Sheep Industry Fund: Approved Projects 2022-2023
The Minister of Primary Industries and Regions approved the release of $4.9 million from the Sheep Industry Fund in July 2022 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. |
$871,100 |
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. |
$247,558 |
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. |
$187,638 |
Biosecurity Extension Officer Service Provider: Livestock SA The aim of the South Australian Livestock Biosecurity Extension Project (SALBEP) is to improve knowledge, attitude, skills and aspirations around biosecurity in the red meat and wool sectors in South Australia. |
$68,800 |
Toxoplasma gondii vaccine for sheep Service Provider: University of Adelaide This project will involve the on-farm evaluation of a vaccine to prevent Toxoplasma gondii reproductive loss in sheep. |
$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 |
Business Case and Implementation Plan for SA Sheep Traceability Service Provider: Livestock SA This project will analyse the need for and evaluate the benefits of an electronic identification (eID) traceability system for the South Australian sheep industry and develop an implementation strategy. | $15,000 |
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. | $200,000 |
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. |
$260,925 |
| Box Flat Wild Dog Control Program Service Provider: Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board The Box Flat wild dog control and coordination project is to assist landowners around Ngarkat Conservation Park with the coordinated control of wild dogs. | $3,825 |
Advocacy |
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Livestock SA Advocacy Program Service Provider: Livestock SA Facilitates Livestock SA advocacy efforts. |
$437,000 |
Industry Development |
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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. |
$41,400 |
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. |
$20,000 |
Sheep Expo 2023 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. |
$14,500 |
| Farm Gross Margin Guide Update 2023 Service Provider: Rural Solutions SA Produce an updated Farm Gross Margin Guide for use by crop and livestock producers in SA as part of their farm business planning process in 2023. | $6,000 |
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. |
$94,500 |
Melatonin Improves Ewe Productivity and Wellbeing (Instalment 2) 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. |
$35,535 |
SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub Contribution (Instalment 2) Service Provider: University of Adelaide The SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub consists of a network of >50 RDE&A partners. This application focuses on maximising the benefit from the Drought Hub for the SA sheep industry through a linked network of integrated producer demonstration RDE&A sites. |
$150,000 |
Sheep thermoregulation and fertility (Instalment 2) 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. |
$48,898 |
| Improving Spring Oestrus Synchrony
Service Provider: University of Adelaide As poor oestrus synchrony during artificial insemination (AI) contributes to financial losses and unsatisfactory results, we will optimise current oestrus synchrony protocols for spring AI. | $55,591 |
Better AI – on-farm validation Service Provider: University of Adelaide Poor synchrony causes financial loss in AI programs. An improved protocol has been developed that will be validated in commercial and stud flocks across South Australia. | $36,213 |
Sheep Blowfly Sterile Insect Technique – Implementation (Year 1) Service Provider: SARDI Implementation of the Sterile Insect Technique to control sheep blowfly in a 4-year pilot project on Kangaroo Island. | $100,000 |
| Sheep Pain Mitigation Program
Service Provider: University of Adelaide Rapidly reindicate drugs to treat chronic pain through the use of tests to quantitatively measure pain and demonstrate drug efficacy and associated productivity gains. | $247,698 |
| WoolTAG Service Provider: Livestock SA Sponsorship for WoolTAG to be able to provide tool box allowances for learner shearers and wool handlers. | $5,000 |
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. |
$50,000 |
Total Livestock SA application |
$3,763,479 |
Other approved expenditure 2023FY |
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Dog Fence rebuild |
$ 925,000 |
Dog Fence maintenance |
$ 257,632 |
Total Industry Funds |
$4,946,111 |