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Bred Well Fed Well Beef and Sheep Coordination logo
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Bred Well Fed Well Beef and Sheep Coordination

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Bred Well Fed Well coordination, review and delivery 2020-2025. This project aims to build on the success of previous BWFW delivery, undertaking a review to enhance the project with latest research outcomes and delivery methods. The project will be completed in three stages. The first stage will see the continual...

30 Oct 2020 - 20 Dec 2025

New South Wales, Australia

Schuster Consulting Group Pty Ltd

Livestock Advisor Updates: vaccination and pain relief logo
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Livestock Advisor Updates: vaccination and pain relief

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The use of vaccinations and pain relief products is a topic of particular interest to producers and advisors, and as such, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) seeks to develop sessions on these topics as part of Livestock Advisor Updates, with materials prepared to be converted into factsheets and made available...

1 Oct 2020 - 5 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Managing Subterranean Clover Red Leaf Systems logo
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Managing Subterranean Clover Red Leaf Systems

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Surveys conducted in 2017 identified Soybean dwarf virus (SbDV) as the dominant virus species infecting the majority of the clover plants in Western Australia. This conducted research at sites where SbDV has been detected to identify plants that host the virus in summer and provide producers with advice to prevent...

20 Feb 2018 - 31 May 2018

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]

EDGENetwork Support and Coordination logo
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EDGENetwork Support and Coordination

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will support the EDGE Network to ensure effective and efficient delivery. Project support includes maintaining an M&E data reporting system, overseeing and updating the EDGE workshop register, undertaking post workshop surveys with attendees and develop case studies to showcase the on-farm benefits accrued from participating in the EDGE...

1 Jan 2019 - 30 Oct 2021

New South Wales, Australia

ETG Holdings

Updating Breeding EDGE Materials logo
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Updating Breeding EDGE Materials

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The agreement is to update current Breeding EDGE materials (slides, workbook and manual) to include outputs from the latest research on Repronomics and other related R&D supported by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA).

1 Jun 2020 - 31 Mar 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Beef Enterprise Advisory Services

Determining the impact of long distance logo
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Determining the impact of long distance

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project aims to compare road and rail transport over a common time period, compare rest periods pre-slaughter, compare extended travel times, evaluate rail carriage configurations, and utilise current stress technologies and genomics to determine relationships between potential stress measures and MSA consumer outcomes.

15 May 2018 - 30 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

University of New England (UNE)

Consumer Sensory Evaluation of Stored Samples logo
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Consumer Sensory Evaluation of Stored Samples

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project conducted consumer sensory testing of stir fry and yakiniku samples currently in storage at the University of New England. This sensory evaluation aims to contribute to the accuracy of prediction of these cook methods in the Meat Standards Australia Model.

22 Jan 2018 - 15 Jun 2018

New South Wales, Australia

Tastepoint Pty Ltd

Resource Flock Sensory Evaluation and MS logo
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Resource Flock Sensory Evaluation and MS

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

In conjunction with Resource Flock 2014-2020(B.SGN.0142), muscles will be collected from various lambs for sensory evaluation. Approximately 3,600 samples will be collected and tested against 6,000 consumers. Results, once reviewed by the Sheep meat Industry Taskforce and Pathways committees will greatly add to the development and integrity of the MSA...

15 Apr 2019 - 30 Nov 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

Wagyu Beef Eating Quality and MENA Sensory data logo
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Wagyu Beef Eating Quality and MENA Sensory data

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project aims to investigate and determine if there is a ‘Wagyu effect’ on eating quality over and above the current MSA model prediction, utilising purebred and F1 animals. The opportunity to increase the quantity of Wagyu animals MSA graded in Australia has the potential to increase returns through the...

30 Nov 2019 - 15 Mar 2022

New South Wales, Australia

University of New England (UNE)

Eating quality in Merino breeding program logo
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Eating quality in Merino breeding program

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The project will provide phenotypic and genetic data on eating quality and lean meat yield of Merino sires, as well as relationships with wool and ewe reproduction, to support reporting of Australian Sheep Breeding Values and the development of Merino selection indexes that balance quality wool and meat production.

30 Nov 2019 - 15 Dec 2021

New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)