Wayne Pitchford

Prof Wayne Pitchford

Professor

School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

College of Science

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I work closely with the beef and sheep industries in Australia and New Zealand.  My primary interest has been in genetics and genomics.  I have focused on maternal productivity, feed efficiency, carcass and meat quality.  I conduct genomic analysis of two commercial beef breeding programs.  Recently I have been working closely with abattoirs to help them extract more value from carcasses by using objective measurement of quality. The logic is that as abattoirs extract more value from carcasses, demand for better carcasses will grow, thus leading to financial signals to farmers which will inevitably lead to adoption of improved genetics and production systems.

Date Position Institution name
2015 - ongoing Professor University of Adelaide
2007 - 2014 Associate Professor University of Adelaide
1999 - 2006 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
1992 - 1998 Lecturer University of Adelaide
1989 - 1992 PhD student University of New South Wales
1988 - 1989 Technician Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Date Institution name Country Title
1989 - 1992 University of New South Wales Australia PhD
1984 - 1987 University of Adelaide Australia Honours, Agricultural Science

Date Title Institution name Country
2009 Diploma Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Australia

Year Citation
2025 Dent, M. G., Brownrigg, A. H., Costa Alves, B. R., Wenham, K. M., Lee, S. J., Pitchford, W. S., . . . Caetano, M. (2025). The effect of bromoform supplementation in Angus cows during late gestation on offspring's growth performance and maternal greenhouse gas emissions using two devices. Livestock Science, 298, 105720.
DOI Scopus1
2025 Werid, G. M., Batterham, T., O'Meara, L., Petrovski, K., Pitchford, W. S., & Trott, D. J. (2025). Single-dose Pasteurella multocida and Histophilus somni autogenous vaccines administered at induction significantly improved feedlot cattle performance and profitability in Australia.. Aust Vet J, 13 pages.
DOI
2025 Pineda, P. S., MacPhillamy, C., Ren, Y., Chen, T., Zhong, L., Adelson, D. L., . . . Low, W. Y. (2025). Insights into natural neocentromere evolution from a cattle T2T X chromosome. Nature Communications, 16(1), 16 pages.
DOI
2024 Facy, M. L., Hebart, M. L., Oakey, H., McEwin, R. A., & Pitchford, W. S. (2024). Genetic parameters for yearling male reproduction traits in tropical composite cattle population. Journal of Animal Science, 102, 14 pages.
DOI
2024 Calnan, H. B., Williams, A., Alston-Knox, C., Wang, G., Pitchford, W. S., & Gardner, G. E. (2024). Improved cut weight predictions from DEXA scans of lamb carcasses enables more accurate allocation of cuts to processing plans. Meat Science, 216, 109556.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2024 Gardner, G. E., Calnan, H. B., Connaughton, S. L., Stewart, S. M., Mc Gilchrist, P., Steele, C., . . . Apps, R. (2024). Changing Australia's trading language has enhanced the implementation of objective carcase measurement technologies. Meat Science, 219, 109625.
DOI Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2024 Ren, Y., Khatkar, M. S., MacPhillamy, C., Wang, H., McEwin, R. A., Chen, T., . . . Low, W. Y. (2024). Evaluating the Efficacy of Target Capture Sequencing for Genotyping in Cattle. Genes, 15(9), 1218.
DOI
2024 Dasari, M., Keller, C. J., Alves, C., Wenham, K. M., Trengove, C. L., Lee, S. J., . . . Caetano, M. (2024). Evaluation of maternal low-dose bromoform supplementation in late gestation on blood parameters of cows and their progeny.. Vet J, 308, 106248.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2024 Wang, G., Costa, A., Flanigan, D., Smith, C., Preston, F., Miller, S. M., . . . Pitchford, W. S. (2024). A tactical carcass optimisation tool for assisting boning room managers to increase boning room profit.. Meat Sci, 220, 109690.
DOI
2023 Aldersey, J. E., Khatkar, M. S., Blackwood, P. J., Blackwood, C. E., Pitchford, J. M., Gordon, H., . . . Pitchford, W. S. (2023). SNP associations and genetic-parameter estimation for nose and hoof pigmentation in Corriedale sheep. Animal Production Science, 63(10-11), 1136-1147.
DOI
2023 Facy, M. L., Hebart, M. L., Oakey, H., McEwin, R. A., & Pitchford, W. S. (2023). Genetic Correlations between Days to Calving across Joinings and Lactation Status in a Tropically Adapted Composite Beef Herd. Agriculture, 13(1), 37.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2023 Pitchford, W. S. (2023). A large proportion of genetic variation in cow and ewe body composition is independent of yearling composition. Animal Production Science, 63(10-11), 957-962.
DOI
2023 TAHERY, S., REBBECK, M., JOSEPH, S., MUNROE, P., CHEN, G., O'SULLIVAN, M., & PITCHFORD, W. S. (2023). Overall benefits of biochar, fed to dairy cows, for the farming system. Pedosphere, 33(1), 225-230.
DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2023 Facy, M. L., Hebart, M. L., Oakey, H., McEwin, R. A., & Pitchford, W. S. (2023). Genetic relationships among yearling fertility, body composition and weight traits in tropically adapted composite cattle. Animal Production Science, 63(10-11), 983-995.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2022 McEwin, R. A., Hebart, M. L., Oakey, H., Tearle, R., Grose, J., Popplewell, G., & Pitchford, W. S. (2022). Comparison of Methods to Select Candidates for High-Density Genotyping; Practical Observations in a Cattle Breeding Program. Agriculture, 12(2), 1-10.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2022 MacPhillamy, C., Alinejad-Rokny, H., Pitchford, W. S., & Low, W. Y. (2022). Cross-species enhancer prediction using machine learning.. Genomics, 114(5), 1-12.
DOI Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC9
2021 Hebart, M. L., Herd, R. M., Oddy, V. H., Geiser, F., & Pitchford, W. S. (2021). Selection for lower residual feed intake in mice is accompanied by increased body fatness and lower activity but not lower metabolic rate. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE, 61(13), 1303-1314.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2021 Facy, M. L., Hebart, M. L., Oakey, H., McEwin, R. A., Popplewell, G., & Pitchford, W. S. (2021). Evaluation of dominance in tropically adapted composite beef cattle. Animal Production Science, 61(18), 1811-1817.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2021 Pitchford, J. M., Jones, J., Hebart, M. L., & Pitchford, W. S. (2021). The use of Hereford sires over mature Angus dams can add value to Angus cattle herds. Animal Production Science, 61(18), 1905-1912.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2021 Macphillamy, C., Pitchford, W. S., Alinejad-Rokny, H., & Low, W. Y. (2021). Opportunity to improve livestock traits using 3D genomics. Animal Genetics, 52(6), 785-798.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2021 Pitchford, W. S., Pitchford, J. M., McEwin, R. A., & Tearle, R. (2021). Genomic analysis of purebred and crossbred Angus cattle demonstrates opportunity for multi-breed evaluation. Animal Production Science, 61(18), 1913-1918.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2021 Hickson, R. E., & Pitchford, W. S. (2021). Selection strategies for beef cow size and condition. Animal Production Science, 61(18), 1925-1931.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2021 Pitchford, W. S., Pitchford, J. M., Alexopoulos, J. G., & Hebart, M. L. (2021). Genomic Analysis of Purebred and Crossbred Angus Cows Quantifies Heterozygosity, Breed, and Additive Effects on Components of Reproduction. Animals, 12(1), 10 pages.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2
2020 Bottema, M. J., Kruk, Z. A., Gontar, A., Pitchford, W. S., & Bottema, C. D. K. (2020). Evidence of marbling as a single connected entity in beef striploins.. Meat Sci, 161, 108004.
DOI Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC6
2020 Hebart, M. L., Lee, S. J., & Pitchford, W. S. (2020). The benefits of carcass estimated breeding values for pasture-finished cattle are not as great as for long-fed cattle. Animal Production Science, 61(3), 326-332.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2020 Pitchford, W. S., Trotta, C. M., Hebart, M. L., Miller, S. M., & Rutley, D. L. (2020). Yield measurement is valuable for pricing beef carcasses. Animal Production Science, 61(3), 287-293.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2019 Caetano, M., Wilkes, M. J., Pitchford, W. S., Lee, S. J., & Hynd, P. I. (2019). Effect of ensiled crimped grape marc on energy intake, performance and gas emissions of beef cattle. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 247, 166-172.
DOI Scopus23 WoS20 Europe PMC3
2018 Pitchford, W., Lines, D., & Wilkes, M. (2018). Variation in residual feed intake depends on feed on offer. Animal Production Science, 58(8), 1414-1422.
DOI Scopus10 WoS11
2018 Kruk, Z., Bottema, M., Reyes-Veliz, L., Forder, R., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2018). Vitamin A and marbling attributes: intramuscular fat hyperplasia effects in cattle. Meat Science, 137, 139-146.
DOI Scopus41 WoS38 Europe PMC28
2018 Lee, S., Nuberg, I., & Pitchford, W. (2018). Maternal body composition in seedstock herds. 1. Grazing management strategy influences perspectives on optimal balance of production traits and maternal productivity. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 117-124.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13
