Honorary Professor Robert Dixon
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
+61 7 4936 0339
Journal Articles
Schild, C. O., Boabaid, F. M., Olivera, L. G.S., Armendano, J. I., Saravia, A., Custodio, A., Algorta, J., Alvarez, C., Jaurena, M., Dixon, R. M. and Riet-Correa, F. (2023). Response of cows with osteomalacia grazing sub-tropical native pastures to phosphorus supplementation with loose mineral mix or feed blocks. Veterinary Journal, 298-299 106013, 106013. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2023.106013
Dixon, R. M. and Mayer, R. J. (2023). Availability to ruminants of nitrogen in senesced C4 tropical grasses. Animal Production Science, 63 (3), 269-278. doi: 10.1071/an22197
Dixon, R. M., Sullivan, M. T., O'Connor, S. N. and Mayer, R. J. (2022). Diet quality, liveweight change and responses to N supplements by cattle grazing Astrebla spp. (Mitchell grass) pastures in the semi-arid tropics in north-western Queensland, Australia. Rangeland Journal, 44 (2), 97-113. doi: 10.1071/RJ21056
Dejene, Mesfin, Dixon, Rob M., Walsh, Kerry B., McNeill, David, Seyoum, Solomon and Duncan, Alan J. (2021). High‐cut harvesting of maize stover and genotype choice can provide improved feed for ruminants and stubble for conservation agriculture. Agronomy Journal, 114 (1) agj2.20874, 187-200. doi: 10.1002/agj2.20874
Dejene, Mesfin, Dixon, Rob M., Duncan, Alan J., Walsh, Kerry B., McNeill, David and Wolde-Meskel, Endalkachew (2021). Yields and the nutritive value of early harvested common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) crop residues for ruminants. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 33 (9), 1-8.
Schild, Carlos O., Boabaid, Fabiana M., Olivera, Luiz G.S., Machado, Mizael, Vildoza, Ana, Saravia, Anderson, Custodio, Alejandra, Command, Carolina, Martinez, Agustín, Jaurena, Martín, Dixon, Rob and Riet-Correa, Franklin (2021). Osteomalacia as a result of phosphorus deficiency in beef cattle grazing subtropical native pastures in Uruguay. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 33 (5), 1018-1022. doi: 10.1177/10406387211025828
Dixon, Rob M. and Mayer, Robert J. (2021). Effects of a nitrogen-based supplement on intake, live weight and body energy reserves in breeding Bos indicus cross cows. Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 9 (1), 70-80. doi: 10.17138/tgft(9)70-80
Dixon, R. M., Shotton, P. and Mayer, R. (2020). Diets selected and growth of steers grazing buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris cv. Gayndah)–Centro (Centrosema brasilianum cv. Oolloo) pastures in a seasonally dry tropical environment. Animal Production Science, 60 (11), 1459-1468. doi: 10.1071/an19327
Dixon, R. M., Anderson, S. T., Kidd, L. J. and Fletcher, M. T. (2020). Management of phosphorus nutrition of beef cattle grazing seasonally dry rangelands: a review. Animal Production Science, 60 (7), 863-879. doi: 10.1071/an19344
Bowen, M. K., Chudleigh, F., Dixon, R. M., Sullivan, M. T., Schatz, T. and Oxley, T. (2020). The economics of phosphorus supplementation of beef cattle grazing northern Australian rangelands. Animal Production Science, 60 (5), 683-693. doi: 10.1071/AN19088
Dixon, R. M. and Mayer, R. J. (2020). Estimating the voluntary intake by sheep of tropical grasses from digestibility, regrowth-age and leaf content: a meta-analysis. Animal Production Science, 60 (14), 1694-1703. doi: 10.1071/AN19531
Silva, L. F. P., Dixon, R. M. and Costa, D. F. A. (2019). Nitrogen recycling and feed efficiency of cattle fed protein-restricted diets. Animal Production Science, 59 (11), 2093-2107. doi: 10.1071/an19234
Coates, David B., Dixon, Rob M. and Mayer, Robert J. (2019). Between-year variation in the effects of phosphorus deficiency in breeder cows grazing tropical pastures in northern Australia. Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 7 (3), 223-233. doi: 10.17138/TGFT(7)223-233
Dixon, R. M., Coates, D. B., Mayer, R. J. and Miller, C. P. (2019). Alternative rib bone biopsy measurements to estimate changes in skeletal mineral reserves in cattle. Animal, 13 (01), 119-126. doi: 10.1017/S175173111800068X
