Completed PhD Theses

Explore the completed PhD theses of Dairy UP students.  These research projects contribute to advancing knowledge and innovation across the dairy industry.

P1a Thesis: The Unrealised Potential of AI Solutions for Pasture-based Dairy Systems

P1a Thesis: The Unrealised Potential of AI Solutions for Pasture-based Dairy Systems

P1b – In Progress – Genetic x environmental interactions in Kikuyu’s toxicity

P1b – In Progress – Genetic x environmental interactions in Kikuyu’s toxicity

P1d Thesis: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Soil Carbon Stocks in Dairy Farming Systems

P1d Thesis: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Soil Carbon Stocks in Dairy Farming Systems

P2a Thesis: Metabolic Investigations into Dairy Cow Longevity

P2a Thesis: Metabolic Investigations into Dairy Cow Longevity

P2e Thesis: The Lasting Impact of Calf Performance

P2e Thesis: The Lasting Impact of Calf Performance

P2g – In Progress – Effects of environment and age of first calving on longevity and production of cattle

P2g – In Progress – Effects of environment and age of first calving on longevity and production of cattle

P2f – In Progress – The infectome of NSW dairy calves, a genomic microbial surveillance

P2f – In Progress – The infectome of NSW dairy calves, a genomic microbial surveillance

P2f – In Progress – Whole genome sequencing of Escherichia coli from scouring calves from geographically diverse dairy production operations in New South Wales

P2f – In Progress – Whole genome sequencing of Escherichia coli from scouring calves from geographically diverse dairy production operations in New South Wales

P6a Thesis: Revealing and exploiting the diversity in dairy cattle reticulorumen temperature data for heat stress amelioration

P6a Thesis: Revealing and exploiting the diversity in dairy cattle reticulorumen temperature data for heat stress amelioration

P9b Thesis: Investigations of Heat Shock Protein 70 for Non-Invasive Detection of Heat Stress in Dairy Cows

P9b Thesis: Investigations of Heat Shock Protein 70 for Non-Invasive Detection of Heat Stress in Dairy Cows