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Caroline Jacobson

Caroline Jacobson

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
25
Citations
1651
World Ranking
2997
National Ranking
155

Overview

Caroline Jacobson is affiliated with Murdoch University in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences, veterinary medicine, and immunology and microbiology. Their scholarly work spans a range of topics, focusing primarily on parasitology, ruminant nutrition, and reproductive physiology in livestock.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Veterinary
  • Immunology and Microbiology

In subfields, their research emphasizes:

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Parasitology
  • Small Animals
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

Key research topics covered by Jacobson are:

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Veterinary Equine Medical Research
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research

Jacobson has published multiple papers in notable venues. Some recent representative works include:

  • "A review of dystocia in sheep," 2020, Small Ruminant Research
  • "Diarrhoea associated with gastrointestinal parasites in grazing sheep," 2020, Veterinary Parasitology
  • "Cyathostomin resistance to moxidectin and combinations of anthelmintics in Australian horses," 2021, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Ovine abortion and stillbirth investigations in Australia," 2020, Australian Veterinary Journal
  • "Prevalence and diversity of ascarid and strongylid nematodes in Australian Thoroughbred horses using next-generation sequencing and bioinformatic tools," 2023, Veterinary Parasitology

Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Australian Veterinary Journal
  • International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Animals

Jacobson often collaborates with a core group of co-authors. Frequently partnering researchers include:

  • Ghazanfar Abbas
  • Jenni Bauquier
  • Anne Beasley
  • Edwina Wilkes
  • Lucy Cudmore

Their body of work contributes to understanding the interaction between parasites and livestock health, with particular attention to parasite control, livestock reproductive health, and equine medical research in the Australian context.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia species in pre-weaned sheep in Australia

    Rongchang Yang;Caroline Jacobson;Cameron Gordon;Una Ryan

  • Preserving new anthelmintics: A simple method for estimating faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) confidence limits when efficacy and/or nematode aggregation is high

    R.J. Dobson;B.C. Hosking;C.L. Jacobson;J.L. Cotter

  • Cryptosporidium and Giardia associated with reduced lamb carcase productivity

    Joshua P.A. Sweeny;U.M. Ryan;I.D. Robertson;C. Jacobson

  • Longitudinal prevalence, oocyst shedding and molecular characterisation of Cryptosporidium species in sheep across four states in Australia

    Rongchang Yang;Caroline Jacobson;Graham Gardner;Ian Carmichael

  • Longitudinal investigation of protozoan parasites in meat lamb farms in southern Western Australia.

    Joshua P.A. Sweeny;U.M. Ryan;I.D. Robertson;R. Yang

  • A review of dystocia in sheep

    Caroline Jacobson;Mieghan Bruce;Paul R. Kenyon;Amy Lockwood

  • Systematic review of gastrointestinal nematodes of horses from Australia

    Muhammad A. Saeed;Ian Beveridge;Ghazanfar Abbas;Anne Beasley

  • Cyathostomin resistance to moxidectin and combinations of anthelmintics in Australian horses

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  • Body condition score as a selection tool for targeted selective treatment-based nematode control strategies in Merino ewes

    M.P. Cornelius;C. Jacobson;R.B. Besier

  • Comparison of molecular and McMaster microscopy techniques to confirm the presence of naturally acquired strongylid nematode infections in sheep.

    Joshua P.A. Sweeny;Ian D. Robertson;Una M. Ryan;Caroline Jacobson

  • Diarrhoea associated with gastrointestinal parasites in grazing sheep

    Caroline Jacobson;John Wa Larsen;R Brown Besier;Joan B Lloyd

  • Development of a quantitative PCR (qPCR) for Giardia and analysis of the prevalence, cyst shedding and genotypes of Giardia present in sheep across four states in Australia.

    Rongchang Yang;Caroline Jacobson;Graham Gardner;Ian Carmichael

  • Longitudinal prevalence and faecal shedding of Chlamydia pecorum in sheep

    Rongchang Yang;Caroline Jacobson;Graham Gardner;Ian Carmichael

  • Greater intensity and frequency of Cryptosporidium and Giardia oocyst shedding beyond the neonatal period is associated with reductions in growth, carcase weight and dressing efficiency in sheep.

    Caroline Jacobson;Andrew Williams;Rongchang Yang;Una Ryan

  • Prevalence and diversity of ascarid and strongylid nematodes in Australian Thoroughbred horses using next-generation sequencing and bioinformatic tools

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  • Egg reappearance periods of anthelmintics against equine cyathostomins: The state of play revisited

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  • Impacts of naturally acquired protozoa and strongylid nematode infections on growth and faecal attributes in lambs

    Joshua P.A. Sweeny;Ian D. Robertson;Una M. Ryan;Caroline Jacobson

  • Longitudinal prevalence, oocyst shedding and molecular characterisation of Eimeria species in sheep across four states in Australia

    Rongchang Yang;Caroline Jacobson;Graham Gardner;Ian Carmichael

  • The impact of lamb and ewe mortality associated with dystocia on Australian and New Zealand sheep farms: A systematic review, meta-analysis and bio-economic model.

    Mieghan Bruce;John M. Young;David G. Masters;Gordon Refshauge

  • Leptospira species in feral cats and black rats from Western Australia and Christmas Island

    Narelle A Dybing;Caroline Jacobson;Peter Irwin;David Algar

  • Morphological and molecular characterization of three Eimeria species from captured rangeland goats in Western Australia.

    Khalid Al-Habsi;Rongchang Yang;Una Ryan;David W. Miller

  • Comparative studies on faecal egg counting techniques used for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites of equines: A systematic review

    Abdul Ghafar;Ghazanfar Abbas;Justine King;Caroline Jacobson

  • Chlamydia pecorum detection in aborted and stillborn lambs from Western Australia.

    Tom Clune;Shane Besier;Sam Hair;Serina Hancock

  • Associations between nematode larval challenge and gastrointestinal tract size that affect carcass productivity in sheep

    Caroline Jacobson;John Pluske;R. Brown Besier;Kevin Bell

  • Cryptosporidium infection is associated with reduced growth and diarrhoea in goats beyond weaning.

    Caroline Jacobson;Khalid Al-Habsi;Una Ryan;Andrew Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Una Ryan
Una Ryan Murdoch University
Rongchang Yang
Rongchang Yang Murdoch University
Graham E. Gardner
Graham E. Gardner Murdoch University
Andrew Thompson
Andrew Thompson Murdoch University
Ian D. Robertson
Ian D. Robertson Murdoch University
Peter J. Irwin
Peter J. Irwin Murdoch University
Peter Adams
Peter Adams Carnegie Mellon University
Ryan M. O'Handley
Ryan M. O'Handley University of Adelaide
Abdul Jabbar
Abdul Jabbar University of Melbourne
Martin K. Nielsen
Martin K. Nielsen Aarhus University

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