The University of Queensland

Towards breeding for heat tolerance and resilience in beef cattle

Wijffels, Gene, Sullivan, Megan , Anderson, Stephen , Stockwell, Sally , McCulloch, Russell , Briscoe, Suzie , Olm, Joseph , Cawdell-Smith, Judy and Gaughan, John (2018). Towards breeding for heat tolerance and resilience in beef cattle. Breeding Focus 2018 – Reducing Heat Stress. (pp. 31-40) edited by Susanne Hermesch and Sonja Dominik. Armidale, NSW, Australia: University of New England.

Comparing the responses of grain-fed feedlot cattle under moderate heat load and during subsequent recovery with those of feed-restricted thermoneutral counterparts: blood cells and inflammatory markers

Wijffels, G., Sullivan, M. L., Stockwell, S., Briscoe, S., Pearson, R., Li, Y., Macs, A. M., Sejian, V., McCulloch, R., Olm, J. C. W., Cawdell-Smith, J. and Gaughan, J. B. (2024). Comparing the responses of grain-fed feedlot cattle under moderate heat load and during subsequent recovery with those of feed-restricted thermoneutral counterparts: blood cells and inflammatory markers. International Journal of Biometeorology, 68 (2), 211-227. doi: 10.1007/s00484-023-02584-3

Comparing the responses of grain fed feedlot cattle under moderate heat load and during subsequent recovery with those of feed restricted thermoneutral counterparts: metabolic hormones

Wijffels, G., Sullivan, M. L., Stockwell, S., Briscoe, S., Anderson, S. T., Li, Y., de Melo Costa, C. C., McCulloch, R., Olm, J. C. W., Cawdell-Smith, J. and Gaughan, J. B. (2023). Comparing the responses of grain fed feedlot cattle under moderate heat load and during subsequent recovery with those of feed restricted thermoneutral counterparts: metabolic hormones. International Journal of Biometeorology, 67 (5), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s00484-023-02464-w

Comparing the responses of grain fed feedlot cattle under moderate heat load and during subsequent recovery with those of feed restricted thermoneutral counterparts: plasma biochemistry

Wijffels, Gene, Sullivan, M. L., Stockwell, S., Briscoe, S., Li, Y., McCulloch, R., Olm, J., Cawdell-Smith, J. and Gaughan, J. B. (2022). Comparing the responses of grain fed feedlot cattle under moderate heat load and during subsequent recovery with those of feed restricted thermoneutral counterparts: plasma biochemistry. International Journal of Biometeorology, 66 (11), 2205-2221. doi: 10.1007/s00484-022-02349-4

Elliptical and linear relationships with rumen temperature support a homeorhetic trajectory for DMI during recovery of feedlot cattle exposed to moderate heat load

Sullivan, Megan L., Wijffels, Gene, George, A., Al-Hosni, Yousef A., Olm, Joseph C. W. and Gaughan, John B. (2022). Elliptical and linear relationships with rumen temperature support a homeorhetic trajectory for DMI during recovery of feedlot cattle exposed to moderate heat load. Journal of Animal Science, 100 (5) skac127. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac127

Influence of feeding Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the heat load responses of lactating dairy cows during summer

Lees, A. M., Olm, J. C.W., Lees, J. C. and Gaughan, J. B. (2021). Influence of feeding Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the heat load responses of lactating dairy cows during summer. International Journal of Biometeorology, 66 (2), 275-288. doi: 10.1007/s00484-021-02169-y

The influence of heat load on Merino sheep. 3. Cytokine and biochemistry profiles

Lees, A. M., Wijffels, G., McCulloch, R., Stockwell, S., Owen, H., Sullivan, M. L., Olm, J. C. W., Cawdell-Smith, A. J. and Gaughan, J. B. (2020). The influence of heat load on Merino sheep. 3. Cytokine and biochemistry profiles. Animal Production Science, 60 (16), 1940-1948. doi: 10.1071/AN19689

The influence of heat load on Merino sheep. 2. Body temperature, wool surface temperature and respiratory dynamics

