Western Australian sheep industry university scholarship program

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Showcase event 2019

On 25 June 2019, SIBI Scholarship recipients were invited to attend a showcase event, where they had the opportunity to speak about their project in front of their peers, supervisors, DPIRD staff and industry representatives.

L-R: Eliott Reed, Sanabel Abu Jwade, Alison Walsh, Michael Young and Lucas Smith. Absent: Travis Allington.
L-R: Eliott Reed, Sanabel Abu Jwade, Alison Walsh, Michael Young and Lucas Smith. Absent: Travis Allington.
Presenters and projects from SIBI Scholarships showcase event on 25 June 2019
Presenter name Project topic
Travis Allington Managing fecund flocks to improve the survival of triplet dams and their lambs
Alison Walsh

Are native shrubs an economic solution to greenhouse gas emissions from Australian agriculture?

Michael Young

Effectiveness of a supply chain on out-of-season lamb production

An economic analysis of sheep flock structure for broadacre farm businesses
Caroline Jacobson (PhD supervisor presented on behalf of student Thomas Clune) Investigating the magnitude, timing and causes of foetal loss in young ewes
Eliott Reed

Environmental factors which increase phytoestrogens in subterranean clover

Lucas Smith

Fit for purpose biochar to improve rumen fermentation efficiency and reduce methane production

Emma Russell

Sustaining the Australian sheep industry through unprecedented change

Sanabel Abu Jwade

Sheep multi-lane auto drafting management app

Automatic sheep breed classification using deep learning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A combined document with all PowerPoint slides from presentations on the day is available here.

Thank you to all speakers and those who attended the event.