Major Research Areas

Applied animal studies:
Chicken gene bank of native Chinese chickens; recycled clean-water system for intensive aquaculture for marine fish and shrimp; quality analysis of chicken meat; animal feeds and vaccination programmes for chicken and pigs.

Applied plant and ecological studies:
Forest ecology, dispersal of seeds by wild animals; hill area development (biomass production and economics, hill fires and ecological succession); organic farming methods; sustainable agriculture and biological control of crop pests; stream ecology.

Applied geology and geotechnics:
Slope stabilization; management of water and soil resources; soil erosion and flood control.

Applied food technology:
Fermentation technology of Chinese soy sauces; flavour and contaminants in soy sauces.