Elodie Ruelle
Research Officer - Grass Growth ModellingResearch Interests
- Simulating biological system using mechanistic models.
- Predicting grass growth in real time on commercial farms.
- Better understanding of the interaction between soil, grass management, the animals and grass growth.
- Improving N use efficiency and reducing N leaching.
- Predicting animal intake at grazing.
Current Projects
- Live grass growth prediction using the MoSt model.
- Predicting N leaching a N use efficiency of different system and management.
- Model development (PBHDM and MoSt models).
Education
PhD in Agriculture and food science University College Dublin Master and agronomic engineer degree in modelling of biologic system from the University of Rennes 1 and Agrocampus-Ouest.
- Ruelle E., L. Delaby, L. Shalloo (2019) Linkage between Predictive Transmitting Ability of a Genetic Index (EBI), Potential Milk Production and a Dynamic Model (PBHDM). J. of Dairy Sci. 102(4),3512-3522.
- Ruelle, E., Hennessy, D., Delaby, L. (2018). The Moorepark Saint-Gilles Grass Growth model (MoSt GG) predicts grass growth under grazing conditions. Fourrages, 236, 255-262.
- Ruelle E., Delaby L., Wallace M., Shalloo L. (2018): "Using models to establish the financially optimum strategy for Irish dairy farms." J. Dairy Sci., 101(1), 614-623.
- Ruelle E., Hennessy D., Delaby L. (2018): "Development of the Moorepark St Gilles grass growth model (MoSt GG model): a predictive model for grass growth for pasture based systems." Eur. J. Agro., 99, 80-91.
- Ruelle E., Delaby L., Wallace M., Shalloo L. (2016): "Development and evaluation of the herd dynamic milk model with focus on the individual cow component." Animal, 10(12), 1986-1997.
- Ruelle E., Shalloo L., Wallace M., Delaby L. (2015): "Development and evaluation of the pasture-based herd dynamic milk (PBHDM) model for dairy systems." Eur. J. Agro., 71, 106-114.
- Shalloo, L., T. Byrne, L. Leso, E. Ruelle, K. Starsmore, A. Geoghegan, J. Werner, and N. O’leary. (2021). A review of precision technologies in pasture-based dairying systems. Ir. J. Agri. Food. Res.
- AH O’Connor, EAM Bokkers, IJM de Boer, H Hogeveen, R Sayers, N Byrne, E Ruelle, B Engel, L Shalloo (2020). Cow and herd-level risk factors associated with mobility scores in pasture-based dairy cows. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 105077
- AH O'Connor, EAM Bokkers, IJM de Boer, H Hogeveen, R Sayers, N Byrne, E Ruelle, L Shalloo. (2019) Associating cow characteristics with mobility scores in pasture-based dairy cows. J. Dairy. Sci. 102(9), 8332-8342.
- Hanrahan L., Geoghegan A., O'Donovan M., Griffith V., Ruelle E., Wallace M., Shalloo L. (2017): "PastureBase Ireland: A grassland decision support system and national database." Comput. Electron. Agric., 136, 193-201.