2025 Journal Article Effects of maternal contact and positive human contact during lactation on pork quality: Positive human contact to piglets during lactation improves pork loin muscle pHTomas, Katelyn, Savaglia, Jemma, Hewitt, Robert J.E., Plush, Kate J., D'Souza, Darryl N., Butler, Kym L., Hemsworth, Paul H. and Tilbrook, Alan J. (2025). Effects of maternal contact and positive human contact during lactation on pork quality: Positive human contact to piglets during lactation improves pork loin muscle pH. Meat Science, 219 109650, 109650. doi: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2024.109650 |
2024 Journal Article Near or mid-infra-red spectroscopy of the prefrontal cortex to identify previous stressful experience in an animalBlache, Dominique, Kho, Elise A., Tilbrook, Alan J., Tomas, Katelyn, Plush, Kate, D'Souza, Darryl, Maloney, Shane K. and Cozzolino, Daniel (2024). Near or mid-infra-red spectroscopy of the prefrontal cortex to identify previous stressful experience in an animal. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 27594. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-79171-y |
2024 Journal Article Maternal contact and positive human interactions during lactation impact on pig stress resilience post-weaningTomas, Katelyn, Savaglia, Jemma, Plush, Kate J., D’Souza, Darryl N., Butler, Kym L., Hemsworth, Paul H. and Tilbrook, Alan J. (2024). Maternal contact and positive human interactions during lactation impact on pig stress resilience post-weaning. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 276 106326, 106326. doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106326 |
2024 Journal Article Early human contact and housing for pigs - Part 3: Ability to cope with the environmentLucas, M. E., Hemsworth, L.M., Butler, K. L., Morrison, R. S., Tilbrook, A. J., Marchant, J. N., Rault, J.-L., Galea, R. Y. and Hemsworth, P. H. (2024). Early human contact and housing for pigs - Part 3: Ability to cope with the environment. animal, 18 (6) 101166, 101166-6. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2024.101166 |
2024 Journal Article Early human contact and housing for pigs - Part 1: Responses to humans, novelty and isolationLucas, M.E., Hemsworth, L.M., Butler, K.L., Morrison, R.S., Tilbrook, A.J., Marchant, J.N., Rault, J.-L., Galea, R.Y. and Hemsworth, P.H. (2024). Early human contact and housing for pigs - Part 1: Responses to humans, novelty and isolation. animal, 18 (6) 101164, 101164. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2024.101164 |
2024 Journal Article Early human contact and housing for pigs - Part 2: resilience to routine husbandry practicesLucas, M. E., Hemsworth, L. M., Butler, K. L., Morrison, R. S., Tilbrook, A. J., Marchant, J. N., Rault, J.-L., Galea, R. Y. and Hemsworth, P. H. (2024). Early human contact and housing for pigs - Part 2: resilience to routine husbandry practices. animal, 18 (6) 101165, 101165. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2024.101165 |
2024 Journal Article Finding biomarkers of experience in animalsBabington, Sarah, Tilbrook, Alan J., Maloney, Shane K., Fernandes, Jill N., Crowley, Tamsyn M., Ding, Luoyang, Fox, Archa H., Zhang, Song, Kho, Elise A., Cozzolino, Daniel, Mahony, Timothy J. and Blache, Dominique (2024). Finding biomarkers of experience in animals. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 15 (1) 28, 1-20. doi: 10.1186/s40104-023-00989-z |
2024 Journal Article Excess dietary Lys reduces feed intake, stimulates jejunal CCK secretion and alters essential and non-essential blood AA profile in pigsMüller, Maximiliano, Van Liefferinge, Elout, Tilbrook, Alan, van Barneveld, Robert and Roura, Eugeni (2024). Excess dietary Lys reduces feed intake, stimulates jejunal CCK secretion and alters essential and non-essential blood AA profile in pigs. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 15 (1) 24, 24. doi: 10.1186/s40104-023-00971-9 |
2024 Journal Article Maternal contact and positive human interactions during lactation impacts piglet performance and behaviour during lactationTomas, Katelyn, Savaglia, Jemma, Plush, Kate J., D’Souza, Darryl N., Butler, Kym L., Hemsworth, Paul H. and Tilbrook, Alan J. (2024). Maternal contact and positive human interactions during lactation impacts piglet performance and behaviour during lactation. Frontiers in Animal Science, 4 1289518. doi: 10.3389/fanim.2023.1289518 |
