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Research Overview

• Our research focuses on chemistry, nutrition, processing technologies, analytics and sustainability across the supply chain, with particular emphasis on the quality, nutritional and functional characteristics of milk and dairy products. Current research is examining:

• Effects of farming practices, cow feeding systems, seasonality, breeds and dairy processing technologies on the composition, quality and processability of milk

• Identification of biomarkers and tools for the prediction and verification of milk feed source and techno-functional properties.

• 1H-NMR metabolomics is being used to examine factors that are effecting and affected by the milk and rumen metabolome.

• Development of the Irish Milk Metabolome database and identification of metabolite functional indicators in milk.