Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in plants and livestock
宅男导航 researchers are setting the agenda for breeding high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops and low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency as they search for the ultimate genotype.
20 November 2024
Mitigating heat stress in heifers to prevent stock losses
A three-year pilot project led by 宅男导航 has shown installing shade structures in largely treeless paddocks could increase calf survival rates.
19 November 2024
Fermenting a future for food in Australia
Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia.
18 November 2024
Genetics can be used to shape plants underground so they absorb water better
11 July 2011A world-first cattle vaccine based on nanotechnology could provide protection from the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV), which costs the Australian cattle industry tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue each year.
5 May 2011Reducing food wastage and increasing food production in the tropics are two of the keys to solving the glooming global food crisis, according to 宅男导航鈥檚 Professor of Food Security, Michael D鈥橭cchio.
3 May 2011Queensland scientists are leading an international food security research collaboration that aims to increase crop production by 30 per cent and reduce crop failures for 500,000 African farmers.
21 March 2011
Roslyn Karrasch, of Gatton, is one of those rare people who can say with sincerity after 35 years working at the same place: "I've really loved my job and became and remain personal friends with all my bosses."
28 February 2011
As high schools across South-East Queensland compete to grow the heaviest sunflower in 宅男导航鈥檚 annual Sunflower Competition the focus will also be on the diverse range of careers available in plant science.
16 February 2011Studying externally has been a way of life for Caroline Harris, who recently graduated with a Master of Rangeland Management from 宅男导航 at a ceremony held on the Gatton Campus.
22 December 2010A vet who helped avert international disease outbreaks has been awarded 宅男导航 (宅男导航) Gatton Gold Medal for 2010.
10 December 2010There are now more reasons for high school students to make agriculture their top career choice with 10 University of Queensland Merit Scholarships worth $6000 each up for grabs.
6 October 2010
宅男导航 researchers are leading green energy technology with confirmation of the world鈥檚 first transgenic sweet sorghum plants.
9 November 2009Risks from the commercial production of genetically modified (GM) plants and food are alarmist and exaggerated, according to a new study.
23 January 2008The thought of powering your house on banana waste may sound a little unrealistic, but 宅男导航 researcher, Associate Professor Bill Clarke, proved it was a possibility two years ago.
14 January 2008A joint project between 宅男导航 and Foster鈥檚 to turn beer wastewater into electricity has won $140,000 from the Queensland Government鈥檚 Sustainable Energy Innovation Fund.
2 May 2007Algae and nutrients from sewage and grey water runoff can stir up more trouble for polluted waterways, according to new Brisbane research.
16 May 2005Sixteen newly graduated physiotherapists are turning their hands to assisting animals recover from injury and other ailments and helping trainers extract optimum performance from dogs and horses.
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