Michael McGowan

TL;DR: Results indicate that the depth of cervical penetration is affected by the anatomy of the cervical lumen, and non-luteal cervices are likely to have higher oestradiol concentrations than luteal, stimulating cervical relaxation and enabling deeper penetration.

TL;DR: The development of techniques such as transrectal ultrasonography, have enabled a re-evaluation of ovarian dynamics during superovulation of cattle and increased knowledge of the mechanisms controlling follicular development, ovulation and corpus luteum function are increased.

TL;DR: The FASTPlaqueTB assay is an established diagnostic aid for the rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from human sputum samples and a multiplex PCR method was developed to allow simultaneous amplification of either M. paratuberculosis or M. tuberculosis complex-specific sequences fromaques.

TL;DR: Bovine pestivirus infection has now been shown to be associated with significant early reproductive loss including fertilization failure, embryonic mortality and abortion.

TL;DR: A systematic breeding soundness examination, including assessment of serving capacity, was conducted on 5/8 Brahman, Brahman and Belmont Red bulls, most aged 2-4 years, at 12 different cattle properties across northern Australia, finding size and conformation of the umbilicus was associated with conforming of the sheath, and influenced mating ability in 2-year-old Brah man and 3- year-old Santa Gertrudis bulls.