May 2009 Issue - Science and Research Updates

PATHOLOGY | New pathology team for veterinary lab
A new group of veterinary pathologists, hired at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (EMAI), Camden, is now undergoing extensive training.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/may-2010/new-pathology-team-for-veterinary-lab

GENETICS | Breeding plain-bodied fine wools - no problem
Fine wool producers are now seeking to breed “easy care” plainer-bodied animals which would be less susceptible to flystrike.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/may-2010/breeding-plain-bodied-fine-wools

NATIONAL CENTRE | National Centre for Rural Greenhouse Gas Research to be led by Annette Cowie
Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald today announced the appointment of Professor Annette Cowie as the inaugural Director of the new National Centre for Rural Greenhouse Gas Research at Armidale.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/may-2010/national-centre-for-rural-greenhouse-gas-research-to-be-led-by-annette-cowie

AWARD | Edible oils researcher recipient of 2009 Farrer Memorial Medal
Farrer Memorial Trust Chairman, Dr Richard Sheldrake, today announced well known oils researcher Dr Rodney Mailer as the winner of the 2009 Farrer Memorial Medal.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/may-2010/2009-farrer-memorial-medal

COLLABORATION | State Government and University of Newcastle celebrate new research collaboration
Closer ties between the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the University of Newcastle (UoN) were formalised at a ceremony in Ourimbah on the NSW Central Coast today.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/may-2010/state-government-and-university-of-newcastle-celebrate-new-research-collaboration

AWARD | Orange based research project wins CRC award
NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, today congratulated Dr Kevin Atkins and his Orange based research team on their win in the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Awards for Excellence and Innovation for their work on the Precision Sheep Management (PSM) project.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/may-2010/orange-based-research-project-wins-crc-award

SCIENTIFIC OUTPUTS | Beef CRC II features 14 DPI researchers
Understanding whether carcass and beef quality attributes can be changed by genetic selection or through management processes without unduly compromising key fitness traits like reproductive performance and adaptation to environmental stressors drove research at the Beff CRCII. The Special Edition of the latest Beef CRC Special Edition published in Animal Production Science features NSW DPI scientists, economists and biometricians on 14 of the 17 papers, and on the Foreword.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/may-2010/beef-crc-ii-features-14-dpi-researchers

PEST CONTROL | Virus vector unveiled
Research by NSW Department of Primary Industries researchers, supported by Grains Research and Development Corporation, has paved the way for controlling diseases of legume field crops.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/updates/issues/may-2010/virus-vector-unveiled