Network Member Profile
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Associate Professor Paul Greenwood
Department:
CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies; Sheep Industry CRC; MLA/AWI Sheep Genomics
Program
Organisation:
Beef Industry Centre of Excellence, NSW Department of Primary Industries
University of New England
Address:
Trevenna Rd, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351
Telephone: 02 6770 1831 Facsimile:
02 6770 1830
Email: paul.greenwood@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Web Address
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Current Field of Study
- Prenatal and Postnatal Effects of Nutrition on Growth and Development
- Nutritional and Genotypic Influences on Development of Muscle
- Behaviour, Stress and Welfare of Livestock
- Biology underlying influences of genetic polymorphisms on productivity of
cattle
Australian Collaborators
- Mr Peter Allingham (CSIRO, Brisbane, Qld)
- Dr Bill Barendse (CSIRO, Brisbane, Qld)
- Dr Ian Colditz (CSIRO, Armidale, NSW)
- Dr Cathy Coulter (University of Adelaide, SA)
- Dr Yizhou Chen (NSW DPI, Armidale, NSW)
- Prof Frank Dunshea (VDPI, Weribbee, Vic)
- Dr Graham Gardner (Murdoch University, Perth, WA)
- Dr Gregory Harper (Meat & Livestock Australia, Brisbane, Qld)
- Dr David Hopkins (NSW DPI, Cowra, NSW)
- Dr Sigrid Lehnert (CSIRO, Brisbane, Qld)
- Dr Matthew McDonagh (VDPI, Weribbee, Vic)
- Dr Brian McIntyre (AgWA, Perth, WA)
- Mr Bill McKiernan (NSW DPI, Orange NSW)
- Dr Greg Nattrass (SARDI, Roseworthy, SA)
- A/Prof David Pethick (Murdoch University, Perth, WA)
- Dr Simon Quigley (University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld)
- Dr Tony Reverter-Gomez (CSIRO, Brisbane, Qld)
- Prof John Thompson (University of New England, Armidale, NSW)
- Dr Yonghong Wang (CSIRO, Brisbane, Qld)
- Dr Robyn Warner (VDPI, Weribbee, Vic)
- Dr Jason White (University of Melbourne, Vic)
International Collaborators
- Alan W. Bell (Cornell University)
- Jean-Francois Hocquette (INRA)
Facilities
- Facilities to conduct large and small scale extensive and intensive animal
experimentation with livestock and other species during pregnancy, lactation
and growth
- CAT-scan for assessment of composition in livestock species
- Microscopic image analyses facilities
- Field-based techniques for collection of tissue samples for cellular and
molecular studies
- High throughput systems for characterising cellular development and composition
of muscle
- Objective measurements and taste panel assessment of eating quality of meat
- Automated feed intake and weight recording system for cattle (approx. 100
head) to determine efficiency of feed utilisation
- Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit and LambPlan (breeding and genetics expertise)
Lab Members
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A/Prof Paul Greenwood
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Head of the Lab
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Mr Joe Brunner
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Technician
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Ms Linda Cafe
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Technician
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Mr Bill Johns
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Technician
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Mr Stuart McClelland
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Technician
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Mr Kim Quinn
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Senior Technician
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Mr Reg Woodgate
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Technician
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Mr Peter McGilchrist
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PhD Student
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| Mr Brendon O'Rourke |
PhD Student |
| Mr Grant Parnell |
Honours Student |
Recent Grant Income
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Description
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CIs
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Type of Grant
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Year
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Income p.a.
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| Proof of concept and biology of gene markers
for beef production and quality traits |
Dr P Greenwood, Dr B Barendse, Dr D Pethick, Dr Y Wang, Dr
A Reverter-Gomez, Dr G Nattrass, Dr M McDonagh |
CRC for beef Genetic Technologies |
2005-2012 |
$100,000 |
| Cellular characterisation of muscling genotypes
in cattle |
Dr P Greenwood, Ms L Cafe, Mr B O'Rourke, Mr W. McKiernan |
Meat and Livestock Australia |
2005-2006 |
$20,000 |
| Phenotypic characterisation of muscle of
extreme sheep genotypes |
Dr J White, Mr P Allingham, Dr P Greenwood |
MLA/AWI Sheep Genomics Program |
2006-2008 |
$20,000 |
| Understanding muscle and fat biology to
better meet consumer requirements |
Dr R Warner, Dr D Pethick, Dr G Gardner, Dr P Allingham,
Dr D Hopkins, Dr G Nattrass, Dr M McDonagh, Dr D Ferguson, Dr P Greenwood
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Sheep Industry CRC |
2002-2008 |
$40,000 |
| Growth and development of genotypes with
extreme capacity for muscle growth and marbling and their regulation by
nutrition early in life |
Dr P Greenwood, Ms H Hearnshaw, Dr D Hennessy, Dr G Harper,
Dr G Nattrass, Dr J Thompson, Dr F Dunshea, Dr J Dennis, Dr S Lehnert |
Beef Quality CRC |
2000-2006 |
$150,000 |
Recent Publications
Reverter, A., Hudson, N.J., Wang, Y., Tan, S.-H., Barris, W., Byrne, K.A.,
McWilliam, S.M., Bottema, C.D.K., Kister, A, Greenwood, P.L., Harper, G.S.,
Lehnert, S.A. and Dalrymple, B.P. (2006) A gene co-expression network of bovine
skeletal muscle inferred from microarray data. Physiological Genomics (in press)
Lehnert, S.A., Byrne, K.A., Reverter, A., Nattrass G., Greenwood, P.L., Wang,
Y., Hudson, N.J., and Harper, G.S. (2006) Gene expression profiling of bovine
longissimus muscle in response to and during recovery from chronic and severe
undernutrition. J Anim Sci (in press)
Kilgour, R.J, Melville, G.J and Greenwood, P.L. (2006) Individual differences
in the reaction of beef cattle to situations involving social isolation, close
proximity of humans, restraint and novelty. Appl Anim Behav Sci 99:21-40
Greenwood, P.L., Gardner, G.G. and Hegarty R.S. (2006) Myofibre characteristics
are influenced by sire estimated breeding values and pastoral nutritional system.
