Submissions from 2024
Low-emission beef production in the Southern Rangelands of Western Australia: an analysis of herd structure and stocking rate experiencing droughts, Christophe d'Abbadie
Heavy steers and heifers run at low stocking rates enhance drought resilience in a pastoral region of Australia, Christophe d'Abbadie, Ross Kingwell, Philip E. Vercoe, Bradley Plunkett, and Alan Peggs
Distance examination of livestock with drones - an effective method for assessing health and welfare, K L. Rayner Dr and M E. Wilson
Identifying high-value tactical livestock decisions on a mixed enterprise farm in a variable environment, Michael Young, John Young, Ross S. Kingwell, and Philip E. Vercoe
Submissions from 2023
Why humans kill animals and why we cannot avoid it, Benjamin L. Allen, Christopher Bobier, Stuart J. Dawson, Peter J S Fleming, Jordan Hampton, David Jachowski, Graham I H Kerley, John D. Linnell, Kelly Marnewick, Liaan Minnie, Mike Muthersbaugh, M Justin O'Riain, Dan Parker, Gilbert Proulx, Michael J. Somers, and Keifer Titus
Differential impacts of cereal and protein sources fed to pigs after weaning on diarrhoea and faecal shedding of Escherichia coli, production, and total tract apparent digestibility, John R. Pluske, Bruce P. Mullan, Jae Cheol Kim, and David J. Hampson
Sheep grazing Trigonella balansae had productivity, health and meat quality similar to sheep grazing subterranean clover or French serradella, M. G. Wilmot, Hayley C. Norman, Joshua Hendry, Paul Young, Elizabeth Hulm, Andrew Toovey, Jane Speijers, and Robert J. Harrison
Submissions from 2022
Optimal sheep stocking rates for broad-acre farm businesses in Western Australia: a review, Michael Young, Phil E. Vercoe, and Ross S. Kingwell
Submissions from 2020
Levels of copper and zinc in diets for growing and finishing pigs can be reduced without detrimental effects on production and mineral status, A Hernandez, J R. Pluske, D N. D'Souza, and B P. Mullan
An economic analysis of sheep flock structures for mixed enterprise Australian farm businesses, Michael Young, Ross Kingwell, John Young, and Phil Vercoe
Submissions from 2017
Determination of the optimum standardised ileal digestible sulphur amino acids to lysine ratio in weaned pigs challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Meeka M. Capozzalo, Jan-Willem Resink, John K. Htoo, J C. Kim, F M. de Lange, Bruce P. Mullan, Christian F. Hansen, and John R. Pluske
The effect of Lupinus albus on growth performance, body composition and satiety hormones of male pigs immunized against gonadotrophin releasing factor, Karen Moore, Bruce Mullan, Jae Cheol Kim, and Frank R. Dunshea
Cereal and protein sources fed to pigs after weaning influence faecal shedding of β-haemolytic Escherichia coli, J R. Pluske, B P. Mullan, and J C. Kim
Submissions from 2016
Pigs experimentally infected with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli have improved feed efficiency and indicators of inflammation with dietary supplementation of tryptophan and methionine in the immediate post-weaning period, Meeka M. Capozzalo, J C. Kim, John K. Htoo, C F M de Lange, Bruce P. Mullan, Christian F. Hansen, Jan-Willem Resink, and John R. Pluske
Acetylsalicylic acid supplementation improves protein utilization efficiency while vitamin E supplementation reduces markers of the inflammatory response in weaned pigs challenged with enterotoxigenic E. coli, Jae Cheol Kim, Bruce P. Mullan, John L. Black, Robert J E Hewitt, Robert J. van Barneveld, and John R. Pluske
Effect of variety, growing region and growing season on digestible energy content of wheats grown in Western Australia for weaner pigs, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, P H. Simmins, and J R. Pluske
An evaluation of the alternative feeding strategies, blend feeding, three-phase feeding or a single diet, in pigs from 30 to 100 kg liveweight, Karen L. Moore, Bruce P. Mullan, and J C. Kim
Standardized ileal digestible lysine requirements of male pigs immunized against gonadotrophin releasing factor, Karen L. Moore, Bruce P. Mullan, J C. Kim, and F R. Dunshea
The effect of Lupinus albus and calcium chloride on growth performance, body composition, plasma biochemistry and meat quality of male pigs immunized against gonadotrophin releasing factor, Karen Moore, Bruce P. Mullan, Jae Cheol Kim, and Frank R. Dunshea
Effect of feed restriction and initial body weight on growth performance, body composition, and hormones in male pigs immunized against gonadotropin-releasing factor, K L. Moore, Bruce P. Mullan, J C. Kim, Hugh G. Payne, and F R. Dunshea
