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2013

Journal Article

Effects of chronic heat stress on plasma concentration of secreted heat shock protein 70 in growing feedlot cattle

Gaughan, J. B., Bonner, S. L., Loxton, I. and Mader, T. L. (2013). Effects of chronic heat stress on plasma concentration of secreted heat shock protein 70 in growing feedlot cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 91 (1), 120-129. doi: 10.2527/jas.2012-5294

Effects of chronic heat stress on plasma concentration of secreted heat shock protein 70 in growing feedlot cattle

2012

Conference Publication

Livestock production in a changing climate: Adaptation and mitigation research in Australia

Henry, Beverley, Charmley, Ed, Eckard, Richard, Gaughan, John B. and Hegarty, Richard (2012). Livestock production in a changing climate: Adaptation and mitigation research in Australia. Inaugural Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries Conference 2011 (CCRSPI 2011), Melbourne, Australia, 14–17 February 2011. Collingwood, Vic., Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/CP11169

Livestock production in a changing climate: Adaptation and mitigation research in Australia

2025

Journal Article

Use of 15N abundance in tail hair to predict feed efficiency and response to a urea supplement in young cattle fed a tropical grass forage

Fraser, B. C., Eyre, K., Gaughan, J. B., Wijffels, G. and Silva, L. F. P. (2025). Use of 15N abundance in tail hair to predict feed efficiency and response to a urea supplement in young cattle fed a tropical grass forage. Animal Production Science, 65 (6) AN24210, 6. doi: 10.1071/an24210

Use of 15N abundance in tail hair to predict feed efficiency and response to a urea supplement in young cattle fed a tropical grass forage

2025

Journal Article

Stress and strain: differentiating the responses to high and moderate heat loads and subsequent recovery in grain-fed feedlot steers—metabolic hormones

Wijffels, Gene, Sullivan, Megan L., Stockwell, Sally, Briscoe, Suzie, Pearson, Roger, Anderson, Stephen T., Li, Yutao, de Melo Costa, Cintia C., McCulloch, Russell and Gaughan, John B. (2025). Stress and strain: differentiating the responses to high and moderate heat loads and subsequent recovery in grain-fed feedlot steers—metabolic hormones. Animals, 15 (2) 251, 1-23. doi: 10.3390/ani15020251

Stress and strain: differentiating the responses to high and moderate heat loads and subsequent recovery in grain-fed feedlot steers—metabolic hormones

2025

Journal Article

Factors influencing scrotal temperature in the bull during simulated heat treatments and thermoneutral conditions as determined by multimodel inferencing

Wallage, A. L., Lees, A. M., Lisle, A. T., Lees, J. C., Johnston, S. D. and Gaughan, J. B. (2025). Factors influencing scrotal temperature in the bull during simulated heat treatments and thermoneutral conditions as determined by multimodel inferencing. Journal of Thermal Biology, 127 104037, 104037-127. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2024.104037

Factors influencing scrotal temperature in the bull during simulated heat treatments and thermoneutral conditions as determined by multimodel inferencing

2024

Journal Article

Genomic Prediction and Genome‐Wide Association Studies for Productivity, Conformation and Heat Tolerance Traits in Tropical Smallholder Dairy Cows

Bang, Nguyen N., Hayes, Ben J., Lyons, Russell E., Randhawa, Imtiaz A. S., Gaughan, John B., Trach, Nguyen X. and McNeill, David M. (2024). Genomic Prediction and Genome‐Wide Association Studies for Productivity, Conformation and Heat Tolerance Traits in Tropical Smallholder Dairy Cows. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 142 (3), 322-341. doi: 10.1111/jbg.12907

Genomic Prediction and Genome‐Wide Association Studies for Productivity, Conformation and Heat Tolerance Traits in Tropical Smallholder Dairy Cows

2024

Journal Article

The relationship between the infrared eye temperature of beef cattle and associated biological responses at high environmental temperatures

Idris, Musadiq, Sullivan, Megan, Gaughan, John B. and Phillips, Clive J. C. (2024). The relationship between the infrared eye temperature of beef cattle and associated biological responses at high environmental temperatures. Animals, 14 (19) 2898, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/ani14192898

The relationship between the infrared eye temperature of beef cattle and associated biological responses at high environmental temperatures

2024

Conference Publication

The Influence Of A 6-day Field Trip On Students’ Perception Of Sustainable Agriculture

Krishnasamy, Suresh, Gaughan, John, Campbell, Shane, Lees, Angela, O'Hara, Trish and Thomson, Melody (2024). The Influence Of A 6-day Field Trip On Students’ Perception Of Sustainable Agriculture. Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, Canberra, ACT Australia, 18 – 20 September 2024. Sydney, NSW Australia: The University of Sydney.

The Influence Of A 6-day Field Trip On Students’ Perception Of Sustainable Agriculture

2024

Journal Article

Allostasis as a consequence of high heat load in grain fed feedlot cattle

Wijffels, Gene, Lees, Angela M, Sullivan, Megan L, Sammes, Stephanie L, Li, Y and Gaughan, John B (2024). Allostasis as a consequence of high heat load in grain fed feedlot cattle. Translational Animal Science, 8 txae133, txae133. doi: 10.1093/tas/txae133

Allostasis as a consequence of high heat load in grain fed feedlot cattle

2024

Conference Publication

60 Effects of a calcareous marine algae on dry matter intake, water intake, rumen temperature, rumen pH and average daily gain of grain-fed steers during a heat wave

