animal production PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 86 animal production PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Optimisation of protease feed additives for poultry to increase protein utilisation efficiency from locally produced sources

Nottingham Trent University School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences

An exciting opportunity has arisen through a 4 year, fully funded poultry nutrition PhD studentship FUNDED AS A University of Nottingham-Nottingham Trent… Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Burton

16 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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4-year PhD Studentship: Towards enhancing animal welfare, production and sustainability of farming a large neo-tropical rodent, the lowland paca, in Brazil

University of Bristol Bristol Veterinary School

The current animal protein production from our global livestock agricultural system may suffice to provide minimum protein requirements to the 9.7 billion people 2050 projected global population [5]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Fureix

1 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD studentship in Animal Reproduction: Development of in vitro techniques to explore bovine preimplantation embryo viability

Newcastle University School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Award Summary. 100% home fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £18,622 (2023/24 UKRI rate). Additional funding to cover research costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Beard

31 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Investigating the fertility of heterospermic bull semen using applied and molecular approaches.

University of Limerick Department of Life Sciences

Background. Artificial insemination (AI) has driven genetic progress in the dairy industry by facilitating intensive selection and use of the most elite sires. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Fair

20 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of meal insects for the production of high value biologicals

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

There is growing demand for biologically active compounds, especially proteins. These can be used as valuable enzymes in production processes, may take the form of antibodies for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, may function as antigens to elicit immune responses following vaccination, and may be engineered fibres with custom-build structural properties. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Rosato, Prof C P Kyriacou

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The plasticity of insects’ microbiome and the impact of feeding to chickens

University of Nottingham School of Biosciences

There is an urgent need to find alternative sustainable protein sources to meet increasing demand. Insects are a rich source of protein that can be… Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Brameld

16 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Use of local plant materials to reduce greenhouse gas production from small ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa

Nottingham Trent University School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences

Project ID. ARES14. The overarching aim of this project is to determine the potential of endogenous grasses and trees in Africa to decrease ammonia (NH3) and methane (CH4) emissions from small ruminants without compromising meat production and quality. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Alkhtib

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Sustainable production of Vitamin K1

Brunel University London Chemical Engineering

The project. Vitamin K1 is an essential nutrient in both human and animal nutrition. Given the increasing environmental pressures facing us as a society there is a need to develop safe, sustainable and cost-effective production methods for important compounds. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D McClure

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating Bovine Mastitis at the Animal-Human Interface

University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Smallholder dairy farming is a rapidly growing area in East Africa promoted by NGOs (including BMGF) as a means of improving income and food security in these LMICs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Mazeri, Dr AC Cook, Dr M Bronsvoort, Dr B van Bunnik

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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QUADRAT DTP: Pastoral Peripheries: Raising Animals on the Agricultural Fringe of Northern Europe during the Late Iron Age and Early Medieval Period (AD 500 – 1100)

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. The study of agricultural and animal husbandry practices in archaeology provides important evidence for past economic, social and cultural lifeways. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Hillerdal, Dr P Gleeson

17 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Modelling early life skeletal bone and egg production parameters in laying hens to predict bone health and egg quality in later life

Nottingham Trent University School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences

Project ID. ARES15. As demand for egg products has increased over the past two decades the egg industry has had to evolve to meet this demand. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Alkhtib

12 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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QUADRAT DTP: Investigating approaches in dairy farming towards mitigation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions: atmospheric concentrations, nutrient utilisation and indices of milk production as factors in prediction.

Aberdeen University School of Biological Sciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. GHG gas emissions, particularly methane (CH. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Hambly, Dr K Theodoridou

17 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Exploring the impact of microplastic-bacterial complexes on animal health and the gut microbiome

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Plastic pollution is a global issue and rapidly emerging as a crisis for both environmental and human health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Kevei, Dr G Barrett

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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NERC E4 Ecophysiology and biochemistry of starch metabolism in fungal members of the rumen microbiome

University of Edinburgh School of Biological Sciences

Research Group: Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Sustainable ruminant farming is required to ensure global food security while mitigating environmental impacts. Ruminant performance, including greenhouse-gas emission, is critically impacted by activity of the microbiome. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J van Munster, Dr M Wear

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Behaviour and welfare of keystone marshland engineers: the feral water buffalo of Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences

The vision of the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences (JCC; https://www.cityu.edu.hk/jcc/) is to become a centre of excellence in veterinary medicine and life sciences education and research. Read more

Supervisors: Prof Alan McElligott, Dr K Flay

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 86 animal production PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

animal production PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 86 animal production PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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