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Wild catch fisheries
Fisheries technology
Research project

Modification of fishery assessment and modelling processes to better take account of changes in population structure, specifically animal size, on catch rate data.

Size selectivity is an important aspect of southern rock lobster stock assessment models and has been estimated for different fleets, …
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    28 Feb 2019 -
    29 Feb 2020

  • Research organisation

    University of Tasmania (UTAS)

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

Wild catch fisheries
Multiple technology areas
Crop protection Fisheries technology
Research project

Industry travel bursary to attend the Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13)

This project offered a travel bursary to encourage fishing industry representatives to attend CMS COP13 in India, the Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. The potential listing of school shark as a migratory species at the conference is of concern to Australia, and the Department of Environment strongly encouraged industry to attend.
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    31 Dec 2019 -
    30 Mar 2020

  • Research organisation

    Atlantis Fisheries Consulting Group (AFCG)

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)

Multiple industries
Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries
Research project

AQUAPLAN Development Workshop

AQUAPLAN is Australia’s National Strategic Plan for Aquatic Animal Health. The plan outlines objectives and priorities to enhance Australia’…
  • Funded by

    Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

  • Project date

    11 Mar 2020 -
    26 Mar 2020

  • Research organisation

    Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)

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

Beef cattle
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Data and AI
Research project

Virtual reality stunning training tool

Effective and ongoing training is important to ensure that animal welfare standards are maintained during the slaughter of livestock shipped …
  • Funded by

    LiveCorp

  • Project date

    3 Oct 2022 -
    20 Oct 2023

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

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)

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Automation
Research project

PDS: Effective Rangeland EID Decision Making Systems

This project supports a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to show how the use of individual animal identification can contribute to improved profitability, productivity and sustainability in rangeland sheep enterprises. An Electronic Identification (EID) system that measures the individual animal can provide data to inform decision making for the whole flock.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    20 Nov 2021 -
    15 Jul 2025

  • Research organisation

    Nala Agribusiness

Beef cattle
Research project

Predicting age of livestock from DNA samples

This project will adopt methodology developed in the field of forensic science and apply it to livestock in order to …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2018 -
    30 Jul 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Queensland (UQ)

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

Beef cattle
Research project

Wagyu Beef Eating Quality and MENA Sensory data

This project aims to investigate and determine if there is a ‘Wagyu effect’ on eating quality over and above the …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Nov 2019 -
    15 Mar 2022

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Processing & packaging
Research project

Estimation of the age/maturity of beef hide samples

This project will examine whether NIRS of skin/hide samples can be used to accurately estimate the age/maturity of …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Mar 2019 -
    30 Nov 2021

  • Research organisation

    Charles Darwin University (CDU)

Sheep & lamb
Animal technology
Research project

NE NSW Wild Dog Coordinator

Mitigate the impacts by wild dogs and vertebrate pest species through the delivery of effective best practice wild dog and …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    29 Mar 2021 -
    1 Mar 2024

  • Research organisation

    Centre for Invasive Species Solutions

Sheep & lamb
Crop protection
Research project

Grazing Intelligence

This project aims to help producers make better grazing decisions . Food Agility, together with the NSW Department of Primary Industries and agtech company Pasture.io, will deliver machine learning models that remotely predicts animal performance and daily pasture availability. These ‘Grazing Intelligence’ models will improve the confidence of producers in making grazing and livestock value-adding decisions. They will provide clear animal performance recommendations and projections through the Pasture.io software.
  • Funded by

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    30 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (Food Agility CRC)

Cross industry
Research project

Grazing bytes

Improving pasture production and utilisation and savings on labour costs provide significant opportunities to improve the profitability and productivity of …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    31 May 2019 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

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