Dairy UP PhD Projects Effects of environment and age of first calving on longevity and production of cattle PhD Student Andrew Lean The longevity of a dairy cow is directly related to the profitability and environmental sustainability of the dairy industry. Based at...
Dairy UP PhD Projects Advanced sensor and data analytics for grazing and feeding management PhD Student Blessing Azubuike 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...
Dairy UP PhD Projects Carbon neutral Kikuyu pasture systems PhD Student Mulisa Faji Dida’s The Australian dairy industry is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). This PhD project develops whole-farm GHGs mitigation strategies as pathways for carbon...
Dairy UP PhD Projects Genetic x environmental interactions in Kikuyu’s toxicity PhD Student Vivien Tan This project investigates, and hopefully elucidates cause/s of Kikuyu toxicity and identify genetic resistance for breeding purposes. An impediment to unlocking the...
Dairy UP PhD Projects Improving dairy cow longevity through metabolomics PhD Student David Sheedy | dbsheedy@ucdavis.edu The longevity of a dairy cow is directly related to the profitability and environmental sustainability of the dairy industry. The most commonly...