Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Animal welfare

  • Headshot of Dr Peter James. Image: Shan Goodwin

    Fresh hope for new flystrike control method

    Published on: 30 June 2022
    Tiny nano-particles less than a thousandth of a millimetre in size are providing a promising new method to protect sheep against deadly flystrike, according to University of Queensland research.

  • Dr Jill Fernandes

    Assessing animal experiences: A transdisciplinary challenge

    27 April 2021 12:00pm
     
    in Science Seminars
    Dr Jill Fernandes will present a QAAFI Science Seminar titled "Assessing animal experiences: A transdisciplinary challenge".
  • Dr Jill Fernandes

    Improving farm animal welfare – what’s it worth?

    Published on: 27 January 2021
    Many livestock companies are aware that Australians have growing concerns over the welfare of animals. But it costs money to improve the welfare of farm animals – often a substantial investment by the business. There are many financial, practical, and ethical factors for businesses to consider when improving animal welfare, and the optimal course of action is not always obvious.
  • QAAFI senior research fellow Geoffry Fordyce

    Pain relief more common practice

    Good animal welfare and animal husbandry procedures using pain relief have taken off massively in Queensland, according to Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation senior research fellow Geoffry Fordyce.
  • Australians come together to improve animal welfare

    Australians come together to improve animal welfare

    Published on: 15 May 2019
    If there is one thing most Australians agree on, it’s that we all want better animal welfare.

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