2023 Journal Article Review of the influence of farrowing and lactation housing and positive human contact on sow and piglet welfareHemsworth, Paul H., Tilbrook, Alan J., Galea, Rutu Y., Lucas, Megan E., Chidgey, Kirsty L. and Hemsworth, Lauren M. (2023). Review of the influence of farrowing and lactation housing and positive human contact on sow and piglet welfare. Frontiers in Animal Science, 4 1230830, 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fanim.2023.1230830 |
2023 Journal Article Leucine (and lysine) increased plasma levels of the satiety hormone CCK, and phenylalanine of the incretin GLP-1 after oral gavages in pigsMüller, Maximiliano, Xu, Chenjing, Navarro, Marta, Masiques, Nuria Elias, Tilbrook, Alan, van Barneveld, Robert and Roura, Eugeni (2023). Leucine (and lysine) increased plasma levels of the satiety hormone CCK, and phenylalanine of the incretin GLP-1 after oral gavages in pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 101 skad175. doi: 10.1093/jas/skad175 |
2023 Journal Article State of the art and the future of fecal analysis using infrared spectroscopyKho, Elise A., Fernandes, Jill N., Tilbrook, Alan J., Fox, Glen P., Sikulu-Lord, Maggy T., Kotze, Andrew C., Beasley, Anne M., James, Peter J., Tolleson, Douglas R. and Cozzolino, Daniel (2023). State of the art and the future of fecal analysis using infrared spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 58 (10), 755-785. doi: 10.1080/05704928.2022.2143795 |
2022 Journal Article An oral gavage of lysine elicited early satiation while gavages of lysine, leucine, or isoleucine prolonged satiety in pigsMüller, Maximiliano, Xu, Chenjing, Navarro, Marta, Masiques, Nuria Elias, Tilbrook, Alan, van Barneveld, Robert and Roura, Eugeni (2022). An oral gavage of lysine elicited early satiation while gavages of lysine, leucine, or isoleucine prolonged satiety in pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 100 (12) skac361, 1-8. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac361 |
2022 Journal Article Melatonin dose: testicular and testosterone response in Border Leicester rams during springKleemann, D. O., Kelly, J. M., Arney, L. J., Tilbrook, A. J. and Walker, S. K. (2022). Melatonin dose: testicular and testosterone response in Border Leicester rams during spring. Livestock Science, 260 104928, 104928. doi: 10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104928 |
2022 Journal Article Intra-and Inter-sample variation in wool cortisol concentrations of Australian Merino lambs between twice or single shorn ewesHantzopoulou, Georgia-Constantina, Sawyer, Gregory, Tilbrook, Alan J. and Narayan, Edward (2022). Intra-and Inter-sample variation in wool cortisol concentrations of Australian Merino lambs between twice or single shorn ewes. Frontiers in Animal Science, 3 890914. doi: 10.3389/fanim.2022.890914 |
2022 Journal Article Interplay between stress and reproduction: Novel epigenetic markers in response to shearing patterns in Australian Merino sheep (Ovis aries)Narayan, Edward, Sawyer, Gregory, Fox, Dylan, Smith, Ryan and Tilbrook, Alan (2022). Interplay between stress and reproduction: Novel epigenetic markers in response to shearing patterns in Australian Merino sheep (Ovis aries). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9 830450, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.830450 |
2022 Journal Article CCK and GLP-1 release in response to proteinogenic amino acids using a small intestine ex vivo model in pigsMüller, Maximiliano, Van Liefferinge, Elout, Navarro, Marta, Garcia-Puig, Elisabet, Tilbrook, Alan, van Barneveld, Robert and Roura, Eugeni (2022). CCK and GLP-1 release in response to proteinogenic amino acids using a small intestine ex vivo model in pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 100 (4) skac093. doi: 10.1093/jas/skac093 |
2022 Journal Article Measurement of corticosterone in the plasma, eggs and faeces of laying hensEngel, Joanna M., Hemsworth, Paul H., Butler, Kym L. and Tilbrook, Alan J. (2022). Measurement of corticosterone in the plasma, eggs and faeces of laying hens. Animal Production Science, 62 (9), 828-835. doi: 10.1071/an21535 |
2021 Journal Article Sexual behaviour, semen quality and fertility of young Border Leicester rams administered melatonin during springKleemann, D. O., Kelly, J. M., Arney, L. J., Len, J., Tilbrook, A. J. and Walker, S. K. (2021). Sexual behaviour, semen quality and fertility of young Border Leicester rams administered melatonin during spring. Animal Reproduction Science, 231 106804, 106804. doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2021.106804 |
2021 Journal Article Layer hen welfareHemsworth, Paul H., Tilbrook, Alan J., Campbell, Dana L. M. and Fisher, Andrew D. (2021). Layer hen welfare. Animal Production Science, 61 (10), i-i. doi: 10.1071/ANv61n10_FO |