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 Key
long term strategies
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Fund production, processing,
transport, storage and marketing R&D on animal products
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Assist industry and enterprise
development by the Corporation’s participation at national industry meetings
and facilitating integration activities across various prospective animal
industries
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Disseminate outputs via industry
newsletters, publication of final reports, media releases and electronic
communication
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Strengthen development within
and across industries by supporting creativity, innovation, research capacity
and capability, and international linkages
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Increase export values and market
access
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Assist in the development of
business plans for some potential innovative animal industries
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Increase co-funding of R&D
from industry, enterprises and public sector interests
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Identify commercialisation opportunities
from R&D outputs
Background
Over 40 animal species are
the subject of new animal industry development. The estimated GVP was $250m
in 2005–06 and has increased by 40% in the last five years.
In 2006–07 the Corporation
funded 16 projects for different new animal industries or enterprises.
These projects which include meat, skin, and milk products, are along various
segments of the value added chain from production to marketing. For the
very small potential industries initially R&D is directed to feasibility
studies and/or the development of a business plan.
Funding includes research,
development to commercialisation of native and feral animal products where
enhancement of the environment and biodiversity are not threatened. Specific
projects are in progress for kangaroo, emu, crocodile, turtles and snakes.
Other projects continue in farmed rabbit, ostrich, camel, gamebirds, ducks,
silk, sheep and goat milk.
Research
Budget: $1,377,300
Strategies
for 2007–08
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Develop greater utilisation
of meat, skin and milk products by increased knowledge of science, technology,
and processing new products to increase consumer acceptance and demand
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Develop improved reproduction
of some species by increased conception to artificial insemination, and
improved breeding programs via quantitative genetics and genomics
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Encourage further interaction
between enterprises in the value chain by increased liaison, planning and
implementing R&D
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Support greater national and
international linkages for industry and research personnel
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Continue to commission investments
in R&D addressing the 2006–09 NAP Plan and the Kangaroo Industry Plan
(2005–10)
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Encourage participation of post
graduates and post doctorates in projects
Expected
key outputs for 2007–08
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Identified export opportunities
for crocodile and camel skins in Italy and USA
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Assessed manufactured meat products
containing various amounts of kangaroo products
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Continued improvement in artificial
insemination conception rates in alpaca
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Developed product traceability
options for new meat products
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Improved understanding of potential
increased areas in which kangaroo can be commercially harvested, to inform
Government policy considerations
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Obtained a snap-shot of the
meat processing capacity and operations for new rural industries
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Identified chick losses in ostriches
Expected
key outcomes in 2007–08
Increased production and product
differentiation for rabbits
Improved rearing facilities
for mating and rearing of crocodiles
Greater domestic demand for
kangaroo meat for domestic consumption
Improved diets for rate of weight
gain in ducks
Advances in ratite reproduction
technology
This
sub-program has its own Three Year Plan which is accessible in hardcopy
and on the Internet at www.rirdc.gov.au/pub/newanimals3yr.htm
New projects being funded
or under consideration in 2007–08 include:
| Project
No |
Title |
Researcher |
Phone |
| PRJ-000054
(Joint with RNF) |
Advancing
artificial insemination in camelids, particularly the alpaca |
Chris
Maxwell |
02
9351 4864 |
| PRJ-000081 |
Management
strategies to reduce ostrich chick mortality |
Phil
Glatz |
08
8303 7786 |
| PRJ-000082 |
Commercial
development of export markets for emerging skin industries phase 2 |
Brendan
Goulding |
07
3239 3315 |
| PRJ-000086 |
Crusader
improving efficiency & structure of the meat rabbit industry in Australia |
Kathleen
Bowerman |
02
6454 4052 |
| PRJ-000089 |
Kangaroo
meat awareness marketing outline for foodservice and consumer |
Mel
Nathan |
0413
616 683 |
| PRJ-000303* |
Kangaroo
and the China Free Trade Agreement |
John
Kelly |
03
6326 8639 |
| PRJ-000309* |
Rational
kangaroo industry entry |
John
Kelly |
03
6326 8639 |
| PRJ-000315* |
Obtain
perceptions of consumers & foodservice operators regarding Kangaroo
meat |
Sarah
Gutkin |
02
9873 8900 |
| PRJ-000323 |
Tracking
crocodile skin defects - from farm to product. |
Grahame
Webb |
08
8922 4500 |
| PRJ-000325 |
Innovative
manufacture, installation of value adding process for farmed rabbits |
Robert
Stout |
03
5444 5520 |
| PRJ-000327 |
Redclaw
Selective Breeding Program |
John
Stevenson |
07
4772 2036 |
Note: An asterisk (*) indicates
that the Corporation is still to finalise amendments to the project.
Research
Budget:$1,340,600
AgFacts
- Agricultural information from around Australia
In an effort to bring you the
latest and most comprehensive collection of agricultural information from
around Australia, we have compiled this list of links to fact sheets produced
by State agricultural departments and research agencies. Each agency retains
full copyright and we ask you to respect that copyright and to contact
each organisation before using their material for other than personal,
educational or any other fair dealing purpose.
Rabbit
farming (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Rabbit
Farming (NSW Agric)
Sheep
dairying (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Animal
farms (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Bison
(Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Camels
(Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Capretto
(kid meat) (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Rabbits
Kept as Pets (Tas DBIRD service sheet)
Meat
goat gross margin budget (NSW Agric)
Water
buffalo (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Snails
(Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Goats
Dairy
goats (Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Emus:
Queensland
emu farming - Conditions of application for emu farm licence (QDPI
Notes)
Emus
(Vic NRE Ag Notes)
Code
of Practice for the Husbandry of Captive Emus (Vic NRE
Ag Notes)
Ostriches
Ostriches
(Vic NRE Ag Notes) |
