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The School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Ground Floor, Williams Building
Roseworthy Campus
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
Roseworthy  SA  5371

Phone: +61 8 8303 7660
Fax: +61 8 8303 7956
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Past Projects and Students

Students who have successfully completed Honours within Animal and Veterinary Sciences in the following past years:

2011  |  2010  |  2009  |  2008



2011

Student Project Supervisor Co-Supervisor(s)
Abbie Matheson Puppy Preschools in Adelaide Susan Hazel  
Alexander Fowler Molecular Genetics of bovine fatty acid composition Cindy Bottema Wayne Pitchford
Amy Dunstone Effect and mode of action of yeast supplements on production of grain-fed sheep Phil Hynd  
Caitlin Jenvey Feasibility of prenatal Fourier Transform Spectrocopy of colostrums and serum to identify a subset of mares at risk of producing foals with failure of passive transfer and examination of mare foal correlations

Chris Riley

 

 

Frances Bowley

Molecular Genetics of net feed efficiency in beef cattle Cindy Bottema Wayne Pitchford
Matthew Bansemer The effects of feeding alternative protein sources on the intestinal mucus layer and mucosal architecture in Yellow Tail Kingfish Bec Forder David Stone (SARDI)
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2010

StudentProjectSupervisorCo-Supervisor(s)
Alban BacelliAvian influenzaFarhid HemmatzadehSuong Ngo
Caitlin BrookUltrasonographic imaging as a refinement technique in rodents and potential applications in models of gastrointestinal disease Gordon Howarth
Cathy DoddRelationship between cattle behaviour and beef quality Wayne PitchfordSusan Hazel
Leah FrazerPig productionWill van Wettere
Paul HerdeDietary strategies to alleviate insulin resistance in nulliparous and multiparous sowsWill van Wettere
Sarah GreensladeFreshwater turtle nesting biology Phil Stott
Sasha LanyonBovine Viral Diarrhoea in cattle herds in South AustraliaMichael Reichel
Tahlia SobkoImproving piglet performance through polyamine supplementation during lactationWill van WettereKaren Kind
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2009

StudentProjectSupervisorCo-Supervisor(s)
Alice WeaverDietary strategies to alleviate the impact of seasonal infertility within gilt pools Will van Wettere Karen Kind
Ben FeoEffects of Nucleoforce on intestinal mucositis in rats Gordon Howarth
Danielle DavisThe analgesic and wound healing properties of Ganoderma lucidum extractsPhill Hynd Susan Hazel
Emma BabiszewskiEvaluation of betaine as a supplement to pregnant ewes: effects on lamb birth weight and maternal performance Phill HyndWill van Wettere
Emma BorlandRole of shelter belts in free range systems in reducing the need for beak trimming Susan Hazel Phil Glatz (SARDI)
Haydn Atkins A novel mutant probiotic and the potential to alleviate colonic inflammation in a rat model of inflammatory bowel disease Gordon Howarth
Jessica Rayner Molecular genetics of cattle muscularity Cindy Bottema Wayne Pitchford
Joshua Fanning Investigations of spina bifida in a sheep model Stefan Hiendleder Rachel Norris, Karen Kind
Kate Taylor Changes in circulating growth hormone profiles during pregnancy in the pig Kathy Gatford Will van Wettere, Karen Kind
Ien Golder Evaluation of new treatments for necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens Bob Hughes (SARDI) Mark Greier (SARDI)
Madeline Batsiokis Preimplantation embryo development and oxygen regulated gene expression Karen Kind Jeremy Thompson
Maria-Cristina Vanstone Impacts of preweaning diet type on hind lactation output and calf feed intake Wayne Pitchford
Michael Wilkes Energetics in divergent sheep breeds Wayne Pitchford Phil Hynd
Paul Herde Dietary strategies to alleviate insulin resistance in nulliparous sows Will van Wettere Kathy Gatford, Paul Hughes
Rachel Savage Genotype by nutrition interactions: effects on duration of postpartum anoestrus in beef cows Wayne Pitchford Susan Hazel, Karen Kind
Rhiannon Sellen Supplementing sow lactation diets with ractopamine and betaine: effects on sow productivity and piglet growth performance Will van Wettere Paul Hughes, Karen Kind
Robyn Terry Effects of three peri- and post weaning dietary regimes on piglet growth performance and intestinal sucrase activity Gordon Howarth Will van Wettere
Sarah Knapp Does supplementing lactation diets with arginine increase milk production, progeny growth and survival in pigs? Will van Wettere Kathy Gatford, Karen Kind
Tim Trainor A study of the optimal methods for euthanasia in zebrafish Susan Hazel Jason Cockington
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2008

Student Project Supervisor Co-Supervisor(s)
Amy Paten Management of livestock nutrition under subsistence farming conditions in Eastern Gansu Province, China Sarah Pain Phill Hynd, Will van Wettere
Carina Cowley Evaluation of zinc-rhamnolipid as an organic zinc source for broiler chickens Phill Hynd Bob Hughes (SARDI)
Mary Chirgwin What is the relationship between body composition and maternal productivity in beef cattle? Wayne Pitchford
Rebecca Shepher Navigational cues used by the Eastern Long-necked tortoise Chelodina longicollis Phil Stott
Richard Miegel Effect of water temperature on gut transit time, digestive enzyme activity and nutrient digestibility in yellowtail kingfish David Stone (SARDI) Sarah Pain, Will van Wettere
Ruth Lindsay Effects of Emu Oil on chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal mucositis in rats Gordon Howarth
Sam Walkom Selection strategies for improving meat quality in Merino sheep Wayne Pitchford Forbes Brien (SARDI)
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