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"The Sweet Spot": Improving breeder herd performance through optimal pasture utilisation logo
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"The Sweet Spot": Improving breeder herd performance through optimal pasture utilisation

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The level of pasture utilisation required for optimal cattle breeder productivity in northern Australia is unknown. Therefore, this project will find existing data to identify the pasture utilisation rates, improve the capacity of models to predict breeder performance and to develop tools to improve breeder productivity in the north.

2 Apr 2018 - 30 May 2024

New South Wales, Australia

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

A novel semen extender to accelerate genetic improvement programs logo
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A novel semen extender to accelerate genetic improvement programs

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The aim of this project is to make artificial insemination viable for more producers, by developing a medium that extends the life of bull semen. This means that semen samples will be able to maintain fertility over several weeks without the need for cryopreservation, which will improve the logistics of...

28 Jun 2018 - 30 Jun 2022

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Newcastle

Reducing calf loss due to exposure logo
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Reducing calf loss due to exposure

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project investigated the impact of providing shade to commercial beef heifers, to reduce foetal and calf loss in rangeland situations. The findings will help support and make on-farm management recommendations, particularly in the Northern Downs where large numbers of breeding females graze treeless rangelands.

15 Jun 2018 - 30 May 2024

New South Wales, Australia

RTM

Fit for purpose biochar to improve efficiency in ruminants logo
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Fit for purpose biochar to improve efficiency in ruminants

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The National Livestock Methane Program identified the inclusion of biochar into ruminants diets as a high research priority to establish a carbon-neutral industry by 2030 (CN30). This project will demonstrate that the manufacture of biochar can be manipulated to yield a high quality, consistent product that can be readily incorporated...

19 Dec 2018 - 1 Nov 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Optimising heifer development and manage logo
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Optimising heifer development and manage

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Achieving maximum lifetime reproductive performance requires that heifers conceive early, calve unassisted, raise a viable calf and re-breed early. This project comprises an integrated RD&E effort that will achieve a 10% increase in reproductive efficiencies.

1 Oct 2018 - 30 Sep 2024

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Adelaide (UA)

"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)