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RIRDC Completed Projects in 2006 - 2007 and Research in Progress as at June 2007 NEW ANIMAL PRODUCTS October 2007 RIRDC Publication No 07/002 © 2007 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. All rights reserved. ISBN 1 74151 402 9 ISSN 1440 6845 RIRDC Completed Projects in 2006 - 2007 and Research in Progress as at June 2007 - New Animal Products Publication No 07/002 The information contained in this publication is intended for general use to assist public knowledge and discussion and to help improve the development of sustainable regions. You must not rely on any information contained in this publication without taking specialist advice relevant to your particular circumstances. While reasonable care has been taken in preparing this publication to ensure that information is true and correct, the Commonwealth of Australia gives no assurance as to the accuracy of any information in this publication. 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RIRDC New Animal Products Research Manager Dr Peter McInnes RIRDC Level 2 15 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600 PO Box 4776 KINGSTON ACT 2604 Phone: 08 8556 7331 Fax: 08 8556 7289 Email: [email protected] RIRDC Publications Manager Cecile Ferguson Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Level 2 15 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600 PO Box 4776 KINGSTON ACT 2604 Phone: 02 6271 4165 Fax: 02 6271 4199 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.rirdc.gov.au Published in October 2007 Printed on environmentally friendly paper by Canprint ii Foreword New Animal Products Research in Program, June 2007, contains short summaries of continuing projects as well as those that were completed during 2006-2007. This program aims to accelerate the development of viable new animal industries The complete report on RIRDC’s programs is available in electronic format on our website at http://www.rirdc.gov.au There are three sub-program goals. These are: Goal 1: Develop New Opportunities Goal 2: Stimulate Industry Partnership and Adoption Goal 3: Increase Competitiveness, Capability and Capacity This report is an addition to our extensive catalogue of over 1600 research projects supported by RIRDC. Please contact us for the latest publications catalogue or view it on our website: • downloads at www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/Index.htm • purchases at www.rirdc.gov.au/eshop Peter O’Brien Managing Director Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation iii Contents 1.2 New Animal Products Completed Projects Project No. Page Project Title Researcher Phone Organisation No. BBC-1A Commercial Silk Production Practices for an Sarita Kulkarni (03) 9711 5928 Brij Bugtrap Consultancy P/L 1 Australian Sericulture Industry CSA-31A Identifying and Utilising Genes for Disease Dr Sandra Eady (02) 6776 1394 CSIRO Livestock Industries 3 Resistance and Doe Health for the Crusader Breeding Program for Meat Rabbits in Australia DAQ-312A Commercial development of export markets for Brendan Goulding (07) 3239 3315 Department of Primary Industries 5 emerging skin industries – Qld DRG-1A Feasibility Study for Establishing a Snake Yoland De Groot (07) 3891 3037 De Groot International Food 6 Farming Industry in Australia Marketing Pty Ltd FCI-1A To increase the appreciation of the fine qualities Mel Nathan 0413 616 683 Food Companion International 8 of kangaroo meat among chefs and consumers FSA-6A Composition of New Meats Dr Ron Tume (07) 3214 2007 Food Science Australia 9 LEC-5A Extending the sustainable management of John Kelly (03) 6326 8639 Lenah Consultancy 10 kangaroo PTP-21A Farming & Marketing Goat & Sheep Milk Products Arthur Stubbs (03) 9844 1135 Primary Task Pty Ltd 11 SMG-1A Crusader – a commercial breeding program for Michael Bowerman (02) 6454 4169 Snowy Mountains Gourmet Rabbit 12 meat rabbits in Australia Company UNS-19A Choosing Kangaroo: Product and industry Peter Ampt (02) 9385 5677 University of New South Wales 13 attributes and consumer choice behaviour US-138A The continued development of artificial Professor Chis Maxwell (02) 9351 4864 University of Sydney 14 insemination technology in alpacas WBT-3A Requirements for NAP Traceability Systems, A David Michael (02) 9369 2735 Wondu Business & Technology 16 scoping study Serives WBT-4A Adding Value to New Animal Product