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Email

peta.taylor@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Lecturer, Animal Science
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
PhD
The University of Melbourne
PhD
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-3681-5968

Dr Peta Taylor

Senior Lecturer, Animal Science
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

40 Scholarly works
7 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Animals and society: Striking the right balance through ethology. Preface for the special issue of the 57th congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology
    DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2025.106842
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Risk factors for smothering in three commercial free-range layer poultry farms, Australia 2019–2022
    DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2025.106568
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Multiple Comparison Tests and Their Effects on Experimental Power
    DOI: 10.1079/animalsciencecases.2025.0007
  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Palm Kernel Fatty Acids to Improve Chickens' Welfare During and After Coccidiosis and Necrotic Enteritis Challenge
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Meat chicken breeder stress: causes, effects, and mitigation strategies
    DOI: 10.1080/00439339.2024.2437674
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Genetic and Phenotypic Profiles of Hens That Pile
  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Reducing Abnormal Behaviours Through Effective Enrichment
Peta Taylor

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Effects of AM/PM feeding on behaviour, range use and welfare indicators of free-range laying hens
    DOI: 10.1071/AN24258
  • 2025

    Reference Work

    When expectations are thwarted: Indicators and causes of frustration in hens
    DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-29068-8.00159-8
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Evidence-Based Recommendations for Effective Enrichment to Improve the Welfare of Caged Hens Used for Research and Teaching Purposes
    DOI: 10.3390/poultry3040027
  • 2024

    Journal article

    One Ethology, understanding animal behaviour to improve the lives of animals, humans and society: Preface for the special issue of ISAE's 56th international congress
    DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106382
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Research note: Expert opinions of feather sucking and licking behavior in meat chicken breeder birds
    DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103692
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Descriptive epidemiology of smothering in Australian commercial free-range layer hen farms
    DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.106098

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Breeder Chicken Stress Resilience: Welfare, Production and Progeny Benefits
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Birds Pile-Up Detection and Smothering Prevention System on Commercial Farms

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