Scientific journals

Alford, A., Cafe, L., Greenwood, P. and Griffith G. (2007). The economic consequences of early-life nutritional constraints in crossbred cattle bred on the NSW North Coast. Economic Research Report No. 33, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Armidale, May.

Colditz, I.G., Ferguson, D.M., Greenwood, P.L., Doogan, V.J., Kilgour, R.J., Petherick, J.C. (2007). The effect of mixing unfamiliar cattle on indicators of stress responses and meat quality. Aust J Exp Agric 47:763-769.

Dobos, R.C. (2007) Quantitative analysis of behaviour of grazing dairy cows. Thesis for completion of requirements for PhD, University of New England, Armidale

Fulkerson,W.J., Davison, T. Garcia, S.C.. Hough, G. Dobos, R.C. Goddard, M. and M. Blockey, M. (2007) Holstein-Friesian dairy cows under a predominantly grazing system: Interaction between genotype and environment. Journal of Dairy Science (Submitted).

Fulkerson, W.J., Neal, J.S., Clark, C.F., Horadagoda, A., Nandra, K.S. and Barchia I.  (2007)  Nutritive value of forage species grown in the warm temperate climate of Australia for dairy cows: Grasses and Legumes.  Livestock Science.

Gardner, G.E., Hopkins, D.L., Greenwood, P.L., Cake, M.A., Boyce, M.D. and Pethick, D.W. (2007.  sheep genotype, age, and muscle type affect the expression of metabolic enzyme markers. Aust J Exp Agric 47:1180-1189

Greenwood, P.L. and Cafe, L.M. (2007) Prenatal and pre-weaning growth and nutrition of cattle: Long-term consequences for beef production. Animal 1:1283-1296

Greenwood, P.L., Harden, S. and Hopkins, D.L. (2007) Myofibre characteristics of ovine longissimus  and semitendinosus muscles are influenced by sire-breed, gender, rearing-type, age, and carcass weight. Aust J Exp Agric  47:1137-1146

Greenwood, P.L. and Thompson, A.N. (2007).  Consequences of maternal nutrition during pregnancy and of fetal growth for productivity in sheep.  Rec Adv Anim Nutr Aust 16:169-180.

Harper, G.S. and Greenwood, P.L. (2007).  Target for nutrigenomics in production animals: a numbers game.  Rec Adv Anim Nutr Aust 16:62-69.

Hogue, M.A., P.F. Arthur, K. Hiramoto, A.R. Gilmour and T. Oikawa. 2007 Variance components due to direct genetic, maternal genetic and permanent environmental effect for growth and feed efficiency traits in young male Japanese Black cattle. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 124:102-107.

O’Rourke, B.A., Hayes, B.J., Greenwood, P.L., Arthur, P.F. and Goddard, M.E. (2007). Genetic variation at the myostatin locus. Proc Assoc Advmt Anim Breed Genet (accepted)

O’Rourke, B.A., Hayes, B.J., Arthur, P.F., Greenwood, P.L. and Goddard, M.E. (2007b) Genetic variation at the myostatin locus.   Proc Assoc Advmt Anim Breed Genet 17:135-137

Robinson, D.L., Cafe, L.M., Thompson, J.M. and Greenwood, P.L. (2007). Designing experiments that estimate genetic marker, major gene and treatment effects. Proc Assoc Advmt Anim Breed Genet (accepted)

Warner, R.D., Pethick D.W., Greenwood, P.L., Ponnampalam, E.N., Banks, R.G. and Hopkins D.L. (2007).  Unravelling the complex intgeractions between genetics, animal age and nutrition as they impact on tissue deposition, muscle characteristics and quality of Australian sheep meat.  Aust J Exp Agric 47:1339-1238.

Whitelaw-Weckert, M.A., Curtin, S., Huang, R., Steel, C.C., Blanchard, C.L. and Roffey, P. (2007).  Phylogenetic relationships and pathogenicity of grape isolates of Colletotrichum acutatum in sub-tropical Australia.   Plant Pathology  56,448-463

Conference proceedings

Café, L.M., Ferguson, D.M. and Greenwood, P.L. (2007).  Temperament of young Brahman cattle during backgrounding persists and is related to performance.  Beef and Sheep CRC Annual Postgraduate Conference, 9-12 October 2007.

Coles, C., White, J., Greenwood, P.L., and McDonagh, M. (2007).  Variation in extracellular matrix structural proteins and proteases related to differences in muscle fibre type in cattle.  Beef and Sheep CRC Annual Postgraduate conference, 9-12 October 2007

Giles, L.R., Barchia, I.M. and Arthur, P.F.  2007.  Optimum test duration for the measurement of growth and feed efficiency in pigs.  Proceedings of the Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics.  (Accepted).

