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Australia in the Wine World
Insects Shaping Society
Beer: Theory and Craft
Feeding the World's Population
Living with Animals
Wine and Food
Feeding the World's Population
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Paddock-to-plate workshop explores ways to use native ingredients for the future of food
New agriculture degree sees graduates ready for the ‘boom century’
U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital and Werribee campus redevelopment
Dookie Day 2017
Clinical trial: Investigation of stem cells as treatment for spinal cord injuries in dogs
Dookie Day 2018 opens the University of Melbourne's agricultural campus to the community
New Technology Applications for Agriculture: Going Beyond Awareness
Dookie campus produce for sale
Call for donors: cats to help other cats at new feline blood bank
Dog blood saves sick cat's life ahead of opening of new feline blood bank
Calling to dog owners for canine CPR research study
Bachelor of Agriculture Capstone Showcase 2018
Research Week showcases veterinary, agricultural and food science collaboration
2018 Academic promotions reflect push for gender equality in universities
New professor boosts Melbourne's precision agriculture research and teaching
University of Melbourne opens new $100 million life sciences complex in Melbourne’s biomedical precinct
Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Awards Night 2019
Students and community to benefit from veterinary campus expansion
Melbourne Veterinary School Learning and Teaching Building Opening
Surgery success for one of Australia’s oldest lions
Dookie Day explores the future of agriculture and the Goulburn Valley region’s Indigenous heritage
Microwaves put the heat on herbicide resistant weeds
What is conservation medicine, and why is it important?
Agriculture students present solutions to issues facing industry
Study investigates suitable rootstocks for Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir
New book explores the perspectives of the first women to study at Dookie
The University of Melbourne: Bushfire response
New project to help prevent spread of animal to human diseases
Work needed to reduce the negative effects of heat stress on Australian dairy cows, research reveals
Researchers call for rigorous wildlife surveillance to prevent disease outbreak
Bite-sized lecture: The science behind sourdough
Take a virtual tour of our campuses at Dookie, Parkville and Werribee
The 2020 Dungala Kaiela Oration
Using environmental DNA to help stop frogs from croaking it
Hyperspectral insight provides early warning of threatening crop disease
Paddock-to-plate workshop explores incorporating native ingredients for the future of food
The perfect storm: How can we feed the world without wrecking the planet?
$2.5 million for regional Victoria to support agricultural innovation
Australian-produced eucalyptus compound effective at treating lung damage in sheep model
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Nutrient and resource recovery from agricultural and urban wastes using novel technologies
Soil node – Melbourne TrACEES Platform
Novel smart fertiliser technologies
State-of-the-art instruments for trace gas measurements using micrometeorological techniques
UAV‐based remote sensing and GIS mapping of crops and produce assessment
Artificial intelligence/machine learning agriculture, food and animal sciences
Robotics, sensory evaluation/biometrics and machine learning modelling for brewages
Computer application development for agriculture, food and wine sciences
Advanced analytical platforms for plant physiology, climate change, sensory technologies and robotics
Smoke taint analysis
Screening and characterisation of bioactive compounds and their analysis
Phytochemical biological activity evaluation and targeted delivery
Airborne Remote Sensing Facility
Wildlife Health Toolkit
Wildlife disease outbreak investigation
Development of management strategies for existing disease issues
High-throughput quantitative PCR for soil molecular biology
DNA extraction for soil molecular biology
Measurement of insulin resistance in horses
In vitro characterisation of ruminant feeds and supplements
In vivo assessment of feed supplements in production animals (dairy cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry)
Climate controlled production animal studies
Rumen metagenomics and enteric methane emission reduction
Engaged-social science research
Co-innovation
Advice, policy formation and capacity building
Crop trials at scale, agronomy, nutritional profiling and breeding
Vertical farming in a fully controlled soilless environment
Microwave applicator systems and evaluation of microwave and plasma treatment of materials
Use of crops for dairying production
Greenhouse gas emissions identification and mitigation from international livestock production
Gender Analysis and Gender Mainstreaming for agricultural and rural industries
Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) and livelihoods impact assessments
Identification of fungal species
Post-mortem services
Histology services
Research Centres
Animal Welfare Science Centre
ARC Research Hub for Smart Fertilisers
Asia Pacific Centre for Animal Health
Centre for Equine Infectious Disease
Healthy Soils for Sustainable Food Production and Environmental Quality
The Mackinnon Project
OIE Collaborating Centre for Diagnostic Test Validation Science in the Asia-Pacific Region
Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre
Unlocking the Food Value Chain
Research Groups
Agricultural and Urban Waste Management
Analytics, Modelling and Technology
Animal Production
Bone and Muscle Cell Biology
Digital Agriculture, Food and Wine
Food Chemistry and Microbiology
Greenhouse Gas and Climate Change
Hyperspectral and Thermal Remote Sensing Laboratory (HyperSens)
Nutrient Management
One Health Research Group
Parasitology
Plant Pathology
Protein Foods
Rural Innovation Research Group
Smart Fertilisers
Soil-Plant Microbiomes
Sustainable Agricultural Production
Taking the Query out of Q Fever
Veterinary Epidemiology @ Melbourne
Veterinary Inflammation and Metabolism
Veterinary Anatomic Pathology
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Health, welfare and biosecurity of livestock exposed to Australian bushfires
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