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Beef cattle
Research project

Evaluation of the benefits of shade for cattle feedlots

This project will evaluate the economic and animal welfare benefits of shade for feedlot cattle in a West Australian feedlot. …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jun 2020 -
    1 Jan 2023

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

Pork
Animal technology
Research project

Pig Welfare and Pork Provenance

This project will develop a system where information from tags on individual pigs can be used to quickly identify and respond to animal health issues in commercial piggeries, and create a digital record to share information through the supply chain.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2022 -
    30 Jun 2025

  • Research organisation

    Curtin University

Story

MLA seeks global solution providers to enhance Australia’s red meat supply chain

Meat & Livestock Australia is seeking expressions of interest from global collaborators with solutions to objectively measure value characteristics – from productivity, welfare and eating quality to marbling potential – in live animals. With the potential to transform decision-making for producers, feedlotters, and processors, it’s a research priority that’s turning a lot of heads.       

  • Author

    Casey Dunn

  • Published

    Wednesday, 30 November 2022

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Ceres Tag launches reusable smart ear tag for US market expansion

Queensland animal welfare and traceability platform Ceres Tag has turned a smart cattle tag into a burgeoning enterprise that numbers giraffes, bears, lions and even wild pigs as clients. Now in 25 countries, David and Melita Smith are delivering a reusable tag inspired by farmers, and seeking supply chain partners to continue their expansion into large overseas markets. 

  • Author

    Neil Varcoe

  • Published

    Monday, 17 October 2022

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Tender called for livestock export app

LIVEXCollect is the system used by the livestock export industry to meet regulatory reporting requirements such as animal welfare, health treatments and environmental conditions during sea voyages. LiveCorp is seeking Australian-based solutions providers to help develop an app to improve the efficiency of data collection and allow near real-time monitoring and analysis on board livestock export ships.

  • Author

    Judy Kennedy

  • Published

    Wednesday, 07 September 2022

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Beef cattle
Animal technology
Research project

Biomarkers for reducing non-compliance in beef carcases

This project aims to identify and generate a library of biomarkers, present in saliva samples, which may be linked to …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    13 Nov 2020 -
    20 Jun 2025

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Beef cattle
Research project

Central Australian Self Herding (CASH)

The purpose of this Producer Demonstration Site is to demonstrate the range of benefits that Self Herding can bring to …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Mar 2020 -
    30 Jun 2028

Beef cattle
Research project

Risk factors, treatment and prevention options for pink eye disease in cattle

Pinkeye can cause permanent blindness, impacting reproduction rates, workplace health and safety, and animal welfare. This project will estimate the …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Aug 2018 -
    30 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Sydney (USYD)

Other rural industries
Research project

FECPAC Validation for Use in Goats

This project will address validation of diagnostic methods for worm burdens in goats based on FECPAC, an internet connected, image …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Jun 2020 -
    31 Dec 2020

Beef cattle
Automation
Research project

Evaluation of automated bunk management

Further research data is required to determine the animal performance response (carcase weight, feed intake, morbidity and mortality) to semi …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jun 2019 -
    15 Dec 2021

Cross industry
Research project

Validation & optimisation of the AWI Smart tag

This project proposes to validate the setting configurations for the AWI SMART Tag to predict sheep behaviour and location through …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    31 Jul 2018 -
    31 Aug 2019

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Sheep & lamb
Research project

Female Reproduction Phenobank and Validation

This project will use stored DNA samples to genotype animals with existing phenotypic records, to help reduce the time to …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 May 2018 -
    20 Oct 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Queensland (UQ)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

Community Attitudes toward gene editing

This project will use qualitative methods to explore and understand current public and producer knowledge and attitudes to gene editing …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    8 Apr 2020 -
    1 Oct 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Beef cattle
Research project

Target Review of NFAS

This project constitutes the first periodic review of the National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme (NFAS). The aim of the review is …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    18 Dec 2019 -
    30 Dec 2020

  • Research organisation

    Schuster Consulting Group Pty Ltd

Beef cattle
Research project

Feeding Leucaena to manage the rumen for performance

This project investigated the comparative animal performance of the new psyllid resistant Leucaena, “Redlands”, against a standard modern cultivar, Wonder …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    27 Apr 2018 -
    29 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Multiple technology areas
Alternative protein Food processing technology Novel ingredients Processing & packaging
Research project

Nutritional Qualities of Black Soldier Fly Larvae

As the global population continues to grow towards a predicted 9.5 billion by 2050, a critical shortage of animal proteins is increasingly …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    12 Jun 2022 -
    2 Jul 2023

  • Research organisation

    Western Sydney University (WSU)

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Beef cattle Cross industry Dairy Eggs Pork Poultry Sheep & lamb Wool
Organisation

Global DX Ltd

Building on over 60 years of experience in the IVD industry, Global DX are experts in veterinary lateral flow diagnostics.
  • Location

    United Kingdom

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Dairy Game Natural capital assets Other rural industries Pasture, fodder & feed Pork Sheep & lamb Wool
Organisation

Ceres Tag

Ceres Tag is the world’s first animal monitoring information platform with direct to satellite capability through a proprietary smart ear tag.
  • Location

    Global

  • Organisation type

    Startup or Scaleup or SME

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