livestock

Sheep grazing in semiarid rangeland.

The positive effects of grazing by livestock and wild herbivores can turn negative as temperatures become warmer.

three african wild dogs stand on a sandy hill

The naturally best breeding window for these endangered animals is shortening, prompting a unique change in behaviour. 

a flooded farm from the loddon river in serpentine victoria

Farmers need help to adapt as weather extremes worsen.

Cows feeding

UNSW Professor Johannes le Coutre has warned that current food production and consumption cannot continue if we want to reduce world hunger – and help save the planet. 

Eye-cow is watching you

Painting eyes on the backsides of cattle in Botswana appears to prevent attacks from lions in landscapes where they coexist.

Sheep

It is rapidly becoming clear that nobody is capable of remaining in charge of the welfare of Australian animals once they arrive in the chaos of the developing world, writes Siobhan O'Sullivan. 

18May milkGlass

Food scientists at UNSW are minimising the adverse health effects of allergens in milk and other food products by developing innovative processing techniques that alter the properties of allergenic proteins.