Div 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
This division covers the sciences and technologies supporting agriculture. It includes:
- crop and pasture production;
- agronomy;
- horticultural production;
- animal production;
- forestry sciences;
- fisheries sciences; and
- veterinary sciences.
This division has eight groups:
GROUP 0701 AGRICULTURE, LAND AND FARM MANAGEMENT
This group covers the management of agriculture, land, and farms and rural businesses. This group has nine fields:
- 070101 Agricultural Land Management
- 070102 Agricultural Land Planning
- 070103 Agricultural Production Systems Simulation
- 070104 Agricultural Spatial Analysis and Modelling
- 070105 Agricultural Systems Analysis and Modelling
- 070106 Farm Management, Rural Management and Agribusiness
- 070107 Farming Systems Research
- 070108 Sustainable Agricultural Development
- 070199 Agriculture, Land and Farm Management not elsewhere classified
GROUP 0702 ANIMAL PRODUCTION
This group covers the sciences and technologies supporting the primary production of livestock, including birds and poultry. It includes:
- bees and apiary culture;
- egg production; and
- animal production for domestic or sporting uses.
This group has eight fields:
- 070201 Animal Breeding
- 070202 Animal Growth and Development
- 070203 Animal Management
- 070204 Animal Nutrition
- 070205 Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens)
- 070206 Animal Reproduction
- 070207 Humane Animal Treatment
- 070299 Animal Production not elsewhere classified
GROUP 0703 CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION
This group covers the science and technologies supporting the production of crops, pastures and grains. It includes:
- agronomy;
- genetics and field protection procedures for crop and pasture production;
- post harvest treatment transportation of crops and grains; and
- weed science
This group has nine fields:
- 070301 Agro-ecosystem Function and Prediction
- 070302 Agronomy
- 070303 Crop and Pasture Biochemistry and Physiology
- 070304 Crop and Pasture Biomass and Bioproducts
- 070305 Crop and Pasture Improvement (Selection and Breeding)
- 070306 Crop and Pasture Nutrition
- 070307 Crop and Pasture Post Harvest Technologies (incl. Transportation and Storage)
- 070308 Crop and Pasture Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)
- 070399 Crop and Pasture Production not elsewhere classified
GROUP 0704 FISHERIES SCIENCES
This group covers the sciences and technologies supporting fishing and production of freshwater and marine fisheries (including shellfish and crustaceans). This group has seven fields:
- 070401 Aquaculture
- 070402 Aquatic Ecosystem Studies and Stock Assessment
- 070403 Fisheries Management
- 070404 Fish Pests and Diseases
- 070405 Fish Physiology and Genetics
- 070406 Post-Harvest Fisheries Technologies (incl. Transportation)
- 070499 Fisheries Sciences not elsewhere classified
GROUP 0705 FORESTRY SCIENCES
This group covers forestry sciences and silviculture. It includes forest fire prevention and control. This group has eleven fields:
- 070501 Agroforestry
- 070502 Forestry Biomass and Bioproducts
- 070503 Forestry Fire Management
- 070504 Forestry Management and Environment
- 070505 Forestry Pests, Health and Diseases
- 070506 Forestry Product Quality Assessment
- 070507 Tree Improvement (Selection and Breeding)
- 070508 Tree Nutrition and Physiology
- 070509 Wood Fibre Processing
- 070510 Wood Processing
- 070599 Forestry Sciences not elsewhere classified
GROUP 0706 HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTION
This group covers horticultural production and horticultural science. It includes:
- the propagation and culture of garden or horticultural crops (including production methods such as tissue culture, glasshouse techniques and hydroponics);
- fruit crops;
- viticulture and oenology;
- flower production, ornamental crops and nursery stock;
- propagating and growing vegetable crops (including mushrooms and fungi consumed as food);
- post harvest treatment of horticultural crops;
- lawns for aesthetic or sporting purposes.
This group has six fields:
- 070601 Horticultural Crop Growth and Development
- 070602 Horticultural Crop Improvement (Selection and Breeding)
- 070603 Horticultural Crop Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)
- 070604 Oenology and Viticulture
- 070605 Post Harvest Horticultural Technologies (incl. Transportation and Storage)
- 070699 Horticultural Production not elsewhere classified
GROUP 0707 VETERINARY SCIENCES
This group covers veterinary science practised on livestock for primary production, domestic, sporting and other uses. This group has thirteen fields:
- 070701 Veterinary Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
- 070702 Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology
- 070703 Veterinary Diagnosis and Diagnostics
- 070704 Veterinary Epidemiology
- 070705 Veterinary Immunology
- 070706 Veterinary Medicine
- 070707 Veterinary Microbiology (excl. Virology)
- 070708 Veterinary Parasitology
- 070709 Veterinary Pathology
- 070710 Veterinary Pharmacology
- 070711 Veterinary Surgery
- 070712 Veterinary Virology
- 070799 Veterinary Sciences not elsewhere classified
GROUP 0799 OTHER AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES
This group covers agricultural and veterinary sciences not elsewhere classified. It includes fertilisers and agrochemicals, including their application, and agricultural applications of hydrology. This group has three fields:
- 079901 Agricultural Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, Quality, etc.)
- 079902 Fertilisers and Agrochemicals (incl. Application)
- 079999 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences not elsewhere classified