Sammes, Stephanie L., Gaughan, John B., O’Connell, Shane and Lees, Angela (2024). 60 Effects of a calcareous marine algae on dry matter intake, water intake, rumen temperature, rumen pH and average daily gain of grain-fed steers during a heat wave. 2024 ASAS Annual Meeting Abstracts, Calgary, AB, Canada, 21 - 25 July 2024. Cary, NC, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/jas/skae234.343

60 Effects of a calcareous marine algae on dry matter intake, water intake, rumen temperature, rumen pH and average daily gain of grain-fed steers during a heat wave

2024

Conference Publication

61 Effects of a calcareous marine algae on blood biochemistry during a heat wave in grain-fed steers

Sammes, Stephanie L., Gaughan, John B., O’Connell, Shane and Lees, Angela (2024). 61 Effects of a calcareous marine algae on blood biochemistry during a heat wave in grain-fed steers. 2024 ASAS Annual Meeting Abstracts, Calgary, AB, Canada, 21 - 25 July 2024. Cary, NC, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/jas/skae234.344

61 Effects of a calcareous marine algae on blood biochemistry during a heat wave in grain-fed steers

2024

Journal Article

Behavioural responses of beef cattle to hot conditions

Idris, Musadiq, Sullivan, Megan, Gaughan, John B. and Phillips, Clive J. C. (2024). Behavioural responses of beef cattle to hot conditions. Animals, 14 (16) 2444, 1-22. doi: 10.3390/ani14162444

Behavioural responses of beef cattle to hot conditions

2024

Conference Publication

Measuring HSP in tail hair as an alternative method to assess heat stress in cattle

McCosker, Kieren, Cavallaro, Tony, Lees, Angela, Sammes, Stephanie, McGowan, Michael, Gaughan, John and Ross, Elizabeth (2024). Measuring HSP in tail hair as an alternative method to assess heat stress in cattle. 35th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences and the 20th Asian - Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-12 July 2024. Toowong, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Animal Production.

Measuring HSP in tail hair as an alternative method to assess heat stress in cattle

2024

Journal Article

Observed climatology and variability of cattle heat stress in Australia

Cowan, Tim, Wheeler, Matthew C., Cobon, David H., Gaughan, John B., Marshall, Andrew G., Sharples, Wendy, McCulloch, Jillian and Jarvis, Chelsea (2024). Observed climatology and variability of cattle heat stress in Australia. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 63 (5), 645-663. doi: 10.1175/jamc-d-23-0082.1

Observed climatology and variability of cattle heat stress in Australia

2024

Journal Article

Faecal cortisol metabolites, body temperature, and behaviour of beef cattle exposed to a heat load

Idris, M., Sullivan, M., Gaughan, J.B., Keeley, T. and Phillips, C.J.C. (2024). Faecal cortisol metabolites, body temperature, and behaviour of beef cattle exposed to a heat load. animal, 18 (4) 101112, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.animal.2024.101112

Faecal cortisol metabolites, body temperature, and behaviour of beef cattle exposed to a heat load

2024

Journal Article

The influence of loading, road transport, unloading and time in lairage on body temperature in finished feedlot steers

Bonner, S. L., Loxton, I. D., Lisle, A., Lawrence, R. J., Lees, A. M. and Gaughan, J. B. (2024). The influence of loading, road transport, unloading and time in lairage on body temperature in finished feedlot steers. Animal Production Science, 64 (5) AN23378, 1-10. doi: 10.1071/an23378

The influence of loading, road transport, unloading and time in lairage on body temperature in finished feedlot steers

2024

Journal Article

Comparing the responses of grain-fed feedlot cattle under moderate heat load and during subsequent recovery with those of feed-restricted thermoneutral counterparts: blood cells and inflammatory markers

Wijffels, G., Sullivan, M. L., Stockwell, S., Briscoe, S., Pearson, R., Li, Y., Macs, A. M., Sejian, V., McCulloch, R., Olm, J. C. W., Cawdell-Smith, J. and Gaughan, J. B. (2024). Comparing the responses of grain-fed feedlot cattle under moderate heat load and during subsequent recovery with those of feed-restricted thermoneutral counterparts: blood cells and inflammatory markers. International Journal of Biometeorology, 68 (2), 211-227. doi: 10.1007/s00484-023-02584-3

Comparing the responses of grain-fed feedlot cattle under moderate heat load and during subsequent recovery with those of feed-restricted thermoneutral counterparts: blood cells and inflammatory markers

2024

Other Outputs

Complete multimodel dataset

Lees, Angela, Gaughan, John, Wallage, Andrea and Johnston, Steve (2024). Complete multimodel dataset. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/fb62e47

Complete multimodel dataset

2024

Conference Publication

The impact of automated feedlot bunk management on Brahman cross steers; performance, health, and carcass outcomes

Platts, Samuel V., Gaughan, John B., McMeniman, Joseph P., George, Matthew H., Lees, Angela M. and George, Melissa M. (2024). The impact of automated feedlot bunk management on Brahman cross steers; performance, health, and carcass outcomes. 35th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences and the 20th Asian - Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-12 July 2024. Toowong, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Animal Production.

The impact of automated feedlot bunk management on Brahman cross steers; performance, health, and carcass outcomes

2024

Conference Publication

Developing a sensor-based behavioural indicator for heat stress in extensive beef cattle grazing systems

Chang, Anita Z., Trotter, Mark G., Williams, Thomas M., Lees, Angela M., Gaughan, John B., Prada e Silva, Luis F. and McCosker, Kieren D. (2024). Developing a sensor-based behavioural indicator for heat stress in extensive beef cattle grazing systems. 35th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences and the 20th Asian - Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-12 July 2024. Toowong, QLD, Australia: Australian Society of Animal Production.

Developing a sensor-based behavioural indicator for heat stress in extensive beef cattle grazing systems