Centre for Animal Science

Efforts to address rising global food demand are under the spotlight after the launch of the ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding.

University of Queensland researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.

A three-year pilot project led by The University of Queensland has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.

Convincing the next generation to consider the career opportunities agriculture has to offer is the motivating factor for three QAAFI scientists, who are among this year’s Flying Scientists.

A chemical-free method of controlling flystrike in sheep is a step closer, according to University of Queensland research.

A vaccine developed at The University of Queensland has proven highly effective in early trials to address one of the country’s top cattle pests.

Improving nutrition a few weeks before gestation is successfully boosting health outcomes for calves and heifers in the trying weather conditions of Australia’s north.

Technical advances developed by The University of Queensland are the focus of a seminar to be delivered during Beef 2024 in Rockhampton.

University of Queensland researchers say mRNA vaccine technology could play an important role in boosting livestock production to meet global food demands.