Ruminant Research Group People
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Email fcowley@une.edu.au | |
Associate Professor Janelle Wilkes
Email jwilkes2@une.edu.au | |
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Amelia is an animal scientist with a PhD (2013) in ruminant nutrition and experience in scientific methods applied to several domestic ruminant species (i.e. beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep and goats). The academic positions she held from 2014 to 2019 were focused on generating models to predict and describe dry matter intake, growth and nutritional requirements in ruminants using meta-analytical approaches, and unfolding the transgenerational effects of heat stress in dairy cattle. Throughout these research positions Amelia has actively involved in hands-on research trials and sought out opportunities to grow her capability in curriculum and assessment design, unit coordination, face-to-face and online teaching, design and teaching of practicals, problem-based tutorials and marking. In recent years. During her tenure in Australia, Amelia has been project leader of research focussed on the intersection of animal physiology and climate science and investigating effective methods to reduce the methane emissions from ruminant livestock. Her current research is aligned with the goals of the AUD$ 29-billion Australian red meat industry to be Carbon Neutral by 2030 (CN30). She has published in high-ranked journals in her field. She is an Associate Editor of Animal Nutrition (Elsevier Journal ranked the higher impact factor Journal in Agriculture, Dairy and Animal Sciences), and the youngest Associate editor of Small ruminant research, responsible for the overall quality of the intellectual content of this important international journal and for overseeing the review process. Amélia has published more than 35 peer-review articles, a commendable feat that few achieve at a similar academic stage. According to a recent review of Google Scholar, Amélia has received 326326 citations from other researchers in his field and has an h-index of 11and an i10-index of 14, which means that, on average, each of his publications is cited 14 times in the last ten years. According to the Research Gate portal, Amélia has 287 citations and an RG score of 25.5, comprising the top 5% of researchers registered worldwide. More... | |
Email Tiago.Silva@une.edu.au | |
Angela is currently leading a Meat and Livestock Australian in consultation with Australian Lot Feeders Association (project: B.FLT.4009) funded research project investigating shade and shelter solutions for feedlot cattle in Southern (temperate) environments. Angela has numerous publications high-ranking journals. Her publications to date cover a range of complex topics associated with heat stress in animals: including testicular thermoregulation during whole body heat stress exposure; body temperature regulation, behavioural and physiological responses; and endocrine and biochemistry responses. In addition, she has been involved in the development and refinement of heat load prediction models for dairy cattle, sheep and breeding bulls. For an up-to-date publication list please refer to Angela’s google scholar profile. Read more. Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xHKxb6QAAAAJ&hl=en ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Angela-Lees-2 ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4898-2843 email Angela.Lees@une.edu.au | |
email rhegart3@une.edu.au |
Associate Professor Janelle Wilkes researches the sustainable management of intensive ruminant industries. As a member of UNE’s Ruminant Research Group she is part of a team that have completed projects identifying the physical constraints of feedlot pen mud on production in wet environments and alternative composting techniques as well as investigating Australian feedlot drinking water quality. With the team she is currently investigating pen mud formation under shade in feedlots; and examining methods of reducing ammonia production from the pad in intensive sheep and cattle facilities. In her teaching Janelle is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and conducts educational research in the development of quantitative skills and minimising mathematics anxiety. She has received both National and Australasian awards for her teaching approaches and research in these areas. 
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Bonnie Mayes
Email bmayes@myune.edu.au |
Brendan Patrick Doyle Email bdoyle6@myune.edu.au |
Fahrul Irawan Email firawan@myune.edu.au |
Gama Simanungkalit Email gsimanun@myune.edu.au |
Hadriana Bansi Email hbansi@myune.edu.au |
Ifa Hanafi
Email ihanafi@myune.edu.au |
Email jclay2@myune.edu.au |
Katherine Anne Smith Email ksmit265@myune.edu.au |
Skye Jenkins Email screevey@myune.edu.au |
Gurdeep Kour
Gurdeep has joined PhD after securing UNE-IPRA scholarship, currently she is doing her field work in Fiji for her project " Understanding the impact of and solutions to ineffective worm control in tropical small ruminant production systems- a Fiji case study". ResearchGate: Dr Gurdeep Kour Google Scholar: gurdeep kour-Citations ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0874-2741 Email gkour@myune.edu.au |
Tellisa Kearton
Email tkearto2@une.edu.au |
Pippa Pryor
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Bonnie grew up on the coast in Newcastle, and quickly became fascinated with all things related to livestock animal welfare throughout her undergraduate studies, prompting her to move to Armidale. Bonnie graduated with a Bachelor of Animal Science and H1 Honours in 2019 from the University of New England. Her honours project was conducted at UNE and the CSIRO, and she investigated the welfare implications of different training methods for sheep learning a virtual fencing system, which sparked a greater interest in researching sheep welfare. At the start of 2020, Bonnie enrolled in her PhD, which is focused on investigating the welfare implications of various stocking densities and other stressors for sheep on live export ships. Her PhD forms part of a larger live export research project being undertaken at UNE, which is funded by MLA and LiveCorp. Bonnie is on track to complete her PhD in January 2023 and is eager to see how her research may contribute to welfare improvements on board live export vessels.
Ifa is a PhD student at UNE working on her project Prediction of Air and Pad Ammonia under Live Export Conditions.
Jonathon Clay is the Animal Science HDR Student Representative - School of Environmental and Rural Science. Born in Sydney and raised in the Northern Tablelands, Jon completed a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Teaching with a major in Biochemistry and Genetics. He worked at UNE as a technical officer in Biomedical Science for 12 years where he realised he had a knack for developing and running assays, and is now pursuing a MSc in ruminant bone physiology. His research interests are on increasing animal efficiencies by utilising existing biochemical pathways, and developing analytical methods that are robust, cheap and easily accessible.
Tellisa completed a Bachelor of Science (USQ) in 2002 before going on to work in food technology and safety, nutritional biochemistry, education and environmental science in the private and public sectors. Her interest in animal science and welfare led her to complete a Graduate Certificate in Animal Welfare (Monash University) and a Graduate Diploma in Animal Studies (UQ). In 2015 she commenced a Master of Rural Science at the University of New England (Armidale) investigating remote body temperature measures in sheep. In 2017 she began working on her PhD with UNE and CSIRO, looking at the welfare impacts of virtual fencing technologies on sheep.
Pippa is an aspiring researcher, conducting her Honours project on the effects of shade in southern feedlot systems during winter on cattle welfare and production. She is currently also a Research Assistant for Meat Science UNE. Her interests include the physiological effects of climate change on livestock and how the whole production system will change and adapt to environmental fluctuations over the next 50 years. Pippa is currently completing a Bachelor of Rural Science at UNE, aiming to graduate with honours in 2022. Having grown up in Sydney, Pippa’s love of agriculture stemmed from visiting a farm annually and studying agriculture in high school. Through these experiences, she developed a love of science and a fascination with the integrated nature of agricultural production systems and the way they interact with the natural environment. Following her Honours project, Pippa aims to complete a PhD in cattle production.