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As part of Poultry Hub Australia’s training initiative, we have developed a virtual chicken with the assistance of Tafe Digital in Armidale. ‘Vicky’ the virtual chicken allows users to experience all parts of the chicken from inside out, even down to the different cuts of meat from chicken. There is also a testing function that

World renowned poultry science researcher Professor Emeritus Gene Pesti from Georgia recently spent six months at the University of New England, from October 2018- March 2019, as a Visiting Researcher. Gene has over 30 years’ experience running poultry nutrition experiments and statistical analysis; he has written three books, 200 journal articles and over 100 abstracts

Dr Peta Taylor from the University of New England and colleagues are attempting to get to the bottom of perceptions of hen welfare and the Australian egg industry and how these may differ related to specific demographics, experiences and professions. The team, including Huw Nolan from UNE and Dr Lauren Hemsworth from the Animal Welfare

Join us on Thursday March 14 in Tamworth to learn all about our training program and how you can get involved!   Our virtual reality chicken is pretty spectacular! Come and see it in action.  

I know what you are thinking…..really speed dating? During APSS 2018 the need to facilitate communication between scientists of all ages was raised, particularly aiding young scientists to find mentors within the industry. So this year at APSS The Chook Chat Shack (aka Poultry Hub Australia, Agrifutures Chicken Meat and Australian Eggs) supported a speed

Insects as a protein source is not as crazy as you may think as it is estimated that more than 2 billion people worldwide eat insects every day. For many people it is the only available meat meal rich in protein, sugars and vitamins. Ants, bugs, grasshoppers and butterfly larvae are eaten in Asia, Africa

Recently one of our industry’s young and upcoming poultry scientists was nationally recognised in a special magazine edition in The Australian newspaper. Titled ‘Research’ the magazine details Australia’s scientific leaders in each field. Dr Priscilla Gerber from the University of New England was recognised in the magazine as a leader in the field of Veterinary

Please join me in welcoming Anita Osborne who joined the PoultryHub in September as my Executive Assistant. With more than 15 years of experience as an Executive Assistant, Anita has worked with high profile organisations such as the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, Hunter Valley Gardens and Harrigans Irish Pub in the Hunter Valley, NRL

Chook Chat Shack at PIX/AMC 2018 PIX/AMX 2018 was held in sunny Broadbeach, Gold Coast Australia 3-5th June, 2018. The conference program featured three days filled with the latest in innovation and information, with knowledgeable industry personnel from both Australia and overseas attending. The program was streamed into chicken meat, egg production, free range and

Rapid tests for poultry disease diagnosis and monitoring Dr Penelope Steer-Cope The Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health was established in 1999, and operates within the Melbourne Veterinary School, in the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Melbourne. The APCAH diagnostic laboratories at Werribee provide a range of serological and molecular tests

Poultry Hub Australia’s education excursion to EKKA’s Rural Discovery Day Last month PHA attended EKKA’s Rural Discovery Day in Brisbane. Now in its 15th year, the popular ‘ag-ucational’ day brings the country to the city to teach primary school students that food comes from farms and not the supermarket shelf. Over 1100 students attended a

Spotty Liver Disease in Laying Hens Robert Moore, Peter Scott and Hao Van RMIT University; Scolexia Pty Ltd Spotty Liver Disease (SLD) is an emerging disease in extensively housed poultry. It’s most commonly seen in free-range layer hens but has also been reported in broiler breeders. The signs of disease are variable ranging from low

Chook Chat Shack at PIX Do you need somewhere to meet at PIX to discuss research and new research ideas? AgriFutures Australia Chicken Meat, Poultry Hub and Australian Eggs are excited to be co-hosting the Chook Chat Shack meeting place at the 2018 PIX/AMC Conference.     The Australian Poultry RD&E funding agencies are working