Cows
Sciences & Technology
Protecting Australia from foot-and-mouth disease
Australia has been free of foot-and-mouth disease since 1872, but outbreaks in neighbouring countries are a cause for concern
Sciences & Technology
Safeguarding Australia’s dairy herd
New University of Melbourne research aims to develop a vaccine for Mycoplasma bovis mastitis - one of dairy’s major problems - using CRISPR technology.
Environment
Helping dairy cows to beat the heat
Heat stress is a key issue for the dairy industry, but some strategies may help to reduce the negative impacts on dairy cows and increase the resilience and sustainability of the industry
Environment
Are these Australia’s happiest dairy cows?
Watch our video of the University of Melbourne’s robotic dairy, where the cows decide when they’re milked
Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
Meet the cow whisperer
Kenny Oluboyede’s serendipitous journey from rural Nigeria to the University of Melbourne’s robotic research dairy in Dookie has made him the University’s own cow whisperer
Sciences & Technology
Go Figure
Silage: Rocket-fuel for cows
Smelly, pickled grass wrapped in plastic is actually a super food for cows. Silage is full of goodness, but it also gives farmers an extra tool for managing resources
Environment
Dairy’s (climate) changing future
The dairy industry is adaptive by nature, but farmers are likely to face a range of new challenges due to the ever-increasing impact of climate change