Dr William Van Wettere

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• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2009	Senior Lecturer, Intensive Livestock (pigs)	The University of Adelaide

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  —	The University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD

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• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2021	Lewis Baida, B. E., Swinbourne, A. M., Barwick, J., Leu, S. T., & van Wettere, W. H. E. J. (2021). Technologies for the automated collection of heat stress data in sheep. Animal Biotelemetry, 9(1). DOI
  2020	Nowland, T. L., Kind, K., Hebart, M. L., & Van Wettere, W. H. E. J. (2020). Caffeine supplementation at birth, but not 8 to 12 h post-birth, increased 24 h pre-weaning mortality in piglets.. Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience, 14(7), 1529-1535. DOI
  2020	Daly, J., Smith, H., McGrice, H. A., Kind, K. L., & Van Wettere, W. H. E. J. (2020). Towards Improving the Outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Technologies of Cattle and Sheep, with Particular Focus on Recipient Management.. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 10(2), 15 pages. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2020	Flinn, T., Kleemann, D. O., Swinbourne, A. M., Kelly, J. M., Weaver, A. C., Walker, S. K., . . . van Wettere, W. H. E. J. (2020). Neonatal lamb mortality: major risk factors and the potential ameliorative role of melatonin. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 11(1), 11 pages. DOI
  2020	Flinn, T., McCarthy, N. L., Swinbourne, A. M., Gatford, K. L., Weaver, A. C., McGrice, H. A., . . . van Wettere, W. H. E. J. (2020). Supplementing Merino ewes with melatonin during the last half of pregnancy improves tolerance of prolonged parturition and survival of second-born twin lambs. Journal of animal science, 98(12), 10 pages. DOI
  2020	Brougham, B. -J., Weaver, A. C., Swinbourne, A. M. F., Lewis Baida, B. E., Kelly, J. M., Walker, S. K., . . . Van Wettere, W. H. E. J. (2020). Maternal Supplementation with Dietary Betaine during Gestation to Improve Twin Lamb Survival.. Animals (Basel), 10(10), 14 pages. DOI
  2020	Flinn, T., Gunn, J. R., Kind, K. L., Swinbourne, A. M., Weaver, A. C., Kelly, J. M., . . . Kleemann, D. O. (2020). Maternal melatonin implants improve twin Merino lamb survival. Journal of animal science, 98(11), 5 pages. DOI
  2019	Greenwood, E. C., van Wettere, W. H. E. J., Rayner, J., Hughes, P. E., & Plush, K. L. (2019). Provision point-source materials stimulates play in sows but does not affect aggression at regrouping. Animals, 9(1), 1-16. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2019	Greenwood, E., van Dissel,, J., Rayner, J., Hughes, P., & Van Wettere, W. (2019). Mixing Sows into Alternative Lactation Housing Affects Sow Aggression at Mixing, Future Reproduction and Piglet Injury, with Marked Differences between Multisuckle and Sow Separation Systems. Animals, 9(9), 658. DOI
  2019	Nowland, T., van Wettere, W., & Plush, K. (2019). Allowing sows to farrow unconfined has positive implications for sow and piglet welfare. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 221, 9 pages. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
  2019	McGrice, H., Kelly, J. M., Kleemann, D. O., Kind, K. L., Hampton, A. J., Hannemann, P., . . . van Wettere, W. H. E. J. (2019). Plasma anti-Müllerian hormone concentration as a predictive endocrine marker for selection of donor lambs to improve success in juvenile invitro embryo transfer programs.. Reproduction, fertility, and development, 32(4), 383-391. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2019	Greenwood, E. C., Dickson, C. A., & van Wettere, W. H. E. J. (2019). Feeding strategies before and at mixing: The effect on sow aggression and behavior. Animals, 9(1), 17 pages. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2018	Plush, K., Weaver, A., Staveley, L., & van Wettere, W. (2018). Maternal magnesium sulfate supplementation in a pre-farrow diet improves factors important for piglet viability. Animals, 8(10), 1-11. DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
  2018	van Wettere, W., Toplis, P., & Miller, H. (2018). Effect of oral progesterone and caffeine at the end of gestation on farrowing duration and piglet growth and survival. Animal, 12(8), 1638-1641. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2018	Dearlove, B., Kind, K., Gatford, K., & van Wettere, W. (2018). Oral caffeine administered during late gestation increases gestation length and piglet temperature in naturally farrowing sows. Animal Reproduction Science, 198, 160-166. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2017	Kelly, J. M., Kleemann, D. O., McGrice, H., Len, J. A., Kind, K. L., van Wettere, W. H., & Walker, S. K. (2017). Sex of co-twin affects the in vitro developmental competence of oocytes derived from 6- to 8-week-old lambs. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 29(7), 1379. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
