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51
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7662
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593
National Ranking
37

Overview

Greg M. Cronin is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and works primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research emphasizes Animal Science and Zoology, with additional focus areas including Small Animals, Genetics, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography.

Their scholarly output covers multiple interconnected topics. Key areas include:

  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine and Coastal Plant Biology

Their recent publications demonstrate a range of focuses within these topics. Selected papers include:

  • "Can accelerometer ear tags identify behavioural changes in sheep associated with parturition?" (2020) published in Animal Reproduction Science
  • "Causes of feather pecking and subsequent welfare issues for the laying hen: a review" (2020) published in Animal Production Science
  • "Developing a Simulated Online Model That Integrates GNSS, Accelerometer and Weather Data to Detect Parturition Events in Grazing Sheep: A Machine Learning Approach" (2021) published in Animals
  • "Potential for autonomous detection of lambing using global navigation satellite system technology" (2020) published in Animal Production Science
  • "Chemical Defenses, Protein Content, and Susceptibility to Herbivory of Diploid vs. Haploid Stages of the Isomorphic Brown Alga Dictyota ciliolata (Phaeophyta)" (2021) published by UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Greg M. Cronin include:

  • Eloise S. Fogarty
  • David L. Swain
  • L.E. Moraes
  • Mark Trotter
  • Mark E. Hay

Their research has been published predominantly in venues such as UNC Libraries, Animals, Animal Production Science, and Animal Reproduction Science. These reflect a mixture of interdisciplinary and specialized outlets consistent with their focus on animal sciences and biological systems.

Best Publications

  • A review of the welfare issues for sows and piglets in relation to housing

    J. L. Barnett;P. H. Hemsworth;G. M. Cronin;E. C. Jongman

  • The effects of immuno- and surgical-castration on the behaviour and consequently growth of group-housed, male finisher pigs

    G.M Cronin;F.R Dunshea;K.L Butler;I McCauley

  • Scientific assessment of animal welfare

    PH Hemsworth;DJ Mellor;GM Cronin;AJ Tilbrook

  • THE EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HOUSING ON BEHAVIOURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES RELATED TO THE WELFARE OF PREGNANT PIGS

    J.L. Barnett;C.G. Winfield;G.M. Cronin;P.H. Hemsworth

  • Effects of pen size, partial stalls and method of feeding on welfare-related behavioural and physiological responses of group-housed pigs

    J.L. Barnett;P.H. Hemsworth;G.M. Cronin;E.A. Newman

  • The effects of the gestation and farrowing environments on sow and piglet behaviour and piglet survival and growth in early lactation

    G.M. Cronin;G.J. Simpson;P.H. Hemsworth

  • Endogenous opioids are involved in abnormal stereotyped behaviours of tethered sows

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  • The effects of individual and group penning of pigs on total and free plasma corticosteroids and the maximum corticosteroid binding capacity

    J.L. Barnett;G.M. Cronin;C.G. Winfield

  • The effects of providing sawdust to pre-parturient sows in farrowing crates on sow behaviour, the duration of parturition and the occurrence of intra-partum stillborn piglets

    G.M. Cronin;B.N. Schirmer;T.H. McCallum;J.A. Smith

  • Behaviour classification of extensively grazed sheep using machine learning

    Eloise S. Fogarty;David L. Swain;Greg M. Cronin;Luis E. Moraes

  • The welfare of adult pigs: The effects of five housing treatments on behaviour, plasma corticosteroids and injuries

    J.L. Barnett;G.M. Cronin;C.G. Winfield;A.M. Dewar

  • A note on the relationship between the behavioural response of lactating sows to humans and the survival of their piglets

    Paul H Hemsworth;V Pedersen;Marie Cox;Greg M Cronin

  • Relationships between range access as monitored by radio frequency identification technology, fearfulness, and plumage damage in free-range laying hens.

    K. M. Hartcher;K. A. Hickey;P. H. Hemsworth;G. M. Cronin

  • The welfare of pigs in two farrowing/lactation environments: cortisol responses of sows

    G.M. Cronin;J.L. Barnett;F.M. Hodge;J.A. Smith

  • The behaviour of primiparous sows around farrowing in response to restraint and straw bedding

    G.M. Cronin;J.A. Smith;F.M. Hodge;P.H. Hemsworth

  • Effects of accommodation type and straw bedding around parturition and during lactation on the behaviour of primiparous sows and survival and growth of piglets to weaning

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  • The effects of environmental enrichment and beak-trimming during the rearing period on subsequent feather damage due to feather-pecking in laying hens

    K. M. Hartcher;K. M. Hartcher;K. T. N. Tran;S. J. Wilkinson;P. H. Hemsworth

  • The social and feeding behaviour of growing pigs in deep-litter, large group housing systems

    R.S Morrison;P.H Hemsworth;G.M Cronin;R.G Campbell

  • Effects of grouping unfamiliar adult pigs after dark, after treatment with amperozide and by using pens with stalls, on aggression, skin lesions and plasma cortisol concentrations

    J.L. Barnett;G.M. Cronin;T.H. McCallum;E.A. Newman

  • The influence of degree of adaptation to tetherhousing by sows in relation to behaviour and energy metabolism.

    G. M. Cronin;J. M. F. M. van Tartwijk;W. van der Hel;M. W. A. Verstegen

  • Effects of pen size/shape and design on aggression when grouping unfamiliar adult pigs

    J.L. Barnett;G.M. Cronin;T.H. McCallum;E.A. Newman

  • The effects of a perch, dust bath, and nest box, either alone or in combination as used in furnished cages, on the welfare of laying hens

    J. L. Barnett;R. Tauson;J. A. Downing;V. Janardhana

  • Effects of food and time of day on aggression when grouping unfamiliar adult pigs

    J.L. Barnett;G.M. Cronin;T.H. McCallum;E.A. Newman

  • Improving sheep production and welfare in extensive systems through precision sheep management

    Jessica E. Morris;Greg M. Cronin;Russell D. Bush

  • Effects of design of individual cage-stalls on the behavioural and physiological responses related to the welfare of pregnant pigs

    J.L. Barnett;P.H. Hemsworth;G.M. Cronin;E.A. Newman

  • Light intensity of 5 or 20 lux on broiler behavior, welfare and productivity.

    Jean-Loup Rault;Katie Clark;Peter J. Groves;Greg M. Cronin

  • Individual Ranging Behaviour Patterns in Commercial Free-Range Layers as Observed through RFID Tracking.

    Hannah Larsen;Greg M. Cronin;Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich;Carolynn L. Smith

  • Autonomous on-animal sensors in sheep research: A systematic review

    Eloise S. Fogarty;Dave L. Swain;Greg Cronin;Mark G. Trotter

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul H. Hemsworth
Paul H. Hemsworth University of Melbourne
Kym L. Butler
Kym L. Butler University of Melbourne
Peter C. Thomson
Peter C. Thomson University of Sydney
Knut Egil Bøe
Knut Egil Bøe Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Jean-Loup Rault
Jean-Loup Rault University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Aaron J. Cowieson
Aaron J. Cowieson DSM (Netherlands)
Inger Lise Andersen
Inger Lise Andersen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Frank R. Dunshea
Frank R. Dunshea University of Melbourne
Ellen C. Jongman
Ellen C. Jongman University of Melbourne
Grahame J Coleman
Grahame J Coleman University of Melbourne

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