at a location is determined by a range of physico‐chemical and biotic factors in the local…”
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A Strategic Interpretation of Beetle (Coleoptera) Assemblages, Biotopes, Habitats and Distribution, and the Conservation Implications by Eyre, M. D.

“…Issue Title: Special Issue: Insect Habitats The identification of beetle, and other invertebrate, biotopes based on the recording of species assemblages has…”
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Meat quality and health implications of organic and conventional beef production by Kamihiro, S., Stergiadis, S., Leifert, C., Eyre, M.D., Butler, G.

“…Recommendation to reduce fat consumption from ruminant meat does not consider the contribution of nutritionally beneficial fatty acids in lean beef. Here we…”
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Distribution of selected macroinvertebrates in a mosaic of temporary and permanent freshwater ponds as explained by autologistic models by Sanderson, R. A., Eyre, M. D., Rushton, S. P.

“…We investigated the aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna of 76 ponds and small pools in an urban fringe landscape, and related the presence of ten species to…”
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Definition of British Water Beetle Species Pools (Coleoptera) and their Relationship to Altitude, Temperature, Precipitation and Land Cover Variables by Eyre, M. D, Foster, G. N, Luff, M. L, Rushton, S. P

“…Pooled water beetle species lists from 1826 British national grid 10-km squares were analysed using multivariate ordination and classification methods. The…”
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Investigating the effects of crop type, fertility management and crop protection on the activity of beneficial invertebrates in an extensive farm management comparison trial by Eyre, M.D, Sanderson, R.A, Shotton, P.N, Leifert, C

“…The activity of 11 groups of invertebrates, mainly predators and parasites, was investigated in 2005 and 2006 in a plot trial system on a farm in northern…”
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Macroinvertebrate species and assemblages in the headwater streams of the River Tyne, northern England in relation to land cover and other environmental variables by EYRE, M. D, PILKINGTON, J. G, MCBLANE, R. P, RUSHTON, S. P

“…The macroinvertebrate species and assemblages of headwater streams of the River Tyne catchment in northern England were classified and their relationship with…”
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Exploring the relationship between land cover and the distribution of water beetle species (Coleoptera) at the regional scale by EYRE, M. D, FOSTER, G. N, LUFF, M. L

“…The advent of remote-sensed satellite land cover data has provided the opportunity to assess the relationship between invertebrate species distributions and…”
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