- Professor of Agriculture, CQUniversity Australia
Dave Swain is Professor of Agriculture and Head of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and the Sciences at CQUniversity. His research activities are focussed on precision livestock management. In particular he is interested in livestock behavioural adaptation within extensive livestock production systems. Dave was involved in developing technology for precision livestock management to address issues associated with livestock environment interactions. The precision livestock management work has involved him working to develop wireless sensor network capability for livestock research and associated livestock management.
Experience
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2013–presentProfessorial Fellow, CQUniversity
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2009–2013Senior Research Fellow, CQUniversity
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2003–2009Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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1999–2003Research Scientist, Scottish Agricultural College
Education
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1999University of Wales Swansea, PhD
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1995University of Lancaster, BSc (Hons) Ecology
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1988Harper Adams Agricultural College, HND
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