Biography/ Background
Research Interests
Publications

Dr Will van Wettere

Telephone	+61 8 8521 2911
Position	Lecturer
Email	william.vanwettere@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8313 7956
Building	Corridor Block
Floor/Room	G 03
Campus	Roseworthy
Org Unit	Veterinary Science

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Biography/ Background

Will completed his first degree (Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Hons)) at the University of Edinburgh, and worked for three years on dairy farms in New Zealand and South Australia. In 2006, he completed a PhD with Professor Paul Hughes and Dr Dean Revell on Reproductive Physiology of the Female Pig at the University of Adelaide. Following this, he accepted and completed a three year Pork CRC post-doctoral research fellowship, during which time his research focussed primarily on improving the reproductive performance of gilts and early parity sows. Will joined the University of Adelaide School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences in August 2009.

Research Interests

Will's research interests focus on the interface between nutritional status, ovarian function, oocyte developmental competence and early embryo development with the aim of improving the reproductive performance and longevity of female pigs. Additional research interests include understanding and alleviating seasonal infertility, and the development of alternative housing strategies for gestating and lactating sows.

Will's research focus involves collaborations within two research groups:

Production Animal Health Team

Reproduction and Genetics Team

Publications

van Wettere WH, Pain SJ, Stott PG, Hughes PE. (2008). Mixing gilts in early pregnancy does not affect embryo survival. Animal Reproduction Science. 104 (2-4); 382-388.

van Wettere WH, Hughes PE (2007). Gilt management, oocyte quality and embryo survival. In 'Paradigms in Pig Science" Eds. Wiseman J, Varley MA, McOrist S, Kemp B. pp 329 - 358

van Wettere WH, Revell DK, Mitchell M, Hughes PE. (2006). Increasing the age of gilts at first boar contact improves the timing and synchrony of the pubertal response but does not affect potential litter size. Animal Reproduction Science. 95 (1-2); 97 - 106.

Gatford KL, DeBlasio MJ, Roberts CT, Nottle MB, Kind KL, van Wettere WH, Smits RJ, Owens JA. (2009). Responses to maternal GH or ractopamine during early-mid pregnancy are similar in primiparous and multiparous pregnant pigs

Bartlett A, Pain SJ, Hughes PE, Stott P, van Wettere WH. (2009). The effects of PG600 and boar exposure on oestrus detection and potential litter size following mating at either the induced (pubertal) or second oestrus. Animal Reproduction Science. 114 (1-3); 219 - 227.

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