2018 Anderton, L., Accioly, J., Copping, K., Deland, M., Hebart, M., Herd, R., . . . Pitchford, W. (2018). Divergent genotypes for fatness or residual feed intake in Angus cattle. 7. Low-fat and low-RFI cows produce more liveweight and better gross margins than do high-fat and high-RFI cows when managed under the same conditions. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 103-116.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7
2018 Pitchford, W. S., Accioly, J. M., Banks, R. G., Barnes, A. L., Barwick, S. A., Copping, K. J., . . . Graham, J. F. (2018). Genesis, design and methods of the Beef CRC Maternal Productivity Project. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 20-32.
DOI Scopus21 WoS23
2018 Lee, S., Nuberg, I., & Pitchford, W. (2018). Maternal body composition in seedstock herds. 5. Individual-trait selection direction aligns with breeder perspectives on maternal productivity. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 156-163.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2018 Copping, K., Accioly, J., Deland, M., Edwards, N., Graham, J., Hebart, M., . . . Pitchford, W. (2018). Divergent genotypes for fatness or residual feed intake in Angus cattle. 3. Performance of mature cows. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 55-66.
DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2018 De Faveri, J., Verbyla, A., Lee, S., & Pitchford, W. (2018). Maternal body composition in seedstock herds. 3. Multivariate analysis using factor analytic models and cluster analysis. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 135-144.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2018 Jones, F., Accioly, J., Copping, K., Deland, M., Graham, J., Hebart, M., . . . Pitchford, W. (2018). Divergent breeding values for fatness or residual feed intake in Angus cattle. 1. Pregnancy rates of heifers differed between fat lines and were affected by weight and fat. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 33-42.
DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2018 Herd, R., Arthur, P., Bottema, C., Egarr, A., Geesink, G., Lines, D., . . . Pitchford, W. (2018). Genetic divergence in residual feed intake affects growth, feed efficiency, carcass and meat quality characteristics of Angus steers in a large commercial feedlot. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 164-174.
DOI Scopus22 WoS22
2018 Lines, D., Pitchford, W., Bottema, C., Herd, R., & Oddy, V. (2018). Selection for residual feed intake affects appetite and body composition rather than energetic efficiency. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 175-184.
DOI Scopus42 WoS39
2018 Hebart, M., Accioly, J., Copping, K., Deland, M., Herd, R., Jones, F., . . . Pitchford, W. (2018). Divergent breeding values for fatness or residual feed intake in Angus cattle. 5. Cow genotype affects feed efficiency and maternal productivity. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 80-93.
DOI Scopus21 WoS19
2018 Donoghue, K., Lee, S., Parnell, P., & Pitchford, W. (2018). Maternal body composition in seedstock herds. 4. Genetic parameters for body composition of Angus and Hereford cows. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 145-155.
DOI Scopus10 WoS12
2018 Pitchford, W. (2018). Foreword. Animal Production Science, 58(1), i-ii.
DOI
2018 Walmsley, B., Lee, S., Parnell, P., & Pitchford, W. (2018). A review of factors influencing key biological components of maternal productivity in temperate beef cattle. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 1-19.
DOI Scopus40 WoS36
2018 Deland, M., Accioly, J., Copping, K., Graham, J., Lee, S., McGilchrist, P., & Pitchford, W. (2018). Divergent breeding values for fatness or residual feed intake in Angus cattle. 6. Dam-line impacts on steer carcass compliance. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 94-102.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2018 Laurence, M., Accioly, J., Copping, K., Deland, M., Graham, J., Hebart, M., . . . Pitchford, W. (2018). Divergent genotypes for fatness or residual feed intake in Angus cattle. 2. Body composition but not reproduction was affected in first-parity cows on both low and high levels of nutrition. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 43-54.
DOI Scopus12 WoS12
2018 Lee, S., Donoghue, K., & Pitchford, W. (2018). Maternal body composition in seedstock herds. 2. Relationships between cow body composition and BREEDPLAN EBVs for Angus and Hereford cows. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 125-134.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2018 Accioly, J., Copping, K., Deland, M., Hebart, M., Herd, R., Lee, S., . . . Pitchford, W. (2018). Divergent breeding values for fatness or residual feed intake in Angus cattle. 4. Fat EBVs' influence on fatness fluctuation and supplementary feeding requirements. Animal Production Science, 58(1), 67-79.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10
2018 Caetano, M., Wilkes, M., Pitchford, W., Lee, S., & Hynd, P. (2018). Energy relations in cattle can be quantified using open-circuit gas-quantification systems. Animal Production Science, 58(10), 1807-1813.
DOI Scopus13 WoS12
2017 Buddle, E., Bray, H., & Pitchford, W. (2017). Keeping it 'inside the fence': an examination of responses to a farm-animal welfare issue on Twitter. Animal Production Science, 58(3), 435-444.
DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2017 De Faveri, J., Verbyla, A., Cullis, B., Pitchford, W., & Thompson, R. (2017). Residual Variance–Covariance Modelling in Analysis of Multivariate Data from Variety Selection Trials. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 22(1), 1-22.
DOI Scopus24 WoS23
2017 Aldridge, M., Lee, S., Taylor, J., Popplewell, G., Job, F., & Pitchford, W. (2017). The use of walk over weigh to predict calving date in extensively managed beef herds. Animal Production Science, 57(3), 583-591.
DOI Scopus18 WoS13
2016 Caetano, M., Wilkes, M., Pitchford, W., Lee, S., & Hynd, P. (2016). Efficacy of methane-reducing supplements in beef cattle rations. Animal Production Science, 56(3), 276-281.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2016 Walkom, S., Brien, F., Hebart, M., & Pitchford, W. (2016). The impact of selecting for increased ewe fat level on reproduction and its potential to reduce supplementary feeding in a commercial composite flock. Animal Production Science, 56(4), 698-707.
DOI Scopus8 WoS9
2016 Walkom, S., Brien, F., Hebart, M., Fogarty, N., Hatcher, S., & Pitchford, W. (2016). Season and reproductive status rather than genetic factors influence change in ewe weight and fat over time. 4. Genetic relationships of ewe weight and fat score with fleece, reproduction and milk traits. Animal Production Science, 56(4), 708-715.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2016 Kaur, M., Wooldridge, A., Wilkes, M., Pitchford, W., Hynd, P., McConell, G., & Gatford, K. (2016). Placental restriction in multi-fetal pregnancies increases spontaneous ambulatory activity during daylight hours in young adult female sheep. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 7(5), 525-537.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC2
2015 Burnard, C., Pitchford, W., Hocking Edwards, J., & Hazel, S. (2015). Facilities, breed and experience affect ease of sheep handling: the livestock transporter's perspective. Animal, 9(8), 1379-1385.
DOI Scopus15 WoS11 Europe PMC6
2015 De Faveri, J., Verbyla, A., Pitchford, W., Venkatanagappa, S., & Cullis, B. (2015). Statistical methods for analysis of multi-harvest data from perennial pasture variety selection trials. Crop and Pasture Science, 66(9), 947-962.
DOI Scopus41 WoS43
2014 McDonough, C., Nuberg, I., & Pitchford, W. (2014). Barriers to participatory extension in Egypt: Agricultural workers’ perspectives. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 21(2), 159-176.
DOI Scopus15 WoS11
2014 Xiang, R., Lee, A., Eindorf, T., Javadmanesh, A., Ghanipoor-Samami, M., Gugger, M., . . . Hiendleder, S. (2014). Widespread differential maternal and paternal genome effects on fetal bone phenotype at mid-gestation. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 29(11), 2392-2404.
DOI Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC9
2014 Walkom, S., Brien, F., Hebart, M., Fogarty, N., Hatcher, S., & Pitchford, W. (2014). Season and reproductive status rather than genetic factors influence change in ewe weight and fat over time. 2. Spline analysis of crossbred ewes. Animal Production Science, 54(6), 814-820.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2014 Walkom, S., Brien, F., Hebart, M., Mortimer, S., & Pitchford, W. (2014). Season and reproductive status rather than genetics factors influence change in ewe weight and fat over time. 3. Analysis of Merino ewes. Animal Production Science, 54(6), 821-830.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2014 Walkom, S., Brien, F., Hebart, M., Fogarty, N., Hatcher, S., & Pitchford, W. (2014). Season and reproductive status rather than genetics factors influence change in ewe weight and fat over time. 1. Analysis of crossbred ewes. Animal Production Science, 54(6), 802-813.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10
