Fiona McGovern

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research Interests

Breeding management
Genetic evaluations
Grassland Management
Sheep health and parasitology

Current Projects

Ovine Genetics: An Irish New Zealand Animal Comparison – The INZAC Study

Education

PhD Animal Science, University College Dublin, 2015
BAgrSc Agricultural Science (Animal Science), University College Dublin, 2012

Career

September 2015 – January 2016: Education Officer, Teagasc Mayo advisory region
January 2016 – Present: Post-doctoral research officer, Animal and Bioscience Research and Innovation Centre, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co. Galway

Professional Membership

Agricultural Science Association
British Society of Animal Science
Irish Grassland Association

McGovern, F. M, F. P. Campion, S. Lott and T. M. Boland. 2015. Altering ewe nutrition in late gestation (I) the impact on pre- and post-partum ewe performance. Journal of Animal Science.93:4860-4872.

McGovern, F. M., F. P. Campion, T. Sweeney, S. Fair, S. Lott and T. M. Boland. 2015. Altering ewe nutrition in late gestation (II) the impact on fetal development and offspring performance. Journal Animal Science. 93:4873-4882.

McGovern, F. M, D. A. Magee, J. A. Browne, D. E. MacHugh and T. M. Boland. 2015. Iodine supplementation of the pregnant dam alters intestinal gene expresison and subsequent immunoglobulin uptake in the newborn lamb. Animal, 20.1-9 .

McGovern F. M., T. Sweeney, M. T. Ryan, F. P. Campion, S. Lott and T. M. Boland. Submitted. The effect of iodine supplementation to the ewe in late gestation on the mechanisms and impact of reduced IgG absorption in the lamb. British Journal of Nutrition. 117-7, 951-963

Campion, F. P., McGovern, F. M., Lott, S., Fahey, A.G., Creighton, P. & Boland, T. M. Comparison of energy rationing systems for late gestation ewes: impacts on ewe and lamb performance. Journal of Animal Science, 2016 Aug; 94(8):3441-3456.

Campion, F. P., McGovern, F. M., Lott, S., Creighton, P. & Boland, T. M. Impact of concentrate supplementation during early lactation on the performance of grass fed, twin suckling ewes and their progeny. Livestock Science, In-press

McGovern, F. M., F. P. Campion, T. Sweeney, S. Fair, S. Lott and T. M. Boland. 2014. Altering ewe nutrition in late gestation; the impact on lamb performance. In: 2014 ADSA-ASAS-CSAS Joint Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, USA, 20-24 July 2014, Ruminant Nutrition III, Journal of Animal Science 92: E-supplement 2, p. 868.

McGovern, F. M, T. Sweeney, F. P. Campion, M. T. Ryan, S. Lott and T. M. Boland. 2015. Iodine supplementation of the pregnant ewe alters serum IgG concentration and expression of genes associated with antibody transfer in the ileum of the newborn lamb. In: 2015 ADSA-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, 12-16 July 2015, Small Ruminant: Nutrition, Journal of Animal Science 93: supplement s3/J, p. 249.

McGovern, F. M., T. M. Boland, F. P. Campion, M. T. Ryan and T. Sweeney. 2015. Assessment of RNA stability within six ovine tissues postmortem. In: 2015 ADSA-ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA, 12-16 July 2015, Small Ruminant III, Journal of Animal Science 93: supplement s3/J, p. 792.

McGovern, F.M., P. Creigton, H. Walsh, K. McDermott, E. Wall and N. McHugh. 2016. An across breed comparison of Irish versus New Zealand Ovine Genetics. In: EAAP 2016, Waterfront, Belfast, Uk, 29^th August – 2^nd September 2016.

Nicola Fetherstone, PhD