Holly Ferguson

  Holly.Ferguson@sruc.ac.uk

Scotland’s Rural College
West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3JG

Institute Staff Profile

Biography

I have a background in metabolic diseases of cattle and sheep and the use of precision technologies – such as rumination/activity collars and pH boluses – to allow early detection of diseases. My research interests focus around bovine health and production, the use of precision livestock farming (PLF) tools to study health and nutrition problems of ruminants and innovative dairying.
     
My interests include:

• PLF technologies for monitoring health, welfare and prodution in cattle
• Rumen function
• Metabolic disorders (particularly ruminal acidosis)
• Ruminant nutrition
• The ruminal microbiome
• Dairy production (innovative systems, including cow with calf)