livestock Archives - Research for Agriculture

Oregano powder shows promise as a way to cut antibiotic use in farm animals

Oregano powder may one day help reduce the use of antibiotics in farm animals, with Australian research showing it has a mild effect on the bacteria grown in the lab from chickens’ guts.

Dec 11, 2019

livestock, research

Fauve Buckley – veterinary science student

Research by Charles Sturt University has scotched fears that pre-feedlot vaccination of steers is costing beef producers money because of weight loss in the weeks following the jab. The research was by veterinary science student Ms Fauve Buckley.

Aug 27, 2019

livestock, research

Collaboration with Rockhampton school launches trial to support agriculture’s leaders of tomorrow

Global animal health company Virbac Australia’s new collaboration with The Rockhampton Grammar School has just launched, with a trial conducted at Belmont Research Station on Wednesday 21st August 2019.

Aug 26, 2019

livestock, news

Protecting sheep from flystrike

A global research project led by The University of Western Australia in collaboration with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia has identified compounds in Merino sheep wool that are attractive to Australian blowflies.

Aug 20, 2019

livestock, research

Facial recognition of cattle

An agtech startup co-founded by CQUni alumnus Parampreet Singh has won $30 000 for its ‘Facial Recognition of Cattle’ technology, aimed at ending insurance fraud and straying cattle issues.

Aug 20, 2019

agriculture, livestock, research

Sheep producers needed for online survey aimed at boosting lamb survival

Growing up on a merino stud in the central west of NSW meant Charles Sturt University (Charles Sturt) student Miss Kayla Kopp spent plenty of time around ewes and lambs, but her PhD research is giving her new insight.

Aug 20, 2019

livestock, research

Burp-free cow feed drives seaweed science

A puffy pink seaweed that can stop cows from burping out methane is being primed for mass farming by researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Aug 15, 2019

agriculture, environment, livestock, research

VFF leads mandatory pain relief for mulesing

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Livestock Group is leading regulatory change in partnership with the Victorian Government to mandate pain relief for mulesing sheep to achieve the highest animal welfare outcomes.

Jul 24, 2019

livestock

Key strategic priorities for AWI

Australian Wool Innovation’s (AWI) strategic plan for the next three years has been published, with traceability, consultation and measurement and evaluation highlighted as the major investment and operational priorities for the not-for-profit company owned by Australia’s woolgrowers.

Jul 18, 2019

livestock

Potential for reduced methane from cows

An international team of scientists has shown it is possible to breed cattle to reduce their methane emissions.

Jul 5, 2019

environment, livestock, research

Numnuts enters next phase

New technology designed to allow Australian sheep producers to mitigate pain in their lambs during marking is ready to be tested more extensively in commercial conditions in new on-farm research part-funded by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).

Jun 13, 2019

livestock

Merino sheep pregnancy detected using wool

Researchers from Western Sydney University have found a new, non-invasive way to detect pregnancy in Merino sheep through the analysis of reproductive hormones in wool.

Jun 13, 2019

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