Rate My Professor Angela Lees

Dr Angela Lees is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in the School of Environmental and Rural Science at the University of New England. She holds a PhD from The University of Queensland, where her doctoral research examined the behavioural, physiological, metabolic, and endocrinological responses of feedlot cattle to heat stress, along with potential mitigation opportunities. Earlier, in 2015, she completed a Master of Rural Science at the University of New England, focusing on remote body temperature measures in sheep.

Lees specializes in animal biometeorology, investigating the influence of climatic conditions on the performance, productivity, and welfare of production animals. Her research addresses heat stress in feedlot cattle, lactating dairy cows, live export sheep, and testicular thermoregulation in bulls. She leads a Meat and Livestock Australia-funded project (B.FLT.4009), developed in consultation with the Australian Lot Feeders Association, evaluating shade and shelter solutions for feedlot cattle in southern temperate environments. Her contributions extend to developing and refining heat load prediction models for dairy cattle, sheep, and breeding bulls. Notable publications include "The Impact of Heat Load on Cattle" (Animals, 2019), "The Influence of Temperament on Body Temperature Response to Handling in Angus Cattle" (Animals, 2020), "Influence of Kiwifruit Extract Infusion on Consumer Sensory Properties of Long-term Aged Beef" (Foods, 2019), "Effect of heat stress on rumen temperature of three breeds of cattle" (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2018), "Prediction models, assessment methodologies and biotechnological tools to quantify heat stress response in ruminant livestock" (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2019), and her PhD thesis "Biological Responses of Feedlot Cattle to Heat Load" (University of Queensland, 2016). These works underscore her impact on livestock thermal stress management and animal welfare in agriculture.