Dr. Yadav Sharma Bajagai is a researcher at the Institute for Future Farming Systems, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia. He graduated from Tribhuvan University with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2004. He earned his Master of Animal Studies and his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Queensland in 2011 and 2018. His research interests include host–microbe interaction, gut health, alternatives to antibiotic feed supplements, antibiotic resistance and microbial ecology. Prior to his research career, he served in the Ministry of Agriculture in Nepal as a Senior Veterinary Officer, working on livestock extension, animal health and food and nutrition security. He has also consulted for the livestock and poultry industry as a veterinarian.