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A new Fowl Cholera vaccine should reach the market in the first quarter of 2010. The live Pasteurella multocida candidate vaccine, PMP1 or Vaxsafe® PM, has been shown to be a safe and efficacious in the control of Fowl Cholera. According to Poultry CRC Project Leader and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne Veterinary School,

A project aimed at identifying the differences between key feed ingredients, with regards to their potential to induce or inhibit reflux, has been undertaken at the University of New England (UNE). Four experiments were conducted to evaluate the occurrence and possible effects of certain dietary ingredients on reverse movement of feed matter (reflux) in broiler and

Five patents for new poultry health products are coming out of the Poultry CRC’s research Program 2A: Discovery & development of poultry health products: “Antimicrobial peptides”; “Modulating production traits”; “Novel toxin”; and two other patents yet to be filed. Antimicrobial peptides CSIRO’s Sharon Bishop-Hurley has identified and patented a group of peptides that attack the

By Andrew Turner A number of interesting papers have been published recently about the bird flu epidemic in Asia, Africa and Europe. A paper by Kilpatrick et al (2006) concluded that H5N1 HPNAI infection in Asia was most likely spread to 9 of 21 Asian countries by poultry and 3 of 21 countries by migratory birds

Poultry CRC Program Manager, Kevin Whithear, was recently awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia“for service to veterinary science and education, particularly through research, development and production of vaccines to control major diseases in poultry.” Kevin was instrumental in the establishment of the CRC and held the positions of Deputy CEO and Education Coordinator until last

The first scientific evaluation of the major causes of mortality in commercial free-range layer flocks in Australia has been completed by the Poultry CRC in conjunction with the Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries (QDPI&F) and the University of Queensland. According to the Project Leader,QDPI&F’s Tanya Nagle, there is limited scientifically sound information on causes

As one of the very first students to get support from the Poultry CRC, Nick Rodgers is now one of the first to secure an industry-related role. Now based in Melbourne, Nick started as a Technical Support Manager with Alltech Biotechnology, a supporting participant of the Poultry CRC, in October. Part of Nick’s role includes working

The 2007 National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) was held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra last month, and the Australian Poultry CRC joined several other CRCs as sponsors. Along with the Aquafin, Molecular Plant Breeding, Dairy and Sheep CRCs, the Poultry CRC formed the consortium “Food and Fibre” to act as one of the industry sponsors and

A new Poultry CRC Project is exploring the potential of using machine vision technology in the cage layer industry. Project Leader, Greg Cronin, a Research Scientist with DPI Victoria’s Animal Welfare Science Centre (AWSC), is aiming to determine whether machine vision can be used to count hens in cages and to identify blockages on the egg collection belt.

A Poultry CRC Project aimed at ensuring long-term protection against Marek’s disease is progressing well, with the platform technologies necessary for producing new generation vaccines in the final stages of development. Project Leader, Tim Mahony from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (QDPI&F), recognised the potential for applying the technology he developed through working with cattle