April 2025 poultry industry headlines: Poultry Hub Australia visits VIV Asia 2025 ABARES Outlook 2025 key takeaways Dual purpose chicken choices Vale John Phillips 1936-2025 Banning all food items at Aussie customs to protect agriculture Smart pump solution transforms abattoir wastewater management US pork and poultry exports to China extended US turns to Turkey and…
March 2025 poultry industry headlines: Reflections on avian flu response Australian Poultry Science Symposium 2025 Increase of chicken in Australian diets Current avian influenza situation in Australia Cage fighting continues as final round bell tolls Australia’s bird flu response learnings Financial assistance available for north Queensland floods Have your say on sustainability claims for international…
February 2025 poultry industry headlines: ACMF plays critical role in new Job and Skills Australia food supply chain workforce report Exciting developments at Poultry Hub Australia Wendy Muir wins prestigious teaching award Dr Reza Barekatain appointed director of PRF Laying off for a while is rare but real Government can be confusing Gorman-Rupp pump solves…
With APSS 2025 getting underway next week, this is your final opportunity to register for the thirty-sixth annual poultry symposium. We currently have over 300 attendees registered, so we are well and truly on track for record numbers again in 2025. Register for APSS now We have unfortunately sold out of our ‘Full Package’ option…
January 2025 poultry industry headlines: 2025 sees changes at EFA helm Welcome to a year of innovation and progress Australian Chicken Meat Federation year in review Snack Brands sticks with trusted pumps Cant Comment welcomes comments Guide to emergency animal disease responses New Inghams Group CEO with retirement of Andrew Reeves Groundbreaking research tackles global…
December 2024 poultry industry headlines: Tasktrans wins first Safety Smart Broiler Chicken Farming Award Egg industry stakeholder event Poultry tops our cost of illness estimates Australian egg industry awards held in Melbourne Stalosan F protects livestock and supports biosecurity measures Ingham’s water-saving initiatives AAA battery rating for Australian Alliance for Animals Eight new research projects…
ABOVE: Free-range chickens showed a preference for range areas in which the shade structures were evenly distributed. Photo: Inghams A recent study in Australia has revealed that free-range chickens prefer outdoor areas where shade is evenly distributed. This important research is part of a collaborative project aimed at enhancing the welfare of chickens in free-range…
ABOVE: Inside Better Chicken Commitment-compliant farms in the UK. Photos: RSPCA UK Since launching in July, the Better Chicken Australia campaign has reached tens of thousands of Australian chicken consumers across social media and news outlets with the call for higher welfare standards. The campaign promotes the globally recognised Better Chicken Commitment as a way…
ABOVE: Michelle Landry, Minister Julie Collins and EFA CEO Melinda Hashimoto. Australian egg farmers celebrated World Egg Day at Parliament House in Canberra in October, with a breakfast event for members of Parliament and senators. Egg Farmers of Australia was able to highlight the message that eggs are among the most environmentally sustainable and affordable…
ABOVE: A modern broiler farm. Australia’s meat chicken (or broiler) sector has a relatively brief history when compared with other major Australian livestock industries. In this two part series, we look at that history, with additional insights into our meat chicken industry. There are currently more than 800 commercial meat chicken growers in Australia. Most…