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"Paddock Power": increasing reproductive logo
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"Paddock Power": increasing reproductive

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will assess the impact of paddock area and watered area (distance-to-water)on calf wastage and breeder herd performance in Northern Australia. It will quantify the extent to which reducing paddock area and/or reducing distance-to-water could reduce calf wastage, to create evidence-based recommendations on where to place new infrastructure to...

15 Feb 2019 - 29 Feb 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (NTDPIR) [NT]

Demonstrating the productivity and profitability of Redlands Leucaena logo
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Demonstrating the productivity and profitability of Redlands Leucaena

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The psyllid resistant “Redlands” (R12) Leucaena variety developed by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) & UQ. A barrier to adoption of the variety is the lack of defendable and valid liveweight productivity data .B.NBP.1618 and supports previous found Redlands fed cattle produced 0.33kg on average per day, which was slightly...

15 Mar 2019 - 16 Dec 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

Phosphorus Map of Queensland Grazing Land logo
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Phosphorus Map of Queensland Grazing Land

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will produce a one-hectare, high resolution phosphorus map for three of Queensland's major beef producing regions and create strategy to extend the Geographic Information System (GIS) dataset using innovative digital soil mapping processes across northern Australia. These high quality maps will be incorporated in the revised Meat and...

17 May 2019 - 30 Mar 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Environment and Science (DES) [QLD]

Scoping the development of high value beef production from dairy bulls using forage based systems logo
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Scoping the development of high value beef production from dairy bulls using forage based systems

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project aims to define the potential of a dairy-beef supply chain. The potential of this market will be assessed using cost benefit analysis for rearing dairy bull calves post weaning for the Australian beef markets. The exercise will identify further R&D investment opportunities that will assess low cost high...

15 Jan 2020 - 27 Jul 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

Objective real-time assessment of Bos taurus cattle to improve profitability and productivity of the beef value chain logo
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Objective real-time assessment of Bos taurus cattle to improve profitability and productivity of the beef value chain

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will help address cattle non-compliance with processor grid specifications by delivering a validated, on-farm portable 3Dcamera technology. The camera will be integrated with Beef Specs and target pure Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn breeds to objectively assess P8 fat, muscle score, frame score and body condition score at different...

3 Feb 2020 - 3 Nov 2023

New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales Department of Industry, Environment and Planning (DIEP)

Calf 48 hour – better detection of calving logo
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Calf 48 hour – better detection of calving

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project aims to deliver the development and evaluation of the Calf Alert System, to create a process that enables detection of birthing events and diagnosis of causes of calf loss in extensive grazing systems. The system will also provide cow behavioural data (e.g. use of shade, water and other...

22 Jun 2020 - 30 Nov 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Central Queensland University (CQU)

Goatmeat quality – pathway to the future logo
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Goatmeat quality – pathway to the future

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will map out and test pathways to address the issue of inconsistent goatmeat eating quality and product differentiation. Australian goat standards will be developed for implementation at the producer and processing level, based on the current Meat Standards Australia (MSA) sheep meat pathways system.

1 Mar 2019 - 1 Dec 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

Quantifying neonatal mortality and reproductive performance in southern beef herds logo
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Quantifying neonatal mortality and reproductive performance in southern beef herds

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will conduct an extensive survey (aiming for 60% southern beef producers) to quantify the extent, cause and effect of neonatal calf losses in southern Australia, which is estimated to cost the Australian beef industry$96.2 million each yeah.

30 Aug 2019 - 30 Mar 2021

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Melbourne

National Goat Roadshow, improving profitabilty logo
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National Goat Roadshow, improving profitabilty

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will execute a series of events in major goat production areas, targeting existing and potential commercial goat producers, to improve the profitability and productivity of businesses in the sector.

23 Apr 2018 - 20 Dec 2021

New South Wales, Australia

AgCommunicators Pty Ltd

Goat PGS SLPs logo
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Goat PGS SLPs

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Through this project two Supported Learning Program (SLP) curriculums will be developed on behalf of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) for the Profitable Grazing Systems(PGS) program. The SLP will be designed for delivery to goat producers to enable their business and skills development. The SLP will bring together a number...

24 Jun 2019 - 1 Nov 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Gibraltar Capital