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Animal Science and Veterinary
Ireland
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
55
Citations
9698
World Ranking
459
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Torres Sweeney is a researcher affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland, specializing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a focus on Animal Science and Zoology. They have contributed extensively to the fields of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, as well as Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds and related topics.

The scientist's frequent publication venues include:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Animals
  • Marine Drugs
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Preprints.org

Among their main fields of study are subfields such as Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Molecular Biology, Aquatic Science, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their research topics cover diverse aspects including:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Bee Products Chemical Analysis

Torres Sweeney collaborates regularly with a set of co-authors, who appear frequently in their publications. These include:

  • J.V. O'Doherty
  • Marion T. Ryan
  • Stafford Vigors
  • Shane Maher
  • Alison Dowley

Some recent papers from Torres Sweeney's body of work illustrate the scope of their research interests, particularly in animal nutrition, marine compounds, and food science:

  • Molecular characteristics and antioxidant activity of laminarin extracted from the seaweed species Laminaria hyperborea, using hydrothermal-assisted extraction and a multi-step purification procedure, 2020, Food Hydrocolloids
  • Seasonal Variation of the Proximate Composition, Mineral Content, Fatty Acid Profiles and Other Phytochemical Constituents of Selected Brown Macroalgae, 2021, Marine Drugs
  • Effects of reducing dietary crude protein concentration and supplementation with laminarin or zinc oxide on the faecal scores and colonic microbiota in newly weaned pigs, 2020, Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition
  • Prediction of Warner-Bratzler shear force, intramuscular fat, drip-loss and cook-loss in beef via Raman spectroscopy and chemometrics, 2020, Meat Science
  • Effect of a Laminarin Rich Macroalgal Extract on the Caecal and Colonic Microbiota in the Post-Weaned Pig, 2020, Marine Drugs

Best Publications

  • Polysaccharides from macroalgae: Recent advances, innovative technologies and challenges in extraction and purification

    Marco García-Vaquero;Gaurav Rajauria;John V. O'Doherty;Torres Sweeney

  • The effect of dietary Laminaria‐derived laminarin and fucoidan on nutrient digestibility, nitrogen utilisation, intestinal microflora and volatile fatty acid concentration in pigs

    Mary B Lynch;Torres Sweeney;James J Callan;John T O'Sullivan

  • The effects of seaweed extract inclusion on gut morphology, selected intestinal microbiota, nutrient digestibility, volatile fatty acid concentrations and the immune status of the weaned pig.

    P. Reilly;J. V. O’Doherty;K. M. Pierce;J. J. Callan

  • Repeatability of feed efficiency, carcass ultrasound, feeding behavior, and blood metabolic variables in finishing heifers divergently selected for residual feed intake.

    A. K. Kelly;M. McGee;D. H. Crews;T. Sweeney

  • Brucella abortus detection by PCR assay in blood, milk and lymph tissue of serologically positive cows.

    Seónadh O’Leary;Michael Sheahan;Torres Sweeney

  • Discrimination between Scrapie and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Sheep by Molecular Size, Immunoreactivity, and Glycoprofile of Prion Protein

    C. M. A. Thuring;J. H. F. Erkens;J. G. Jacobs;A. Bossers

  • Major histocompatibility complex DRB1 gene: its role in nematode resistance in Suffolk and Texel sheep breeds.

    G. Sayers;B. Good;J. P. Hanrahan;M. Ryan

  • The effects of lactose inclusion and seaweed extract derived from Laminaria spp. on performance, digestibility of diet components and microbial populations in newly weaned pigs

    J.V. O’Doherty;S. Dillon;S. Figat;J.J. Callan

  • Effect of purified β-glucans derived from Laminaria digitata, Laminaria hyperborea and Saccharomyces cerevisiae on piglet performance, selected bacterial populations, volatile fatty acids and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the gastrointestinal tract of pigs.

