58 - July 2012

Welcome to another edition of eChook! The poultry industry is an essential contributor to food security throughout the world. It is also a low emission industry that thrives on efficient utilisation of resources, such as feed and water.  There is no doubt that the poultry industry will lead the way in efficient production of high

A new Poultry CRC project led by Dr Conny Turni will, for the first time, give the Australian duck industry tools to help diagnose and control infectious serositis or New Duck disease. Ducks suffer from this often fatal form of septicaemia, which is caused by a respiratory bacterium, Riemerellla anatipestifer, invading the bird’s bloodstream. Symptoms include

Ms Sarah Weaver, a University of Adelaide PhD candidate, is investigating the role of yolk composition on the development of broiler embryos. With assistance from the Poultry CRC and under the supervision of Professor Phil Hynd, Sarah will compare yolks from broiler and layer birds to determine which compounds are different, and which may be

Apart from infections, sudden death syndrome, or ‘flip overs’, accounts for some broiler mortality during production, particularly for male broilers. It is thought to be a metabolic disorder associated with rapid growth rates, which leads to an imbalance in cardiac physiology and, consequently, heart failure. As male broilers generally grow faster than females, a metabolic disorder