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Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Metabolic Disorders In Pregnant Ewes

Lamb mortality in Australian sheep flocks averages 20 to 30%, and reducing these levels is a priority for the industry. Ewes often …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Feb 2017 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

P-Efficient Pastures- Del. High N & Water

Phosphorus (P) is the primary nutrient input that drives legume growth and nitrogen fixation in the pastures of southern Australia. …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Nov 2016 -
    30 Jun 2020

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Displacement of the Merino ewe

Less than 30% of ewe lambs born in the short to medium term are expected to be pure Merinos which represents …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    19 Sep 2016 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    Agriculture Victoria

Wool
Research project

Rabbits Research and Development

Rabbits are Australian agriculture’s most costly vertebrate pest animal. Research has led to biocontrol programs which have been extremely …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    22 Aug 2016 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    Centre for Invasive Species Solutions

Wool
Consumer health
Research project

Atopic Dermatitis Study # Forefront

Wool clothing may be perceived as a poor choice for use by individuals with sensitive skin or atopic dermatitis (eczema). …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Aug 2016 -
    30 Jun 2019

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Nutritional manipulation of sex ratio

This project explored the ability to influence the sex ratio of lambs by manipulating maternal nutrition around the time of …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2016 -
    30 Jun 2020

  • Research organisation

    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Improving lamb survival by optimising lambing density

Lamb mortalities represent a major source of reproductive wastage and are estimated to cost the Australian sheep industry more than $1…
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Jun 2016 -
    30 Sep 2018

  • Research organisation

    Agriculture Victoria

Wool
Research project

PARABOSS #PHASE II

ParaBoss is the national resource for sheep parasite control in Australia, responsible for the development and delivery of national best …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    9 May 2016 -
    30 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Wool
Research project

Genetics of Blowfly Parasitism

Understanding the biology of the Australian sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) is critical to developing new and effective strategies for its …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    11 Apr 2016 -
    21 Nov 2018

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Wool
Input management
Research project

Exclusion Fencing Construction Unit Management

The Exclusion Fencing Construction Unit, being an infrastructure unit comprised of machinery and equipment including a Caterpillar 910 wheeled Loader, Hydraulic …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Apr 2016 -
    30 Jun 2018

  • Research organisation

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

Wool
Research project

Bush Fire Recovery: Bushfire Recovery

AWI created the Bushfire Recovery Project to assist woolgrowers and landholders following the summer bushfires of 2019-20. Protecting remaining stock …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    7 Jan 2016 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisations

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), New South Wales Local Land Services (NSW LLS)

Wool
Research project

Promoting welfare solutions for Australian Merinos

Surgical mulesing is a painful husbandry procedure, carried out to minimise the risk of breech flystrike throughout life of a …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    18 Jun 2015 -
    15 Jan 2019

  • Research organisation

    The University of Sydney (USYD)

Wool
Research project

Lifetime Productivity (AMSEA) Project

AWI and the Australian Merino Sire Evaluation Association have teamed to deliver the 10-year (2015-25) Merino Lifetime Productivity Project. The …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Feb 2015 -
    31 Dec 2024

  • Research organisations

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Murdoch University, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), The University of Western Australia (UWA)

Wool
Research project

Low Cost AI With Frozen Ram

The aim of this project was to seek improvement of the function of frozen ram semen so that it can …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    5 Jun 2013 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    The University of Sydney (USYD)

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