News: Honours projects - Alexandra Whittaker
Reptile welfare assessment tool development
Honours project: Husbandry of reptiles is complex; signs of pain or disease can be challenging to recognise, and behaviour is not always well understood. This project will build on preliminary work in developing a practical welfare assessment tool for captive reptiles.
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Stockpersons' knowledge of Codes of Practice in the pig industry
Honours project: Undertake qualitative research methods to determine farmer awareness and knowledge of a range of secondary legislative documents pertaining to the pig industry.
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Working with animals: Knowledge of delegated legislation in biomedical research
Honours project: Undertake qualitative research methods to determine personnel awareness and knowledge of a range of secondary legislative documents pertaining to the use of animals in research.
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Novel markers of animal emotion
Honours project: Can differential expression of microRNA’s distinguish valence of emotional state?
Evaluate changes in the cognitive ability of sheep due to disease development
Honours project: This project involves developing cognitive and behavioural tests in sheep to evaluate disease phenotypes.
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Validation of a novel method of judgement bias testing in rats
Honours project: Validate a shortened method of judgement bias testing in rats.
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