Animal Science and Systems
Our goal is to 'save the planet and feed the world'. Our honours and postgraduate research students are embedded within and make valuable contributions to these diverse research programs. Ultimately, we are looking for ways to produce food and fibre from animals in an efficient and sustainable manner both within Australia and internationally. We are also seeking to better understand the care and management of companion animals. Our research encompasses the following themes: Livestock industries globally will need to make continuous productivity gains to remain competitive and meet growing demand for animal products. Improvement of feed efficiency has re-emerged as a key industry objective for all livestock species and there is a global awareness that livestock have significant impacts on carbon emissions. Understanding, managing and mitigating impacts is a key focus of the animal science group. Animal health and welfare are key issues that constrain production and limit efficiency and sustainability of livestock production. This sub-theme creates a focus on ways in which genetics, nutrition, disease control and behavior of animals can be managed to improve animal well-being in livestock and companion animals. A key driver of consumption of animal product in Western cultures is associated with product quality and this theme focuses on ways in which product quality can be manipulated/improved. This can include basic genetics, nutrition, physiology as well as management strategies and is an area of applied research often funded by industry.
The Poultry Research and Teaching Unit at UNE is conducting teaching and research on poultry nutrition, production, gut health welfare and food safety. UNE poultry is the world leader in the research areas of: The group also has an excellent track record on amino acid nutrition and metabolism, bacterial and virus disease, broiler earlier nutrition, layer nutrition and production, poultry welfare and behaviour, and procession feeding. Our research in genetics at UNE covers many areas of genetic analysis and applications. A consortium of the University of New England, The University of Western Australia, and CSIRO Livestock Industries. A focus on global, national and regional sustainability. The UNE Ruminant Research Group is focused on three main objectives: Our scientific staff, post-doctoral researchers and higher degree research students work on a diverse range of projects along with industry and government collaborators.Research groups
Staff research interests
- Animal genetics & breeding
- Animal health
- Animal nutrition
- Animal physiology
- Animal production
- Companion animals
- Meat science
- Sheep & wool science
- Poultry science
Individual staff and their research interests
