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Data collation, analysis and recommendations to support adoption of leucaena-grass pastures logo
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Data collation, analysis and recommendations to support adoption of leucaena-grass pastures

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will collect data on current areas sown to leucaena and market research on producer's already growing leucaena, to ascertain what adoption approach is likely to be the most successful and demonstrate return to Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)R&D investment in leucaena.

1 Apr 2018 - 15 Jan 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Rural Consulting Group (RCG)

Response of Rangeland goats to supplements logo
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Response of Rangeland goats to supplements

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will evaluate the production responses from the use of a range of supplements in rangeland goats, to assist producers to make decisions on the cost and likely returns of various supplements.

15 Jun 2018 - 1 Mar 2022

New South Wales, Australia

The University of Queensland (UQ)

Dough from does phase 1 logo
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Dough from does phase 1

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project is a desktop review of best practice guidelines to improve lifetime productivity of a doe to better understand the topic of small stock advanced reproductive systems.

20 Oct 2018 - 12 Jul 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Forest Hill Consulting

Reducing Kid loss – Select and Protect; Phase 1 logo
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Reducing Kid loss – Select and Protect; Phase 1

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will investigate the baseline level of reproductive issues Australian goat production systems and examine how management changes could minimise losses.

1 Dec 2018 - 1 Nov 2020

New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

Research into pasture dieback logo
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Research into pasture dieback

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

A 3 year (2019-2021) collaborative research program into diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of pasture dieback affecting meat producers in Queensland and New South Wales.

15 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Verified Sustainable Beef Supply Chain Performance logo
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Verified Sustainable Beef Supply Chain Performance

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

McDonald’s Australia and Meat and Livestock Australia (Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)) are partnering to develop a tool to enable McDonald’s and other supply chains the ability to demonstrate performance in line with the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework(Framework).

28 Feb 2019 - 30 Jul 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Productivity (On Farm) & Feedlot Evaluation logo
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Productivity (On Farm) & Feedlot Evaluation

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The primary aim of this project was to assess a combination of the potential and actual benefits of RD&A products that have resulted from Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) investments in producer adoption, on-farm productivity and feedlot sub-programs.

8 Apr 2019 - 29 Feb 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Beattie Consulting Services Pty Ltd

Cuts based lamb development – lamb turn logo
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Cuts based lamb development – lamb turn

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The project will provide answers to two important areas of the Sheep meat value chain:1) Can consumers detect differences in eating quality between ‘new season’ lamb and ‘older' lambs that reach target slaughter weight at close to 10-12 months; and2) Can modified atmosphere packaging be optimised in order to produce...

1 Mar 2018 - 19 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

Estimation of the age/maturity of beef hide samples logo
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Estimation of the age/maturity of beef hide samples

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will examine whether NIRS of skin/hide samples can be used to accurately estimate the age/maturity of slaughter animals with a particular focus on beef and sheep. Conceptually, a small area of skin and muscle could be evaluated on line and at line speed, providing an accurate estimate of...

15 Mar 2019 - 30 Nov 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Charles Darwin University (CDU)

Sheep Genetics Database Upgrade logo
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Sheep Genetics Database Upgrade

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

Funding from this project aims to improve the rate of genetic gain of the Australian sheep industry by simplifying the tools, language and descriptions offered through the 'Sheep Genetics' database web tool. The new web tool will provide users with simplified, intuitive access to information and improved flexibility to customise...

30 Mar 2019 - 15 Feb 2020

New South Wales, Australia

TigerSpike Pty Ltd