Research

The School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences houses a range of vibrant research activities based at the Roseworthy Campus of the University of Adelaide. The School provides an outstanding environment for research with high quality infrastructure and access to a variety of industry and research facilities. In addition, staff members are internationally recognised for their contributions to scientific and veterinary research.

he School is involved in various Cooperative Research Centres, including those for beef genetic technologies, future farm industries, an internationally competitive pork industry and poultry. The School also has well-established links with many partner organisations which adds considerably to the research opportunities available. These include the South Australian Research & Development Institute (SARDI), the Department of Primary Industries & Resources South Australia (PIRSA), the Pig & Poultry Production Institute and Martindale Holdings (the Roseworthy farm management). In addition, the School is building partnerships with ZoosSA, Gribbles Veterinary Pathology, Equine at Morphetville, TAFE SA and the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science.

The research interests of the School include areas of animal production, wildlife ecology, laboratory animal science, animal welfare, musculoskeletal biology, epidemiology, physiology and anatomy. In addition the research profile will expand over the next 12 months with appointments in the following areas: veterinary microbiology, virology, parasitology, toxicology, immunology and pharmacology.

Research Groups

• Veterinary Science
  • Veterinary Diagnostics & Pharmaceuticals
• Animal Science
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Reproductive Physiology
  • Cutaneous Biology

Recent Publications

Anderson, KJ, Henneberg, M & Norris, RM 2008 Anatomy of the nasal profile. J Anatomy. 213: 210-216

Iglesias, S, Tracy, CR, Bedford, GS, McWhorter, TJ & Christian, KA 2009 Seasonal effects on intestinal enzyme activity in the Australian agamid lizard, Lophognathus temporalis. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology, Part B. 153: 89-94

Iwata, D, Broun, HC, Black, AP, Preston, CA & Anderson, GI 2008 Total hip arthroplasty outcomes assessment using functional and radiographic scores to compare canine systems. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 21: 221-23

Reichel, MP & Ellis, JT 2009 Neospora caninum – how close are we to development of an efficacious vaccine that prevents abortion in cattle? Int J Parasitology. (in press)