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Roseworthy Info Sessions – July & Oct 2013

Stav — Fri, 10 May 2013 04:02:19 +0000

On 9th & 10th July prospective students and parents will have the opportunity to learn what Roseworthy Campus is all about and have all your questions answered about the specific areas of study & interests.

There will be talks on specific degrees and courses as well as campus and building Tours. To Register go to: 2013 Roseworthy Info Sessions

For further information please refer to flyer.

Chill Pill Reduces risk of Heat Stress for Horses

Stav — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:20:21 +0000

Equine internal medicine specialist Dr Lidwien Verdegaal has come-up with the idea of using a “telemetric intestinal pill” to provide accurate core-body temperature data to riders in real time.

Like humans, horses doing heavy or energy intensive work in hot conditions suffer from dehydration, fatigue, heat stroke, and hypothermia. “The pill which is about the size of a large vitamin pill, is inserted through the mouth, where it travels through the intestinal tract.” “While in transit it sends the temperature data to a device which is connected to a belt around the horse.”

To read further about this chill pill go to the ABC Rural website’s article of the same title.

Alliance to Boost Research into ‘Ethical’ Production

Stav — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:39:09 +0000

South Australia’s pig industry will be supported by local research into sow and piglet housing, reproduction, welfare and other initiatives under the new Southern Pork Alliance.

The alliance, launched at the University of Adelaide Roseworthy Campus on Friday 22.02.2013, between the University’s School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), will capitalise on the higher education, animal health and welfare, reproduction, molecular diagnostics, product quality and food safety capabilities at Roseworthy as well as the Waite Campus in Adelaide.

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Podcast – Dec22nd iPad ELFS Information Night

Donna Montes — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:27:15 +0000

Listen to 10 minutes of edited highlights from the December 22nd iPad ‘Enhanced Learning for First-Year Sciences’ night.