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Revision of Key National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report Methods for Australian Feedlots logo
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Revision of Key National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report Methods for Australian Feedlots

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

MLA has outlined an aspirational goal for the red meat industry to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. The feedlot sector wishes to understand how this can be achieved via reducing emissions, and it is evident that some methods used in the National Inventory Report (NIR) over-estimate the emissions from feedlot...

21 Sep 2020 - 1 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Integrity Ag and Environment

Feedlot Adoptionbunk scanner field trials logo
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Feedlot Adoptionbunk scanner field trials

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Manabotix recently delivered a prototype automatic bunk calling system for feedlots, and demonstrated that the prototype’s feed remaining predictions were more precise and accurate than human callers. This project will undertake additional validation through in-field observations with different bunk designs and road conditions to determine how robust the technology is,...

29 Jun 2018 - 3 Mar 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Manabotix Pty Ltd

Clean cattle manual logo
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Clean cattle manual

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will develop the requested manual will develop a manual that outlines available solutions that different feedlots(small, medium and large) can utilise to keep cattle clean (remove or prevent dags) and prepare them for pre-slaughter inspection.

15 Jun 2018 - 3 Mar 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Premise Australia Pty Ltd

Feedlot Guidelines and BMP Handbook logo
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Feedlot Guidelines and BMP Handbook

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The aim of the project is to develop a suite of documents that can be delivered to feedlot industry to enhance capability, capacity and knowledge in promoting improved practices to manage interactions with activist groups.

15 May 2019 - 30 Oct 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Agricircle Pty Ltd

Adjacent paddock feeding discussion paper logo
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Adjacent paddock feeding discussion paper

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The increasing use of areas adjacent to feedlots for backgrounding and pre-feeding preparation of feeder cattle has the potential to give rise to animal welfare, environment, biosecurity, sustainability and public perception concerns for the Australian feedlot industry. This project will review these activities and associated regulations and industry programs, and...

7 Feb 2020 - 15 Aug 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Scolexia Pty Ltd

Feedlot Training Strategy Implementation logo
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Feedlot Training Strategy Implementation

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Attracting, training and retaining staff are key priorities for the Australian feedlot industry. In2017, MINTRAC delivered project B.FLT.8003‘Feedlot Industry Training and Leadership Development Strategy’, which outlined a blueprint for delivering the industry training requirements. The outcomes were refined by ALFA’s Feedlot Management Committee, together with a small working group, and...

30 Jan 2020 - 30 Apr 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Australian Lot Feeders Association (ALFA)

Development of the Feedlot Industry Training Portal logo
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Development of the Feedlot Industry Training Portal

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Sub-project 1 in the Feedlot Career Development and Training (FCDT) Pathway will plan and build an online training portal, integrating a public materials library. After the completion of the training portal, on-going technical support will be given for a pre-determined period to ensure that all systems are operating effectively and...

27 Mar 2020 - 30 Jun 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Sativus Pty Ltd

Feedlot Industry Training Review logo
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Feedlot Industry Training Review

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

A series of eight sub-projects will deliver a Feedlot Industry Training Portal that enables the Australian feedlot industry to attract, retain and grow a professional and skilled workforce. The portal will provide access to information that reflects a clear career development pathway and delivers associated training, professional development and support...

29 Jan 2020 - 31 Mar 2021

New South Wales, Australia

MINTRAC

MISP Feedlot Productivity Data Collection logo
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MISP Feedlot Productivity Data Collection

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will determine whole of industry progress in feedlot productivity between the 2015/2016 and 2019/2020 financial years to identify if Cost of Gain ($/kg liveweight) is reduced by 1.5% in real terms and minimum whole of sector productivity growth is above baseline levels of 1%.

1 Mar 2018 - 1 Dec 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Management for Technology Pty Ltd

Australian Feedlot Research Institute Scoping logo
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Australian Feedlot Research Institute Scoping

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

A two stage application process has selected a potential host site for the Australian Feedlot Research Institute. This project will produce two series of reports for ALFA Council and Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Board consideration in March(Risk Review), and May (Structure and Feasibility Review), 2020 to enable both Boards...

3 Mar 2020 - 1 Dec 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Ernst & Young