Dejene, Mesfin, Dixon, Rob M., Duncan, Alan J., Wolde-meskel, Endalkachew, Walsh, Kerry B. and McNeill, David (2018). Variations in seed and post-harvest residue yields and residues quality of common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) as a ruminant feedstuff. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 244, 42-55. doi: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2018.07.017
Dixon, R. M., Fletcher, M. T., Goodwin, K. L., Reid, D. J., Yong, K.W.L., McNeill, D. M. and Petherick, J. C. (2018). Learned behaviours lead to bone ingestion by phosphorus-deficient cattle. Animal Production Science, 59 (5), 921-932. doi: 10.1071/AN17251
Anderson, S. T., Kidd, L. J., Benvenutti, M. A., Fletcher, M. T. and Dixon, R. M. (2017). New candidate markers of phosphorus status in beef breeder cows. Animal Production Science, 57 (11), 2291-2303. doi: 10.1071/AN17363
Dixon, R. M., Kidd, L. J., Coates, D. B., Anderson, S. T., Benvenutti, M. A., Fletcher, M. T. and McNeill, D. M. (2017). Utilising mobilisation of body reserves to improve the management of phosphorus nutrition of breeder cows. Animal Production Science, 57 (11), 2280-2290. doi: 10.1071/AN17324
Dixon, R. M., Anderson, A. and Petherick, J. C. (2017). Inclusion of cottonseed meal into loose mineral mix supplements increases the voluntary intake of the supplement by grazing heifers. Animal Production Science, 57 (2), 315-319. doi: 10.1071/AN15181
Coates, D. B., Dixon, R. M., Murray, R. M., Mayer, R. J. and Miller, C. P. (2016). Bone mineral density in the tail-bones of cattle: Effect of dietary phosphorus status, liveweight, age and physiological status. Animal Production Science, 58 (5), 801-810. doi: 10.1071/AN16376
Coates, D. B., Dixon, R. M, Mayer, R. and Murray R. M. (2015). Validation of single photon absorptiometry for on-farm measurement of density and mineral content of tail bone in cattle. Animal Production Science, 56 (12), 2054-2059. doi: 10.1071/AN15068
Dixon, R. M. (2013). Controlling voluntary intake of molasses-based supplements in grazing cattle. Animal Production Science, 53 (3), 217-225. doi: 10.1071/AN12130
Boval, M. and Dixon, R.M. (2012). The importance of grasslands for animal production and other functions: a review on management and methodological progress in the tropics. Animal, 6 (5), 748-762. doi: 10.1017/S1751731112000304
Dixon, R. M., Playford, C. and Coates, D. B. (2011). Nutrition of beef breeder cows in the dry tropics. 1. Effects of nitrogen supplementation and weaning on breeder performance. Animal Production Science, 51 (6), 515-528. doi: 10.1071/AN10082
Coates, D. B. and Dixon, R. M. (2011). Developing robust faecal near infrared spectroscopy calibrations to predict diet dry matter digestibility in cattle consuming tropical forages. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 19 (6), 507-519. doi: 10.1255/jnirs.967
Dixon, R. M., Playford, C. and Coates, D. B. (2011). Nutrition of beef breeder cows in the dry tropics. 2. Effects of time of weaning and diet quality on breeder performance. Animal Production Science, 51 (6), 529-540. doi: 10.1071/AN10083
Dixon, R.M. and Coates, D.B. (2010). Diet quality estimated with faecal near infrared reflectance spectroscopy and responses to N supplementation by cattle grazing buffel grass pastures. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 158 (3-4), 115-125. doi: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.04.002
Dixon, Robert and Coates, David (2009). Near infrared spectroscopy of faeces to evaluate the nutrition and physiology of herbivores. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 17 (1), 1-31. doi: 10.1255/jnirs.822
Coates, David B. and Dixon, Rob M. (2008). Development of near infrared analysis of faeces to estimate non-grass proportions in diets selected by cattle grazing tropical pastures. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 16 (5), 471-480. doi: 10.1255/jnirs.815
Dixon, R. M., Smith, D. R. and Coates, D. B. (2007). Using faecal NIRS to improve nutritional management of breeders in the seasonally dry tropics.. Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, 16, 135-145.
