Staff Research Interests

animal nutrition
selective breeding
anthelmintic treatment
management practices
drug resistance
animal production

Academic	Research Interests
Mr Hawlader Al-mamun P: +61 2 6773 3525 F: +61 2 6773 3992 E: ahawlade@une.edu.au	animal science
Dr Momenuzzaman Bhuiyan P: +61 2 6773 2670 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: mbhuiya2@une.edu.au	animal science
Dr Wendy Brown P: +61 2 6773 5125 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: wbrown@une.edu.au	animal nutrition companion animal health and nutrition canine dental health urate urolithiasis in the Dalmatian palatability testing grass eating behaviour in dogs
Dr Dana Campbell P: +61 2 6773 5124 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: dcampb38@une.edu.au	animal science
Professor Mingan Choct P: +61 2 6773 5121 F: +61 2 6773 3050 E: mchoct@une.edu.au	poultry science monogastric animal nutrition CEO, Poultry CRC
A/Professor Sam Clark P: +61 2 6773 3328 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: sam.clark@une.edu.au	animal genetics & breeding quantitative genetics breeding program design estimation and optimisation algorithms; estimation of QTL - effects economics of genetic improvement
Professor David Cottle P: +61 2 6773 2178 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: dcottle@une.edu.au	sheep & wool science Wool Chair, Sheep CRC production efficiency feed intake and methane production controlled feeding modelling livestock production wool quality and prices selection indexes, including twinning
Dr Fran Cowley P: +61 2 6773 6164 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: fcowley@une.edu.au	animal science
Dr Amanda Doughty P: +61 2 6773 3241 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: amanda.doughty@une.edu.au	animal science animal welfare developing, validating and refining techniques used to assess animal welfare, particularly in grazing species in extensive systems understanding links between motivation/preference and animal welfare the behaviour of farm animals correlating behavioural and physiological changes in farm animals with animal welfare measures
Dr Emma Doyle P: +61 2 6773 3094 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: edoyle3@une.edu.au	animal science
Dr Cecilia Esquivelzeta Rabell P: +61 2 6773 3525 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: crabell2@une.edu.au	animal science
Dr Geert Geesink P: +61 2 6773 3257 F: +61 2 6773 2246 E: geert.geesink@une.edu.au	meat science post mortem proteolysis in muscle tissue determinants of meat quality
Prof John Gibson P: +61 2 6773 2930 F: +61 2 6773 3275 E: jgibson5@une.edu	animal genetics & breeding quantitative genetics and breeding economics of genetic improvement gene discovery and applications international agriculture development
Dr Ian Godwin P: +61 2 6773 2488 F: +61 2 6773 3275 E: igodwin@une.edu.au	animal physiology comparative erythrocyte biochemistry the regulation of gastrointestinal motility in ruminants comparative gastrointestinal development aquaculture
Professor Roger Hegarty P: +61 2 6773 3978 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: roger.hegarty@une.edu.au	animal genetics & breeding measurement and management of methane from ruminants role of nitrate and rumen protozoa in reducing methane emissions protein and energy nutrition of ruminants breeding sheep and cattle for low methane emission
Prof Geoff Hinch P: +61 2 6773 2202 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: ghinch@une.edu.au	animal production livestock behaviour and reproduction should cover research focus
Professor Paul Iji P: +61 2 6773 2082 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: piji@une.edu.au	poultry science nutrition of poultry and pigs effects of anti-nutritional factors on farm animals development of digestive function in poultry nutritional application of biotechnology feed additives (microbial enzymes; prebiotics) evaluation of alternative feed resources for poultry and pigs
Professor Lewis Kahn P: +61 2 6773 2997 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: lkahn3@une.edu.au	animal science eology of major parasites of ruminant livestock integrated control strategies for major parasites of ruminant livestock improving reproductive success of sheep grazing management strategies for livestock production, animal health and pasture production coordination of Australia's sheep parasite control resources
Dr Yan Laurenson P: +61 2 6773 5156 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: ylaurens@une.edu.au	animal nutrition selective breeding anthelmintic treatment management practices drug resistance animal production
Dr Sang Hong Lee P: +61 2 6773 3665 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: slee38@une.edu.au	statistical genetics quantitative genetics population genetics genomics medical research
Dr Cecile Massault P: +61 2 6773 2940 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: cecile.massault@une.edu.au	animal science
Dr Deborah Maxwell E: dmaxwel2@une.edu.au	animal science
Ms Lynette McLean P: +61 2 6773 2940 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: lmclean@une.edu.au	animal science genetics human population genetics interaction of genetics and society application of statistics
Dr Katrin Renz P: +61 2 6773 3094 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: krenz@une.edu.au	animal science
A/Professor Julie Roberts P: +61 2 6773 2506 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: jrobert2@une.edu.au	poultry science egg and egg shell quality in laying hens infectious bronchitis disease in laying hens kidney structure and function in avian species
Professor James Rowe P: +61 2 6773 1316 F: +61 2 6773 1400 E: jrowe@une.edu.au	animal science CEO, Sheep CRC ruminant nutrition sheep production wool and sheep meat supply chains
Dr Isabelle Ruhnke P: +61 2 6773 5155 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: iruhnke@une.edu.au	animal health, welfare and nutrition the nutritional impact of feed on odour emission in broiler chickens the effect of feed on the immune system in Necrotic Enteritis Model (broiler chickens) the effect of parasite infection on the immune system the impact of enzymes on finer digestion in chickens the influence of insect feeding on free range chickens
Dr Eva Strucken P: +61 2 6773 3525 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: estrucke@une.edu.au	cattle genetics and genomics genome-wide association studies (GWAS) time-dependent genetic effects environment-dependent genetic effects breed diversity selection signatures
Professor Bob Swick P: +61 2 6773 5126 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: rswick@une.edu.au	animal science poultry nutrition animal energetics and metabolism gut physiology and disease toxic constituents in feedstuffs
Professor Julius van der Werf P: +61 2 6773 2092 F: +61 2 6773 3275 E: jvanderw@une.edu.au	animal genetics & breeding quantitative genetics and genomics breeding objectives and multiple trait selection improvement of livestock systems genetic and genomic prediction statistical genetics
Prof Steve Walkden-Brown P: +61 2 6773 5152 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: swalkden@une.edu.au	animal health diseases of sheep & goats with a special interest in the integrated control of internal parasites sheep & goat production systems diseases of poultry with a special interest in Marek's disease epidemiology and molecular surveillance of viral diseases in poultry
Dr Shubiao Wu P: +61 2 6773 2238 F: +61 2 6773 3922 E: swu3@une.edu.au	animal science poultry disease/nutrition gut microflora and net energy system molecular quantification of intestinal bacteria in poultry plant genetics gene expression, molecular markers and mapping