Animal Research Institute Buildings, Research station complex in Yeerongpilly, Australia

The Animal Research Institute Buildings at 681 Fairfield Road, Yeerongpilly, form a heritage-listed research station complex. The offices and laboratories occupied a timber building, the Stock Experiment Station Main Building, probably designed by Arthur Morry, while the complex was laid out by Dr Sydney Dodd on 23 hectares bounded by the river to the north and the railway to the south.

The Department of Agriculture and Stock established the Stock Experiment Station at Yeerongpilly in 1909, making Queensland the first state with such a farm-based facility. It was designed by Dr Sydney Dodd, who had suggested the 23-hectare site because the river and railway line left only narrow frontages, reducing the risk of disease spread. The complex later housed the University of Queensland's first veterinary training facility in 1938–1940 and CSIRO work between 1933 and 1967.

The site's name changed with its role: Stock Experiment Station from 1909 to 1932, then Animal Research Station until 1953. From 1938 to 1940 it housed the University of Queensland's first veterinary training facility, and between 1933 and 1967 CSIRO carried out interrelated research here.

The site lies at 681 Fairfield Road, Yeerongpilly, bounded by the Brisbane River to the north and the railway line to the south, with only narrow frontages east and west. The 23-hectare block was chosen for this isolation to limit the spread of disease, so the layout follows the river and rail boundaries rather than a street grid.

The site was chosen in 1907 partly for its boundaries: the river to the north and the railway to the south left only narrow frontages on the east and west, limiting the risk of livestock disease spreading. The 23-hectare (57-acre) farm was meant to grow its own fodder.