Michael Dineen
Research Officer – Animal Nutrition & PhysiologyResearch Interests
- Animal Nutrition
- Animal Physiology
- Feed Chemistry
- Feed Formulation
- Grazing Systems
- Mathematical Modelling
- Milk Quality
Current Projects
- PASTURE-NUE: A multidisciplinary approach to increasing the nitrogen use efficiency of pasture-based systems
- Viruses employed to engineer rumen microbiomes and upgrade sustainability
- Examination of the Irish milk metabolome for improved prediction of milk processability and sustainability
- Investigating the efficacy of perennial ryegrass-red clover silage for Irish animal production systems
- Evaluation of protein supplementation strategies- source and content- for spring and autumn calving dairy cows
- Investigation of milk fat depression in dairy cattle under pasture-based management systems.
- Evaluation and modification of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System (CNCPS) for Irish dairy cows in pasture-based systems.
- The effect of tetraploid and diploid swards sown with and without clover on milk production.
Education
- 2020 - Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition - Cornell University, USA.
- 2016 - M.Phil. in Biological Science - Queen’s University Belfast.
- 2014 - B.Agr.Sc. - University College Dublin.
Christopher Heffernan - Investigating milk fat depression in dairy cattle under pasture-based management systems.