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This post is for the 2020 PIX conference, to apply for the 2024 program please click here. Powered by Poultry Hub Australia Poultry Hub Australia is excited to announce the PIX Young Industry Delegates Program! As a Young Industry Delegate, you will be able to immerse yourself in all that PIX has to offer. The program

Summary of PHA funded project ‘The role of education and attitudes towards hen welfare: a case study of furnished cages” What? We investigated the impact of education programs and rhetoric on perceptions of hen welfare, specifically in relation to the controversial topic of laying hen housing systems. We found, through initial focus groups, that few

On Wednesday 20th of November Poultry Hub supported the EFG Broiler Model Workshop that was run by Peter Chrystal and Greg Hargreave from Baiada at UNE and was also livestreamed online. The EFG Broiler Model is a unique scientific and management tool for poultry nutritionists, geneticists and managers, but perhaps even more suited to those

Eggit Egg Grab N Grade Poultry Hub Australia (PHA) is a not-for-profit organisation located at the University of New England in Armidale, NSW, Australia. While PHA sits within the grounds of the University of New England it is a semi-autonomous body that focuses on research, education and training. PHA focuses on challenges identified in the

Recently Poultry Hub Australia representatives Angela Scott and Kapil Chousalkar attended the inaugural Agricultural, Animal and Vet Sciences Careers Expo held at Urrbrae High School in Adelaide, SA as an exhibitor.   Over 400 people, including students, parents, teachers and careers advisers from rural schools, attended the event. Feedback suggests that attendees were incredibly impressed

On the 10th and 11th of September, we successfully ran our Ideas Exchange conference in Sydney. This meeting enables researchers and industry to get together for a great time of networking, re-connecting, learning and developing ideas. The conference was well attended with close to 90 participants from across the industry and research sectors. The main

From May 6th to August 4th, 2019, University of New England PhD candidate Matt Hilliar took 3 months off to complete an industry based internship with Ridley AgriProducts through the APR intern program. The internship involved Matt developing his skills as an animal nutritionist whilst working on a project within Ridley. Matt’s expertise in amino

It has been one year now since Angela Scott started her poultry internship program in South Australia (SA) in 2018 and Angela says it has been a tremendous learning experience for her. Angela’s poultry internship program is jointly funded by the PoultryHub and Food Safety Program of Biosecurity SA. Originally planned to be only a

Poultry Hub Australia is pleased to announce that we have awarded a total of $181,487 to four projects, following our open call for research proposals. We would like to thank all those that submitted a project and congratulate those that have been successful and encourage others to keep up the great ideas. The four successful

It’s that time of year again when researchers and industry get together for a great time of networking, re-connecting, learning and developing ideas. In the past, Ideas Exchange has been a great avenue for industry personnel and researchers to come together and develop relationships and collaborations that benefit the poultry industry. This year’s meeting will

Animal Health Australia has produced a national guide for the handling, transportation and biosecurity of poultry for show and sale. The guide has been produced to educate the general public in the  handling and transportation of birds, and to advise people of their legal obligations in relation to the welfare of the birds in their

Poultry Hub Australia Industry Research Funding (Australian applicants only) Poultry Hub Australia (PHA) will fund a number of research projects, as part of PHA’s Industry Research Funding. The aim of the call is to encourage scientists to engage with industry and work together to develop innovative, applied research projects with the objective to solve problems

As part of our poultry job ready training we held an engagement event in Tamworth. It was well attended and very well received. Many young people attended the day at UNE’s Tamworth campus, along with representatives from schools, job providers and the local poultry industry. We would like to say thanks to the team at