Kym Butler

Measurement of corticosterone in the plasma, eggs and faeces of laying hens

Joanna M Engel, Paul H Hemsworth, Kym L Butler, Alan J Tilbrook

Journal article  |  2022  |  ANIMAL PRODUCTION SCIENCE

Context: Stress responses in chickens are commonly assessed from measurements of corticosterone in blood, but there is an increasi..

Seasonal growth of lucerne (Medicago sativa) under rainfed conditions in south east Australia: Variation of experimental and commercial cultivars sourced from Australia and China

Viv Burnett, Kym Butler, Steve Clark, Zhongnan Nie, Reto Zollinger, Greg Seymour, Matthew Knight, Meredith Mitchell

Journal article  |  2022  |  FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

Seed distributors market lucerne to farmers based on the supposed winter activity of those cultivars. This study determines the am..

60. Maternal contact and human interaction does little to change piglet performance during lactation

K Tomas, J Savaglia, KJ Plush, DN D'Souza, JN Fernandes, KL Butler, PH Hemsworth, AJ Tilbrook

Journal article  |  2021  |  Animal - science proceedings

59. Effects of housing system and human contact on fear in piglets

LM Hemsworth, ME Hayes, RY Acharya, RS Morrison, AJ Tilbrook, KL Butler, J-L Rault, PH Hemsworth

Journal article  |  2021  |  Animal - science proceedings

62. Effects of early housing and interactions with humans on the severity of tear staining in pigs

ME Hayes, PH Hemsworth, LM Hemsworth, RS Morrison, AJ Tilbrook, KL Butler, JN Marchant

Journal article  |  2021  |  Animal - science proceedings

61. Reduced maternal contact and positive human contact has a limited effect on 18-day old piglet behaviour in a novel arena test

J Savaglia, K Tomas, KJ Plush, JE Zemitis, DN D'Souza, KL Butler, PH Hemsworth, AJ Tilbrook

Journal article  |  2021  |  Animal - science proceedings

Effects of the presence of zoo visitors on zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Kerry V Fanson, Simon Eyre, Grahame J Coleman, Sally L Sherwen, Vicky Melfi, Paul H Hemsworth

Journal article  |  2021  |  NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Little penguins (Eudyptula minor), or Kororā in Māori, show variation in their behavioural responses towards zoo visitors in Austr..

Lipid Oxidation and Colour Stability of Lamb and Yearling Meat (Muscle longissimus lumborum) from Sheep Supplemented with Camelina-Based Diets after Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Storage

Eric N Ponnampalam, Kym L Butler, Stephanie K Muir, Tim E Plozza, Matthew G Kerr, Wayne G Brown, Joe L Jacobs, Matthew I Knight

Journal article  |  2021  |  ANTIOXIDANTS

This study investigated the impact of feeding pelleted diets containing camelina (Camelina sativa L. Crantz) hay (CAHP) or camelin..

Effects of Positive Human Contact during Gestation on the Behaviour, Physiology and Reproductive Performance of Sows

Megan E Hayes, Lauren M Hemsworth, Rebecca S Morrison, Kym L Butler, Maxine Rice, Jean-Loup Rault, Paul H Hemsworth

Journal article  |  2021  |  ANIMALS

Previous positive interactions with humans may ameliorate the stress response of farm animals to aversive routine practices such a..

Understanding the impact of sire lean meat yield breeding value on carcass composition, meat quality, nutrient and mineral content of Australian lamb

Matthew I Knight, Kym L Butler, Nick P Linden, Viv F Burnett, Alex J Ball, Matthew B McDonagh, Ralph Behrendt

Journal article  |  2020  |  MEAT SCIENCE

Advances in genomics and technology measuring body composition are now allowing sheep producers to select directly for increased l..