Research Centres

The Faculty hosts or is a key member in a number of defined research centres across the fields of agricultural, food and veterinary sciencecs. As well as promoting cross-disciplinary research and collaboration, the centres also provide a number of specialised industry services.

Animal Welfare Science Centre

Formed in 1997, we contribute to improved animal welfare as a world leading provider of expert information, advice and education underpinned by rigorous research.
ARC Research Hub for Smart Fertilisers

The ARC Research Hub for Smart Fertilisers is a partnership between leading researchers and industry working to transform agriculture by delivering new nitrogen fertilisers and decision-making tools that increase efficiency of use by crops and reduce losses to the environment.
Asia Pacific Centre for Animal Health

The Asia Pacific Centre for Animal Health (APCAH) is an internationally focused research and research training centre that aims to optimise animal production and product quality through improved control of infectious agents.
Centre for Equine Infectious Disease

The Centre for Equine Infectious Disease is a major national resource for the study of equine diseases in Australia.
Healthy Soils for Sustainable Food Production and Environmental Quality

Faced with soil degradation and population growth, Australia and China have come together to establish Healthy Soils for Sustainable Food Production and Environmental Quality, a Joint Research Centre (JRC) to address food security and sustainable soil management.
The Mackinnon Project

The Mackinnon Project is an international leader in sheep and beef consultancy offering a unique range of services including farm management consultancies, farmer training programs, contract research and postgraduate training programs.
OIE Collaborating Centre for Diagnostic Test Validation Science in the Asia-Pacific Region

The Centre’s mission is to generate new knowledge and techniques that improve the use and interpretation of diagnostic tests used in human and animal health and to promote dissemination of that knowledge to the wider medical and veterinary communities.
Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre

The Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre (PICCC) was originally launched in February 2011, as a research centre addressing the impacts of a changing climate on agriculture.
Unlocking the Food Value Chain

Unlocking the Food Value Chain is an Australian Research Council (ARC) supported initiative delivering inter-disciplinary research to unlock a significant market opportunity for exporting premium Australian products.