Denis Meehan
Post Doc (Sustainability)Research Interests
- Bioeconomic modelling of GHG emissions in beef production systems
- Modelling the carbon footprint of beef meat
- Life cycle assessment modelling
- Energy and nitrogen metabolism in ruminants
Current Projects
Meat Technology Ireland Phase 2 Carbon Footprinting
http://www.mti.ie/research/theme-1-genetics/
Education
PhD Animal Science (2023) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Porto, Portugal
MSc Animal Nutrition (1994) University of Aberdeen, Scotland
PG Dip Animal Nutrition (1993) University of Aberdeen, Scotland
BSc Animal Science (1992) University of Essex, England
HND Agriculture (1991) SRUC, Scotland
Professional Membership
Agricultural Science Association
European Association of Animal Production
Energy:Protein ratio in ruminants: Insights from the intragastric infusion technique (Review article), DJ Meehan, AR Cabrita, MR Maia and AJ Fonseca, Animals 2021, 11(9), 2700.
Effects of Chlorella vulgaris, Nannochloropsis oceanica and Tetraselmis sp. supplementation levels on in vitro rumen fermentation, DJ Meehan, AR Cabrita, AJ Fonseca, JL Silva and MR Maia, Algal Research 2021, Volume 56, 102284.
Effect of glucose supply on fasting nitrogen excretion and effect of level and type of fatty acids on infusion response to protein utilisation in cattle, ER Ørskov, DJ Meehan, NA MacLeod and DJ Kyle, British Journal of Nutrition 1999 (81) 389-393.
Implications of beef price seasonality on the profitability of Irish beef production systems, DJ Meehan and P. Crosson, BSAS Annual Meeting, Belfast 2024
Effects of microalgae species and inclusion levels on in-vitro rumen fermentation parameters, DJ Meehan, MR Maia, JL Silva, AJ Cabrita and AJ Fonseca, EAAP Annual Meeting, Porto, December 2020.
Energy-Protein interrelations in cattle and sheep: What the intragastric infusion technique tells us, DJ Meehan, E.R. Ørskov, AJ Cabrita and AJ Fonseca, 2nd International Animal Science Workshop, University of Porto, September 2015.
Effect of microalgae species and production lot on in-vitro rumen fermentation parameters, CS Mota, DJ Meehan, RC Pedro, CM Xavier, JL Silva, AJ Fonseca, AJ Cabrita and MR Maia, 5th International Animal Science Workshop, University of Porto, September 2018.