CSIRO, with industry partners, developed the Crusader strain of rabbit selected for improved litter size, growth rate, disease resistance and other traits of prime economic importance to meat rabbit production.

Domestic sheep common to farms around Australia have come along way from their wild relatives and ancestors. Over many years of domestication, sheep have been bred for their commercially important traits by selectively breeding through trial and error, something that is about to change thanks to a new genomic tool. (3:29)

CSIRO has scientists from a range of disciplines contributing to better regional planning for sustainable habitation of the Australian rangelands and savannas

Breakthrough research into the genetic blueprint of the domestic cow could lead to major improvements in Australia's farming industry.

CSIRO Livestock Industries scientists are taking to the road this week in order to learn more about the commercial beef production systems in Central Queensland.

'Traceable T-bones' are now appearing on Japanese dinner tables thanks to the ingenuity of Australian engineers and the international business acumen of Australia's largest food research organisation, Food Science Australia.

The coming Australian food revolution is all about one-stop, guilt-free indulgence, say the researchers who are already hard at work designing it.

A team of CSIRO Livestock Industries researchers are helping to make pigs healthier and happier, while fattening the bottom line.

CSIRO research vital to the future prosperity of the northern cattle industry will be showcased during Beef 2006, which begins on Monday (May 1).

CSIRO’s Dr Anthony Keyburn and Chris Cowled were among the winners at the Smart Geelong Network’s Researcher of the Year Awards dinner on Saturday 16 August.