THOROUGHBRED HORSES 
20 pages
Published: 10 Jan 2018
Author(s): RIRDC
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This is the first Five Year Plan for the newly formed Thoroughbred RD&E Program which will collect its first levy funds in 2017, based on levies applied to thoroughbred mare and stallion returns.
Program RD&E Plans are a key part of implementing AgriFutures Australia’s broader RD&E strategies and are the basis on which AgriFutures Australia invests on behalf of industries. This Interim Five Year Plan has been developed in consultation with industry stakeholders, including Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA), and Racing Australia (RA) to outline research, development and extension (RD&E) objectives until 2022.
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