AAAS - Australian Association of Animal Sciences

🦠 Dairy Australia Addresses Emerging Threat of H5N1 Avian Influenza 🦠 Dairy Australia recently hosted a one-hour webinar focused on the rising threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) and its potential impact on the Australian dairy industry. Experts provided valuable insights into global developments, critical biosecurity measures, and preparedness strategies for a potential outbreak in Australia. If you missed it, you can catch the recorded presentations on YouTube here: https://lnkd.in/gZn3Eamw. Kudos to Dairy Australia and the experts involved for leading these important discussions! #DairyAustralia #H5N1 #Biosecurity #AvianInfluenza #DairyIndustry #PoultryIndustry

🌐 The Latest WAAP Newsletter (Issue 38) is Out! 🌐 Released in mid-October, this edition of the World Association for Animal Production (WAAP) newsletter is packed with insights for the animal science community. It features an editorial by WAAP President Prof. Frank Dunshea on the recent International Summit on The Societal Role of Meat & Livestock, held on October 30-31 in Colorado, USA. This summit follows the inaugural event in Dublin (October 2022), with findings from Dublin published in Animal Frontiers (Vol. 13, Issue 2). 👉 https://lnkd.in/gU8pDpj2 The newsletter also includes news from WAAP member societies, the latest in animal science, industry updates, and job opportunities. 📬 The newsletter can be accessed here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gwTRaCFd For those passionate about animal science and the global role of livestock, it’s a must-read! #WAAP #AnimalScience #Livestock #GlobalSummit #IndustryNews

📢 Just a Few Days Left to Submit Your Abstracts for BSAS 2025! 📢 Are you working on innovative research in animal science? The deadline to submit abstracts for the BSAS - British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) 2025 Annual Conference is 18 November 2024—just around the corner! This year’s theme, Animal Science: Supporting Livestock’s Role in a Global Society, invites researchers worldwide to present new findings across any area of animal science. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your work and contribute to discussions on how livestock can address global challenges. Don’t miss out—submit your abstract and join the global community dedicated to advancing animal science. 📊 ⌛ 💼 ✈ #BSAS2025 #AnimalScience #CallForAbstracts #Research

📢 AGnVET are seeking two Animal Production Advisers, one located in Southern NSW and the other in Western NSW. The Southern Role will focus on supporting AGnVET branches in Wagga, Boree Creek, Corowa, Culcairn, Ganmain, Grong Grong, Henty, Holbrook, Junee, Mangoplah, Rutherglen, and Temora. The Western Role will focus on supporting AGnVET branches in West Wyalong, Weethalle, Lake Cargelligo, Barellan, Hay, Jerilderie, Ungarie, Leeton, Griffith, Deniliquin, and Coleambally. The location for each role will be negotiable with the region.   The main responsibilities for these roles include; - Providing a level of professional animal production sales and technical advice to staff and growers to ensure our customers remain productive, profitable and sustainable. - Communicate and support Branch staff, Region Managers and Key Account Managers, to implement and expand the AGnVET Betta Livestock Services offering. - Working with Branch staff to develop and implement animal production business and sales plans to capture market growth opportunities - Develop and implement key customer management plans with livestock producers - Contribute to the development of and facilitating internal staff training workshops - Coordinate and facilitate producer information workshops - Develop and maintain an industry and internal network - Champion safety and compliance requirements Applicants are required to have tertiary qualifications in Agricultural Science or equivalent (majoring in Animal Production/Nutrition), complemented by experience in Animal Health/Nutrition (preferably in an advisory capacity). Click on the following links for more information and to apply for the Southern (https://lnkd.in/gndvWyRK) and Western (https://lnkd.in/gZNYKD93) roles.

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing - Discounted book offer for AAAS members 📢 Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing are delighted to announce the publication of their new title, Advances in Poultry Nutrition, edited by Professor Todd Applegate, University of Georgia, USA. The book provides a detailed overview of the physiology of feed intake in broiler production, focusing on recent advances in nutrient requirements, poultry digestive physiology, and the genetic factors that can affect feed conversion efficiency in broilers. The book also reviews the nutritional value of poultry feed and the range of in vivo and in vitro techniques used to measure factors that can influence its value, such as feed digestibility and metabolisable energy. Find out more about this new book here https://lnkd.in/gcUGRS2C *Special Offer* Receive 20% off your purchase of the book—as well as any other published Poultry Science titles in our series. The discount code has already been shared with the members in the AAAS Newsletter Issue 52—October 2024. 👉 Discount code expires 30th November 2024.

Ruminant Roundup: Health, Nutrition and Management Join the AAAS Qld & NT and AAAS NSW Branches on Wednesday 30th October 12 - 1 pm (AESDT) for their Spring Seminar Series. This online event is free and will be of value to anyone working in the animal sciences with an interest in cattle, alpacas and goats. Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in different classes of cattle - Bridgette Logan, University of Sydney. Management practices and key knowledge gaps in the Australian alpaca industry - Imogen Boughey, University of Sydney. Impact of phyto-oetrogens from grazing legume pastures on the 35d conception rate in pluriparous cattle - Jessica Wyse, Charles Sturt University. Assessment of anthelmintic efficacy in meat goats - Kathryn Dawson, University of Queensland.

📢 Introducing your AAAS Vic & Tas Committee📢 Last month the Victorian and Tasmanian Branch of AAAS held their AGM. Congratulations to Victorian & Tasmanian Executive: President: Jo Newton OAM, Agriculture Victoria, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action of eng Vice-President: Dr Surinder Singh Chauhan, University of Melbourne Treasurer: Mike Rose, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture Secretary: Jeremy Cottrell, University of Melbourne and a warm welcome to the General Committee: Fazel Almasi, Steph Muir, Graham Lean, Frank Dunshea, Apeh Omede, Renata Tognelli Got ideas for AAAS branch activities & events in Victoria and Tasmania? Are you keen to get involved? The Executive would love to hear from you

Congratulations to long-time AAAS member Dr Stuart Barber, who received the Boehringer Ingelheim Industry Innovator Award at this year's Lambition Awards. Dr Barber's award recognised his work in creating and refining Dookie VR, a virtual reality farm or map of the University of Melbourne's teaching and research farm at Dookie. Dookie VR allows students to visit the farm virtually regularly throughout the year. It is designed to complement on-farm visits and enable students to experience the changes throughout the farming calendar and climatic events such as drought. For more details on Dr. Barber’s award and other honorees at the Lambition Awards, check out the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gCPCffj4 Kudos to Dr. Barber for driving innovation in the agriculture industry! #innovation #education #virtualreality #agriculture #DookieVR #LambitionAwards #BoehringerIngelheim #UniversityofMelbourn

Great opportunity for PhD studentships and postdoctoral researcher positions at the ARC Training Centre in Predictive Breeding. The centre is particularly seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from Quantitative Geneticists specialising in Animal Breeding. Don’t miss the chance to join this cutting-edge research initiative! Check the post below, visit their website (https://lnkd.in/g-B6HBMy), or contact Lee Hickey for more details!!

The BSAS - British Society of Animal Science 2025 call for abstracts is open! The conference theme is Supporting livestock's role in a global society. This year, the organising committee welcomes the submission of papers presenting new research findings in any area of animal science. Abstract submission closes on the 18th of November, 2024. For more details, head to the conference website! https://lnkd.in/egRqVqKw