Dr Marie Bhanugopan

Marie joined CSU in September 2008. She has a PhD from the University of Sydney. Her PhD focused on "Improving bone health and optimising Calcium metabolism in the dairy cow to minimize the risk of milk fever".

Her research interests include calcium homeostasis and role of vitamin D in bone health, mineral interactions and peri-parturient disorders in dairy cattle. She teaches Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology. Marie is the subject coordinator for Veterinary Physiology.

Research Interests

• Role of Calcium and Vitamin D in Bone Health in sheep, cattle, poultry and dogs.
• Hypocalcaemia and Hypomagnesaemia in sheep and cattle
• Mineral interactions and its effect on production and reproduction
• Peri-parturient diseases and embryonic mortality in dairy cows

Research Higher Degree supervision

Peer Reviewed Publications

• MS Bhanugopan, WJ Fulkerson, M Hyde and DR Fraser (2014). Effect of dietary potassium supplementation on the calcium absorption capacity in the rumen/ abomasum and fractional excretion of urinary minerals in sheep. Animal Production Science (online early )
• S R McGrath, MS Bhanugopan, H Dove, E H Clayton, J M Virgona and M A Friend (2014). Mineral supplementation of lambing ewes grazing dual-purpose wheat. Animal Production Science (online early).
• MS Bhanugopan and JJ Lievaart (2014) Survey on the occurrence of milk fever in dairy cows and the current preventive strategies adopted by farmers in the New South Wales region, Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal, 92 (6) 200-205. doi: 10.1111/avj.12183
• P Quaggiotto, H Tran and MS  Bhanugopan (2014) Vitamin D Deficiency Remains Prevalent Despite Increased Laboratory Testing in North-Eastern New South Wales, Australia. Singapore Medical Journal 55 (5): 271-280.
• SR McGrath, JJ Lievaart, JM Virgona, MS Bhanugopan and MA Friend (2013).Factors involved in high ewe losses in winter lambing flocks grazing dual-purpose wheat in southern New South Wales: a producer survey. Animal Production Science 53(5) 458-463
• McGrath S, Bhanugopan M, Virgona J, Dove H, Friend M (2011). Mineral supplementation of lambing merino ewes grazing dual-purpose wheat under Australian conditions increases twin-lamb growth rate. Advances in Animal Biosciences 2, 247
• MS Bhanugopan, WJ Fulkerson, DR Fraser, M Hyde and DM McNeill (2010). Carryover effects of potassium supplementation on calcium homeostasis in dairy cows at parturition. Journal of Dairy Science 93:2119–2129. doi: 10.3168/jds.2009-2703
• MS Bhanugopan, A Rankin, ML Hyde, DR Fraser and DM McNeill (2004). Improving bone health to optimise calcium metabolism in the dairy cow. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 13 (Suppl) S54

Conference Papers

• Blackney L, Bhanugopan M, Gunn A, Heller J (2014). "The incidence risk and risk factors associated with late embryonic/early fetal mortality in dairy cows in the Riverina region of NSW, Australia: A retrospective study". Accepted as an oral presentation at the XXVIII World Buiatrics Congress, to be held in Cairns Australia on 27th July to 1st August 2014.
• SR McGrath, JJ Lievaart, JM Virgona, MS Bhanugopan and MA Friend (2012)" Prevention of high ewe losses in southern NSW: a producer survey".  2^nd Joint Conference of the New Zealand and Australian Societies of Animal Production (NZASAP). Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand. 2^nd to 5^th July 2012.  Conference paper.  Identifier. ISSN      1836-0939 -- 5178 -- 07 -- Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
• Pande V, Martin E, Chousalkar K, Bhanugopan M, Quinn J (2012).  Species-dependent effects of Vitamin D₃ metabolite 1,25(OH)₂D₃ during osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. Com Bio 2012 September 23 to 27 Adelaide Convention Centre South Australia.
• MS Bhanugopan, DR Fraser, WJ Fulkerson and M Hyde (2005) "Effect of Dietary Potassium on Calcium absorption in the rumen and intestine of sheep" "Current Topics in Dairy Production, Dairy Research Foundation, University of Sydney, Australia.
• MS Bhanugopan, P Havrlant, DR Fraser, M Hyde, D McNeill (2004). 'Effect of Supplementation of Potassium precalving on bone health and calcium metabolism at calving in dairy cows" - Plasma Magnesium, Current Topics in Dairy Production, Dairy Research Foundation, University of Sydney, Australia 9, 65-66.
• MS Bhanugopan, A Rankin, DR Fraser, M Hyde, D McNeill (2003). "Improving bone health to optimise calcium metabolism in the dairy cow- Urine pH", Current Topics in Dairy Production. Dairy Research Foundation, University of Sydney, Australia.