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

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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

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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