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Dr Rhiannon Handcock PhD, BSc(Hons)
Lecturer - Animal Breeding and Genetics
Doctoral Co-Supervisor School of Agriculture and EnvironmentProfessional
Contact details
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Location: AL Rae Centre for Genetics and Breeding, Homestead
Campus: Ruakura, Hamilton
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2019)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Massey University (2015)
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Co-Supervisor, Massey University
Research Expertise
Research Interests
My PhD was titled "Live weight and growth of dairy heifers are important for subsequent milk production and reproductive performance". During which I used a large dataset of dairy heifer liveweight records and investigated associations with future milk production, reproduction and stayability (survival).
My research interests include animal breeding, genetics for the improvement of livestock through selection, growth and development with a particular interest in the dairy sector.
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences (070000):
Animal Breeding (070201):
Animal Growth and Development (070202):
Animal Production (070200):
Animal Reproduction (070206):
Biological Sciences (060000):
Genetics (060400)
Keywords
genetics, animal breeding, dairy production, growth and development
Research Projects
Summary of Research Projects
Position | Current | Completed |
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Project Leader | 2 | 0 |
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Handcock, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R., Jenkinson, C., Laven, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R., Jenkinson, C., Laven, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
Conference
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Handcock, R., Lopez-Villalobos, N.

[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Handcock, R.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Back, P., Handcock, R.

Teaching and Supervision
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Co-supervisor | 1 | 0 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Jamie MacAlister
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Doctor of Philosophy
Added value wheat through applied genomic prediction
Media and Links
Other Links
- The AgriSciencer - Summarising research in agriculture and animal science for the farming sector of New Zealand