Submissions from 2015
Review of the consequences and control of high air temperatures in intensive livestock buildings, T Banhazi, A Aarnink, H Thuy, Judith A. Pederson, S Pederson, J Hartung, H Payne, B P. Mullan, and D Berckmans
Effect of increasing the dietary tryptophan to lysine ratio on plasma levels of tryptophan, kynurenine and urea and on production traits in weaner pigs experimentally infected with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli, Meeka M. Capozzalo, Jae Cheol Kim, John K. Htoo, Cornelius F M de Lange, Bruce P. Mullan, Christian F. Hansen, Jan-Willem Resink, Philip A. Stumbles, David J. Hampson, and John R. Pluske
Effect of increasing the dietary tryptophan to lysine ratio on plasma levels of tryptophan, kynurenine and urea and on production traits in weaner pigs experimentally infected with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli, Meeka M. Capozzalo, Jae Cheol Kim, John K. Htoo, Cornelius F M de Lange, Bruce P. Mullan, Christian F. Hansen, Jan-Willem Resink, Philip A. Stumbles, David J. Hampson, and John R. Pluske
Additional dietary tryptophan and methionine improves feed conversion efficiency and markers of inflammation in weaner pigs infected with Escherichia coli, M M. Capozzalo, J C. Kim, J K. Htoo, C F M de Lange, Bruce P. Mullan, J.W. Resink, Christian F. Hansen, and John R. Pluske
Dietary lecithin supplementation can improve the quality of the M. Longissimus thoracis, Darryl N. D'Souza, Bronwyn L. Blake, Ian H. Williams, Bruce P. Mullan, Dave Pethick, and Frank R. Dunshea
Relationships between diets different in fibre type and content with growth, Escherichia coli shedding, and faecal microbial diversity after weaning, Sasah Jenkins, I S. Waite, J Mansfield, J C. Kim, and J R. Pluske
Sulphur amino acid requirements of commercially-grown finisher pigs, J C. Kim, C L. Collins, J L. Black, K L. Moore, M Trezona, Bruce P. Mullan, and John R. Pluske
Combined supplementation of boron, vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids increases tight junction protein mRNA expression in the colon of E. coli-infected weaner pigs, J C. Kim, Karen L. Moore, M Trezona, M D. Langridge, Bruce P. Mullan, and John R. Pluske
Blend feeding or feeding a single diet has no impact on growth performance or carcase value, Karen L. Moore, J C. Kim, and Bruce P. Mullan
Lysine requirements of modern genotype finisher pigs, Karen L. Moore, Bruce P. Mullan, and J C. Kim
Immunisation against gonadotrophin releasing factor reduces pork eating quality fail rates, K L. Moore, Bruce P. Mullan, J C. Kim, M Trezona, and F R. Dunshea
Immunisation against gonadotrophin releasing factor increases fat deposition in finisher pigs, Bruce P. Mullan, J C. Kim, and F R. Dunshea
Suppressing the feed intake of finisher pigs: a preliminary study, J R. Pluske, J L. Black, J C. Kim, and F R. Dunshea
Differential effects of zinc oxide and a preparation of organic acids and an essential oil on post-weaning diarrhoea, I Stensland, J C. Kim, J Mansfield, and John R. Pluske
Vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids independently attenuate plasma concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines and prostaglandin E2 in Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide-challenged growing–finishing pigs, S D. Upadhaya, J C. Kim, Bruce P. Mullan, John R. Pluske, and I H. Kim
Low to moderate dietary n-6:n-3 PUFA ratios do not affect performance of grower-finisher pigs, S J. Wilkinson, Bruce P. Mullan, J C. Kim, and J A. Downing
Submissions from 2014
Efficient economic and environmental management of pastoral systems: Theory and application, Graeme J. Doole and Ross Kingwell
Submissions from 2012
Performance and intestinal responses to dehulling and inclusion level of Australian sweet lupins (Lupinus angustifolius L.) in diets for weaner pigs, J C. Kim, Jung Min Heo, Bruce P. Mullan, and John R. Pluske
Whole body protein deposition and plasma amino acid profiles in growing and/or finishing pigs fed increasing levels of sulfur amino acids with and without Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide challenge, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, B Frey, H Payne, and J R. Pluske
Prediction of apparent, standardized, and true ileal digestible total and reactive lysine contents in heat-damaged soybean meal samples, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, and J R. Pluske
