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The University of Melbourne (UM) is an Essential Participant in the Poultry CRC and is heavily involved in poultry research and education, offering a wide range of courses related to the poultry industry.

Poultry related courses

Undergraduate courses

The Associate Degree in Agriculture will produce a graduate able to successfully organise, operate and develop an agricultural business. You will be able to recognise alternatives and opportunities and develop a capacity for imaginative thinking, sound judgment, problem solving and decision making, as well as be able to act ethically in approaches to the performance of duties relevant to industry standards.
The Bachelor of Agriculture will give you a broad knowledge of fundamental science across a range of disciplines, with a high level of achievement in areas such as soils, plant and animal management and production. You will learn how to design and conduct scientific inquiries and apply your scientific knowledge to define, analyse and solve agricultural and environmental problems.
The Bachelor of Veterinary Science program consists of two distinct parts: the pre-veterinary year (one year of science at University or equivalent) and then four years of studies in The Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc). The first two years of the BVSc course are spent at the Preclinical Sciences Centre in Parkville, and the final two years are spent at the Veterinary Clinical Centre at Werribee.

Postgraduate courses

Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness is designed to be completed part time over one year. The course comprises four subjects. Three subjects are delivered online and one subject is delivered at a one-week intensive residential held at the beginning of the year. The subjects of study are: Leadership (residential); Financial Management for Agribusiness; Agribusiness Management Economics; Managing Markets.

Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Science the program of this course includes: Soil Science and Management; Advanced Plant Breeding and Improvement; Agronomy and Cropping Systems; Monogastric Science; Disease Management and Food Security; Emerging Issues for Land and Food (non cognate); Research Philosophies and Statistics (non cognate); and Social Research Methods (non cognate).

Master of Agribusiness (by coursework) Food and fibre products represent a very significant share of overall Australian business activity, yet there are few prestige post-graduate programs tailored specifically for those working within these industries. The orientation of the Master of Agribusiness (Coursework) is toward those in any agribusiness operation, from large, medium or small. The course is designed to anticipate both current and future industry needs.

Master of Agribusiness (by research) is designed for professionals working in areas such as food and fibre production, risk analysis and management, banking and insurance, chemical fertilisers and other input industries, domestic and international marketing and forest industries. The course is distinctive because it integrates business management and marketing with science and technology.

Master of Agriculture (by research). Current research includes work in: Sustainable Land Use and Management; Crop Development; Agribusiness and Marketing; Genetic Improvement of Yield and Quality; Crop Performance and Management; Plant Protection; Agricultural Systems & Resources Protection;Integrated Livestock / Cropping Systems; Education and Technology Transfer.

Masters in Avian Health and Medicine Avian Health Online™ is an online program designed for poultry veterinarians working in all aspects of the poultry industry around the world. Subjects studied in this course include; Avian Microbiology and Serology; Food Safety, Public Health, Economics and International Trade; Advanced Poultry Medicine and Disease Management; Avian Research Project and Dissertation.

Master of Veterinary Science (MVSc) includes research training, based on the conduct of experiments under appropriate supervision, is given in a selected discipline area within the field of Veterinary Science. The course is normally undertaken full time for at least one year. The maximum period of candidature is two years. Candidates are expected to meet regularly with their supervisor and to present their work in the Faculty's research seminar program. They are assisted to participate in relevant national or international conferences.

Masters of Veterinary Studiesthis course entails the following objectives, that graduates: have achieved a breadth and depth of knowledge in a particular discipline or set of related disciplines within veterinary science; have attained an advanced level of appropriate diagnostic, therapeutic, and technical (including instrumentation) skills; have developed preliminary research skills, including the ability to search and critically review literature, and other relevant data bases, define questions/hypotheses, design and execute experimental studies, analyse and interpret results and to write reports/papers; can be effective in scientific communication at the professional and community levels, through both the spoken and written medium; have developed interpersonal and organisational skills towards leadership within the profession and the community.

Postgraduate Certificate in Avian HealthAvian Health Online™ is an online program designed for poultry veterinarians working in all aspects of the poultry industry around the world. The subjects studied in this course include: Poultry Industry Field Work and Poultry Pathology and the Diagnosis of Disease.

Poultry research

Avian health is a core research topic

The University of Melbourne is an Essential Participant in the Poultry CRC and researchers at UM are participating in several Poultry CRC research projects.

The School of Veterinary Science

The School of Veterinary Science operates from two campuses at Parkville and Werribee. The Parkville Campus is a Veterinary Preclinical Centre, conducting teaching and researching in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, pathology, parasitology, microbiology and animal biotechnology. The Werribee Campus is a Veterinary Clinical Centre providing clinical instruction to students and veterinary services to the local community through its Veterinary Clinic and Hospital. The first and second years of the Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree course are taught at Parkville, while the third and fourth years are taught at Werribee.

Asia Pacific Centre for Animal Health (APCAH)

The Asia Pacific Centre for Animal Health (APCAH) is a part of the School of Veterinary Science at UM. It contains research and technical groups and currently undertakes projects in the areas of microbiology, molecular biology, immunology and vaccine technology, as well as conducting undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, with students undertaking PhD, MVS, MVSc and MVS (Avian health) courses. APCAH has five separate PC2 laboratories for molecular biology, virus, tissue and bacterial culture, PCR and gel electrophoresis, and cold room, warm room and dark rooms. It has access to shared core equipment including high-speed centrifuges and ultra-centrifuges. The animal house facility of APCAH is accredited by NATA, OGTR, NRA and AQIS. It contains 39 isolators, equipment such as incubators, and infection chambers, and is in close proximity to facilities for gross and microscopic pathological examination at the Veterinary Clinical Centre at Werribee. Our laboratory has skills in production of recombinant proteins for diagnostic purposes and has won prizes for commercialisation of diagnostic antigens. The centre provides a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited reference diagnostic laboratory, the School provides a fast and cost effective diagnostic service and epidemiological analysis of major poultry diseases for the Australian poultry industries.

Department of Agriculture and Food Systems

The School of Land and Environment provides specialist education, research and training in the vital fields of poultry science, welfare and management.