Professor Wayne Pitchford

• Appointments

  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

• Education

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

• Certifications

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

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  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
  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, 109625. DOI
  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), 16 pages. DOI
  2024	Dasari, M., Keller, C. J., Alves, B. R. C., Wenham, K. M., Trengove, C. L., Lee, S. J., . . . Caetano, M. (2024). Evaluation of maternal bromoform supplementation in late gestation on blood parameters of cows and their progeny. Veterinary Journal, 308, 7 pages. DOI
  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 science, 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 Scopus2 WoS2
  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 Scopus2
  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 Scopus1
  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 Scopus3 WoS3
  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 Scopus7 WoS2 Europe PMC5
  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 Scopus1 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 Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  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 Scopus1 WoS2
  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 Scopus2 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 Scopus9 WoS6 Europe PMC2
  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 WoS1
  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 Scopus16 WoS13
  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 Scopus9 WoS7
  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 Scopus33 WoS25 Europe PMC12
  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 Scopus12 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 Scopus20 WoS21
  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 WoS17
  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 Scopus17 WoS15
  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 Scopus38 WoS30
  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 Scopus20 WoS18
  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 Scopus9 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 Scopus36 WoS32
  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 Scopus9 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 Scopus9 WoS6
  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 Scopus11 WoS5
  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 Scopus20 WoS14
  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 Scopus13 WoS7
  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 Scopus3 WoS3
  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 Scopus7 WoS5
  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 WoS3
  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 PMC1
  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 Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC4
  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 Scopus38 WoS30
  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 Scopus13 WoS10
  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 Scopus9 WoS5 Europe PMC8
  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 WoS8
  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 Scopus15 WoS10
  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 Scopus2 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 PMC5
  2013	Emnett, C. M., Eisenman, L. N., Taylor, A. M., Izumi, Y., Zorumski, C. F., & Mennerick, S. (2013). Indistinguishable Synaptic Pharmacodynamics of the <i>N</i>-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Channel Blockers Memantine and Ketamine. MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY, 84(6), 935-947. DOI WoS51
  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 Scopus68 WoS51
  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 Scopus10 WoS9 Europe PMC6
  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 Scopus27 WoS24
  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 WoS10 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 Scopus21 WoS14 Europe PMC1
  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 Scopus3 WoS3
  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 Scopus26 WoS27 Europe PMC18
  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 Scopus61 WoS52 Europe PMC42
  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 PMC1
  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
  2009	Lines, D., Pitchford, W., Kruk, Z., & Bottema, C. (2009). Limousin myostatin F94L variant affects semitendinosus tenderness. Meat Science, 81(1), 126-131. DOI Scopus21 WoS16 Europe PMC5
  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 PMC14
  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 Scopus6
  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 PMC3
  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 Scopus37 WoS29 Europe PMC3
  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 Scopus85 WoS64 Europe PMC15
  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 Scopus37 WoS29 Europe PMC7
  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 Scopus34 WoS25
  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 Scopus76 WoS67 Europe PMC44
  2008	Foster, S., Verbyla, A., & Pitchford, W. (2008). A random model approach for the LASSO. Computational Statistics, 23(2), 217-233. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
  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 Scopus6 WoS5 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 PMC7
  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 Scopus64 WoS59 Europe PMC38
  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 Scopus55 WoS51 Europe PMC30
  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 Scopus30 WoS28 Europe PMC16
  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 Scopus125 WoS118 Europe PMC79
  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 Scopus169 WoS151 Europe PMC85
  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 WoS65 Europe PMC32
  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 Scopus40 WoS34 Europe PMC14
  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 Scopus7 WoS9 Europe PMC4
  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 WoS6 Europe PMC2
  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
  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 Scopus37 WoS38
  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 WoS37 Europe PMC19
  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 PMC3
  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 Scopus5 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 Scopus7 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 Scopus121 WoS112 Europe PMC70
  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 Scopus10 WoS10
  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 Scopus31 WoS26
  2000	Pitchford, W., & Bottema, C. (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 WoS11
  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 Scopus123 WoS114 Europe PMC40
  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 Scopus29 WoS29
  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 Scopus156 WoS131
  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 Scopus181 WoS162 Europe PMC94
  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 Scopus17 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 Scopus39 WoS34
  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

• Book Chapters

  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.

• Conference Papers

  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 Scopus1
  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 WoS2
  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

• Conference Items

  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.

• Patents

  Year	Citation
  2007	Pitchford, W., Bottema, C., & Naik, M. (2007). WO/2007/070965, Quantitative trait loci for bovine net feed intake.

• Theses

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

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

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  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
  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

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  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	Dr 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

• Position: Professor
• Phone: 83137642
• Email: wayne.pitchford@adelaide.edu.au
• Fax: 83137972
• Campus: Roseworthy
• Building: J.S. Davies, floor G
• Org Unit: School of Animal and Veterinary Science