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Dr Wendy Brown
P: 02 6773 5125
E: wbrown@.une.edu.au |
- animal nutrition
- companion animal health and nutrition
- canine dental health
- urate urolithiasis in the Dalmatian
- palatability testing
- grass eating behaviour in dogs
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Prof David Cottle
P: 02 6773 2178
E: dcottle@une.edu.au |
- sheep & wool science
- wool traits in Merino sire evaluation
- risk management in wool supply chains
- modelling wool production
- wool colour
- nutrition and wool characteristics
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Dr Geert Geesink
P: 02 6773 3257
E: geert.geesink@une.edu.au |
- meat science
- post mortem proteolysis in muscle tissue
- determinants of meat quality
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Prof John Gibson
P: 02 6773 2930
E: jgibson5@une.edu
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- animal genetics & breeding
- discovery of genes underlying disease resistance and adaptation
- design of sustainable and profitable breeding programs in developed and developing world
- utilization of molecular genetic technologies in genetic improvement
- assessment and utilization of genetic diversity
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Dr Ian Godwin
P: 02 6773 2488
E: igodwin@une.edu.au |
- animal physiology
- comparative erythrocyte biochemistry
- the regulation of gastrointestinal motility in ruminants
- comparative gastrointestinal development
- aquaculture
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Dr Cedric Gondro
P: 02 6773 3978
E: cgondro2@une.edu.au
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- animal genetics & breeding
- evolutionary Computation and Artificial Life for optimization of biological problems
- computational methods and statistical analysis of high-throughput genomic data
- evolution and population genetics
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Prof Geoff Hinch
P: 02 6773 2202
E: ghinch@une.edu.au |
- animal production
- the behaviour of farm animals, in particular the impact of social behaviour on production & welfare
- nutrition x reproduction interactions in ruminant animals, in particular the manipulation of neonatal survival
- aspects of artificial breeding technologies (superovulation & embryo transfer) in small ruminants
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Dr Paul Iji
P: 02 6773 2082
E: piji@une.edu.au |
- poultry science
- nutrition of poultry and pigs
- effects of anti-nutritional factors on farm animals
- development of digestive function in poultry
- nutritional application of biotechnology feed additives (microbial enzymes; prebiotics)
- evaluation of alternative feed resources for poultry and pigs
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Dr Lewis Kahn
P: 02 6773 2997
E: lkahn3@une.edu.au |
- animal health
- nutritional and genetic regulation of host resistance to internal parasites of sheep
- ecology of major trichostrongylid parasites of sheep
- periparturient relaxation of immunity to internal parasites of sheep
- grazing management and effects on animal production and natural resource management
- strategies to reduce neonatal lamb mortality
- nutrition of grazing herbivores
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Prof Brian Kinghorn
P: 02 6773 2718
E: bkinghor@une.edu.au |
- animal genetics & breeding
- theoretical quantitative genetics & design of animal breeding programs
- information systems to aid detection & exploitation of genes of major effect
- implementation systems for integrating technical, cost & logistical issues in breeding programs
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Prof John Nolan
P: 02 6773 2605
E: jnolan@une.edu.au |
- animal nutrition
- ruminant nutrition; supplementing diets with urea & ‘escape’ protein
- degradation of plant protein in the rumen
- estimation of microbial growth in the rumen using urinary excretion of purine derivatives
- protein synthesis & degradation in animal tissues
- voluntary food intake & selective grazing behaviour
- use of istopic tracers in biological research
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Assoc Prof Julie Roberts
P: 02 6773 2506
E: jrobert2@une.edu.au |
- poultry science
- egg and egg shell quality in laying hens
- infectious bronchitis disease in laying hens
- kidney structure and function in avian species
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Prof Anatoly Ruvinsky
P: 02 6773 3900
E: aruvinsk@une.edu.au |
- animal genetics & breeding
- bioinformatics & gene evolution
- molecular population genetics
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Dr Darryl Savage
P: 02 6773 3623
E: Darryl.Savage@une.edu.au |
- animal nutrition
- animal nutrition, in particular carbohydrate & protein digestion
- supplementary feeding of cattle & sheep and the impact it has on growth and reproduction
- rangeland ecology with particular interest in the impact of grazing management practices
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Prof John Thompson
P: 02 6773 2228
E: jthompso@une.edu.au |
- meat science
- techniques to measure in vivo body composition; different physiological stresses (weight loss, pregnancy and lactation)
- aspects of meat quality
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Prof Julius van der Werf
P: 02 6773 2092
E: jvanderw@une.edu.au |
- animal genetics & breeding
- detection & use of quantitative trait for livestock production
- optimisation of animal breeding programs & use of new technologies in Statistical Genetics
- genetic evaluation & Linear Models
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Prof Steve Walkden-Brown
P: 02 6773 5152
E: swalkden@une.edu.au |
- animal health
- diseases of sheep & goats with a special interest in the integrated control of internal parasites
- diseases of poultry with a special interest in Marek’s disease of chickens
- sheep & goat production systems
- the teleology & regulation of seasonality in ruminants
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Dr Shubiao Wu
P: 02 6773 2238
E: shubiao.wu@une.edu.au |
- animal genetics & breeding
- plant and animal gene discovery
- molecular genetic mapping
- gene expression & functional analysis
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