News: Honours projects - Sam Franklin
Sheep Pain Mitigation Trial
![Professor Mark Hutchinson with a sheep](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/mark-hutchinson-sheep.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=x50Bh7an)
Honours project: Join a team of researchers who are investigating the experience of pain in sheep.
Dust exposure and airway inflammation in horses fed round bale hay
![Horses round bale by Surita Du Preez](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-10/horses-round-bale.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=c1rpe2uQ)
Honours project: Investigate dust exposure and pulmonary inflammation in horses fed round bale hay using a metal, round bale feeder.
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Antioxidant status and equine gastric ulceration syndrome
![Horse image](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-06/horse-br-455.jpg?h=78d9489f&itok=gWNiuJDW)
Honours project: Study the effect of a new supplement on oxidant / antioxidant balance in horses with and without gastric ulcers.
[Read more about Antioxidant status and equine gastric ulceration syndrome]
Equine athletic performance
![Equine athlete](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/equine-athlete-24628.jpg?h=8731dce1&itok=v1yO2Yfr)
Honours project: Study the causes of poor performance in equine athletes.