School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

John Pluske BSc(Agric), PhD W.Aust

John is an agricultural scientist who teaches mainly in Physiology and Nutrition. His research interests include comparative digestive physiology, feedstuffs evaluation, interactions between nutrition and enteric bacterial diseases, and nutrition of the young.

Research Summary:

My major research interests focus on:

1. Interactions between nutrition, digestive physiology and several enteric bacterial diseases of pigs and chickens

2. Feedstuff evaluation and effects of anti-nutritive factors on nutrient digestibility in monogastric animals.
   

Broad Research Interests (Keywords):

• Monogastric animals
• Digestive Physiology
• Nutrition
• Feed evaluation

Contact Details
Room VBBS 2.027
Tel: 9360 2012
Fax: 9310 4144
Email: J.Pluske@murdoch.edu.au