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
Beef cattle Research project Production impacts and resistance of gastrointestinal parasites in feedlot cattle The aim of this project is to identify the genus of gastrointestinal nematodes that commonly infect cattle during feedlot induction … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Feb 2018 - 1 Aug 2020
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
Aquaculture Aquaculture technology Research project Investigating aetiology and risk factors of ocular lesions and associated mortality in ranched Southern Bluefin Tuna Southern Bluefin Tune (SBT) ranching operations have evolved rapidly and industry has experienced relatively few serious issues through its short … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Dec 2017 - 29 Jun 2019 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
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)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Research project Review and compare Australian animal welfare systems throughout the supply chain to major trading partners (whole of life animal welfare) This project will provide a tool for industry and individual processors to defend Australian meat animal welfare practices on a … Funded by Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC) Project date 1 Dec 2017 - 15 Oct 2018
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
Eggs Research project Assessment of the efficacy of autogenous vaccines in Spotty Liver Disease control This project will examine the ability of an autogenous vaccine developed using site-specific strains of Campylobacter hepaticus originating from the … Funded by Australian Eggs Project date 30 Nov 2017 - 30 Apr 2020 Research organisation Scolexia Pty Ltd
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)