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Animal production microbiome

Understanding the cattle microbiome to promote happier, healthy cows that require less antibiotic and chemicals.

Plant health microbiome

Solving the mysteries of the plant microbiome to develop new crop management strategies, increase crop health and productivity, and help meet increasing global food demands.

Designing resilient microbiomes: systems biology for functional prediction

MOSH researchers are using multi-omic and predictive modelling to enhance the microbiomes for a range of amazing applications. However, creating highly detailed models of microbiomes for a specific functional benefit presents a significant challenge due to the complexity of the biological system.

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Shaping a healthy gut microbiome at early-life through complementary feeding

MOSH researchers are exploring ways to help shape the human gut microbiome through dietary strategies. This aims to promote long-term health and disease prevention from the early stages of life.

Disease suppressive soils – nature’s solution to pathogens

Disease suppressive soils are those with the ability to limit the impact from soilborne pathogens on crops. Research on their unique microbiome could lead to significant new management solutions for disease prevention.

Microbiome signatures for improved detection of Johne’s disease in livestock

Using the gut microbiome for early detection of Johne's disease ensuring the health and welfare of livestock.

Precision engineering of the black soldier fly gut microbiome for sustainable waste management

Designing, optimising and delivering a gut microbiome to enhance the capability of the black soldier fly to effectively breakdown waste. This approach aims to provide an alternative sustainable solution for managing complex waste streams, reducing the reliance on landfilling or incineration and contributing to a circular economy.

Enhancing the dung beetle microbiome to reduce dung in cattle grazing pastures

Enhancing the dung beetle microbiome to allow them to develop into healthy, reproducing adult beetles so they can clear cattle grazing pastures of dung.

Cattle production microbiome

Understanding the cattle microbiome to promote happier, healthy cows that require less antibiotic and chemicals.

Bacteriophage-mediated transfer of antibiotic resistance genes

Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and can kill bacteria, and are currently considered a promising solution to overcome antibiotic resistance. See how researchers are developing the knowledge that could control the spread of these harmful genes from the environment to humans and animals.