Save Research project Want to save opportunities and organisations? Register for a growAG account today. Sign up Sign in Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Improving lamb survival by optimising lambing density Lamb mortalities represent a major source of reproductive wastage and are estimated to cost the Australian sheep industry more than $1… Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Jun 2016 - 30 Sep 2018 Research organisation Agriculture Victoria
Save Research project Other rural industries Processing & packaging Research project Possible chinks in the crocodile armour: defining skin microbiota "The crocodile industry is based around the production of blemishfree belly skins for the international skin industry. Given the … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 31 May 2016 - 10 Dec 2018 Research organisation Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Save Research project Poultry Input management Research project Effects of an in-shed sprinkler cooling system multiple parameters This project set out to demonstrate the application of a water sprinkler cooling system into tunnel ventilated meat chicken sheds. … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 May 2016 - 20 Aug 2018 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
Save Research project Poultry Input management Research project PhD-To investigate the effect of supplemental amino acids of broiler performance An investigation of the effects of the use of supplemental amino acids to improve broiler performance. Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 May 2016 - 30 Sep 2019 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Save Research project Poultry Input management Research project Formulating broiler diets based on protein and starch digestive dynamics "Digestion rates of feed ingredients are needed to enable practical nutritionists to adopt digestive dynamics for formulation of broiler … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Apr 2016 - 30 May 2020 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Save Research project Pork Animal technology Research project Environmental enrichment for sucker and weaner pigs: the effect of enrichment block shape on the behavioural interaction by pigs with the blocks An enrichment block containing sugar beet pulp (SBP), originally developed as an enrichment device for sows during gestation, was reduced … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 1 Mar 2016 - 1 Dec 2016 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Save Research project Eggs Research project Clouds and Pasturella multocida This project was conducted to improve the ability of the industry both to prevent and control fowl cholera, an important … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2016 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Save Research project Eggs Input management Research project Nutritional management of free range laying hens Free range laying hens can be provided with the opportunity to access various structural areas including open floor space, feed … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2019 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Save Research project Pork Animal technology Research project Enrichment in the sucker and weaner phase altered exploratory behaviour and the immune system of pigs This project aimed to evaluate the provision of enrichment to pigs in the sucker and weaner phases. Pigs were provided … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 1 Jan 2016 - 18 Sep 2017 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Save Research project Wool Research project Welfare assessments of analgesic options in female lambs for surgical mulesing and its alternatives Surgical mulesing is a painful husbandry procedure, carried out to minimise the risk of breech flystrike throughout life of a … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 21 Sep 2015 - 29 May 2018 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Save Research project Pork Animal technology Research project Investigating the proportion of gilt progeny which enter the breeding herd Gilt progeny have lighter birthweights, slower growth rates and higher rates of morbidity and mortality compared to sow progeny. There … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 1 Sep 2015 - 31 May 2016 Research organisations Rivalea Australia, Sunpork
Save Research project Wool Research project Promoting welfare solutions for Australian Merinos Surgical mulesing is a painful husbandry procedure, carried out to minimise the risk of breech flystrike throughout life of a … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 18 Jun 2015 - 15 Jan 2019 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Save Research project Pork Animal technology Research project The supplementation of pig diets with mineral strontium Strontium is a trace mineral which has been reported to increase bone volume and density. There is potential for strontium … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 1 Jun 2015 - 1 Jun 2018 Research organisation The University of Sydney (USYD)
Save Research project Pork Animal technology Research project Optimising the progeny of first-litter sows in the Australian herd Gilt progeny are born lighter and often do not perform as well as progeny born to multiparous sows. This project … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 2 Mar 2015 - 16 Apr 2019 Research organisation Murdoch University
Save Research project Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Studies on gastrointestinal nematodes of alpacas The health and productivity of alpacas can be compromised by gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs), resulting in substantial economic losses. Very limited … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Dec 2014 - 31 Aug 2018 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Save Research project Pork Research project Pilot prevalence survey of Toxoplasma gondii in sow meat Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is recognised as a human foodborne hazard associated with pigs in Australia. However, the consumer risk … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 15 Oct 2014 - 7 Aug 2015 Research organisation South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
Save Research project Wool Research project Metabolism study to determine the quantity and identify the nature of parent compounds and metabolites in ovine tissue and fluids following the topical administration of Tri-Solfen Mulesing, tail docking, and castration are animal husbandry procedures conducted on farm as part of routine management. Tri-Solfen is used … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 7 Aug 2014 - 30 Jun 2019
Save Research project Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Development of innovative tools for the detection and control of CAE virus Caprine arthritisencephalitis (CAE) virus is an important cause of disease in goats and can have a profound impact on dairy … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Jun 2014 - 15 May 2019 Research organisation (DPIE) The Crown in right of the State of NSW acting through the DPI within the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Save Research project Poultry Input management Research project Dietary manipulation of nutrient-specific appetite in broiler chickens Appetite in birds is driven by nutritional status. Energy homeostasis is one of the main drivers of feed intake in … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jan 2014 - 31 Oct 2018 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Save Research project Pork Animal technology Research project Validation of on-farm pig welfare indices The current project was performed to examine the external validity and intra- and inter-observer reliability of three modified animal-based welfare … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 25 Nov 2013 - 2 Dec 2014 Research organisation The University of Melbourne