Kayla grew up on a Merino stud in Central West NSW before completing a Bachelor of Animal Science (Hons) at Charles Sturt University. Following completion of her degree she worked as a livestock advisor for both Landmark and Elders before returning to complete her PhD in 2017. Kayla's PhD research focuses on addressing the issues of lamb mortality through altering nutrition to increase colostrum/milk production of ewes, immunity transfer from ewe to lamb and weight gain of lambs focusing on multiple bearing Merino ewes. Kayla is expected to complete her PhD in the next month, and with her passion for the sheep industry she would like to remain involved in ruminant production. Kayla also runs a small commercial cattle breeding herd on her family's property and continues to assist with operations on the families Merino stud.