Overview
Availability
- Dr Will Shaffer is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Animal Sciences, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
- Masters (Research) of Genetics, Kansas State University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Quantitative Genetics, Kansas State University
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Beef cattle phenotypic plasticity and stability of dry matter intake and respiration rate across varying levels of temperature humidity index
Shaffer, William R., Hidalgo, Jorge, Bello, Nora M., Noland, Rylie, Bormann, Jennifer, Weaber, Robert L., Ahlberg, Cashley M., Bruno, Kelsey, Krehbiel, Clint R., Calvo-Lorenzo, Michelle S., Richards, Chris J., Place, Sara E., DeSilva, Udaya, Kuehn, Larry A. and Rolf, Megan M. (2025). Beef cattle phenotypic plasticity and stability of dry matter intake and respiration rate across varying levels of temperature humidity index. Journal of Animal Science, 103 skaf115. doi: 10.1093/jas/skaf115
2023
Journal Article
Heritability and variance component estimation for feed and water intake behaviors of feedlot cattle
Dressler, Elizabeth A, Shaffer, William, Bruno, Kelsey, Krehbiel, Clint R, Calvo-Lorenzo, Michelle, Richards, Chris J, Place, Sara E, DeSilva, Udaya, Kuehn, Larry A, Weaber, Robert L, Bormann, Jennifer M and Rolf, Megan M (2023). Heritability and variance component estimation for feed and water intake behaviors of feedlot cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 101 skad386, 1-19. doi: 10.1093/jas/skad386
2022
Conference Publication
408. Modelling phenotypic plasticity relative to a temperature humidity index as an indicator of adaptability in beef cattle
Shaffer, W., Moreno, J.A.H., Bello, N.M., Weaber, R., Bormann, J. and Rolf, M. (2022). 408. Modelling phenotypic plasticity relative to a temperature humidity index as an indicator of adaptability in beef cattle. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_407
2021
Book Chapter
Utilization of genomic testing for the selection of desirable traits in cattle
Upshaw, Katherine W., Butler, Madison, Henderson, Justine, Shaffer, Will and Rolf, Megan M. (2021). Utilization of genomic testing for the selection of desirable traits in cattle. Bovine reproduction. (pp. 949-977) edited by Richard M. Hopper. Hoboken, NJ USA: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119602484.ch76
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Will Shaffer is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Natural variation and optimization of symbiotic nitrogen fixation via predictive breeding in mungbean
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lee Hickey, Dr Millicent Smith, Professor Michael Udvardi
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