3727 research projects
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Alternative Protein: Opportunities and Challenges for Australian Agriculture
AgriFutures Australia
This report considers the opportunities and challenges for alternative proteins as substitutes for animal protein in Australian agriculture. Although animal proteins currently make up a large part of consumers' diets its production is under more community scrutiny than ever before. Social licence issues concerning livestock's contribution to climate change and...
21 Aug 2019 - 29 Nov 2019
New South Wales, Australia
Australian Farm Institute
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Goat Fibre Sustainable Production Guidelines and Manual
AgriFutures Australia
Goat fibre products are in high demand and short supply across the globe. With a local industry, there is an opportunity for Australian producers to increase participation in this trade.With this in mind, this project aims to develop Goat Fibre Sustainable Production Guidelines and a Production Manual for use by...
1 Oct 2019 - 15 Jul 2020
New South Wales, Australia
Schuster Consulting Group Pty Ltd
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Bacteriophage and R. equi pneumonia risk.
AgriFutures Australia
Rhodococcus equi pneumonia (aka 'Rattles') is caused by foals inhaling virulent strains of the bacterium R. equi from soil. Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that infect bacteria, we can find these phages in soil. Some of these phages have been shown to kill virulent R. equi.
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30 Jun 2020 - 30 Jul 2023
New South Wales, Australia
The University of Sydney
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Effects of faecal microbiota transplant therapy on infectious diarrhoea in foals
AgriFutures Australia
Diarrhoea is common in foals and can lead to marked morbidity and also death, particularly when infectious agents are involved. A major limitation of current treatment strategies is an inability to directly influence the disruption in the intestinal bacterial microbiota: this is a critical challenge and therapeutic goal. This project...
2 Jul 2020 - 4 May 2023
New South Wales, Australia
Charles Sturt University
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Rapid point of care diagnosis of equine Hendra Virus using LAMP technology
AgriFutures Australia
Hendra virus (HeV) is a highly lethal zoonotic paramyxovirus that is a occupational hazard in the equine industries. This investment targets the optimisation of LAMP (Loop-mediated isothermal amplification) technology for rapid clinic or field based testing. The current test requires 5 days for the result and the develpment of this...
15 May 2020 - 15 Jun 2021
New South Wales, Australia
The University of Queensland
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Evaluation of equine endometrium using Confocal Laser endomicroscopy
AgriFutures Australia
This project seeks to develop a novel state-of-the-art diagnostic technique to evaluate the health of uterine tissue in broodmares. Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is an advanced imaging tool that is revolutionising the diagnosis of cancers and inflammatory diseases in human medicine (eg colon cancer). Endometrosis and endometritis are fibrotic and...
31 Jul 2020 - 1 Jan 2023
New South Wales, Australia
The University of Adelaide (now operating as Adelaide University)
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Sesamoid bone adaptation and repair in Thoroughbred race horses in training
AgriFutures Australia
Limb injuries are a major cause of poor performance, suffering and death of racehorses and jockey injury. Sesamoid bone injuries are second only to cannon bone injuries as a cause of death in Victorian racing but are increasing in prevalence likely due to the greater use of synthetic racing surfaces....
3 Dec 2020 - 1 Jul 2024
New South Wales, Australia
The University of Melbourne
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Detecting the silent carrier: can we eradicate strangles from endemic premises?
AgriFutures Australia
Asymptomatic carrier horses of Streptococcus equi ss equi (aka 'Strangles') are often implicated as the source of new outbreaks of Strangles. Currently, there are no published studies on the proportion of horses that have been previously infected, or the proportion of those horses that remain an asymptomatic carrier under Australian...
3 Jul 2020 - 10 Dec 2025
New South Wales, Australia
The University of Melbourne
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Quantitative DNA tests for lucerne seed wasp and associated parasitoid wasps
AgriFutures Australia
Lucerne seed wasp (LSW; Bruchophagus roddi) is a major economic and production threat to the Australian lucerne seed industry. This project will develop quantitative DNA soil tests for LSW and two associated parisitoid wasps; Idiomacromerus perplexus and Pteromalus sequester. This project will also evaluate different sampling strategies to monitor lucerne...
1 Jul 2020 - 30 Sep 2023
New South Wales, Australia
The University of Adelaide (PIRSA/SARDI)
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Review of PRJ-010702 - ManukaLife Project
AgriFutures Australia
This project aims to enhance the production of high grade Australian Manuka honey through selection of species and hybrids within Leptospermum that will provide desired attributes for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, neutraceutical and medicinal industries.
19 Sep 2019 - 30 Oct 2019
New South Wales, Australia
Edward Murray Spicer