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Cattle Heat Load Toolbox 2019 to 2021 logo
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Cattle Heat Load Toolbox 2019 to 2021

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) has requested the ongoing operational aspects of the heat load forecast service delivery trialling be funded from the grain fed marketing levy. This project covers the operating costs of the CHLT service for 2019to 2021, which includes daily operation of the service, including issuing...

15 Jun 2019 - 30 Nov 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Katestone Environmental Pty Ltd

Evaluation of the benefits of shade for cattle feedlots logo
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Evaluation of the benefits of shade for cattle feedlots

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will evaluate the economic and animal welfare benefits of shade for feedlot cattle in a West Australian feedlot. In Western Australia, a clear value proposition (dollars per head) needs to be established to drive shade adoption.

1 Jun 2020 - 1 Jan 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

Animal welfare benefits of feedlot shade – a short review logo
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Animal welfare benefits of feedlot shade – a short review

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

MLA and the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) have identified a need for an increase in industry knowledge and understanding of the animal welfare benefits of providing shade in beef feedlots. Continuous improvement of animal welfare is essential for maintaining consumer and community support for grain-fed beef. The Australian feedlot...

1 Oct 2020 - 30 May 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

Improving Feedlot Water & Energy Use Efficiency logo
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Improving Feedlot Water & Energy Use Efficiency

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Water use and energy use efficiency are important issues for the feedlot industry to ensure long-term sustainability. This project will monitor water and energy use over a 1 year period and determine opportunities to improve efficiency at 30,000 SCU steam flaking feedlot.

15 Oct 2018 - 30 Apr 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Smart Business Hub Pty Ltd

Validation dataset for feedlot hydrological modelling logo
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Validation dataset for feedlot hydrological modelling

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The project updated an outdated version of the feedlot hydrological modelling component of the Model for Effluent Disposal Using Land Irrigation (MEDLI) to a new platform, and incorporated it into a new version of MEDLI (MEDLI Pro V2). This new version incorporates a fully tested and functional feedlot module, which...

1 Apr 2019 - 1 Oct 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Premise Australia Pty Ltd

Manure value calculator logo
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Manure value calculator

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will develop and validate a decision support tool for organo-mineral nutrient budgeting, assisting the farming community to reduce fertiliser inputs and improve soil health, through optimising the mix of manures and mineral fertilisers.

1 Jun 2019 - 1 Dec 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Tailored feed additives towards reducing methane logo
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Tailored feed additives towards reducing methane

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Methane is produced by a class of microbes known as methanogens. This intends to develop feed additives that disrupt the production of methanogens

5 May 2020 - 2 Mar 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Pathways to carbon neutrality for Australian feedlots logo
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Pathways to carbon neutrality for Australian feedlots

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The objectives of this project are to create a booklet that outlines pathways to carbon neutrality for Australian feedlot organisations, and compile five case studies on the economics of carbon neutrality for grain-fed beef brands, whole product lines and feedlot organisations.

23 Apr 2020 - 15 Apr 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Integrity Ag and Environment

Effect of feed withdrawal on truck effluent logo
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Effect of feed withdrawal on truck effluent

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will support development of sound practices for management of truck effluent for feedlot cattle. Possible management techniques include capture of effluent in truck tanks with appropriate disposal at approved discharge points.

12 Jun 2020 - 1 Nov 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Australian Country Choice Processing

Methane emissions of Australian feedlot logo
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Methane emissions of Australian feedlot

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will evaluate the opportunity to suppress methane in feedlot cattle through inclusion of 3-Nitrooxypronal (Bovaer, DSM, Holland) in the diet. Additionally this will provide Australian data to develop an emissions fund methodology (ERF) methodology, as well as evaluate the current baseline methane prediction equations for feedlot cattle in...

1 Aug 2020 - 1 Jan 2022

New South Wales, Australia

University of New England (UNE)