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A Bachelor of Agriculture can lead to a wide range of careers, from research to banking, but Emma Tadday (Australia) has known she wanted to work directly with animals on farms since before she started school.

After working for five years at agribusiness companies in Argentina, finance and planning professional Angel Rossi saw the Master of Agricultural Sciences as the way to future-proof his career.

Professor Elizabeth Tudor has been named a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to veterinary science, tertiary education and animal welfare in the 2020 Queens Birthday Honours.

The apparent simplicity of tiny mycoplasma bacteria belies their complex relationship with their hosts and their importance as chronic pathogens of animals and plants, says Professor Glenn Browning in this online seminar recording.

University of Melbourne experts say the One Health approach brings together human, animal and environmental health research to tackle some of our biggest issues

Ruby Meston’s University of Melbourne journey has taken her from the inner city, to a regional farm, to wineries and, she hopes one day, to a Western Australian sheep station.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s National Reconciliation Week theme – In this together – is particularly relevant. Within this setting, Dr Cam Raw, Palawa man, veterinary science alum and Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences PhD candidate, reflects on the importance of heritage and culture and its relevance to his research, the One Health approach, and the West Arnhem Land Dog Health Program (WALDHeP).

Water-planning experts shows they have vastly differing risk perceptions, which may reduce the chance of innovative practices being implemented finds U

A large team is developing a proposal for the establishment of the One Basin Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), which will seek funding under the Federal Government’s forthcoming call for new research centre bids, expected later this year.

Researchers have investigated the impact of heat stress in Australian dairy cows grazing summer pastures, revealing high temperature and humidity leads to a significant drop in milk production, but that this can be rectified through the provision of shade and more water troughs.

Heat stress is a key issue for the dairy industry, but some strategies may help reduce the negative impacts on cows, finds new University of Melbourne research.

Associate Professor Lee Berger, whose research upended scientists’ understanding of the role of disease in extinctions and conservation, has been elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

Food is essential for life and healthy, sustainably produced food is essential to building a healthy society, says Shibo Ma (China), a first-year Master of Food Science student at the University of Melbourne.

A new review shows Australian farmers will need support and greater clarity on the benefits of mitigation options to reach zero emissions.

Today’s agriculture students understand that as the world’s population grows towards 10 billion people over the next 30 years, farming will need to become a climate neutral, or even beneficial, industry.

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to unfold, University of Melbourne researchers are joining part of a consortium of veterinary scientists established to train a new generation of ‘animal disease detectives’ in 11 countries across Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Friday 24 April 2020 marks 100 years since the birth of Professor Douglas Charles Blood (1920–2013), the founding Dean of the Melbourne Veterinary School on its re-establishment in 1962.

From 2–6 March, Bachelor of Agriculture students were given the opportunity to commence their degree with a strong sense of community and of the global impact of agricultural practice at Agriculture Discovery Week.

Aerial hyperspectral imaging and modelling techniques in development at the University of Melbourne have allowed researchers to rapidly measure the individual health of each tree in a 1000-hectare orchard.

Meredith Dairy, founded by a University of Melbourne veterinary alum, showed how science and sustainability had fuelled its success on a recent ABC Landline profile.

Animals may be the original hosts for viruses such as COVID-19, but the causes of transmission to humans are our fault, says a University of Melbourne expert.

An award has enabled final year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student Peter Richardson to take part in a research project to improve the health and welfare of animals in Myanmar, and the lives of the farmers that rely on them.

Shocks to our food supply provide opportunity to transform our food systems to be healthier, more sustainable and equitable say University of Melbourne experts.

Australian and Indian agriculture face many of the same challenges from animal heat stress, particularly in the context of increasing frequency of heatwaves and a changing climate.