352 results for Animal welfare

This project supports Australia’s arrangements for managing aquatic animal health and to support sustainability, market access and the profitability …

Loose or group housing of sows, or mixing groups of sows post-weaning or post-insemination comes with many challenges which can …

Opportunity for

• Water testing service providers: state, local government, irrigation bodies, sampling laboratories with access to water sampling and testing facilities
• Commercial irrigation, horticultural, water sampling service providers capable to commercialising a rapid water testing solution.

Using an innovative next generation sequencing approach, this project will define and diagnose important upper respiratory diseases of laying hens, …

The Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Coordination Program (AAHBRCP) provides several benefits. Firstly, it coordinates the identification and prioritization of …

This work aims to provide a step-change in prediction of end-product meat quality from non-invasive analysis at point of slaughter …

This project will collect information critical for thoroughbred breeders to manage risks to their animals and enterprise from exotic diseases …

This project provided funding for the executive officer of Australia's Pearl Producers Association to chair a session and take part in a panel discussion on biosecurity and aquatic animal health, at the 2020 World Congress of Aquaculture and Fisheries.

The combination of genomics and the capacity for computers to analyse massive data sets is enabling researchers to find genetic …

This project supports the implementation of key innovations, maintaining and improving existing services and reduces cost and increases access to …

This project is developing breeding values for new functional traits, especially traits associated with health and resilience, to enable improvement …

VetChip is setting a new standard in animal healthcare through revolutionary biosensor technology. The easily implantable chip monitors the vital signs of animals big and small, providing real-time information to pet owners, farmers, vets and researchers that can be used to prevent illness and improve quality of life. Expressions of interest for their Series A funding round are now open. 

The ‘Study of gut microbiota of laying hens from different production systems’ or simply, the ‘gut health’ project has recently been completed. To our knowledge, this is the most detailed and thorough study of the gut microbiota ever undertaken in any animal species.

 

This research recognised the importance of gut microbiota in the productivity of layer flocks and provided comprehensive information on the typical baseline composition of gut microbiota in healthy layer hens in cage, barn, and free range production systems.

 

Free range laying hens can be provided with the opportunity to access various structural areas including open floor space, feed …

VetChip is setting a new standard in animal healthcare through revolutionary biosensor technology. The easily implantable chip monitors the vital signs of animals great and small, providing real-time information to pet owners, farmers, vets and researchers that can be used to prevent illness and improve quality of life. Expressions of interest for their Series A funding round are now open. 

This project aimed to determine the effects of adding industrial fans used in orchard farms on the health, welfare and …

Agriculture, fisheries and forestry produce a large amount and diversity of waste with the disposal of waste often involving environmentally …

Size selectivity is an important aspect of southern rock lobster stock assessment models and has been estimated for different fleets, …

This project seeks to define the size of the issue and develop best practice management strategies to reduce the mortality …

This project will evaluate the influence of unshaded, shaded and shelter on the health, welfare, performance and carcase characteristics from …