Lecturer in Animal Science
Dr. Alan Kelly is a lecturer in Animal Science at University College Dublin (UCD), based in the School of Agriculture and Food Science, where he also serves as Director of the Animal and Crop Science degree programme. He lectures and coordinates modules primarily in the areas of advanced beef production, sustainable livestock farm systems, dairy calf rearing and development, and ruminant nutrition.
His research focuses on the development of blueprints for sustainable, pasture-based beef production systems, with an emphasis on improving economically important traits—such as growth, feed efficiency, fertility, early life performance, and ruminal methanogenesis—through targeted nutritional interventions and the exploration of underlying physiological and molecular mechanisms. His work is characterised by innovation and practical relevance, contributing directly to improved efficiency, sustainability, and profitability in livestock farming.
CONTACT DETAILS
Email: alan.kelly@ucd.ie
