Other rural industries Research project FECPAC Validation for Use in Goats This project will address validation of diagnostic methods for worm burdens in goats based on FECPAC, an internet connected, image … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Jun 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project The Thoroughbred Welfare Initiative The Thoroughbred Welfare Aftercare Working Group (TAWWG) are experts who can review the current welfare landscape in the Australian thoroughbred … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 7 Jun 2020 - 15 Dec 2020 Research organisation Thoroughbred Breeders Australia
Beef cattle Automation Research project Automated Bunk Management – Commercial trial Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Manabotix have commercialised alidar-based bunk scanner (Australian Patent number: 2018203945) which is more precise and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2020 - 30 Nov 2021 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Beef cattle Automation Research project Automated bunk management – ACC trial Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Manabotix have commercialised alidar-based bunk scanner (Australian Patent number: 2018203945) which is more precise and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2020 - 30 Nov 2021
Beef cattle Automation Research project BunkBot lot feeder demonstration site This project will support a demonstration the BunkBot for the lot feeding industry for a two-year period. The Meat and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2020 - 15 Nov 2022 Research organisation Manabotix Pty Ltd
Beef cattle Research project Bovine respiratory disease pathogen antimicrobial resistance surveillance and genetic sequencing This project will conduct bovine respiratory disease pathogen surveillance at eight Australian feedlots to understand the correlation between use of … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2020 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Beef cattle Research project Effect of monensin on antimicrobial resistance of feedlot manure This project will conduct a literature review on the effect of ionophores and bambermycins on antimicrobial resistance of the microbiome, … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2020 - 15 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Beef cattle Research project Evaluation of shade and shelter solutions This project will evaluate the influence of unshaded, shaded and shelter on the health, welfare, performance and carcase characteristics from … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2020 - 15 Jan 2023 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Beef cattle Research project Evaluation of the benefits of shade for cattle feedlots This project will evaluate the economic and animal welfare benefits of shade for feedlot cattle in a West Australian feedlot. … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2020 - 1 Jan 2023 Research organisation Murdoch University
Beef cattle Research project Animal welfare officers training delivery This project is part of an ongoing annual program of workshops to deliver the knowledge and skills necessary for Animal … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 31 May 2020 - 31 May 2021
Beef cattle Research project Animal welfare officers training delivery This project is part of an ongoing annual program of workshops to deliver the knowledge and skills necessary for Animal … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 May 2020 - 30 Apr 2021
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Collection of animal welfare indicators on live export vessels This project brought together a skills-based working group to refine a list of animal welfare indicators and develop a framework … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 15 May 2020 - 30 Dec 2020
Multiple industries Beef cattle Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Bushfire implications for livestock wellbeing The purpose of this project is to investigate the impacts of bushfires on the health and welfare of livestock in … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 May 2020 - 8 Nov 2022
Multiple industries Beef cattle Game Other rural industries Sheep & lamb Research project Live Export Industry Annual Transport Mortality Report This project developed the 2019 national livestock export industry annual transport performance report, which summarises the performance of the livestock export … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 17 Apr 2020 - 1 Oct 2020 Research organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]
Sheep & lamb Research project Extended Commercial Trials of NUMNUTS By validating the commercial application and animal safety of the NUMNUTS® device and confirming its efficacy for castration, this project … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Apr 2020 - 2 Dec 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Beef cattle Research project Central Australian Self Herding (CASH) The purpose of this Producer Demonstration Site is to demonstrate the range of benefits that Self Herding can bring to … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Mar 2020 - 30 Jun 2028
Sheep & lamb Research project Optimising ewe reproductive performance This project will develop evidence based guidelines that will assist producers optimise reproductive and feeding management of containment fed ewes. … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Mar 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Wild catch fisheries Fisheries technology Research project Potential transition of shark gillnet boats to longline fishing in Bass Strait - ecological, cross-sectoral, and economic implications Several Threatened, Endangered and Protected species (TEPs) are vulnerable to entanglement and drowning in demersal shark gillnets. These include Australian … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 14 Mar 2020 - 14 Mar 2021
Multiple industries Aquaculture Wild catch fisheries Research project AQUAPLAN Development Workshop AQUAPLAN is Australia’s National Strategic Plan for Aquatic Animal Health. The plan outlines objectives and priorities to enhance Australia’… Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 11 Mar 2020 - 26 Mar 2020 Research organisation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
Sheep & lamb Research project Supported Shift to Non-Mulesing Systems This Producer Demonstration Site will demonstrate that implementing best practice techniques can increase producer in confidence in non-mulesing systems in … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 6 Mar 2020 - 30 Sep 2024 Research organisation AgPro Management