Rhiannon Handcock (@handcockr) 's Twitter Profile
Rhiannon Handcock

@handcockr

Animal Science PhD from Massey University. Co-founder and writer for The @agrisciencer - bridging the gap between scientists and the NZ farming industry

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Are you a university student, interested in the work we do at AgResearch, and looking for a summer internship? There are 8 based at the Invermay campus alone, including a few in the Animal Genomics team!πŸ”¬πŸ‘πŸ¦ŒπŸ„πŸ’» Details here: bit.ly/3l3JNIG

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Breeding season growth can increase reproductive rate in Merino ewe lambs. Check out our latest summary here >>> agrisciencer.com/post/breeding-…

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Finally back into writing ✍ Have a read of my latest summary if you have an interest in dairy heifers πŸ„ agrisciencer.com/post/do-heavie…

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Our latest summary looks at the effect of grazing a diverse pasture of plantain, Italian ryegrass, and red clover versus a ryegrass-white clover pasture on the liveweight gain and urinary nitrogen excretion of ram lambs. Rhiannon Handcock agrisciencer.com/post/live-weig…

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It's the 1st (oops 2nd) day of #SciCommSeptember - introduce yourself! Hi I'm Rhiannon I am based in Hamilton and work 2 jobs in animal science and genetics. In my spare time I communicate science for the Ag and farming sector. I have a πŸˆβ€β¬› 🀡 and need πŸ„πŸ‘πŸ‘

It's the 1st (oops 2nd) day of #SciCommSeptember - introduce yourself!

Hi I'm Rhiannon I am based in Hamilton and work 2 jobs in animal science and genetics. In my spare time I communicate science for the Ag and farming sector.

I have a πŸˆβ€β¬› 🀡 and need πŸ„πŸ‘πŸ‘
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Post #2 of #SciCommSeptember - your work/research I have a PhD in animal science and my research (so far) is in dairy cows The link below is a summary of my most recent published paper in Journal of Dairy Science | JDS Communications that investigated the performance of cows based on the age of their mothers

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#SciCommSeptember challenge #3 - Why STEM? At school I discovered my love of science and my love of cows. So I mushed the 2 together to complete a Bachelor of Science in Animal Sci and Agriculture and have never looked back! Now days I spend more time with πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» than with πŸ„

#SciCommSeptember challenge #3 - Why STEM?

At school I discovered my love of science and my love of cows. So I mushed the 2 together to complete a Bachelor of Science in Animal Sci and Agriculture and have never looked back! Now days I spend more time with πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» than with πŸ„
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#SciCommSeptember challenge #4 - favourite fact Kind of related to my research, but more so to my digestive issues with IBS Most hard cheeses (e.g cheddar) have little to no lactose in them πŸ§€ So can be safely enjoyed by those with lactose intolerance πŸ₯³ alittlebityummy.com/what-cheeses-a…