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| 2010 Seminars | |
| 25 Feb | Climate change and drought, Dr Tanguy Lafarge, IRRI Philippines |
| 11 Mar | Training session: ERA support through journal impact factors and research journals, Katie Hannan, Faculty Liaison Librarian, Faculty of Science, CSU |
| 18 Mar | Cathepsin B protease of Fasciola hepatica: a drug and vaccine target for fluke control , Prof Terry Spithill |
| 1 Apr | Effect of monensin on beef cattle grazing oats, Em Packer; and Prevalence and risk factor study for subclinical mastitis on NSW dairy farms, Kelly Plozza (Honours students, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, CSU) |
| 8 Apr | Diversity of silverleaf nightshade in Australia, Xiaocheng Zhu, PhD student. |
| 15 Apr | The control of Dillon Bush (Nitraria) on the Riverine Plain, Hayley Rutherford, Honours Student |
| 28 Apr | Research advances in arid inland regions of Northwest China Prof Feng Rui Li, Visiting Professor from Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou |
| 29 Apr | Is the issue of intestinal worms in wild and domestic Australian dogs still worth worrying about? Dr David Jenkins |
| 6 May | Improved drought avoidance for water-limited environments in Australian cereals Ben Ovenden, PhD Student |
| 14 May (Fri) |
Grassland research in southwest China and introduction of Southwest University Yanjun Guo, Visiting Scholar |
| 26 May (Wed) | Are we all climate deniers? - A public seminar by Clive Hamilton, well-known author and public intellectual |
| 27 May | Equity vs security: competing frames for theorising climate impacts in Australia Associate Professor Steve Vanderheiden, University of Colorado |
| 10 Jun | Improving reproductive efficency in ewes: Manipulating pre- and post-conception nutrition to increase ovulation rate and alter the sex ratio of offspring Catherine Gulliver, PhD Student |
| 17 Jun | Subacute ruminal acidosis and liveweight gain in feedlot lambs, Matt Muir; Use of oxytetracycline intra-uterine infusions in mares, Bruno Ross; Survey of seroprevalene of Toxoplasma gondii Rosie Harvey (Honours Students, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, CSU) |
| 24 Jun | Visiting Professor Dr Rolly Cruz and Endeavour Research Fellow Dr Viji Dhashnamurti will talk about their research in rice and wheat. More info |
| 1 Jul | Presentations by Veterinary Honours students: Management of wounds in horses; Meta-analysis of risk factors for bovine mastitis; A comparison of ultrasonography and manual palpation for detection of testicular lesions in rams; and Presence and potential effects of Ureaplasma diversium in Australian cattle. Enquiries: Raf Freire |
| 15 Jul | Research Support by SPAN, Gail Fuller |
| 29 Jul | Stallion semen freezing: an update Tonya Collop, Resident in Vet Theriogenology, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, CSU |
| 5 Aug | Pseudomonas fuscovaginae: its rise not nice for Australian rice Dante Adorada, PhD Student |
| 12 Aug | Seminar 1: Towards a recombinant vaccine against ruminant fasciolosis: the case of M17 Leucine Aminopeptidase (Fh LAP) Dr Carlos Carmona, Universidad de la República, Uruguay Seminar 2: Detection of anthelmintic resistance in UK thoroughbreds, Dr Valerie Relf, Moredun Research Institute, Scotland |
| 26 Aug | Pharmacokinetics and safety of oral meloxicam in adult horses and foals Sharanne Raidal, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, CSU |
| 9 Sep | Sustainable Livestock Grazing Systems on Chinese Temperate Grasslands& discussion about GC involvement with China, Prof David Kemp, School of Agricultural & Wine Sciences, CSU |
| 24 Sep (Friday) | From saline disaster to eco-farm: achieving production and environmental outcomes in a challenging landscape, John Ive |
| 29 Sep (Wed) | Root growth under water deficits: physiological complexity and coordinationProfessor Bob Sharp, University of Missouri, Columbia. |
| 30 Sep | Abattoir monitoring for Ovine Johne's Disease (OJD) in NSW 1999-2009 Dr Ian Links |
| 13 Oct (Wed) |
Robotics and remote sensing applications for agricultural and veterinary sciences presented by a group of scientists from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) |
14 Oct |
Increasing winter crop production in southern Australia by improving the capture, storage and use of summer fallow rain, Dr James Hunt, CSIRO |
| 18 Oct (Mon) |
Bio-economic/financial analyses comparing results for mixed farming systems, Tim Hutchings, PhD Student, School of Agricultural & Wine Sciences, CSU |
| 28 Oct | Male effects on pregnancy outcomes in pigs, Prof Peter Chenoweth, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, CSU |
| 11 Nov | Amir Sohail, School of Agricultural & Wine Sciences Genetic Diversity, Epidemiology and Management of Black Scab on Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis |
| 24 Nov | Response of wheat to elevated temperature during grain development Dr Vijayalakshmi Dhashnamurthi, Endeavour Postdoctoral Fellow, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India NB this seminar is on Wednesday at 12 noon. Venue: Farrer Centre Seminar Room Bld 281, Rm 101 (School of Agricultural & Wine Sciences) |
| 25 Nov | Expert Opinion Elicitation: Art or Science? Dr Jane Heller, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences, CSU |
| 3 Dec | Stress effects of dairy cattle fertility and production. Prof.. M. Subhan Qureshi, KPK Agricultural University, Pakistan. Venue: Veterinary Clinical Centre tutorial rooms, 11.30 am |
| 21 Dec | Chemical and biological characterization of toxins produced by fungi pathogenic to agrarian plants Visiting Scientist, Prof Antonio Evidente, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy NB this seminar is on Tuesday at 2.00 pm |
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