Australian Bureau of Statistics
Celebrating the International Year of Statistics 2013

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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

Exclusions:
a) Hydrology other than agricultural hydrology is included in Group 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience.
b) Management of parks in natural environments is included in Group 0502 Environmental Science and Management.
c) Soil sciences are included in Group 0503 Soil Sciences.
d) Biological or life sciences not associated with agricultural and veterinary sciences or human health and medicine are included in Division 06 Biological Sciences.
e) Food science, including food processing and packaging, is included in Group 0908 Food Sciences.
f) Agricultural engineering is included in Group 0999 Other Engineering.
g) Agricultural biotechnology is included in Group 1001 Agricultural Biotechnology.
h) Biological control of pests, diseases and exotic species is included in Group 1002 Environmental Biotechnology.
i) Biological or life sciences associated with human health and medicine are included in Division 11 Medical and Health Sciences.
j) Management and planning of land and parks in built environments is included in Group 1205 Urban and Regional Planning.
k) Agricultural economics is included in Group 1402 Applied Economics.
l) Management of non-rural businesses is included in Group 1503 Business and Management.
m) Animal bioethics is included in Group 2201 Applied Ethics.
n) History and philosophy of science is included in Group 2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields.