To find out, a team led by reproductive ecologist Mary Rieger, of the Cooperative Research Center for
Australian Weed Management and the University of Adelaide in Australia, took advantage of a unique opportunity.
Since leaving politics, Mr Kerin has served with bodies including the
Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation, CSIRO, the Poultry Cooperative Research Centre, the
Australian Weed Research Centre, the CRC for Tropical Savannas
Management, UNICEF Australia and the National Ovine Johne's Disease Programme Advisory Committee.