News: Honours projects - Animal science
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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Assessment of animal therapies
Honours project: Conduct research into animal assisted interventions and activities in dogs and horses.
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.
Immune regulation of preterm birth
Honours project: This honours project in molecular and biomedical science will investigate immune regulation of preterm birth.
Environmental monitoring with drones: Koalas
Honours project: Use drones to assist with wildlife conservation and research.
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Viable, but non-culturable bacteria: Understanding the risks for food safety
Honours project: This project aims to determine the ability of viable but non culturable bacteria to cause disease.
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Isolation & evaluation of protein pattern of koala retroviruses
Honours project: Determine the antigenic pattern of isolated Koala retroviruses in South Australia.
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Full genome sequencing of recombinant strains of canine hepatitis
Honours project: Full genome sequencing will be performed to find the genomic structure of a new infectious canine hepatitis virus.
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Australian zeolite for ammonia control in aquarium fish tanks
Honours project: Study the effects of 'in water and 'in feed' application of zeolite powder for the control of ammonia in aquarium fish display tanks.
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Exploring the interactions between Salmonella and Campylobacter species
Honours project: Characterise both intra- and intercellular interactions between Salmonella and Campylobacter.
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