Look out for the apple truck near Union House, Parkville Campus on Thursday 24 May, 10am-4pm (unless sold out).

Animals, like people, are more productive when they are treated well; a University of Melbourne researcher finds it also benefits the people who work with them

Diet has a significant impact on pet health, just as it does in humans.

On Thursday 26 April, Professor Mark Howden delivered a public lecture to a full auditorium on how agriculture is changing in the 21st century, and what changes are still needed to limit and adapt ...

The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences has sponsored two murals in Goorambat, a town between Dookie and Benalla in the Goulburn Valley, as part of an art proj...

Professor Eleanor Mackie has been selected as Chair of the Biological and Biotechnological Sciences Research Evaluation Committee by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

A new program designed to improve animal welfare standards on Australian farms is being launched tomorrow at the Australian Cattle Veterinarians conference in Fremantle, Western Australia.

For the first time, Australian frog cells have been successfully frozen and re-grown in culture, offering hope of a new technique to safeguard endangered amphibians.

The Faculty is now ranked 15 in the world for veterinary science, and 28 for agriculture.

Melbourne Veterinary School researcher and tutor Christina Marth received the Dairy Australia Award at the ABARES Outlook 2018 conference for research to help producers identify cows that may have ...

University of Melbourne bio-engineers have developed a material made from nanoparticles that can fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs like Golden Staph.

On the Gili Islands, our vets and students provided veterinary care for a remarkable group of horses work very hard to provide essential transport for people, supplies and more. 

The water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa is a warning to the world, but University of Melbourne experts explain how it doesn't have to be this way.

University of Melbourne vets have found a link between eating raw chicken and a paralysing condition in dogs, advising owners to stick with regular dog food.

With an employment rate near 90 per cent for graduates, there’s a career for everyone in agriculture.

Therapy dogs have supported young people experiencing homelessness in a pilot being assessed by a University of Melbourne expert on homelessness and its causes.

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student Jess has enjoyed getting out of the lecture theatre and meeting the weird and wonderful members of the animal kingdom.

Professor Anna Meredith will assume the role of Head of the Melbourne Veterinary School in July 2018.

New graduate Gemma Cartwright put her veterinary skills to use in the Cook Islands during her degree.

Since 2012, the Vineyard of the Future initiative at the University of Melbourne has worked to establish a fully-instrumented vineyard using technology like drones, remote sensors, and apps.

The Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital has been purchased by the University of Melbourne to enhance the clinical experience in equine medicine, surgery and reproduction for students completing the int...

In a new research project, animal scientist Kristy DiGiacomo aims to reduce food waste while decreasing the economic and environmental cost of lamb and sheep meat production.

Tony O'Donnell explained the unusual character of Western Australia's Yilgarn Craton – one of the world’s oldest land masses and the site of the state's wheat belt – and its effects on the soil mic...

Cats and Christmas trees equals one big playpen, but a University of Melbourne expert says it's the tree that will come off worst in the ensuing mayhem.

As climate change gives tropical diseases new opportunities to spread, University of Melbourne veterinary epidemiologists watch for patterns in animal disease.

Three staff of the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Melbourne have been promoted to full professor. 

The "Bertie" 2016 Shiraz, made by students under the supervision of experienced viticulturists at the Dookie campus winery, has taken the gold medal at the 129th Annual Rutherglen Wine Show. 

From robots and drones, to microwaves and genes, University of Melbourne's agriculture campus at Dookie is tackling the challenges facing a changing farm sector

An internship is an opportunity for both the company and the intern. That has been the lesson for Lisa Boyle, a senior scientist in Mondelēz Australia’s Consumer Science division and her intern-tur...

Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Robin Gasser gave a well-attended Dean’s Lecture on Thursday 26 October at Trinity College Gateway Building, titled Molecular Biology of Parasites and its Impl...

Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences staff will collaborate with Indonesian poultry experts to develop diagnostic technologies that can be transferred into Indonesian laboratories.

Listen to a dynamic panel of experts, who explore this question through case studies of food labelling for sustainably sourced fish, free range animal products and products containing palm oil.

The Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences hosted a community open day at the Dookie campus on Wednesday 18 October 2017 to engage the local community, industry and stakeholders in the Gou...

A $63 million redevelopment will enhance facilities for pet treatment and training for future veterinarians at the University of Melbourne’s U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital and Werribee campus.

In 10 years jobs we’re familiar with now will change; University of Melbourne experts look at how technology will revolutionise professions like nursing and law

Over 70 people attended a seminar day on investment in agriculture hosted by the Mackinnon Project at the University of Melbourne’s Werribee campus on 28 September. 

In this DC Blood Oration, Professor Michael Lairmore, the Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at University of California - Davis, examines how an emerging approach termed One Health is uniti...

The Faculty provided a curriculum update to key  stakeholders on Tuesday 22 August.

The first-of-its-kind Snakebite Map project, devised by vets at the University of Melbourne, tracks where and when our pets are being bitten around Australia.

Staff in the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences were successful in four Learning and Teaching Initiative (LTI) grant applications in the 2017 round.

Professor Robin Gasser has been awarded the title of Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor for his outstanding contribution to research at the University of Melbourne.

The Board of the Animal Welfare Science Centre (AWSC) has announced Professor Andrew Fisher has accepted its invitation to become Director.

