Animal Health & Production

Joe O'Reagain

Joe O'Reagain

Leo Foyle

Leo Foyle

David Blignaut

David Blignaut

Carolynne Joone

Carolynne Joone

Christopher Gardiner

Christopher Gardiner

Saranika Talukder

Saranika Talukder

Sandra De Cat

Sandra De Cat

Mohanathas Gobikrushanth

Mohanathas Gobikrushanth

Abattoir on the Mooove
Leo Foyle
18 May 2017 - 01 Nov 2018
A small Blended Learning and Innovation (BLING) grant from Learning, Teaching and Student Engagement
Assessment of Practical on Recoverable Surgery Performed on Barramundi by Final Year JCU Veterinary Science Students
Leo Foyle
30 Apr 2024 - 30 Apr 2026
Survey of final year vet students on their view of the recoverable fish surgery practical. These stu...
Mitigating heat stress in tropical sheep systems through novel feed solutions
Saranika Talukder
04 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2026
Rising temperatures and intensifying heatwaves in tropical Australia pose a growing threat to sheep ...
Sensors to detect body temperature in heat-stressed sheep
Saranika Talukder
01 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
This study aims to validate sensors as a reliable indicator of core body temperature in heat-stresse...

Growth performance and plasma metabolites of grazing beef cattle backgrounded on Buffel or Buffel-Desmanthus mixed pastures

  • 2021
  • MDPI
  • Researchers:Christopher GardinerRobert Kinobe

Response to climate change: evaluation of methane emissions in Northern Australian beef cattle on a high quality diet supplemented with Desmanthus using open-circuit respiration chambers and GreenFeed emission monitoring systems

  • 2021
  • MDPI
  • Researchers:Christopher Gardiner

Progardes Desmanthus: good for beef, good for the environment

The potential to increase beef production in tropical Nth Australia by including Desmanthus cv JCU 2 in a Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) dominant pasture

The animal welfare aspects of surgical artificial insemination in the canine

Lipid metabolism, carcass characteristics and Longissimus dorsi muscle fatty acid composition of tropical crossbred beef cattle in response to Desmanthus spp. forage backgrounding

  • 2021
  • MDPI
  • Researchers:David BlignautChristopher GardinerRobert Kinobe

An intrauterine device with potential to control fertility in feral equids

The contraceptive efficacy of a self-assembling intra-uterine device in domestic mares

Effect of incremental proportions of Desmanthus spp. in isonitrogenous forage diets on growth performance, rumen fermentation and plasma metabolites of pen-fed growing Brahman, Charbray and Droughtmaster crossbred beef steers

Guidelines for the use and reuse of animals for teaching within veterinary medical education programs

Title: Sheep, Camelid, Goat Special Interest Group AVA
Reseracher: Sandra De Cat (Senior Lecturer, Small Ruminant Medicine)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2005
Title: James Cook University Teaching and Learning Academy
Reseracher: Sandra De Cat (Senior Lecturer, Small Ruminant Medicine)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
End Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: Australian Wool Education Trust (AWET) Scholarship
Reseracher: Sandra De Cat (Senior Lecturer, Small Ruminant Medicine)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
Title: International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS)
Reseracher: Sandra De Cat (Senior Lecturer, Small Ruminant Medicine)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2005
End Date: 01 Jan 2007
Title: Residency in Food Animal Theriogenology, University of Saskatchewan
Reseracher: Mohanathas Gobikrushanth (Senior Lecturer, Veterinary Reproduction Theriogenology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
End Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Veterinary Externship in Cattle Reproduction, University of Florida
Reseracher: Mohanathas Gobikrushanth (Senior Lecturer, Veterinary Reproduction Theriogenology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
End Date: 01 Jan 2013
Title: Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
Reseracher: Leo Foyle (Associate Professor, Vet Public Health)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
Reseracher: Leo Foyle (Associate Professor, Vet Public Health)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
End Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
Reseracher: Leo Foyle (Associate Professor, Vet Public Health)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
Reseracher: Leo Foyle (Associate Professor, Vet Public Health)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023