Listed here are conference papers written or contributed to by our staff, but published elsewhere. When available, links to the papers are provided. It is assumed readers will be able to obtain copies through access to databases or document delivery services via their college, university or organisation library.
Submissions from 2009
Blend feeding or feeding a single diet reduces feed costs with no impact on growth performance or carcase value, Karen L. Moore, R R. Nicholls, and B P. Mullan
Nutritional strategies for the sow to cope with an increase in litter size, B P. Mullan, R H. King, and J C. Kim
Piglet survival in farrowing pens in a hoop structure versus in farrowing crates in an environmentally controlled building, H G. Payne, Karen L. Moore, A Gardiner, A J. Gardiner, R Gardiner, E Loudon, and G M. Cronin
Increasing ractopamine levels in finisher pig diets improves growth performance in light, medium and heavy boars, C V. Rikard-Bell, J R. Pluske, Cs Szabo, Robert J. van Barneveld, B P. Mullan, A C. Edwards, N J. Gannon, D J. Henman, and F R. Dunshea
Combining a ractopamine feeding regime and porcine somatotropin has additive effects on finisher pig performance, C V. Rikard-Bell, J R. Pluske, Robert J. van Barneveld, B P. Mullan, A C. Edwards, N J. Gannon, D J. Henman, and F R. Dunshea
Effects of dietary lysine on growth responses of pigs to increasing doses of ractopamine, C V. Rikard-Bell, J R. Pluske, Robert J. van Barneveld, B P. Mullan, A C. Edwards, N J. Gannon, D J. Henman, and F R. Dunshea
Responses of finisher boars and gilts to dietary lysine and ractopamine, C V. Rikard-Bell, J R. Pluske, Robert J. van Barneveld, B P. Mullan, A C. Edwards, N J. Gannon, D J. Henman, and F R. Dunshea
Modelling aggregated catchment-scale phosphorus transport over 200 years in the Peel Harvey catchment, Western Australia, Mark Rivers, David Weaver, Keith Smettam, and Peter Davies
An integrated approach to model the establishment, water use and growth of new perennial pasture species, Lalith D B Suriyagoda, M H. Ryan, Daniel Real, Hans Lambers, and Michael Renton
Adding straw to diets did not affect growth performance and carcase measures of finisher pigs, M Trezona, J R. Pluske, F R. Dunshea, D Goussac, and B P. Mullan
Adding straw to finisher pig diets does not affect objective pork quality, M Trezona, J R. Pluske, F R. Dunshea, and B P. Mullan
The synergistic effects of ractopamine and porcine somatotropin on finisher gilt performance., Robert J. van Barneveld, R J E Hewitt, A Cook, C V. Rikard-Bell, J R. Pluske, B P. Mullan, A C. Edwards, N J. Gannon, D J. Henman, and F R. Dunshea
Submissions from 2008
Reclamation of saline soils through revegetation in Australia: plants, processes and people, Edward G. Barrett-Lennard
A Comparison of Agricultural and Urban influences on Water Quality in South West WA, Nardia Keipert, David Weaver, Robert Summers, Christian Zammit, Artemis Kitsios, Simon Neville, and Martin Clarke
SSPND –Support System for Phosphorus and Nitrogen Decisions – modeling of management practices can guide the way ahead, Simon Neville, David Weaver, Rebecca Ovens, Nardia Keipert, Robert Summers, and Martin Clarke
Farm gate nutrient balances in south west Western Australia – An overview, Rebecca Ovens, David Weaver, Nardia Keipert, Simon Neville, Robert Summers, and Martin Clarke
Modelling aggregated catchment-scale phosphorus transport over 200 years in the Peel Harvey catchment, Western Australia, Mark Rivers and David Weaver
Pasture characteristics perceived by farmers of Western Australia in relation to adoption of annual pasture legumes, Kawsar P. Salam, Roy Murray-Prior, David Bowran, and Moin U. Salam
The balancing act, David Weaver
Submissions from 2007
Feeding a low protein amino-acid supplemented diet after weaning reduces incidence of post-weaning diarrhoea, J M. Heo, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, C F. Hansen, Jes Callesen, and R H. Wilson
Feeding a lower-protein, amino-acid supplemented diet has no effect on growth performance but reduces post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs, J M. Heo, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, D. J. Hampson, R H. Wilson, Jes Callesen, C F. Hansen, and J R. Pluske
