Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Influence of husbandry practices on OsHV-1 associated mortality of Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas
Published 2013-01-01In 2010 Ostreid herpesvirus-1 (OsHV-1) was detected in Australia and had a disastrous impact on Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas aquaculture and coastal communities. The acronym POMS (Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome) was ...Open AccessArticle -
Afternoon shedding of a new species of Isospora (Apicomplexa) in the endangered Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phrygia)
Published 2011-01-01The Regent Honeyeater (Xanthomyza phyrigia) is an endangered Australian bird species. Breeding populations have been established at Australian zoos in support of re-introduction programs. This species is the host of a new ...Open AccessArticle -
Community-based study on knowledge, attitudes and perception of rabies in Gelephu, south-central Bhutan.
Published 2012-01-01Community knowledge, attitudes and practices are important both for prevention of human deaths due to rabies and for control of the disease in animals. This study was a cross-sectional survey investigating the level of ...Open AccessArticle -
Can early host responses to mycobacterial infection predict eventual disease outcomes?
Published 2013-01-01Diagnostic tests used for Johne’s disease in sheep either have poor sensitivity and specificity or only detect disease in later stages of infection. Predicting which of the infected sheep are likely to become infectious ...Open AccessArticle -
Anthropogenic and environmental risk factors for rabies occurrence in Bhutan.
Published 2012-01-01Anthropogenic and environmental factors were assessed as predictors of sub-districts in Bhutan that reported rabies in domestic animals during the period 1996−2009. Rabies surveillance data were retrieved from the Veterinary ...Open AccessArticle