Sheep Industry Fund: Approved Projects 2021-2022
The Minister of Primary Industries and Regions approved the release of $4.3 million from the Sheep Industry Fund in July 2021 for projects to benefit South Australia’s sheep industry. Expenditure from the Sheep Industry Fund also funds administration expenses and refund payments.
Further information
Livestock SA Application |
Amount Approved |
Animal Health |
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Footrot Management Program Service Provider: Biosecurity SA The program aims to reduce the animal welfare issues and economic impact of the spread of footrot in the South Australian sheep industry and to assist sheep producers with virulent footrot to manage the disease. |
$820,000 |
Farm Biosecurity & Endemic Disease Management Program Service Provider: Biosecurity SA Johne’s disease management program assists producers in managing Johne’s disease within their flocks and high biosecurity flocks to maintain status. Provide integrity to industry assurance programs to support national and international trade of premium product. |
$219,221 |
Sheep Lice Compliance Program Service Provider: Biosecurity SA The sheep lice program minimises the impact of sheep lice on the Industry by providing inspectorial services, education, advice and where appropriate compliance action. |
$173,781 |
Good Clover, Bad Clover (Part 2) Service Provider: Rural Solutions SA In oestrogenic affected flocks, adoption of strategic grazing of low oestrogen pastures by the young ewe flock can have an immediate improvement on ewe fertility and lambing performance. |
$6,610 |
Enhanced Abattoir Surveillance Service Provider: Biosecurity SA The Enhanced Abattoir Surveillance (EAS) program monitors and provides feedback to producers about specified diseases and conditions present in sheep consigned to Thomas Foods International (TFI) abattoir. This assists producers to optimise their production efficiency, increase profitability and improve animal welfare, and abattoirs and industry to reduce wastage and improve trade access. |
$200,000 |
Traceability |
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NLIS Compliance Program – Sheep Service Provider: Biosecurity SA The NLIS Sheep Program supports the South Australian sheep industry by monitoring and enforcing compliance with sheep identification and traceability standards for the purpose of disease control, food safety and market access. |
$262,078 |
Predator Control |
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Wild Dog Trapper Program Service Provider: Biosecurity SA Reduce the spread and impacts of wild dogs on livestock production inside the Dog Fence through the employment of two FTE trappers in SA. |
$67,500 |
Biteback Wild Dog Control Program Service Provider: SA Arid Lands Landscape Board To reduce the impact of wild dogs (dingoes and their hybrids) on the sheep industry in the SA pastoral zone and to support landholders to control wild dogs. |
$380,000 |
Advocacy |
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Livestock SA Advocacy Program Service Provider: Livestock SA Facilitates Livestock SA advocacy efforts. |
$428,500 |
Industry Development |
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Growth of Red Meat & Wool Industries Program Service Provider: Rural Solutions A collaborative program to improve sheep productivity, profitability and quality through the enhanced utilisation of technology and data, together with improved business acumen with the aim to increase the number and quality of sheep produced. |
$150,000 |
SheepConnect SA Communications Service Provider: Rural Solutions SA SheepConnect SA is Australian Wool Innovation Ltd.’s lead extension project in South Australia for information and skill development of wool producers. |
$40,000 |
Merino Sire Evaluation Service Provider: Merino SA The site is seeking support to collect carcass phenotypes for eating quality traits (intramuscular fat % and shearforce) which are of critical importance to maintaining lamb eating quality and providing further information to inform sire selection. |
$23,000 |
Sheep Expo 2022 Service Provider: SA Sheep Expo Council Ensure that the South Australian sheep industry attracts young people that will engage and contribute to the long-term viability of the industry by developing industry capability and capacity. |
$15,500 |
Sheep Industry Fund - Governance & Administration Services Service Provider: Livestock SA The project supports the governance and administration structures of the SA Sheep Industry Fund Board. |
$104,220 |
SA Sheep Industry Blueprint Implementation This project will deliver management and implementation services of the SA Sheep Industry Blueprint. |
$95,000 |
Simple Steps to Safeguard Biosecurity Service Provider: Livestock SA A program of work designed for livestock producers to improve attitudes, knowledge, and skills, and enable adoption of best practice biosecurity on-farm. |
$10,000 |
Melatonin Improves Ewe Productivity and Wellbeing Service Provider: University of Adelaide It is predicted that the use of melatonin on ewes immediately prior to joining in hot environments will increase the number of ewes that conceive, the proportion of twins conceived and increase the survival rate of twin born lambs. |
$47,380 |
SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub Contribution Service Provider: University of Adelaide The SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub consists of a network of >50 RDE&A partners. This application focusses on maximising the benefit from the Drought Hub for the SA sheep industry through a linked network of integrated producer demonstration RDE&A sites. |
$50,000 |
Sheep thermoregulation and fertility Service Provider: University of Adelaide This project will quantify the impact of individual ewe and ram thermoregulation on pregnancy rates, litter size and weaning rates of ewes joined during summer. |
$58,531 |
Small Project Fund Service Provider: Livestock SA The Sheep Industry Fund Board has preapproved the expenditure for small projects that provide benefit the industry. Unspent funds will be returned to the SIF at financial year end. |
$30,000 |
Total Livestock SA application |
$3,181,321 |
Other approved expenditure 2022FY |
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Dog Fence rebuild |
$ 865,000 |
Dog Fence maintenance |
$ 250,459 |
Total Industry Funds |
$4,296,780 |