3727 research projects
Research project
Better nutrient management on pig farms: a guide for interpreting soil and by-product analyses
Australian Pork (APL)
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
Research project
Guidelines for fostering - getting the 'one per centers' right
Australian Pork (APL)
Pre-weaning mortality is the major cause of production loss in the farrowing area with around 80 per cent of piglet losses occuring in the first 72 hours after farrowing. These losses are often due to a lack of colostrum. Mortality rises with increasing litter size, and as such, piglets will...
1 Mar 2017 - 1 Aug 2017
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Measurement of heat stress response in pigs using an in-vitro model
Australian Pork (APL)
The objective of this project was to develop a simple in-vitro test which could be used to obtain a phenotype which indicated an individual animal’s response to heat stress. This test could potentially overcome the current limitations to obtaining phenotypes which reflect heat stress response, which include: 1) small scale...
1 Jan 2017 - 31 May 2019
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Effect of novel photoperiod regimes on stimulating weaner performance
Australian Pork (APL)
The reduced feed intake of pigs immediately post-weaning is a serious issue in pork production systems. Despite a plethora of information available to pork producers on management and feeding strategies for rearing weaned pigs, weaner pigs still commonly have a post-weaning growth setback. The aim of this experiment was to...
1 Jul 2016 - 30 Nov 2017
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Veterinary Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidelines - Pigs
Australian Pork (APL)
Increased use of antimicrobials can result in resistance issues, which can reduce the effectiveness of antimicrobials in animal production, but also increases the risk to resistance in human health. The antimicrobial prescribing guidelines for pigs provides guidance to veterinarians on prevention and treatment options for bacterial diseases including the selection...
13 Jun 2016 - 10 Dec 2018
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Industry Rodenticide Stewardship Plan
Australian Pork (APL)
Rodents and other wildlife can play an important role in the transmission of pig diseases such leptospirosis, salmonellosis, swine dysentery, erysipelas, intestinal spirochaetosis, and toxoplasmosis. These diseases can compromise the health and growth of pigs and may also affect people working in close proximity with the animals. The Industry Rodenticide...
1 Mar 2022 - 1 Jun 2022
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
To investigate the practicalities and regulatory requirements of utilising food waste as a feed source for pigs
Australian Pork (APL)
High quality ingredients are fed to pigs and contribute a significant amount to the cost of production. Each year, Australians discard 361kg of food per person, and so there are potentially opportunities for this to be utilised to feed pigs, as long as the risks and challenges associated can be...
16 May 2017 - 16 Oct 2017
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Effect of maternal supplementation with creatine and caffeine prior to farrowing on piglet growth and survival: a commerical study
Australian Pork (APL)
Sub-optimal pre-weaning survival significantly reduces the efficiency and profitability of the Australian, (and global) pig industry, and yet, very little improvement has occurred over the last 30 years. The capacity of creatine to improve piglet viability postpartum, is promising. Furthermore, the capacity of caffeine to reduce mortality to day 21...
1 Dec 2016 - 20 Feb 2018
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Predicting the eating quality of pork
Australian Pork (APL)
Reducing the variability in eating quality of Australian fresh pork remains a significant issue which needs to be addressed to improve consumer demand and satisfaction. Unlike the red meat sector, the Australian pork industry has not yet developed a non-prescriptive, pathway-based eating quality model which can be applied to different...
1 Jan 2017 - 1 Dec 2017
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Research project
Enrichment in the sucker and weaner phase altered exploratory behaviour and the immune system of pigs
Australian Pork (APL)
This project aimed to evaluate the provision of enrichment to pigs in the sucker and weaner phases. Pigs were provided with enrichment blocks (Ridleys Corporation) that were specifically formulated for use in young pigs or were not provided with any added enrichment. The current project has identified that enrichment in...
1 Jan 2016 - 18 Sep 2017
Australian Capital Territory, Australia