  2017	Dearlove, B., Weaver, A., Kind, K., Gatford, K., & van Wettere, W. (2017). Caffeine increases gestation length on a commercial farm. Animal Production Science, 57(12), 2467. DOI
  2017	de Ruyter, E., Van Wettere, W., Lines, D., & Plush, K. (2017). Gradually reducing sow contact in lactation is beneficial for piglet welfare around weaning. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 193, 43-50. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2017	Van Wettere, W., Mitchell, M., Revell, D., & Hughes, P. (2017). Pre- and peri-pubertal feed intake: effects on age at puberty and potential litter size of replacement gilts. Animal Production Science, 57(6), 1040-1046. DOI
  2017	Greenwood, E., Plush, K., van Wettere, W., & Hughes, P. (2017). A novel method for the analysis of social structure allows in-depth analysis of sow rank in newly grouped sows. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 189, 29-35. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
  2017	van Wettere, W., Weaver, A., Greenwood, E., Terry, R., Hughes, P., & Kind, K. (2017). Controlling lactation oestrus: the final frontier for breeding herd management. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 84(9), 883-896. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
  2016	van Wettere, W. H. E. J., Pain, S. J., & Hughes, P. E. (2016). Dietary ractopamine supplementation during the first lactation affects milk composition, piglet growth and sow reproductive performance. Animal Reproduction Science, 174, 87-92. DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC1
  2016	Van Wettere, W., Willson, N., Pain, S., & Forder, R. (2016). Effect of oral polyamine supplementation pre-weaning on piglet growth and intestinal characteristics. Animal, 10(10), 1655-1659. DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC4
  2016	Condous, P., Plush, K., Tilbrook, A., & van Wettere, W. (2016). Reducing sow confinement during farrowing and in early lactation increases piglet mortality. Journal of Animal Science, 94(7), 3022-3029. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC5
  2016	Greenwood, E., Plush, K., van Wettere, W., & Hughes, P. (2016). Group and individual sow behavior is altered in early gestation by space allowance in the days immediately following grouping. Journal of Animal Science, 94(1), 385-393. DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC5
  2016	Plush, K., Hughes, P., Herde, P., & van Wettere, W. (2016). A synthetic olfactory agonist reduces aggression when sows are mixed into small groups. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 185, 45-51. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
  2015	Zemitis, J., Bouwman, E., Langendijk, P., Van Wettere, W., & Kirkwood, R. (2015). Postpartum injection of human chorionic gonadotrophin: Effects on sow ovarian follicles. Journal of Swine Health and Production, 23(3), 137-139. Scopus3 WoS2
  2015	Dearlove, B. A., Kind, K., & Van Wettere, W. H. E. J. (2015). Feeding caffeine to sows in gestation reduced stillbirths. Animal Production Science, 55(11-12), 1541. DOI Scopus1
  2015	Kennaway, D., Hughes, P., & van Wettere, W. (2015). Melatonin implants do not alter estrogen feedback or advance puberty in gilts. Animal Reproduction Science, 156, 13-22. DOI Scopus2 WoS3 Europe PMC2
  2015	Whittaker, A., Plush, K., Terry, R., Hughes, P., Kennaway, D., & Van Wettere, W. (2015). Effects of space allocation and parity on selected physiological and behavioural measures of well-being and reproductive performance in group-housed gestating sows. Livestock Science, 176, 161-165. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
  2015	Terry, R., Kind, K., Weaver, A., Hughes, P., & van Wettere, W. (2015). Optimal timing of boar exposure relative to parturition for stimulation of lactation oestrus. Livestock Science, 177, 181-188. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2014	Greenwood, E., Plush, K., van Wettere, W., & Hughes, P. (2014). Hierarchy formation in newly mixed, group housed sows and management strategies aimed at reducing its impact. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 160(1), 1-11. DOI Scopus20 WoS20
  2014	Jenvey, C., Van Wettere, W., Reichel, M., & Cockcroft, P. (2014). Investigation of the impact of oral rennet supplementation on serum globulin concentration in neonatal piglets. Journal of Swine Health and Production, 22(6), 282-286.
  2014	Swinbourne, A., Kelly, J., Kind, K., Kennaway, D., & van Wettere, W. (2014). The effects of season and moderate nutritional restriction on ovarian function and oocyte nuclear maturation in cycling gilts. Theriogenology, 82(9), 1303-1309. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2014	Weaver, A., Kind, K., Terry, R., & van Wettere, W. (2014). Effects of lactation length and boar contact in early lactation on expression of oestrus in multiparous sows. Animal Reproduction Science, 149(3-4), 238-244. DOI Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC2
