News: Honours in Animal Science subtheme - Production animal health
Genetics of lamb survival
Honours project: Examine the genetic relationship between birth weight and lamb survival in a research flock.
Assessing cellular response to bioactive compounds as a prelude to testing in vivo
Honours project: Establish tissue culture and tissue explant systems for the bovine mammary gland.
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Thermal imaging of lamb temperature to help boost survival
Honours project: This project aims to assess lamb body temperature using thermography as an indirect selection criterion for genetically improving its survival.
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Growth signalling pathways acting on the intestinal stem cell
Honours project: This project aims to access activity of positive and negative signalling pathways that act on intestinal stem cells in pigs.
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Impact of birth trauma on piglet mortality
Honours project: Are lesions indicative of birth trauma present on still-born piglets? If so, are these lesions are also present on piglets dying from other causes.
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Factors affecting fertility of female pigs
Honours project: Study the effect of maternal parity and suckled litter size on sexual development of female pigs.
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How do environmental factors influence sheep movement, space use and social behaviour?
Honours project: Identify how environmental factors influence movement, space use and social behaviour in Merino sheep.
Improving survival of new born piglets & sow performance
Honours project: This research aims to increase the reproductive output of sows by increasing piglet survival using supplementary nutritional strategies in late gestation.
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