This project is complete
This project investigated the occurrence of viruses, bacteria and parasites in NSW dairy herds. It identified a much wider range of microbes than is routinely included in standard diagnostic tests.
Resources
Final Project Summary (May 2026)
Diagnosing scours and respiratory diseases in calves.
Final Report (May 2026)
Read the full final report for Dairy UP project P2.
Infectious Diseases Factsheets
Abstract - ADSA (June 2025)
The enteric and respiratory viral diversity of calves in health and disease – a state-wide metatranscriptomic study.
Abstract - ADSA (June 2025)
Genetic diversity of Bovine Rotavirus in Dairy Calves with and without diarrhoea in New South Wales, Australia.
Abstract - ADSA (June 2025)
Microbial diversity using meta-transcriptomics in dairy calves: an insight of the resistome and virulome in health and enteric disease
Project Lead
Dr Barbara Brito Rodriguez
Veterinary Research Officer | Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute | NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Project Team:
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- Dr Ian Lean – Scibus – ianl@scibus.com.au
- Dr Helen Golder – Scibus – heleng@scibus.com.au
Collaborators/Contributors:
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- Aleksandra Ola – UTS PhD Student
- David Sheedy – USyd PhD Student
- John Webster
- Joyce To – UTS
- Karen Smith – EMAI
- Monica Suann – EMAI
- Sopheak Hem – UTS
- Steve Djordjevic – UTS
- Zain UI Abedien – UTS PhD Student
For more information contact Dr Ian Lean (ianl@scibus.com.au) or Prof. Yani Garcia (sergio.garcia@sydney.edu.au). This research is funded by the Dairy UP initiative (https://dairyup.com.au/) and it is expected to benefit all farmers.