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Sheep & lamb
Research project

PDS: Using eID to improve ewe performance

This Producer Demonstration Site will demonstrate how electronic identification technology can be used to augment monitoring of ewes, which can …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2018 -
    28 Feb 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Sheep & lamb
Research project

Delivery of Profitable Grazing Systems

Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is an Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) adoption program, which will drive measurable, improved business performance …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2018 -
    30 Dec 2018

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

Review and Update of the ERP & CRMP for the live export industry

Australias livestock export industry must manage ongoing risks to people, animals, the environment and businesses across the supply chain. As …
  • Funded by

    LiveCorp

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2018 -
    30 May 2020

Sheep & lamb
Research project

Forage systems for optimal weaning management

This Producer Demonstration Site will demonstrate the benefits of using a forage crop pasture mix during weaning for prime lamb …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    25 Jun 2018 -
    25 Nov 2022

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

Delivery of Profitable Grazing Systems

Profitable Grazing Systems (PGS) is an Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) adoption program, which will drive measurable, improved business performance …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Jun 2018 -
    15 May 2019

  • Research organisation

    Macquarie Franklin Pty Ltd

Sheep & lamb
Research project

Female Reproduction Phenobank and Validation

This project will use stored DNA samples to genotype animals with existing phenotypic records, to help reduce the time to …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 May 2018 -
    20 Oct 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Queensland (UQ)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

Determining the impact of long distance

This project aims to compare road and rail transport over a common time period, compare rest periods pre-slaughter, compare extended …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 May 2018 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

Enhanced Producer Demonstration Site (PDS)

This project will coordinate a suite of seven Enhanced Producer Demonstration Sites per year, over three years, across Victoria. The …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 May 2018 -
    1 May 2022

  • Research organisation

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

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Data and AI Imagery
Research project

On-farm faecal worm egg count proof of principle

The project will examine the feasibility of designing a new device which will enable the determination of faecal worm egg …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    20 Apr 2018 -
    1 Oct 2018

Sheep & lamb
Food processing technology
Research project

Cuts based lamb development – lamb turn

The project will provide answers to two important areas of the Sheep meat value chain:1) Can consumers detect differences in …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2018 -
    19 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

Sheep & lamb
Food processing technology
Research project

Resource Flock Sensory Evaluation and MS

This project will collect 3,600 muscle samples from various lambs for sensory evaluation tested against 6,000 consumers. The results of which will …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Sheep & lamb
Crop protection
Research project

Managing Subterranean Clover Red Leaf Systems

Surveys conducted in 2017 identified Soybean dwarf virus (SbDV) as the dominant virus species infecting the majority of the clover plants …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    20 Feb 2018 -
    31 May 2018

  • Research organisation

    Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Research project

Benefit and cost of performance recording

This project surveyed producers to estimate the potential profitability in beef and sheep studs in Australia, by assessing if there …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    31 Jan 2018 -
    30 Nov 2019

Sheep & lamb
Research project

Grazing crops to increase farm profitability

The aim of this Producer Demonstration Site is to demonstrate that grazing crops will increase liveweight gain and condition scores …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Jan 2018 -
    28 Oct 2022

Sheep & lamb
Research project

Reducing foetal and lamb losses in young

This project will determine the extent and timing of reproductive wastage during ewe pregnancy and between birth and marking and …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    31 Jul 2022

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

Sheep & lamb
Research project

Economic modelling of ewe lamb mating model

The National Sheep Reproduction RD&E strategy prioritised improving the reproductive performance from yearling ewes. This project will refine …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    31 Oct 2018

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

Sheep & lamb
Research project

Managing fecund flocks to improve survival

This project seeks to define the size of the issue and develop best practice management strategies to reduce the mortality …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    30 May 2023

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

Multiple industries
Dairy Pork
Research project

Enhancing the profitability and productivity of livestock farming through virtual herding technology

This project aims to evaluate the on-farm application of virtual fencing and herding technology, demonstrate its implementation and extend its …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2016 -
    31 Dec 2022

  • Research organisations

    Australian Pork (APL), Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Dairy Australia, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney (USYD), University of New England (UNE)

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