Dairy farmers hold out for scientific research funds

AUSTRALIA - Queensland dairy farmers say they have not given up hope of getting ongoing federal funding for scientific research.
calendar icon 9 January 2007
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The Federal Government has rejected a proposal by the national dairy body for $40 million for research into reproductive technology and genetic markers.

The president of the Queensland Dairy Farmers Organisation, Wes Judd, says that research is vital to the long-term viability of the industry.

"Through giving us evaluation and gains through genetic marker work, that would substantially cut the time it takes to prove sires. Effectively you're looking at probably a six-year process you could cut down to two, so it's pretty substantial," he said.

Source: ABC News Online
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