Clive Phillips 

Biography

Clive Phillips studied agriculture are the University of Reading, UK. He then obtained a PhD in dairy cow nutrition and behaviour from the University of Glasgow. He lectured in and researched livestock production and welfare at the Universities of Cambridge and Wales. In 2003 he joined the University of Queensland as the inaugural Chair in Animal Welfare, where he established the Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics. Since that time he has been largely involved in animal welfare and ethics research, policy development in animal welfare and teaching students in a number of disciplines about animal welfare. He edits a journal in the field, Animals, and a series of books on animal welfare for Springer. He has published widely on animal welfare in the livestock industries, including animal transport. Recent books include The Animal Trade, published by CABI in 2015, and Principles of Cattle Production, 2nd edition, published by CABI in 2010. He chairs the Queensland Government's Animal Welfare Advisory Board. Research Interests

Research Interest

Clive Phillips' research interstes My research interests have centered on livestock production systems principally in developed countries, but with significant involvement of researchers from developing countries, some of whom have focused on problems in the developing regions. My early work focused on grazing systems for cattle and sheep, with a particular interest in supplementation and behaviour, which led to research on the involvement of sodium in livestock grazing systems. This developed into the risks to human and animal health and the environment posed by heavy metal contamination, with a focus on accumulation in livestock. Recently my research has covered a range of areas related to the welfare of animals, mainly livestock, and with a particular interest in the live export of cattle and sheep from Australia. Other research interests in my career have included agronomy, mainly of grasses, agroforestry systems, many aspects of sustainability of livestock production systems and latterly research ethics. The research has been funded mainly by government bodies, the EU in particular, with a significant programme funded by industry and to a lesser extent advocacy groups.