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 - Animal Health & Production

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 - Animal Health & Production

30 Apr 2024 - 30 Apr 2026

Survey of final year vet students on their view of the recoverable fish surgery practical. These students are the only students in Australia to get such a practical.

Mitigating heat stress in tropical sheep systems through novel feed solutions

Saranika Talukder - Animal Health & Production

04 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2026

Rising temperatures and intensifying heatwaves in tropical Australia pose a growing threat to sheep welfare, productivity, and the long-term sustainability of the livestock sector. This project investigates the use of feed additives as innovative strategies to reduce the impact of heat stress in sheep.

Sensors to detect body temperature in heat-stressed sheep

Saranika Talukder - Animal Health & Production

01 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2026

This study aims to validate sensors as a reliable indicator of core body temperature in heat-stressed sheep.

Heritability of mortality in response to a natural pancreas disease (SPDV) challenge in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., post-smolts on a West of Ireland sea site

2008
Wiley-Blackwell
Researchers:Leo Foyle

Virological, serological and histopathological evaluation of fish strain susceptibility to experimental infection with salmonid alphavirus

2006
Inter-Research
Researchers:Leo Foyle

Isolation of Mycobacterium bovis from a feral wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the UK

2010
B M J Group
Researchers:Leo Foyle

Malignant catarrhal fever in sika deer (Cervus nippon) in the UK

2009
B M J Group
Researchers:Leo Foyle

Fin fish farming: significant diseases and trends

2005
Irish Medicines Board
Researchers:Leo Foyle

Malignant catarrhal fever due to Caprine Herpesvirus type-2 in a sika deer with alopecia in England

2008
Association for Veterinary Teaching and Research Work
Researchers:Leo Foyle

Effect of number of lambs, their sex and birth weight on ovine pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (ovPAG) concentrations

2004
CSIRO Publishing
Researchers:Sandra De Cat

Detection of late embryonic mortality by means of ovine pregnancy-associated glycoproteins

2004
CSIRO
Researchers:Sandra De Cat

Studies on the over-wintering ecology of the sheep blowfly in south-eastern Australia

2007
Australian Sheep Veterinarians
Researchers:Sandra De Cat