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Constantinoiu, Constantin, and De Cat, Sandra (2015) Lack of efficacy of monepantel against Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus spp in small ruminants. In: Proceedings of the 4th AVA/NZVA Pan Pacific Veterinary Conference. pp. 373-377. From: 4th AVA/NZVA Pan Pacific Veterinary Conference, 24-29 May 2015, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Holman, B.W.B., and Malau-Aduli, A.E.O. (2014) Sex effects on lamb wool quality under pasture and lucerne hay basal diets. In: Animal Production in Australia: proceedings of the Australian Society of Animal Production (30) p. 64. From: 30th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Animal Production, 8-12 September 2014, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Gardiner, Chris, and De Cat, Sandra (2014) New legumes for enhanced sheep/cattle production in dry tropical environments. In: Proceedings of the Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference. From: AVA 2014: Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference, 25-30 May 2014, Perth, WA, Australia.

De Cat, Sandra, Gardiner, Chris, and Fitzpatrick, Lee (2014) "Sheep Week": a holistic model to foster integrated learning. In: Proceedings of the Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference. -I. From: AVA 2014: Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference, 25-30 May 2014, Perth, WA, Australia.

Malau-Aduli, A.E.O., McEvoy, P.D., Parsons, D., and Lane, P.A. (2014) Breed variation in wool quality, growth and plasma metabolites of prime lambs fed degummed canola. In: Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. pp. 908-910. From: 10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 16-22 August 2014, Vancouver, Canada.

Holman, Benjamin W.B., Kashani, Arash, and Malau-Aduli, Aduli E.O. (2013) Wool quality traits, body conformation and liveweight measurement changes in ewe and wether lambs supplemented with Spirulina. In: Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Animal Production (11) p. 201. From: 11th World Conference on Animal Production, 15-20 October 2013, Beijing, China.

De Cat, Sandra (2012) “Sheep week” - giving students a taste of sheep farming and rural life in central Queensland. In: UNSPECIFIED. From: Ruminant Teaching Workshop, 12-13 December 2012, The University of Melbourne. (Unpublished)

Dobos, Robin, Taylor, Lee, and Hinch, Geoff (2010) Bayesian change-point analysis of grazing sheep behaviour to identify lambing. In: Abstracts from the 1st Australian and New Zealand Spatially Enabled Livestock Symposium Audio. From: 1st Australian and New Zealand Spatially Enabled Livestock Symposium Audio, 15 July 2010, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

Taylor, D.B., Schneider, D.A., Brown, W.Y., Price, I.R., Trotter, M.G., Lamb, D.W., and Hinch, G.H. (2010) GPS tracking of sheep to investigate shelter and shade use in relation to weather conditions. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference Precision Agriculture. pp. 247-248. From: ICPA 2010: 10th International Conference on Precision Agriculture, 18-21 July 2010, Denver, CO, USA.

Taylor, D.B., Schneider, D.A., Brown, W.Y., Price, I.R., Trotter, M.G., Lamb, D.W., and Hinch, G.H. (2010) GPS tracking: use of shelter and shade by Merino ewes. In: Proceedings of the Sheep CRC Conference. p. 55. From: Sheep CRC Conference 2010, October 2010, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Taylor, Donnalee, Lamb, David, Trotter, Mark, Donald, Graham, and Schneider, Derek (2010) Precision pastures: opportunities and challenges for spatial information to improve productivity and animal welfare in extensive livestock systems. In: Proceedings of the 14th Annual Symposium on Precision Agriculture in Australasia. p. 11. From: 14th Annual Symposium on Precision Agriculture in Australasia, 2-3 September 2010, Albury, NSW, Australia.

Taylor, Donnalee, Price, Ian, Brown, Wendy, and Hinch, Geoff (2010) The effect of flock size and paddock complexity on following behaviour in Merino sheep. In: Proceedings of the 44th Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology. From: 44th Congress of the International Society for Applied Etholog, 2010, Uppsala, Sweden.

Malau-Aduli, Aduli, Sykes, J.M., and Bignell, C.W. (2009) Influence of lupins and canola supplements on plasma amino acids, wool fibre diameter and liveweight in genetically divergent first cross Merino lambs. In: Proceedings of the World Congress on Oils and Fats & 28th International Society for Fats Congress. 113. p. 63. From: World Congress on Oils and Fats & 28th International Society for Fats Research Congress, 27-30 September 2009, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Taylor, Donnalee B., Hinch, Geoff N., Brown, Wendy Y., Price, Ian R., and Doyle, Emma K. (2009) Can Merino sheep be trained to respond to visual or auditory cues? In: Abstracts from the Meeting of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour. From: ASSAB 2009: Meeting of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour, 15-18 April 2009, Auckland, New Zealand.

Malau-Aduli, A.E.O., Walker, R.E., Ranson, C.F., Sykes, J.M., and Bignell, C.W. (2009) Nutrition-genetics interaction in nutrient utilisation of canola and lupins by Australian sheep: prediction of wool fibre diameter. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Modelling Nutrition, Digestion and Utilization in Farm Animals. p. 50. From: 7th International Workshop on Modelling Nutrition, Digestion and Utilization in Farm Animals, 10 -12 September 2009, Paris, France.

Taylor, D.B., Hinch, G.N., Trotter, M.G., Brown, W.Y., Price, I.R., Doyle, E.K., and Lamb, D.W. (2009) What can sheep teach us about shelter use? In: Proceedings of the 13th Symposium on Precision Agriculture in Australasia. p. 99. From: 13th Symposium on Precision Agriculture in Australasia, 10-11 September 2011, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

Sgwane, T.S., Teleni, E., and Gardiner, C.P. (2008) Kenaf seeds as a potential supplement to sheep. In: Proceedings of Australian Rangeland Society 15th Biennial Conference. From: Australian Rangeland Society 15th Biennial Conference, 26 September to 2 October 2008, Charters Towers, QLD, Australia.

Taylor, D.B., Hinch, G.N., and Doyle, E.K. (2008) The facilitation of shelter use by sheep. In: Abstracts from the Sheep CRC Annual Post Graduate Conference. From: Sheep CRC Annual Postgraduate Conference, 3-6 November 2008, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.

Larsen, John, De Cat, Sandra, and Anderson, Norman (2007) Studies on the over-wintering ecology of the sheep blowfly in south-eastern Australia. In: Proceedings of the Australian Sheep Veterinarians Conference (17) pp. 18-25. From: Australian Sheep Veterinary Conference, May 2007, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Thesis

De Cat, Sandra (2007) Over-wintering ecology of Lucilia cuprina in south-eastern Australia. Masters (Research) thesis, The University of Melbourne.