Editorial Board – Australian Journal of Agricultural, Veterinary & Animal Sciences (AJAVAS)
Founding Editor-in-Chief & Chair of Editorial Board
Professor Aduli E.O. Malau-Aduli, FRSN, PhD Animal Quantitative & Molecular Genetics(University of Adelaide, Australia), Cert. Recombinant DNA Techniques (UNSW, Australia), MSc Animal Genetics & Breeding (ABU Zaria, Nigeria), BSc Hons Animal Sci (University of Ibadan, Nigeria), Professor in Animal Genetics & Nutrition, University Drive, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Animal breeding, quantitative and molecular genetics, SNP nutrigenomics, omega-3 ruminant fatty acid metabolism, meat quality
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Benjamin W.B. Holman, PhD Animal Sci (University of Tasmania, Australia), GradCertRes (University of Tasmania, Australia), MBiostatistics (University of Queensland, Australia), MBAFB (Flinders University, Australia ), BAgrSci First Class Honours (University of Tasmania, Australia), Senior Research Scientist [Meat Science], New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development & Adjunct Associate Professor, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Professor Chiara Adami, PhD in Veterinary Science (University of Perugia, Italy), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (University of Perugia, Italy), Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (FRCVS, Meritorious Contributions to Clinical Practice), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA, London), Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia (DACVAA, ECVAA), Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons-recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Professor in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, The Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Professor Matthew Hayward, PhD Conservation Ecology (UNSW, Australia), BSc First Class Honours Zoology (UNSW, Australia), Professor & Director, Centre for Conservation Science, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Conservation ecology of threatened species, conservation management, predator-prey interactions
Dr. Farhad Ahmadi, PhD Animal Science (Konkuk University, South Korea), MSc Animal Science (Shiraz University, Iran), B Agric Engineering, Animal Science (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran), McKenzie Fellow, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, Royal Parade, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Neonatal calf feeding, waste biomass valorisation for the development of value-added products from underutilized agricultural wastes
Advisory Board Associate Editors
Dr Yuxi Zhang, PhD Civil Engineering (Monash University, Australia), B Civil Engineering Honours (Monash University, Australia), B Civil Engineering (Central South University, China), School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Precision agriculture, crop modelling, remote sensing, hydrology, soil moisture nowcasting, data-driven modelling, statistical machine learning, COSMOS calibration, air temperature downscaling, and frost & heat impacts on crop yield
Professor Navid Ghavi Hossein-Zadeh, PhD Animal Genetics & Breeding (University of Tehran, Iran), Professor of Animal Breeding & Genetics, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
Genetic and genomic evaluations, improvement of farm animals using conventional and advanced animal breeding strategies, and modeling of farm animal systems
Dr. Felista Mwangi, PhD Agriculture, Environmental & Related Studies (James Cook University, Australia), MScAgric Animal Sci (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel), BSc Animal Health, Production & Processing (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Kenya), College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Single nucleotide polymorphisms, marker-assisted selection, methane emissions, fatty acid metabolism
Dr. Don Viet Nguyen, PhD Agriculture, Environmental & Related Studies (James Cook University, Australia), BSc Animal & Veterinary Medicine (Hanoi University of Agriculture, Vietnam), School of Environmental & Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Dr. John Roger Otto, PhD Agricultural Science (University of Tasmania, Australia), B Agricultural Science Honours (University of Tasmania, Australia), School of Environmental & Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Molecular genetics, sheep, beef and dairy nutrition, omega-3 fatty acids, SNP markers, meat quality
Dr. Mohammad Hossein Banabazi, PhD Animal Genetics & Breeding (University of Tehran, Iran), MSc Molecular Evolutionary Genetics (University of Tehran, Iran), BSc Animal Science (University of Guilan, Iran), Department of Animal Breeding & Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Computational biology, bioinformatics, data science, molecular & quantitative genetics
Dr. Shedrach Benjamin Pewan, PhD Medical & Molecular Sciences (James Cook University, Australia), MSc Animal Science – Breeding & Genetics (ATBU Bauchi, Nigeria), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (ABU Zaria, Nigeria), Principal Veterinary Research Officer, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria
Assoc. Prof. Sana Khaldi, PhD Physiology of Reproduction (INAT, Tunisia), MSc Genetics & Animal Reproduction (INAT, Tunisia), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (ENMV Sidi Thabet, Tunisia), Associate Professor of Veterinary Sciences & Pathology of Animal Reproduction, La Manouba University, Ecole Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, Tunisia
Dr. Immanuel Madziga, PhD Ruminant Nutrition (ABU Zaria, Nigeria), MSc Animal Science (ABU Zaria, Nigeria), B Agriculture (University of Maiduguri, Nigeria), Federal University of Campina Grande, Patos, Paraíba, Brazil, & Senior Research Fellow, National Animal Production Research Institute, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
Plant-Derived Oil Supplementation of Dairy Animals and Nutritional Quality of Milk – Deadline – November 30, 2026.
Dr. Babak Darabighane – Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, Finland & Semnan University, Iran – PhD Animal Nutrition (University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Iran), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Semnan University, Iran
Associate Professor Imke Tammen – University of Sydney, Australia – PhD Med Vet (Hanover, Germany), MEd (Higher Education), M Bioethics (University of Sydney, Australia), BVSc (Hanover, Germany).
Dr. David Edache – Kansas State University, USA – PhD (University of Sassari, Italy), MSc (Harper Adams University, UK), B Agriculture (FUAM, Nigeria).
Associate Professor Do Vo Anh Khoa – Vietnam National University of Forestry, Dongnai – PhD Animal Biotechnology (Bonn University, Germany), MSc Animal Science, BSc Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine (Can Tho University, Vietnam).
Dr. Quang Vu Nguyen – Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture & Forestry, Vietnam – PhD Animal Nutrition (James Cook University, Queensland, Australia), MSc Animal Science, BSc Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine (Thai Nguyen University of Agric & Forestry, Vietnam).
Associate Professor Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy – Institute of Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology – PhD Animal Biotechnology (Hohenheim University, Germany), MSc Biochemistry (Vietnam National Center for Natural Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam), BSc Biology (Hanoi University, Vietnam).