Pork CRC Media Release – August 16, 2017 A 2015 commitment by the South Australian Government to invest half a million dollars with the Roseworthy, SA, head-quartered Cooperative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork, has already paid substantial dividends for the state’s pork industry, according to Pork CRC CEO…
July 5, 2017 Although much has changed in the science behind pig production in the past 30 years, many of the topics researched and analysed remain much the same, including pig seasonal infertility and welfare. First held in 1987 in Albury, New South Wales, the biennial Australasian Pig Science Association…
June 28, 2017 CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork supported Animal Science Honours student, Danica Evans, who recently received First Class Honours for her work and topped her year, is now doing the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, also at Murdoch University. Her Pork CRC Honours thesis was titled Comparison of…
June 14, 2017 Pork CRC Program 4, ‘Carbon conscious nutrient inputs and outputs’, conducts research to improve the sustainability of the pork industry, specifically to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to about 1 kg carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent/kg pork produced. An outcome of the program has been the increasing adoption of…
May 2, 2017 Pork CRC Chairman Dennis Mutton and CEO Roger Campbell met with West Australian researchers and industry representatives on Monday, May 1 to workshop opportunities and ideas for innovative R&D as Pork CRC transitions to Australasian Pork Research Institute Limited (APRIL), which commenced in November 2016. Pork CRC’s…
March 30, 2017 Free ranging discussions on everything from pig reproduction to pig health management, pig welfare, pig transporting, pork prices, pork marketing and global competitiveness highlighted a lively 2017 WA Pig Day Out. Attended by about 100 people at Technology Park, Bentley, it was hosted by West Australian Pork…
March 6 Despite Australian pork producers achieving commendable productivity gains and consistently good herd feed conversion (HFC) rates, it might not be quite enough to offset the downside of an internationally uncompetitive cost of production (COP).* This was the blunt warning delivered by CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork CEO,…
Pork CRC Media Release — February 16, 2017 Cooperative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) Manager, Commercialisation and Research Impact, Charles Rikard-Bell, has confirmed that a pipeline of products is being developed which will advance Australia’s pork industry, while, in some cases, earning income for ongoing and…
Pork CRC Media Release – November 29, 2016 Presenting the 2015/16 Pork CRC annual report in Melbourne, Pork CRC Chairman Dennis Mutton said the year had been one of considerable achievement, with significant outcomes across all four programs. A very positive picture was painted for the Cooperative Research Centre for…
Pork CRC and the South Australian government have contributed $150,000 towards a world first initiative by Autism CRC and SunPork Farms to employ autistic adults in animal care positions in the Australian pork industry. Pilot projects in SA and Queensland will employ a minimum of four autistic adults in animal…