Greenwood, P.L. (2007). Growth and nutrition of cattle early in life: Long-term consequences for beef production. Proc British Soc Anim Sci, p. 262.

McGilchrist, P., Pethick, D.W., Greenwood, P.L. and Garner, G.E. (2007).  Genetic selection for muscling in cattle increases insulin sensitivity and beef yield.  Beef and Sheep CRC Annual Postgraduate Conference, 9-12 October 2007.

O’Rourke, B.A., Arthur, P.F., Greenwood, P.L. and Goddard, M.E. (2007a) Muscling in beef cattle: a molecular investigation. Ann Postgraduate Conf, 24-25 May 2007. North Sydney, Australia. Meat and Livestock Australia.

O’Rourke, B.A., Arthur, P.F., Greenwood, P.L. and Goddard, M.E. (2007). Muscling in beef cattle: a molecular investigation. Meat and Livestock Australia Annual Postgraduate Workshop, 24-25 May 2007, North Sydney, Australia.

O’Rourke, B.A., Hayes, B.J., Arthur, P.F., Greenwood, P.L. and Goddard, M.E. (2007b).  Genetic variation at the myostatin locus.  Proc Assoc Advmt Anim Breed Genet 17:135-137.

Robinson, D.L., Café, L.M., Thompson, JH.M. and Greenwood, P.L. (2007).  Designing experiments that estimate genetic marker, major gene and treatment effectgs.  Proc Assoc Advmt Anim Breed Genet 17:312-315.

Wilkins, J., Davies, L. and McKiernan, B. (2007).  Production and profit from targeted crossbreeding – results from Beef CRC Regional Combinations.  In: “Beef Business” BIA conference, Dunsborough, WA, May 2007. (The Beef Improvement Association of WA).

Wilkins, J, McKiernan, B, Irwin, J., Barwick, S. and Orchard, B. (2007).  Response to selection of sires on carcase trait EBVs – results from Beef RC Regional Combinations.  In: “Beef Business” BIA conference, Duinsborough, WA, May 2007, (The Beef Improvement Association of WA).

Final Reports to funding bodies and overseas travel reports

Greenwood, P.L. (2007). Report of overseas visit. INRA, Clermont-Ferrand, France; EU ProSafeBeef meeting, National Food Research Centre, Ashtown, Republic of Ireland; TEAGASC Beef Production Research Centre, Grange, Republic of Ireland; British Society of Animal Science Annual Conference; University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonnington.  March-April 2007.

McKiernan, W.A., Wilkins, J.F., Graham, J.F., Tudor, G.D., Deland, M.P.B., McIntyre, B.L., Orchard, B., Walkley, J.R.W., Davies, L., Griffith, G.R. and Irwin, J. (2007). Regional beef systems to meet market specifications. Final Report of Project SBP.006V2 to Meat & Livestock Australia. Beef CRC for Cattle and Beef Quality.

O’Rourke, B.A., Dennis J.A., Healy, P.J., D., Wall, G.P., Arthur, P.F. and Walker, K.H. (2007) Clinical investigation of fawn calf syndrome in Angus cattle. Final report of Project 04P173 to Angus Society of Australia.  NSW Department of Primary Industries, Camden, June 2006.

Non-refereed articles, reports and industry manuals (including industry and extension articles)

Alford, A., Cafe, L., Greenwood, P. and Griffith, G. (2007). The economic consequences of early-life nutritional constrainst in crossbred cattle bred on the NSW North Coast. In: “Adapting to the changing environment: (I. Blackwood, Ed.), pp. 61-66, Beef Products Conference, Hawk’s Nest. March 2007 (NSW Agriculture).

Cafe, L.M. and Greenwood, P.L. (2007). An introduction to the Beef CRC tenderness gene marker experiment. In: “Adapting to the changing environment” (I. Blackwood, Ed.), pp. 67-68, Beef Products Conference, Hawk’s Nest, March 2007 (NSW Agriculture).

Greenwood, P.L. and Cafe, L.M. (2007). Growth and nutrition of cattle early in life: long-term consequences for beef production. In: “Adapting to the changing environment” (I. Blackwood, Ed.) pp. 59-60, Beef Products Conference, Hawk’s Nest, March 2007 (NSW Agriculture).

Greenwood, P.L. and Oddy, V.H. (2007). How growth affects finishing growth and carcase and meat quality attributes. In: 2007 Armidale Feeder Steer School. Beef Quality CRC, Armidale.