V.RDP.2017 - ALMTech DAWR Funding Agreement
MLA secured a Round 4 grant from the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Rural R&D for Profit program.
| Project start date: | 01 June 2019 |
| Project end date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Publication date: | 19 February 2024 |
| Project status: | In progress |
| Livestock species: | Grain-fed Cattle, Grass-fed Cattle, Sheep, Lamb |
| Relevant regions: | National |
Summary
This Rural R&D for Profit grant underpinned the Advanced Livestock Measurement Technologies (ALMTech II) RD&A program, which focused on enhancing the Australian beef, lamb and pork industries’ ability to respond to market demands and capture value-chain price differentials via advanced objective measurement technologies.
Objectives
ALMTech II’s ambition was to realise significant productivity and profitability improvements for primary producers, via the following objectives:
- Provide beef, lamb and pork producers with access to more accurate descriptions of the key attributes that influence the value of their livestock (LMY% and EQ), and compliance to market specifications, delivered via advanced measurement technologies, in synergy with abattoir automation where appropriate.
- Enhance feedback systems to provide producers with new information that enables improved decisions on breeding and compliance to market specifications.
- Deliver new tools and data to processors that can be used by producers to improve the rate of genetic gain and processing efficiency, while optimising their capacity to allocate product to the most valuable market end-point, thereby increasing the wealth of the value chain participants.
- Capitalise on the co-operation of industry stakeholders to maximise effective decision making, reduce risk and optimise profit for all partners.
- Develop an early-stage prototype of objective measurement equipment for offal condemnation.
- Develop and improve these technologies and systems to increase competitiveness and profitability in the Australian meat value chain.
Key findings
he ALMTech program was a collaboration across RDC's, universities, State Departments of Agriculture, meat processors, and commercial technology developers. A range for technologies and systems were supported through development and commercial trialing.
Benefits to industry
By 2040, it is estimated that ALMTech (I & II) will have generated a net present value (NPV) of $858 million net benefits to the beef, lamb, and pork industries in Australia.
MLA action
MLA is working with potential co-investment partners to further develop emerging technologies and facilitate adoption of developed technologies.An external review of Intvestment priorities post-ALMTech has been conducted to inform further investment.
Future research
An external review of Intvestment priorities post-ALMTech has been conducted to inform further investment.
More information
| Project manager: | Richard Apps |
| Contact email: | reports@mla.com.au |