2014 Dodd, C., Hocking Edwards, J., Hazel, S., & Pitchford, W. (2014). Flight speed and agitation in weaned lambs: genetic and non-genetic effects and relationships with carcass quality. Livestock Science, 160(1), 12-20.
DOI Scopus16 WoS12
2014 Chang, L., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2014). Modeling tenderness for genetic and quantitative trait loci analyses. Journal of Animal Science, 92(1), 39-47.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2013 Morris, C., Bottema, C., Cullen, N., Hickey, S., Knowles, S., & Pitchford, W. (2013). Effects of quantitative trait loci and the myostatin locus on trace and macro elements (minerals) in bovine liver, muscle and kidney. Animal Genetics, 44(4), 361-368.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC7
2012 Dodd, C., Pitchford, W., Edwards, J., & Hazel, S. (2012). Measures of behavioural reactivity and their relationships with production traits in sheep: a review. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 140(1-2), 1-15.
DOI Scopus80 WoS69
2012 Tian, R., Cullen, N., Morris, C., Fisher, P., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2012). Major effect of retinal short-chain dehydrogenase reductase (RDHE2) on bovine fat colour. Mammalian Genome, 23(5-6), 378-386.
DOI Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC7
2012 Wilkes, M., Hynd, P., & Pitchford, W. (2012). Damara sheep have higher digestible energy intake than Merino sheep when fed low-quality or high-quality feed. Animal Production Science, 52(1), 30-34.
DOI Scopus32 WoS27
2011 Mirzaei, H., Pitchford, W., & Verbyla, A. (2011). Modeling of crossbred cattle growth, comparison between cubic and piecewise random regression models. Genetics and Molecular Research, 10(3), 2230-2244.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3
2011 Esmailizadeh Koshkoih, A., Morris, C., Cullen, N., Kruk, Z., Lines, D., Hickey, S., . . . Pitchford, W. (2011). Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci for meat quality and muscle metabolic traits in cattle. Animal Genetics, 42(6), 592-599.
DOI Scopus13 WoS11 Europe PMC9
2011 Banhazi, T., Stott, P., Rutley, D., Blanes-Vidal, V., & Pitchford, W. (2011). Air exchanges and indoor carbon dioxide concentration in Australian pig buildings: Effect of housing and management factors. Biosystems Engineering, 110(3), 272-279.
DOI Scopus23 WoS17 Europe PMC6
2011 Mirzaei, H., Verbyla, A., & Pitchford, W. (2011). Joint analysis of beef growth and carcass quality traits through calculation of co-variance components and correlations. Genetics and Molecular Research, 10(1), 433-447.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2011 Mirzaei, H., Verbyla, A., & Pitchford, W. (2011). Prediction model of a joint analysis of beef growth and carcass quality traits. Genetics and Molecular Research, 10(1), 448-458.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2010 Morris, C., Bottema, C., Cullen, N., Hickey, S., Esmailizadeh, A., Siebert, B., & Pitchford, W. (2010). Quantitative trait loci for organ weights and adipose fat composition in Jersey and Limousin back-cross cattle finished on pasture or feedlot. Animal Genetics, 41(6), 589-596.
DOI Scopus27 WoS28 Europe PMC22
2010 Tian, R., Pitchford, W., Morris, C., Cullen, N., & Bottema, C. (2010). Genetic variation in the β, β-carotene-9′, 10′-dioxygenase gene and association with fat colour in bovine adipose tissue and milk. Animal Genetics, 41(3), 253-259.
DOI Scopus65 WoS59 Europe PMC48
2010 Banhazi, T., Rutley, D., & Pitchford, W. (2010). Validation and fine-tuning of a predictive model for air quality in livestock buildings. Biosystems Engineering, 105(3), 395-401.
DOI Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC5
2010 Walkom, S., Brien, F., Hebart, M., & Pitchford, W. (2010). Breeding to improve maternal efficiency and productivity in maternal sheep breeds. ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE, 50(11-12), XIX.
2009 Mirzaei, H. R., Deland, M. P. B., & Pitchford, W. S. (2009). Describing variation in rump p8 fat depth of crossbred cattle from birth to slaughter. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 12(6), 545-547.
DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
2009 Lines, D., Pitchford, W., Kruk, Z., & Bottema, C. (2009). Limousin myostatin F94L variant affects semitendinosus tenderness. Meat Science, 81(1), 126-131.
DOI Scopus22 WoS19 Europe PMC13
2009 Morris, C., Pitchford, W., Cullen, N., Esmailizadeh Koshkoih, A., Hickey, S., Hyndman, D., . . . Bottema, C. (2009). Quantitative trait loci for live animal and carcass composition traits in Jersey and Limousin back-cross cattle finished on pasture or feedlot. Animal Genetics, 40(5), 648-654.
DOI Scopus19 WoS21 Europe PMC16
2009 Mirzaei, H., Verbyla, A., Deland, M., & Pitchford, W. (2009). Describing variation in carcass quality traits of crossbred cattle. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 12(3), 222-230.
DOI Scopus7 Europe PMC1
2009 Foster, S., Verbyla, A., & Pitchford, W. (2009). Estimation, prediction and inference for the Lasso random effects model. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics, 51(1), 43-61.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2008 Banhazi, T., Rutley, D., & Pitchford, W. (2008). Identification of risk factors for sub-optimal housing conditions in Australian piggeries: Part 4. Emission factors and study recommendations. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 14(1), 53-69.
DOI Scopus27 WoS21 Europe PMC5
2008 Banhazi, T., Seedorf, J., Rutley, D., & Pitchford, W. (2008). Identification of risk factors for sub-optimal housing conditions in Australian piggeries: Part 3. Environmental parameters. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 14(1), 41-52.
DOI Scopus39 WoS31 Europe PMC11
2008 Banhazi, T., Seedorf, J., Rutley, D., & Pitchford, W. (2008). Identification of risk factors for sub-optimal housing conditions in Australian piggeries: Part 2. Airbone pollutants. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 14(1), 21-39.
DOI Scopus89 WoS69 Europe PMC34
2008 Banhazi, T., Seedorf, J., Rutley, D., & Pitchford, W. (2008). Identification of risk factors for sub-optimal housing conditions in Australian piggeries: Part 1. Study justification and design. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 14(1), 5-20.
DOI Scopus39 WoS31 Europe PMC10
2008 Kurk, Z., Bottema, C., Davis, J., Siebert, B., Harper, G., Di, J., & Pitchford, W. (2008). Effects of vitamin A on growth performance and carcass quality in steers. Livestock Science, 119(1-3), 12-21.
DOI Scopus39 WoS31
2008 Esmailizadeh, A., Bottema, C., Sellick, G., Verbyla, A., Morris, C., Cullen, N., & Pitchford, W. (2008). Effects of the myostatin F94L substitution on beef traits. Journal of Animal Science, 86(5), 1038-1046.
DOI Scopus82 WoS79 Europe PMC51
2008 Foster, S., Verbyla, A., & Pitchford, W. (2008). A random model approach for the LASSO. Computational Statistics, 23(2), 217-233.
DOI Scopus8 WoS7
2007 Pitchford, W. (2007). Improving accuracy of selection of young bulls by Pastoralists. Livestock Science, 110(1-2), 141-147.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2007 Wasike, C., Indetie, D., Pitchford, W., Ojango, J., & Kahi, A. (2007). Genetic evaluation of growth of Kenya Boran cattle using random regression models. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 39(7), 493-505.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC1
2007 Foster, S., Verbyla, A., & Pitchford, W. (2007). Incorporating LASSO effects into a mixed model for quantitative trait loci detection. Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics, 12(2), 300-314.
DOI Scopus18 WoS16 Europe PMC6
2007 Oakey, H., Verbyla, A., Cullis, B., Wei, X., & Pitchford, W. (2007). Joint modeling of additive and non-additive (genetic line) effects in multi-environment trials. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 114(8), 1319-1332.
DOI Scopus69 WoS66 Europe PMC46
2007 Sellick, G., Pitchford, W., Morris, C., Cullen, N., Crawford, A., Raadsma, H., & Bottema, C. (2007). Effect of myostatin F94L on carcass yield in cattle. Animal Genetics, 38(5), 440-446.
DOI Scopus61 WoS60 Europe PMC36
2007 Afolayan, R., Pitchford, W., Deland, M., & McKiernan, W. (2007). Breed variation and genetic parameters for growth and body development in diverse beef cattle genotypes. Animal, 1(1), 13-20.
DOI Scopus35 WoS33 Europe PMC17
2007 Morris, C., Cullen, N., Glass, B., Hyndman, D., Manley, T., Hickey, S., . . . Lee, M. (2007). Fatty acid synthase effects on bovine adipose fat and milk fat. Mammalian Genome, 18(1), 64-74.
DOI Scopus132 WoS129 Europe PMC94
2006 Oakey, H., Verbyla, A., Pitchford, W., Cullis, B., & Kuchel, H. (2006). Joint modeling of additive and non-additive genetic line effects in single field trials. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 113(5), 809-819.
DOI Scopus184 WoS177 Europe PMC129
2006 Morris, C., Cullen, N., Hickey, S., Dobbie, P., Veenvliet, B., Manley, T., . . . Wilson, T. (2006). Genotypic effects of calpain 1 and calpastatin on the tenderness of cooked M. longissimus dorsi steaks from Jersey x Limousin, Angus and Hereford-cross cattle. Animal Genetics, 37(4), 411-414.
DOI Scopus68 WoS68 Europe PMC35
2006 Siebert, B., Kruk, Z., Davis, J., Pitchford, W., Harper, G., & Bottema, C. (2006). Effect of low vitamin a status on fat deposition and fatty acid desaturation in beef cattle. Lipids, 41(4), 365-370.
