Students
Postgraduate Students
Doctor of Philosphy (PhD) - completed
- Fox, S.M. Assessment of perioperative analgesic administration in dogs: 1995.
- E. Cameron. PhD. Maternal investment in Kaimanawa Horses. 1998.
- W. Linklater. PhD. The social and spatial organisation of horses. 1998.
- J Lloyd. PhD. Matching guide dog and handlers. 2004.
- Julie Everett-Hinks . PhD. Maternal behaviour of fecund ewes. 2003.
- Littin, K.E. Physiological, pathophysiological and welfare aspects of toxicant use in possums: 2004.
- Beausoleil, N.J. Welfare aspects of dog-sheep interactions: 2006
- Rene Corner. PhD. Mid pregnancy stress in ewes - its effect of lamb size and development. 2008
- Troy Gibson. PhD. Pain perception during neck cut slaughter. 2008
- Mairi Stewart. PhD. Thermography and stress in cattle. 2008.
PhDs in progress
- Tamara Diesch PhD (to be completed in 2009). Neuronal development and pain responses
- Jo Kerslake. PhD (to be completed in 2009). Triplet lamb survival.
- Elsa Flint. PhD (to be completed in 2009). The aetiology of problem barking in dogs and its prevention.
- Amanda McIlhone. PhD (to be completed in 2010). Brain developments in the domestic chicken.
- Pania Flint. PhD (to be completed 2010). Welfare aspects of velvet antler removal in red deer.
- Preet Singh. PhD (to be completed 2011). Analgesic effects in birds.
- Vicki Walsh. PhD (to be completed 2012). The in-vivo and in-vitro effects of the pharmacological excipient propylene glycol in various species.
Masterates completed
- S. J. Lester. MSc. Evaluation of castration and tail docking distress in lambs. 1991.
- M. Foreman. MSc. Stress responses in grey duck and mallards. 1994.
- Natalie J. Petrie. MSc. Assessment of tail docking and disbudding distress and its alleviation in calves. 1994.
- Roger G Lentle. MSc. The use of anatomical features of the stomach to investigate the nutritional status of deer populations. 1994.
- Allison J. Franklin. MSc. Patterns of dispersion, behaviour and reproduction in feral horses (Equus caballus), and plant growth in Argo Valley , Waiouru. 1995.
- Andrew S. Dinniss. MSc. Assessment and alleviation of castration distress in lamb. 1995.
- Cheryl M. McMeekan. MSc. An e valuation of strategies for alleviating dehorning distress in calves. 1997.
- Vera Weilburg. MVSc. Prevention of antler growth in deer. 1996.
- S. Todd. MSc. The effect of transport and starvation on the behavior and physiology of calves. 1998.
- Ricci Wesselink. MSc. Physical and behavioural characteristics of premature and twin calves. 1998.
- R. Sutherland. MSc. An investigation of factors influencing the grazing of ragwort (Senecio jacobeaa) by sheep on a hill country farm. 1998.
- K. Littin. MSc. Social rank and stress in birds. 1999.
- M. Sutherland. MSc. Alleviation of castation distress in lambs and dehorning distress in calves. 1999.
- S. Dulovic. Msc. Pathophysiological effects of diagnostic ultrasound on the fetus and newborn. 2000.
- Monica Kyono. MSc. New Zealand Police Dogs. 2002.
- DJ Kyngdon. MSc. The behaviour and vocalisations of common dolphins Delphinus delphis at Marineland, Napier, New Zealand. 2000.
- Shauna Sylvester. MSc. Evaluation of dehorning distress and its alleviation in calves. 2002.
- Michel Bartels MSc Studies of local anaesthesia for velvet antler anesthesia. 2002.
- Heidi Roesch MSc. Environmental enrichment for wild and domestic cats. 2002.
- Mat Ward. MVS. Treatment of inappropriate behaviour in dogs. 2003.
- Tamara Diesch. MSc. The physiological status of newborn dairy calves. 2003.
- Phillipa Mello. MSc. Round ring training in horses. 2003.
- Nicola Phipps. MSc. Rehoming dogs and cats from NZ shelters. 2003.
- Clare Brown. MVS. Using dogs for conservation work. 2003.
- Rebecca Hean. MSc. Veterinary Student demography and it effect on dog behaviour. 2005.
- Amy Wake MSc. The aetiology of dog bites. 2005.
- Susanne Young MSc. The effect of predator presence on pain behaviour in sheep. 2005
- Yuan Song. MSc. Social behaviour in laboratory cats. 2007.
- Vicki Erceg. MVSc. Predicting the behavioural characteristics of dogs by monitoring puppy behaviour and development. 2009.
Masters in progress
- Sandra Thow. MSc (to be completed 2009). Faeces avoidance in horses.
- Aaron Gilmour. MSc (to be completed 2010). Carbon nanotube toxicity in vitro..
- Seine Pifeleti. MSc (to be completed 2010). Postnatal age behaviour and castration in lambs.
Completed honours degrees and diplomas
- A. Kyle. BPhil. Studies of cat behaviour and diets. 1991.
- Simone O Hoskin. B App Sci (Hons). The digestion, rumen fermentation and chewing behaviour of red deer fed fresh chicory and perennial ryegrass. 1993.
- Andrew J Howse. B App Sci (Hons). Digestion and chewing efficiency of sambar deer and red deer consuming a low roughage diet. 1994.
- Allison Balle. Dip App Sci. The effects of cow behaviour and the environment on colostrum transfer from cows to calves. 1997.
- Katherine Brown. The behavioural effect of putting blankets on non-worked horses during winter in the Manawatu . Diploma B Applied Science. 1998.
- Nadine Welford. Formation of a recording system for selection of future guide dogs. Diploma B Applied Science. 1998.
- Ocean Crawley-Hatrick . Honours BSc Psychology. Human-horse behavoiural interaction and the effects of human confidence levels. 1998.
Honours and Diploma dregress in progress
- Zoe Matthews. BSc (Hons) (to be completed 2009). Therapeutic applications of nanomaterials.
