Multiple industries Beef cattle Game Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project Improved uptake of training and animal health and welfare practices This project identified training opportunities in the livestock export supply chain and developed a strategy to increase uptake of best … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 15 Aug 2021 - 30 Apr 2022 Research organisation National Meat Industry Training Advisory Council Limited (MINTRAC)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Animal welfare and sustainability of the Australian kangaroo harvesting industry Commercial harvesting is currently the only effective and relatively humane method of reducing the broad scale abundance of kangaroos and … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Aug 2017 - 26 Mar 2020 Research organisation (DPIE) The Crown in right of the State of NSW acting through the DPI within the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Aquaculture technology Research project “Ready, set, go!” preparing for emergency disease outbreaks in aquatic animals The project aims to improve industry and government preparedness for emergency disease outbreaks in aquatic animals, such as barramundi, prawns, … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 9 Mar 2023 - 18 Dec 2025 Research organisation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Revision of the Industry Animal Welfare Standard for livestock processing establishments Following changes in industry practices, regulation and assurance schemes, it is now an appropriate time to update and refine the … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 5 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Impact of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Animal Health and Welfare The purpose of this impact review was to evaluate the anticipated benefit and profitability of on-farm R&D investments … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 28 Feb 2019 - 1 Feb 2020
Other rural industries Research project Economic Evaluation of Investment in the New & Emerging Plant & Animal Program Undertake an economic evaluation of AgriFutures' investment in the New and Emerging Plant Industries (NEPI) and the New and Emerging … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 21 Aug 2018 Research organisation Agtrans Research
Dairy Research project DairyBio Animal - Massive throughput phenotyping for complex traits in dairy cattle Continuation of existing projects (Improving Herds and MIR for Profit) with a focus on delivering technology on-farm. Key prjoject outcomes … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology Fisheries technology Research project People development program: Aquatic animal health training scheme - Dr Susan Kueh Lack of easy access to fish health veterinary services is limiting the expansion of aquaculture in Western Australia. This project will fund a Principal Investigator to complete an intensive aquatic animal health fellowship program at the The Australian College of Veterinary Scientists to benefit the fisheries industry. Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 28 Aug 2011 - 14 Dec 2021 Research organisation Murdoch University
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram: Strategic planning, project management and adoption This project supports Australia’s arrangements for managing aquatic animal health and to support sustainability, market access and the profitability … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Jun 2016 - 30 Aug 2020 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Aquaculture technology Research project Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Coordination Program: strategic planning, project management and adoption The Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Coordination Program (AAHBRCP) provides several benefits. Firstly, it coordinates the identification and prioritization of … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 23 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2026 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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 Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Food processing technology Research project Non-invasive prediction of flavour, tenderness and juiciness for individual animals at point of slaughter – Stages 1 & 2 This work aims to provide a step-change in prediction of end-product meat quality from non-invasive analysis at point of slaughter … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 23 Apr 2018 - 1 Nov 2019
Research project Identification of Exotic and Emergency Animal Disease risks and minimisation strategies to Australian thoroughbred breeding industry This project will collect information critical for thoroughbred breeders to manage risks to their animals and enterprise from exotic diseases … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 3 Mar 2023 - 30 May 2023 Research organisation R M Hedlefs BVSc
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Multiple technology areas Aquaculture technology Fisheries technology Traceability Research project Presentation at World Congress of Aquaculture and Fisheries (Xiamen, China) on Biosecurity and Aquatic Animal Health This project provided funding for the executive officer of Australia's Pearl Producers Association to chair a session and take part in a panel discussion on biosecurity and aquatic animal health, at the 2020 World Congress of Aquaculture and Fisheries. Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 19 Jan 2020 - 27 Feb 2020 Research organisation Pearl Producers Association (PPA)
Dairy Research project DairyBio Animal - Enabling multiple generations of highly reliable genomic selection to accelerate genetic gain in dairy cattle The combination of genomics and the capacity for computers to analyse massive data sets is enabling researchers to find genetic … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, 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
Dairy Research project DairyBio Animal - At the cutting edge: world leading breeding values and genomic services for the Australian dairy industry. This project supports the implementation of key innovations, maintaining and improving existing services and reduces cost and increases access to … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia
Dairy Research project DairyBio Animal - Accelerating improvement in health and resilience and reducing the environmental impact of the Australian dairy herd. This project is developing breeding values for new functional traits, especially traits associated with health and resilience, to enable improvement … Funded by Dairy Australia Project date 1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021 Research organisations Agriculture Victoria, Dairy Australia
Other rural industries Research project Online Training Portal To Improve Animal Welfare Via Upskilling Existing And Prospective Breeding Farm Staff With A Focus On Early Career Workers This project will develop three courses that will utilise experts in various areas of welfare and factors that contribute to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 Jul 2022 - 29 Jan 2023 Research organisation Thoroughbred Breeders Australia
Cross industry Research project Development of a national waste management strategy for primary industries focusing on plastics (hard & soft), animal waste and hard waste such as workshop waste Agriculture, fisheries and forestry produce a large amount and diversity of waste with the disposal of waste often involving environmentally … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2021 - 9 Oct 2022