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Insect Mapping Study

Dairy Australia

Insect pests can affect pasture and crop yield and therefore dairy farmers' budgets. Careful monitoring of pests and the conditions which might allow them to thrive can help to reduce their impact on pasture and crop yield. This project focussed on gathering on-farm data on pest distribution, prevalence and providing...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Sep 2020

Victoria, Australia

The University of Melbourne, CESAR, Ag Research, Dairy Australia

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Deliver Our Farm Our Plan

Dairy Australia

Our Farm, Our Plan is a new program that addresses strategic planning, risk and resilience. Supported by an extension program that is delivered in all dairy regions the program includes one-on-one support for farmers over 24 months. The development and delivery of Our Farm, Our Plan has been supported by...

1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2025

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia

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Farm Fitness Checklist

Dairy Australia

The Farm Fitness Checklist is a self-assessment tool and a key resource of Our Farm, Our Plan program. This project is developing a digital version of the Farm Fitness Checklist. It will be mobile phone friendly and provides users with the ability to share their checklist with other people, either...

1 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia

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Accelerating heifer genomics

Dairy Australia

The objective of this project is to significantly accelerate the uptake of genomic testing of heifers by Australian dairy industry, so that it becomes a routine practice on most Australian dairy farms. Genomic testing allows the earlier identification of high genetic worth animals, thus allowing farmers to better manage their...

1 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2022

Victoria, Australia

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DairyBio Animal - Enabling multiple generations of highly reliable genomic selection to accelerate genetic gain in dairy cattle

Dairy Australia

The combination of genomics and the capacity for computers to analyse massive data sets is enabling researchers to find genetic markers for traits of commercial value to dairy farmers. Genomics is particularly useful for traits that are difficult to observe and measure. Traditionally, dairy genetics focused on production traits like...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia, Agriculture Victoria, Gardiner Dairy Foundation

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DairyBio Animal - At the cutting edge: world leading breeding values and genomic services for the Australian dairy industry.

Dairy Australia

This project supports the implementation of key innovations, maintaining and improving existing services and reduces cost and increases access to major components of genetic evaluation (such as cow genotyping). Key outcomes include: delivery to market of new traits such as genomic calving ease, gestation length, and improvements to existing breeding...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia, Agriculture Victoria, Gardiner Dairy Foundation

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DairyBio Animal - Accelerating improvement in health and resilience and reducing the environmental impact of the Australian dairy herd.

Dairy Australia

This project is developing breeding values for new functional traits, especially traits associated with health and resilience, to enable improvement in these traits, and to lower health costs by 10% through genetic selection for health traits and to reduce labour costs associated with dairy cow health. The new traits will...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia, Agriculture Victoria, Gardiner Dairy Foundation

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DairyBio Animal - Massive throughput phenotyping for complex traits in dairy cattle

Dairy Australia

Continuation of existing projects (Improving Herds and MIR for Profit) with a focus on delivering technology on-farm. Key prjoject outcomes include mid-infrared (MIR) prediction of probability of conception in high and low fertility cows, MIR prediction of metabolites indicative of early lactation disease, the comparison of lameness scores and the...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia, Agriculture Victoria, Gardiner Dairy Foundation

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DairyFeedbase - Feeding Cool Cows

Dairy Australia

The Cool Cows project aims to assess the cost of hot weather in terms of individual cow milk production and then devise on-farm nutritional management strategies for implementation at the herd level to minimise the impact of heat events on dairy farm productivity. As part of that objective the Cool...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2023

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia, Agriculture Victoria, Gardiner Dairy Foundation

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DairyFeedbase - Pasture Smarts

Dairy Australia

The Pasture Smarts project was established to develop a robust and reliable automated pasture measurement process that will simplify the day-to-day management of farmers’ pasture assets and lead to productivity improvements through improved pasture assessment and utilisation. This project is developing tools that allow the automated assessment of pasture dry...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2023

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia, Agriculture Victoria, Gardiner Dairy Foundation

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Insect Mapping Study

Deliver Our Farm Our Plan

Farm Fitness Checklist

Accelerating heifer genomics

DairyBio Animal - Enabling multiple generations of highly reliable genomic selection to accelerate genetic gain in dairy cattle

DairyBio Animal - At the cutting edge: world leading breeding values and genomic services for the Australian dairy industry.

DairyBio Animal - Accelerating improvement in health and resilience and reducing the environmental impact of the Australian dairy herd.

DairyBio Animal - Massive throughput phenotyping for complex traits in dairy cattle

DairyFeedbase - Feeding Cool Cows

DairyFeedbase - Pasture Smarts

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