Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001604"
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Altering legacies as ‘A Farmer in My Own Right’: married women's experiences of farm property ownership in Ireland
Watson, Tanya (NUI Galway, 2018-01-31)A number of women living on family farms own farm property in their own right. This is an unexplored research area in Ireland. Gender inequalities in the ownership and control of farm property have consequences for women’s ... -
The economics of agri-environment schemes in Ireland: Essays on design and participation
Cullen, Paula (NUI Galway, 2021-08-28)Addressing the degradation of the environment has become increasingly important on a global scale. With agriculture representing a large portion of land, pressure is on policymakers to ensure that farmers are contributing ... -
The impact of knowledge transfer activities on farm level outcomes
Cawley, Anthony (NUI Galway, 2018-10-12)Agricultural knowledge transfer (KT) activities are services that aim to improve farm level performance by building the capabilities of clients through improved problem solving, decision making and farm management skills. ... -
In the quest of the optimal collagen type II source for articular cartilage engineering
Wu, Zhuning (NUI Galway, 2021-08-26)Articular cartilage is a specialised connective tissue of joints, which lacks blood vessels, lymphatics and nerves. The limited capability of articular cartilage to self-repair renders its regeneration a formidable challenge. ... -
The influence of silvicultural practices on mechanical properties of softwood timber
Krajnc, Luka (NUI Galway, 2019-06)The increase in the use of structural timber in construction over recent years has been one of the main drivers behind the renewed interest in optimizing forest management for timber quality. Past research and forest ... -
Integrated assessment of sheep production systems and the agricultural value chain
Kilcline, Kevin (NUI Galway, 2018-07-02)This thesis describes the development of an integrated, farm level, bioeconomic systems model of Irish sheep production using nationally representative data from the National Farm Survey (NFS). A systems approach is applied ... -
Irish farm succession and inheritance; an examination of farmers’ economic decision-making strategies as socially-constructed risk assessment
Leonard, Brian (NUI Galway, 2019-03-28)Intergenerational farm transfer is increasingly viewed as fundamental to the sustainability and development of global agriculture, with an expectation that younger farmers, with more effective and efficient production ... -
Mining milk for factors which modulate host-microbial interactions in vitro
Quinn, Erinn Marie (NUI Galway, 2021-02-03)Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) have been reported to increase the adhesion of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis ATCC 15697 (B. infantis ATCC 15697) to human colonic adenocarcinoma, HT-29 cells. In this thesis, ... -
Optimizing dairy farmyard infrastructure for the management and treatment of dairy soiled water
Abdalla Mohamed, Ahmed Yousif (NUI Galway, 2023-01-20)Dairy farms produce dairy soiled water (DSW) during the milking process, which consists of a mixture of water, cow faeces, urine, milk, detergents, and sediment. Land spreading is the most common disposal method for ... -
The role of extension services and technology adoption in farm sustainability
Balaine, Lorraine (NUI Galway, 2021-06-17)The objective of this PhD thesis is to assess the role of extension services and technology adoption in enhancing farm sustainability with the goal of informing the debate on how to achieve sustainable intensification. ... -
Understanding the effects of multi-species grassland mixtures on the composition and function of the soil microbiome in temperate grasslands.
Ryan, Kerry Bernadette (NUI Galway, 2022-08-24)This thesis investigated the effects of multi species grassland mixtures on the composition and function of the soil microbiome in temperate grasslands. Three major gaps in knowledge were identified: (1) What effects do ...