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William J. Wales is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, particularly focusing on ruminant nutrition, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and reproductive physiology.

The main fields of study for William J. Wales include Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of research cover Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Animal Science and Zoology, Small Animals, and Plant Science.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, reproductive physiology in livestock, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, animal behavior and welfare studies, animal health and immunology, and pasture and agricultural systems.

Frequent co-authors include Leah C. Marett, M.C. Hannah, Khageswor Giri, M.J. Auldist, and B. J. Leury.

William J. Wales has contributed to journals and publication venues such as:

  • Animals
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Animal Production Science
  • Metabolites

Notable recent papers include:

  • Gene expression of the heat stress response in bovine peripheral white blood cells and milk somatic cells in vivo, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Mitochondrial protein gene expression and the oxidative phosphorylation pathway associated with feed efficiency and energy balance in dairy cattle, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Genetic parameters for methane emission traits in Australian dairy cows, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Supplementing the diet of dairy cows with fat or tannin reduces methane yield, and additively when fed in combination, 2020, animal
  • Effects of Feeding either Red or White Grape Marc on Milk Production and Methane Emissions from Early-Lactation Dairy Cows, 2020, Animals

Best Publications

  • The Measurement of Entrepreneurial Orientation

    Jeffrey G. Covin;William J. Wales

  • Crafting High-Impact Entrepreneurial Orientation Research: Some Suggested Guidelines:

    Jeffrey G. Covin;William J. Wales

  • In Pursuit of Greatness: CEO Narcissism, Entrepreneurial Orientation, and Firm Performance Variance

    William J. Wales;Pankaj C. Patel;G. T. Lumpkin

  • Assessing a Measurement of Organizational Preparedness for Corporate Entrepreneurship

    Jeffrey S. Hornsby;Donald F. Kuratko;Daniel T. Holt;William J. Wales

  • Entrepreneurial orientation: The necessity of a multilevel conceptualization

    William J. Wales;Jeffrey G. Covin;Erik Monsen

  • Grape marc reduces methane emissions when fed to dairy cows

    P.J. Moate;S.R.O. Williams;V.A. Torok;M.C. Hannah

  • Accuracy of genomic predictions of residual feed intake and 250-day body weight in growing heifers using 625,000 single nucleotide polymorphism markers.

    J.E. Pryce;J. Arias;P.J. Bowman;S.R. Davis

  • Genomic Selection Improves Heat Tolerance in Dairy Cattle.

    J. B. Garner;M. L. Douglas;S. R. O. Williams;W. J. Wales

  • Effects of variations in herbage mass, allowance, and level of supplement on nutrient intake and milk production of dairy cows in spring and summer

    W. J. Wales;P. T. Doyle;C. R. Stockdale;D. W. Dellow

  • The status quo of research on entrepreneurial orientation: Conversational landmarks and theoretical scaffolding

    William J. Wales;Sascha Kraus;Matthias Filser;Matthias Filser;Christoph Stöckmann

  • Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle Alters Lipid Composition of Milk

    Z. Liu;V. Ezernieks;J. Wang;N. Wanni Arachchillage

  • Hot topic: Definition and implementation of a breeding value for feed efficiency in dairy cows

    J.E. Pryce;J.E. Pryce;O. Gonzalez-Recio;G. Nieuwhof;W.J. Wales

  • Invited review: An evaluation of the likely effects of individualized feeding of concentrate supplements to pasture-based dairy cows

    J.L. Hills;W.J. Wales;F.R. Dunshea;S.C. Garcia

  • Genomic selection for feed efficiency in dairy cattle

    J. E. Pryce;W. J. Wales;Y. de Haas;R. F. Veerkamp

  • Effects of feeding algal meal high in docosahexaenoic acid on feed intake, milk production, and methane emissions in dairy cows.

    P.J. Moate;S.R.O. Williams;M.C. Hannah;R.J. Eckard

  • Periparturient immunosuppression and strategies to improve dairy cow health during the periparturient period.

    J.W. Aleri;B.C. Hine;M.F. Pyman;P.D. Mansell

  • What about new entry? Examining the theorized role of new entry in the entrepreneurial orientation–performance relationship:

    William Wales;Johan Wiklund;Alexander McKelvie

  • A modified sulphur hexafluoride tracer technique enables accurate determination of enteric methane emissions from ruminants

    Matthew H. Deighton;Matthew H. Deighton;S. Richard O. Williams;Murray C. Hannah;Richard J. Eckard

  • Diurnal variation in ruminal pH on the digestibility of highly digestible perennial ryegrass during continuous culture fermentation.

    W.J. Wales;E.S. Kolver;P.L. Thorne;A.R. Egan

  • Variation in residual feed intake in Holstein-Friesian dairy heifers in southern Australia.

    Y.J. Williams;J.E. Pryce;C. Grainger;W.J. Wales

  • Responses of dairy cows to short-term heat stress in controlled-climate chambers

    J. B. Garner;M. Douglas;S. R. O. Williams;W. J. Wales

  • Background matters with the SF6 tracer method for estimating enteric methane emissions from dairy cows: A critical evaluation of the SF6 procedure

    S.R.O. Williams;P.J. Moate;M.C. Hannah;B.E. Ribaux

  • Effects of different strategies for feeding supplements on milk production responses in cows grazing a restricted pasture allowance

    M.J. Auldist;L.C. Marett;J.S. Greenwood;M. Hannah

  • Effect of level of grain supplementation on milk production responses of dairy cows in mid–late lactation when grazing irrigated pastures high in paspalum (Paspalum dilatatum Poir.)

    G. P. Walker;C. R. Stockdale;W. J. Wales;P. T. Doyle

  • Dry matter intake and nutrient selection by lactating cows grazing irrigated pastures at different pasture allowances in summer and autumn

    W. J. Wales;P. T. Doyle;D. W. Dellow

  • Holstein-Friesian calves selected for divergence in residual feed intake during growth exhibited significant but reduced residual feed intake divergence in their first lactation.

    K.A. Macdonald;J.E. Pryce;J.E. Pryce;R.J. Spelman;S.R. Davis

  • Effect of grain and straw supplementation on marginal milk-production responses and rumen fermentation of cows grazing highly digestible subterranean clover pasture

    W. J. Wales;P. T. Doyle

  • Diet Check: a tactical decision support tool for feeding decisions with grazing dairy cows

    J.W. Heard;D.C. Cohen;P.T. Doyle;W.J. Wales

  • Use of partial mixed rations in pasture-based dairying in temperate regions of Australia

    W. J. Wales;L. C. Marett;J. S. Greenwood;M. M. Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin J. Auldist
Martin J. Auldist Victoria University
Peter J. Moate
Peter J. Moate University of Melbourne
Joe L. Jacobs
Joe L. Jacobs University of Melbourne
Jennie E. Pryce
Jennie E. Pryce La Trobe University
Ben J. Hayes
Ben J. Hayes University of Queensland
Frank R. Dunshea
Frank R. Dunshea University of Melbourne
Brian J. Leury
Brian J. Leury University of Melbourne
Andrew D. Fisher
Andrew D. Fisher University of Melbourne
Emer Kennedy
Emer Kennedy Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Richard Eckard
Richard Eckard University of Melbourne

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