Beef cattle Research project Feedlot animal welfare benchmarking Continuous improvement of animal welfare is essential for maintaining consumer and community support for grain-fed beef. This proposes to develop … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 28 Nov 2019 - 28 Mar 2022 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Supplementary feeding strategies for lambs Optimising ewe nutrition during pregnancy and lactation is key for increasing lamb survival. Supplementary feeding is often required to meet … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 25 Nov 2019 - 27 Apr 2020 Research organisation Murdoch University
Wool Multiple technology areas Automation Robotics Research project Development of a Smart Shearing Handpiece Shearing handpieces have remained relatively unchanged since mechanisation. This investment will examine the opportunity to design smarter handpieces that incorporate … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 18 Nov 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Shipboard provision of animal health equipment This project aimed to determine the most common shipboard illnesses and diseases for cattle and sheep, and identify current best … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 15 Nov 2019 - 30 Mar 2021
Beef cattle Input management Research project Enterprise level antimicrobial usage measurement Measurement of antimicrobial usage (AMU)is an essential aspect of the management of antimicrobial resistance, providing evidence to support the … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 4 Nov 2019 - 30 Jan 2022
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Exotic Disease Preparedness Review The aim of this project is to review and provide editing recommendations on the AusVetPlan Enterprise Manual for Meat Processing. … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 4 Nov 2019 - 2 Nov 2020
Beef cattle Research project Revision: Developing a National Standard The purpose of the project is to take the results from B.AWW.0261, Developing a National Standard for Pregnancy Diagnosis … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Nov 2019 - 20 May 2020
Wool Research project Biological Fleece Weakening Previous attempts to develop biological defleecing of sheep by chemically inducing separation of the wool fibres from the skin, while … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 14 Oct 2019 - 15 Jun 2020 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Cross industry Data and AI Research project Tasmania Wool Smart Farm While advanced management technologies (AMTs) such as AWI SMART Tags offer great promise, their value for enhanced sustainability and profitability … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 13 Oct 2019 - 30 Dec 2020 Research organisation University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Cross industry Data and AI Research project Maternal Mothering Up This investment aims to use proximity data from on-animal sensors (AWI SMART Tags) to generate an algorithm for maternal ewe/… Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 1 Oct 2019 - 21 Dec 2020 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Dairy Research project Adapting Farm Systems This project aims to build resources and processes to assist Australian dairy farmers and their advisers make low risk decisions … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Oct 2019 - 22 Jun 2021 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)
Sheep & lamb Research project Achieve Ag Lifting Lamb Survival Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is one of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)’s adoption programs, which will drive measurable, improved … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 16 Sep 2019 - 20 Aug 2020
Aquaculture Research project Update of AQUAVETPLAN Disease Strategy Manual, White Spot Disease This project will update the AQUAVETPLAN disease strategy manual for white spot disease of prawns ensuring it reflects any new … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Aug 2019 - 30 Jan 2020
Beef cattle Research project Quantifying neonatal mortality and reproductive performance in southern beef herds This project will conduct an extensive survey (aiming for 60% southern beef producers) to quantify the extent, cause and effect of … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Aug 2019 - 30 Mar 2021 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Input management Research project Best practice manual for managing litter Litter conditions must be managed throughout the chicken meat production cycle to provide a comfortable environment for the chickens and … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 16 Aug 2019 - 4 Dec 2020 Research organisation Integrity Ag
Poultry Animal technology Research project Peri-hatching strategies to endure enteric pathogens in broilers This investment will explore in ovo interventions and early post hatch feeding strategies to increase post hatching performance and robustness … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Aug 2019 - 30 Oct 2024 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Poultry Animal technology Research project Development of a Cell Line for ILTV Vaccine Production - Formerly PRJ-010654 Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus (ILTV) is causing significant commercial burden to the Australian poultry industry. Emergence of more virulent strains of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 Aug 2019 - 14 Dec 2023 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Beef cattle Research project ALFA-Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Heat load management workshops This project will deliver a series of 8 workshops to the feedlot community during August 2019,providing industry participants with the latest … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 6 Aug 2019 - 15 Mar 2020
Beef cattle Research project ALFA–Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Heat load management workshops This project will deliver a series of workshops to the feedlot community, providing industry participants with the latest information available … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 6 Aug 2019 - 15 Mar 2020
Multiple industries Cotton Pork Poultry Sugar Multiple technology areas Input management Plant science Research project Biorefineries for profit - phase 2 The Biorefineries for Profit project is developing technologies to convert crop and crop-processing residues into high value animal feed supplements … Funded by Sugar Research Australia (SRA) Project date 26 Jul 2019 - 1 Jun 2022 Research organisation Queensland University of Technology