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Chief Scientist, Director of Al Rae Centre, Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics - School of Agriculture and Environment
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Postdoctoral Fellow - School of Agriculture and Environment
Director - Equine Parentage and Animal Genetics Service Centre - School of Agriculture and Environment
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DNA Technician - School of Agriculture and Environment
Associate Professor David Thomas
Associate Professor in Companion Animal Science - School of Agriculture and Environment
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Senior Lecturer - School of Agriculture and Environment
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I hold a BS-Agriculture from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and MS and PhD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I came to Massey in 2000 after postdocs in the US and Scotland. My expertise is in the effects of feed form and diet composition on nutrient digestion and metabolism. My research explores topics ranging from effect of pelleting on nutrient use and gut development in poultry; impact of gelling agent on feed digestibility in farmed saltwater crocodiles in Papua New Guinea; influence of organic and conventional pasture on milk composition in cows; and amino acid metabolism in domestic cats.
Senior Lecturer in Dairy Production - School of Agriculture and Environment
Senior Lecturer in Dairy Production - School of Veterinary Science
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Senior Lecturer- Sheep Research Centre - School of Agriculture and Environment
Senior Lecturer - Sheep Research Centre - School of Veterinary Science
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Dr Rene Corner-Thomas is a senior lecturer in sheep production in the International Sheep Research Centre at Massey University. After completing a PhD at Massey University in 2007 she worked as a Research Officer at Estendart Ltd before returning to the University in 2012. Rene joined the Sheep Research Centre as a research officer to work on projects ranging from large flock studies of hogget breeding, to feeding hogget ewes on alternative herbages during lambing to an investigation of ewe longevity. In 2015, Rene took up a lecturing position and in 2018 was promoted to senior lecturer.
Senior Lecturer in Sheep production Systems - School of Agriculture and Environment
Senior Lecturer in Sheep production Systems - School of Veterinary Science
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Lecturer in Animal Science - School of Agriculture and Environment
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Ina is a Lecturer in the School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University. Prior to joining Massey University Ina was a lecture at Hartpury College, University of West of England, UK where she led the BSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare programme. Her research interests lie in the area of animal management, behaviour and precision farming. In recent years, Ina has focused on the use of emerging precision tools to track and monitor livestock and the use of aerial imaging systems in pasture mamagement.
Senior Lecturer in Animal Breeding and Genetics - School of Agriculture and Environment
Senior Lecturer in Animal Breeding and Genetics - School of Veterinary Science
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Rao was born and brought up in an agricultural family in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. After obtaining BVSc and MVSc (Genetics and Animal Breeding) degrees from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, he worked for over three years in the same university as Lecturer in Genetics and Animal Breeding. Rao came to New Zealand in 2002 to do PhD in Animal Science (Molecular Genetics) in IVABS, Massey University. After completion of PhD in early 2007, he worked as Research Officer in Johne's sub-unit vaccine project in IVABS until appointed to the current position at the beginning of 2011.
Associate Professor Rebecca Hickson
Associate Professor in Animal Breeding and Genetics - School of Agriculture and Environment
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I completed my PhD looking at dystocia in beef heifers at Massey University in 2009. I have a BSc (Hons) in Animal Science and Mathematics and a BBS in Finance, also from Massey University. I grew up on a sheep and beef farm near Gisborne and have maintained a strong interest in beef production, particularly breeding cows. Current research interests include beef cow efficiency, making the best use of dairy beef opportunities, and Theileria orientalis (ikeda) impacts in beef herds.
Senior Lecturer in Pastoral Livestock Production - School of Agriculture and Environment
Senior Lecturer in Pastoral Livestock Production - School of Veterinary Science
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Senior Lecturer - School of Agriculture and Environment
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Coming from a farming background, I studied agricultural science at Massey and continued to do a masters in lipid metabolism in sheep and a PhD in lactational physiology. I have a commitment to quality teaching, believing that I am responsible, at least in part, for my students' learning.
My teaching includes metabolic biochemistry, animal physiology, reproductive physiology, lactational physiology.
My research involves epigenetic effects on lactation in sheep, factors affecting fetal growth and development, mastitis in sheep, and the development of a sheep dairy industry in New Zealand.
Associate Professor Chris Rogers
Associate Professor in Equine Studies - School of Veterinary Science
Associate Professor in Equine Production - School of Agriculture and Environment
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I am an Assoc Professor at Massey University teaching and conducting research across disciplines into Veterinary science, Equine science, Agriculture production systems and Sport Science. I obtained my PhD from Massey University in Equine Biomechanics and then was a Huygens Post-Doctoral fellow at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. After completion of the Post-Doctoral appointment I returned to take up a position at Massey University.
My current research interests have a similar eclectic mix to my teaching. However, the common theme has been the effect of environmental and training stimuli on tissue development and career length in both racing and sport horses.
Professor of Veterinary Ethology - School of Agriculture and Environment
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I teach animal behaviour and welfare to veterinary and agriculture undergraduates and supervise gradute students in these fields. My research is focussed on animal welfare andanimal behaviour.