DOI Scopus41 WoS37 Europe PMC25
2006 Pitchford, W., Mirzaei, H., Deland, M., Afolayan, R., Rutley, D., & Verbyla, A. (2006). Variance components for birth and carcass traits of crossbred cattle. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 46(2), 225-231.
DOI Scopus8 WoS10 Europe PMC5
2004 Kuchel, H., Siebert, B., Bottema, C., Webb, G., Crawford, A., Duncan, S., . . . Pitchford, W. (2004). Physical mapping of the stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) locus in sheep. Animal Genetics, 35(2), 163.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC3
2004 Hughes, T., & Pitchford, W. (2004). Direct response to selection for post-weaning net feed intake in mice and correlated responses in post-weaning growth, intake, gross digestibility and body composition. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 44(4-5), 489-500.
DOI Scopus7 WoS5
2004 Hughes, T., & Pitchford, W. (2004). How does pregnancy and lactation affect efficiency of female mice divergently selected for post-weaning net feed intake?. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 44(4-5), 501-506.
DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2004 Hebart, M., Pitchford, W., Arthur, P., Archer, J., Herd, R., & Bottema, C. (2004). Effect of missing data on the estimate of average daily feed intake in beef cattle. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 44(4-5), 415-421.
DOI Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC4
2004 Pitchford, W. (2004). Genetic improvement of feed efficiency of beef cattle: what lessons can be learnt from other species?. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 44(4-5), 371-382.
DOI Scopus38 WoS39
2003 Siebert, B., Pitchford, W., Kruk, Z., Kuchel, H., Deland, M., & Bottema, C. (2003). Differences in Δ⁹ desaturase activity between Jersey- and Limousin-sired cattle. Lipids, 38(5), 539-543.
DOI Scopus40 WoS38 Europe PMC25
2002 Afolayan, R., Deland, M., Rutley, D., Bottema, C., Ewers, A., Ponzoni, R., & Pitchford, W. (2002). Prediction of carcass meat, fat and bone yield across diverse cattle genotypes using live-animal measurements. Animal Production, 24, 13-16.
2002 Kurar, E., Barendse, W., Bottema, C., Davis, S., Foster, M., Kalm, E., . . . Kirkpatrick, B. (2002). Concensus and comprehensive linkage maps of bovine chromosome 24. Animal Genetics, 33(6), 460-463.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2002 Rutley, D., Deland, M., & Pitchford, W. (2002). Adjustment of the measurement of beef carcass eye muscle area for rib site. Animal Production, 24, 347.
2002 Pitchford, W., Kruk, Z., Stephens, E., Speck, P., & Deland, M. (2002). Are there meat quality differences between cattle breeds in southern Australia?. Animal Production, 24, 177-180.
2002 Afolayan, R., Pitchford, W., Weatherly, A., & Bottema, C. (2002). Genetic variation in growth and body dimensions of Jersey and Limousin cross cattle. 2. Post-weaning dry and wet season performance. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 15(10), 1378-1385.
DOI Scopus6 WoS3
2002 Afolayan, R., Pitchford, W., Weatherly, A., & Bottema, C. (2002). Genetic variation in growth and body dimensions of Jersey and Limousin cross cattle. 1. Pre-weaning performance. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 15(10), 1371-1377.
DOI Scopus8 WoS5
2002 Pitchford, W., Deland, M., Siebert, B., Malau-Aduli, A., & Bottema, C. (2002). Genetic variation in fatness and fatty acid composition of crossbred cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 80(11), 2825-2832.
DOI Scopus127 WoS120 Europe PMC86
2002 Kruk, Z., Pitchford, W., Siebert, B., Deland, M., & Bottema, C. (2002). Factors affecting estimation of marbling in cattle and the relationship between marbling scores and intramuscular fat. Animal Production, 24, 129-132.
2001 Casas, E., Sonstegard, T., Barendse, W., Bennett, G., Bottema, C., Crawford, A., . . . Xu, N. (2001). Comprehensive linkage map of bovine chromosome 27. Animal Genetics, 32(2), 95-97.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2001 Casas, E., Bennett, G., Bottema, C., Crawford, A., Kalm, E., Kappes, S., . . . Xu, N. (2001). Comprehensive linkage map of bovine chromosome 11. Animal Genetics, 32(2), 92-94.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2000 Siebert, B., Pitchford, W., Kuchel, H., Kruk, Z., & Bottema, C. (2000). The Effect of b-carotene on desaturation of ruminant fat. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 13(SUPPL. A), 185-188.
Scopus6
2000 Morris, C., Cullen, N., Bottema, C., Crawford, A., Hyndman, D., & Pitchford, W. (2000). Preliminary beef carcass composition data from breed crosses in a genetic marker trial. New Zealand Society of Animal Production Proceedings, 60, 113-114.
2000 Malau-Aduli, A., Edriss, M., Siebert, B., Bottema, C., Deland, M., & Pitchford, W. (2000). Estimates of genetic parameters for triacylglycerol fatty acids in beef cattle at weaning and slaughter. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition-Zeitschrift fur Tierphysiologie Tierernahrung und Futtermittelkunde, 83(4-5), 169-180.
DOI Scopus16 WoS15
2000 Malau-Aduli, A., Siebert, B., Bottema, C., & Pitchford, W. (2000). Heterosis, sex and breed differences in the fatty acid composition of muscle phospholipids in beef cattle. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition-Zeitschrift fur Tierphysiologie Tierernahrung und Futtermittelkunde, 83(3), 113-120.
DOI Scopus17 WoS16
2000 Malau-Aduli, A., Edriss, M., Siebert, B., Bottema, C., & Pitchford, W. (2000). Breed differences and heterosis in triacylglycerol fatty acid composition of bovine adipose tissue. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition-Zeitschrift fur Tierphysiologie Tierernahrung und Futtermittelkunde, 83(2), 106-112.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11
2000 Malau-Aduli, A., Edriss, M., Siebert, B., Bottema, C., & Pitchford, W. (2000). Breed differences and genetic parameters for melting point, marbling score and fatty acid composition of lot-fed cattle. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition-Zeitschrift fur Tierphysiologie Tierernahrung und Futtermittelkunde, 83(2), 95-105.
DOI Scopus32 WoS29
2000 Pitchford, W. S., & Bottema, C. D. K. (2000). Genetic effects on growth and development in Jersey and Limousin cross cattle. Asian Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 13(SUPPL. A), 485-488.
Scopus1
2000 Duivestein, J., Pitchford, W., Bottema, C., Fassbender, R., Cusack, D., & Meldrum, R. (2000). Detection of vertical fiber hide defect (VFHD) in Hereford cattle hides by biopsy. Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association, 95(3), 92-101.
WoS1
1999 Yamin, M., Hynd, P., Ponzoni, R., Hill, J., Pitchford, W., & Hansford, K. (1999). Is Fibre Diameter Variation Along the Staple a Good Indirect Selection Criterion for Staple Strength?. Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding, 47(3), 151-158.
Scopus10 WoS12
1998 Malau-Aduli, A., Siebert, B., Bottema, C., & Pitchford, W. (1998). Breed Comparison of the Fatty Acid Composition of Muscle Phospholipids in Jersey and Limousin Cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 76(3), 766-774.
DOI Scopus124 WoS118 Europe PMC59
1998 Archer, J., Pitchford, W., Hughes, T., & Parnell, P. (1998). Genetic and phenotypic relationships between food intake, growth, efficiency and body composition of mice post weaning and at maturity. Animal Science, 67(1), 171-182.
DOI Scopus30 WoS30
1998 Hill, J. A., Ponzoni, R. W., Hynd, P. I., & Pitchford, W. S. (1998). The inclusion of skin characters in a selection index: How confident are we about their value?. Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding, 46(3), 235-239.
1997 Malau-Aduli, A., Siebert, B., Bottema, C., & Pitchford, W. (1997). A comparison of the fatty acid composition of triacylglycerols in adipose tissue from Limousin and Jersey cattle. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 48(5), 715-722.
DOI Scopus161 WoS145
1997 Archer, J., Arthur, P., Herd, R., Parnell, P., & Pitchford, W. (1997). Optimum postweaning test for measurement of growth rate, feed intake, and feed efficiency in British breed cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 75(8), 2024-2032.
DOI Scopus187 WoS176 Europe PMC106
1996 Archer, J., & Pitchford, W. (1996). Phenotypic variation in residual food intake of mice at different ages and its relationship with efficiency of growth, maintenance and body composition. Animal Science, 63(1), 149-157.
DOI Scopus18 WoS18
1996 Siebert, B., Deland, M., & Pitchford, W. (1996). Breed differences to the fatty acid composition of subcutaneous and intramuscular lipid of early and late maturing, grain-finished cattle. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 47(6), 943-952.
DOI Scopus40 WoS35
1993 Pitchford, W. S., Barlow, R., & Hearnshaw, H. (1993). Growth and calving performance of cows from crosses between the Brahman and Hereford. Livestock Production Science, 33(1-2), 141-150.
DOI Scopus17 WoS13
1993 Pitchford, W. S. (1993). Growth and lambing performance of ewes from crosses between the Dorset horn, Merino and Corriedale. Livestock Production Science, 33(1-2), 127-139.
DOI Scopus14 WoS12
1992 Pitchford, W. S. (1992). Effect of crossbreeding on components of Hogget wool production. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 43(6), 1417-1427.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3

