Network Member Profile 
| Dr Viv Perry Department:
Pastoral Veterinary Centre Organisation:
University of Queensland Address:
Goondiwindi QLD 4390 Telephone: 07 4671 1799 Facsimile: 07 4671 2781 Email:v.perry@mailbox.uq.edu.au Web Address |
Current Field of Study- The effect of nutrition during pregnancy on the feto-placental unit and postnatal growth in cattle
- Heritability of Bovine sperm morphology and effects on fertility.
- The effect of nutrition pre-weaning on reproductive development in the bull.
Australian Collaborators- Prof Caroline McMillen, University of South Australia
- Dr Claire Roberts, University of Adelaide
- Dr Dick Holroyd, DPI, Queensland.
- Dr Scott Norman University of Queensland
- Dr Nancy Phillips, University of Queensland
International Collaborators- Dr Peter Wooding, Cambridge, UK
- Dr Albert Barth, Saskatchewan
Facilities- Large animal handling facilities 100 cows and calves, 200 ewes
- Individual feeding units for nutrition v development trials
- Cooperator properties carrying larger numbers where experiments require additional numbers
- Laboratory facilities
- Centre of Excellence in examination of bovine sperm morphology
Lab Members | | Dr Viv Perry | Head of the Lab | | Ms Kelli Prosser | Research Assistant | | Ms Gina Micke | PhD Student | | Ms Tracy Sullivan | PhD Student | | Mr Matt Callaghan | PhD Student |
Recent Grant Income | Description | CIs | Type of Grant | Year | Income p.a. | | Early Nutrition and the Programming of Body Composition in Cattle | McMillen and Perry | ARC | 2006-2009 | 80,000 | | Manipulation of Nutrition to increase Weaning Weights | Perry and Micke | CICF | 2005-2008 | 30,000 | | Manipulation of Nutrition to increase Weaning Weights | Perry | MLA& AACo | 2004-2007 | 50,000 | | Male indicator traits to improve female reproductive performance | Holroyd, Burns, Perry et al. | CRC Project 4.1.3a | 2006- 2009 | 8,000 | | The effect of low stress stock handling on A.I conception in Bos indicus cross heifers | Perry | MLA | 2006 | 15,000 |
Recent Publications
T.M. Sullivan, G.C. Micke, R.S. Magalhaes, G.B. Martin, C.R. Wallace, J.A. Green, V.E.A. Perry (2009) "Dietary protein during gestation affects hormonal indicators of placental function and fetal development in heifers." Placenta; 30:348-354
T.M. Sullivan, G.C. Micke, N. Perkins, G.B. Martin, C.R. Wallace, K.L. Gatford, J.A. Owens, V.E.A. Perry (2009). "Dietary protein and energy during gestation affects maternal IGF, IGFBP, leptin and fetal growth in heifers." J.Anim.Sci; in press. G.M. Micke, T.M. Sullivan, S. Norman S, P. Rolls, Perry VEA (2009). "Heifer nutrition during early- and mid-pregnancy alters fetal growth trajectory and birth weight. " Anim.Reprod.Sci; in press Sullivan TM, Micke GC, Magalhaes RS, Phillips NJ, Perry VEA (2009). "Dietary protein during gestation affects placental development in heifers." Theriogenology; in press. Sullivan TM, Micke GC, Greer RM, Irving-Rodgers H, Perry VEA (2009). "Dietary manipulation of Bos indicus X heifers during gestation affects the reproductive development of their heifer calves. "Reproduction, Fertility and Development; in press. Sullivan TM, Micke GC, Greer RM, Perry VEA (2009). "Dietary manipulation of Bos indicus X heifers during gestation affects the prepubertal reproductive development of their bull calves." Anim Reprod Sci; in press Mark J. Prodoehl, Helen F. Irving-Rodgers,Wendy M. Bonner, Tracy M. Sullivan, Gina C. Micke, Mark A. Gibson, Vivienne E. Perry, Raymond J. Rodgers (2009). "Fibrillins and latent TGF_ binding proteins in bovine ovaries of offspring following high or low protein diets during pregnancy of dams" Mol Cell Endocrinol; 307(1-2):133-41. Fordyce G, Entwistle K, Norman S, Perry VEA, Gardiner B, Fordyce P. (2006) "Standardising Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluations and reporting in Australia. Theriogenology 66:1140-48 V.E.A. Perry, N.Phillips, G.Fordyce, B.Gardner, K.Entwistle, P.J. Chenoweth, V.J. Doogan (2002) “Semen Collection and Evaluation” AACV Bull Fertility Conference Proc. 5.1, Darwin. V.E.A. Perry, S.T. Norman, P.C Owens, R.C.W. Daniel, P. Grant, V.J. Doogan (2002) “Insulin like growth factor levels during pregnancy in the cow are affected by protein supplementation in the maternal diet.” Animal Reproduction Science Vol. 72 p1-10. Wade C.M., Bertram J.D, Pullen B, V.E.A. Perry. (2001) “Heritability of mating behaviour traits in beef bulls” Proc. Assoc. Advmt. Anim. Breed. Genetic. Vol 14 p341-344. V.E.A Perry, S.T Norman, J.A. Owens, R.C.W. Daniel, N.Phillips. “Low dietary protein during early pregnancy bovine placental development” Animal Reproduction. Science (1999), vol 55 13-21.
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