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

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Animal technology
Research project

Best Practice Management of Non-mulesed Sheep

This project funds a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to demonstrate best management practice of a non-mulesed flock, using available tools and management strategies, to mitigate the effect of flystrike on flock production and profitability.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Nov 2021 -
    20 Aug 2026

  • Research organisation

    Aggregate Consulting Pty Ltd

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

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Dairy Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb Wool
Plant science
Research project

Testing Tropicals - NSW Southern Slopes

This project will fund a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) featuring tropical and sub-tropical pasture species in production systems on the southern slopes of New South Wales. Producers will be able to compare these species to current summer feed options (e.g. lucerne and summer-active perennials), and work out what management adaptations would be necessary to successfully incorporate these species.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    10 Nov 2021 -
    1 Jun 2027

  • Research organisation

    Holbrook Landcare Group

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Pasture, fodder & feed Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Input management Plant science
Research project

Healthy Subsoils Produce More Red Meat

The Southern Australia Livestock Research Council (SALRC) promotes innovation and learning in the red meat and livestock industries of southeast Australia. This project funds a Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) to address the priority to 'Improve pasture establishment, productivity and persistence in landscapes prone to subsoil compaction or hard pan soil structure'. The project is to be conducted with the Yarra Valley Farmers and Alexandra/Mansfield Farmers Groups in north central Victoria.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Nov 2021 -
    11 Jul 2028

  • Research organisation

    Agridome Consultancy

Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Automation Processing & packaging Robotics
Research project

Calibration and accreditation of the SOMA device to measure IMF in sheepmeat

Soma Optics, Ltd is a Japanese supplier of near infrared technologies to assess meat quality characteristics in livestock. This project will support the final calibration of three SOMA devices to predict intramuscular fat (IMF) in Australian sheepmeat, which is an indicator of eating quality.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Oct 2021 -
    29 Dec 2023

  • Research organisations

    FHK FUJIHIRA INDUSTRY CO., LTD

Multiple industries
Pork Wool
Research project

Real-time, data-driven approach to assessing networked biosecurity risk

The purpose of this project was to interview a number of red meat stakeholders that are custodians of biosecurity data to collect feedback, and identify data sharing opportunities to determine the key risks and opportunities for data sharing between government and commercial organisations.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Oct 2021 -
    30 Sep 2022

  • Research organisation

    Exoflare Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb
Animal technology
Research project

Nuffield Scholarship - FY 2022 / 2023 / 2024

The project allocates funding support for a Nuffield Scholarship to be awarded annually to the best Australian livestock producer candidate. …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    11 Oct 2021 -
    30 Mar 2026

  • Research organisation

    Nuffield Australia

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

Statistical Support for MSA Research & Development

Meat Standards Australia (MSA) was developed by the Australian red meat industry to improve the eating quality consistency of beef and sheepmeat. This funding will provide project and study design consultation as well as statistical support for MSA research and development, as directed by authorised MSA personnel.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2021 -
    30 Mar 2023

  • Research organisation

    Strategic Bovine Services

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Cereal grains Cross industry Dairy Pulse grains Sheep & lamb Sugar Wool
Research project

Insights into barriers and bridges to the producer adoption of multi-week and seasonal climate forecasts

The accurate prediction of weather is critical to the success of agricultural industries. This project will investigate farmers' use of multi-week (2-8 weeks) and seasonal climate forecasts (1-6 months) through in-depth interviews with stakeholders from the meat, dairy, grain, wine and sugar industries, to determine ways to increase the uptake of climate information to improve productivity and profitability.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Sep 2021 -
    28 Aug 2022

  • Research organisation

    Meaningful Social Research (MSR)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Packaged food Sheep & lamb
Multiple technology areas
Consumer health Food processing technology Processing & packaging
Research project

2021 A horizon scan of Sustainable Red Meat Packaging- Whats New, Innovative and Approaching commercialisation

This project funds a comprehensive international overview of red meat packaging across retail and food services, to identify designs and innovations that could be implemented to support the Australian red meat industry's sustainability commitments and 2030 growth strategy.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Sep 2021 -
    20 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Prof. Consulting Group Pty Ltd

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

Research project

Residues in Livestock Production - On-Farm Risk Mitigation

This project aims to strengthen on-farm risk management around biosecurity and food safety through exploring mechanisms to notify users and stakeholders of potential contamination or exposure. This is the discovery and design phase (including prototype testing), which will then inform a separate phase for the full build and rollout.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    2 Sep 2021 -
    30 Nov 2022

  • Research organisations

    TigerSpike Pty Ltd, RPC Agri Services Pty Ltd

Packaged food
Multiple technology areas
Food processing technology Processing & packaging
Research project

Pressurised CO2 technology (Farther Farms) and its ability to reduce reliance on a chilled Supply chain literature review

This project funds a literature review of Farther Farms, Inc and its pressurised CO2 technology that claims to support the storage and distribution of fresh foods without needing refrigeration. If proven, this technology has the benefit to add value across multiple channels and markets in Australia and globally, responding to the growth in online food delivery, meal kit programs and the importance of reducing food waste.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    12 Aug 2021 -
    29 Apr 2022

  • Research organisation

    Prof. Consulting Group Pty Ltd

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Animal technology
Research project

Sheep Genetics Database Re-Development - Phase Three

The overall aim of this project is to deliver a single sheep database system containing sheep pedigree, data and genotypes. This information is currently spread across more than 6 databases, and once centralised, will allow ram breeders and buyers to make improved breeding decisions.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    30 Jul 2021 -
    11 May 2022

  • Research organisation

    Servian Pty Ltd

Beef cattle
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Harvest technology Processing & packaging
Research project

The effect of lairage duration on carcase quality, yield and microbiological status

The purpose of lairage is to rest sheep and cattle prior to slaughter, to recover from loading and transport. This project will further develop the findings of a previous pilot study to determine if a shorter time in lairage improves carcase yield, meat quality and animal welfare at a commercial scale.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    15 Jul 2021 -
    19 Mar 2023

  • Research organisation

    Bovine Dynamics

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Input management
Research project

EDGEnetwork Delivery

This project will assist in the delivery of EDGEnetwork® workshops that provide tailored, comprehensive, practical learning opportunities in business management, …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    30 Jun 2023

  • Research organisation

    Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)

Multiple industries
Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Wool
Multiple technology areas
Animal technology Input management
Research project

EDGEnetwork Delivery - Range IQ

EDGEnetwork® workshops provide tailored, comprehensive, practical learning opportunities in business management, breeding, grazing land management and nutrition for livestock enterprises …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jul 2021 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Range IQ Pty Ltd

Research project

Report on discover and design process for the Livestock Data Link (LDL) feedback system user interface

Livestock Data Link (LDL) is an online program that enables the timely sharing of carcase and animal disease information between processors and their producers with the aim of optimising supply chain performance. This project will undertake the discovery and design of a new feedback system user interface through a human centred design approach.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    25 Jun 2021 -
    30 Oct 2022

  • Research organisation

    TigerSpike Pty Ltd

Research project

Scoping future LPA audit program requirements

The Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) program requires producers to provide evidence of livestock history and on-farm practices when transferring livestock through the value chain, and underpins market access for Australian red meat. Through this project, Integrity Systems Company (ISC) will identify ways to improve and digitize the LPA program to help assess core areas of risk, better target resources for audits, and gain insights across a far greater proportion of the LPA participant base.
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    21 Jun 2021 -
    4 Apr 2022

  • Research organisation

    Hello Human Pty Ltd

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