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AUSTRALASIAN Pork Research Institute Limit- ed research and develop- ment projects for 2018/19 to enhance the compe- tiveness and sustainabil- ity of the Australasian pork industry have now been announced.
APRIL funded projects to a total value of more than $900,000.
All successful applicants have now been advised, with all providing an ad- ditional 20 to 25 percent cash contribution to the APRIL funding.
APRIL’s three programs cover resilience, cost and return on assets.
Under resilience, it sought proposals on the more judicious use of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and novel as- sessment of animal wel- fare.
Under cost it sought pro- posals to help the Austral- ian pork industry reduce reliance on more conven- tional feed ingredients and help insulate the in- dustry from global grain and soybean markets.
APRIL’s target is to re- duce average feed cost by 10 percent and cost of production by 40 cents, based on ‘current’ ingre- dient prices.
The return on assets program covers new sci- ence to markedly enhance reproduction and progeny health and performance.
Interim CEO of APRIL Roger Campbell said the supported projects would provide new insights into antibiotic resistance and
how this might be avoid- ed, the role of enzymes and ingredients on the gut microbiome and some out of the box means of en- hancing performance and reducing cost.
“I am optimistic about the projects being game changers and excited about them getting under way,” Dr Campbell said.
The supported projects are as follows:
• A1-101 – Novel ap- proaches for reducing an- timicrobial resistant and pathogenic Gram-nega- tive bacteria in the por- cine gut; Dr Sam Abra- ham, Murdoch University.
• A1-102 – Proof of concept: Oral Fluids and quantitative assess- ment for Porcine Chronic Respiratory Disease in Australian field condi- tions; Dr Anke Woeckel, Rivalea (Australia) Pty Ltd.
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• A2-101 – Protected
vitamin and mineral pre- mixes maintain perform- ance of commercial pigs at reduced inclusion rates; Rob Hewitt, SunPork North.
• A3A-101 – Improved feed efficiency, control of P2 back fat and mainte- nance of pork quality in finishing pigs fed bitter extracts; Dr Eugeni Roura, University of Queensland.
• A3A-102 – Review
relationship between en- ergy intake and protein deposition in 60-100kg pigs with modern genet- ics using DXA scanner; Dr Fan Liu, Rivalea (Aus- tralia) Pty Ltd.
• A3A-103 – Feeding a single diet to pigs in the grower/finisher stage to reduce feed costs and im- prove feed efficiency; Dr Karen Moore, PIWA.
• A3B-101 – Using Gn- RH analogues for fixed- time AI and pregnancy support to address season- al infertility in sows; Dr Sean O’Leary, University of Adelaide.
• A3B-102 – Nutritional supplementation to in- crease the number of pigs weaned and fertility of sows which farrow and
are mated during summer/ early autumn; Dr William van Wettere, University of Adelaide.
• A3B-103 – Identifying reciprocal chromosomal translocations to reduce early embryo mortal- ity; Dr Darryl D’Souza, SunPork Solutions.
• A3B-104 – Seasonal fertility: a novel approach to alleviating seasonal in- fertility in sows; Dr Kate Plush, SunPork Solutions.
• A3B-105 – Effects of negative DCAD and vita- min D in transition diets to increase piglet weaning numbers, improve piglet weaning weight, and min- imise sow condition loss during lactation; Dr Alice Weaver, Myora Farm.
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NEW technology uses sensors within packaging to convey spoilage statistics to your smartphone within seconds.
Researchers from the University of Texas, US, and Nanjing Uni- versity, China, have developed highly sen- sitive gas sensors that interact with smart- phones through near- field communication – a technology that has allowed smartphones to perform sensory functions for the ben- efit of human health.
The gas sensor, a nanostructured con- ductive polymer-based technology, can detect extremely low levels of ammonia, putrescine and cadaverine – bio- genic amines indica-
tive of meat spoilage. The near-field com- munication labelling technology allows this information to be delivered to a smart- phone immediately upon requesting the information, allowing the consumer to deter- mine whether the meat
is safe to eat or not. During the study, the meats were stored for 24 hours at 30C and the researchers found the gas sensors successfully detected significant amounts of
biogenic amines.
It is hoped this tech-
nology can provide consumers more con- fidence when buying meat products as to the quality and potential health concerns should that product be rancid or unsafe.
• A1-103
enteric health, under- standing impact on gut microbiome and weaner performance through the use of protease en- zymes; Robert Hewitt, SunPork North.
•A1-106–Alabona chip for real time pain and animal welfare biomarker measurement; Dr Robyn
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Dr Alice Weaver of Myora Farm, South Australia and Interim APRIL CEO Dr Roger Campbell at PPPE 2018. Dr Weaver leads APRIL Project 3B-105.
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