Each of our disciplines contribute significantly to advancing livestock production systems, ensuring they are sustainable, efficient, and capable of meeting global food demands. Accordingly, many of our postgraduate dissertations / thesis' overlap between our different disciplines, and also feature industry and inter-disciplinary collaboration.
Animal nutrition
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Ruminant nutrition
- Specializes in the dietary needs of ruminants (e.g., cattle, sheep, goats). Research areas include forage utilization, rumen microbiology, and strategies to improve digestion efficiency and reduce methane emissions, contributing to sustainable ruminant production.
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Monogastric nutrion
- Targets the nutritional management of monogastric animals like pigs and poultry. This field explores efficient feed utilization, alternative protein sources, and gut health management to enhance growth, immunity, and productivity.
Animal physiology
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Reproduction physiology
- Focuses on understanding and enhancing reproductive processes in livestock, including hormonal regulation, fertility optimization, and advanced reproductive technologies like artificial insemination and embryo transfer.
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Meat science
- Explores factors affecting meat quality, safety, and processing. Research areas include muscle biology, carcass composition, and methods to enhance the nutritional value, flavor, and shelf life of meat products.
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Growth physiology
- Investigates the biological mechanisms of growth and development in livestock. This includes studies on muscle growth, fat deposition, and the impacts of genetics, nutrition, and environment on growth efficiency.
Animal breeding and genetics
- Focuses on improving livestock productivity, health, and adaptability through genetic selection and breeding strategies. Research often involves genomic technologies to identify and propagate desirable traits in livestock populations.
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