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Dr Walkom is a Senior Research Fellow at the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU). AGBU is an internationally recognised research centre whose role is to carry out research, development, training and delivery of technology for the genetic improvement of livestock and plants. Dr Walkom’s research is focussed around maintaining and developing these tools to bring about realised industry change through genetic solutions and implement key findings into the analysis pipeline responsible for disseminating breeding values to breeders, allowing sheep and cattle breeders to take his research and produce real world change within their production systems. This is epitomised by Dr Walkom’s role to develop a genetic solution to footrot, a foot disease in sheep, estimated annual cost of $32 million to the Australian and $11 million to the New Zealand sheep industries. Dr Walkom’s current research projects cover a broad range of species including sheep (meat, wool, dairy), beef cattle, goats (meat and dairy) and bees. He is also involved with undergraduate teaching at UNE and supervision of postgraduate students.
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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25 years of multibreed: How a genetic evaluation has shaped the Australian Sheep Industry
Walkom, S. F., Bradley, P. E. & Brown, D. J., 31 Jul 2026, Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 2026. Iowa, United States of America, Vol. 2026. p. 1-4 23850Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Discovering genomic regions associated with parasite resistance in Australian sheep breeds
De las Heras-Saldana, S., Walkom, S. F. & Brown, D. J., 31 Jul 2026, Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Iowa, United States of America, Vol. 2026. p. 1-4 23642Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Estimating the Value of Including Resilience in a Multi-Trait Selection Index Designed for Australian Merino Sheep
Smith, E. G., Walkom, S. F. & Clark, S. A., 31 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 143, 2, p. 314-332Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the genetic architecture of fleece shedding in Australian sheep
Smith, E. G., Keiller, J. R., Kelly, M. P., Brown, D. J. & Walkom, S. F., 31 Jul 2026, Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Iowa, United States of America, Vol. 2026. p. 1-4 23635Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Sheep genetics after 20 years: Driving innovation in genetic evaluation for the Australian sheep industry and beyond
Bradley, P. E., Bradford, C. E., Byrne, A. I., Hodge, M. J., Walkom, S. F. & Brown, D. J., 31 Jul 2026, Proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Iowa, United States of America, Vol. 2026. p. 1-4 23568Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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MG: Measured Goats in the Rangelands – Realising the Potential
Walkom, S. (UNE Lead Investigator)
1/03/24 → 15/05/28
Project: Research Consultancy
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KIDPLAN Reproduction Trait Development and Extension Support
Walkom, S. (UNE Lead Investigator)
10/04/24 → 28/06/24
Project: Research Consultancy
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Routine Genetic Evaluation of Dairy Sheep and Goats
Walkom, S. (UNE Lead Investigator), Alexandri, R. (Co-Investigator) & Brown, D. (Co-Investigator)
1/03/21 → 1/03/21
Project: Grant
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Genetic evaluation of resistance to footrot in sheep, including commercialisation of the research breeding value for footrot via MERINOSELECT
Walkom, S. (UNE Lead Investigator) & Brown, D. (Co-Investigator)
1/12/18 → 31/07/20
Project: Grant
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Producer Innovation Fast Track
Clark, S. (UNE Lead Investigator) & Walkom, S. (Co-Investigator)
27/11/17 → 2/03/18
Project: Grant