Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Non-invasive ventilatory support for foals Breathing difficulties and lung disease are common in foals and may be transient immediately after birth, or may be related … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 2 Oct 2018 - 31 Oct 2020 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Improved bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing This project will generate epidemiological data on the bacterial species associated with different infectious diseases in horses in south eastern … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 28 Sep 2018 - 31 Dec 2020 Research organisation Charles Sturt University (CSU)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Improving the detection of parasitic infections and control strategies of horses Currently, there is an incomplete understanding of the gastrointestinal parasites affecting the health, performance and welfare of thoroughbred horses in … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 27 Sep 2018 - 16 Apr 2023 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Computational modelling of limb loads from galloping horses on different tracks Musculoskeletal injuries in racehorses are commonly caused by repeated high magnitude loading generated during galloping that results in deterioration of … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Aug 2018 - 29 May 2020 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Poultry Animal technology Research project Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing – a survey of laboratory capacity "This project will establish the capacity of laboratories used by the chicken meat industry in key areas linked to … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 13 Aug 2018 - 15 Jul 2020 Research organisation The University of Queensland (UQ)
Honey bees Animal technology Research project Improving the health of hives used in pollination The project will investigate the effects of three commonly used fungicide active ingredients during flowering of almond and canola on … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 24 Jul 2018 - 16 Jul 2020 Research organisation The University of Adelaide (UA)
Honey bees Animal technology Research project Probiotic development for bees: analyzing gut bacteria in healthy bees This investment will establish the commercial feasibility of developing probiotic feeds for bees based on native bee gut bacteria. Bees … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 13 Jul 2018 - 30 Jan 2021 Research organisation University of Canberra
Honey bees Animal technology Research project Investigating factors that influence chalkbrood outbreaks in Australia Nosema (N. apis and N. ceranae) and chalkbrood (Ascosphaera apis) are significant honeybee pathogens that reduce hive productivity and cause … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 6 Jul 2018 - 30 Jan 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Wellbeing: Racing demographics, reasons for retirement & post racing destinations This study builds upon previous Victorian industry studies and will describe the dynamics of the racehorse population in other States … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Jun 2018 - 30 Dec 2021 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Understanding the epidemiology of Chlamydia psittaci infections in mares While a range of bacterial agents are a recognized cause of equine abortion, Chlamydia psittaci has emerged as a cause … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 20 Jun 2018 - 29 Jun 2022 Research organisation University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Wellbeing from pregnancy to racing- horse demographics This project will demonstrate the outcomes of the 2014 foal crop and why a percentage of these foals did not commence … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 15 Jun 2018 - 12 Sep 2019 Research organisation The University of Melbourne
Poultry Animal technology Research project Next generation probiotics to enhance the gut health of chickens Probiotics can be used to support the health and productivity of chicken meat birds but currently have a variable reputation. … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 14 Jun 2018 - 8 Mar 2022 Research organisation Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project PhD Understanding, reducing the effects of heat stress on TB stallion fertility Systemic heat stress is detrimental to sperm production and male fertility but this phenomenon has not been adequately examined in … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 29 May 2018 - 1 Jul 2020 Research organisation The University of Newcastle
Poultry Animal technology Research project Increasing Australia's preparedness for vvIBDV Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) is responsible for major economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. To date, strains endemic … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 21 May 2018 - 29 Nov 2021 Research organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Pork Multiple technology areas Animal technology Data and AI Research project Piggery Odour Emission Rate Validation Study Piggeries have the potential to cause odour impacts and as such, odour is an important consideration at all stages of … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 13 Apr 2018 - 4 Sep 2020 Research organisation Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF)
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
Multiple industries Beef cattle Game Sheep & lamb Animal technology Research project Identifying opportunities for continued improvements to the on-board live export feed ration Providing the correct quality and quantity of fodder and feed to livestock during export voyages is a significant and fundamental … Funded by LiveCorp Project date 12 Feb 2018 - 31 Aug 2018
Pork Animal technology Research project Trends in environmental impacts from the pork industry The aim of this project was to determine the trend in environmental performance of the Australian Pork (APL) industry by … Funded by Australian Pork (APL) Project date 1 Sep 2017 - 1 Dec 2019
Other rural industries Animal technology Research project Animal welfare and sustainability of the Australian kangaroo harvesting industry Commercial harvesting is currently the only effective and relatively humane method of reducing the broad scale abundance of kangaroos and … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Aug 2017 - 26 Mar 2020 Research organisation (DPIE) The Crown in right of the State of NSW acting through the DPI within the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Poultry Animal technology Research project RIRDC contribution to the AECL Spotty Liver projects Spotty Liver Disease (SLD) is an emerging disease in extensively housed poultry. It's most commonly seen in free-range layer hens … Funded by AgriFutures Australia Project date 1 Jul 2017 - 3 Jun 2019 Research organisation Australian Eggs