Animal & Veterinary Sciences

Research in the School

Since the inception of the University in 1989, we have moved quickly to establish a vigorous research effort to support the industry's covered by the School.

While Staff have their own research projects, much of the research is undertaken by our research and Honours students during their projects.

Research Administration is managed by The Centre for Research and Graduate Training.

Veterinary Science Funding Bodies Linkages

Veterinary Science

Prof Kym Abbott | Prof Peter Chenoweth | Prof Peter Davie | Dr Joanne Connolly | Dr Geoff  Dutton | Jenny Hyams

While the research activities of the veterinary science team cover a wide spectrum, there is a focus of interest on infectious diseases of farm livestock and their control, and adoption of new and proven technologies in reproduction and animal health management. Of particular interest are:

• Internal parasites of sheep
• Reproduction in cattle
• Ovine footrot Ovine Johne’s disease
• Integrated health management in livestock production systems 
• Development of improved veterinary services to livestock producers
• Tasmanian platypus health

Current projects include:

• Assisting change in an irrigated farming community to meet economic and environmental goals in a climate of changing policy and community expectations.
• Working with dairy farmer groups to conduct and adopt their own pasture research
• Studying the exchange of information between wineries and viticulturists to improve grape quality
• Investigating the knowledge sharing and sources between researchers, farmers and extension/agribusiness service providers.

Funding Bodies

The School has been generously supported in its research effort by:

• Australian Research Council 
• Charles Sturt University Grants
• Dairy Research and Development Corporation
• Grains Research and Development Corporation
• Land and Water Australia
• Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, 

Linkages

• Cooperative Research Centres for:
  • Plant–based Management of Dryland Salinity
  • Irrigation Futures
• Designated CSU Research Centre, namely
  • The E H Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation 
  • Institute for Land, Water & Society (ILWS)
• External Research Organisations including
  • CSIRO Land and Water
  • CSIRO Plant Industry
  • CSIRO Entomology
  • NSW Department of Primary Industries | Agriculture
  • Department of Infrastructure Planning and Natural Resources

 

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