Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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Horse owners' biosecurity practices following the first equine influenza outbreak in Australia
Published 2011-01-01A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 759 Australian horse owners to determine their biosecurity practices and perceptions one year after the 2007 equine influenza outbreak and to investigate the factors influencing ...Open AccessArticle -
Estimation of sensitivity and flock-sensitivity of pooled faecal culture for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in sheep
Published 2010-01-01Pooled faecal culture (PFC) is a widely used test in ovine Johne’s disease (OJD) control programmes in Australia but information about its characteristics is limited. We conducted this study to estimate sensitivity and ...Open AccessArticle -
Attachment accuracy of a novel prototype robotic rotary and investigation of two management strategies for incomplete milked quarters
Published 2012-01-01Throughout 2009 and 2010, FutureDairy (Camden, NSW, Australia) was involved in testing a novel prototype robotic rotary (RR). The commercial version RR is expected to be capable of carrying out 90 milkings per hour. To ...Open AccessArticle -
Factors affecting reproductive performance of dairy cows in a pasture-based, automatic milking system research farm: a retrospective, single-cohort study
Published 2015-01-01A retrospective single cohort study was conducted to identify production and health factors associated with reproductive performance in a pasture-based automatic milking system research farm. The calving system of this ...Open AccessArticle -
Controlling Equine Influenza: Policy Networks and Decision-Making During the 2007 Australian Equine Influenza Outbreak.
Published 2014-01-01Rapid, evidence-based decision-making is critical during a disease outbreak response however compliance by stakeholders is necessary to ensure that such decisions are effective – especially if the response depends on ...Open AccessArticle