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ASAP is a national organisation of people dedicated to managing, developing and promoting the advancement of livestock production in Australia. Our mission is to promote the best interests of Australian livestock production research and development, enterprise management, and industries reliant on animals for food, fibre and recreation.

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Today’s research to satisfy the markets of tomorrow. The Australian Society of Animal Production has been the major Australian forum for the presentation of research results on farmed animals including: sheep, cattle, dairy, deer and goats since 1976.

Animal Production 2018

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Animal Production 2018 is the only multi-species animal science conference of its kind in Australia, covering sheep, beef cattle, dairy, pig, goat and poultry industries, as well as emerging animal industries This enables cross-industry learning, as it recognises the value of collaboration and that a problem in one industry may have been addressed in another.

The conference has a whole-of-value-chain focus from researchers, academics, producers, extension specialists, consultants, students and industry representatives.

The Australian Society of Animal Production invites you to Wagga Wagga, NSW from 2-4 July 2018.

LATEST NEWS

  • Calf Alive Symposium (Qld)

    Di|22 September , 2017|No Comment

    Calf loss in beef breeding herds is a global problem causing reduced live weight production and lower profitability. Large studies in recent times have shown the major risk factors to be very different to that

  • POSTDOC: Research Associate in Livestock Production and Welfare (Sydney)

    Di|11 September , 2017|No Comment

    About the opportunity The School of Life and Environmental Sciences is a world leader in the life, earth and environmental sciences and education. We achieve this through encouraging international collaboration across all our research endeavours,

  • JOB: Project coordinator – Timor Leste beef systems (Dili)

    Di|5 September , 2017|No Comment

    The position is to coordinate and support the operations of beef cattle systems and communications research at multiple sites across Timor-Leste from a full-time base in Dili. Strong communication and facilitation skills as well as

  • PhD opportunities: Sustainable pasture systems under climate extremes (Sydney)

    Di|5 September , 2017|No Comment

    Three PhD opportunities available at the University of Western Sydney. The projects are part of the “Sustainable pasture systems under climate extremes” project Applications are open to international candidates as well as Australian and permanent

  • JOB: Lecturer in Animal Production Science (Lincoln, NZ)

    Di|31 August , 2017|No Comment

    Lincoln University Lincoln University is New Zealand’s specialist land-based university, with a mission to tackle global challenges: Feed the World, Protect the Future, and Live Well.  The University is committed to teaching and research excellence,

  • UPCOMING CONFERENCES

    Di|12 June , 2017|No Comment

    Plant and fungal toxins – challenges for global food security Gold Coast, Queensland 2-5 October 2017 conference website   Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition Armidale, New South Wales 25-27 October 2017 conference website   Crawford

  • CONGRATULATIONS – Hugh Dove, AM

    Di|1 February , 2017|No Comment

    ASAP fellow Hugh Dove was recently awarded the MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA for significant service to agricultural science as a researcher and editor, and to the study of animal nutrition.

  • SAVE THE DATE: International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores 2018

    Di|2 November , 2016|No Comment

    September 2-6, 2018 Clermont-Ferrand, France   The International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores (ISNH) is an international scientific conference that addresses a whole range of issues linked to the nutrition of herbivores in production

ASAP Officers

Philip Hynd

Philip Hynd

President
Michael Friend

Michael Friend

Secretary
Sue Hatcher

Sue Hatcher

Treasurer