Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Updating Shipping Route Data for the Heat Stress Risk Assessment (HSRA) Model The current heat stress risk assessment (HSRA) model used when transporting livestock in ships relies on historical weather data for routes to port, but climatic conditions may vary. This project will deliver an updated data set of climatic conditions and variability on sailing routes to 63 ports, that will be fed into the HSRA model as it undergoes an upgrade. Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 10 Sep 2021 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Dairy Research project Cool Cows refresh Assessing the cost of hot weather in terms of individual cow milk production and then devising on-farm management strategies for … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2020 Research organisation Dairy Australia
Pork Animal technology Research project Measurement of heat stress response in pigs using an in-vitro model The objective of this project was to develop a simple in-vitro test which could be used to obtain a phenotype … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 1 Jan 2017 - 31 May 2019 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)