Sheep & lamb Research project Increasing lambing percentages through pregnancy scanning This project will seek to overcome key barriers to adoption of pregnancy scanning utilising a number of approaches, including strengthening … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 24 Jun 2019 - 28 Feb 2023 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Phase 2 - Shorter shearing intervals Market indicators are showing shorter combing wools are achieving comparable prices to longer combing wools and some Australian producers are … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 17 Jun 2019 - 30 Jul 2021 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Beef cattle Research project Cattle Heat Load Toolbox 2019 to 2021 The Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) has requested the ongoing operational aspects of the heat load forecast service delivery trialling … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Jun 2019 - 30 Nov 2021
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Better use of pregnancy scanning technology This project aims to improve adoption of pregnancy scanning of ewes by 25% over 10 years with 25% more flocks managed according to … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 14 Jun 2019 - 31 Aug 2022 Research organisation Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Determining pregnancy status in camels This project will develop and validate a rapid and reliable blood test suitable for field use to determine pregnancy status … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 13 Jun 2019 - 15 May 2020 Research organisation Australian Camel Products Industry Association Ltd
Poultry Multiple technology areas Food processing technology Input management Machinery & hardware Research project Unlocking the Power of Digital in Chicken Meat This co-designed scoping study leverages networks, knowledge and industry insight from AgriFutures Australia Australia’s Chicken Meat Program to explore the potential value of new digital transformation for the poultry meat sector. Funded by Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC) Project date 3 Jun 2019 - 14 Jun 2020 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Beef cattle Research project Reconditioning and eating quality potent The project aims to investigate the ability of older female cattle to regain body condition at short feeding intervals, as … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 Jan 2022 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Sheep & lamb Research project Refining body condition score for region This project will refine current advice on body condition score (BCS) targets for ewes across a wide range of regions, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 15 Nov 2022 Research organisation New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment (NSW DPIE)
Beef cattle Research project Quantifying the benefits of breeding for immune competence The aim of this project is to validate findings from a previous Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) project (B.STU.0244)… Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 31 May 2019 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Sheep & lamb Research project Its’s Ewe Time 2019 The purpose of Its Ewe Time forums is to motivate and challenge sheep producers to attain highly productive, profitable and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 May 2019 - 30 Dec 2019
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Developing a novel diagnostic test for early pregnancy in the mare Despite gold standard management practices, breeding in the Thoroughbred industry is still inefficient. While fertilisation rates are estimated at 95%, only … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 18 May 2019 - 30 Apr 2023 Research organisation The University of Newcastle
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project A Novel Device for the On-farm Assessment of Stallion Sperm Fertility The use of assisted reproductive technologies is prohibited in the Thoroughbred industry. Historically this has meant that stallion sperm quality … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 May 2019 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation The University of Newcastle
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Coxiella burnetii infection in association with equine abortion Coxiella burnetii causes 'Q fever' in humans and can cause abortions in some other species including horses. This project uses … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 17 May 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Managing stocking density, bedding use and ammonia production during live export voyages For livestock being exported by sea, the number of animals in a pen, the condition of their bedding, and the … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 15 May 2019 - 30 Jan 2024 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Sheep & lamb Research project Phasing out of Mulesing: cost, benefits This project will examine the benefits and costs of ceasing Mulesing in prime lamb systems and will examine the key … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 7 May 2019 - 15 Nov 2022 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Beef cattle Research project Feed intake measurement of cattle This project is to extend the cover of variable costs of recording feed intake for Angus and Hereford BIN projects. … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Sheep & lamb Research project Increasing production using containment This Producer Demonstration Site will demonstrate the use of containment areas to maintain annual stocking rates and increase the sheep … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 May 2019 - 30 Nov 2022
Wild catch fisheries Research project Removing seabirds from the otterboard trawler danger zone. This project is in response to new rules regarding the discarding of biological material (discards and offal) while fishing gear … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Apr 2019 - 30 May 2020
Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Vessel heat stress trial program Australia exports sheep to the Middle East via sea, and in some seasons there is a risk that heat and … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 18 Apr 2019 - 31 Aug 2021 Research organisation LiveCorp
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Evaluation of the Sterile Insect Technique for Sheep Blowfly Control This project will review the concept of using Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to control sheep blowfly in Australia, including a … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 1 May 2021 Research organisation Macquarie University