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19August2014
Beefproducerscouldsoonbenefitfromaproteinrichandsustainablelivestockfeedsupplementintheformofmicroalgae.
TheUniversityofQueenslandhasestablishedanAlgaeEnergyFarmtocultivateandharvestmicroalgaeforarangeofuses,includingasafeed
supplementforbeefcattle.
TheAlgaeEnergyFarm,establishedbyUQsSchoolofAgricultureandFoodScienceswithassistancefromMeatandLivestockAustralia,isan
offgrid250,000litredemonstrationfarmatUQsPinjarraHillscampus.
LeadresearcherProfessorPeerSchenksaidthefarmshowedthatalgaecouldbegrowneasilyinAustralianconditions,leveragingfeedand
fuel,andwithoutcompetingforarablelandneededforfoodproduction.
WeareworkingcloselywithAustralianprimaryproducerstoproduceproteinrichfeedtomeetthenutritionalneedsofcattleandother
livestock,ProfessorSchenksaid
Suchafeedsourcewouldhelpmitigatelargeseasonalvariationsinpasturenutritivevalueandboostcattlegrowth.
TheUQAlgaeEnergyFarmwasofficiallyopenedtoday(Tuesday19August)byMinisterforAgricultureJohnMcVeigh.
UQ,includingtheQueenslandAllianceforAgricultureandFoodInnovation,hasworkedcloselywithMeatandLivestockAustraliaandXstrata
Technologytoestablishthispilotalgaefarm,MrMcVeighsaid.
AgricultureisoneofthefourpillarsofourQueenslandeconomyanditispleasingtoseecollaborationbetweendifferentgroupstoestablish
technologieswhichwillassistthebeefindustrygrow,hesaid.
UQViceChancellorandPresidentProfessorPeterHjsaidtheUniversitywasdelightedtotargetitsresearchexcellenceconfirmedlastweek
withaprestigiousglobaluniversitiesrankingof37thforlifeandagriculturalsciencestoaprojectwithprospectivebenefitsforindividual
farmers,theindustryandtheeconomy.
BeingabletoworkwithMeatandLivestockAustraliaanduseXstratatechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoworktowardsafarmready
solutionsuitableforthetoughconditionsfacedbysomanyAustralianproducers,ProfessorHjsaid.
Suchindustrypartnershipshelpturnexcellentresearchintohighqualityoutcomesforsociety,theeconomyandtheenvironmentaprocess
oftranslationthatwecallexcellenceplus.
ProfessorSchenksaidthefactthatdryseasonpastureinnorthernAustraliawastypicallylowinproteinandenergyactedasaconstrainton
beefproduction.
Microalgaewouldhelpwithmanagementofprolongeddryconditions,suchasthoseaffectingmuchofQueensland,hesaid.
Thechallengeistodeveloptechnologythatcanbereadilyandcosteffectivelyappliedonbeefpropertiesasahomegrownsourceofhigh
qualityproteinfeed.
ThetechnologyusedbyUQisfarmreadyandcanusevirtuallyanytypeofwater,whichmeansthatcultivationofmicroalgaeoffersacost
effectivewayofproducingfeedandfuelallyearroundwithminimaluseoflandandwater.
ThePinjarraHillsfarmcanproduceabout50tonnesofalgalbiomassand60barrels(about12,480litres)ofbiodieselperhectareayear.
XstrataTechnologyprovidedUQwithminingindustryflotationtechnologyanXTJamesonCellforaninemonthtrial.Earlyresultsshowit
hassignificantlyincreasedalgaeproduction.
Media:UniversityofQueensland,communications@uq.edu.au,33651120.MinisterMcVeigh,LouiseGillis0408709160.
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