A chicken processing plant needed aeration to reduce odours associated with its wastewater treatment system. aerators The plant had a large 350,000-litre tank with in-flows exceeding four megalitres per day. The owners also wanted a system that was easy to maintain and safe for operators. Engineers at the plant selected a Venturi aeration system that…
Leaders from Australia’s livestock industries have witnessed how travellers to and from countries such as Indonesia are exposed to more than 20 biosecurity touch points, enhancing the biosecurity wall protecting Australia from exotic animal diseases, according to a press release from Australia’s meat sector, including Meat and Livestock Australia. The behind-the-scenes inspection of Sydney’s International…
After seven long years in development, Australia’s poultry standards and guidelines document has been published and includes some welcome – and long overdue – recommendations for improvements to the welfare of hundreds of millions of birds. The standards are yet to be endorsed by state and territory agriculture ministers and ideally, will underpin state and…