Animal & Veterinary Sciences

Honours Projects 2010

The School is offering several scholarships to qualified students to undertake an Honours program or a Summer Research Project (8-10 weeks). Full contact details for information and application are below. For Honours applications and forms, contact Dr Raf Freire (rfreire@csu.edu.au).

Honours applications
Completed applications (attention Dr Raf Freire) must arrive at the SAVS School Office by 5.00pm  27 November 2009.   The School office is in the Graham Building 268, Room 167, Wagga Wagga campus. School honours handbook available here:

Mail address is:

Dr Raf Freire
rfreire@csu.edu.au
Room 191, Building 268
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Charles Sturt University                      
Locked Bag 588
Wagga Wagga NSW 2678. AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 26933 4451
Fax:  +61 2 6933 2991

Projects

Animal Science

• Analysis of factors affecting expression of cryptochrome genes in chicken cell cultures
• Use of two dimensional gel electrophoresis to detect sex-specific proteins in allantoic fluid from embryonated chicken eggs
• The role of androgens in programming the growth of piglets
• Effect of analgesics on pain behaviour in beak-trimmed chickens
• Misbehaviour and welfare of horses
• Spatial distribution and dispersal behaviour in sheep
• Use of potato vines for silage
• Key issues that influence the productivity of small-holder dairy farmers in Pakistan

Diagnostics

• Evaluating a coproantigen ELISA to diagnose F. hepatica infection
• Markers of gastric ulceration in horses

Equine Biochemistry

• Glucose homeostasis in ponies
• The roles of adiponectin and leptin in the regulation of insulin sensitivity and the development of insulin resistance
• Endocrine correlations with temperament in foals
• Insulin response to the administration of exogenous corticosteroids in horses
• Comparison of bench top analysis for point of care determination of serum biochemical indices in horses

Equine Health

• Lower airway disease in horses: diagnosis, prevalence, effect on performance & treatment
• Efficacy of a selective COX-2 inhibitor (meloxicam) for pain relief in horses

Equine Physiology

• Performance effects of pre- and post-exercise handling in horses
• Biophysical profiling of the late pregnant mare
• Echocardiographic evaluation of heart function in horses

Molecular Biology

• Continuing genotypic and other analysis of Mucor amphibiorum fungal isolates from diseased platypuses and amphibians
• Surface tegument development of Fasciola hepatica under different culture conditions in vitro
• Identification of Staphylococcus aureus biomarkers in milk of Dairy Cows
• Diversity among cryptochrome genes in chicken and their association with magnetic orientation behaviour
• Use of faecal DNA as a Tool for Diagnosing Plant Poisoning in Livestock
• Livestock Semen Assessment: A Comparison of Traditional and New Methodologies

Sheep Production

• Prior pregnancy and rearing status on the staple strength of Merino wool
• EverGraze: Profitable sheep production from perennials

Wildlife

• Health status of platypuses in the Murrumbidgee catchment
• Mucor amphibiorum infection trial in trout
• Monitoring the Reproductive Cycle of the Platypus by Means of Steroid Concentration
• Monitoring the Corticosteroid Levels of the Platypus

 

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