Livestock research & development

To support the economic development of the livestock industries, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 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 the department's research stations:

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

Beef supply chain development

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Business information for sheep enterprises

3 October 2017

The demand for high value agricultural produce continues to increase and provides great opportunity to Australian agriculture.
Western Australian sheep industry university scholarship program

4 July 2017

Researchers and supervisors from Western Australian universities are invited to apply for WA sheep industry scholarships.
Centre for sheep operations and research infrastructure

15 November 2016

This Sheep Industry Business Innovation (SIBI) subproject developed the necessary operations and infrastructure to support the existing facilities at the Katanning Research Facility (KRF), enablin
Sheep on-farm technology pilot group

18 October 2016

The Sheep Industry Business Innovation (SIBI) on-farm technology pilot group was a group of mixed-enterprise producers who also run a sheep enterprise and implemented devices and systems to improve
More Sheep initiative

18 November 2014

More Sheep was a partnership initiative between the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) and the Sheep Industry Leadership Council (SILC) to address the critical issue of t
Sheep Industry Business Innovation project

7 October 2014

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) led a project that supported the sheep industry to capitalise on growing markets for sheep products.
Northern Beef Development project

20 August 2014

Growing global demand for Australian beef products, driven primarily by Asian countries, presents opportunities to expand livestock production and value add in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of
Agribusiness Sheep Updates

7 March 2014

Sheep Updates was a leading event for the Western Australian sheepmeat and wool industries. A one day gala event was held in Perth every two years and regional updates were held in the alternate ye
Western Australian Pork Industry Strategic Plan 2012-20

23 January 2014

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
Information nucleus flock and sheep genetic resource flock

17 January 2014

The information nucleus flock was established by the Sheep Cooperative Research Centre in 2007 to transform wool and meat production of the Australian sheep industry to develop more accurate breedi