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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003899b.htm person Robinson Terence James AACR2 14 July 1919 3 September 2004 Place of Birth Reading, Berkshire, England Place of Death Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Agricultural scientist Terence James Robinson showed that the natural steroid hormone, progesterone, dominated the control of the oestrous cycle in sheep (1950c). This led in 1964 to controlled breeding using small polyurethane sponges, impregnated with a small quantity of a synthetic progesterone-like substance, inserted into the vaginas of ewes. Breeding took place soon after the sponges were withdrawn.

Born Reading, Berkshire, England, 14 July 1919. Educated Universities of Western Australia (MSc(Agric)), Cambridge (PhD, ScD) and California. Animal Nutrition Adviser, Department of Agriculture, Western Australia 1940-41; Lieutenant, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve 1941-45; Assistant Animal Nutrition Officer, Department of Agriculture, Western Australia 1946-47; Hackett Research Student, Downing College, Cambridge 1947-49; Research Tutor, Trinity College, University of Melbourne 1951-52, Senior Lecturer, Physiology of Domestic Animals 1951-55; Professor of Animal Husbandry, University of Sydney 1956-84; Emeritus Professor and grazier from 1985. Chairman, Australian Society for Reproductive Biology 1969-73; Australian Representative, Standing Committee, International Congress on Animal Reproduction; editor, Animal Reproduction Science 1976-83.

 Robinson, T J (1919-2004)

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 'Robinson, Terence James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Robinson, Terence James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000