Professor Alan Tilbrook
Research Chief, Livestock and Farming Systems
Qualifications
BSc (Agriculture) (Hons), University of
Western Australia
PhD (Animal Production), University of
Western Australia
Roles and expertise
Professor Alan Tilbrook is the Research
Chief of the Livestock and Farming
Systems division at SARDI. He plays
a key national leadership role in animal
welfare and is Deputy Director of the
Animal Welfare Science Centre.
He is one of two champions of the
National Animal Welfare Research,
Development and Extension (RD&E)
Strategy under the National Agricultural
RD&E Strategy. He chairs the National
Animal Welfare Steering Committee
and presides over the National Animal
Welfare Forum.
Prof Tilbrook is actively involved in the
National RD&E Strategy, representing
South Australia on the Animal Welfare,
Pork, Poultry Sheep, Red Meat (Red
Meat Co-investment Committee), Wool
and Dairy strategies. He also represents
SARDI on the Agricultural Biotechnology
Council of Australia. He is recognised
as a leader in research on reproduction,
endocrinology, stress and behaviour of a
range of animal species. He is committed
to working with SARDI researchers and
stakeholders to deliver applied outcomes
that are underpinned by rigorous and
high quality fundamental research.
The science programs in his division are
Animal Reproduction, Farming Systems,
Food Safety and Innovation, and Pigs
and Poultry.
Experience
Alan has a highly productive research
career. His research is conceptually
driven with a multidisciplinary and
integrative approach. Alan’s predominant
research interests are endocrinology
and neuroendocrinology of reproduction,
stress and animal behaviour and welfare,
across a range of species including,
sheep, pigs, poultry, goats, cattle and
humans.
He has developed cutting edge research
programs involving broad collaborative
initiatives nationally and with leaders in
overseas laboratories.
He has trained more than 50 research
students and postdoctoral researchers
and has an extensive publication record.
Alan also has wide experience in
education at the tertiary level.
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