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Aidan Moloney

Research Officer - Ruminant Growth Biology & Meat Quality

Research Interests

  • Manipulation of cattle growth and composition
  • The appearance, sensory characteristics and nutritional quality of beef
  • Authentication of dietary history and geographical origin of beef

 

Education

  • Ph.D. degree (Biochemistry), University College, Galway (1984).
  • Training in use of surgically modified animals, Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, England (1984).
  • Diploma in Statistics, Trinity College Dublin (1997).

Career

  • 2010 to present - Principal Research Scientist, Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Grange. 
  • 2001 to 2010 - Principal Research Scientist, Teagasc, Food Research Centre, Ashtown. 
  • 1998 to 2001 - Senior Research Scientist, Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre. 
  • October 1993 to November 1994 - Fulbright scholarship-supported sabbatical visit to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. 
  • 1989 to 1998 - Senior Research Scientist, Teagasc, Grange Research Centre. 
  • 1984 to 1989 - Research Scientist, Teagasc, Grange Research Centre.

Professional Membership

  • Nutrition Society 
  • British Society of Animal Science 
  • American Society of Animal Science 
  • Irish Grassland Association

Moran, L., O’Sullivan, M.G., Kerry, J.P., Picard, B., McGee, M., O’Riordan, E,G. and Moloney, A.P. (2017). Effect of a grazing period prior to finishing on a high concentrate diet on meat quality from bulls and steers. Meat Science, 125, 76–83.

Moloney, A.P. and McGee, M. (2017). Factors influencing the growth of meat animals, Chapter 2, In: Lawrie’s Meat Science,8th Edition, Ed. F. Toldra, (19-47).

Mezgebo, G.B., Monahan, F.J., McGee, M., O’Riordan, E.G., Picard, B., Richardson, I.R. and Moloney, A.P. (2017). Biochemical and organoleptic characteristics of longissimus thoracis muscle from early and late maturing suckler bulls raised on different production systems. Animal, 11, 1636-1644 

Mezgebo, G.B., Moloney, A.P., O’Riordan, E.G., McGee, M., Richardson, I.R. and Monahan, F.J. (2017). Comparison of organoleptic quality and composition of beef from suckler bulls from different production systems. Animal 11, 538–546

Keady, S.M., Waters, S., Hamill, R., Dunne, P., Keane, M.G., Richardson, R.I., Kenny, D.A. and Moloney, A.P. (2017). Compensatory growth in crossbred Aberdeen Angus and Belgian Blue steers: Effects on the colour, shear force and sensory characteristics of longissimus muscle. Meat Science, 125: 128-136

Moloney, A.P. and Drennan, M.J. (2013). Characteristics of fat and muscle from beef heifers offered a grass silage or concentrate-based finishing ration. Livestock Science 152:147-153.

Moloney, A.P., Mooney, M.T., Kerry, J.P., Stanton, C. and O'Kiely, P. (2013). Colour of fat, and colour, fatty acid composition and sensory characteristics of muscle from heifers offered alternative forages to grass silage in a finishing ration. Meat Science95:608-615.

Osorio, M.T., Downey, G., Moloney, A.P., Rohrle, F.T., Luciano, G., Schmidt, O. and Monahan, F.J. (2013). Beef authentication using dietary markers: Chemometric selection and modelling of significant beef biomarkers using concatenated data from multiple analytical methods. Food Chemistry 141:2795-2801.

Reynolds, C.M., Toomey, S., McBride, R., McMonagle, J., Morine, M.J., Belton, O., Moloney, A.P. and Roche, H.M. (2013). Divergent effects of a CLA-enriched beef diet on metabolic health in ApoE-/- and ob/ob mice. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry24:401-411.

Moloney, A.P., Kennedy, C., Noci, F., Monahan, F.J. and Kerry, J.P. (2012). Lipid and colour stability of M. longissimus muscle from lambs fed camelina or linseed as oil or seeds. Meat Science 92:1-7.

Osorio, T.M., Moloney, A.P., Brennan, L. and Monahan, F.J. (2012). Authentication of beef production systems using a metabolomic-based approach. Animal 6 (1):167-172.

Rungapamestry, V., McMonagle, J., Reynolds, C., Rucklidge, G., Reid, M., Duncan, G., Ross, K., Horgan, G., Toomey, S.,Moloney, A.P., de Roos, B. and Roche, H.M. (2012). Inter-organ proteomic analysis reveals insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-diabetic effects of cis-9, trans-11-conjugated linoleic acid in ob/ob mice. Proteomics 12:461-476.