Low levels of copper and zinc proteinates maintain a normal mineral status in growing and finishing pigs, A Hernandez, B P. Mullan, D N. D'Souza, and J R. Pluske
Minimum inclusion levels of copper and zinc proteinate maintain performance and reduce faecal excretion in growing and finishing pigs, A Hernandez, B P. Mullan, D N. D'Souza, and J R. Pluske
Evaluation of mandelup lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) at different inclusion levels and in response to enzyme supplementation for grower/finisher pigs, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, R R. Nicholls, D N. D'Souza, and J R. Pluske
Mandelup lupins (Lupinus angustifolius L.) and enzyme supplementation do not affect carcass composition and meat quality of pigs, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, R R. Nicholls, D N. D'Souza, and J R. Pluske
Particle size of Lupinus angustifolius is associated with energy and protein digestibility in growing pigs, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, R R. Nicholls, and J R. Pluske
Duodenal crypt depth of piglets at weaning is altered when a yeast extract is included in the lactating sow diet, Karen L. Moore, D N. D'Souza, and B P. Mullan
Piglet growth after weaning is improved when a yeast extract is included in the diet of the lactating sow, Karen L. Moore, D N. D'Souza, and B P. Mullan
Gut health in the pig, J R. Pluske, C F. Hansen, H G. Payne, B P. Mullan, J C. Kim, and David J. Hampson
Increasing ractopamine levels in finisher pig diets improves growth performances in light, medium and heavy gilts, C V. Rikard-Bell, Cs Szabo, Robert J. van Barneveld, B P. Mullan, A C. Edwards, N J. Gannon, D J. Henman, R J. Smits, W Morley, and F R. Dunshea
Straw as bedding or in feed increases unsaturated fats in belly fat, M Trezona, B P. Mullan, J R. Pluske, F R. Dunshea, D W. Pethick, and D N. D'Souza
Straw bedding affects growth performance and carcass fat distribution in grower-finisher pigs, M Trezona, B P. Mullan, J R. Pluske, F R. Dunshea, D W. Pethick, and D N. D'Souza
Submissions from 2006
Dual purpose long season winter wheats to improve productivity in Western Australia, Mohammad Amjad, Darshan L. Sharma, Ben Curtis, and Walter K. Anderson
Acidification of Western Australia’s agricultural soils and their management, Stephen Davies, Chris Gazey, Bill Bowden, Dennis van Gool, Dave Gartner, Tania Liaghati, and Bob Gilkes
High wheat seeding rates and plant density do not go hand in hand, Kari-Lee R. Falconer and Darshan L. Sharma
Towards an understanding of variability in yield responses to liming, James Fisher, Chris Gazey, and Stephen Davies
Predicting wheat flowering dates in Western Australia, Brenda J. Shackley, Darshan L. Sharma, D Tennant, and Christine M. Zaicou-Kunesch
Response of wheat to split application of nitrogen on a leaching sandy soil, Darsham Sharma, Lionel Martin, and Walter K. Anderson
Differences among wheat cultivars in their optimum sowing times in Western Australian environments, Darshan L. Sharma, Mario F. D'Antuono, Mohammad Amjad, Brenda J. Shackley, Christine M. Zaicou-Kunesch, and Walter K. Anderson
Straw intake affects carcass quality and pork quality, M Trezona, B P. Mullan, J R. Pluske, D W. Pethick, and D N. D'Souza
Submissions from 2005
Dietary lecithin improves the healthiness of pork, D N. D'Souza, B L. Edmunds, I H. Williams, J McLeish, B P. Mullan, D W. Pethick, and F R. Dunshea
Pork as a functional food, D N. D'Souza, B P. Mullan, and F R. Dunshea
Dietary lecithin improves the compression properties of pork from the semitendinousus muscle, D N. D'Souza, B P. Mullan, J McLeish, D W. Pethick, and F R. Dunshea
A step-up ractopamine (Paylean) program increases lean tissue in all sexes and decreases fat tissue in boars and immunocastrates, F R. Dunshea, C V. Rikard-Bell, M A. Curtis, A C. Edwards, N J. Gannon, D J. Henman, B P. Mullan, and Robert J. van Barneveld
Dietary lecithin improves the compression properties of pork from the longissimus thoracis muscle, B L. Edmunds, I H. Williams, B P. Mullan, J McLeish, D W. Pethick, F R. Dunshea, and D N. D'Souza
Effect of Bioplex® copper and zinc on pig carcass and meat quality, A Hernandez, B P. Mullan, K Turnley, D N. D'Souza, and J R. Pluske
Feeding pigs low levels of organic copper and zinc during the grower and finisher phases benefits performance and reduces faecal excretion, A Hernandez, B P. Mullan, K Turnley, D N. D'Souza, and J R. Pluske
