Vet Preventative Medicine

Paul Horwood

Professor, Promotional Chair
paul.horwood@jcu.edu.au

Bruce Gummow

Professor
bruce.gummow@jcu.edu.au

Using portable long-read sequencing to diagnose Chronic Kidney Disease in regional North QLD Using portable long-read sequencing to diagnose Chronic Kidney Disease in regional North Using portable long-read sequencing to diagnose Chronic Kidney Disease (Old ID 27478)

Paul Horwood

21 Jan 2022 - 28 Jul 2024

This project addresses the early diagnosis of genetic predispositions for Chronic Kidney Disease (CK...

The threat of feral pigs as a reservoir of disease in North Queensland

Paul Horwood

19 Oct 2025 - 19 Dec 2025

This project will focus on identification of high-risk areas for Japanese encephalitis virus transmi...

Canid alphaherpesvirus-1 in a Queensland district: seroprevalence and risk factors (Old ID 27363)

Paul Horwood

01 Sep 2021 - 31 Dec 2023

Canid alphaherpesvirus 1 (CaHV-1; previously known as canine herpesvirus-1) causes a highly fatal ha...

Influence of maternal pathogen infections in the composition of the infant gut microbiome and immune health (Old ID 24964)

Paul Horwood

01 Apr 2018 - 31 Dec 2019

The aim of this project is to understand how pathogen infections modify maternal microbiome and shap...

Strengthened surveillance for vector-borne zoonotic and livestock diseases in Papua New Guinea. (Old ID 27871)

Paul Horwood

28 Nov 2022 - 30 Jun 2023

This proposed research will consolidate and build on previous research and pilot surveillance conduc...

Stronger surveillance and systems support for rapid identification and containment of resurgent or resistant vector borne pathogens in Papua New Guinea. (Old ID 26446)

Paul Horwood

01 Feb 2019 - 16 Jan 2023

This project is aimed at stronger surveillance and systems support for rapid identification and cont...

Monitoring of avian influenza in samples collected from aquatic birds in North Queensland (Old ID 27162)

Paul Horwood

01 Mar 2021 - 05 Feb 2024

At least 576 fresh faecal samples from wild ducks and magpie geese will be collected as environmenta...

Monitoring of avian influenza in samples collected from aquatic birds in North Queensland (Old ID 26870)

Paul Horwood

11 May 2020 - 29 Jan 2021

At least 576 fresh faecal samples from wild ducks and magpie geese will be collected as environmenta...

Detection and further characterisation of the toxins and associated genes of Bacillus cereus

2005
Researchers:Paul Horwood

The assessment of biomarkers in sentinel cattle for monitoring vanadium exposure

2006
Royal Society of Chemistry
Researchers:Bruce Gummow

Evidence for non-ribosomal peptide synthetase production of cereulide (the emetic toxin) in Bacillus cereus

2004
Blackwell
Researchers:Paul Horwood

A survey of zoonotic diseases contracted by South African veterinarians

Zoonoses in the face of acquired immune deficiency syndrome

2003
Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection
Researchers:Bruce Gummow

The use of a bactrin vaccine in broiler breeders for the control of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale in commercial broilers

The public health implications of farming cattle in areas with high background concentrations of vanadium

2005
Elsevier
Researchers:Bruce Gummow

Ulcerative balanitis and vulvitis of Dorper sheep in South Africa: a study on its aetiology and clinical features