The next generation of red meat researchers are being inspired by the success of the sheep industry’s stable of young scientists who are starring on the world stage.
Five Murdoch University scientists were recently chosen to deliver oral presentations, all linked to research they are conducting through the Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation (Sheep CRC), at the recent International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition in Krakow, Poland.
Their success is proving to be an inspiration to 20 young post-graduate students, whose studies are sponsored by industry bodies Australian Pork Ltd, Meat and Livestock Australia, and the Sheep CRC, who are this week undertaking an intensive training course in Sydney to help prepare them for long and successful careers in research.
Sheep CRC chief executive James Rowe said it was highly unusual for an international conference to feature such a large representation from a single organisation, and a testament to the quality of training they had received.
“The team from Murdoch submitted five research papers to the symposium and all five were accepted and their authors offered speaking spots, an honour reserved for only the best of the submissions,” Prof. Rowe said.
“This really highlights the international quality of the research they are undertaking, and the value that the CRC’s Information Nucleus program continues to deliver to industry through our ongoing research activities.”
The International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition is only held once every three years and brings together the world’s leading researchers in th