The Australian Animal Health Laboratory conducts diagnosis, training, technology transfer and research which is essential to the success of animal health in Australia.
Our textiles research is being used not only for clothes, but for filters, antiballistics, gaskets, insulation, upholstery, carpets, bedding, bandages and wound dressings.
We increase global demand for Australian wool by expanding wool's uses into new high-value technical markets, developing innovative products and using advanced genetics to grow better wool.
CSIRO has decided to close its Yalanbee Research Station, a 1 150 hectare property near Perth, which has traditionally supported the work of livestock industry scientists in Western Australia, but is now significantly underutilised.
Australasia’s major annual livestock industries’ science conference – Horizons in Livestock Sciences – will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 28-30 October.
Australasia’s major livestock industries’ science and agribusiness conference – Horizons in Livestock Sciences – will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 28-30 October 2008.
Breed engineering allows us to identify genes or gene markers that account for population variation. Particularly, in key traits that underpin the eating and food qualities of the products derived from a species.
This video animation, produced by CSIRO, looks at the various elements of the wool fibre and the properties that each part contributes to wool's usefulness. (3:30)
Two new CSIRO technologies that improve the convenience and comfort of wool clothing could soon be in a store near you: QuickDry Merino which has the drying time of polyester and Active-wear Merino fabric which feels drier and cooler during exercise.
By studying wool’s complex arrays of natural nanofibres, Dr Tony Pierlot hopes to develop new technical applications, which will generate sustained demand for Australian wool.
This article from Farming Ahead details how our research suggests some new methods which could be used to reduce the prickle factor when wearing woollen garments. (2 pages)
General information on the processing of leather at tanneries from the removal of flesh and hair, through the tanning process to the finishing of leather. (3 pages)
How did those checks get into your check shirt? Find out in the Fibres and Fabrics workshop for students in Years 3-7, run by CSIRO Education in South Queensland.