  2014	Terry, R., Kind, K., Lines, D., Kennett, T., Hughes, P., & Van Wettere, W. (2014). Lactation estrus induction in multi- and primiparous sows in an Australian commercial pork production system. Journal of Animal Science, 92(5), 2265-2274. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC4
  2014	Condous, P., Kirkwood, R., & van Wettere, W. (2014). The effect of pre- and post-mating dietary restriction on embryonic survival in gilts. Animal Reproduction Science, 148(3-4), 130-136. DOI Scopus3 WoS5 Europe PMC1
  2013	Terry, R., Kind, K., Hughes, P., Kennaway, D., Herde, P., & Van Wettere, W. (2013). Split weaning increases the incidence of lactation oestrus in boar-exposed sows. Animal Reproduction Science, 142(1-2), 48-55. DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC6
  2013	Van Wettere, W., Kaisler-Smith, C., Terry, R., Weaver, A., Herde, P., Kennaway, D., . . . Kind, K. (2013). Boar contact is an effective stimulant of ovulation during early lactation. Livestock Science, 155(2), 454-458. DOI Scopus7 WoS7
  2013	Van Wettere, W., Smits, R., & Hughes, P. (2013). Methyl donor supplementation of gestating sow diets improves pregnancy outcomes and litter size. Animal Production Science, 53(1), 1-7. DOI Scopus8 WoS9
  2012	Terry, R., Van Wettere, W., Whittaker, A., Herde, P., & Howarth, G. (2012). Using the noninvasive ¹³C-sucrose breath test to measure intestinal sucrase activity in swine. Comparative Medicine, 62(6), 504-507. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
  2012	Tung, E., Roberts, C., Heinemann, G., De Blasio, M., Kind, K., Van Wettere, W., . . . Gatford, K. (2012). Increased placental nutrient transporter expression at mid-gestation after maternal growth hormone treatment in pigs: A placental mechanism for increased fetal growth. Biology of Reproduction, online(5), 1-17. DOI Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC5
  2012	Whittaker, A., Van Wettere, W., & Hughes, P. (2012). Space requirements to optimize welfare and performance in group housed pigs: a review. American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 7(2), 48-54. DOI Scopus11
  2012	Van Wettere, W., Herde, P., & Hughes, P. (2012). Supplementing sow gestation diets with betaine during summer increases litter size of sows with greater numbers of parities. Animal Reproduction Science, 132(1-2), 44-49. DOI Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC4
  2012	Weaver, A., Kelly, J., Kind, K., Gatford, K., Kennaway, D., Herde, P., & Van Wettere, W. (2012). Oocyte maturation and embryo survival in nulliparous female pigs (gilts) is improved by feeding a lupin-based high-fibre diet. Reproduction Fertility and Development, 2012(8), 1-8. DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC5
  2012	Gatford, K., Smits, R., Collins, C., De Blasio, M., Roberts, C., Nottle, M., . . . Owens, J. (2012). Maternal low-dose porcine somatotropin treatment in late gestation increases progeny weight at birth and weaning in sows but not in gilts. Journal of Animal Science, 90(5), 1428-1435. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
  2011	Van Wettere, W., Mitchell, M., Revell, D., & Hughes, P. (2011). Nutritional restriction of pre-pubertal liveweight gain impairs ovarian follicle growth and oocyte developmental competence of replacement gilts. Theriogenology, 75(7), 1301-1310. DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC3
  2010	Miegel, R., Pain, S., Van Wettere, W., Howarth, G., & Stone, D. (2010). Effect of water temperature on gut transit time, digestive enzyme activity and nutrient digestibility in yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi). Aquaculture, 308(3-4), 145-151. DOI Scopus66 WoS62 Europe PMC13
  2009	Bartlett, A., Pain, S., Hughes, P., Stott, P., & Van Wettere, W. (2009). The effects of PG600 and boar exposure on oestrus detection and potential litter size following mating at either the induced (pubertal) or second oestrus. Animal Reproduction Science, 114(1-3), 219-227. DOI Scopus15 WoS17 Europe PMC10
  2009	Gatford, K., De Blasio, M., Roberts, C., Nottle, M., Kind, K., Van Wettere, W., . . . Owens, J. (2009). Responses to maternal GH or ractopamine during early-mid pregnancy are similar in primiparous and multiparous pregnant pigs. Journal of Endocrinology, 203(1), 143-154. DOI Scopus16 WoS17 Europe PMC11
  2008	Van Wettere, W., Pain, S., Stott, P., & Hughes, P. (2008). Mixing gilts in early pregnancy does not affect embryo survival. Animal Reproduction Science, 104(2-4), 382-388. DOI Scopus13 WoS11 Europe PMC7
  2006	Van Wettere, W., Revell, D., Mitchell, M., & Hughes, P. (2006). Increasing the age of gilts at first boar contact improves the timing and synchrony of the pubertal response but does not affect potential litter size. Animal Reproduction Science, 95(1-2), 97-106. DOI Scopus26 WoS27 Europe PMC14

