Centre for Animal Science

Dr Lida Omaleki is a long way from where she grew up – but from Iran to Australia, the Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine feels right at home in the University of Queensland labs, where she’s completing important work in support of a healthy, efficient chicken meat industry.

Have you often imagined collecting fresh eggs from your very own backyard chooks? Or perhaps you just love the idea of a few fowls wandering around your garden pecking at worms? If you’ve never had chickens before, chances are you’re not quite sure where to start.

LIFETIME productivity of cows is one of the major drivers of enterprise profitability – however there is a difference between longevity and lifetime profitability. This article was first published in Beef Central on 22 March 2022.