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Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

‘Back to Business’ Bushfire Recovery Project

The recent bushfires in NSW, ACT, WA, Vic, Tas have affected an estimated 26,000 livestock producers (approx. 57,000 PICs). Meat and Livestock …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    13 Mar 2020 -
    1 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

‘Back to Business’ Bushfire Recovery Project

The recent bushfires in NSW, ACT, WA, Vic, Tas and SA have affected an estimated 26,000 livestock producers (approx. 57,000 PICs). Meat …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    9 Mar 2020 -
    1 Jun 2021

Wool
Traceability
Research project

Participation in EU PEF TAB

AgriFutures Australia, GRDC, MLA, CRDC, AWI, APL, FRDC, Australian Eggs
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2020 -
    31 Dec 2021

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

‘Back to Business’ Bushfire Recovery Project

The recent bushfires in NSW, ACT, WA, Vic, Tas and SA have affected an estimated 26,000 livestock producers (approx. 57,000 PICs). Meat …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    23 Feb 2020 -
    15 Feb 2021

  • Research organisation

    Pinion Advisory Trust

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

‘Back to Business’ Bushfire Recovery Project

The recent bushfires in NSW, ACT, WA, Vic, Tas and SA have affected an estimated 26,000 livestock producers (approx. 57,000 PICs). Meat …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    7 Feb 2020 -
    13 Sep 2021

  • Research organisation

    Holmes Sackett Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

‘Back to Business’ Bushfire Recovery Project

The recent bushfires in NSW, ACT, WA, Vic, Tas and SA have affected an estimated 26,000 livestock producers (approx. 57,000 PICs). Meat …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    7 Feb 2020 -
    13 Sep 2021

  • Research organisation

    Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) [Vic]

Wool
Traceability
Research project

Measures for low GHG wool

AWI's cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) identified the contribution of methane emissions from sheep to global warming as a key …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    31 Jan 2020 -
    31 Aug 2022

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

‘Back to Business’ Bushfire Recovery Project

The recent bushfires in NSW, ACT, WA, Vic, Tas and SA have affected an estimated 26,000 livestock producers (approx. 57,000 PICs). Meat …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Jan 2020 -
    15 Sep 2021

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

‘Back to Business’ Bushfire Recovery Project

The recent bushfires in NSW, ACT, WA, Vic, Tas and SA have affected an estimated 26,000 livestock producers (approx. 57,000 PICs). Meat …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Jan 2020 -
    13 Sep 2021

  • Research organisation

    AgPro Management

Wool
Multiple technology areas
Automation Robotics
Research project

Efficiency and Automation in Wool Harvesting

Labour is a significant cost in shearing, classing and wool handling. There are many activites in the wool zones where …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2020 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Wool
Research project

Identifying T.cylindrosporum in Australia

There are several species of fungi that can infect and kill insects, A Review of Sheep Blowfly Pathogen Control (ON-00620) …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    10 Dec 2019 -
    30 Jun 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Wool
Data and AI
Research project

Measurement of Follicle density and diameter

Current measures of wool follicle density are expensive and time consuming as they require a biopsy sample of the animal’…
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Dec 2019 -
    31 Aug 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Eating quality in Merino breeding program

The project will provide phenotypic and genetic data on eating quality and lean meat yield of Merino sires, as well …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Nov 2019 -
    15 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

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

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)

Multiple industries
Cotton Wool
Traceability
Research project

Australian Participation in the European Union Product Environmental Footprint Technical Advisory Board

The EU has, since 2015, been developing an life cycle assessment (LCA)-based approach for assessing the environmental impact of consumer …
  • Funded by

    Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

  • Project date

    30 Sep 2019 -
    30 Dec 2022

  • Research organisations

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Quantifying spatial and temporal changes in feed supply and demand

This project will identify technically feasible pathways to create a tool that provides an early warning of imbalanced feed supply …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Sep 2019 -
    1 Feb 2021

  • Research organisation

    New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment (NSW DPIE)

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Financial Industry Wool Uniforms/Suits (China)

AWI studies lifestyle trends and how they impact on consumer preferences for the wool fibre. This investment is focussed on …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Aug 2019 -
    30 Sep 2020

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

A review of the impact of heat stress

The core focus of this project is to conduct a review of literature on the effect of heat stress on …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Aug 2019 -
    14 Jun 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

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