• Book Chapters

  Year	Citation
  2007	Van Wettere, W., & Hughes, P. (2007). Gilt management oocyte quality and embryo survival. In J. Wiseman, M. Varley, S. McOrist, & B. Kemp (Eds.), Paradigms in Pig Science (pp. 329-358). Nottingham, UK: Nottingham University Press.

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  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.
  2012	Terry, R., Kind, K., Weaver, A., & van Wettere, W. (2012). Boar contact is an effective stimulant of lactation oestrus. In REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS Vol. 47 (pp. 556). Vancouver, CANADA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2012	Weaver, A., Kind, K., Terry, R., & van Wettere, W. (2012). Effect of lactation and boar exposure during early lactation on expression of oestrus in multiparous sows. In REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS Vol. 47 (pp. 556). Vancouver, CANADA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2012	van Wettere, W., Terry, R., Weaver, A., Herde, P., & Hughes, P. (2012). Adding lupins to pre-mating diets improved potential litter size of gilts mated during the seasonal infertility period. In REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS Vol. 47 (pp. 570). Vancouver, CANADA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
  2011	Kelly, J. M., Weaver, A., Kleemann, D. O., Frazer, L. M., Kind, K. L., van Wettere, W. H., & Walker, S. K. (2011). AN IMPROVED SYSTEM FOR THE IN VITRO PRODUCTION OF PORCINE EMBRYOS. In REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT Vol. 23 (pp. 206-207). CSIRO PUBLISHING. DOI
  2007	Gatford, K., De Blasio, M., Harland, M., Roberts, C., Heinemann, G., Nottle, M., . . . Owens, J. (2007). Effects of maternal somatotropin injections or feeding ractopamine in early-mid pregnancy in gilts and sows -UTV-AC-8/05. In J. Paterson, & J. Barker (Eds.), Proceedings of Manipulating Pig Production XI (pp. 1). Victoria: Australasian Pig Science Association.
  2006	Van Wettere, W., Revell, D., Mitchell, M., & Hughes, P. (2006). Gilt age at first boar contact affects the pubertal response but not potential litter size. In Proceedings of the VIIth International Conference on Pig Reproduction (pp. 0 pages). Kerkrade, The Netherlands: Nottingham University Press.
  2006	Van Wettere, W., Revell, D., Mitchell, M., & Hughes, P. (2006). The influence of growth rate on ovarian characteristics of pre-pubertal gilts. In Proceedings of the VIIth International Conference on Pig Reproduction (pp. 0 pages). Kerkrade, The Netherlands: Nottingham University Press.
  2005	Van Wettere, W., Mitchell, M., Revell, D., & Hughes, P. (2005). Live weight gain affects gilt reproductive performance. In J. Paterson (Ed.), Manipulating pig production X : proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (Inc.) (pp. Unknown). New Zealand: Australasian Pig Science Association.
  2005	Van Wettere, W., Mitchell, M., Revell, D., & Hughes, P. (2005). Management and nutritional factors affecting puberty attainment and first litter size in replacement gilts. In J. Paterson (Ed.), Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (Inc.) (pp. 180-187). Werribee, Victoria, Australia: Australasian Pig Science Association (INC.).
  2005	Van Wettere, W., Mitchell, M., Schulz, S., Revell, D., & Hughes, P. (2005). The effect of growth characteristics on the ovarian follicle population of pre-pubertal gilts. In J. Paterson (Ed.), Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (Inc.) (pp. 201). Werribee, Victoria, Australia: Australasian Pig Science Association (INC.).

