75 - March 2014

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED!!!! The Poultry CRC is looking for quality photos of poultry (chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, quails, etc). So after a very popular photo competition in 2012, the Poultry CRC is running another for 2014! Again, we have two categories, Open and Schools. We are looking for any images associated with poultry, both in

Welcome to another edition of eChook! “The Academic Apple Tree” is the title of Professor David Farrell’s autobiography. It is an amazing story from a number of points of view. Firstly, let me say a few words about the connection between David’s career and mine. David left the University of New England (UNE) in 1994

Why is it so difficult to apply research findings in the poultry industry? Firstly, there’s the different perspective of farmers and researchers. Poultry farmers, whether broiler growers or layer farmers, must run profitable businesses, balancing a slew of factors including operating costs, capital costs, staff management, animal husbandry, welfare, etc. to produce an income. Researchers,

Mr Eugene McGahan from FSA Consulting recently completed a project, titled Odour Measurement and Impact from Spent Hen Composting, funded by the Poultry CRC. This research quantified the extent of odour emissions from composting of spent hens at layer farms. The project was a collaborative effort between FSA Consulting, Pacific Environment Limited, the QLD Department

Recently on the outskirts of Melbourne, Poultry CRC supported postgraduate students gathered for our annual PoultryGrad workshop. The purposes of this event are professional development and social networking. With our students dispersed across the nation, the yearly face-to-face interactions serve to build and fortify relationships with their peers into the future. The first day of