Dixon, R. M. and Coates, D. B. (2005). The use of faecal NIRS to improve nutritional management of cattle in northern Australia. Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, 15, 65-75.
Conference Papers
Dixon, Rob, Anderson, Stephen, Kidd, Lisa and Fletcher, Mary (2020). Phosphorus nutrition in ruminants grazing tropical rangelands. Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), , Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI . doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036200
Dixon, Rob, Anderson, Stephen, Kidd, Lisa and Fletcher, Mary (2020). Blood phosphorus concentration as an indicator of phosphorus deficiency in growing cattle. Third International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019) , Brisbane, Australia, 11–13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI . doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036136
Hopkins, Kylie, Bowen, Maree, Dixon, Rob and Reid, David (2019). Evaluating crude protein concentration of leucaena forage and the dietary legume content selected by cattle grazing leucaena and C4 grasses in northern Australia. International Leucaena Conference (ILC), Brisbane Australia, 29 October - 3 November 2018. Cali, Colombia: International Center for Tropical Agriculture. doi: 10.17138/TGFT(7)189-192
Dixon, R., Anderson, S., Coates, D., Kidd, L. and Fletcher, M. (2018). The management of phosphorus nutrition of beef cattle grazing seasonally dry rangelands. Zootecnia Brasil, Goiania-GO, Brazil, 27-30 August 2018.
Anderson, S. T., Benvenutti, M. A., Steiger, N., Goodwin, K. L., Kidd, L. J., Fletcher, M. T. and Dixon, R. M. (2018). Effects of phosphorus (P) and energy intakes on plasma markers of P deficiency in pregnant heifers. EAAP Annual Meeting 2018, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 27-31 August 2018.
Ouwerkerk, D., Fletcher, M., Laycock, B., Gilbert, R., Hungerford, N., Gauthier, E., Dixon, R., Silva, L. and Klieve, A. (2018). Improving beef production through management of plant toxins – strategies for the Pimelea problem. Beef Australia 2018, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, 7-10 May 2018.
Egiju, M. D., Dixon, R. M., Duncan, A. J., McNeill, D. M., Walsh, K. and Woldemeskel, E. (2016). Variability in food fodder traits in grain legume genotypes in Ethiopia. TropAg2015, Brisbane, Australia, 16-18 November 2016.
Dixon, R. M., Fletcher, M. T., Goodwin, K. L., Reid, D. J., McNeill, D. M., Yong, K. W. L. and Petherick, J. C. (2015). Attraction of phosphorus-deficient cattle to bones. Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 26-28 October 2015. Armidale, NSW, Australia: School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England.
Dixon, R. M., Reid, D. J. and Coates, D. B. (2015). Estimating phosphorus intake from faeces in cattle grazing tropical pastures. TropAg2015, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 16-18 November 2015.
Dixon, R. M. and Coates, D. B. (2015). Application of faecal near infrared spectroscopy to manage the nutrition and productivity of grazing ruminants. First International Conference on Forages in Warm Climates, Lavras, Brazil, 1-3 June 2015. Lavras, Brazil:
Benvenutti, M., Dixon, R. M., Goodwin, K. L., Kidd, L., Mayer, R., Fletcher, M. T. and Anderson, S. (2015). Responses of Bos indicus cows in early lactation to dietary phosphorus deficiency. Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 26-28 October 2015. Armidale, NSW, Australia: School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England.
Castells, L., Dixon, R. M., Kidd, L., Goodwin, K. L., Mayer, R., Fletcher, M. T. and McNeill, D. M. (2015). Capacity of young cows to gain bone and improve lactation. Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition in Australia, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 26-28 October 2015. Armidale, NSW, Australia: School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England.
Castells domingo, Llorenc, McNeill, David, Dixon, Robert, Kidd, Lisa, Fletcher, Mary T. and Goodwin, Kerry (2014). Phosphorus supplements in pregnancy improve lactation performance of young cows. International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores/International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology, Canberra A.C.T., 8-12 September 2014. Toowong, QLD Australia: The Australian Society of Animal Production.
