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Pathogens and piggery effluent - an updated review
Almost 20 years ago, the food and water borne pathogens and their potential environmental pathways within a piggery were identified to addresses the various challenges that were likely to occur via the re-use of piggery effluent as it occurs within Australian piggeries. These concerns are current today. Thus, both past...
1 Mar 2018 - 29 May 2019
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Rural R&D for Profit Program - Waste to Revenue: Novel Fertilisers and Feeds
Agricultural industries produce large volumes of waste containing valuable nutrients, carbon and water. Unfortunately, this waste doesn’t have the right nutrient balance to be directly used as a crop fertiliser. It is typically diluted with moisture, making transportation and reuse off-farm impractical and unfeasible. Food crops don’t use the nitrogen...
23 Jun 2015 - 31 Aug 2018
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Retrospective analyses of retained PGLP sorghum samples
The primary objective was to analyse retained PGLP sorghum samples for selected parameters that are believed to negatively influence energy utilisation in pigs and broiler chickens offered sorghumbased diets. It was anticipated that these parameters could be correlated to both ADE in pigs and AME in poultry and that their...
24 Mar 2017 - 9 Nov 2018
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Review of the scientific literature and the international pig welfare codes and standards to underpin the future Standards and Guidelines for Pigs
All pigs farmed in Australia are governed by the Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - Pigs, which was approved by the Primary Industries Ministerial Council on April 2007. All aspects of pig production are attracting welfare concerns; sow housing, growing-finishing pig housing, transport and slaughter....
12 Oct 2017 - 9 May 2018
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Strategic evaluation of opportunities and R&D needs for water management in piggeries
Australian pork industry has long been committed to environmentally sustainable production. The pork industry has already adopted significant water savings initiatives such as well-designed drinkers, the use of treated effluent for shed flushing, or deep litter systems in suitable climates but there are other opportunities that have not yet been...
2 Jan 2017 - 15 Sep 2017
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Identification of genetic factors affecting tail biting in pigs
Tail biting is a behaviour in pigs that leads to considerable pain, injury and in severe cases mortality in victims of tail biting. Further, biters start tail biting because their own welfare is compromised. The causes of tail biting are multi-factorial and the prevalence of tail biting may depend on...
1 Apr 2017 - 1 Jul 2018
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
The supplementation of pig diets with mineral strontium
Strontium is a trace mineral which has been reported to increase bone volume and density. There is potential for strontium supplementation at low doses to improve the performance of growing pigs.
1 Jun 2015 - 1 Jun 2018
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Development of New Emission Reduction Fund (ERF) Methods for the Pork Industry
The Emission Reduction Fund (ERF) is a voluntary incentive scheme that enables producers to generate revenue by reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) or sequestering carbon. For participants to claim abatement and generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), they must use a specified ERF methodology determination (method). This project looked at existing...
1 Aug 2016 - 30 Jun 2018
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Understanding Energy in Pig Production
Energy sources such as electricity, fuel and gas are a significant cost for pork producers, as prices have risen by 25 to 40 per cent in recent years. Energy sourced primarily from limited fossil fuel reserves also has an environmental cost. Alternative energy sources and methods for reducing energy use...
1 Mar 2018 - 1 May 2018
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Better nutrient management on pig farms: a guide for interpreting soil and by-product analyses
The Australian pork industry needs to operate in a sustainable manner that minimises negative impacts and maximises benefits to surrounding land, especially through the use of by-products like effluent, spent bedding, and solids. It is important to understand nutrient and soil analyses to manage nutrient requirements and set rates for...
1 Sep 2016 - 30 Jun 2018
Australian Capital Territory, Australia