Year Citation
2023 Lines, D. S., Wolcott, M. L., Pitchford, W. S., Bottema, C. D. K., Herd, R. M., & Oddy, V. H. (2023). Energy expenditure of Angus heifers divergently selected for residual feed intake. In Ruminant Physiology Digestion Metabolism and Effects of Nutrition on Reproduction and Welfare (pp. 574-575).
2021 Siebert, B. D., Kruk, Z. A., Pitchford, W. S., & Bottema, C. D. K. (2021). Genetic basis of Vitamin A and its role in lipid deposition and fatty acid desaturation of ruminant livestock. In Vitamin A: Nutrition, Side Effects and Supplements (pp. 105-123).
2014 Pitchford, W. (2014). Genetics and breeding. In D. Cottle, & L. Kahn (Eds.), Beef Cattle: Production and Trade (1 ed., pp. 401-420).
2014 Pitchford, W. (2014). Production efficiency. In D. Cottle, & L. Kahn (Eds.), Beef Cattle: Production and Trade (1 ed., pp. 421-458). CSIRO Publishing.
2011 Siebert, B., Kruk, Z., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2011). Genetic basis of vitamin A and its role in lipid deposition and fatty acid desaturation of ruminant livestock. In L. Scott (Ed.), Vitamin A: Nutrition, Side Effects and Supplements (1 ed., pp. 105-123). United States of America: Nova Science Publishers.

