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PROF PAUL HAMILTON HEMSWORTH



Contact Details

Organization: Agriculture and Food Systems
Position: PROFESSOR - DIRECTOR ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE CENTRE
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Homepage: http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/staff/hemsworth.html
Work: 8344-8383
Fax: 8344-5037
Room: 131
Level: 01
Building: Institute Of Land And Food Resources
Campus: Parkville

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Agricultural Science University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
The welfare of laying hens in cages Chief Investigator AUST EGGS CORP LTD R&D Program Grants 01/06/2007
THE EFFECTS OF GROUP HOUSING DURING GESTATION ON SOW WELFARE AND REPRODUCTION Chief Investigator AUST PORK LTD Research Grants 24/07/2007
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND ANIMAL PREFERENCES IN STUDYING ANIMAL WELFARE Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
AUST PORK LTD
Research Grants (AUST PORK LTD) 31/07/2007
SPACE AND GROUP SIZE EFFECTS ON THE WELFARE OF GROUP-HOUSED SOWS Principal Supervisor AUST PORK LTD Scholarships 07/12/2007

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
Quality Assurance:Assessment of the long-term health & welfare of cloned & genetically modified cattle & the safety of their products Chief Investigator CRC FOR INNOVATIVE DAIRY PRODUCTS 28/03/2003
The effect of morphology on communication in the dog (Canis Familiaris) Chief Investigator PETCARE INFORMATION & ADVISORY SERVICES 28/04/2003
ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE CENTRE Chief Investigator DEPT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES - VIC 01/07/2005
CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT - PROJECT NO. EC943 - MANAGEMENT OF FLY-PROOFING EFFICACY TRIAL Chief Investigator AUST WOOL INNOVATION LTD 23/08/2005
THE WELFARE OF RECREATIONAL HORSES IN VICTORIA: THE OCCURRENCE OF AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HORSE WELFARE Chief Investigator DEPT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES - VIC 01/06/2006
MINTRAC - ASSESSMENT OF HUMANE HANDLING IN RED MEAT INDUSTRY Chief Investigator NATIONAL MEAT INDUSTRY TRAINING ADVISORY COUNCIL LTD 11/09/2006
EC872 - RERUN OF PHASE II WELFARE TRIAL Chief Investigator AUST WOOL INNOVATION LTD 05/07/2007
The welfare of gestating gilts and sows in large group Chief Investigator DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
ANIMAL WELFARE ACROSS INDUSTRIES- MARKET INTELLIGENCE OF PR Chief Investigator

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Behavioural Principles of Pig Handling
    Year: 2007
    Book: Livestock Handling and Transport
    Publisher: CAB International(Oxford)
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Journal Articles

  • Assessing fear of movel and startling stimuli in domestic dogs
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
    Volume: 104
    Page numbers: 71-84
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  • Ethical stockmanship
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 85
    Page numbers: 194-200
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  • Repeated transport and isolation during pregnancy in ewes: Effects on the reactivity to humans and to their offspring after lambing
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
    Volume: 97
    Page numbers: 172-189
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  • Responses of Dairy Heifers to the Visual Cliff Formed by a Herringbone Milking Pit: Evidence of Fear of Heights in Cows (Bos taurus)
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
    Volume: 121
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 440-446
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  • Selecting unskilled and semi-skilled blue-collar workers: the criterion-related validity of the PDI-employment inventory
    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Journal of Selection and Assessment
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 335-340
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  • Sexual behavior of male pigs
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Hormones and Behavior
    Volume: 52
    Page numbers: 39-44
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  • The behaviour of Labrador retrievers in suburban backyards: The relationships between the backyard environment and dog behaviour
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
    Volume: 106
    Page numbers: 70-84
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  • The behavioural and physiological responses of dairy heifers to tape-recorded milking facility noise with and without a pre-treatment adaptation phase
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
    Volume: 106
    Page numbers: 13-25
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Choice behaviour of laying hens: effects of deprivation of feed and dustbath substrate
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 19th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of theAustralian Poultry Science Symposium
    Volume: 19
    Page numbers: 28-31
    Publisher: University of Sydney(Sydney)
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  • Does gestation housing affect the lying behaviour of sows after farrowing and hence piglet survival to weaning
    Year: 2007
    Event name: Manipulating pig production
    Conference Publication: Manipulating pig production
    Volume: XI
    Page numbers: 34
    Publisher: Australasian Pig Science Association(Werribee)
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  • Effect of milking order and time off pasture on the behaviour and productivity of dairy cows
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 41st Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology
    Conference Publication: Applying Ethology to Animal and Ecosystem Management
    Page numbers: 97
    Publisher: International Society for Applied Ethology(Merida)
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  • Human contact and fear responses in laying hens
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 19th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium
    Page numbers: 33 - 36
    Publisher: University of Sydney(Sydney)
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  • Impact of human-animal interactions on health and productivity of farm animals
    Year: 2007
    Event name: XIII International Congress in Animal Hygiene
    Conference Publication: Animal health, animal welfare and biosecurity
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 389-396
    Publisher: Estonian University of Life Sciences(Tartu)
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Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

