PHA Funded Projects
Poultry Hub Australia Funded Projects
2017
Project 17 – 001: Ingredient matrix values for AME and implementation of net energy system in broilers
Project 17 – 002: Dissemination and enhancement of an NSP database for feed formulation
Project 17 – 003: Effects of rearing environments of ranging, adaptation to stressors and health in free-range laying hens.
2018
Project 18 – 405: Evaluation of the prebiotic effects of xylo-oligosaccharides – Final Report Under Embargo*
Project 18 – 409: Insects for poultry nutrition in Australia
Project 18 – 414: Response of meat chickens to arginine in low protein diets
Project 18 – 422: Potential non-invasive biomarkers of intestinal inflammation and permeability in broiler chickens
Project 18 – 424: Monitoring of key infectious pathogens using poultry dust for controlling diseases
Project 18 – 425: Dietary inclusion of DV XPC yeast metabolite to alleviate potential gut dysbiosis in a female broiler breeder line and its effect on hen and progeny performance
Project 18 – 427: Evaluation of the immune-stimulatory effects of plant essential oils using an infectious laryngotracheitis virus vaccination – challenge model
Project 18 – 429: The role of education and attitudes towards hen welfare: a case study of furnished cages
Project 18 – 432: Epidemiological investigation of Spotty Liver Disease in chickens to inform disease control
2019
Project 19 – 101: Review of the importance of sampling and sampling methodology in poultry production
Project 19 – 103: Evaluation of precision feeding to enhance broiler growth efficiency
Project 19 – 106: Early-stage feeding of spray-dried porcine plasma to improve health and performance of broilers in the presence and absence of Clostridium perfringens challenge
Project 19 – 114: Development of immunological assays to assist the control of Spotty Liver Disease in chickens
2020
Project 20 – 215: Cross protection of Vaxsafe ST against a novel S. Enteritidis strain
Project 20 – 216: Defining Australian poultry euthanasia practices with a focus on cervical dislocation – Final Report Under Embargo*
Project 20 – 218: Ileal Ca digestibility
Project 20 – 220: Assessing behaviour and welfare impacts of water provision via misters in commercial ducks
Project 20 – 221: Molecular characterisation of avian hepatitis E virus in Australia and development of a rapid genotyping technique – Final Report Under Embargo
Project 20 – 224: Improving chick post-hatch performance from young breeder flocks using in ovo creatine monohydrate supplementation
Project 20 – 225: Response of meat chickens to guanidinoacetic acid and betaine in reduced protein diet
Project 20 – 226: Immune responses to Campylobacter hepaticus infection: impact on recovery from Spotty Liver Disease in chickens – Final Report Under Embargo*
2021
Project 21 – 303: The effect of AM/PM diets on feed efficiency, egg quality and welfare parameters for free-range layer hens
Project 21 – 304: Nutritional strategies to mitigate coccidiosis – Final Report Under Embargo*
Project 21 – 308: Rapid On-farm Diagnostics for Bacterial Respiratory disease Outbreaks in Poultry (RODBROP) – Final Report Under Embargo*
2022
Project 22 – 401: Novel approach to isolating antigen targets and developing an mRNA vaccine against Salmonella enterica
Project 22 – 404: Reducing abnormal behaviours through effective enrichment
2023
Project 23- 602: Evaluation of the prebiotic effects of xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) in laying hens
Project 23-603: Optimising energy to protein ratio in Australian practical reduced protein diets for laying hens
Project 23-604: Optimising fine to coarse limestone ratio in the AM/PM diet to improve laying hen performance
* Final reports are sometimes held under embargo due to commercially sensitive results, valuable IP has been generated or as a scientific journal article is in preparation.
The Poultry Hub Australia profoundly acknowledges and respects that its foundations, both people and facilities, are established on land rich in the history and traditions of the world’s oldest living culture. PHA values and respects Indigenous knowledge, understanding its importance in our shared history. We acknowledge the strength, resilience, and contributions of the Aboriginal community, we pay our tributes to the Aboriginal Elders – those who guided us in the past, those who lead us today, and those who will enlighten our paths in the future.