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2012 Post Graduate Conference Program

Wednesday 7th November 2012

WELCOME - Opened by: The Dean, Prof Rosanne Taylor 9.25 - 9.35am

Concurrent Session 1a - Webster Lecture Theatre

First Surname Title Time
 Brandon  Velie  GENETIC SELECTION FOR RACING DURABILITY IN THOROUGHBREDS 9.40
 Michael  Campbell  IMPACT OF INTEGRATING FORAGE CROPS ON COMMERCIAL PASTURE BASED DAIRY FARMS 9.56
 Amanda  Chong  DE NOVO DETECTION OF ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES FROM CROCODILIAN GENOME SEQUENCING DATA 10.12
 Lisa  Black  AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF CHLORAMPHENICOL IN THE KOALA (Phascolarctos cinereus) 10.27
 Jessica  Fletcher  PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CANINE FUCOSIDOSIS IN EARLY DISEASE 10.42

Concurrent Session 1b - WP Young Room

First Surname Title Time
 Louise  Bartolac  INFLUENCE OF HANDLING CONDITIONS AND VITRIFICATION PROTOCOLS ON PARAMETERS OF EMBRYO VIABILITY AND GENE IMPRINTING 9.40
 Jian  Cui  CHARACTERISATION OF THE TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS IN TASMANIAN DEVIL 9.51
 Elisabeth  Arnott  HUMAN AND CANINE FACTORS INFLUENCING FARM DOG PERFORMANCE AND LONGEVITY 10.02
 Jonathan  Early  WORKING DOG INTERACTIONS WITH LIVESTOCK: LABELLING AND DEFINING DESIRABLE TRAITS 10.13
 Sarita  Guy  BREEDING FOR TOLERANCE TO IMPROVE THE RESPONSE OF PIGS AGAINST DISEASE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES 10.24
 Saranika  Talukder  FACTORS AFFECTING CALVING TO FIRST OESTRUS AND CALVING TO CONCEPTION INTERVAL IN A PASTURE BASED, AUTOMATIC MILKING SYSTEM RESEARCH FARM 10.35
Ana Mustiana DOG MANAGEMENT IN LOMBOK INDONESIA – CONSIDERATIONS FOR ASSESSING RABIES INTRODUCTION RISK 10.46
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MORNING TEA - 11.05 - 11.25am

Concurrent Session 2a - Webster Lecture Theatre 11.30am - 12.30

Inspirational Speaker:- Professor Jill Trewhella Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) presenting: Research as a voyage of discovery and new perspectives.

Concurrent Session 2b - WP Young Room 11.10am - 1.00pm

Supervisors Workshop: Tools to become a better supervisor

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LUNCH - 12.30 - 1.25pm

Concurrent Session 3A Webster Lecture Theatre 1.30pm - 3.00pm

First Surname Title Time

 Jeffery

 Go

EXPERIMENTAL SPREAD OF MEGALOCYTIVIRUS BETWEEN FRESHWATER AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS USING A EURYHALINE VECTOR SPECIES

 1.15

 Helen

 Golder

BACTERIAL PROFILE OF DAIRY HEIFERS IN A SUBACUTE ACIDOSIS CHALLENGE

 1.31

 Mariana

 Nogueira

DIETARY EFFECTS OF PHYTATE LEVELS AND β-GLUCAN YEAST IMMUNE STIMULATION TO VACCINATION IN PIGS

 1.46

 Luzia

 Rast

TOXOCARA VITULORUM AND FASCIOLA GIGANTICA IN LARGE RUMINANTS IN NORTHERN LAO

 2.01

 Ratna

 Gurung

LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE AND IFN-γ RESPONSE TO STRESS-REGULATED MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS PROTEINS

 2.16

 Ferdausi

 Begum

IN SACCO AND IN VITRO DIGESTIBILITY OF YERBA MATE (Ilex paraguariensis)

 2.31

 Mette

 Lillie

LOW MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS I DIVERSITY IN THE AUSTRALIAN INVASIVE CANE TOAD, RHINELLA MARINA

