David Beggs

Validating the female fertility estimated breeding value in Australian commercial dairy herds

E Ooi, MA Stevenson, ME Goddard, DS Beggs, PD Mansell, JE Pryce, MF Pyman

Journal article  |  2023  |  Journal of Dairy Science

Antimicrobial use on Australian dairy cattle farms-A survey of veterinarians

Michele Tree, Scott McDougall, David S Beggs, Ian D Robertson, Theo JGM Lam, Joshua W Aleri

Journal article  |  2022  |  PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE

AIMS: The aims of this study were to determine antimicrobial prescription patterns and the factors affecting antimicrobial selecti..

Host Factors Impacting the Development and Transmission of Bovine Digital Dermatitis

Alicia T Corlevic, David S Beggs

Journal article  |  2022  |  Ruminants

This review provides insight on potential host-specific factors that increase individual susceptibility to infection and transmiss..

Breed structures in Australian dairy herds

JE Coombe, JM Morton, DS Beggs, MJ Dodds, MF Pyman

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Breed structures of Australian dairy herds over time were described for a large subset of milk-recording herds. The focus for this..

The impact of declining dairy fertility on calving patterns and farm systems: A case study from northern Victoria, Australia

Ee Cheng Ooi, Mark A Stevenson, David S Beggs, Peter D Mansell, Jennie E Pryce, Alistair Murray, Michael F Pyman

Journal article  |  2021  |  AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

CONTEXT: Fertility is crucial for pasture-based seasonal calving dairy herds, where cows are expected to calve in a single cohort ..

Herd manager attitudes and intentions regarding the selection of high-fertility EBV sires in Australia

E Ooi, MA Stevenson, DS Beggs, PD Mansell, JE Pryce, A Murray, MF Pyman

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Reproductive performance in dairy cattle has declined over the last 50 years as an unintended consequence of selection for high mi..

The Impact of Bushfire Smoke on Cattle-A Review

Benjamin Eid, David Beggs, Peter Mansell

Journal article  |  2021  |  ANIMALS

In 2019-2020, a particularly bad bushfire season in Australia resulted in cattle being exposed to prolonged periods of smoke haze ..

New article types forAVJ

David S Beggs

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

A cross-sectional pilot study to estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for leptospirosis inSouth-WesternVictorian dairy herds, 2017

E Erregger, MA Stevenson, DS Beggs, S Oswin, SP Jagoe, PD Mansell, MF Pyman

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis, found worldwide, affecting many species of animals. We conducted a cross-sectional study to estimate ..

Effect of a second treatment of prostaglandin F-2 alpha during the Ovsynch program on fixed-time artificial insemination conception rates and luteolysis in split-calving, pasture-fed dairy cows

JM Rheinberger, DD Colson, DS Beggs, PD Mansell, MA Stevenson, RJ Rheinberger, MF Pyman

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

OBJECTIVE: To compare fixed-time artificial insemination (FTAI) conception rates and serum progesterone concentrations at the time..