    T. Sweeney;C. B. Collins;P. Reilly;K. M. Pierce

  • Association analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in DGAT1, TG and FABP4 genes and intramuscular fat in crossbred Bos taurus cattle

    L. Pannier;A.M. Mullen;R.M. Hamill;P.C. Stapleton

  • Association of polymorphisms in candidate genes with colour, water-holding capacity, and composition traits in bovine M. longissimus and M. semimembranosus.

    W. Reardon;A.M. Mullen;T. Sweeney;R.M. Hamill

  • Effect of maternal fish oil and seaweed extract supplementation on colostrum and milk composition, humoral immune response, and performance of suckled piglets.

    S. G. Leonard;T. Sweeney;B. Bahar;B. P. Lynch

  • Effect of dietary laminarin and fucoidan on selected microbiota, intestinal morphology and immune status of the newly weaned pig

    A. M. Walsh;T. Sweeney;C. J. O'Shea;D. N. Doyle

  • Is exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds during fetal/post-natal development affecting the reproductive potential of farm animals?

    Torres Sweeney

  • Serotypes and virulence profiles of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolates from bovine farms.

    Áine Monaghan;Brian Byrne;Séamus Fanning;Torres Sweeney

  • The effects of laminarin derived from Laminaria digitata on measurements of gut health: selected bacterial populations, intestinal fermentation, mucin gene expression and cytokine gene expression in the pig

    A. G. Smith;J. V. O'Doherty;P. Reilly;M. T. Ryan

  • The effect of cereal type and exogenous enzyme supplementation in pig diets on nutrient digestibility, intestinal microflora, volatile fatty acid concentration and manure ammonia emissions from finisher pigs

    J.M. O'Connell;T. Sweeney;J. J. Callan;J. V. O'Doherty

  • Functional analysis of muscle gene expression profiles associated with tenderness and intramuscular fat content in pork.

    Ruth M. Hamill;Jean McBryan;Chris McGee;Anne Maria Mullen

  • Gastrointestinal nematode infection in sheep--a review of the alternatives to anthelmintics in parasite control.

    G. Sayers;T. Sweeney

  • The effect of lactose and inulin on intestinal morphology, selected microbial populations and volatile fatty acid concentrations in the gastro-intestinal tract of the weanling pig

    K. M. Pierce;T. Sweeney;P. O. Brophy;J. J. Callan

  • Multi-Functional Roles of Chitosan as a Potential Protective Agent against Obesity

    Ann M. Walsh;Torres Sweeney;Bojlul Bahar;John V. O’Doherty

  • Association of polymorphisms in the calpain I, calpain II and growth hormone genes with tenderness in bovine M. longissimus dorsi.

    S. Costello;E. O’Doherty;D.J. Troy;C.W. Ernst

  • Extraction and Yield Optimisation of Fucose, Glucans and Associated Antioxidant Activities from Laminaria digitata by Applying Response Surface Methodology to High Intensity Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction.

    Marco García-Vaquero;Gaurav Rajauria;Brijesh K. Tiwari;Torres Sweeney

  • Effects of dietary seaweed extract supplementation in sows and post-weaned pigs on performance, intestinal morphology, intestinal microflora and immune status

    S. G. Leonard;T. Sweeney;B. Bahar;B. P. Lynch

  • Effects of long-term maternal exposure to low doses of PCB126 and PCB153 on the reproductive system and related hormones of young male goats

    Irma C Oskam;Jan L Lyche;Anette Krogenæs;Ragnar Thomassen

Frequent Co-Authors

John V. O’Doherty
John V. O’Doherty University College Dublin
Ruth M. Hamill
Ruth M. Hamill Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
J.J. Callan
J.J. Callan University College Dublin
Anne Maria Mullen
Anne Maria Mullen Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
James F. Roche
James F. Roche University College Dublin
K.M. Pierce
K.M. Pierce University College Dublin
Séamus Fanning
Séamus Fanning University College Dublin
Mark McGee
Mark McGee Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
James J. Sheridan
James J. Sheridan Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Bernadette Earley
Bernadette Earley Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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