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 57:627-639
Greenwood, P.L., Gardner, G.G. and Hegarty R.S. (2006). Indices of cellular
development in muscles of lambs are influenced by sire estimated breeding values
and pastoral nutritional system. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
57:651-659
Nattrass, G. S., Quigley, S. P., Gardner, G. E., McLaughlan, C. J. Bawden,
C. S., Hegarty, R. S. and Greenwood, P. L. (2006) Genotypic and nutritional
regulation of gene expression in two sheep hindlimb muscles with distinct myofibre
and metabolic characteristics Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 57:691-698
Gardner, G.E., Pethick, D.W., Greenwood, P.L. and Hegarty, R.S. (2006). The
effect of genotype and plane of nutrition on rate of pH decline post mortem
and the expression of enzymatic markers of metabolism in lamb carcases. Australian
Journal of Agricultural Research 57:661-670
Cafe, L.M, Hearnshaw, H., Hennessy, D.W. and Greenwood, P.L. (2006). Growth
and carcass characteristics at heavy market weights of Wagyu-sired steers following
slow or rapid growth to weaning. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
46:951-955
Greenwood P.L., Cafe, L.M., Hearnshaw, H., Hennessy, D.W., Thompson, J.M. and
Morris, S.G. (2006). Long-term consequences of birth weight and growth to weaning
on carcass, yield and beef quality characteristics of Piedmontese- and Wagyu-sired
cattle. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46:257-269
Cafe, L.M., Hennessy, D.W., Hearnshaw, H., Morris, S.G. and Greenwood P.L. (2006).
Influences of nutrition during pregnancy and lactation on birth weights and
growth to weaning of calves sired by Piedmontese and Wagyu bulls. Australian
Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46:245-255
Greenwood, P.L., Davis, J.J., Gaunt, G.M. and Ferrier, G.R. (2006). Influences
on the loin and cellular characteristics of the m. longissimus lumborum of Australian
poll Dorset-sired lambs. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 57:1-12
Bell, A.W., Greenwood, P.L. and Ehrhardt, R.A. (2005). Regulation of metabolism
and growth during prenatal life. In: Biology and Metabolism of Growing Animals,
editors D.G. Burrin and H.J. Mersmann, pp. 3-34. Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
Harper, G.S., Lehnert, S.A. and Greenwood, P.L. (2005). Nutrition-gene interaction
(post-genomics): changes in gene expression through nutritional manipulations.
In: Applications of Gene-based Technologies for Improving Animal Production
in Developing Countries, editors H.P.S. Makkar and G.J. Viljoen, pp. 411-428.
IAEA, Vienna, Austria: Springer, The Netherlands.
Greenwood, P.L., Cafe, L.M., Hearnshaw, H. and Hennessy, D.W. (2005). Consequences
of nutrition and growth retardation early in life for growth and composition
of cattle and eating quality of beef. Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in
Australia 15:183-195
Greenwood, P.L., Hunt, A.S. and Bell, A.W. (2004). Effects of birth weight
and postnatal nutrition on neonatal sheep: IV. Organ growth. Journal of Animal
Science 82:422-428
Ehrhardt, R.A., Greenwood, P.L., Bell, A.W. and Boisclair, Y.R. (2003). Plasma
leptin is regulated predominantly by nutrition in preruminant lambs. Journal
of Nutrition 133:4196-4201
Greenwood, P.L. and Bell, A.W. (2003). Consequences of intrauterine growth
retardation for postnatal growth, metabolism and pathophysiology. Reproduction
Supplements 61:195-206
Greenwood, P.L. and Bell, A.W. (2003). Prenatal Nutritional Influences on Growth
and Development of Ruminants. Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia
14:57-73
Greenwood, P.L., Hunt, A.S., Slepetis, R.M., Finnerty, K.D., Alston, C., Beermann,
D.H. and Bell, A.W. (2002). Effects of birth weight and postnatal nutrition
on neonatal sheep: III. Regulation of energy metabolism. Journal of Animal Science
80:2850-2861.
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