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Could sucker piglet anaemia be a pre-disposing factor for peri-weaning failure to thrive syndrom? - Pilot study

Peri-weaning failure to thrive syndrome (PFTS) or ‘wasting’ is a condition in which large, healthy weaner pigs become anorexic, resulting in starvation or euthanasia. Up to two-thirds of mortality in the immediate post-weaning phase are related to wasting that does not respond to any current treatment practice. The ability to...

1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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National pH audit

It is important to manage the relationship between muscle pH and muscle temperature decline to produce high quality meat. This is because pH decline during chilling is related to the quality of the meat affecting colour, drip loss and tenderness. Knowing this, processors can gather useful information for pork quality...

19 Dec 2019 - 31 Aug 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Research project

An Impact Assessment of Investment in an APL RD&E Program 2018/19

As part of its Statutory Funding Agreement with the Commonwealth Government, Australian Pork Ltd (APL) is required to prepare and maintain an Evaluation Framework in line with APL’s Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Program Framework. In 2019, AgTrans Research was contracted to examine the economic, environmental, and social impacts of...

28 Jun 2019 - 21 Feb 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Research project

Review of research on epidemiological aspects of transportation-related biosecurity for Afrain swine ever - risk factors for environmental persistence of the virus

The potential risks to pigs from disease due to pathogen contamination brought into the piggery by people, vehicles, and/or animal movements are minimised by good on-farm biosecurity practices. Understanding how the consistency and effectiveness of truck washing practices being used at each pork export abattoir can support on-farm biosecurity is...

14 Aug 2020 - 13 Nov 2020

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Altering the timing and dosage of the Improvac vaccination for control of boar taint compounds

The vaccine Improvac® is an effective means of controlling boar taint without affecting performance attributes up to the second vaccination. While the second vaccination has been shown to increase feed intake and weight gain compared to entire males, it also causes an increase in the depth of P2 backfat which...

19 Apr 2021 - 30 Sep 2021

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Research project

Standardised methodology - testing effluent samples for NATA labs

The aim of this project was to determine the evaporation of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) in the volatile solids (VS) and total solids (TS) analysis of biogas potential, to establish if this resulted in a material error in reported VS. Pending the outcome of this, the project proposed developing a...

12 Nov 2018 - 30 Sep 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Research project

Best practice gilt management for fertility and longevity

The best practice gilt management manual for fertility and longevity combines the findings from multiple research projects into a guide containing best practice gilt development and management recommendations.

1 Jul 2019 - 1 Sep 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Research project

Optimising the progeny of first-litter sows in the Australian herd

Gilt progeny are born lighter and often do not perform as well as progeny born to multiparous sows. This project included multiple trials that aimed to explore the reasons for this difference in performance. Potential dietary interventions that may help producers enhance progeny performance were also studied as part of...

2 Mar 2015 - 16 Apr 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Research project

Anaerobic pond sludge profiling and trigger point determination

The accumulation of sludge in anaerobic effluent treatment ponds used at the majority of Australian piggeries has proved to be a difficult issue to manage effectively for several decades. The major objectives of this project were to address the factors that constrain producers from effectively managing sludge and explore an...

13 Feb 2017 - 7 May 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Research project

National Environmental Guidelines for Indoor Piggeries (NEGIP)

Pig producers in Australia need to demonstrate due diligence by taking every practical step to minimise the impact of their operations on the environment. At times there are complexities as environmental regulations vary between jurisdictions, from Commonwealth to State and Local Government. A holistic approach needs to be taken to...

1 May 2018 - 1 May 2019

Australian Capital Territory, Australia