• Conference Items

  Year	Citation
  2018	Swinbourne, A. M., Flinn, T., McCarthy, N., Kelly, J., Gatford, K., Kind, K., . . . Van Wettere, W. (2018). The effects of maternal melatonin supplementation on blood glucose and thermoregulation in neonatal lambs. Poster session presented at the meeting of The Joint Annual Scientific Meetings of the Endocrine Society of Australia and the Society for Reproductive Biology.
  2018	Flinn, T., Swinbourne, A., McCarthy, N., Kelly, J., Gatford, K., Kind, K., . . . Van Wettere, W. (2018). The effects of maternal melatonin supplementation in mid to late gestating singleton and twin-bearing merino ewes on growth parameters at birth. Poster session presented at the meeting of The Joint Annual Scientific Meetings of the Endocrine Society of Australia and the Society for Reproductive Biology. Adelaide, South Australia.
  2016	Plush, K., Brien, F., van WETTERE, W., & Hynd, P. (2016). Preparing the neonate for the transition from intra- to extra-uterine life. Poster session presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the Australian Society of Animal Production. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  2013	Swinbourne, A. M., Kelly, J., Kind, K., Kennaway, D., & Van Wettere, W. (2013). The effects of season and moderate feed restriction on oocyte developmental competence in cycling gilts. Poster session presented at the meeting of 14th Australasian Pig Science Association Manipulating Pig Production 2013 Conference. Melbourne, Victoria. Australia.

I teach across a number of courses, my primary teaching areas are animal husbandry, pig production and  reproductive endocrinology and physiology. I co-ordinate three undergraduate courses:

Animal Handling and Husbandry (year one)

Livestock Production (year two)

Pig Production: Science into Practice (summer elective, involving undergraduate students and industry representatives)

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

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2020	Principal Supervisor	Maternal supplementation with dietary betaine during gestation to improve twin lamb survival	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Billie-Jaye Brougham
  2020	Principal Supervisor	Evaluating heat stress in Merino ewes	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Bobbie Emilia Lewis Baida
  2019	Principal Supervisor	Colostrum Quality in Merino Ewes	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Bianca Agenbag
  2019	Principal Supervisor	Amino Acid Supplementation of Pregnant Ewes to Improve Lamb Survival	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Niki Louise Mc Carthy
  2018	Principal Supervisor	Improving Lamb Survival	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Tom Flinn
  2017	Principal Supervisor	Phenotypic markers of lifetime reproductive performance in sheep	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Jamee Daly

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

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2013 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	Optimising the management of group housed, gestating sows	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Emma Catharine Greenwood
  2013 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Improving the Welfare and Performance of the Sow and Piglet in Confinement and Reduced Confinement Farrowing and Lactation Housing	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Patricia Charlotte Condous
  2010 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Managing the lactating sow to stimulate lactation oestrus	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Robyn Terry
  2010 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	The induction of a fertile oestrus in lactating sows and the subsequent effect mating in lactation has on oocyte quality and embryo survival	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Alice Caroline Weaver

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• Committee Memberships

  Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
  2015 - ongoing	Member	Pork CRC Research and Development Committee	—	—
  2009 - ongoing	Member	Pork CRC education committee	—	Australia

• Position: Lecturer
• Phone: 83137911
• Email: william.vanwettere@adelaide.edu.au
• Fax: 8313 7956
• Campus: Roseworthy
• Building: Corridor Block, floor G
• Room: G 03
• Org Unit: Veterinary Teaching Hospital