3727 research projects
Research project
Best Practice Treatment Factsheets for Cattle
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
This project seeks to engage a consultant to create seven fact sheets on best practice treatment of cattle on livestock export ships, for use by stockpersons and employees on board. The current guidelines for shipboard provision of animal health equipment and medications will form the basis of the fact sheets.
6 Aug 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
New South Wales, Australia
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Standardisation of Export Declarations Welfare Practices
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
To improve regulatory efficiency and consistency in Australia's livestock export trade, this project aims to develop standardised documentation for the declarations required in major markets, beginning with the South East Asian cattle markets. The project will review export documentation and the associated regulations and regulatory structures for?selected markets to clarify...
11 Aug 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Uptake of Training and Animal Health and Welfare Practices
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
Encouraging greater uptake of leading animal health and welfare practices across the livestock supply chain is important to reduce risks, increase productivity and promote industry sustainability. This project aims to identify key risks, required capabilities and the capacity for change that can be achieved through training and development. Informed by...
15 Aug 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Livestock Export Industry 2021 Snapshot (Survey)
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
The Livestock Export Program (LEP) invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) activities to enhance the productivity, sustainability and competitiveness of the red meat export industry. This project will assess the current priorities and sentiment of the industry, to ensure that LEP RD&E priorities remain relevant and effective.
1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
New South Wales, Australia
Research project
Social Insights Survey (Survey)
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
This project uses Voconiq’s social insights framework to survey around 5,000 Australian's each year to assess community sentiment toward the live export industry. It also highlights key issues of concern, providing guidance for industry management practices, research efforts and communication strategies.
1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2023
New South Wales, Australia
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Scoping studies for an integrative digital platform for sustainable sugarcane crop management (CaneMAPPS)
Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
This project will assess what is required to develop the digital platform CaneMAPPS - Cane Mapping and Analysis for Productivity, Profitability and Sustainability - to ensure that it enables integration and development of industry best practice, and that it uses the most efficient, cost-effective and current technologies available. CaneMAPPS will...
1 Jan 2022 - 14 Apr 2022
Queensland, Australia
University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
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Demonstration of safety, palatability, and efficacy of novel, sugarcane-derived feed ingredients in ruminants
Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Bagasse is the dry pulpy fibrous material that remains after crushing sugarcane to extract its juice, and the SRA has invested in new technologies to transform it into a nutritious animal feed ingredient. This project will demonstrate the safety, palatability and efficacy of bagasse-derived modified fibre in a sheep feeding...
28 Oct 2021 - 30 Aug 2022
Queensland, Australia
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Research project
Project B Green
Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Biorefining is the process of converting biomass (organic matter) into value-added chemicals, plastics and fuels. This project will gather data on the suitability of Australian sugarcane juice for glycol and biomass for hydrogen production (including yield predictions) in a biorefinery in the Burdekin cane growing region of Queensland. Financial modelling...
23 Sep 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
Queensland, Australia
Research project
Use of a purge sensor to improve performance and reduce the need for supervision of batch centrifugals
Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
All Australian sugar factories except one use batch centrifugals for producing shipment sugar from the high grade massecuites. Currently the operator has no transducers to advise when the wash water should be applied in the cycle to produce the sugar at the required pol but at the same time minimise...
15 Sep 2021 - 30 Jul 2022
Queensland, Australia
Research project
At-line purity sensor to enhance the monitoring, control, and performance of pan stage
Sugar Research Australia (SRA)
Currently the laboratory determinations of purities of pan stage products which are used for pan stage management are for the period ended 8 or 12 h previously, because the conventional sucrose and dry substance measurements are time-consuming. These values are then used by production staff to set operational plans on...
6 Oct 2021 - 30 Jul 2022
Queensland, Australia