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D.N. D'Souza

D.N. D'Souza

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
23
Citations
2486
World Ranking
3057
National Ranking
156

Overview

D.N. D'Souza is primarily affiliated with the SunPork Group in Australia and has contributed extensively to research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field. Their work focuses on several subfields including Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, Genetics, Ecology, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

D'Souza has published in several notable venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Meat Science
  • animal
  • Animals
  • Animal Production Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating on various projects include R.J.E. Hewitt, K.J. Plush, Frank R. Dunshea, Robyn D. Warner, and Jurģis Zemītis, indicating a broad network within the research community.

Recent publications by D.N. D'Souza highlight involvement in applied and interdisciplinary studies related to animal science and agricultural impacts. Significant works include:

  • Pan-cancer analysis of advanced patient tumors reveals interactions between therapy and genomic landscapes (2020, Nature Cancer)
  • Use of bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy to provide a measure of body composition in sows (2020, animal)
  • Impact of COVID-19 on the Australian pork industry (2021, Animal Frontiers)
  • Heat stress of gilts around farrowing causes oxygen insufficiency in the umbilical cord and reduces piglet survival (2022, animal)
  • Balanced Chromosomal Rearrangements Associated with Hypoprolificacy in Australian Boars (Sus scrofa domesticus) (2021, Cells)

This body of work spans several complex issues in animal welfare, genetics, and environmental stressors, reflecting a comprehensive research agenda within the livestock and agricultural sectors.

Best Publications

  • Effects of dietary factors and other metabolic modifiers on quality and nutritional value of meat

    F.R. Dunshea;D.N. D’Souza;D.W. Pethick;G.S. Harper

  • The effect of dietary magnesium aspartate supplementation on pork quality.

    D N D'Souza;R D Warner;B J Leury;F R Dunshea

  • The impact of processing on sensory and objective measurements of sheep meat eating quality

    John Mitchell Thompson;D L Hopkins;D N D'Souza;P J Walker

  • The Effect Of Handling Pre-Slaughter And Carcass Processing Rate Post-Slaughter On Pork Quality

    D.N D'Souza;F.R Dunshea;R.D Warner;B.J Leury

  • Comparison of different dietary magnesium supplements on pork quality.

    D.N D'Souza;R.D Warner;F.R Dunshea;B.J Leury

  • The effect of genotype, sex and management strategy on the eating quality of pork

    D.N D’Souza;B.P Mullan

  • Effects of animal age on the eating quality of sheep meat

    D.W. Pethick;D.L. Hopkins;D.N. D'Souza;J.M. Thompson

  • Nutritional manipulation increases intramuscular fat levels in the Longissimus muscle of female finisher pigs

    D. N. D'Souza;D. W. Pethick;F. R. Dunshea;J. R. Pluske

  • Effect of on-farm and pre-slaughter handling of pigs on meat quality

    D. N. D'souza;R. D. Warner;F. R. Dunshea;B. J. Leury

  • The effect of dietary treatment on meat quality and on consumer perception of sheep meat eating quality

    D W Pethick;R Davidson;D L Hopkins;R H Jacob

  • The pattern of fat and lean muscle tissue deposition differs in the different pork primal cuts of female pigs during the finisher growth phase

    D.N. D'Souza;D.W. Pethick;F.R. Dunshea;D. Suster

  • Quantifying the hydration status of lambs in relation to carcass characteristics

    R.H. Jacob;D.W. Pethick;P. Clark;D.N. D'Souza

  • The accuracy of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), weight, and P2 back fat to predict half-carcass and primal-cut composition in pigs within and across research experiments

    D. Suster;B. J. Leury;C. D. Hofmeyr;D. N. D'Souza

  • The effect of genotype and castration method on the eating quality characteristics of pork from male pigs.

    D. N. D’Souza;B. P. Mullan

  • Ractopamine supplementation increases lean deposition in entire and immunocastrated male pigs

    K. L. Moore;F. R. Dunshea;B. P. Mullan;D. P. Hennessy

  • Impact of Non-Confinement Accommodation on Farrowing Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Farrowing Crates Versus Pens

    Dannielle Glencorse;Kate Plush;Susan Hazel;Darryl D'Souza

  • Developing a cuts-based system to improve consumer acceptability of pork: Impact of gender, ageing period, endpoint temperature and cooking method

    H.A. Channon;D.N. D'Souza;F.R. Dunshea

  • The influence of dietary magnesium supplement type, and supplementation dose and duration, on pork quality and the incidence of PSE pork

    D. N. D'Souza;R. D. Warner;B. J. Leury;F. R. Dunshea

  • Aitchbone hanging and ageing period are additive factors influencing pork eating quality.

    H.A. Channon;M.R. Taverner;D.N. D'Souza;R.D. Warner

  • A review - fat deposition and metabolism in the pig.

    F. R. Dunshea;D. N. D'Souza;J. E. Paterson

  • Estimating the impact of various pathway parameters on tenderness, flavour and juiciness of pork using Monte Carlo simulation methods.

    H.A. Channon;A.J. Hamilton;D.N. D'Souza;F.R. Dunshea

  • Effect of mixing boars during lairage and pre-slaughter handling on pork quality

    D. N. D'Souza;F. R. Dunshea;B. J. Leury;R. D. Warner

  • Dietary lecithin improves dressing percentage and decreases chewiness in the longissimus muscle in finisher gilts

    Henny Akit;Henny Akit;Cherie Louise Collins;Fahri T. Fahri;Alex Tsungyu Hung

  • Reducing the lysine to energy content in the grower growth phase diet increases intramuscular fat and improves the eating quality of the longissimus thoracis muscle of gilts

    D. N. D'Souza;D. W. Pethick;F. R. Dunshea;J. R. Pluske

  • The interaction between ractopamine supplementation, porcine somatotropin and moisture infusion on pork quality.

    K.L. Moore;B.P. Mullan;D.N. D'Souza

  • Guaranteeing the quality and integrity of pork - An Australian case study.

    H.A. Channon;D.N. D'Souza;R.G. Jarrett;G.S.H. Lee

  • Nutritional strategies affect carcass and pork quality but have no effect on intramuscular fat content of pork

    D. N. D'Souza;B. P. Mullan;D. W. Pethick;J. R. Pluske

  • Use of bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy to provide a measure of body composition in sows.

    T.L. Muller;L.C. Ward;K.J. Plush;J.R. Pluske

  • Diet composition and slaughter age up to 24 weeks have minimal impact on pork eating quality of loin steaks and silverside roasts from female pigs

    H.A. Channon;D.N. D'Souza;F.R. Dunshea

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank R. Dunshea
Frank R. Dunshea University of Melbourne
B.P. Mullan
B.P. Mullan Government of Western Australia
John R. Pluske
John R. Pluske Australasian Pork Research Institute
David W. Pethick
David W. Pethick Murdoch University
Robyn D. Warner
Robyn D. Warner University of Melbourne
Brian J. Leury
Brian J. Leury University of Melbourne
David L. Hopkins
David L. Hopkins Charles Sturt University
John Mitchell Thompson
John Mitchell Thompson University of New England
Robin H. Jacob
Robin H. Jacob Government of Western Australia
Roy N. Kirkwood
Roy N. Kirkwood University of Adelaide

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