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Adapting to climate change on dairy farms logo
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Adapting to climate change on dairy farms

Dairy Australia

Climate change is a key sustainability risk for the Australian dairy industry. Australia is already the world's driest inhabited continent with the most variable climate. Modelling suggests that climate change will increase the frequency of extreme weather events and also change climate zones across dairy regions. Impacts including water scarcity...

1 Jan 2021 - 1 Jan 2022

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia

Forewarned is forearmed RRD4P Extreme weather events logo
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Forewarned is forearmed RRD4P Extreme weather events

Dairy Australia

Australian farmers and agribusiness operate in one of the most variable climates of any country in the world, with extreme events and climate variability the largest drivers of fluctuations in annual agricultural income and production. This project will deliver value to Australian farmers through improving the seasonal forecast of extreme...

1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2022

Victoria, Australia

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

DairyHigh 1 logo
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DairyHigh 1

Dairy Australia

Dairy HIGH 1 (high integrity grass-fed herds) focussed on feedbase research to help Tasmanian dairy farmers maintain efficient, profitable and sustainable pasture based dairy systems. The research focussed on gains in pasture production through efficient nitrogen fertiliser use, novel grazing practices in large herds, in addition there was a strongly...

1 Jan 2019 - 30 Sep 2020

Victoria, Australia

Tasmania Institute of Agriculture (TAI)

National Pasture Genebank logo
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National Pasture Genebank

Dairy Australia

The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) manages the Australian Pastures Genebank (APG). It is the custodian of more than 70,000 accessions of tropical and temperate pasture and forage genetic resources. The APG is Australia’s first national pasture and forage genetic resource centre. Dairy Australia contributes funds to maintain...

31 Jul 2019 - 31 Jan 2023

Victoria, Australia

South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)

Development of a protocol for the use of feeding conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in lactating gilts logo
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Development of a protocol for the use of feeding conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in lactating gilts

Australian Pork (APL)

A number of feeding strategies have been used in attempts to improve performance of progeny born to primiparous sows. This project aimed to determine the best level of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) inclusion in a top dress for primiparous sows, in order to achieve the best commercial outcomes from this...

1 Nov 2018 - 1 Sep 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Rivalea (Australia) Pty Ltd

Biopolymer vaccine delivery vehicle for single injection Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae vaccine and duration of immunity logo
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Biopolymer vaccine delivery vehicle for single injection Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae vaccine and duration of immunity

Australian Pork (APL)

This project aimed to trial a new vaccine delivery vehicle (a substance that is formulated as part of a vaccine to enhance its ability to induce protection against infection) in pigs in order to vaccinate against a bacterium (Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, APP) that causes pneumonia resulting in devastating mortality rates of...

1 Nov 2018 - 1 Jun 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Rivalea (Australia) Pty Ltd

Trends in environmental impacts from the pork industry logo
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Trends in environmental impacts from the pork industry

Australian Pork (APL)

The aim of this project was to determine the trend in environmental performance of the Australian Pork (APL) industry by investigating green house gas emissions and resource use per decade between 1980 and 2010 and predicted impacts to 2020.

1 Sep 2017 - 1 Dec 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Integrity Ag and Environment

Red Meat Processing Economic Reform logo
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Red Meat Processing Economic Reform

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This project is about identification of micro economic reforms opportunities for the red meat processing sector which will underpin the industry’s sustainability ad growth for the next decade. The opportunities will be analyzed through AMPC’s members Top Ten issues which have been identified through membership engagement activities.

1 Jul 2019 - 11 Oct 2019

New South Wales, Australia

ACIL Allen Consulting Pty Ltd

Non-invasive prediction of flavour, tenderness and juiciness for individual animals at point of slaughter – Stages 1 & 2 logo
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Non-invasive prediction of flavour, tenderness and juiciness for individual animals at point of slaughter – Stages 1 & 2

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

This work aims to provide a step-change in prediction of end-product meat quality from non-invasive analysis at point of slaughter by sophisticated modelling of fundamental biological processes that are happening post-mortem. Discovery mapping of these processes will tighten grading and increase information for product streaming decisions, as well as increasing...

23 Apr 2018 - 1 Nov 2019

New South Wales, Australia

AgResearch Limited

Prevention of Contamination of Rendered Meal and Tallow by Foreign Matter logo
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Prevention of Contamination of Rendered Meal and Tallow by Foreign Matter

Australian Meat Processor Corporation (AMPC)

The specific aim of this project is to ensure that meal and tallow are not contaminated with foreign matter by: 1. Ensuring that foreign objects do not enter the rendering process; and/or 2. Utilization of renderable materials within the supply chain that do not contaminate the final products. The rendering...

1 Mar 2018 - 1 Nov 2018

New South Wales, Australia

All Energy Pty Ltd