chicken

Brand commits to improving meat chicken welfare

ABOVE: A body of research is underpinning the successful utilisation of one of the Australian chicken meat industry largest operational investments – litter. One of the ways RSPCA Approved creates change and improvements within farming industries is by working closely with producers to ensure better animal welfare on farm – whether the animals are housed…

industry

Litter project findings pivotal to industry investment

ABOVE: A body of research is underpinning the successful utilisation of one of the Australian chicken meat industry largest operational investments – litter. A major body of research investigating various aspects of sourcing, management, reuse and disposal is underpinning the successful utilisation of one of the Australian chicken meat industry’s largest operational investments – litter.…

bird

Bird flu detected in Australian poultry

ABOVE: Authorities confirmed bird flu had been detected at a Victorian egg farm. More than 400,000 birds have been euthanised following detection of avian influenza at a Victorian egg farm. On May 22, 2024, Agriculture Victoria confirmed a detection of high pathogenicity avian influenza H7N3 in poultry on a caged, barn and free-range production egg…