Verena Schmidt

PhD student SRUC & the Rowett Institute University of Aberdeen, all things agriculture, animal science and nutrition related 🧪🥼

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Gavin Prentice kicking off #SACAPP conference 2025 in Dundee.

#POTATO #tatties #SAC

[Rowett Institute @rowett_abdn]

If you own a native #pony, should you see #ryegrass as friend or foe? Verena Schmidt has some answers - and they won her a poster prize (again!) at
@EWEN2024 in #Oslo Her talk on #mineral concentrations in mixed species swards went down a treat too. Nice one Verena :-)

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Very chuffed to have won the poster prize at #EWEN24! 🥹
#SRUC #RowettInstitute #Equinescience #perennialryegrass #knockledgeexchange
#universityofAberdeen

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Day 2 AT #EWEN24. Prof Manfred Coenen gave a fascinating talk on the energy requirement for maintenance in horses. Lots of mathematical forms on a Wednesday morning!

#SRUC #equinescience #Oslo

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

I kicked off the oral presentation at #EWEN24 in Oslo today. What an amazing first day!
#EWEN #SRUC

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Fantastic morning at #EWEN hearing Prof Janne Winther Christensen speak about the behavioural biology of horses!

#EWEN24 #Oslo #NMBU #SRUC #RowettInstitute

[Rowett Institute @rowett_abdn]

Did you know that eating just a couple of slices of #bread made with certain types of #barley a day can help reduce cholesterol? Listen to the latest @on_farmuk @SEFARIScot podcast as @NatProdChem explains why we must grow more to reap the #health benefits https://t.co/T6vyFthutT

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Fantastic talk by keynote speaker Prof Jason Gill kicking off the Rowett researcher day. His work highlights the need to consider ethnicity in our studies 🍛🥗

#RowettInstitute

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

@rochL_kennedy fascinated the audience tonight with her work on fostering little caterpillars at the second night of @pintofscience in Aberdeenshire! 🐛🐮🤠

#mobgrazing #pint24

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

I had the honour to finish last night's round of @pintofscience speaking about my research on mixed swards and laminitis🌱🌿☘️🐎🐮 what a fantastic event it was and great to see so many interested faces!

#mixedswards #herballey #SRUC #pint24

[Dr Sarah Marley @sarahmarley86]

First up, @Helenecologist tells us about one if the challenges facing puffins - invasive tree mallow that blocks their breeding burrows 😥

#pint24 @SRUCResearch

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Dr Ashley Ward kicking off the second night of @pintofscience in Aberdeen with her talk On Ponies with a Need for Feed 🐎

#pint24 @SRUC

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Concluding tonight's series of talks for #PintOfScience was Dr Sarah Marley @sarahmarley86 with her talk 'Commotion in the ocean'. And.. how enthusiastic was tonight's audience in creating a marine soundscape?!?

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

PhD student Vicky Graves showing us the fascinating world of bioacustics with her talk 'Hide and Squeak' at the @pintofscience event in Aberdeen.

#PintOfScience @SRUC

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Pint of Science Aberdeen! Dr Nick Littlewood @blackdogbirder presented his talk 'Mouse TV'. Amazing to see what footage we can get from those little creatures 🐭

#PintOfScience #pint2024 #SRUC @SRUC @SRUCStudy @pintofscience

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Aaaaaand we are kicking off! First night of @pintofscience has started in Aberdeen! 💪🏻

#PintOfScience #pint2024

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Tonight @pintofscience is returning to Aberdeen! Meet researchers from @SRUC at the Newburgh Inn and the Blue Lamp in Aberdeen. Hear about seals, small mammals, moths, ponies, microbes and pastures 🦋🌱🐎🦭🦠
Get your tickets now at
https://t.co/W6MuRUeS2x

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

#PoS2024 is getting closer! Get your ticket for sessions in Aberdeen or Newburgh. Help the glorious grazer team win the ticket sell competition! Because #grassissexy #PintofScience

[Verena Schmidt @fieldtolab]

Shaping the Science for Scotland's Food Future! What a fantastic event organised by @rowett_abdn and @FSScot on all things nutrition, public health and food safety. A day packed with inspiring talks highlighting the joint efforts necessary to overcome future challenges 🌱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