The response of entire male and female pigs from 20 to 100-kg liveweight to dietary available lysine, Karen L. Moore, Bruce P. Mullan, R G. Campbell, and J C. Kim
Submissions from 2011
Nutrition and pathology of weaner pigs: Nutritional strategies to support barrier function in the gastrointestinal tract, J C. Kim, Christian F. Hansen, Bruce P. Mullan, and John R. Pluske
Efficacy of a reduced protein diet on clinical expression of post-weaning diarrhoea and life-time performance after experimental challenge with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli, J C. Kim, Jung Min Heo, Bruce P. Mullan, and John R. Pluske
Reducing the length of time between harvest and the secondary gonadotropin-releasing factor immunization improves growth performance and clears boar taint compounds in male finishing pig, A K. Lealiifano, John R. Pluske, R R. Nicholls, F R. Dunshea, R G. Campbell, D P. Hennessy, D W. Miller, Christian F. Hansen, and Bruce P. Mullan
The use of nucleotides, vitamins and functional amino acids to enhance the structure of the small intestine and circulating measures of immune function in the post-weaned piglet, K L. Moore, B P. Mullan, J R. Pluske, J C. Kim, and D N. D'Souza
Influence of housing type and age in female pigs. 2. Effects on biochemical indicators of fat metabolism and the fatty acid profile of belly fat and back fat depots, M Trezona, B P. Mullan, D N. D'Souza, F R. Dunshea, D W. Pethick, M D'Antuono, M McGrath, and J R. Pluske
Influence of housing type and age in female pigs. 1. Effects on growth performance and fat deposition and distribution in the carcasses of female Large White × Landrace pigs grown from 5.5 to 120 kg liveweight, M Trezona, B P. Mullan, D N. D'Souza, F R. Dunshea, D W. Pethick, M D'Antuono, J Speijers, and J R. Pluske
Submissions from 2010
Effects of benzoic acid and inulin on ammonia–nitrogen excretion, plasma urea levels, and the pH in faeces and urine of weaner pigs, Danka Halas, Christian F. Hansen, David J. Hampson, Jae-Cheol Kim, Bruce P. Mullan, Robert H. Wilson, and John R. Pluske
Dietary supplementation with benzoic acid improves apparent ileal digestibility of total nitrogen and increases villous height and caecal microbial diversity in weaner pigs, Danka Halas, Christian F. Hansen, David J. Hampson, B P. Mullan, J C. Kim, R H. Wilson, and J R. Pluske
Diets containing inulin but not lupins help to prevent swine dysentery in experimentally challenged pigs, Christian F. Hansen, N D. Phillips, T La, A Hernandez, J Mansfield, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, and J R. Pluske
Effects of dietary protein level and zinc oxide supplementation on the incidence of post-weaning diarrhoea in weaner pigs challenged with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli, J M. Heo, J C. Kim, Christian F. Hansen, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, H Maribo, N Kjeldsen, and J R. Pluske
Effects of dietary protein level and zinc oxide supplementation on performance responses and gastrointestinal tract characteristics in weaner pigs challenged with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli, J M. Heo, J C. Kim, Christian F. Hansen, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, and J R. Pluske
Feeding a diet with a decreased protein content reduces both nitrogen content in the gastrointestinal tract and post-weaning diarrhoea, but does not affect apparent nitrogen digestibility in weaner pigs challenged with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli, J M. Heo, J C. Kim, Christian F. Hansen, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, and J R. Pluske
The responses of light- and heavy-for-age pigs at weaning to dietary spray-dried porcine plasma, A Hernandez, Christian F. Hansen, J Mansfield, B P. Mullan, and J R. Pluske
The use of trivalent metal markers for estimating the individual feed intake of young pigs, J C. Kim, J M. Heo, R R. Nicholls, B P. Mullan, and J R. Pluske
Effect of Australian sweet lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) inclusion levels and enzyme supplementation on the performance, carcass composition and meat quality of grower/finisher pigs, J C. Kim, Bruce P. Mullan, R R. Nicholls, and John R. Pluske
Submissions from 2009
Effect of dietary supplementation with inulin and/or benzoic acid on the incidence and severity of post-weaning diarrhoea in weaner pigs after experimental challenge with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, Danka Halas, Christian F. Hansen, David J. Hampson, Bruce P. Mullan, Robert H. Wilson, and John R. Pluske
