New approaches to the impact of heat stress on production in dairy cattle

Shilja Shaji

Research output: ThesisDoctoral Thesis

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Abstract

An increase in the incidence and duration of heat stress is already impacting the Australian dairy industry. I developed a tool for the early detection of heat stress using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy on milk samples from dairy cattle, showed that a combination of physiological and environmental indicators is best to detect heat stress in dairy cattle, and used a Bayesian approach to explore how patterns of occurrence of high temperature and humidity effect milk yield. The outputs from there search can form a basis for selection of heat resilient animals and allows dairy farmers to plan strategies to minimize the loss they would otherwise face.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution
  • The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Blache, Dominique, Supervisor
  • Maloney, Shane, Supervisor
  • Walker, David, Supervisor
  • Marett, Leah, Supervisor, External person
  • Norman, Hayley, Supervisor
Award date22 Feb 2022
DOIs
Publication statusUnpublished - 2021

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