Influence of the form and level of copper and zinc supplementation on mineral status of grower and finisher pigs, A Hernandez, B P. Mullan, K Turnley, D N. D'Souza, and J R. Pluske
Piglets suckling anterior teats during lactation grow faster but then show a reduced rate of growth, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, Jes Callesen, R H. Wilson, and J R. Pluske
Insoluble non-starch polysacchrides fed as oat hulls reduce protein fermentation in the large intestine of newly-weaned pigs, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, and J R. Pluske
Resistant starch content in different types of rice in response to a range of cooking and cooling conditions, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, David J. Hampson, and J R. Pluske
Pre-and post-weaning growth in relation to creep feed consumption of individual piglets, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, H Payne, J Callesen, and R H. Wilson
Digestible and net energy contents of two types of extruded rice for weaner and grower pigs, J C. Kim, M M. J. A. Rijnen, B P. Mullan, and J R. Pluske
Integrated fisheries management in Western Australia - a significant challenge for fisheries scientists, Rod C J Lenanton, Warrick (Rick) J. Fletcher, and Daniel J. Gaughan
Paylean® improves feed conversion efficiency of entire and immunocastrated male pigs, Karen L. Moore, B P. Mullan, D P. Hennessy, F R. Dunshea, and D N. D'Souza
Impact of daily fluctuations in food intake on the performance and body composition of female pigs, B P. Mullan, S M. McCullough, R R. Nicholls, D N. D'Souza, and M Trezona
Comparing fishery-independent measures of snapper (Pagrus auratus) abundance in inner Shark Bay; daily egg production method vs. mark-recapture, Jeffrey V. Norriss, Gary Jackson, and I Wright
Funding and managing agricultural research in a developing country: A Papua New Guinea case study, Eric Omuru and R. Kingwell
Haematological indices of piglets provided with parenteral iron dextran and creep feed or soil prior to weaning, H Payne, B P. Mullan, R R. Nicholls, S M. McCulloch, John R. Pluske, and P Clark
Piglet exposure to soil before weaning reduces the post-weaning growth check and increases carcass weight, H Payne, B P. Mullan, R. R. Nicholls, S M. McCullough, and J R. Pluske
Type of rice fed to pigs after weaning influences apparent digestibility of starch at the ileum but not in the rectum, J R. Pluske, Lucile Montagne, Fiona S. Cavaney, B P. Mullan, D W. Pethick, and D. J. Hampson
A step-up dietary ractopamine (Paylean) program improves growth performance and carcass traits in all sexes, C V. Rikard-Bell, M A. Curtis, Robert J. van Barneveld, B P. Mullan, A C. Edwards, N J. Gannon, and D J. Henman
Effect of conventional and deep litter housing on pig growth performance and carcass characteristics, M Trezona, B P. Mullan, J R. Pluske, D W. Pethick, and D N. D'Souza
The effect of conventional and deep litter housing on belly composition of finished Large White x Landrace gilts, M Trezona, B P. Mullan, J R. Pluske, D W. Pethick, and D N. D'Souza
Pig housing affects the fatty acid profile of back fat and belly fat in growing pigs, M Trezona, B P. Mullan, J R. Pluske, D W. Pethick, F R. Dunshea, and D N. D'Souza
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity and belly fat of gilts housed conventionally or on deep litter, M Trezona, D W. Pethick, J R. Pluske, B P. Mullan, F R. Dunshea, and D N. D'Souza
Effect of initial chilling rate and dietary magnesium supplements on colour and quality of pork loins, R D. Warner, D N. D'Souza, R Tume, C D. Hofmeyr, and H A. Channon
Effect of initial chilling rate and electrical stimulation on colour and quality of pork loins, R D. Warner, D N. D'Souza, R Tume, C D. Hofmeyr, and H A. Channon
Submissions from 2004
An audit of the uptake of agricultural nutrient management practices in the Peel-Harvey catchment, Kelly Lavell, Robert Summers, David Weaver, Martin Clarke, John Grant, and Simon Neville
Nutrient balance case studies of agricultural activities in south west Western Australia, Simon Neville, David Weaver, Kelly Lavell, Martin Clarke, Robert Summers, Helen Ramsey, and John Grant
