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Communication of research findings to tea tree oil industry levy payers logo
Research project

Communication of research findings to tea tree oil industry levy payers

The project aims to create a comprehensive mechanism for the delivery of communication and extension to the Australian Tea Tree industry with particular attention to: (i) Awareness of regulatory issues arising in major export destinations and domestic markets; (ii) Promoting international knowledge and information of tea tree oil and related...

8 Mar 2019 - 1 Jul 2020

New South Wales, Australia

ATTIA Ltd

Site-specific weed control for ginger cropping systems logo
Research project

Site-specific weed control for ginger cropping systems

Australian ginger growers face a significant threat from weeds with limited opportunities for in crop weed control leading to yield reductions of up to 80%. Growers rely on labour intensive spot-spraying and hand pulling, resulting in significant financial and production risk in the timely management of weeds. This project aims...

1 Jul 2019 - 31 Jul 2022

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Sydney

Rapid diagnosis of infectious agents of equine reproductive loss logo
Research project

Rapid diagnosis of infectious agents of equine reproductive loss

Equine reproductive loss due to infectious agents impacts significantly on the Australian Thoroughbred horse breeding industry. To counter this, the current project will develop and evaluate rapid nucleic acid tests for two important causes of equine reproductive loss in Australia, Equine Herpes Virus1 (EHV1), a recognized cause of equine abortion,...

31 Jan 2019 - 31 Mar 2020

New South Wales, Australia

(DPIRD NSW) The Crown in right of the State of New South Wales acting through the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Undertake a comparative analysis of state legislation. logo
Research project

Undertake a comparative analysis of state legislation.

The goal of this project is to undertake a full, comprehensive, comparative analysis of the National Standards and Guidelines, and Commonwealth and state legislative requirements in relation to biosecurity, animal welfare and food safety as they pertain to the chicken meat industry. These cornerstones of the production system of chicken...

14 Jun 2019 - 31 Aug 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Rosetta Management Consulting Pty Ltd

A Revised Monograph for BP and Ph Eur to align with ISO 4730: 2017 logo
Research project

A Revised Monograph for BP and Ph Eur to align with ISO 4730: 2017

This is a revision of a British Pharmacopeia monograph to define Tea Tree Oil to comply with Australian Therapeautic Goods Administration requirements for its alignment with ISO 4730 .

8 Mar 2019 - 31 Oct 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Tony Larkman

Review of chemistry associated with honey testing logo
Research project

Review of chemistry associated with honey testing

A literature review will be undertaken to investigate analytical methods to determine adulteration and quality of Australian honey samples. This will include determination of limitations of different analytical techniques and provide recommendations as to which analytical methods are likely to be the most appropriate for the Australian honey industry.

4 Mar 2019 - 7 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

The Crown in right of the State of NSW acting through the Department of Primary Industries

Optimisation of mycopesticides for control of lesser mealworm in broiler sheds logo
Research project

Optimisation of mycopesticides for control of lesser mealworm in broiler sheds

Lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus, is a ubiquitous insect pest of Australian meat-chicken sheds. It transmits a variety of avian pathogens and damages shed floors and insulation. Insecticide treatments to the shed floors and lower-walls before flock placement is the usual management practice for lesser mealworm, but insecticide resistance development has...

14 Jan 2020 - 9 Jan 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Primary Industries - Queensland

An investigative study of shed management simulation training tools logo
Research project

An investigative study of shed management simulation training tools

This investment will collate the tools available for chicken shed management including the impact of external and internal environmental factors on air quality, litter conditions and chicken welfare. Collated tools will inform recommendations on extension options.

30 Jun 2019 - 1 Apr 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Primary Industries - Queensland

A Novel Device for the On-farm Assessment of Stallion Sperm Fertility logo
Research project

A Novel Device for the On-farm Assessment of Stallion Sperm Fertility

The use of assisted reproductive technologies is prohibited in the Thoroughbred industry. Historically this has meant that stallion sperm quality cannot be thoroughly assessed prior to breeding the mare. The determination of putative stallion fertility at the time of cover would allow managers to make informed decisions about strategic breeding...

17 May 2019 - 31 May 2022

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Newcastle

The pathology and epidemiology of equine pregnancy loss logo
Research project

The pathology and epidemiology of equine pregnancy loss

This investment will develop a system to investigate and record the pathology of mid to late term pregnancy losses in Thoroughbred mares throughout Australia. This will allow the industry to develop strategies to reduce the number of mares suffering pregnancy loss and will provide training tools for veterinarians and pathologist...

1 Mar 2020 - 1 Jul 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Charles Sturt University