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Dairy
Research project

Non-Replacement Calf Pathways Pilot Project

This pilot project aims to address socially and economically sustainable alternatives to early life slaughter of non-replacement calves at a …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Sep 2020 -
    30 Sep 2022

  • Research organisation

    Dairy Australia

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Multiple technology areas
Aquaculture technology Fisheries technology
Research project

Identifying and mitigating obstacles to uptake and adoption of aquatic animal welfare practices by the Australian Fishing Industry

Achieving animal welfare practices that are based in science and socially acceptable has been recognised by governments and the fishing …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    1 Dec 2019 -
    14 Dec 2020

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology E-commerce & market platforms
Research project

Project Proof

Animal health and welfare is a key issue for the Australian red meat and wool industries. Project Proof is a proposed biennial/triennial national tracking study designed to benchmark on-farm animal health and welfare and measure performance trends over time.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    10 Dec 2021 -
    30 Dec 2022

  • Research organisation

    Kynetec Australia Pty Ltd

Animal technology
Research project

Effective stunning and slaughter for poultry training workshops

Animal welfare is a high priority for the Australian poultry industry and maintaining skills and knowledge in this area with …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    22 Jun 2020 -
    15 Jan 2021

  • Research organisation

    National Meat Industry Training Advisory Council Limited (MINTRAC)

Eggs
Research project

Development of practical measures of hen welfare

The aim of the project is to develop a reliable and repeatable methodology for the prediction of animal welfare for …
  • Funded by

    Australian Eggs

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    31 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    Deakin University

Dairy
Research project

Accelerating heifer genomics

The objective of this project is to significantly accelerate the uptake of genomic testing of heifers by Australian dairy industry, …
  • Funded by

    Dairy Australia

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2020 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Dairy Australia

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Aquaculture technology
Research project

Development of resources and equipment to enable best practice in the humane dispatch of sharks caught by commercial fishers in the NT

The development of resources and equipment for the humane dispatch of sharks caught by commercial fishers in the Northern Territory (…
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    31 Dec 2022 -
    29 Dec 2023

  • Research organisation

    DigsFish Services Pty Ltd

Pork
Animal technology
Research project

Validation of on-farm pig welfare indices

The current project was performed to examine the external validity and intra- and inter-observer reliability of three modified animal-based welfare …
  • Funded by

    Australian Pork (APL)

  • Project date

    25 Nov 2013 -
    2 Dec 2014

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

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

Demonstration of a new method for WEC ASBVs

This project investigated the use of a more sensitive worm egg count (WEC) method (using the Mini-FLOTAC technique) for Australian …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    2 Oct 2017 -
    12 Dec 2020

Alternative protein
Research project

Alternative Protein: Opportunities and Challenges for Australian Agriculture

This report considers the opportunities and challenges for alternative proteins as substitutes for animal protein in Australian agriculture. Although animal …
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    21 Aug 2019 -
    29 Nov 2019

  • Research organisation

    Australian Farm Institute (AFI)

Other rural industries
Animal technology
Research project

A national approach to improving the capacity of the goat milk industry

Development of an industry resource for the commercial goat milk production sector, addressing topics of purchasing and building the herd (…
  • Funded by

    AgriFutures Australia

  • Project date

    1 May 2017 -
    30 Aug 2018

  • Research organisation

    The Crown in right of the State of NSW acting through the Department of Primary Industries

Aquaculture
Harvest technology
Research project

Harvest and slaughter methods for farmed Barramundi to minimise fish stress and achieve premium market quality and improved fish welfare outcomes

Current practices for slaughter of farmed Barramundi use ice slurry. The industry has undertaken preliminary research to understand impacts of …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    7 Jul 2019 -
    27 Jun 2021

  • Research organisation

    Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)

Beef cattle
Research project

Graded levels of woodchip during wet feedlot conditions

This project researched the effects of woodchip bedding on feedlot cattle performance, animal health and welfare, dag score, pre-slaughter washing …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Apr 2018 -
    30 May 2019

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

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