Dr. Lauren O'Connor
Senior Research OfficerSchool of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences
Institute for Future Farming Systems
Dr. Lauren O’Connor is a senior research officer with the Precision Livestock Management team at CQUniversity. Lauren completed undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Sydney before joining CQUniversity in 2014 to complete her PhD. Lauren’s research has focused on relationships between animal behaviour and productivity and the use of technologies to capture research data. Lauren is currently involved in projects that are developing remote monitoring systems for across various cattle production systems.
Background
Current research projects:
· Automated Livestock Management Systems (ALMS) for Argentinian Production Systems
· Increasing the Uptake of Performance Recording Genetics through Automated Livestock Management Systems
Industry and funding partners:
· Meat & Livestock Australia
Universities Studied At
CQUniversity
University of Sydney
Universities Worked At
CQUniversity
Industry Reports
Publications
· Williams, L. R., Moore, S. T., Bishop-Hurley, G. J., & Swain, D. L. (2020). A sensor-based solution to monitor grazing cattle drinking behaviour and water intake. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 168, 105141.
· Tobin, C., Bailey, D. W., Trotter, M. G., & O'Connor, L. (2020). Sensor based disease detection: a case study using accelerometers to recognize symptoms of Bovine Ephemeral Fever. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 175, 105605
· Williams, L. R., Fox, D. R., Bishop-Hurley, G. J., & Swain, D. L. (2019). Use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to record grazing beef cattle water point use. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 156, 193-202.
· animal nutrition, 101(6), 1076-1092.
· Williams, L. R., Bishop-Hurley, G. J., Anderson, A. E., & Swain, D. L. (2017). Application of accelerometers to record drinking behaviour of beef cattle. Animal Production Science, 59(1), 122-132.
· Williams, L. R., Jackson, E. L., Bishop‐Hurley, G. J., & Swain, D. L. (2017). Drinking frequency effects on the performance of cattle: a systematic review. Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition, 101(6), 1076-1092
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 3002 Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
At the level of Associate Supervisor
