News: Honours projects - Animal science
Lactation oestrus and breeding in sows
Honours project: Efficacy of a modified gonadotrophin protocol for oestrus and ovulation in lactation
Lactation oestrus and breeding in sows.
Effect of pre-partum hCG on farrowing performance of older parity sows & their piglets viability
Honours project: Investigate blood oestrogen levels of older sows and subsequent piglet growth and survival.
Antioxidant status and equine gastric ulceration syndrome
Honours project: Study the effect of a new supplement on oxidant / antioxidant balance in horses with and without gastric ulcers.
[Read more about Antioxidant status and equine gastric ulceration syndrome]
Maternal supplementation to improve lamb survival
Honours project: Test the level of caffeine supplementation fed to outdoor, semi-intensive grazing ewes during late gestation.
[Read more about Maternal supplementation to improve lamb survival]
Acoustic communication in alpacas
Honours project: Investigate how alpacas communicate in the context of its group’s social behaviour.
Improving sheep reproduction via pregnancy scanning
Honours project: Undertake research that aims to increase lambing percentages through better use of pregnancy scanning technology.
[Read more about Improving sheep reproduction via pregnancy scanning]
Cat sensitivity to the insecticide permethrin
Honours project: Why are cats so sensitive to the insecticide permethrin?
[Read more about Cat sensitivity to the insecticide permethrin]
Water restriction practices in broiler breeder hens: effect on egg albumen composition
Honours project: Determine the effects of maternal water restriction on egg development by investigating key proteins in the albumen of fertile chicken eggs which are vital for the survival and growth of the chicken embryo.
Transmission of Salmonella from broiler breeder to progeny
Honours project: This animal science project aims to understand the prevalence of Salmonella in meat type breeder flocks and their progenies.
[Read more about Transmission of Salmonella from broiler breeder to progeny]
Genetic survey: Why does my Pomeranian dog have a blue tongue?
Honours project: Investigate the prevalence of a defective gene in the Australian population of Pomeranian dogs.
[Read more about Genetic survey: Why does my Pomeranian dog have a blue tongue?]
