Bernard Michael Bindon — reproductive physiologist, animal scientist, research leader

K. W. Entwistle; L. J. Cummins; M. A. Hillard; J. E. Kinder; T. O’Shea; L. R. Piper; J. Thimonier; J. F. Wilkins

doi:10.1071/EA05222

FOREWORD

Bernard Michael Bindon — reproductive physiologist, animal scientist, research leader

K. W. Entwistle ^A ^I , L. J. Cummins ^B , M. A. Hillard ^C , J. E. Kinder ^D , T. O’Shea ^E , L. R. Piper ^F , J. Thimonier ^G and J. F. Wilkins ^H

+ Author Affiliations

- Author Affiliations

^A ‘Studley’, Uralla, NSW 2358, Australia.

^B ‘Ivanhoe’, Cavendish, Victoria 3314, Australia.

^C Chemicon Australia Ltd., Locked Bag 1, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia.

^D Department of Animal Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

^E University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia.

^F CSIRO Livestock Industries, Locked Bag 1, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia.

^G 44 Enclos Galilée, Mauguio, 34130, France.

^H NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia.

^I Corresponding author. Email: kentwis2@une.edu.au

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46(2) i-xii https://doi.org/10.1071/EA05222
Submitted: 25 August 2005 Accepted: 19 September 2005 Published: 3 March 2006

Abstract

This paper is a foreword to a series of papers commissioned on ‘the impact of science on the beef industry’, where the Beef CRC-related collaborative scientific work of Professor Bernard Michael Bindon will be reviewed. These papers will be presented in March 2006, as part of a ‘festschrift’ to recognise his wider contributions to the Australian livestock industries for over 40 years. Bindon’s career involved basic and applied research in many areas of reproductive physiology, genetics, immunology, nutrition, meat science and more recently genomics, in both sheep and cattle. Together with his collaborators, he made large contributions to animal science by improving the knowledge of mechanisms regulating reproductive functions and in elucidating the physiology and genetics of high fecundity livestock. His collaborative studies with many colleagues of the reproductive biology and genetics of the Booroola Merino were amongst the most extensive ever conducted on domestic livestock. He was instrumental in the development of immunological techniques to control ovulation rate and in examining the application of these and other techniques to increase beef cattle reproductive output. This paper tracks his investigations and achievements both within Australia and internationally. In the later stages of his career he was the major influence in attracting a large investment in Cooperative Research Centres for the Australian cattle industry, in which he directed a multi-disciplinary approach to investigate, develop and disseminate science and technology to improve commercial cattle productivity.

Acknowledgments

We thank a large number of colleagues for their comments and contributions to this review of the achievements of Professor Bernard Michael Bindon. The work described in this paper has been supported by many industry funding bodies and by the employers of the scientists, too numerous to mention individually but gratefully acknowledged.

References

An electronic version containing a full list of the 280 plus publications of Bernie Bindon is currently being prepared and will be available from the Beef CRC in the near future. The following references are those quoted in this Foreword.

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Al-Obaidi SAR, Bindon BM, Findlay JK, Hillard MA, O’Shea T (1987a) Plasma follicle stimulating hormone in Merino ewes immunized with an inhibin-enriched fraction from bovine follicular fluid. Animal Reproduction Science 14, 39–51.
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Bindon BM (1969c) Follicle stimulating hormone content of the pituitary gland before implantation in the mouse and rat. The Journal of Endocrinology 44, 349–356.
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Bindon BM (1969d) Mechanism of inhibition of implantation in suckling mice. Journal of Endocrinology 44, 357–362.
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Bindon BM (1969e) Role of the pituitary gland in implantation in the mouse: delay of implantation by hypophysectomy and neurodepressive drugs. Journal of Endocrinology 43, 225–235.
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Bindon BM (1969f) The incorporation of 131iodinated human serum albumin in the ovary and uterus before implantation in the mouse. Journal of Endocrinology 45, 543–548.
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Bindon BM (1971a) Systematic study of pre-implantation stages of pregnancy in the sheep. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 24, 131–147.
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Bindon BM (1971b) The role of progesterone in implantation in the sheep. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 24, 149–158.
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Bindon BM (1972) Genetic differences in ovarian response to gonadotrophin by the Merino ewe. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 28, 145–146.
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Bindon BM (1973a) Pituitary and ovarian mechanisms in implantation. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 18(Supplement), 167–175.
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Bindon BM (1973b) Genetic differences in plasma luteinizing hormone of the prepubertal lamb. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 32, 347–348.
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Bindon BM (1975) Ovulation in ewes selected for fecundity. Effect of synthetic GnRH injected on the day of oestrus. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 44, 325–328.
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Bindon BM (1984) Reproductive biology of the Booroola Merino sheep. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 37, 163–189.
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