South Australian Research and Development Institute

TEMPOL improves the post-thaw sperm quality in Zhikong scallops Chlamys farreri

Previous study demonstrated that the post-thaw sperm performance was significantly affected by the disturbance of antioxidant defense system due to the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The present study examined whether such a disturbance could be mitigated by the...

Rainfed pulse–pulse and pulse–oilseed intercrops: yield, nutrient uptake, and risk buffering

Context Intercropping can improve resource-use efficiency, yield stability, and profitability, but pulse–pulse intercrops remain poorly studied in mechanised dryland systems. Aims To determine whether functional complementarity among pulse–pulse and pulse–oilseed crops improves y...

Energy value of cereal grains for broiler chickens. III. Suitability of NIR for predicting AME of wheat for diet formulation

Context Cereal grains vary widely in energy content, which can result in poor performance of chickens when wrongly assumed apparent metabolisable energy (AME) values are used in diet formulation. Aims To evaluate the suitability of using near-infrared spectrometry (NIR) calibrati...

Energy value of cereal grains for broiler chickens. I. Variation within and among grain species, and effect of exogenous enzymes

Context Cereal grains are the major source of energy for broiler chickens. Energy available to chickens varies widely within and among cereal species and must be measured to develop near-infrared (NIR) calibrations for predicting values when formulating diets. Aims To measure app...

Enhancing the Australian coastal wave buoy network: development, implementation, national coordination and future directions

Context Although long-running, regional wave buoy networks exist within Australia, there remain critical spatial gaps in observations and limited coordination of data standards. These limitations result in challenges for using existing observations for national-scale applications...

Will work for sardines: 20 years of animal-borne ocean observing by Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Animal Tagging Facility

The world’s ocean stores ~90% of the excess heat generated by anthropogenic global warming, making sustained ocean observations essential for understanding physical, biological and climate processes. Here, we describe how the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Animal Taggi...

Epibenthic habitats of the lower mesophotic zone off western Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Context Mesophotic temperate habitats are among the world’s most poorly studied ecosystems, yet they support a wide range of ecosystem services, including fisheries production. Aims In this study, we aimed to compare the epibenthic communities occurring on mesophotic plain v. ree...