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Wool
Research project

Rate of Genetic Gain in Reducing Breech Wrinkle

Flystrike remains one of the major diseases adversely affecting the Australian sheep industry. Flystrike in the breech (crutch and tail) …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    15 Feb 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    The University of Adelaide (UA)

Pork
Animal technology
Research project

More piglets born alive with dextrose

Seasonal infertility can manifest itself in various forms but reports typically concentrate on reductions in farrowing rate and litter size. …
  • Funded by

    Australian Pork (APL)

  • Project date

    12 Feb 2018 -
    27 Jun 2019

Wool
Research project

Genotyping of Breech Flystrike

Resistance to breech flystrike is a priority area of research for the Australian wool industry as genetic progress in sheep …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    31 Jan 2018 -
    30 Jun 2019

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Beef cattle
Research project

Investigating the causes of calf losses

This project seeks to revolutionise research into calf mortality by facilitating the identification of the time and location of calving. …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    31 Jan 2018 -
    30 May 2022

  • Research organisation

    Department of Industry Tourism and Trade (DITT) [NT]

Multiple industries
Sheep & lamb Wool
Research project

MLPAO Reproduction Efficiency

This project is looking at the performance of Merino ewes over their lifetime to help the Australian Merino industry understand …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    17 Jan 2018 -
    30 Jun 2020

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

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

Eggs
Research project

Hen welfare literature review

The aim of this project was to undertake a comprehensive independent literature review on layer hen welfare, with a particular …
  • Funded by

    Australian Eggs

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    31 Dec 2019

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Eggs
Research project

What Causes Smothering in Commercial Free-Range Laying Hens

An epidemiological study in Australian free-range farms will be conducted using farm records and a questionnaire to identify the main …
  • Funded by

    Australian Eggs

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    31 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    The University of Melbourne

Eggs
Research project

Hen ranging behaviour in relation to light and ultraviolet intensity

The aim of this project is to provide knowledge on how range use may be impacted by weather parameters related …
  • Funded by

    Australian Eggs

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    31 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Eggs
Research project

Development of practical measures of hen welfare

The aim of the project is to develop a reliable and repeatable methodology for the prediction of animal welfare for …
  • Funded by

    Australian Eggs

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    31 Dec 2021

  • Research organisation

    Deakin University

Sheep & lamb
Research project

Reducing foetal and lamb losses in young

This project will determine the extent and timing of reproductive wastage during ewe pregnancy and between birth and marking and …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    31 Jul 2022

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

Beef cattle
Research project

Business case Industry feedlot research

The development of a small pen research facility aligned with commercial operating principles could benefit the wider industry and increase …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    30 Jun 2018

Sheep & lamb
Research project

Managing fecund flocks to improve survival

This project seeks to define the size of the issue and develop best practice management strategies to reduce the mortality …
  • Funded by

    Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

  • Project date

    1 Jan 2018 -
    30 May 2023

  • Research organisation

    Murdoch University

Wool
Research project

Resilience in the Merinos

This project is focussed on validating production benefits in wool sheep by: Determining if it is possible to identify Merino …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    18 Dec 2017 -
    30 Jun 2022

  • Research organisation

    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Wool
Research project

A new method for conducting FECRTs

Internal parasites are ranked the highest costing disease in the Australian sheep industry. Losses in production will continue to rise …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Dec 2017 -
    30 Jun 2020

Wool
Research project

Sheep Ectoparasite Resistance Update

The impact of insecticide resistance on blowflies is usually a reduction in the protection period provided by treatments rather than …
  • Funded by

    Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)

  • Project date

    1 Nov 2017 -
    1 Jul 2020

  • Research organisation

    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

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