The education and training of doctoral students is one of the most important aspects of a university's activities. Animal welfare Project areas researching in those areas include: Welfare of live animal export shipments Welfare of animal shelter cats and dogs Welfare of zoo animals: Professor Clive Phillips, Alternative delivery systems for analgesia in cattle Determining desexing status in dogs surrendered to animal shelters Livestock production, health, reproduction and genetics The School is an international leader in research on subtropical cattle production and health. Project areas include: Reproductive performance in extensively farmed cattle Respiratory disease in feedlot cattle Contraceptive vaccines for cattle Cattle sperm quality Cattle genetics, including diagnosis of inherited diseases Bone metabolism and increasing skeletal growth in cattle Reviewing diagnostic technologies for monitoring animal health Calf diarrhoea Treatment of mastitis in lactating dairy cows Lameness in dairy cows Probiotics in livestock using animal nutrition studies and metagenomics Equine health and production The School has well-established strengths in equine health and production. Project areas researching in those areas include: Laminitis in horses Training programs to prevent injury in racehorses Improved techniques for imaging of infection in horses Attitudes to Hendra vaccination Wildlife health and ecology The School has strengths in marine and terrestrial wildlife research, many in collaboration with other UQ schools, industry or government organisations. Project areas include: Marine mammals, including acoustic behaviour and population ecology Diseases of dugongs and marine turtles Wildlife phylogeography and conservation genetics Koala health and disease Using stem cells to treat wildlife diseases Companion animals, including exotic pets Companion animal research is a well-established strength of the School. Project areas researching in those areas include: Obesity of cats and dogs Feline and canine diabetes Animal shelter medicine, including prevention of unwanted and problem pets Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of cancer in cats and dogs Inherited diseases of dogs and cats Stem cells to treat osteoarthritis in dogs Corneal disease in dogs Pharmacokinetics of opioids, anti-inflammatory and cardiac drugs in dogs and horses Infectious diseases The School is active in research on infectious diseases caused by parasites, bacteria and viruses. Our focus is on diagnosis, treatment and control of infectious diseases and investigating the intersect between human and animal diseases. Project areas include: Anthelmintic resistance in parasites of dogs, sheep and horses Susceptibility of fleas to insecticides Epidemiology and control of diseases of livestock in developing countries Emerging zoonosis in developing countries Equine encephalitis viruses Food-borne zoonotic bacteria in cattle Antibiotic resistance in bacteria of companion animals, pigs and poultry Canine angiostrongyliasis Schistosomiasis in developing countries Equine cyathostomin species diversity