Sarah Joe Burn

Sarah Joe Burn is a Researcher at the Institute of Livestock Sciences within the Department of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). Her work focuses on improving efficiency metrics in dairy cattle production systems, particularly for Fleckvieh cows. She maintains an active research profile with recent publications and presentations in 2024.

Dr. Burn's research interests center on feed efficiency in dairy cattle, with particular emphasis on residual feed intake, genetic selection traits, and the relationship between efficiency metrics and greenhouse gas emissions. Her work bridges practical on-farm applications with genetic evaluation frameworks, aiming to develop sustainable breeding programs that improve resource utilization in livestock production.

Her publication record demonstrates a clear progression in defining and validating feed efficiency metrics for genetic selection purposes. The research trend shows movement from basic investigation of concentrate use efficiency toward more sophisticated residual energy intake metrics that can be directly incorporated into breeding programs. Her work increasingly focuses on practical implementation of these metrics in real-world herd management contexts.

Dr. Burn actively contributes to the scientific community through conference presentations and organization. She served as both session chair and member of the organization committee for the 32nd International Symposium Animal Science Days in 2024, and has presented her research internationally including in Austria, Slovenia, Portugal, and Italy. Her research is supported through the ongoing project 'Direct and indirect traits for feed efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions for breeding and herd management' (2023-2027), funded by private institutions.