Livestock research & development

To support the economic development of the livestock industries, the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) undertakes a range of research and development activities in collaboration with producers, other research groups and industry. 

Much of this research is undertaken on a co-funded basis supported by the relevant research and development corporations, Federal government or private industry. Where appropriate, this research is undertaken on farm or, in the case of more basic research, undertaken at one of DAFWA's research stations: 

  • Great Southern Agriculture Research Institute, Katanning (sheep) 
  • Mt Barker Research Station (sheep) 
  • Medina Research Station (pigs and sheep) 
  • Vasse Research Station (dairy).

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Articles

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    DDLS - Animal pathology services

    24 November 2016

    The Animal Health Laboratories (AHL) provides a variety of services including testing for disease surveillance and control, export certification, developmen

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    Maternal efficiency project

    18 July 2016

    This research investigates improving the conversion of available feed into kilograms of lamb weaned per kilogram of ewe joined, an increased understanding of the efficient conversion of feed into w

  • Brown Besier, Jill Lyon and Darren Michael from the DAFWA team producing the Barber’s Pole vaccine in the laboratory

    Development and production of a vaccine against barber's pole worm in sheep

    12 December 2016

    In collaboration with the Moredun Research Institute (United Kingdom), the world’s first sheep worm vaccine has been produced at the department's Albany parasitology laboratories.

  • Prime lambs running with their mothers in a paddock

    Integrated parasite management in prime lambs project

    12 December 2016

    This project will quantify the cost of worms on prime lamb production in Western Australia through observations on a number of commercial properties, and provide the basis for best-practice worm co

  • Body wrinkle on a Merino sheep

    Sheep indicator traits for breech strike in winter rainfall regions

    12 December 2016

    This project focuses on finding indicator traits that could be used to select indirectly for resistance to breech strike in Merino sheep in winter rainfall regions.

  • The research team for subtropical grass based pastures project.

    Increase feedbase production and quality of subtropical grass based pastures

    10 November 2016

    This project will investigate the management of subtropical grass pastures on the south coast and the Northern Agricultural Region of Western Australia.

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    EverGraze project

    10 November 2016

    Established in 2003, EverGraze was designed to develop, test and implement new farming systems based on perennials in a range of environments across the high rainfall zone of southern Australia.

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    Animal ethics and the use of animals

    17 November 2016

    A number of the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia's (DAFWA) staff members work with live animals for scientific, diagnostic and inspectorial purposes, and also as an element of

  • Suckling piglet on the teat of a mother sow.

    Western Australian Pork Industry Strategic Plan 2012-20

    22 November 2016

    Our vision is a profitable and sustainable future for all sectors of the Western Australian (WA) pork industry underpinned by four strategic goals: increase consum

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    Agribusiness Sheep Updates 2016

    5 September 2016

    Sheep Updates is the primary event for the Western Australian sheepmeat and wool industries. A one day gala event is held in Perth every two years and regional updates are held in the alternate yea

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