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 Consumer health Research project Methods for assessing the performance and comfort of functional clothing Key factors determining the use of wool in the apparel industry are the assessment of next to skin comfort and … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 19 Oct 2015 - 30 Jun 2019
Wool Research project Welfare assessments of analgesic options in female lambs for surgical mulesing and its alternatives 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 21 Sep 2015 - 29 May 2018 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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 Metabolism study to determine the quantity and identify the nature of parent compounds and metabolites in ovine tissue and fluids following the topical administration of Tri-Solfen Mulesing, tail docking, and castration are animal husbandry procedures conducted on farm as part of routine management. Tri-Solfen is used … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 7 Aug 2014 - 30 Jun 2019
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)