Advancing Early On-Farm Detection and Real Time Surveillance
Tender ID: 614216
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Tender Description
The Australian red meat industry (encompassing cattle, sheep and goat) generated $77.1 billion in turnover and $14.3 billion in exports in 2023-2024, supporting over 460,000 jobs nationwide (Meat & Livestock Australia 2025). The industry’s success is built on a well-integrated and effective biosecurity system. Understanding the evolving biosecurity challenges that the red meat industry faces, and the gaps and needs that must be addressed, is critical to informing strategic research, development, and adoption (RD&A) investment.
MLA is calling for applications for MDC-funded projects that include RD&A and enabling activities that improve traceability, surveillance and early detection through better data quality, system integration and compliance across the domestic red meat supply chain.
Applications should meet the requirements specified in the Terms of Reference and include a completed preliminary application form available on the project application guidelines and forms website.
Applications must be received by MLA before 11:59 PM AEDT on 22 June 2026. Use the preliminary proposal template to submit proposals electronically to MLA at: projectcall@mla.com.au and cc mlaurence@mla.com.au
If you have questions about this tender, please contact:
Dr Michael Laurence
Group Manager Animal Wellbeing and Biosecurity
Email: mlaurence@mla.com.au
Phone: 0429-109-997
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