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Dr Cameron Clark

B. Sc. Agr. (Hons), PhD (University of Sydney)
Senior Research Fellow

C04B - M C Franklin - Laboratory Camden
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 477324206
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Website FutureDairy

Biographical details

After spending 5 years as a DairyNZ farm systems scientist in New Zealand, Cameron has returned home to the University where he completed his PhD in dairy cow physiology. Having a keen interest in the dairy farming system, Cameron has conducted research across a broad range of topics as listed below.

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Research interests

Cameron’s current research focus is on automatic milking systems, specifically, increasing the volume of grazeable home grown feed within close vicinity to the dairy and the impacts of the forages on cow traffic and farm system management. This area of research is of increasing priority as the size of automatic milking system herds grow and with the impending commercial adoption of the high throughput robotic rotary. Cameron will also be working together with commercial farms during the decision making phase and in the early stages of implementing automatic milking to help ensure their success.
Previous research areas:

  • Best practice management of chicory and plantain to increase quality and quantity given differing grazing timings and severities
  • Ability to reduce urine patch N loading onto pasture by allocating differing timings of pasture allocation.
  • The development of a model to increase pasture growth on farm by determining the cause of differences in pasture growth between paddocks
  • The management of farmlet and plot trials aiming to grow 25tDM/ha of high quality grazable forage
  • Glasshouse trials investigating differences in type and quantity of water soluble carbohydrate in perennial ryegrass associated with defoliation timing.

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Current projects

  • Incorporating grazeable forages into automatic milking systems
  • Determining best practice grazing management of alternative (to pasture) forages
  • Evaluation of cow types suited to automatic milking systems

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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Fulkerson, W., Neal, J., Clark, C., Horadagoda, A., Nandra, K., Barchia, I. (2007). Nutritive value of forage species grown in the warm temperate climate of Australia for dairy cows: Grasses and legumes. Livestock Science, 107, 253-264.
  • Fulkerson, W., Nandra, K., Clark, C., Barchia, I. (2006). Effect of cereal-based concentrates on productivity of Holstein-Friesian cows grazing short-rotation ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) or kikuyu (Pennesitum clandestinum) pastures. Livestock Science, 103(1/2), 85-94.
  • Clark, C., Fulkerson, W., Nandra, K., Smith, H., Macmillian, K. (2006). Pattern of change in the concentration of milk acetone and its association with ovarian activity for pasture-based cows in early lactation. Livestock Science, 105(3), 144-150.
  • Clark, C., Fulkerson, W., Nandra, K., Barchia, I., Macmillian, K. (2005). The use of indicators to assess the degree of mobilisation of body reserves in Dairy cows in early lactation on a pasture-based diet. Livestock Science, 94(3), 199-211.

Conferences

  • Horadagoda, A., Garcia, S., Islam, M., Kaur Jhajj, R., Clark, C. (2012). Grazing preferences of forages by dairy cows in different seasons. 5th Australasian Dairy Science Symposium 2012, Melbourne, Australia: Department of Primary Industries.

2012

  • Horadagoda, A., Garcia, S., Islam, M., Kaur Jhajj, R., Clark, C. (2012). Grazing preferences of forages by dairy cows in different seasons. 5th Australasian Dairy Science Symposium 2012, Melbourne, Australia: Department of Primary Industries.

2007

  • Fulkerson, W., Neal, J., Clark, C., Horadagoda, A., Nandra, K., Barchia, I. (2007). Nutritive value of forage species grown in the warm temperate climate of Australia for dairy cows: Grasses and legumes. Livestock Science, 107, 253-264.

2006

  • Fulkerson, W., Nandra, K., Clark, C., Barchia, I. (2006). Effect of cereal-based concentrates on productivity of Holstein-Friesian cows grazing short-rotation ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) or kikuyu (Pennesitum clandestinum) pastures. Livestock Science, 103(1/2), 85-94.
  • Clark, C., Fulkerson, W., Nandra, K., Smith, H., Macmillian, K. (2006). Pattern of change in the concentration of milk acetone and its association with ovarian activity for pasture-based cows in early lactation. Livestock Science, 105(3), 144-150.

2005

  • Clark, C., Fulkerson, W., Nandra, K., Barchia, I., Macmillian, K. (2005). The use of indicators to assess the degree of mobilisation of body reserves in Dairy cows in early lactation on a pasture-based diet. Livestock Science, 94(3), 199-211.
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