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Australasian pork research proposals on the move
PROPOSALS covering resilience in antimicro- bial reduction and re- sistance and the role of the microbiome in pig performance and health were highlights of the 33 considered in the first in- vestment round for Aus- tralasian Pork Research Institute Limited.
APRIL’s first call for research proposals to en- hance the competiveness and sustainability of the Australasian pork indus- try attracted more than 40 submissions.
The APRIL R&D Com- mittee met on March 26 to consider the 33 proposals that had passed through the review process.
Pork CRC CEO Roger Campbell said the pro- posals covered all APRIL priorities (resilience, cost and return on assets), were generally novel and some very innovative.
Subjects covered in the reviewed proposals in-
cluded: reducing feed cost; improving number of pigs weaned; manipulating feed efficiency and the body fat content of growing pigs; rapid assessment of eating quality; enhancing animal welfare; and remote moni- toring of animal perform- ance and heath.
The committee will rec- ommend proposals to be supported to the APRIL Board, which meets on April 23 to make final decisions.
Dr Campbell said the recommended proposals would provide APRIL with a great launching pad as its R&D program replaces that of Pork CRC in 2018-19.
“Pork CRC still has about 30 active projects across its four programs, which are expected to de- liver some exciting out- comes for industry, with most completed by Sep- tember 30, 2018,” he said.
APRIL, which replaces
the Cooperative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork, is fully member based with an initial investment in 2018- 2019 between $2 and $3 million and is actively seeking new science and creative new ideas.
APRIL’s strategic plan for research is about mak- ing Australasia’s pork in-
dustry more resilient and sustainable by markedly reducing cost of produc- tion through enhanced productivity and differen- tiation in specific areas.
Australia’s pork industry contributes $5 billion a year to Australia’s econ- omy and employs 36,000 people.
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Dr Eugeni Roura, Dennis Mutton (Pork CRC & APRIL Chairman), Dr Roger Campbell and Prof Frank Dunshea at the Pork CRC 2017 Stakeholders’ Day after Dr Campbell discussed where pork R&D was headed and APRIL’s role in that future.
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THE contaminated water produced as a result of flush- ing waste collection channels needs to be transferred from a sump to settling ponds.
That collected efflu- ent contains organic material including manure and waste feed.
A stainless steel semi-trash pump has been released by Aus- sie Pumps that is ideal for handling solid con- taminated effluent.
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The 2” pump is al- so available in NiAl bronze and cast iron configurations.
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