Supply David Michael (02) 9369 2735 Wondu Business & Technology 18 Chains: Part 2 Serives WBT-5A Emerging animal and plant industries: Their value David Michael (02) 9369 2735 Wondu Business & Technology 20 to Australia Serives 1.2 New Animal Products Research in Progress Project No. Page Project Title Researcher Phone Organisation No. ABA-22A Emerging animal and plant industries: Their Max Foster (02) 6272 2095 Australian Bureau of Agricultural 21 value to Australia and Resource Economics DAQ-344A A review and feasibility study of brain Craig Davis (07) 3406 8555 Department of Primary Industries 22 phospholipids extraction and Fisheries, Queensland DNT-33A Genetic and reproduction improvements in Barry Lemcke (08) 8999 2263 Department of Business, industry 23 Australian Water Buffalo and Resources development - NT PRL-1A Catostylus mosaicus anutoimmune stimulant Dr Bruce Rich 0417 700 146 PRINDEL 24 UMO-35A Genetic improvement of dairy sheep Dr Alexander Cameron (03) 5286 1211 Monash University 25 US-139A Linkage mapping and QTL analysis in saltwater Dr Sally Isberg (08) 8988 5554 University of Sydney 26 crocodiles US-140A Runtism and survival in captive saltwater Dr Sally Isberg (08) 8988 5554 University of Sydney 27 crocodiles UWA-84A Exploring the commercial potential of sheep Dr Roberta Bencini (08) 9380 2521 University of Western Australia 28 milk UWA-91A Improving reproduction and genetics for game Dr Irek Malecki (08) 6488 2528 University of Western Australia 29 birds and ratites WMI-4A Crocodile pen design Prof Grahame Webb (08) 8922 4500 Wildlife Management International 30 Pty Ltd WMI-5A Nutritional requirements, feed ingredients and Prof Grahame Webb (08) 8922 4500 Wildlife Management International 31 feeding systems for farmed crocodile production Pty Ltd WMI-6A Captive breeding of Hawksbill turtles Prof Grahame Webb (08) 8922 4500 Wildlife Management International 32 Pty Ltd iv Project Title Commercial Silk Production Practices for an Australian Sericulture Industry RIRDC Project No.: BBC-1A Researcher: Sarita Kulkarni Organisation: Brij BugTrap Consultancy Pty Ltd Phone: (03) 9547 7858 Fax: (03) 9547 7868 Email: [email protected] Objectives • Setting up of a prototype sericulture farm in South-East Australia (mainly in Victoria) on a commercial basis. • Establishing the local varieties of mulberry in large scale and also import international varieties of mulberry and silkworm. • Establishing a rural-based sericulture industry (moriculture, sericulture and silk reeling) • Develop a tested and suitable system for rearing techniques of silkworm and mulberry plantation. Explore future export opportunities in dried cocoons, raw silk, and other silk by-products and finished products • Provide an avenue to the Australian rural community for a home-based remunerative employment program Background Sericulture is practised widely in developed and developing countries, such as Japan and South-East Asia and India. In developing countries, it is essentially a village-based, and welfare oriented industry, capable of providing employment to large sections of the population. Although sericulture has been considered as a subsidiary occupation in rural areas, recent technological developments have made it possible to practice sericulture on an intensive scale, producing greater profits than most other agricultural crops. Annual world production of raw silk in 1999 was about 88,000 tonnes - less than 0.2% of the global textile fibre market – which is valued over 1.8 billion dollars. From the point of view of a national economy the most important benefit of sericulture is that it can be practised on small to medium sized land holdings in rural areas, either as a complementary or main occupation. Silk farming can be practised in combination with other farming such as fisheries, piggery, poultry, and grazing. Australian environmental conditions are very suitable for sericulture development including silkworm rearing and mulberry cultivation. Species of silkworm and mulberry plants have been observed in Australia. Therefore, it may be established as a complementary industry under any agro-climatic conditions and also as a high paying agro-based industry in Australia. The production of raw silk will also be helpful to reduce the import dependency of textile industries in Australia. Opportunities exist for the niche marketing of various silk by-products in international