  • Behavioral Problems
    Year: 2006
    Book: Diseases of Swine
    Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Asia
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Journal Articles

  • Repeated transport and isolation during pregnancy in ewes:  Effects on the reactivity to humans and to their offspring after lambing
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
    Volume: 97
    Page numbers: 172-189
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  • The effects of age and experience on behavioural development in dairy calves
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
    Volume: 99
    Page numbers: 41-52
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Absence of variation between sheep in motivation to feed
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 40th International Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 40th International Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology
    Page numbers: 78
    Publisher: International Society of Applied Ethology(Bristol)
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  • Aggression, stress and immune responses of gestating sows in stalls and in large groups on deep litter
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 40th International Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 40th International Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology
    Page numbers: 110
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  • Animal Welfare and how it relates to cattle
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference
    Conference Publication: Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association(Brunswick)
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  • Animal welfare- emerging trends, issues and technologies
    Year: 2006
    Event name: III Annual Congress of Latin American Swine Science
    Conference Publication: III Annual Congress of Latin American Swine Science
    Page numbers: 121-126
    Publisher: Latin American Swine Science(Iguacu Falls)
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  • Behaviour and stress physiology of gestating sows ina a combination of stall and group housing
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 40th International Congress of the Society of Applied Ethology
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 40th International Congress of the Society of Applied Ethology
    Page numbers: 111
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  • Behavioural responses to novel and startling stimuli in dairy calves
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 40th International Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 40th International Congress of the International Society of Applied Ethology
    Page numbers: 106
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  • Knowledge, attitudes and impact on behaviour in livestock settings
    Year: 2006
    Event name: American Meat Institute Conference
    Conference Publication: American Meat Institute Conference
    Page numbers: 1
    Publisher: American Meat Institute(Des Moines, Iowa)
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  • Mulesing: can the acute stress and pain associated with the procedure be minimised?
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference
    Conference Publication: Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference
    Page numbers: 1-5
    Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association(Brunswick)
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  • Position effects on the fear response of laying hens in commercial conventional cage systems
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 18th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 18th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium
    Page numbers: 101-104
    Publisher: Poultry Research Foundation(Camden)
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Behavioural and physiological measures of welfare of pregnant mares fitted with a novel urine collection device
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
    Volume: 93
    Page numbers: 147-163
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(Amsterdam)
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  • Gender-specific effects of prenatal stress on emotional reactivity and stress physiology of goat kids
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Hormones and Behavior
    Volume: 47
    Page numbers: 256-266
    Publisher: Academic Press
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  • Susceptibility of reproduction in female pigs to impairment by stress or elevation of cortisol
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Domestic Animal Endocrinology
    Volume: 29
    Page numbers: 398-410
    Publisher: Elsevier(Philadelphia)
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  • The relationships between characteristics of milking sheds and the attitudes to dairy cows, working conditions, and quality of life of dairy farmers
    Year: 2005
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