Animal & Veterinary Sciences

Marie joined CSU in September 2008. She has a PhD from the University of Sydney. Her Ph.D focused on “Improving bone health and optimising Calcium metabolism in the dairy cow to minimize the risk of milk fever”. Her research interests include calcium homeostasis and role of vitamin D in bone health, mineral interactions and peri-parturient disorders in dairy cattle. She teaches Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology. Marie is the subject coordinator for Veterinary Physiology.

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Research Interests

• Role of Calcium and Vitamin D in Bone Health
• Hypocalcaemia and Hypomagnesaemia in sheep and cattle
• Peri-parturient diseases in dairy cow- Milk Fever or Parturient paresis

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Ongoing projects

Future projects

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Publications

• Bhanugopan, M.S., W.J. Fulkerson, D.R.Fraser, M. Hyde, and D.M. McNeill.   Carryover effects of potassium supplementation on calcium homeostasis in dairy cows at parturition. Submitted to the Journal of Dairy Science

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International presented posters, oral communications, conference papers

• M.S.Bhanugopan, A.Rankin, D.R.Fraser, M.Hyde, D.Mc.Neill (2004), “Improving bone health to optimise calcium metabolism in the dairy cow”, In Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 13 (Suppl) S54. ( Oral presentation)
• M.S.Bhanugopan, D.R.Fraser, WJ Fulkerson M.Hyde (2005) “Effect of Dietary Potassium on Calcium absorption in the rumen and intestine of sheep” “Current Topics in Dairy Production, Dairy Research Foundation, University of Sydney, Australia.
• M.S.Bhanugopan, P.Havrlant, D.R.Fraser, M.Hyde, D.Mc.Neill (2004) “Effect of Supplementation of Potassium precalving on bone health and calcium metabolism at calving in dairy cows- Plasma Magnesium, Current Topics in Dairy Production, Dairy Research Foundation, University of Sydney, Australia 9, 65-66.
• M.S.Bhanugopan, A.Rankin, D.R.Fraser, M.Hyde, D.Mc.Neill (2003) “Improving bone health to optimise calcium metabolism in the dairy cow- Urine pH”, Current Topics in Dairy Production, Dairy Research Foundation, University of Sydney, Australia 8, 104-105.

   

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