Teaching

• TV2001: Integrated Animal Structure and Function 1 (Level 2; TSV)
• TV3001: Transitions from Health to Disease 1 (Level 3; TSV)
• TV3002: Transitions from Health to Disease 2 (Level 3; TSV)
• TV5020: Animal Production (Level 5; TSV)
• TV5211: Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 1/3 (Level 5; TSV)
• TV5212: Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 2/3 (Level 5; TSV)
• TV5213: Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 3/3 (Level 5; TSV)
• TV5311: Research and Dissertation (Level 5; TSV)

Research Disciplines

• Animal production (3003)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Livestock raising (1004)

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Journal Articles

• Mwangi F, Gardiner C, Walker G, Hall T, Malau-Aduli B, Kinobe R and Malau-Aduli A (2021) Growth performance and plasma metabolites of grazing beef cattle backgrounded on Buffel or Buffel-Desmanthus mixed pastures. Animals, 11 (8), Article: 2355, DOI:10.3390/ani11082355.
• Dunshea F, Walker G, Williams R and Doyle P (2019) Mineral and citrate concentrations in milk are affected by seasons, stage of lactation and management practices. Agriculture, 9 (2), Article: 25, DOI:10.3390/agriculture9020025.
• Walker G, Wijesundera C, Dunshea F and Doyle P (2013) Seasonal and stage of lactation effects on milk fat composition in northern Victoria. Animal Production Science, 53 (6), pp. 560-572, DOI:10.1071/AN11363.
• Doyle P, Stockdale C, Jenkin M, Walker G, Dunshea F, Shields P and McKenna A (2011) Producing milk with uniform high selenium concentrations on commercial dairy farms. Animal Production Science, 51 (2), pp. 87-94, DOI:10.1071/AN10133.
• Stockdale C, Shields P, McKenna A, Walker G, Dunshea F and Doyle P (2011) Selenium levels in cows fed pasture and concentrates or a total mixed ration and supplemented with selenized yeast to produce milk with supra-nutritional selenium concentrations. Journal of Dairy Science, 94 (1), pp. 262-272, DOI:10.3168/jds.2010-3590.
• Walker G, Dunshea F, Heard J, Stockdale C and Doyle P (2010) Output of selenium in milk, urine, and feces is proportional to selenium intake in dairy cows fed a total mixed ration supplemented with selenium yeast. Journal of Dairy Science, 93 (10), pp. 4644-4650, DOI:10.3168/jds.2010-3186.
• Dunshea F, Walker G, Ostrowa E and Doyle P (2008) Seasonal variation in the concentrations of conjugated linoleic and trans fatty acids in milk fat from commercial dairy farms is associated with pasture and grazing management and supplementary feeding practices. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 48 (8), pp. 1062-1075, DOI:10.1071/EA07286.
• Gill H and Walker G (2008) Selenium, immune function and resistance to viral infections. Nutrition and Dietetics, 65 (Suppl 3), pp. S41-S47, DOI:10.1111/j.1747-0080.2008.00260.x.
• Uglietta R, Doyle P, Walker G, Heard J, Leddin C, Stockdale C, McIntosh G, Young G and Dunshea F (2008) Bioavailability of selenium from selenium-enriched milk assessed in the artificially reared neonatal pig. Nutrition and Dietetics, 65 (Suppl. 3), pp. S37-S40, DOI:10.1111/j.1747-0080.2008.00259.x.

Other research outputs

• Gardiner C, Kempe C, Kempe N, Campbell G, Fleury H, Malau-Aduli A, Walker G, Suybeng B and Mwangi F (2019) Progardes Desmanthus - an update. [Presented at the Northern Beef Research Update Conference]. 19-22 August 2019, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
• Aoetpah A, Gardiner C, Gummow B and Walker G (2018) Growth and eye muscle area of cross-bred Boer goats fed Desmanthus cultivar JCU 1 hay. Animal Production Science, 58, Article: 2563, p. xxxvi, DOI:10.1071/ANv58n8abs.
• Mahama S, Gardiner C, Malau-Aduli A, Gummow B and Walker G (2018) Nutritional modelling for enhanced livestock productivity in the rangelands of northern Ghana in response to pasture improvement with an adapted tropical legume species. Animal Production Science, 58 (8), Article: 2577, p. xliii, DOI:10.1071/ANv58n8abs.

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Completed

• Validation of metabolisable protein and energy systems to predict the productivity of meat goats fed tropical grass, legumes and protein supplements (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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