POULTRY processor Ingham’s says it does not expect the temporary closure of its Melbourne processing plant due to a coronavirus outbreak among staff will hurt company profits or supplies to customers. Managing director Jim Leighton said Ingham’s had contingency plans in place for its 11 meat plants around Australia for several months in case they…
EXPECTED to be around for another year before eradication, a chicken virus in New Zealand is the cause of blocked exports to Australia until 2021. Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Type One was detected on two Otago egg farms belonging to the same company in August last year. While not posing any risk to human health,…
ON July 17, Australia’s favourite free range chicken producer Lilydale launched a national integrated marketing campaign to complement a new logo, packaging and premium range products. The campaign theme, Dedication You Can Taste, is underpinned by the brand’s promise, which gives consumers confidence that its free range chickens are raised with care on Lilydale farms…
August 2020 poultry industry headlines: Lilydale celebrates farmers’ dedication Priority poultry projects receive funding Australian avian influenza update Australian Rural Leadership Program applications Chicken and the egg Standards and guidelines update New Zealand chicken virus blocking exports to Australia Quarantine advice when introducing new birds KFC plans to print edible chicken nuggets in lab COVID-19…
A GREAT new piece of technology has been developed at the University of New England that Poultry Hub Australia Director Tamsyn Crowley would like to share. Assoc Prof Wu and his team have developed a fast and accurate sexing method to sex chickens using feather crude DNA. In recent years, researchers have found it difficult…
EMERGING research suggests that ‘listening’ to the sounds newly hatched chicks make can aid early detection of welfare issues. In nature, when distressed and uncomfortable with their surroundings, chicks attract their mother with a loud and distinct stress call. In commercial chicken farming however, thousands of chicks are reared in batches. In a study published…
ELANCO Animal Health Incorporated recently announced that the European Commission has granted approval of Elanco’s pending acquisition of Bayer AG’s animal health business. The company continues to progress toward a mid-year closing, anticipated August 3, 2020. Elanco president and CEO Jeff Simmons said, “Approval from the European Commission is an important milestone towards the completion…
July 2020 poultry industry headlines: Salmonella risk from backyard chooks Fast and accurate sexing method developed for chickens Animal welfare standards and guidelines under review Why you should listen to your newly hatched chicks $36 million for our agricultural communities – shows to go on Paltry returns for poultry meat farmers The Australian Poultry Science…
THE Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud was pleased to see the strong international support, which he led in April at the G20 to investigate wildlife wet markets as part of the broader review of COVID-19. Minister Littleproud said his call for the expert review would provide a greater understanding of how to prevent another devastating event.…
A NEW study from Denmark shows that a live vaccine against escherichia coli can safely be used in hens in lay, a practice that may help limit e. coli transmission in both broiler and egg production. According to the study’s author and a professor at the University of Copenhagen Henrik Christensen, e. coli can be transferred…