Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0776555

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0776555

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of a topical treatment to replace surgical mulesing in sheep. 10,800 farms in Australia are sheep farms and a further 30,000 have sheep. Exports of wool earn over $2 billion annually. The animal rights campaign to ban mulesing has forced the industry to outlaw mulesing by 2010. Mulesing is largely confined to Australian Merino sheep and requires Australian research. If practical alternatives are not found costs will rise compromising the economic viability of many sheep farms. Chemical use on the breech will increase causing environmental contamination. A simple topical alternative to mulesing will allow farmers to economically manage flies and satisfy welfare imperatives. This will support rural communities and sustain Australia's export income from wool.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2007

End Date: 31-07-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $240,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Veterinary Sciences | Pharmacology | Parasitology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Sheep—meat | Sheep—wool | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) |

Other Keywords

Parasitology | Pharmacology | Sheep—meat | Sheep—wool | Treatments (e.g. chemicals, antibiotics) | Veterinary Sciences

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