The use of bauxite residue to control diffuse phosphorus pollution in Western Australia – a win-win-win outcome, Robert Summers, Mark Rivers, and Martin Clarke
Reducing nutrient discharge from agriculture through the implementation of BMPs – how far can we go?, David Weaver, Simon Neville, Robert Summers, and Martin Clarke
Submissions from 2003
Benchmarking the eating quality of branded pork in Western Australia, D N. D'Souza, S M. McCullough, C Brennan, and R Penn
Pork quality defects in 16 Australian abattoirs, C D. Hofmeyr, G Taylor, M Moore, and D N. D'Souza
The effect of chronic high ambient temperature on the growth performance of growing pigs, C A. Kerr, B P. Mullan, R R. Nicholls, S M. McCullough, and H G. Payne
Nutrient digestibility of wheat for weaner pigs depends on starch structure, particle size and enzyme, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, and John R. Pluske
Interactive effects of wheat phosphorus content and enzymes on mineral digestibility in weaner pigs, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, J R. Pluske, and P H. Simmins
Weaner pigs produced outdoors outperform counterparts produced indoors, H G. Payne, B P. Mullan, R R. Nicholls, S M. McCullough, and J R. Pluske
Time of sowing affects small grain screenings in wheat in a dry season, Darshan Sharma and Walter K. Anderson
The influence of climatic factors and crop nutrition on seed vigour in wheat, Darshan L. Sharma and Walter K. Anderson
Addressing off-site nutrient pollution through conventional management actions: a modelling case study, David Weaver, Simon Neville, and David Deeley
Submissions from 2002
Nutritional manipulation increases intramuscular fat in finisher gilts, D N. D'Souza, F R. Dunshea, D W. Pethick, J R. Pluske, S M. McCullough, and B P. Mullan
Fat deposition pattern in pork primal cuts from finisher gilts, D N. D'Souza, F R. Dunshea, D Suster, David Pethick, J R. Pluske, and B P. Mullan
Financial beneficiaries of increased exploitation must share the responsibility for assessing impacts, Daniel J. Gaughan
Supplementation of weaner diets with high levels of zinc, B P. Mullan, R H. Wilson, S M. McCullough, R R. Nicholls, and A Naylor
Housing temperature affects growth performance and carcass quality of pigs, M Trezona, I H. Williams, E T. Noguiera, D N. D'Souza, S M. McCullough, R R. Nicholls, and B P. Mullan
Submissions from 2001
Feeding of liquid milk supplements to pigs pre- and post-weaning improves live weight gain, L J. Brown
The history and performance of Dorper sheep in Western Australia, Roy Butler, S C. Wiese, and M C. Young
The effect of using electric prodders on pork quality, D N. D'Souza and C D. Hofmeyr
Managing the eating quality of pork - what the producer can do, D N. D'Souza and B P. Mullan
Conjugated linoleic acids can decrease back fat 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
The incidence of pork quality defects in 16 major Australian abattoirs in 2001, C D. Hofmeyr, G Taylor, P Fearon, M Moore, and D N. D'Souza
Variety, growing region and addition of exogenous xylanase influences digestible energy content of wheat fed to weaner pigs, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, M Henryon, P H. Simmins, and John R. Pluske
Can a change in starch content following storage predict the change in digestible energy content of wheat fed to weaner pigs?, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, P H. Simmins, and J R. Pluske
Relationship between the quantity and quality of carbohydrates and the digestible energy content of wheats for weaner pigs, J C. Kim, B P. Mullan, P H. Simmins, and J R. Pluske
Before and after riparian management: Sediment and nutrient exports from a small agricultural catchment, Western Australia, Lucy McKergow, David Weaver, I Prosser, R Grayson, and A. E.G. Reed
Relationships between dietary fibre content and dry matter intake of pigs after weaning, J R. Pluske, B Black, K A. Tappenden, D W. Pethick, and B P. Mullan
Relationship of crop water status with wheat grain yield in a Mediterranean type climate, Darshan Sharma
Effect of xylanase in diets containing pre-characterized wheat varieties on the performance of weaner pigs., P H. Simmins, J R. Pluske, and B P. Mullan
The incidence of pork quality defects in major Western Australian abattoirs, M Trezona, D N. D'Souza, and C D. Hofmeyr
