The following reports and outcomes are from completed projects.

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Research Reports:

• On-farm immunoassay test kit for inflammatory diseases to test the immune status of a herd (Pork CRC, 2018)

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• Alternatives to vitamin E for the cost-effective management of cellular antioxidant capacity in weaner pigs experimentally infected with enterotoxigenic strain of E. coli (Pork CRC, 2018)​

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• Feeding Lupinus albus L. to immunocastrated male pigs to reduce feed intake and backfat (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2018)​

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• Maximizing the performance of pigs after weaning: Effects of weight distribution within groups and space allowance (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2019)​

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• Feeding a single diet to pigs in the grower/finisher stage to reduce feed costs and improve feed efficiency (Australasian Pork Research Institute Limited, 2020)​

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• Increasing percentage of live born piglets in free range litters during summer (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2021)​

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• Commercial validation of Weight-Detect and Enviro-Detect machine (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2021)​

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• Validating the use of pH/temperature data loggers to collect accurate measurements of muscle pH and temperature decline of pork carcasses during chilling for up to 24 hours (Australian Pork Limited, 2021)

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• Can black soldier fly larvae be used as a dietary protein substitute and reduce antimicrobial use in weaner pigs? (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2022)​

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• Inclusion of guanidinoacetic acid in finishing diets to improve growth performance and meat quality (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2022)​

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• Inclusion of electrolytes and glucose in water and/or ConverMax® in feed prior to transport to reduce stress, improve carcass quality and performance in finisher pigs (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2022)​

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• Validation of a range of cleaning protocols for improved industry truck wash biosecurity (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2022)

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• Understanding Western Australian pork quality across commercial production systems and season (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2023)​

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• A​ case study: Assessing the quality of source water fed to pigs in Western Australia (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2023)​

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• 3Ps: Pig welfare, production decision support and pork provenance in supply chains (Food Agility CRC & project partners, 2025)​​​

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• Digital ESG: Building the foundation of worldclass ESG reporting for the pork industry (Food Agility CRC & project partners, 2025)

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• Digital ESG: An overview of lowering Australian pork’s carbon footprint (Food Agility CRC & project partners, 2025)

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• Digital ESG: Technology adoption in pig lairages (Food Agility CRC & project partners, 2025)

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• Microbiological biosecurity risk assessment of wild birds on Western Australian pigs (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2026, please contact PIWA for more information)

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• A case study: Improving outdoor sow welfare and production by providing shade and wallows during summer (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2026)

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Summaries & Infonotes:

• Establishing Western Australia as the centre for the production of high quality free range pork (Agribusiness Innovation Fund, 2019)

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• Pork raised without antibiotics: New opportunities for WA’s pork industry (Agribusiness Innovation Fund, 2019)​

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• A​ case study: Assessing the quality of source water fed to pigs in Western Australia (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2023)

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• Managing water in a changing climate: An extension toolkit to facilitate adoption of best practice water management for pork and poultry producers in Western Australia (Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund & PIWA, 2025)

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• A case study: Improving outdoor sow welfare and production by providing shade and wallows during summer (APC Pork Producers Committee, 2026)