Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volume 59, Issue 1
30 November 2020
Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research
Compuscript Publishing

Table of contents

Production of probiotic Bulgarian yoghurts obtained from an ultrafiltered cow’s milk1
Yield of binary- and multi-species swards relative to single-species swards in intensive silage systems12
Meat quality characteristics of high dairy genetic-merit Holstein, standard dairy genetic-merit Friesian and Charolais × Holstein-Friesian steers27
Oat–buckwheat breads – technological quality, staling and sensory properties33
Performance and nutrient utilisation of dairy cows offered silages produced from three successive harvests of either a red clover–perennial ryegrass sward or a perennial ryegrass sward42
A pilot study of methodology for the development of farmland habitat reports for sustainability assessments56
Behavioural and physiological responses of individually housed dairy calves to change in milk feeding frequency at different ages70
Impact of field headlands on wheat and barley performance in a cool Atlantic climate as assessed in 40 Irish tillage fields85
Forecasting prices of dairy commodities – a comparison of linear and nonlinear models98
The Beast from the East: impact of an atypical cold weather event on hydrology and nutrient dynamics in two Irish catchments113
Measuring total factor productivity on Irish dairy farms: a Fisher index approach using farm-level data123
Adding value to under-utilised Irish fish roe: a physico-chemical and sensory comparison of cured Irish pollock ( Pollachius pollachius) roe with commercial mullet ( Mugil cephalus) and cod ( Gadus morhua) products140
Conservation efficiency and nutritive value of silages made from grass-red clover and multi-species swards compared with grass monocultures150
Herbage nutritive value of binary- and multi-species swards relative to single-species swards in intensive silage systems167
The proximate composition of three marine pelagic fish: blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou), boarfish ( Capros aper) and Atlantic herring ( Clupea harengus)185
Mitigation of phosphorus, sediment and Escherichia coli losses in runoff from a dairy farm roadway201
The effect of extended post-mortem ageing on the Warner–Brazler shear force of longissimus thoracis from beef heifers from two sire breeds, slaughtered at 20 or 25 mo of age206
The effects of cow genetic group on the density of raw whole milk215