Rate My Professor Lea Labeur

Her research centers on sheep reproduction, lamb vigour and survival, and the physiological responses of livestock to environmental stressors, including cold exposure, shearing during pregnancy, heat stress, and prenatal stress. These investigations aim to enhance livestock welfare, productivity, and resilience amid climate variability. Labeur has authored or co-authored 20 publications, accumulating 118 citations. Notable works include 'Influence of acute mild winter conditions on the productivity of feedlot cattle: An Australian Perspective' (2024), 'Livestock Industry Career Readiness Unit - Strengthening Industry Relevant Teaching' (2024), 'Mid- and late-pregnancy ewe shearing affects lamb neonatal reactivity and vigour' (2020), 'Applications of Infrared Thermal Imaging and Rumen Boluses for Quantifying Heat Stress in Cattle' (2021), 'Infrared thermal imaging as a method to evaluate heat loss in newborn lambs' (2017), and her PhD thesis 'The effects of mild prenatal stress during mid-and late-pregnancy, on lamb vigour traits' (2018). In education, she contributes to courses such as ANS102: Introduction to the Animal Body and ANS303, and spearheaded the Livestock Industry Career Readiness Unit, incorporating industry tours and practical engagements to prepare students for agricultural careers. She has presented at symposia and collaborated on initiatives bridging academia and industry, including studies on career readiness and sheep resilience.