Animal Welfare RD&E Strategy Committee membership

The University of Melbourne

  • Project code: PRJ-007370

  • Project stage: Closed

  • Project start date: Monday, May 16, 2011

  • Project completion date: Friday, December 26, 2014

  • National Priority: CME-Priority 4-Ensuring food safety of Australian chicken meat

Summary

The Animal Welfare RD&E Strategy is a component of the National Primary Industries RD&E Framework, an initiative of the Primary Industries Ministerial Council (PIMC). The purpose of the strategy is to develop national arrangements to deliver strong collaboration amongst existing RD&E provider groups, and effective partnerships between investors and providers. Members of the Strategy Committee have agreed to fund the Executive function for the Strategy Committee and associated meeting costs by each contributing the sum of $4,000 per annum.

Program

Chicken Meat

Research Organisation

The University of Melbourne

Objective Summary

The Strategy will be implemented by the animal Welfare RD&E Committee comprising all livestock industry RDCs, major RD&E providers and Government investors. Strategy Committee member organisations:
Australian Egg Corp
Australian Pork Ltd
Dairy Australia
Livecorp
RIRDC Chicken Meat program
DAFF
DPIV
SARDI
Australian Meat Processors Corp
Australian Wool Innovation
FRDC
MLA
CSIRO
DEEDI QLD
NSW DPI
The University of Queensland