Marshall Lightowlers, Robin Gasser and Rebecca Traub and their teams have worked for years to develop effective treatments and strategies to control parasites.

Alumni from the Faculty's Melbourne Veterinary School and School of Agriculture and Food received Queen's Birthday Honours for 2017.

Over 40 University of Melbourne Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) alumni met in Melbourne for a reception during the 2017 AVA Annual Conference.

A new research centre led by University of Melbourne scientists aims to solve the challenges pollution and soil degradation poses to food production around the world.

A family’s commitment to helping others has enabled a young student to focus on her studies

A new agreement will enable research which supports the discovery of treatments and diagnostics for pathogens and disease.

Irene Lowe took pride saying she was the first woman in the southern hemisphere to complete a degree in agricultural science.

Dr Liz Walker has found a position she loves, as Chief Executive Officer of RSPCA Victoria.

Masters student Jemma McDougall believes she hit the jackpot when Nick Sher came into her life to offer guidance

Bachelor of Agriculture students explored the wide range of careers available to agriculture graduates in an industry event on 27 April 2017

Parasitology researcher Clare Anstead has received the Australian Wool Innovation Award at the 2017 Science Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 

Twenty early-and mid-career agricultural researchers learned how to build mobile apps for data collection in international development projects and how to pass these skills to their colleagues in a...

The Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences has appointed Professors Ted Whitten and Mohan Singh to lead the Melbourne Veterinary School and School of Agriculture and Food. 

Christmas can be exciting and full of treats for us, but full of new dangers for pets warns veterinarian Dr Leonie Richards from the University of Melbourne’s U-Vet clinic in Werribee.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Rebecca Traub, whose new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded research is expected to improve access to diagnosis in remote areas of developing countries at...

Professor John Fazakerley, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences delivered this public lecture at the University of Melbourne’s Parkville Campus on Thursday 22 September.

They may have graduated 16 years apart, but Melbourne veterinary science alumni Stephen Cutter and Ella Richardson found a shared interest in Australian wildlife and treating dogs in Indigenous co...

Alicia Cain and her brothers Peter and Matthew turned their father’s renowned oat farm into fields of gold when the trio saw the potential of his produce as an artisanal product.

A vaccine to combat tapeworms in pigs developed by the University of Melbourne’s Professor Marshall Lightowlers, Indian Immunological Limited and the Global Alliance for Veterinary Medicine, could ...

Professor Jan Thomas, a Melbourne Master of Veterinary Studies alumna with an international reputation for her teaching, research and academic leadership will be the next vice-chancellor of Massey ...

The Weekly Review interviews women in the racing industry in its latest issue, including University of Melbourne veterinary medicine alumna and former staff member Grace Forbes.

University of Melbourne students Dale Hinkley and Kate Methven have been awarded Rural Finance Scholarships in this year’s round. The scholarship gives Victorian agriculture students financial and...

If you break your leg, it will be painful and debilitating but in most cases you can recover with treatment.

Animal welfare judging competition in full swing! @HazelSJ @FVASunimelb #AWJC #AWSC @ZoosVictoria pic.twitter.com/4Pd2z5cAhE

Second-year Bachelor of Agriculture student Xavier Carew was originally interested in agronomy, but after being part of the University of Melbourne’s competition-winning sheep judging team, he’s co...

Professor Frank Dunshea has been awarded the title of Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor by the University of Melbourne. 

Research by Evan Bittner (pictured above) has shown recordings of the cries and trumpets of female elephants can be played through speakers to prevent crops from being raided by bull elephants.

University of Melbourne researchers will seek to reduce the risk of racehorse fatalities on the track as part of a $5.25 million funding commitment from the Victorian Government and Racing Victoria.

“Men’s and women’s football teams made up of University of Melbourne and Marcus Oldham College agriculture students went toe-to-toe in two games in Parkville.”

“University of Melbourne professor Kevin Smith spoke at the WAFarmers annual dairy conference last week about GM pasture research and the opportunity it presents for dairy farmers in Australia, as ...

While Sam’s interest in agriculture comes from working on his father’s sheep and dryland cropping farm, he is also interested in agronomy, efficient fertiliser use and how technology can make Austr...

“Claudia Gerbert undertook the Bachelor of Agriculture at Melbourne.

“The use of Corriedales in agricultural teaching programs by several Mornington Peninsula schools has sparked the setting up of three mini-studs in the region.

Current University of Melbourne Bachelor of Agriculture student Carl Young is one of the many who are benefiting. Carl grew up helping his parents maintain a large market garden growing baby salads...

Acclaimed virologist and academic Professor John Fazakerley has today commenced his role as Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

Two South Australian research partners have joined the Animal Welfare Science Centre (AWSC) to make the Centre one of the world’s largest animal welfare focused research groups.

The two-and-a-half weeks old animal was able to stand for a short period of time after medical staff removed casts from its front legs.

Today they’re watching over the farmyard and vineyard, tomorrow they could be delivering books to your doorstep and coffee to your desk – the possibilities are seemingly endless

While cheese is notorious for its saturated fat content, research shows a diet high in dairy calcium leads to lower cholesterol and healthy heart function

Racehorse training regimens are not giving horses' bones enough rest time, leading to poor performance and greater risk of deadly injuries. 

University of Melbourne scientists are leading an international SWAT team in the fight against millions of raiders attacking an important farming industry.