Expression of Interest – Wean-a-Lamb: Improving weaning rates and system resilience in Western Australian Merino sheep enterprises

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) is seeking full applications from individuals, organisations or project teams with the capability to enhance weaning efficiency in the WA Merino industry. This proposal will encompass research, development and adoption (RD&A) activities in the Sheep productivity sector that achieve outcomes in line with the priorities of the Red Meat Panel.

Projects will investigate and identify the control points, management and production factors that will provide the greatest return for effort for WA Merino producers implementing management change to increase weaning rates, whilst also increasing resilience of the farming systems in WA.

The objectives and outcomes identified will help WA Merino producers understand the control points, management and production factors that will provide the greatest return for effort for individual producers to implement new management strategy/change on farm, to increase weaning rates and resilience of the farming systems in WA.

Further information

For further information please see the project Terms of reference.

Application link/contact

To access the Full Application form, please click here. Please refer to the MLA Project Funding Application Guidelines for further information.

Deadline

Full applications must be received by MLA before 11:59pm (AEDT) 14 November 2025. Late proposals will not be accepted.

Contact information

For any questions regarding this tender, please contact:

Dr Melanie Smith

Program Manager – Sheep and Goat Productivity

msmith@mla.com.au

0499 649 072