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Dr

Will Shaffer

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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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4 works between 2021 and 2025

1 - 4 of 4 works

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

Beef cattle phenotypic plasticity and stability of dry matter intake and respiration rate across varying levels of temperature humidity index

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

Heritability and variance component estimation for feed and water intake behaviors of feedlot cattle

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

408. Modelling phenotypic plasticity relative to a temperature humidity index as an indicator of adaptability in beef cattle

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

Utilization of genomic testing for the selection of desirable traits in cattle

Funding

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2028
    Genetic initiative to transform symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Australian pulse crops
    PROC-9176963 Genetic initiative to transform symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Australian pulse crops
    Open grant

Supervision

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