Dr Anne Beasley
Senior Lecturer Animal Sci & Production
School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
Researcher biography
Anne is a Senior Lecturer in Animal Science and Production with a diverse range of research interests spanning parasitology, immunology, endocrinology, and nutrition. Her academic journey began in Equine Science before expanding into Agricultural Science, providing a broad foundation for her current work. Anne's PhD research focused on the physiological mechanisms underlying periparturient relaxation of immunity to gastrointestinal worms in sheep, a multidisciplinary topic that sparked her ongoing interest in host-parasite interactions. During her postdoctoral research, she contributed to projects on anthelmintic resistance in key equine and cattle parasites and the development of molecular diagnostic tools. Her current research continues to advance equine parasitology through student supervision and industry collaboration, while also expanding into small ruminant parasite management, nutrition, production, and methane emissions. With a strong industry focus, Anne is committed to producing practical research outcomes that enhance the management of horses and livestock.
Journal Articles
Beasley, A., Abbas, G., Hughes, K., El-Hage, C., Jacobson, C., Bauquier, J., Wilkes, E., Carrigan, P., Cudmore, L., Hurley, J., Beveridge, I., Nielsen, M. and Jabbar, A. (2025). Australian guidelines for equine internal parasite management. Australian Veterinary Journal. doi: 10.1111/avj.13424
Abbas, Ghazanfar, Bauquier, Jenni, Beasley, Anne, Jacobson, Caroline, El-Hage, Charles, Wilkes, Edwina J.A., Carrigan, Peter, Cudmore, Lucy, Hurley, John, Beveridge, Ian, Nielsen, Martin K., Hughes, Kristopher J., Stevenson, Mark A. and Jabbar, Abdul (2024). Worm control practices used by Thoroughbred horse managers in Australia: A national survey. Veterinary Parasitology, 327 110116. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110116
Abbas, Ghazanfar, Ghafar, Abdul, McConnell, Emma, Beasley, Anne, Bauquier, Jenni, Wilkes, Edwina J.A., El-Hage, Charles, Carrigan, Peter, Cudmore, Lucy, Hurley, John, Gauci, Charles G., Beveridge, Ian, Ling, Elysia, Jacobson, Caroline, Stevenson, Mark A., Nielsen, Martin K., Hughes, Kristopher J. and Jabbar, Abdul (2024). A national survey of anthelmintic resistance in ascarid and strongylid nematodes in Australian Thoroughbred horses. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 24 100517, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2023.11.006
Abbas, Ghazanfar, Ghafar, Abdul, Beasley, Anne, Stevenson, Mark A., Bauquier, Jenni, Koehler, Anson V., Wilkes, Edwina J.A., McConnell, Emma, El-Hage, Charles, Carrigan, Peter, Cudmore, Lucy, Hurley, John, Gauci, Charles G., Beveridge, Ian, Jacobson, Caroline, Nielsen, Martin K., Hughes, Kristopher J. and Jabbar, Abdul (2024). Understanding temporal and spatial distribution of intestinal nematodes of horses using faecal egg counts and DNA metabarcoding. Veterinary Parasitology, 325 110094, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2023.110094
Abbas, Ghazanfar, Stevenson, Mark A., Bauquier, Jenni, Beasley, Anne, Jacobson, Caroline, El-Hage, Charles, Wilkes, Edwina J. A., Carrigan, Peter, Cudmore, Lucy, Hurley, John, Beveridge, Ian, Nielsen, Martin K., Hughes, Kristopher J. and Jabbar, Abdul (2023). Assessment of worm control practices recommended by equine veterinarians in Australia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10 1305360, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1305360
Abbas, Ghazanfar, Ghafar, Abdul, Bauquier, Jenni, Beasley, Anne, Ling, Elysia, Gauci, Charles G., El-Hage, Charles, Wilkes, Edwina J.A., McConnell, Emma, Carrigan, Peter, Cudmore, Lucy, Hurley, John, Beveridge, Ian, Nielsen, Martin K., Stevenson, Mark A., Jacobson, Caroline, Hughes, Kristopher J. and Jabbar, Abdul (2023). Prevalence and diversity of ascarid and strongylid nematodes in Australian Thoroughbred horses using next-generation sequencing and bioinformatic tools. Veterinary Parasitology, 323 110048, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2023.110048
