Careers In Agriculture | Ag Careers | Australia

Animal Nutritionist

An Animal Nutritionist undertakes research and advises on raw material product selection, maintenance feeding programs and modification of diets.

Tasks

  • Educate individuals and groups on appropriate diets, product mix, dietary planning and preparation of fodder or food to treat illness or disease and/or to enhance and maintain optimum health and productive performance
  • Determine performance benchmarks and process as defined by regulatory and company policies
  • Advise on product development and marketing strategies and provide nutritional information to consumer market
  • Conduct and evaluate dietary studies and other fodder, food and nutrition-related research
  • Develop and administer food, fodder and nutrition policies as required
  • Monitor aspects of feed manufacturing and quality control
  • Consult with other nutritional professionals to manage dietary and nutritional needs of animals
  • Research alternative raw product inputs for desired minimum nutritional outcomes

Personal Requirements

  • like working with animals
  • communication skills
  • work independently and as part of a team
  • analytical and problem solving skills
  • organisational skills

More Info

For this Position, the skills required to perform this role would have be developed through a combination of experience in a related role (unless the position is a graduate position) as well as a Tertiary Qualification in Science, Humanities or Commerce.

Tertiary Education Providers

NSW
Charles Sturt University
University of New England
Sydney University
University of Newcastle
University of Wollongong
University of Western Sydney
Southern Cross University

Victoria
University of Melbourne
La Trobe University

South Australia
University of Adelaide
Flinders University

Western Australia
Curtin University
University of Western Australia
Edith Cowan University
Murdoch University

Tasmania
University of Tasmania

Queensland
University of Queensland
James Cook University
Central Queensland University
Griffith University
University of Southern Queensland

ACT
Australian National University

For more information on required qualifications, click here.

Management
Science
Technology
Trades
Conservation
Animals
Finance
Retail & Sales