Animal Health & Production

Joe O'Reagain

Lecturer, Tropical Agronomist
joe.oreagain@jcu.edu.au

Leo Foyle

Associate Professor, Vet Public Health
leo.foyle@jcu.edu.au

David Blignaut

Senior Lecturer, Cattle Health and Production
david.blignaut@jcu.edu.au

Carolynne Joone

Senior Lecturer, Veterinary Reproduction
carolynne.joone@jcu.edu.au

Christopher Gardiner

Lecturer, Livestock Production Sy
christopher.gardiner@jcu.edu.au

Saranika Talukder

Senior Lecturer, Animal Nutrition
saranika.talukder@jcu.edu.au

Sandra De Cat

Senior Lecturer, Small Ruminant Medicine
sandra.decat@jcu.edu.au

Mohanathas Gobikrushanth

Senior Lecturer, Veterinary Reproduction Theriogenology
mohanathas.gobikrushanth@jcu.edu.au

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...

Investigation into an outbreak of encephalomyelitis caused by a neuroinvasive porcine sapelovirus in the United Kingdom

2014
Elsevier
Researchers:Leo Foyle

First detection of Edwardsiella ictaluri (Proteobacteria: Enterobacteriaceae) in wild Australian catfish

2018
Wiley-Blackwell
Researchers:Susan KuehAaron DavisLeo Foyle

Survey of rabies vaccination status of Queensland veterinarians and veterinary students

2018
Wiley-Blackwell
Researchers:Diana MendezLeo Foyle

Academic performance of undergraduate veterinary students: a retrospective cohort analysis

2015
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Queensland
Researchers:Sandra De Cat

“Sheep week” - giving students a taste of sheep farming and rural life in central Queensland

2012
Researchers:Sandra De Cat

Supplementing Northern Australian beef cattle with Desmanthus tropical legume reduces in-vivo methane emissions

2020
MDPI
Researchers:Christopher Gardiner

Desmanthus on the rise

2020
Rural press Queensland
Researchers:Christopher Gardiner

What is gill health and what is its role in marine finfish aquaculture in the face of a changing climate?

2020
Frontiers Research Foundation
Researchers:Leo Foyle

Plasma metabolites, productive performance and rumen volatile fatty acid profiles of Northern Australian Bos indicus steers supplemented with Desmanthus and lucerne

2021
MDPI
Researchers:Christopher Gardiner