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Shipboard provision of animal health equipment logo
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Shipboard provision of animal health equipment

LiveCorp

This project aimed to determine the most common shipboard illnesses and diseases for cattle and sheep, and identify current best practice medicines and treatments. This was used to identify any gaps in the minimum veterinary supplies required for livestock export voyages. Training materials for stock handlers and veterinarians regarding best...

15 Nov 2019 - 30 Mar 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Andrew Way Veterinary and Consulting

Live Export Industry Annual Transport Mortality Report logo
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Live Export Industry Annual Transport Mortality Report

LiveCorp

This project developed the 2019 national livestock export industry annual transport performance report, which summarises the performance of the livestock export industry in terms of mortality levels of sheep, cattle and goats exported by sea and air from Australia.

17 Apr 2020 - 1 Oct 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) [WA]

Collection of animal welfare indicators on live export vessels logo
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Collection of animal welfare indicators on live export vessels

LiveCorp

This project brought together a skills-based working group to refine a list of animal welfare indicators and develop a framework for data collection, including ways to meet regulatory requirements. Building a database of animal welfare measures on livestock export ships will provide the industry with information to benchmark and continually...

15 May 2020 - 30 Dec 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Oliver & Doam Pty Limited

Evaluation of the Sterile Insect Technique for Sheep Blowfly Control logo
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Evaluation of the Sterile Insect Technique for Sheep Blowfly Control

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will review the concept of using Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to control sheep blowfly in Australia, including a literature review, benefit-cost analysis, research plan and plans for a production and release program.

1 Apr 2019 - 1 May 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Macquarie University

Formulating a research pathway to provide new options for flystrike control logo
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Formulating a research pathway to provide new options for flystrike control

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will review past research on flystrike control methods and identify if modern scientific advances can provide new motivation to past approaches. Recommendations for future research programmes into flystrike control will also be made.

1 Jul 2019 - 1 Sep 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Impact of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Animal Health and Welfare logo
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Impact of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Animal Health and Welfare

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The purpose of this impact review was to evaluate the anticipated benefit and profitability of on-farm R&D investments within Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)'s Animal Health and Welfare program. This review focused on the impact for on-farm profitability and did not include consideration of environmental or social benefits.

28 Feb 2019 - 1 Feb 2020

New South Wales, Australia

AusVet Pty Ltd

Peer review of research on Numnuts tool logo
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Peer review of research on Numnuts tool

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project was a desk top review of Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) funded research related to the development of NUMNUTS® and other work related to the use of local anaesthetic for castration.

29 Mar 2019 - 30 Jul 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Michael Laurence

Reducing foetal and lamb losses in young logo
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Reducing foetal and lamb losses in young

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will determine the extent and timing of reproductive wastage during ewe pregnancy and between birth and marking and identify opportunities for addressing reproductive wastage. It will also determine whether infectious diseases are associated with foetal losses and the potential role of nutrition and management as part of a...

1 Jan 2018 - 31 Jul 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

Risk factors, treatment and prevention options for pink eye disease in cattle logo
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Risk factors, treatment and prevention options for pink eye disease in cattle

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Pinkeye can cause permanent blindness, impacting reproduction rates, workplace health and safety, and animal welfare. This project will estimate the prevalence, identify risk factors and compare the effectiveness of currently available treatments and vaccine for pinkeye disease for the Australian red meat industry.

1 Aug 2018 - 30 Dec 2021

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Sydney (USYD)

On-farm faecal worm egg count proof of principle logo
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On-farm faecal worm egg count proof of principle

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The project will examine the feasibility of designing a new device which will enable the determination of faecal worm egg counts on farm, using existing magnifying equipment and new image recognition software.

20 Apr 2018 - 1 Oct 2018

New South Wales, Australia

Solentive Systems Pty Ltd