Beef cattle Research project Agscent Cow Breath Sampling: pregnancy device This project aims to further develop, refine and commercialise a non-invasive point of need (field) device capable of early detection … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 24 Jun 2019 - 15 May 2022
Cross industry Data and AI Research project Virtual Fencing for cropping and weed management Virtual fencing provides the opportunity to maximise animal production, maintain sustainable crop and pasture grazing pressure and control weeds through … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 20 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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)
Beef cattle Research project Cattle Heat Load Toolbox 2019 to 2021 The Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) has requested the ongoing operational aspects of the heat load forecast service delivery trialling … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Jun 2019 - 30 Nov 2021
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)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Input management Research project Veterinary Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidelines This project was established to prepare prescribing guidelines for antimicrobial use relevant to extensive cattle production, feedlot cattle production and … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 10 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2021
Forestry Research project Eagle Eye - Applying the Internet of Things to landscape scale Wedge-tailed eagle management This project is applying the Internet of Things to identify the presence of wedge-tailed eagles in nesting locations across Tasmania. … Funded by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Project date 5 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2021
Beef cattle Research project Comparison NFAS and live export welfare This project reviewed and identified several areas of live export welfare that industry, FLIAC and AUS-MEAT could address over two … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Jun 2019 - 31 Jan 2020
Beef cattle Research project Quantifying the benefits of breeding for immune competence The aim of this project is to validate findings from a previous Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) project (B.STU.0244)… Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 31 May 2019 - 31 May 2022 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Managing stocking density, bedding use and ammonia production during live export voyages For livestock being exported by sea, the number of animals in a pen, the condition of their bedding, and the … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 15 May 2019 - 30 Jan 2024 Research organisation University of New England (UNE)
Sheep & lamb Research project Phasing out of Mulesing: cost, benefits This project will examine the benefits and costs of ceasing Mulesing in prime lamb systems and will examine the key … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 7 May 2019 - 15 Nov 2022 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
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 AWO’… Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 May 2019 - 30 Nov 2019
Wild catch fisheries Research project Removing seabirds from the otterboard trawler danger zone. This project is in response to new rules regarding the discarding of biological material (discards and offal) while fishing gear … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 30 Apr 2019 - 30 May 2020
Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Vessel heat stress trial program Australia exports sheep to the Middle East via sea, and in some seasons there is a risk that heat and … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 18 Apr 2019 - 31 Aug 2021 Research organisation LiveCorp
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Evaluation of the Sterile Insect Technique for Sheep Blowfly Control This project will review the concept of using Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to control sheep blowfly in Australia, including a … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 1 May 2021 Research organisation Macquarie University
Multiple industries Sheep & lamb Wool Research project Strategic and novel approaches to reducing flystrike in sheep This project conducted an extensive review of flystrike control and technological developments to produce a new strategy for the sheep … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 6 Jun 2020 Research organisation Nextgen Agri Limited
Beef cattle Research project Animal health and welfare workshops Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has invested in a suite of projects to develop and present animal health and welfare … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 1 Apr 2019 - 30 Sep 2019
Wild catch fisheries Research project Improving Outcomes of Fisher Interactions with Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras The overarching objective of this project is to cause behavioural change of fishers in their interactions with captured sharks, rays … Funded by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) Project date 31 Mar 2019 - 29 Sep 2020
Sheep & lamb Research project Peer review of research on Numnuts tool This project was a desk top review of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) funded research related to the development of … Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 29 Mar 2019 - 30 Jul 2019
Cross industry Research project Validation of pulse oximeters in sheep Barber’s Pole Worm (BPW) is a blood feeding intestinal worm of sheep that can cause significant productivity losses and … Funded by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) Project date 4 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2020