Validation and kit development of LAMP test for C. psittaci and EHV1

The Agrifutures Thoroughbred Horses Program has previously invested in project PRJ-011628 - Diagnostic investigations into Chlamydia psittaci pathology in equine …

Funding agreement - Improving health and welfare in the buffalo live export supply chain

Co-funding Investment in research in ways to improve buffalo health and welfare, and establish best practice, within the supply …

Evaluation of a prototype vaccine for rattles in foals

Rattles is a severe and potentially fatal disease of Thoroughbred foals, caused by the bacterium Rhodococcus equi. As the bacterium …

Identification of novel anti-methanogenic pasture and freshwater and algae feed supplements

Approximately 65% of Australian agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to methane emissions. As majority of Australian sheep and beef cattle …

Online Tool for Decision Making Pathways

This project will provide farmer-friendly tools to assist farmers in adopting innovations that reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, improve soil …

Gary Sansom Scholarship 2023 - Mr Caleb Wellard

Develop a Biosecurity Manual for the Ratite Program

To help the ratite (emu and ostrich) industry to reduce and manage biosecurity risks, there is a need for a …

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.

Evaluation of captive bolts for the stunning of kangaroo young

During the commercial harvesting of kangaroos, it is a requirement of a national code of practice that the dependent young …

Endoscopy of the upper respiratory tract at Australian Thoroughbred yearling sales: Can we do better?

Post-sale examination of the upper airways (scoping) is commonly performed at Australian yearling sales to determine whether there is evidence …

Sire Evaluation Link Sires 2022-2025

This project provides strong and robust linkage to all standard sire evaluation sites joining for a 2023, 2024 and 2025 drop. Australian Merino Sire Evaluation Association (AMSEA) will oversee the operation of up to 8 sire evaluation sites around Australia. All sites are operated independently and produce results that are specific to each site (Site Reports using within flock raw data, sire adjusted means and flock breeding values). In order for sires entered at different sites to be directly compared (Merino Superior Sires and MERINOSELECT), link sires need to be used across the sites.

Rapid diagnosis of strangles to improve horse health

Equine infectious diseases impact significantly on Australian thoroughbred breeders. A well-known example of such highly contagious disease is strangles, caused …

Epidemiological and bacteriological analyses of Salmonella infection in the Australian Thoroughbred horse breeding industry

Salmonella is a bacterial pathogen that can infect horses of all ages and result in disease (including diarrhoea, dehydration and …

Reducing the Effects of Heat Stress and Ageing on Sperm DNA damage in Thoroughbred Stallions

The reproductive fitness of a male animal is not only measured by the ability of his sperm to fertilise the …

SCAHLS validation of Hendra Virus (inc. variant) POC test

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the developed HeV LAMP test using the SCAHLS pathway to allow for …

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 …

Pig Welfare and Pork Provenance

This project will develop a system where information from tags on individual pigs can be used to quickly identify and respond to animal health issues in commercial piggeries, and create a digital record to share information through the supply chain.

'Equility' - Assessing Stallion Fertility in the Field: Extension and Adoption Activities

The relative fertility of Thoroughbred stallions is highly variability, ranging from 35% to 90%. Owing to the relatively short 4-month breeding season, …

Laser for permanent removal of wool foll

The purpose of this project is to research and develop for adoption alternative technologies for wool follicle removal (lambs 8-12 weeks old) that could apply to mulesing and crutching as well as animal husbandry for the meat industry on older sheep. This project builds on the previous project “Duetto Laser Technology for sheep husbandry” which will validate Laser technology for this application in a controlled lab study.

Informed Modeling of Blowfly Chemical Resistance

Outcomes from the analysis of the genetic characteristics of resistant blowfly phenotype and fitness values and the genes and mutations identified by UoM will be shared with UTAS. NSW DPI will also provide up to date resistance information, in the form of calculated resistance factors for field blowfly populations to the listed insecticides, the associated insecticide usage and flystrike management information (if available) to UTAS. These will inform evidence-based enhancements of UTAS’s Resistance Model, with review from UQ.