Staff Profile:
Dr Andrew Fisher BVSc, PhD
Associate Professor: Production Animal Management and Welfare
Dr Fisher graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Science in 1989 and after a period of working in Colac, Victoria, moved to the UK, later completing a PhD at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University College, Dublin.
He then moved to New Zealand where he carried out animal health and welfare research with dairy, cattle and sheep. Prior to taking up his current role, he was the leader of the Animal Welfare Group at CSIRO, which he joined in 2002.
In his role as Associate Professor, Dr Fisher is working to provide sustainable improvements in animal management and welfare for the benefit of both the farming industries and the community.
Dr Fisher's teaching responsibilities focus mainly on dairy and beef cattle and sheep, in particular looking at husbandry, health, production and welfare with involvement in veterinary public health.
Contact details:
Telephone: +613 83447352
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Teaching Responsibilities:
250-106 : Animal Health, Management & Welfare 1
250-216 : Animal Health, Management & Welfare 2
Field of Expertise:
Animal welfare and production animal management
Research Interests:
Assessment and alleviation of pain in domestic livestock
Welfare issues in animal health and production
Current Research Projects:
Assessment & enhancement of animal welfare in dairy production
Selected Publications:
Fisher, A.D., Paull, D.R., Lee, C., Atkinson, S.J. and Colditz, I.G. (2008). New research on pain-alleviating methods for farm animals. In: Scientific Assessment and Management of Animal Pain. Eds. D.J. Mellor, P.M. Thornber, A.C.D. Bayvel and S. Kahn. OIE Technical Series, Vol. 10. p 145-156
Fisher, A.D., Roberts, N., Bluett, S.J., Verkerk, G.A. and Matthews, L.R. (2008). Effects of shade provision on the behaviour, body temperature and milk production of grazing dairy cows during a New Zealand summer. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 51: 99-105.
Fisher, A.D., Morton ,R., Dempsey, J.M.A., Henshall, J.M. and Hill, J.R. (2008). Evaluation of a new approach for the estimation of the time of the LH surge in dairy cows using vaginal temperature and electrodeless conductivity measurements. Theriogenology 70: 1065-1074.
Lee, C. and Fisher, A.D. (2007). Welfare consequences of mulesing of sheep. Australian Veterinary Journal 85: 89-93.
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