Victorian scientists looking at cows’ environmental footprint
A $55 million Victorian project will look at the environmental footprint of the Australian cow. Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has launched the second phase of DairyBio21-26. Ms Thomas said the five-year research partnership between industry and government aimed to address...
Read moreDairyBio’s cow and forage innovation lifts farm profit
A farmer might not see the DairyBio logo on anything on their farm, but the bioscience it's delivered has been helping boost their profitability. In the past five years, that biological science has been delivered to the farm through commercial...
Read moreKeeping research talent in dairy
A key challenge of agricultural research is how to recruit and retain talented people - which is vitally important to drive the productivity gains that are necessary to keep the Australian dairy industry competitive and profitable. DairyBio and DairyFeedbase collaborative...
Read moreNew traits for genetic improvement
The DairyBio Animal Program is targeting an additional value of $350 per cow per year in Australian dairy herds through genetic improvement, lower costs by enabling selection for health traits and developing improved breeding management tools. Genetic improvement for traits...
Read moreAustralia’s dairy innovation framework
Dairy Australia is one of a network of industry partners who invest in dairy research and innovation to deliver transformational herd and forage productivity gains for Australian dairy farmers. The two main research and innovation programs that Dairy Australia invests...
Read moreWhy does the dairy industry invest in herd improvement?
Dairy Australia has an important role in innovation in the dairy industry on behalf of the 5500 dairy farmers across Australia. Collaborating with industry partners such as the Gardiner Foundation, Agriculture Victoria and others, Dairy Australia ensures the maximum value...
Read moreKnowledge is power for Victorian dairy farmer
Dairy farmer Con Glennen believes there is no such thing as the perfect cow but he wants to take advantage of all the genomic advantages that DairyBio research can deliver. Mr Glennen with wife Michelle and two sons farms at...
Read moreDairyBio finding pasture and animal solutions
Helping dairy farmers to produce more fertile, productive and healthy herds is the impetus behind DairyBio, a $60 million bio-science innovation initiative of Dairy Australia, the Victorian government and the Gardiner Foundation. The DairyBio team works in purpose-built facilities at...
Read morePredicting fertility of dairy cows a game changer
Agriculture Victoria research scientists have developed a model that can predict how likely a dairy cow is to conceive to first insemination with up to 77 per cent accuracy. The world-first research combines mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIR), which shines an infrared...
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