Red Meat Targets Joint MLA/TIAR Senior Research Position in Meat Product ion Systems
| Project start date: | 11 March 2005 |
| Project end date: | 01 June 2009 |
| Publication date: | 01 May 2009 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
The Red Meat Targets Program (RMT) was a 5 year joint venture between MLA, the Department of Primary Industries & Water, Tasmania, and the University of Tasmania to deliver RD&E services to the Tasmanian red meat industry. This project was undertaken to provide leadership, co-ordination and reporting within the research sub-program of the RMT. This project has led to immediate and long-term benefits for red meat industries in Tasmania, including: expansion of livestock research capacity; linkages between local, national, and international research initiatives; post- and under-graduate student training; discovery of novel factors behind neonate lamb survival; development of irrigated winter cereal grazing systems; and investigations of simulation programs, benchmarking, and GIS as decision support tools for industry. The beneficiaries of this project are beef and sheep producers, processors, and the scientific community, both in Tasmania and nationally.
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| Project manager: | Alex Ball |
| Primary researcher: | The University of Tasmania |
