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john.pluske@unimelb.edu.au

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Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
ORCID

0000-0002-7194-2164

Prof John Pluske

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

275 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    PS3-18. The Inclusion of Ferrous Sulphate as an Iron Source in the Diet Can Increase Post-Weaning Diarrhea in Weaned Pigs
    DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag107.347
  • 2025

    Journal article

    58. Outdoor sows prefer shaded wallows during summer
    DOI: 10.1016/j.anscip.2025.09.059
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    19. Slow compared to fast growing piglets consume smaller meals while maintaining similar meal frequency after weaning
    DOI: 10.1016/j.anscip.2025.09.020
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    16. An additional iron injection seven days after farrowing can improve pig haemoglobin concentrations in the nursery period
    DOI: 10.1016/j.anscip.2025.09.017
  • 2025

    Journal article

    26. Feasibility and pilot feeding study on utilising treated mixed human food waste as a pig feed ingredient
    DOI: 10.1016/j.anscip.2025.09.027
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    222. Slow- compared to fast-growing piglets have reduced feed intake and poorer feed conversion in the first 14 days after weaning
    DOI: 10.1016/j.anscip.2025.07.223
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    203. Gut health in piglets in antibiotic-free diets
    DOI: 10.1016/j.anscip.2025.07.204
John Pluske

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Lowering the Dietary Crude Protein Content Whilst Maintaining Standardized Ileal Digestible Lysine to Crude Protein Ratios Improves Growth and Reduces Diarrhoea in Weaner Pigs
    DOI: 10.3390/agriculture15141516
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Impacts of Feeding a Reduced Energy and Lysine Balance in Lactation on Sow Body Composition, Litter Growth, and Markers of Subsequent Reproductive Performance
    DOI: 10.3390/agriculture15141559
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A comparison of feeding acetylated high-Amylose maize starch and zinc oxide in weaned pigs experimentally inoculated with an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli
    DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaf181

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