A chemical analysis of samples of crude glycerol from the production of biodiesel in Australia, and the effects of feeding crude glycerol to growing-finishing pigs on performance, plasma metabolites and meat quality at slaughter, Christian F. Hansen, A Hernandez, B P. Mullan, Karen L. Moore, M Trezona, R H. King, and J R. Pluske
Feeding a diet with decreased protein content reduces indices of protein fermentation and the incidence of postweaning diarrhea in weaned pigs challenged with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli, J M. Heo, J C. Kim, C F. Hansen, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, and J R. Pluske
Feeding a diet with decreased protein content reduces indices of protein fermentation and the incidence of postweaning diarrhea in weaned pigs challenged with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli, J M. Heo, J C. Kim, C F. Hansen, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, and J R. Pluske
l-arginine supplementation of milk liquid or dry diets fed to pigs after weaning has a positive effect on production in the first three weeks after weaning at 21 days of age, A Hernandez, C F. Hansen, B P. Mullan, and J R. Pluske
Minimum levels of inclusion of copper and zinc proteinate amino acid chelates in growing and finishing pig diets, A Hernandez, J R. Pluske, D N. D'Souza, and B P. Mullan
Decreasing dietary particle size of lupins increases apparent ileal amino acid digestibility and alters fermentation characteristics in the gastrointestinal tract of pigs, Jae Cheol Kim, Bruce P. Mullan, Jung Min Heo, Christian F. Hansen, and John R. Pluske
Variation in digestible energy content of Australian sweet lupins (Lupinus angustifolius L.) and the development of prediction equations for its estimation, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, J M. Heo, A Hernandez, and J R. Pluske
Ractopamine supplementation increases lean deposition in entire and immunocastrated male pigs, Karen L. Moore, F R. Dunshea, B P. Mullan, D P. Hennessy, and D N. D'Souza
Ractopamine supplementation increases lean deposition in entire and immunocastrated male pigs, Karen L. Moore, F R. Dunshea, B P. Mullan, D P. Hennessy, and D N. D'Souza
Effects of continual fluctuation in feed intake on growth performance response and carcass fat-to-lean ratio in grower-finisher pigs, B P. Mullan, M Trezona, D N. D'Souza, and J C. Kim
Ractopamine hydrochloride improves growth performance and carcass composition in immunocastrated boars, intact boars, and gilts, C Rikard-Bell, M A. Curtis, Robert J. van Barneveld, B P. Mullan, A C. Edwards, N J. Gannon, D J. Henman, P E. Hughes, and F R. Dunshea
Submissions from 2008
Reducing the lysine to energy content in the grower growth phase diet increases intramuscular fat and improves the eating quality of the longissimus thoracis muscle of gilts, D N. D'Souza, D W. Pethick, F R. Dunshea, J R. Pluske, and B P. Mullan
Effects of feeding low protein diets to piglets on plasma urea nitrogen, faecal ammonia nitrogen, the incidence of diarrhoea and performance after weaning, Jung-Min Heo, Jae-Cheol Kim, Bruce P. Mullan, Christian Fink Hansen, David J. Hampson, and John R. Pluske
Nutritive value of yellow lupins (Lupinus luteus L.) for weaner pigs, J C. Kim, J R. Pluske, and B P. Mullan
Submissions from 2007
The influence of nutritional and management factors on piglet weight gain to weaning in a commercial herd in Denmark, Jes Callesen, Danka Halas, F Thorup, K E. Bach Knudsen, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, R H. Wilson, and J R. Pluske
Evaluation of large-intestinal parameters associated with dietary treatments designed to reduce the occurrence of swine dysentery, Zorica Durmic, Dave Pethick, Bruce P. Mullan, Jeisane M. Accioly, Hagen Schulze, and David J. Hampson
Addition of oat hulls to an extruded rice-based diet for weaner pigs ameliorates the incidence of diarrhoea and reduces indices of protein fermentation in the gastrointestinal tract, Jae-Cheol Kim, Bruce P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, and John R. Pluske
Performance and total-tract digestibility responses to exogenous xylanase and phytase in diets for growing pigs, J C. Kim, J S. Sands, B P. Mullan, and J R. Pluske
Performance and total-tract digestibility responses to exogenous xylanase and phytase in diets for growing pigs, J C. Kim, J S. Sands, B P. Mullan, and J R. Pluske
