Timothy H. Hyndman
A5030773833- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Veterinary Equine Medical Research
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Animal testing and alternatives
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
Murdoch University
2015-2024
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
2021
The University of Melbourne
2021
The University of Sydney
2016-2018
Government of the Northern Territory
2016
Government of Victoria
2016
AgriBio
2016
Ethical food choices have become an important societal theme in post-industrial countries. Many consumers are particularly interested the animal welfare implications of various foods they may choose to consume. However, concepts rapidly evolving towards consideration all animals (including wildlife) contemporary approaches such as “One Welfare”. This approach requires recognition that negative impacts (harms) be intentional and obvious (e.g., slaughter livestock) but also include...
Abstract The Five Domains model is influential in contemporary studies of animal welfare. It was originally presented as a conceptual to understand the types impact that procedures may impose on experimental animals. Its application has since broadened cover wide range species and forms use. However, it also increasingly been applied an welfare assessment tool, which focus this paper. Several critical limitations associated with approach have not widely acknowledged, including that: (1)...
Members of the family Bornaviridae produce enveloped virions containing a linear negative-sense non-segmented RNA genome about 9 kb. Bornaviruses are found in mammals, birds, reptiles and fish. The most-studied viruses with public health veterinary impact Borna disease virus 1 variegated squirrel bornavirus 1, both which cause fatal encephalitis humans. Several orthobornaviruses neurological intestinal disorders mostly parrots. Endogenous bornavirus-like sequences occur genomes various...
There is growing recognition of the threat posed by toxic lead-based ammunition. One group domestic animals known to be susceptible harmful lead exposure via this route hunting dogs. Scent-trailing dogs ('hounds') are used hunt introduced sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) during a prescribed eight-month (April-November) annual season, which they fed fresh venison, in Victoria, south-eastern Australia. We season as natural experiment undertake longitudinal sampling for exposure. Blood was...
Much progress has been made toward assessing and improving animal welfare in conservation. However, several glaring knowledge gaps remain where animal-welfare concerns exist but studies have not performed politically sensitive contexts. Based on contemporary issues Australia, we identified 4 topics that require more research: oversight for operations designated as management (as opposed to research); impacts of biological agents used control invasive animals; animals hunted recreationally;...
Tissue samples from Australian carpet pythons (Morelia spilota) with neurological disease were screened for viruses using next-generation sequencing. Coding complete genomes of two bornaviruses identified the gene order 3'-N-X-P-G-M-L, representing a transposition G and M genes compared to other most mononegaviruses. Use these search available vertebrate enabled recognition further endogenous bornavirus-like elements (EBLs) in diverse placental mammals, including humans. Codivergence...
We give the first published description of pathology and molecular findings associated with adenovirus infection in lizards Australia. A central netted dragon ( Ctenophorus nuchalis ) exhibited severe necrotising hepatitis abundant intranuclear inclusion bodies within hepatocytes rarely intestinal epithelial cells. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using pooled tissues yielded an amplicon that shared strong nucleotide identity agamid (EU914203). PCR on liver a bearded Pogona minor illthrift,...
Since 2006, 3 new disease syndromes have emerged in farmed saltwater crocodiles ( Crocodylus porosus) the Northern Territory of Australia. We describe through a retrospective study laboratory findings from 187 diagnostic cases submitted to Berrimah Veterinary Laboratories between 2005 and 2014. The first syndrome was characterized by conjunctivitis and/or pharyngitis (CP), primarily hatchlings. Herpesviruses were isolated primary crocodile cell culture, or detected PCR directly conjunctiva...
Viral pathogens are being increasingly described in association with mass morbidity and mortality events reptiles. However, our knowledge of reptile viruses remains limited. Herein, we describe the meta-transcriptomic investigation a event colony central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) 2014. Severe, extensive proliferation respiratory epithelium was consistently found affected dragons. Similar proliferative lung lesions were identified from same 2020 increased intermittent mortality....
Increased scrutiny of animal welfare in wildlife management has seen a recent proliferation the use procedural documents (standard operating procedures, codes practice etc.). Some are presumed to represent ‘best practice’ methods, whereby adherence prescribed inputs is explicitly purported generate humane outcomes. However, relationship between what done animals (inputs) and they experience (outputs), as assessed by animal-based measures, received little attention. Procedural commonly...
Context Helicopter darting (chemical immobilisation) is a very useful technique for large wild herbivores, such as feral horses (Equus caballus). There currently no reliable framework to report on the animal welfare impacts of helicopter methods. Aim The aim this study was develop an assessment methods, using quantifiable parameters, and test it with case newly developed horse capture technique. Methods Quantifiable parameters were recorded 11 captured traditional method in north-western...
Context Helicopter shooting is an effective tool for reducing feral horse (Equus caballus) populations that are considered overabundant. However, this has been less commonly used in recent years because of concerns about animal-welfare outcomes, which have not previously quantified. Aims The aims the present study were to assess helicopter horses determine (1) duration stress, (2) frequency adverse events and (3) influence explanatory variables determining welfare outcomes. Methods We...
The applicability of electrical impedance tomography (EIT) in birds is unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the use EIT anaesthetised chickens four recumbency positions. Four adult Hyline were with isoflurane oxygen, and intubated endotracheally for computed (CT). A rubber belt was placed around coelom caudal shoulder joint. chicken-specific finite element (FE) model, which essential generate anatomically accurate functional images analysis, constructed based on CT obtained at level. Ten...