Year Citation
2023 Wang, G., Costa, A., Karunarathne, W., Roughan, M., Miller, S., & Pitchford, W. (2023). A strategic planning model for the operation plan in lamb supply chains. In Proceedings of 25th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. (pp. 1003-1009). Online: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
DOI Scopus3
2021 McEwin, R. A., Hebart, M. L., Oakey, H., & Pitchford, W. S. (2021). Within-breed selection is sufficient to improve terminal crossbred beef marbling: a review of reciprocal recurrent genomic selection. In ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE Vol. 61 (pp. 1751-1759). Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO PUBLISHING.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2021 Ransom, K. P., Brien, F. D., & Pitchford, W. S. (2021). Ewes for the future: A commercial comparison of ewe breeds for reproduction, wool and lamb growth. In Proceedings of the Assocation for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Vol. 24 (pp. 481-485). Online: AAABG.
2018 Lee, S., Brien, F., van WETTERE, W., & Pitchford, W. (2018). Consideration of recording plasma Anti-Mullerian Hormone as a correlated trait to reproductive rate in beef cattle to inform selection. In Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. online: Royal Society of New Zealand.
2017 Kelly, O., Hebart, M., Brien, F., & Pitchford, W. (2017). Genetic correlations between lamb survival, birth weight, and gestation length differ between birth types. In Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Vol. 22 (pp. 345-348). online: AAABG.
2015 Ransom, K., Brien, F., & Pitchford, W. (2015). A commercial comparison of ewe breeds for reproduction, wool and lamb growth. In Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Vol. 21 (pp. 4 pages). Online: AAABG.
2013 Neumann, F., & Jong, K. D. (2013). Foreword. In Foga 2013 Proceedings of the 12th ACM Workshop on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms Vol. 58 (pp. I-II). CSIRO PUBLISHING.
DOI
2013 Walkom, S., Brien, F., Herbart, M., Lambe, N., Pitchford, W., & Conington, J. (2013). Lifetime maternal performance in hill sheep is influenced by body reserves. In Advances in Animal Biosciences - Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science and the Association of Veterinary Teaching and Research Work. Vol 4 - Issue 1 (pp. 166). Online: Cambridge University Press.
2012 Walkom, S., Brien, F., Hebart, M., Fogarty, N., Hatcher, S., & Pitchford, W. (2012). Post-weaning weight is highly genetically correlated to adult ewe weights. In M. Friend, & G. Krebs (Eds.), Animal Production in Australia - The Proceedings of the 29th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Animal Production Vol. 29 (pp. 38). Online: The Australian Society of Animal Production.
2011 Lee, S., Donoghue, K., Hebart, M., & Pitchford, W. (2011). Milk and weight EBVS are associated with cow and calf gain during lactation but carcass EBVS are not. In Proceedings of the 19th Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics Conference (pp. 127-130). Perth: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
2011 Walkom, S., Verbyla, A., Brien, F., Hebart, M., & Pitchford, W. (2011). Partitioning genetic variance in composite sheep. In Proceedings of the 19th Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics (pp. 91-94). online: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
2011 Nattrass, G., Banks, R., & Pitchford, W. (2011). The effect of telomere length variation on lifetime productivity traits in sheep. In Proceedings of the 19th Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics (pp. 247-250). online: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
2009 Zulkifli, N., Naik, M., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2009). Cattle residual feed intake candidate genes. In Proceedings of the 18th Conference AAABG (pp. 668-671). Barossa Valley.
2009 Tian, R., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2009). QTL analysis of beef fat colour and the effect of BCD02. In Proceedings of the 18th Conference AAABG (pp. 496-499). Barossa Valley.
2009 Walkom, S., Brien, F., Hebart, M., Greeff, J., Hopkins, D., & Pitchford, W. (2009). Meat quality in merino ram hoggets. In Proceedings of the 18th Conference AAABG (pp. 496-499). Barossa Valley.
2009 Chang, L., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2009). IGF1 genotypes affect growth not tenderness in cattle. In Proceedings of the 18th Conference AAABG (pp. 512-515). Barossa Valley.
2009 Egarr, A., Pitchford, W., Bottema, M., Herd, R., Siddell, J., Thompson, J., & Bottema, C. (2009). Fat distribution in angus steers is related to residual feed intake estimated breeding value. In Proceedings of the 18th Conference AAABG (pp. 536-539). Barossa Valley.
2009 Lee, S., Nuberg, I., & Pitchford, W. (2009). Breeder perspectives on fat and female management. In Proceedings of the 18th Conference AAABG (pp. 600-603). Barossa Valley.
2009 Lines, D., Wolcott, M., Pitchford, W., Bottema, C., Herd, R., & Oddy, H. (2009). Some consequences of selection for residual feed intake in beef cattle. In Proceedings of the 18th Conference AAABG (pp. 604-607). Barossa Valley.
2009 Novianti, I., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2009). Mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for muscularity in beef cattle. In Proceedings of the 18th Conference AAABG (pp. 628-631). Barossa Valley.
2009 Truran, S., Deland, M., Hebart, M., Verbyla, A., & Pitchford, W. (2009). Genotype x environment interactions identified in southern Australian beef production. In Proceedings of the 18th Conference AAABG (pp. 660-663). Barossa Valley.
2007 Mirzaei, H., Deland, M., & Pitchford, W. (2007). Describing variation in rump P8 fat depth of crossbred cattle from birth to slaughter. In Proceedings of the 17th AAAGB Conference (pp. 557-560). Australia: AAABG.
2007 Pitchford, W., Esmailizadeh Koshkoih, A., & Gilmour, A. (2007). Combining information across traits using a factor analytic model increases the power of QTL detection. In Proceedings of the 17th AAAGB Conference (pp. 368-375). Australia: AAABG.
2007 Morris, C., Cullen, N., Pitchford, W., Bottema, C., & Wilson, T. (2007). The AgResearch/University of Adelaide QTL study of carcass composition and meat quality traits in beef cattle. In Proceedings of the 17th AAAGB Conference (pp. 219-222). Australia: AAABG.
2007 Curnow, R., Brien, F., Pitchford, W., & Koopman, D. (2007). Response to selection method on visual traits in South Australian merino sheep. In Proceedings of the 17th AAAGB Conference (pp. 107-110). Australia: AAABG.
2006 Esmailizadeh Koshkoih, A., Pitchford, W., Bottema, C., Verbyla, A., & Gilmour, A. (2006). Mapping multiple QTL for birth weight in cattle Using a mixed model approach. In Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (pp. 1-4). Belo Horizonte, Brasil: World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production.
2005 Esmailizadeh Koshkoih, A., Bottema, C., Kruk, Z., Morris, C., Cullen, N., Crawford, A., & Pitchford, W. (2005). Association of the exon 9 single nucleotide polymorphism of CAPN1 with beef tenderness. In Application of new genetic technologies to animal breeeding : proceedings of the sixteenth conference (pp. 258-261). Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.
2005 Esmailizadeh Koshkoih, A., Pitchford, W., Morris, C., Cullen, N., Crawford, A., & Bottema, C. (2005). QTL for meat colour and pH IN Bos Taurus cattle. In Application of new genetic technologies to animal breeeding : proceedings of the sixteenth conference (pp. 111-114). Brisbane: CSIRO Publishing.
2005 Banhazi, T. M., Seedorf, J., Rutley, D. L., & Pitchford, W. S. (2005). Statistical modeling of gas concentrations in australian piggery buildings. In Livestock Environment VII Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium (pp. 64-71). China Agr Univ, Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA: AMER SOC AGR ENGINEERS.
Scopus1
2005 Banhazi, T. M., Seedorf, J., Rutley, D. L., & Pitchford, W. S. (2005). Statistical modeling of airborne bacteria and endotoxins concentrations in australian piggery buildings. In Livestock Environment VII Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium (pp. 72-78). China Agr Univ, Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA: AMER SOC AGR ENGINEERS.
Scopus5 WoS2
2004 Naik, M., Fenton, M., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2004). Identifying genes controlling net feed efficiency in cattle. In Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Animal Genetics Vol. 2004 (pp. p.114). Tokyo, Japan.
2003 Pitchford, W., Ingham, V., Ponzoni, R., & Gilmour, A. (2003). Genetic parameters for weight, fat and eye muscle depth in South Australian Merino sheep. In 50 years of DNA: Proceedings of the Fifteenth Conference, Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (pp. 322-325). Australia: AAABG.
2003 Pitchford, W., Kruk, Z., Morris, C., Cullen, N., Hyndman, D., Crawford, A., & Bottema, C. (2003). QTL for cooking loss in Bos taurus cattle. In 50 years of DNA : Proceedings of the fifteenth conference, association for the advancement of animal breeding and genetics. (pp. 409-412). Australia: AAABIG DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
2003 Morris, C., Cullen, N., Pitchford, W., Hickey, S., Hyndman, D., Crawford, A., & Bottema, C. (2003). QTL for birth weight in Bos taurus cattle. In 50 years of DNA: Australian Association of Animal Breeding & Genetics (pp. 400-403). Australia: AAABG DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
2002 Morris, C., Pitchford, W., Cullen, N., Hickey, S., Hyndman, D., Crawford, A., & Bottema, C. (2002). Additive effects of two growth QTL on cattle chromosome 14. In Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production 31 (pp. 491-494). Montpellier, France).
2002 Kruk, Z., Pitchford, W., Deland, M., & Bottema, C. (2002). Genetics of seam fat in cattle. In Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production 31 (pp. 459-462). Montpellier, France): INRA/CIRAD.
2002 Afolayan, R., Bottema, C., & Pitchford, W. (2002). Evidence of non-additive genetic effects on predicted carcass composition. In Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production 31 (pp. 467-470). Montpellier, France: INRA/CIRAD.
2002 Pitchford, W., Fenton, M., Kister, A., & Bottema, C. (2002). QTL for feed intake and associated traits. In Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (pp. 253-256). Montpellier, France: INRA/CIRAD.
2001 Hebart, M., Bottema, C., & Pitchford, W. (2001). Mapping quantitative trait loci for feed efficiency in mice - a preliminary analysis. In Neville Jepson (Ed.), Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (pp. 179-182). AUSTRALIA: AAABG DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
2001 Morris, C., Cullen, N., Hickey, S., Crawford, A., Hyndman, D., Bottema, C., & Pitchford, W. (2001). Progress in DNA marker studies of beef carcass composition and meat quality in New Zealand and Australia. In Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (pp. 17-22). AUSTRALIA: AAABG DISTRIBUTION SERVICE.
2001 Pitchford, W., Deland, M., Siebert, B., Malau-Aduli, A., & Bottema, C. (2001). Breed differences and genetic parameters for fat traits of crossbred cattle. In Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (pp. 477-480). AUSTRALIA: AAAGB.
2001 Afolayan, R., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2001). Genetic effects on shape and fatness of calves from diverse crosses. In Neville Jopson (Ed.), Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (pp. 481-484). AUSTRALIA: AAABG DISTRIBUTION SERIVCE.
2001 Deland, M., Ross, R., Abraham, E., & Pitchford, W. (2001). Calving rates in a Hereford cow herd following synchronised artificial insemination programs. In Neville Jopson (Ed.), Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (pp. 333-336). AUSTRALIA: AAABG DISTRIBUTION SERVICES.
2001 Fisher, A., Morris, C., Matthews, L., Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (2001). Handling and stress response traits in cattle: identification of putative genetic markers. In International Congress of the ISAE. Davis, California: University of California at Davis.
2000 Pitchford, W. (2000). Innovations and Solutions to Soil, Plant and Cattle Nutrition. In D. Pitchford (Ed.), Proceedings of the Twelfth J.S. Davies Beef Research Forum (pp. 47-49).
1999 Fenton, M., Hughes, T. E., & Pitchford, W. (1999). Effect of pre-weaning nutrient supply on post-weaning efficiency. In 13th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics Vol. 13 (pp. 286-289).
1994 ARCHER, J. A., PARNELL, P. F., & PITCHFORD, W. S. (1994). MEASUREMENT OF EFFICIENCY OF FEED UTILISATION IN BEEF CATTLE. In ANIMAL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA Vol. 20 (pp. 74-77). UNIV W AUSTRALIA, PERTH, AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY ANIMAL PROD.
WoS1

