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Dr Stephanie Knott
BScAgr (Hons)(Syd), PhD (Melb)
Position Lecturer
Animal Physiology
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Location Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga
Phone 02 6933 2211
Fax 02 6933 4348
Email sknott@csu.edu.au
Career Brief
Dr Knott has a BScAgr (Hons) degree from Sydney University . On completing her undergraduate studies she worked for the Victorian Department of Primary Industries as an animal nutritionist, whilst undertaking PhD studies at the University of Melbourne . The focus of Dr Knott's PhD thesis was the physiology underlying the variation in feed conversion efficiency in meat sheep.
Dr Knott joined the staff of CSU in 2006 and has since been involved in curriculum development and delivery into both the Animal Science and Veterinary Science degree programs as well as research in the area of stress metabolism in sheep.
Research and Teaching
Research
Dr Knott is currently involved in undertaking research in the area of temperament and stress responses in sheep, in order to gain a greater understanding of factors influencing stress responses in animals, and how this may then relate to energy use. This work is currently funded through the EH Graham Centre.
Teaching
Dr Knott teaches across a number of subject areas including animal physiology and anatomy, animal nutrition, veterinary physiology and animal growth and development. She co-ordinates a first year subject for Animal Science, Agriculture and Equine Science students - Animal Anatomy and Physiology; and a second year subject for Animal Science students - Animal Growth and Development. She is involved in the curriculum development of the above subjects and is particularly involved in the development and implementation of the Animal Science degree.
Professional Links
- Member Australian Society of Animal Production
Interests
- Ruminant nutritional physiology, with particular emphasis on energy metabolism and stress and the implications stress has on animal production.
- fodder quality for livestock
- feed conversion efficiency in beef cattle and meat sheep
Selected Publications
Knott SA, Cummins LJ, Dunshea FR and Leury BJ (2008) Cortisol responses to adrenocorticotropin hormone and insulin-induced hypoglycaemia in rams of known feed efficiency. Domestic Animal Endocrinology - submitted May 2008.
Knott SA, Cummins LJ, Leury BJ and Dunshea, FR (2008) Less efficient rams are more responsive to an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) induced stress challenge. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 34:261-268 doi:10.1016/j.domaniend.2007.07.002
Knott SA, Cummins LJ, Dunshea FR and Leury BJ (2007) The use of different models for the estimation of residual feed intake (RFI) as a measure of feed efficiency in meat sheep. Animal Feed Science and Technology Special Edition, doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.05.013
Knott SA, Cummins LJ, Leury BJ and Dunshea, FR (2006) The importance of body composition in explaining variation in feed conversion efficiency and residual feed intake between meat sheep at two different ages. British Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting March 2006, York UK p. 153 .
Kearney GA , Knee BW, Graham JF and Knott, SA (2004) The length of test required to measure liveweight change when testing for feed efficiency in cattle. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 44, 411-414.