Pete Irons
Associate Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine
Murdoch University
Australia
Biography
Pete Irons is a South African-born and trained veterinarian and specialist in veterinary reproduction. He spent most of his career at the University of Pretoria, with brief stints in practice in the UK and South Africa and in academia in the USA. His current role is mainly in administration of the veterinary program, involving oversight of curriculum delivery and development, student and international affairs.
Research Interest
1. Veterinary education: Curriculum design and development, the role of student research projects in veterinary education 2. Animal reproduction: Bovine and ovine breeding potential, uterine immunity, pregnancy diagnosis, assisted reproduction technologies and infectious diseases associated with reproductive function. Wildlife reproductive evaluation, clinical management and assisted reproduction technologies.
Publications
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Herd-level risk factors for Campylobacter fetus infection, Brucella seropositivity and within-herd seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle in northern Nigeria. Mai HM, Irons PC, Kabir J, Thompson PN Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2013 111: 256-267 doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed. 2013.05.016
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A large seroprevalence survey of brucellosis in cattle herds under diverse production systems in northern Nigeria. Mai HM, Irons PC, Thompson PN BMC Veterinary Research 2012 8:144 doi:10.1186/1746-6148-8-144
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Fosgate, G., Ganswindt, A., Motimele, B., Irons, P., (2017), A Bayesian latent class model to estimate the accuracy of pregnancy diagnosis by transrectal ultrasonography and laboratory detection of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins in dairy cows., Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 145, 15, pages 100 - 109.