Year Citation
2017 Buddle, E., Bray, H., Pitchford, W., & Ankeny, R. (2017). ‘I don’t want to think about it’ concerns about sheep and beef cattle transportation and slaughter amongst Australian meat consumers. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 63rd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology. Cork, Ireland.
2016 Kelly, O., Hebart, M., Brien, F., & Pitchford, W. (2016). Lamb survival should be considered separate genetic traits across different birth types. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the Australian Society of Animal Production. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
2016 Buddle, E. A., Bray, H. J., Pitchford, W. S., & Ankeny, R. A. (2016). Meat Consumers Ignore Online Animal Welfare Activism. Poster session presented at the meeting of 31st Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Animal Production. Adelaide, South Australia.
1998 Hughes, T. E., Archer, J. A., & Pitchford, W. S. (1998). Response to selection for high and low net feed intake in mice. Poster session presented at the meeting of 6th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production.
1998 Fenton, M. L., Hughes, T. E., Pitchford, W. S., & Speck, P. A. (1998). Effects of preweaning nutrient supply on postweaning growth and efficiency. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Animal Science.
1997 Hughes, T. E., Archer, J. A., & Pitchford, W. S. (1997). Response to selection for net feed intake. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings for the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
1995 Hughes, T. E., & Pitchford, W. S. (1995). The relationship between energy metabolism and maintenance efficiency. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proeceedings of the Australian Association of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
1994 Hughes, T. E., & Pitchford, W. (1994). Heterosis effects on efficiency of post-weaning growth. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
1994 HUGHES, T. E., & PITCHFORD, W. S. (1994). HETEROSIS EFFECTS ON EFFICIENCY OF POST-WEANING GROWTH. Poster session presented at the meeting of ANIMAL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA. UNIV W AUSTRALIA, PERTH, AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY ANIMAL PROD.

