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Sheep & lamb Wool
Input management
Research project

Continuous monitoring of sheep shearing for injury prevention

The goal of the project is to better understand the mechanism of injuries in sheep shearing, so that injuries can …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2021 -
    30 Mar 2022

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Wool
Research project

Identifying T.cylindrosporum in Australia

There are several species of fungi that can infect and kill insects, A Review of Sheep Blowfly Pathogen Control (ON-00620) …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    10 Dec 2019 -
    30 Jun 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Cross industry
Data and AI
Research project

Tasmania Wool Smart Farm

While advanced management technologies (AMTs) such as AWI SMART Tags offer great promise, their value for enhanced sustainability and profitability …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    13 Oct 2019 -
    30 Dec 2020

  • Research organisation

    University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Wool
Input management
Research project

Understanding and Prevention of Shearer Injuries

Shearing is a physically demanding occupation accompanied with a range of potential injuries. This investment will utilise data from wearable …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2019 -
    30 Jun 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Wool
Research project

Informed development of a flystrike vaccine

This project focusses on two main areas: Using genetic and genomic data to determine the structure of blowfly populations in …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    2 Jan 2019 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Wool
Research project

CRISPR Phase III

Understanding the biology of the Australian sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) is critical to developing new and effective strategies for its …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    21 Jul 2018 -
    20 Feb 2019

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Cross industry
Data and AI
Research project

Reinventing Australian agricultural statistics system

The Australian agricultural statistics system is in a process of evolution, but is still far from ideal. There is a …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Mar 2018 -
    1 Dec 2018

  • Research organisation

    Australian Farm Institute (AFI)

Wool
Research project

CRISPR Phase II

This project was the first stage of an on-going investigation into the use of the genetic modification technology CRISPR for …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    15 Jan 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Metabolic Disorders In Pregnant Ewes

Lamb mortality in Australian sheep flocks averages 20 to 30%, and reducing these levels is a priority for the industry. Ewes often …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Feb 2017 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Wool
Research project

Genetics of Blowfly Parasitism

Understanding the biology of the Australian sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) is critical to developing new and effective strategies for its …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    11 Apr 2016 -
    21 Nov 2018

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Animal technology
Research project

Predictors of AI Success & Semen Standards

The aim of this project is to comprehensively analyse the impact of both male and female factors on the success of artificial insemination programs in the sheep industry.
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    -
    30 Apr 2024

  • Research organisation

    The University of Sydney (USYD)

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

Next generation wool harvesting

This project will explore the potential for developing an alternative to conventional shearing through R&D directed towards a novel approach, based on delivering a product by feed or injection, which creates a weakened zone in the fleece. The fleece can then be removed by unskilled labour or an automated high-throughput system. If successful, this project will revolutionise wool harvesting, by improving wool quality, eliminating shearer injuries, allowing producers to decide harvesting time, harvesting small numbers of sheep and improving sheep welfare.
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    30 Jun 2022 -
    30 Jun 2025

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

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

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Animal technology
Research project

Flystrike Extension Package

There is already information available for woolgrowers on best practice strategies for the management of flystrike, including on FlyBoss and …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    15 Dec 2020 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Schuster Consulting Group Pty Ltd

Wool
Multiple technology areas
Automation Robotics
Research project

Efficiency and Automation in Wool Harvesting

Labour is a significant cost in shearing, classing and wool handling. There are many activites in the wool zones where …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2020 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Wool
Data and AI
Research project

Measurement of Follicle density and diameter

Current measures of wool follicle density are expensive and time consuming as they require a biopsy sample of the animal’…
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Dec 2019 -
    31 Aug 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Wool
Research project

Biological Fleece Weakening

Previous attempts to develop biological defleecing of sheep by chemically inducing separation of the wool fibres from the skin, while …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    14 Oct 2019 -
    15 Jun 2020

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Cross industry
Data and AI
Research project

Maternal Mothering Up

This investment aims to use proximity data from on-animal sensors (AWI SMART Tags) to generate an algorithm for maternal ewe/…
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Oct 2019 -
    21 Dec 2020

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Phase 2 - Shorter shearing intervals

Market indicators are showing shorter combing wools are achieving comparable prices to longer combing wools and some Australian producers are …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    17 Jun 2019 -
    30 Jul 2021

  • Research organisation

    University of New England (UNE)

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

Better use of pregnancy scanning technology

This project aims to improve adoption of pregnancy scanning of ewes by 25% over 10 years with 25% more flocks managed according to …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    14 Jun 2019 -
    31 Aug 2022

  • Research organisation

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

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