Macdonald, Stephanie L., Abbas, Ghazanfar, Ghafar, Abdul, Gauci, Charles G., Bauquier, Jenni, El-Hage, Charles, Tennent-Brown, Brett, Wilkes, Edwina J. A., Beasley, Anne, Jacobson, Caroline, Cudmore, Lucy, Carrigan, Peter, Hurley, John, Beveridge, Ian, Hughes, Kristopher J., Nielsen, Martin K. and Jabbar, Abdul (2023). Egg reappearance periods of anthelmintics against equine cyathostomins: the state of play revisited. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 21, 28-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2022.12.002
Kho, Elise A., Fernandes, Jill N., Tilbrook, Alan J., Fox, Glen P., Sikulu-Lord, Maggy T., Kotze, Andrew C., Beasley, Anne M., James, Peter J., Tolleson, Douglas R. and Cozzolino, Daniel (2023). State of the art and the future of fecal analysis using infrared spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 58 (10), 755-785. doi: 10.1080/05704928.2022.2143795
Ghafar, Abdul, Abbas, Ghazanfar, Beasley, Anne, Bauquier, Jenni, Wilkes, Edwina J.A., Jacobson, Caroline, McConnell, Emma, El-Hage, Charles, Carrigan, Peter, Cudmore, Lucy, Tennent-Brown, Brett, Hurley, John, Nielsen, Martin K., Gauci, Charles G., Beveridge, Ian, Hughes, Kristopher J. and Jabbar, Abdul (2023). Molecular diagnostics for gastrointestinal helminths in equids: past, present and future. Veterinary Parasitology, 313 109851, 109851. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2022.109851
Leo-Penu, C. L. O., Beasley, A. M., Poppi, D. P., Norton, B. W., Eyre, K. E., McLennan, S. R. and Quigley, S. P. (2022). Liveweight gain and metabolisable energy requirements of young entire male Australian Rangeland goats in response to supplementation. Animal Production Science, 62 (11), 1020-1028. doi: 10.1071/an21509
Abbas, Ghazanfar, Ghafar, Abdul, Hurley, John, Bauquier, Jenni, Beasley, Anne, Wilkes, Edwina J. A., Jacobson, Caroline, El-Hage, Charles, Cudmore, Lucy, Carrigan, Peter, Tennent-Brown, Brett, Gauci, Charles G., Nielsen, Martin K., Hughes, Kristopher J., Beveridge, Ian and Jabbar, Abdul (2021). Cyathostomin resistance to moxidectin and combinations of anthelmintics in Australian horses. Parasites and Vectors, 14 (1) 597, 597. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-05103-8
Abbas, Ghazanfar, Ghafar, Abdul, Koehler, Anson V., Bauquier, Jenni, Wilkes, Edwina J. A., Jacobson, Caroline, Beasley, Anne, Hurley, John, Cudmore, Lucy, Carrigan, Peter, Tennent-Brown, Brett, El-Hage, Charles, Nielsen, Martin K., Gauci, Charles G., Hughes, Kristopher J., Beveridge, Ian and Jabbar, Abdul (2021). Molecular detection of Strongyloides sp. in Australian Thoroughbred foals. Parasites and Vectors, 14 (1) 444, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04966-1
Ghafar, Abdul, Abbas, Ghazanfar, King, Justine, Jacobson, Caroline, Hughes, Kristopher J., El-Hage, Charles, Beasley, Anne, Bauquier, Jenni, Wilkes, Edwina J.A., Hurley, John, Cudmore, Lucy, Carrigan, Peter, Tennent-Brown, Brett, Nielsen, Martin K., Gauci, Charles G., Beveridge, Ian and Jabbar, Abdul (2021). Comparative studies on faecal egg counting techniques used for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites of equines: a systematic review. Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 1 100046, 100046-1. doi: 10.1016/j.crpvbd.2021.100046
Kho, Elise A., Fernandes, Jill N., Kotze, Andrew C., Fox, Glen P., Sikulu-Lord, Maggy T., Beasley, Anne M., Moore, Stephen S. and James, Peter J. (2020). Influence of environmental factors on the detection of blood in sheep faeces using visible-near-infrared spectroscopy as a measure of Haemonchus contortus infection. Parasites and Vectors, 13 (1) 591, 591. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04468-6