Year Citation
2019 Buddle, E. A. (2019). Australian meat consumers' understandings of farm animal welfare. (PhD Thesis).

Advanced Livestock Measurement Technologies, Rural R&D for Profit and Meat and Livestock Australia

Carcass genomics, Herefords Australia and Meat and Livestock Australia

Black Baldy, Herefords Australia and Meat and Livestock Australia

Trans-Tasman Maternal Efficiency, Beef and Lamb Genetics New Zealand and Meat and Livestock Australia

Heifer development, Meat and Livestock Australia

Enhanced abattoir surveillance, SA Sheep Advisory Group and Meat and Livestock Australia

Wagyu Genomics, Innovations Connections Grant, Federal Government

Tropical Genomics, Innovations Connections Grant, Federal Government

Corriedale eating quality genomics, Davies Research Centre and Meat and Livestock Australia

 

Beef cattle husbandry; 1st year Animal Handling and Husbandry; Agricultural Systems

Beef and lamb production, meat quality, bench-marking; 2nd year Livestock Production Science

Population and Quantitative Genetics, 2nd year Genes and Inheritance

Animal Breeding and Genetics, 3rd year

Science: International Study Tour, 3rd year to Indonesia and Cambodia

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 Principal Supervisor Using genomic selection to aid in breeding small ruminants to improve productivity in extensive pastoral environments Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Damon Jai Wex
2022 Principal Supervisor Using genomic selection to aid in breeding small ruminants to improve productivity in extensive pastoral environments Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Damon Jai Wex
2020 Co-Supervisor Heifer development and management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jena Gianna Alexopoulos
2020 Co-Supervisor Heifer development and management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jena Gianna Alexopoulos
2018 Principal Supervisor Initial investigation into the sources of variation in wool cortisone and hydrocortisone concentration, investigating the links between these concentrations and other wool traits and sources of variation across the body Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Miss Octavia Anna Kelly

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2020 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation in Angus and Brahman Cattle Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Callum Macphillamy
2020 - 2024 Principal Supervisor Improving Fertility in a Tropical Composite Beef Herd Through Genomic Selection Utilizing Heterosis and Correlated Traits Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Maddie Louise Facy
2017 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Genomic Selection for High Quality Beef Production Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Rudi Adrianna McEwin
2016 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Improving Beef Quality Through Pre-Slaughter Cattle Management Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Farrah Louise Preston
2015 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Australian Meat Consumers' Understandings of Farm Animal Welfare Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Emily Buddle
2014 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Genetic improvement of Australian meat goats Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Michael Nicholas Aldridge
2013 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Genetic diversity and measuring genetic parameters for economically import traits in Zambian cattle Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Ellison Musimuko
2012 - 2019 Co-Supervisor The Application of Participatory Extension through Agricultural Innovation Systems in the Middle East Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Christopher Peter McDonough
2010 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Breeding for robustness in maternal sheep breeds Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Samuel Felix Walkom
2010 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Measures of behavioural reactivity and their relationships to carcass and meat quality in sheep Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Cathy Lyn Burnard
2010 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Understanding Physiological Drivers of Resilience in Sheep Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Michael John Wilkes
2009 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Molecular Genetics of Residual Feed Intake and Mitochondrial Function in Cattle Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Nadiatur Akmar Zulkifli
2008 - 2013 Principal Supervisor Spatial and temporal modelling for perennial crop variety selection trials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Joanne De Faveri
2007 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Molecular Genetics of Cattle Muscularity Master of Agricultural Science Master Full Time Ms Irida Novianti
2007 - 2012 Principal Supervisor An Interdisciplinary Study of Maternal Productivity in Beef Cattle Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Stephen Lee
2007 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Genomic Approach to Understanding Variation in Bovine Fat Colour Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Rugang Tian
2007 - 2016 Co-Supervisor Consequences of Selection for Residual Feed Intake Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr David Lines
2006 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Quantitative Trait Loci and Genes Affecting Beef Tenderness Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lei Yao Chang
2006 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Genetic Independence of Fat Depots in Cattle Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Andrew Egarr
2003 - 2005 Principal Supervisor Using Variation in Cattle Growth to Develop a Predictive Model of Carcass Quality Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Hamid Reza Mirzaei
2003 - 2008 Co-Supervisor Identification and Characterization of Genetic Markers and Metabolic Pathways Controlling Net Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Madan Naik
2003 - 2006 Co-Supervisor The LASSO Linear Mixed Model for Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Scott Foster
2003 - 2007 Principal Supervisor Multiple Trait Analysis for Genetic Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci for Carcass and Beef Quality Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Ali Esmailizadeh Koshkoih
2003 - 2008 Co-Supervisor Incorporating Pedigree Information into the Analysis of Agricultural Genetic Trials Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time APrf Helena Oakey
1999 - 2003 Principal Supervisor Genetics of Growth and Development in Cattle Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Raphael Afolayan
1999 - 2005 Principal Supervisor Genetic Relationships Affecting Dual Purpose use of Merino Sheep Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Veronica Ingham
1998 - 2002 Co-Supervisor DISCOVERY, ANALYSIS, AND UTILITY OF BOVINE SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Gabrielle Sellick
1998 - 2004 Principal Supervisor Genomics of Feed Efficiency for Livestock Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Michelle Hebart
1997 - 2004 Principal Supervisor EFFECT OF FATTY ACID COMPOSITION ON THE FLAVOUR OF KOREAN AND AUSTRALIAN BEEF Master of Agricultural Science Master Part Time Miss Elke Stephens
1997 - 2006 Principal Supervisor Factors Influencing Airborne Pollutant Concentrations Within and Emissions from Australian Piggery Buildings Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Thomas Banhazi
1996 - 2006 Co-Supervisor Genetic Determinants of the Responsiveness of Wool Fibres and Follicles to Nutrition Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohamad Yamin
1994 - 2003 Principal Supervisor DIRECT AND CORRELATED RESPONSES TO SEVEN GENERATIONS OF DIVERGENT SELECTION FOR POST-WEANING NET FEED INTAKE IN MICE Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Prof Toby Hughes
1994 - 2006 Principal Supervisor Implications of Size and Shape of Slaughter Cattle in their Selection and Marketing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Dr David Rutley

Connect With Me

External Profiles

Other Links