Castells, L., McNeill, D. M., Dixon, R. M., Kidd, L. J., Fletcher, M. T. and Goodwin, K. (2014). Phosphorous supplements in pregnancy improve lactation performance of young cows. Joint ISNH/ISRP International Conference 2014: Harnessing the Ecology and Physiology of Herbivores, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 8-12 September 2014. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Society for Animal Production.
Dixon, R. M. and Coates, D. B. (2011). The relationship between the concentration of phosphorus in the diet and in faeces of cattle grazing tropical grass and grass-legume pastures. Eighth International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores, Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom, 6-9 September 2011. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Dixon, R. M. (2011). A meta-analysis of the responses to non-protein nitrogen supplementation by cattle grazing native pastures in the seasonally dry tropics. Eighth International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivires, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK, 6-9 September 2011. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Dixon, R. M. and Coates, D. B. (2011). Validation of faecal near infrared spectroscopy to estimate digestibility and crude protein content of tropical forage diets consumed by cattle.. Eighth International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK, 6-9 September 2011. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Buck, Stuart, Thornton, Craig and Dixon, Rob (2011). Diet quality of cattle grazing grass or leucaena-grass pastures in Central Qld. Northern Beef Research Update Conference (NBRUC 2011), Darwin, Australia, 3-4 August 2011. Park Ridge, QLD, Australia: North Australia Beef Research Council.
Dixon, Rob, Coates, David, Holmes, Bill, English, Bernie and Rolfe, Joe (2011). Phosphorus nutrition and management - overcoming constraints to woder adoption. Northern Beef Research Update Conference, Darwin, Australia, 3-4 August 2011. Park Ridge, QLD, Australia: North Australia Beef Research Council.
Coates, D. B. and Dixon, R. M. (2010). Fecal NIRS calibration for predicting protein and digestibility in the diet of cattle: fistulate and pen feeding procedures for generating diet-faecal pairs. Shining Light on Manure Improves Livestock and Land Management, Reno, NV, United States, 9-16 February 2007. College Station, TX, United States: Texas AgriLife Research and Society for Range Management.
Dixon, Rob, Coates, David and Jackson, Desiree (2010). Utilizing faecal near infrared spectroscopy to improve nutritional management of grazing cattle in the tropics of northern Australia. SAPT 2010: The International Congress "Sustainable Animal Production in the Tropics", Le Gosier, Guadeloupe, 14-18 November 2010. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/S2040470010000579
Boval, M., Laca, E. A., Carvalho, P. C. and Dixon, R. (2010). Pastures for animal production in the tropics: Importance, management, criteria and methodological progress. International Symposium on Sustainable Animal Production in the Tropics: Farming in a Changing World, Guadeloupe, French Caribbean, 15-18 November 2010.. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/S2040470010000555
Dixon, R. M. and Coates, D. B. (2010). Application of near infrared spectroscopy to improve animal production in developing countries. FAO/IAEA International Symposium on Sustainable Improvement of Animal Production and Health, Vienna, Austria, 2-11 June 2009. Rome, Italy: FAO.
Dixon, R. M. and Coates, D. B. (2008). Diet quality and liveweight gain of steers grazing Leucaena-grass pasture estimated with faecal near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (F. NIRS). 27th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Animal Production, Brisbane, Australia, 24-27 June 2008. Collingwood, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/EA08007
Coates, D. B. and Dixon, R. M. (2008). Faecal near infrared reflectance spectroscopy estimates of diet quality and responses to nitrogen supplements by cattle grazing Bothriochloa pertusa pastures. 27th Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Animal Production, Brisbane, Australia, 24-27 June 2008. Collingwood, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/EA08004
Dixon, R. M. and Zhu, G. (2007). Measurement of the leaf content of tropical grasses with near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. 12th International Conference on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Auckland, NZ, 9-15 April 2005. Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand Near Infrared Spectroscopy Society.
Coates, D. B. and Dixon, R. M. (2007). Faecal near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (F.NIRS) measurements of non-grass proportions in the diet of cattle grazing tropical rangelands. 14th Biennial Australian Rangeland Society, Renmark, Australia, 3-7 September 2006. Collingwood, VIC, Australia: C S I R O Publishing. doi: 10.1071/RJ07011