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The final reports from the most comprehensive Australian study of Dust and odour emissions from poultry sheds are now available. This ambitious project collected high quality data on dust and odour emissions from both layer and broiler tunnel ventilated sheds, which is presented in two reports, namely, ‘Dust and odour emissions from layer sheds’ and ‘Dust and

Research students who are supported by the Poultry CRC have gained further insight into the practical side of the Australian poultry industry by attending the CRC’s 2011 PoultryGrad student workshop. 17 students and post-doctoral workers from our participant universities attended the event in Melbourne which was held on 24th – 27th October, 2011. The event included tours of Hy-Line

Do you have a passion for poultry? Would you like to contribute information/articles to Poultry Hub? If so, then we need you! Poultry CRC would like to give Poultry Hub (www.poultryhub.org) users the opportunity to post poultry-related articles on this site for the overall benefit of the poultry industry. Especially welcome are contributions from Poultry

Welcome to another edition of eChook! In this edition, I would like to draw your attention to the Poultry CRC’s findings on the effects of litter consumption and litter type on gut development and health in layers and broilers. This is financially important for two reasons. Firstly, some poultry producers are facing difficulties in sourcing

Mr Tugrul Durali, Senior Broiler Manager for Red Lea Chickens, who is also a Poultry CRC supported PhD candidate, guided 18 fourth year students on a field trip to Red Lea farms. The students, studying Animal and Veterinary Bioscience at The University of Sydney, were accompanied by their supervisor Dr. Jeff Downing. The field trip focused on the mechanics of broiler

On Wednesday 14 September, the NSW Farmers Association held its annual Poultry Field Day at Sydney Showground’s Howie Complex. Chief Executive Officer of the Poultry CRC, Professor Mingan Choct, joined Education Manager, Liz Roan, and Communication Officer, Mick Warner, at the event to promote the CRC’s research and education activities and resulting services to the Australian poultry industry. The event

Two Poultry CRC supported sub-projects have recently reached completion, making them the first under the second round CRC. Dr Valeria Torok from the South Australian Research and Development Institute’s (SARDI) and Dr Seyed Ali Ghorashi from The University of Melbourne’s have both submitted their final reports to the CRC. Dr Torok’s project, Validation of qPCR assays targeting broiler performance, investigated the links

We have had an overwhelming response to this year’s photo competition, with 57 entries received (and that’s with school entries counted as one)! These came from individuals from as far away as Bangladesh, and from many school classes and students across Australia. This presented us with over 700 images from which to choose the place-getters, with a great deal

Welcome to another edition of eChook! In this edition we get an update from an industry internship recipient, look at odour research, examine expanding broiler growing opportunities and see young students take an interest in the poultry industry at this years “Science in the Bush”. First up, we’ll look to 2012’s Poultry Information Exchange being held

Veterinarian Nilhan Fernando commenced an Internship, facilitated by the Poultry CRC, with Scolexia in March 2011 under the guidance of Dr Peter Scott, Managing Director of Scolexia. Previously Nilhan has worked as a consultant veterinarian to a Poultry Breeder Farm in Sri Lanka, and he is also experienced in equine and small animal medicine. Previously Dr Scott has stated

Complaints due to odours are a major issue for poultry shed operators, as repeated release of unpleasant odours can constitute a public nuisance and possible regulatory violation. University of New South Wales student Mr Hung Lee, with the support of the Poultry CRC, is investigating the fate of the often overlooked volatile organo-sulphur compounds (VOSCs) in odour assessment.

The Poultry CRC, along with industry partners such as Inghams Enterprises, Baiadia and Cordina continue to answer enquiries from interested parties about the process involved in becoming a broiler (meat chicken) producer/grower. Much of this interest has been sparked by recent media coverage highlighting the popularity of chicken meat with the Australian consumer, the pressure on the industry’s capacity to meet

More than 800 school students from throughout northern NSW travelled to Poultry CRC participant, the University of New England (UNE) on Thursday the 18th and Friday the 19th of August to take part in “Science in the Bush”. An initiative of the Australian Museum and the University of Sydney since 2006, Science in the Bush programs have been offering activities for primary and