 2.46

Concurrent Session 3B WP Young Room 1.30pm - 3.00pm

First Surname Title Time

 Rachel

 D'Arcy

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN NON-DOMESTIC FELIDS IN AUSTRALIAN ZOO

 1.15

 Victoria

 Morin-Adeline

KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE: A NEW APPROACH TO PROTEIN LOCALIZATION

 1.26

 Kate

 Hartcher

EFFECT OF REARING CONDITIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEATHER-PECKING BEHAVIOURS IN FREE-RANGE LAYING HENS

 1.37

 Derek

 Keeper

INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT ON COMMERCIAL DAIRY FARMS UTILIZING AUTOMATIC MILKING SYSTEMS

 1.48

 Victoria

 Scott

THE EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING PRE OR POST-MILKING ON VOLUNTARY COW TRAFFIC AT THE DAIRY IN AN AUTOMATIC MILKING SYSTEM

 1.59

 Sonevilay

 Nampanya

PROGRESSING SMALL HOLDER LARGE RUMINANT PRODUCTIVITY AND TRANBOUNDARY DISEASE RISK MANAGEMENT FOR POVERTY REDUCTION IN NORTHERN LAO PDR

 2.10

 Melanie

 Smith

 INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS IMPACTING ON THE ATTRIBUTES OF AUSTRALIAN ALPACA MEAT AND METHODS TO IMPROVE QUALITY

 2.21

 Cassandra

 Stuart

 EFFECT OF EGG YOLK AND GLYCEROL CONCENTRATIONS ON THE POST-THAW SURVIVAL OF PAPAIN-REDUCED ALPACA (VICUGNA PACOS) SPERMATOZOA

 2.32

 John

 Stratton

 “MATCHING SYSTEMS WITH STRATEGY” – FIELD ANIMAL HEALTH SERVICE AND FMD VACCINATION IN CAMBODIA

 2.43

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SHORT BREAK - 3.00pm - 3.12pm

Session 4a Webster Lecture Theatre 3.15 - 4.30pm

First Surname Title Time

 Nicolas

 Lyons

BEHAVIOUR ON PASTURE OF COWS FED PRE OR POST MILKING IN A PASTURE-BASED AUTOMATIC MILKING SYSTEM

 3.15

 Randolph

 Baral

COMPARISONS OF BIOCHEMICAL RESULTS BETWEEN THREE IN-HOUSE BIOCHEMISTRY ANALYZERS AND A COMMERCIAL LABORATORY ANALYZER FOR FELINE PLASMA

 3.31

 Tugrul

 Durali

COMPARISON OF FREE-RANGE AND CONVENTIONAL BROILER PERFORMANCE

 3.46

 Melissa

 Starling

PROFILING OPTIMISM: RESPONSE LATENCIES AND TIPPING POINTS TYPIFY COGNITIVE BIAS IN DOGS

 4.01

Concurrent Session 4B WP Young Room 3.15pm - 4.30pm

First Surname Title Time
Mark Westman POPULATION HEALTH APPROACH TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIAN SHELTER CATS 3.15      
Alvaro Perdomo EVOLUTION OF MHC CLASS I AND CLASS II GENES IN SUIDS AND PECCARIES 3.26
Danielle Johinke VIABILITY OF RABBIT SPERMATOZOA STORED IN DIFFERENT EXTENDERS AT 5°C or 15°C FOR UP TO 96 HOURS 3.37
Ellen McDonald LACTATIONAL OESTRUS INDUCTION USING PIGLET SEPARATION AND BOAR EXPOSURE 3.48
Belinda Wright USING NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING TO ASSESS THE CAPTIVE POPULATION OF TASMANIAN DEVILS  3.59
Diana Jaramillo SEROLOGICAL SURVEY FOR NERVOUS NECROSIS VIRUS IN BARRAMUNDI (Lates calcarifer) AND AUSTRALIAN BASS (Macquaria Novemaculeata) AS A BROODSTOCK SCREENING TOOL 4.10

Close Day 1, 4.30pm

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