Projects

Managing fecund flocks to improve survival

This project seeks to define the size of the issue and develop best practice management strategies to reduce the mortality of triplet bearing maternal ewes and their lambs, to capitalise on the profit opportunity and mitigate welfare risks.

Project date

1 Jan 2018 - 30 May 2023

Principal investigator

Joseph Gebbels

Research organisation

Murdoch University

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