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Dr

Rebecca Doyle

Senior Lecturer (Animal Behaviour And Welfare)
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
veterinary sciences
animals
sheep
animal welfare
agriculture, dairy & animal science
agriculture
behavior
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Dr

Rebecca Doyle

 
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Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Rebecca Doyle.

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Synergies of animal welfare and agroforestry to benefit farming systems in Ethiopia (SAWA), HEARD - Health of Ethiopian Animals for Rural Development (Component 2- ILRI/EVA) and CRP Livestock program

2020 - 2022
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What are the triggers, barriers, attitudes and behaviours that contribute to poor welfare of livestock? Can they be predicted, then modified or prevented through intervention or education?

2020 - 2021
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Phasing out of mulesing: cost, benefits and opportunities

2019 - 2022
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Animal Welfare in Africa - strength of cultural traditions, challenges and perspectives

2019 - 2019
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Identifying the role of inherent cognitive biases in animals

2018 - 2019
Completed
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2017/2217 -A review and collation of pig welfare research to inform the development of the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Pigs

2017 - 2018
Completed
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Improving smallholder dairy and beef profitability by enhancing farm production and value chain management in Pakistan

2017 - 2021
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Smallholder goat value chains in Pakistan; challenges and research opportunities

2016 - 2019
Completed
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Beat the heat - reducing impacts of hotter summers to grazing sheep (CMI 105839)

2016 - 2017
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Cattle management and welfare

2016 - 2017
Completed

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Project Types

8

Research Grant

5

Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Rebecca Doyle.

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Knowledge and attitudes are important factors in farmers' choice of lamb tail docking length

ME Woodruff, R Doyle, G Coleman, L Hemsworth, C Munoz

Journal article  |  2020  |  Veterinary Record

BACKGROUND: Tail docking is common practice in the sheep industry to prevent soiling of the breech and flystrike. To ensure optima..

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Investigating the effect of pen shape and pen size on group flight distance of extensively managed ewes

Samantha R Cramer, Carolina A Munoz, David M McGill, Maxine Rice, Rebecca E Doyle

Journal article  |  2020  |  Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Enrichment with Lucerne Hay Improves Sow Maternal Behaviour and Improves Piglet Survival

Lauren E Edwards, Kate J Plush, Cameron R Ralph, Rebecca S Morrison, Rutu Y Acharya, Rebecca E Doyle

Journal article  |  2019  |  Animals

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Positive attitudes, positive outcomes: The relationship between farmer attitudes, management behaviour and sheep welfare

Carolina A Munoz, Grahame J Coleman, Paul H Hemsworth, Angus JD Campbell, Rebecca E Doyle

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS One

This study examined the relationships between the attitudes and the management behaviour of the farmer and the on-farm welfare of ..

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Evaluating the welfare of extensively managed sheep

Carolina A Munoz, Angus JD Campbell, Paul H Hemsworth, Rebecca E Doyle

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS One

The aim of this study was to identify the main on-farm welfare issues likely to be encountered in extensive sheep farming systems...

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Animal-Based Welfare Assessment of Cattle and Water Buffalo in Bangladeshi Slaughterhouses

Mohammad Rashedul Alam, Md Jahirul Islam, Al Amin, Amir Hossan Shaikat, Md Ridoan Pasha, Rebecca E Doyle

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

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Anxiety influences attention bias but not flight speed and crush score in beef cattle

Caroline Lee, Linda M Cafe, Samantha L Robinson, Rebecca E Doyle, Jim M Lea, Alison H Small, Ian G Colditz

Journal article  |  2018  |  Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Curious creatures: a multi-taxa investigation of responses to novelty in a zoo environment

Belinda A Hall, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, David M McGill, Rebecca E Doyle

Journal article  |  2018  |  PeerJ

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Towards a more practical attention bias test to assess affective state in sheep

Jessica E Monk, Rebecca E Doyle, Ian G Colditz, Sue Belson, Greg M Cronin, Caroline Lee

Journal article  |  2018  |  PLOS ONE

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Animal-Based Measures to Assess the Welfare of Extensively Managed Ewes

Carolina Munoz, Angus Campbell, Paul Hemsworth, Rebecca Doyle

Journal article  |  2018  |  Animals

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Keyword Analysis

Animal Production
Other Animal Production and Animal Primary Products
Zoology
Expanding Knowledge
Veterinary Sciences
Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
Livestock Raising
Environmentally Sustainable Animal Production
Primary Animal Products
Veterinary Pharmaceutical Products

News

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If we could talk to the animals

Rebecca Doyle

May 3, 2018

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Credentials

Positions

Senior Lecturer (Animal Behaviour And Welfare)

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of New England

Bachelor Animal Veterinary BioScience

University of Sydney

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