The latest R&D news from Meat & Livestock Australia
Welcome to the new R&D Round-Up – which now includes summaries of MLA’s recently completed R&D projects plus summaries of projects that are currently in progress.
Completed MLA R&D projects
All livestock species
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The red meat industry is now able to test Australian beef and lamb products from any point in the global supply chain to verify the country of origin as Australia.
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Liquid nitrogen could be used instead of carbon dioxide to cool red meat mince products.
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Sheep, lamb & goats
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Guidelines and a series of best practice management recommendations have been identified to ensure satisfactory reproductive performance outcomes for ewes managed in containment areas during pregnancy.
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Helping customers understand the positive role of lactic acid bacteria in vacuum packed meat can create opportunities to increase shelf life in international markets.
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Grassfed & grainfed cattle
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MLA has helped producers set up monitoring sites and provided training in formal land condition assessment and annual forage budgeting to help lift carrying capacity.
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A case study has shown it is possible to build a wireless network to a remote cattle station in a cost-effective and reliable manner.
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MLA R&D projects currently in progress
Feedbase
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Research is utilising novel, non‐nutritionally based approaches to increase feed intake of cattle that graze nutrient deficient pastures, which can also reduce the cost of production.
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MLA is working with the government to identify and evaluate economically viable pasture management options to increase productivity and feed livestock in pasture dieback affected regions in Queensland.
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A five-year project is evaluating the potential of ‘biocrusts’ of soil microbes to fix nitrogen in grazing lands to determine the impact of grazing, spelling and fire practices on nitrogen capture.
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Australia is a signatory to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture for pasture and forage species, and MLA is helping to maintain an updated store of genetic material for pasture plants to support long term environmental sustainability.
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