Australian Pork Limited

APL is now inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for research projects aligned with these industry strategic priorities. These priorities will help guide future research investment across the Australian pork industry, with a continued focus on growing fresh pork demand, diversifying markets and revenue, driving sustainable productivity and advancing industry integrity.

• Environment and Emissions
  Expected outcomes: Delivering practical and meaningful outcomes that improve overall industry sustainability including emissions reduction and odour, and progressing nutrient and water management from effluent.
  Changing the paradigm in environmental/effluent research from a cost of production/compliance issue to an opportunity for industry growth and improved productivity.


• Feeding and Nutrition
  Expected outcomes: Nutritional strategies and interventions that reduce herd feed conversion and contain feeds costs in the face of increasing competition for traditional raw materials.


• Human Capacity and Society
  Expected outcomes: Building and retaining a resilient, diverse and skilled rural and regional workforce.


• Data and Information
  Expected outcome: Exploiting the benefits of artificial intelligence for more efficient and profitable pig production, processing, and data and information analyses.


• Pig Genetics
  Expected outcomes: Enhancing the rate of genetic improvement in the Australian pork industry while maintaining current or better health status.


• Pig Care and Wellbeing
  Expected outcomes: Providing novel tools or approaches to support continuous improvement and assessment of pig care and wellbeing and demonstrate the positive welfare credentials of Australian pork.


• Pig Health and Antimicrobial Stewardship
  Expected outcomes: Delivering novel technologies and approaches to mitigate risks and production impacts of infectious diseases, enhance emergency animal disease (EAD) preparedness, and further reduce antibiotic use.


• Pig Processing and Meat Quality
  Expected outcomes: Ensuring a sustainable processing sector and increasing the share of domestic fresh meat consumption and export market value.


• Retail
  Expected outcome: Achieving a greater share of meat consumption.

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