Lees, A. M., Sullivan, M. L., Olm, J. C. W., Cawdell-Smith, A. J. and Gaughan, J. B. (2020). The influence of heat load on Merino sheep. 2. Body temperature, wool surface temperature and respiratory dynamics. Animal Production Science, 60 (16), 1932-1939. doi: 10.1071/AN20268

The influence of heat load on Merino sheep. 1. Growth, performance, behaviour and climate

Lees, A. M., Sullivan, M. L., Olm, J. C. W., Cawdell-Smith, A. J. and Gaughan, J. B. (2020). The influence of heat load on Merino sheep. 1. Growth, performance, behaviour and climate. Animal Production Science, 60 (16), 1925-1931. doi: 10.1071/AN19687

A panting score index for sheep

Lees, A. M., Sullivan, M. L., Olm, J. C. W., Cawdell-Smith, A. J. and Gaughan, J. B. (2019). A panting score index for sheep. International Journal of Biometeorology, 63 (7), 973-978. doi: 10.1007/s00484-019-01711-3

Isolation of Nocardia mexicana from focal proliferative tenosynovitis and arthritis in a steer

Owen, H., Buckle, K., Olm, J., Leitner, M., Pandey, S., Gaughan, J. B., Sullivan, M. L., Lees, A. M. and Gibson, J. S. (2015). Isolation of Nocardia mexicana from focal proliferative tenosynovitis and arthritis in a steer. Australian Veterinary Journal, 93 (5), 170-173. doi: 10.1111/avj.12308

A suppressed metabolic endocrine state in growing cattle under high heat load

Wijfells, G., Sullivan, M., Stockwell, S., Briscoe, S., De Melo Costa, C., McCulloch, R., Cawdell-Smith, J., Olm, J., Anderson, S. and Gaughan, J. (2018). A suppressed metabolic endocrine state in growing cattle under high heat load. International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2-6 September 2018. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Bone metabolism in growing cattle under severe heat stress

Anderson, S., Steiger, N., Sullivan, M., Stockwell, S., McCulloch, R., Biscoe, S., Cawdell-Smith, J., Olm, J., Gaughan, J. and Wijffels, G. (2018). Bone metabolism in growing cattle under severe heat stress. International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2-6 September 2018. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Concurrent neonatal anaplasmosis in an australian dairy calf

Philips, N., Alawneh, J., Andres, A., Fraser, B., Olm, J. and Rose, E. (2018). Concurrent neonatal anaplasmosis in an australian dairy calf. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture and Environemtn, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 13-15 December 2018.

Contrasting the metabolic endocrine responses of beef steers under moderate thermal challenges with pair fed thermoneutral counterparts

Wijfells, G., Sullivan, M., Stockwell, S., Briscoe, S., De Melo Costa, C., McCulloch, R., Cawdell-Smith, J., Olm, J., Anderson, S. and Gaughan, J. (2018). Contrasting the metabolic endocrine responses of beef steers under moderate thermal challenges with pair fed thermoneutral counterparts. International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 2-6 September 2018. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Evidence for decreased bone formation in growing steers under heat stress

Anderson, S.T., Steiger, N., Sullivan, M.L., Stockwell, S., McCulloch, R., Briscoe, S., Cawdell-Smith, A.J., Olm, J., Gaughan, J.B. and Wijffels, G. (2017). Evidence for decreased bone formation in growing steers under heat stress. 21st European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition Congress, Cirencester, United Kingdom, 20-23 September 2017.

The metabolic and inflammatory challenges of summer in the feedlot

Wijfells, G., Sullivan, M. L., Stockwell, S., Briscoe, S., McCulloch, R., Straube, J., Olm, J., Cawdell-Smith, J., Anderson, S. T., Le Cao, K.-A. and Gaughan, J. B. (2016). The metabolic and inflammatory challenges of summer in the feedlot. Northern Australia Beef Research Update Conference, Rockhampton, QLD Australia, 15 - 18 August 2016. Gympie, QLD, Australia: Queensland North Australia Beef Research Council.