Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP190101161
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
How to make antibiotics in pig feed redundant, naturally. Antimicrobial resistance has become a major issue in human and veterinary medicine being partially caused by the use of in-feed antimicrobials in farm animals. This project aims to completely eliminate antimicrobials from piglet feeds. The key differential approach is based on helping the physiology of the animal rather than testing interventions against bacteria. The project will consist of developing a novel nutritional strategy of naturally (through maternal conditioning) boosting the natural appetite and the capacity to digest in piglets early in life. The anticipated outcome is that the new peri-natal program will result in minimal bacterial proliferation and diarrhoea thus, negating the need for in-feed antimicrobials in piglets.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2021
End Date: 05-2025
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $852,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Veterinary Microbiology (excl. Virology) | Sustainable Agricultural Development | Animal Nutrition | Animal Production
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Animal Welfare | Pigs | Management of Solid Waste from Animal Production |