Kho, Elise A., Fernandes, Jill N., Kotze, Andrew C., Fox, Glen P., Lord, Maggy, Beasley, Anne M., Moore, Stephen S. and James, Peter J. (2020). Visible-near infrared spectroscopy for detection of blood in sheep faeces. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 28 (5-6), 255-266. doi: 10.1177/0967033520927519
Beasley, A. M., Kotze, A. C., Barnes, T. S. and Coleman, G. T. (2020). Equine helminth prevalence and management practices on Australian properties as shown by coprological survey and written questionnaire. Animal Production Science, 60 (18), 2131-2144. doi: 10.1071/AN18378
Kho, Elise A., Fernandes, Jill N., Kotze, Andrew C., Sikulu-Lord, Maggy T., Fox, Glen P., Beasley, Anne M., Moore, Stephen S. and James, Peter J. (2020). Detection of Haemonchus contortus nematode eggs in sheep faeces using near and mid-infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 28 (5-6), 096703352092449-254. doi: 10.1177/0967033520924491
Saeed, Muhammad A., Beveridge, Ian, Abbas, Ghazanfar, Beasley, Anne, Bauquier, Jenni, Wilkes, Edwina, Jacobson, Caroline, Hughes, Kris J., El-Hage, Charles, O'Handley, Ryan, Hurley, John, Cudmore, Lucy, Carrigan, Peter, Walter, Lisa, Tennent-Brown, Brett, Nielsen, Martin K. and Jabbar, Abdul (2019). Systematic review of gastrointestinal nematodes of horses from Australia. Parasites and Vectors, 12 (1) 188, 188. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3445-4
Beasley, A. M., Coleman, G. T. and Kotze, A. C. (2017). Adaptation of a 96-well plate larval migration inhibition test for measuring the sensitivity of cyathostomins to macrocyclic lactone anthelmintics. Veterinary Parasitology, 245, 55-61. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.08.010
Beasley, A. M., Kotze, A. C., Allen, K. and Coleman, G. T. (2017). A survey of macrocyclic lactone efficacy in Australian cyathostomin populations. Veterinary Parasitology. Regional Studies and Reports, 8, 127-132. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2017.03.009
Beasley, A., Coleman, G. and Kotze, A. C. (2015). Suspected ivermectin resistance in a south-east Queensland Parascaris equorum population. Australian Veterinary Journal, 93 (9), 305-307. doi: 10.1111/avj.12352
Beasley, A. M., Kahn, L. P. and Windon, R. G. (2012). The influence of reproductive physiology and nutrient supply on the periparturient relaxation of immunity to the gastrointestinal nematode Trichostrongylus colubriformis in Merino ewes. Veterinary Parasitology, 188 (3-4), 306-324. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.03.022
Beasley, A. M., Kahn, L. P. and Windon, R. G. (2010). The periparturient relaxation of immunity in Merino ewes infected with Trichostrongylus colubriformis: Parasitological and immunological responses. Veterinary Parasitology, 168 (1-2), 60-70. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.08.028
Beasley, A. M., Kahn, L. P. and Windon, R. G. (2010). The periparturient relaxation of immunity in Merino ewes infected with Trichostrongylus colubriformis: Endocrine and body compositional responses. Veterinary Parasitology, 168 (1-2), 51-59. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.12.012
Hine, B. C., Hunt, P. W., Beasley, A. M., Windon, R. G., Glover, S. A. and Colditz, I. G. (2010). Selective transport of IgE into ovine mammary secretions. Research in Veterinary Science, 89 (2), 184-190. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.02.010
Conference Paper
Kho, Elise, Fernandes, Jill, Kotze, Andrew, Lord, Maggy, Fox, Glen, Beasley, Anne, Moore, Stephen and James, Peter (2020). Shining a light on Haemonchus contortus in sheep. 3rd International Tropical Agriculture Conference (TROPAG 2019), Brisbane, Australia, 11–13 November 2019. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036138