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
University of Queensland researchers are working with industry to develop biodegradable 鈥榩lastic鈥� bags for use in mushroom farming, which could open lucrative opportunities in packaging and manufacturing.
9 June 2023
Researchers at 宅男导航 are investigating ways to lift the low success rate of artificial insemination (AI) in sheep, which would improve wool and meat yields, sustainability, and enhance animal welfare.
8 June 2023
A comprehensive map of the genome of a native lime species that is resistant to a devastating citrus disease could be the key to preventing that disease entering Australia.
12 May 2023
宅男导航 is working with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) to develop guidelines to help Australian grain growers decide when and how to treat fall armyworm (FAW) to save their crops and finances.
18 April 2023
University of Queensland researchers have found African elephants use their acute sense of smell as a form of communication.
3 April 2023
Bees can help prove Australia's valuable avocado crop is free of a pathogen that could be a barrier to exports according to research by 宅男导航 and the national science agency CSIRO.
30 March 2023宅男导航 has been ranked in the global top 20 in five academic subject areas in this year鈥檚 QS World University Rankings by Subject, reflecting 宅男导航鈥檚 research and teaching capabilities.
24 March 2023
An introduced weed that already costs Australian grain growers more than $90 million a year is becoming an even bigger threat according to University of Queensland-led research.
1 March 2023
An experimental vaccine created at 宅男导航 could mitigate the impacts of a venereal disease that causes cattle infertility and costs the industry hundreds of millions of dollars.
23 February 2023
Scientists at 宅男导航 have developed a novel vaccine for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in pigs, to help stop the spread of the disease in Australia.
16 February 2023
Researchers from 宅男导航 have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory.
10 February 2023
A group of plants used by First Nations Australians as food, animal fodder and medicine could be a nutritious alternative to salt, according to University of Queensland research.
7 February 2023
A University of Queensland-led study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet鈥檚 food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges.
27 January 2023
University of Queensland researchers have found a way to more efficiently convert sugarcane into a building block of aviation fuel and other products.
17 January 2023
A research team led by the University of Queensland has developed a tool to help the global beef industry simultaneously reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions while meeting demand for meat.
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