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.

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

Dr Blessing Azubuike

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

Vivien Tan P1b – Genetic x environmental interactions in Kikuyu’s toxicity

Vivien Tan

P1b – Genetic x environmental interactions in Kikuyu’s toxicity

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

Dr Mulisa Dida

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

Dr David Sheedy P2a Thesis: Metabolic Investigations into Dairy Cow Longevity

Dr David Sheedy

P2a Thesis: Metabolic Investigations into Dairy Cow Longevity

Dr Sarah Legge P2e Thesis: The Lasting Impact of Calf Performance

Dr Sarah Legge

P2e Thesis: The Lasting Impact of Calf Performance

Andrew Lean P2g – Effects of environment and age of first calving on longevity and production of cattle

Andrew Lean

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

Zain Ul Abedien P2f – The infectome of NSW dairy calves, a genomic microbial surveillance

Zain Ul Abedien

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

Aleksandra ‘Ola’ Stanczak P2f – Whole genome sequencing of Escherichia coli from scouring calves from geographically diverse dairy production operations in New South Wales

Aleksandra ‘Ola’ Stanczak

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

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

Dr Alice Shirley

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

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

Dr Rezaul Rakib

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