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Factors affecting lamb birth weight, gestation length, survival and litter size in Poll Dorset sheep
Published 2022In NSW, lamb mortality ranges between 10–35% (Hinch and Brien 2014), but this figure varies according to season, location, litter size and breed. Improving the survival of lambs is essential for industry social license ...Open AccessConference paper -
An evaluation of an individual cattle management model for use in Australian feedlots
Published 2022Predicting the optimal endpoint of beef cattle is key to improve both productivity and profitability in feedlots. This requires accurate predictions of animal growth and their body composition over time which could greatly ...Open AccessConference paper -
Automatic monitoring of body weight of Poll Dorset ewes in late gestation and lactation
Published 2022The use remote monitoring systems can be used to achieve a better understanding of animal behaviour and performance without human interaction with less stress. Automatic weighing of sheep in the paddock could provide ...Open AccessConference paper -
Data and R Script for Manuscript by Parker et al. (2022). Title: Olfactory misinformation reduces seed removal by wild house mice on winter wheat crop
Published 2022-07-07Rodent pests have posed significant problems to agriculture for thousands of years and reducing their impacts on cereal crops would drastically increase global food security. Rodent management typically relies on the broad ...Open AccessDataset -
Zoonotic disease and virome diversity in bats
Published 2022The emergence of zoonotic viral diseases in humans commonly reflects exposure to mammalian wildlife. Bats (order Chiroptera) are arguably the most important mammalian reservoir for zoonotic viruses, with notable examples ...Article