The relative profitability and environmental impacts of different sheep systems in a Mediterranean environment, Emma Kopke, John Young, and Ross Kingwell
Piglet growth before and after weaning in relation to a qualitative estimate of solid (creep) feed intake during lactation: A pilot study, John R. Pluske, Jae-Cheol Kim, Christian Fink Hansen, Bruce P. Mullan, Hugh G. Payne, David J. Hampson, Jes Callesen, and Robert H. Wilson
Feeding different types of cooked white rice to piglets after weaning influences starch digestion, digesta and fermentation characteristics and the faecal shedding of β-haemolytic Escherichia coli, John R. Pluske, Lucile Montagne, Fiona S. Cavaney, Bruce P. Mullan, Dave Pethick, and David J. Hampson
Microbial diversity in the large intestine of pigs born and reared in different environments, J R. Pluske, Zoey Durmic, H Payne, J Mansfield, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, and P. E. Vercoe
Submissions from 2006
Effects of amylose content, autoclaving, parboiling, extrusion, and post-cooking treatments on resistant starch content of different rice cultivars, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, and J R. Pluske
The digestible energy and net energy content of two varieties of processed rice in pigs of different body weight, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, M M. J. A. Rijnen, and J R. Pluske
Submissions from 2005
A comparison of waxy versus non-waxy wheats in diets for weaner pigs: effects of particle size, enzyme supplementation, and collection day on total tract apparent digestibility and pig performance, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, and J R. Pluske
Submissions from 2004
The pattern of fat and lean muscle tissue deposition differs in the different pork primal cuts of female pigs during the finisher growth phase, D N. D'Souza, D W. Pethick, F R. Dunshea, D Suster, J R. Pluske, and B P. Mullan
The effect of wheat phosphorus content and supplemental enzymes on digestibility and growth performance of weaner pigs, J C. Kim, P H. Simmons, B P. Mullan, and J R. Pluske
The causes of seasonal variation in backfat thickness of pigs in Western Australia, M Trezona, B P. Mullan, Mario F. D'Antuono, R H. Wilson, and I H. Williams
Submissions from 2003
Lactation in the sow during heat stress, J L. Black, B P. Mullan, and M L. Lorschy
The effect of genotype and castration method on the eating quality characteristics of pork from male pigs, D N. D'Souza and B P. Mullan
Nutritional manipulation increases intramuscular fat levels in the Longissimus muscle of female finisher pigs, D N. D'Souza, D W. Pethick, F R. Dunshea, J R. Pluske, and B P. Mullan
Lifetime and post-weaning determinants of performance indices of pigs, F R. Dunshea, D K. Kerton, P D. Cranwell, R G. Campbell, B P. Mullan, R H. King, G N. Power, and J R. Pluske
Kikuyu and annual pasture: a characterisation of a productive and sustainable beef production system on the South Coast of Western Australia, M. M. McDowall, D. J. M. Hall, D. A. Johnson, J. Bowyer, and P. Spicer
Effects of different sources and levels of dietary fibre in diets on performance, digesta characteristics and antibiotic treatment of pigs after weaning, J R. Pluske, B Black, D W. Pethick, B P. Mullan, and David J. Hampson
Age, sex, and weight at weaning influence organ weight and gastrointestinal development of weanling pigs, J R. Pluske, D K. Kerton, P D. Cranwell, and R G. Campbell
Submissions from 2002
The effect of genotype, sex and management strategy on the eating quality of pork, D N. D'Souza and B P. Mullan
Interactions between weaning age, weaning weight, sex, and enzyme supplementation on growth performance of pigs, F R. Dunshea, D K. Kerton, P D. Cranwell, R G. Campbell, B P. Mullan, R H. King, and J R. Pluske
Dietary conjugated linoleic acid can decrease backfat in pigs housed under commercial conditions, F R. Dunshea, E Ostrowska, B Luxford, R J. Smits, R G. Campbell, D N. D'Souza, and B P. Mullan
Sheep animal welfare in a low rainfall Mediterranean environment: a profitable investment?, R. Kingwell
Submissions from 2001
Dietary lupins (Lupinus angustifolius and Lupinus albus) can increase digesta retention in the gastrointestinal tract of pigs, F R. Dunshea
Increasing viscosity of the intestinal contents alters small intestinal structure and intestinal growth, and stimulates proliferation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in newly-weaned pigs, D E. McDonald, D W. Pethick, B P. Mullan, and David J. Hampson