Dairy UP PhD Projects Advanced sensor and data analytics for grazing and feeding management Kikuyu grass is a high yielding C4 species capable of producing well over 20 t DM/ha.year. Yet the actual average pasture utilisation on commercial farms is estimated at only a...
Dairy UP PhD Projects Carbon neutral Kikuyu pasture systems The Australian dairy industry is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). This PhD project will develop whole-farm GHGs mitigation strategies as pathways for carbon neutrality in kikuyu-based...
Dairy UP PhD Projects Genetic x environmental interactions in Kikuyu’s toxicity This project will investigate, and hopefully elucidate cause/s of Kikuyu toxicity and identify genetic resistance for breeding purposes. An impediment to unlocking the potential of...
Dairy UP PhD Projects Interactions between dairy feeding systems, facility design, production and health This project will explore the differences in performance and response to environmental change between intensively housed or extensively managed herds: Do herds in...
Dairy UP PhD Projects Digitising forage options for intensive dairy systems Housing cows as a way to intensification is increasing in Australia. With feed being the largest cost of producing milk, developing modern and efficient feedbase options for these systems is...
