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Mixing sows - how to maximise welfare. Group housing strategies for mixing sows post-weaning or post-insemination logo
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Mixing sows - how to maximise welfare. Group housing strategies for mixing sows post-weaning or post-insemination

Australian Pork (APL)

Loose or group housing of sows, or mixing groups of sows post-weaning or post-insemination comes with many challenges which can affect productivity, sow nutrition and welfare, and can increase stress and aggression. The mixing sows manual presents guidelines on how sows may be moved into groups after weaning and post-insemination...

1 Jul 2011 - 30 Jun 2012

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The development of practical measures to benchmark pig welfare in the Australian pork industry logo
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The development of practical measures to benchmark pig welfare in the Australian pork industry

Australian Pork (APL)

The current project was conducted to develop a tool/protocol to form metrics to benchmark pig welfare on farm. It aimed to identify and examined the suitability of a range of reliable, practical and repeatable animal-based welfare indices for inclusion in a practical on-site pig welfare benchmarking tool to be applied...

6 Sep 2012 - 30 Aug 2013

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

National Environmental Guidelines for Rotational Outdoor Piggeries (NEGROP) logo
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National Environmental Guidelines for Rotational Outdoor Piggeries (NEGROP)

Australian Pork (APL)

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 Jun 2012 - 1 Jan 2013

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Rural R&D for Profit Program: Enhancing supply chain profitability throug reporting and ultisation of peri-mortem information by livestock producers (Health for Wealth) logo
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Rural R&D for Profit Program: Enhancing supply chain profitability throug reporting and ultisation of peri-mortem information by livestock producers (Health for Wealth)

Australian Pork (APL)

Health for Wealth is a program of work supported through the Australian government's Rural R&D for Profilt Program. It is a collection of 15 separate projects that aimed to develop a standardised approach to data collection and producer feedback for visible disease-related carcass and offal condemnations for sheep, cattle, pig...

1 Jun 2016 - 1 Mar 2022

Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Unlocking the potential of kikuyu logo
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Unlocking the potential of kikuyu

Dairy Australia

The objective of this project is to improve the use of kikuyu, an economical and widely adopted C4 grass species, as part of the feedbase to enhance productivity and reduce risk on farms. It focuses on developing new management strategies to grow and utilize more kikuyu during summer and boost...

1 Jan 2021 - 30 Jun 2026

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Farm Monitor logo
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Dairy Farm Monitor

Dairy Australia

Partner with NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, WA & TAS to undertake the collection of farm physical and financial data to provide the high-quality comparative data in DairyBase and Farm Business Snapshot.

1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2024

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Farm Managers logo
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Dairy Farm Managers

Dairy Australia

The objective of this project is to establish a long-term, sustainable pipeline of prospective dairy farm managers with the commitment and capability to address a significant workforce shortage.

1 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2025

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Export Assurance Program (DEAP) logo
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Dairy Export Assurance Program (DEAP)

Dairy Australia

Modernising the regulatory system provides opportunity for small and medium businesses to enter the export chain, minimise duplicate audit requirements and empower industry to better manage risks.

1 Oct 2020 - 31 Oct 2025

Victoria, Australia

DairyBio Animals logo
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DairyBio Animals

Dairy Australia

The proposed animal program is built on feedback from farmers on trait and breeding priorities and will use the revolution in animal monitoring technology to provide new tools to support trait improvement and individual cow predictions to enable profitable adaptation to future farms.

1 Jul 2021 - 30 Nov 2027

Victoria, Australia

DairyBio Forages logo
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DairyBio Forages

Dairy Australia

The forage program will establish a sustainable innovation pipeline of future forages. From delivering the technology developed for ryegrass and leveraging the technology into alfalfa/lucerne, Cocksfoot, Tall fescue and other temperate and warm season grasses to support the industry to change and adapt to future climate and production systems to...

1 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2026

Victoria, Australia