Projects

Development and evaluation of approaches to cost-effective testing of beef herds for Johne's disease

The overall aim of the project is to investigate ways in which the cost to beef producers of herd screening tests for Johne's Disease can be reduced without sacrificing accuracy, or compromising the Johne’s Beef Assurance Scheme (J-BAS) status of a herd.

Project date

1 May 2018 - 1 Sep 2019

Principal investigator

Johann Schroder

Research organisation

The University of Sydney (USYD)

Project funded by

Organisation

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Research funding body

MLA’s purpose is to foster the long-term prosperity of the Australian red meat and livestock industry.

We do this by:

Delivering research and development that contributes to producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness
Growing demand for red meat in Australia and overseas

MLA is a public company limited by guarantee....

New South Wales, Australia