August 2019 poultry industry headlines: CEPA sundowner event in Perth PoultryGrad 2019 an inspirational experience Punishment and prevention needed for animal activists Be prepared for hot chooks with fire-resistant feathers Australian Government delivers to protect farmers Better connecting farmers with consumers Field day season – water is the issue India bans the use of a…
ON July 31, following on from the Flock Health and Egg Quality forum held by Australian Eggs, the Commercial Egg Producers Association of Western Australia held its annual Sundowner event at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Perth. The event was well attended by producers and supporters of the egg industry.An address was given by the…
OVER 20 poultry science students attended PoultryGrad 2019 for two days during July in Toowoomba, Queensland. PoultryGrad provides students with the opportunity to meet people from industry and students from other universities. The event enables them to think about and discuss their future careers, build peer networks and discuss how their research can benefit the…
TAKING a more proactive approach to regulation, research and education is the only way to ensure the Australian poultry industry is at the forefront of innovation, particularly while issues such as animal welfare and biosecurity are seen as the catalyst for practice change. That’s according to a report released recently by Jessica Pitkin, a small-scale…
THE Australian egg industry has worked closely with authorities to respond to the recent series of salmonella enteritidis incidents. SE has been detected on 11 egg farms in NSW and one in Victoria and all sites have been quarantined and undergone decontamination. Australian Eggs managing director Rowan McMonnies said the efforts of government authorities and…
July 2019 poultry industry headlines: Egg industry responds to new food safety challenges Get set for Ideas Exchange 2019 Queensland agriculture by the numbers A solarium for hens? How to increase the vitamin D content of chicken eggs Australian Eggs condemns acts of animal cruelty Food for thought on the welfare front Getting rid of…
June 2019 poultry industry headlines: PHA at Northwest Regional Careers Expo Egg Farmers of Australia update Need for standardising of chicken meat standards Cracking the chicken and the egg dilemma Salmonella enteritidis – a serious issue! Stockyard Industries expands its team and welcomes Tin Phung New ‘no rules’ trading environment unsettles Australian agricultural exports Poultry…
TECNO, an AGCO company, is a world leader in the design and manufacture of commercial egg production equipment. Established for over 40 years, it utilises European-sourced materials, state-of-the-art automated in-house production and design to provide a superior product at a competitive price. Tecno provides a range of products to meet Australian and New Zealand customers’…
DR Richard Murphy, research director at the Alltech European Bioscience Centre in Dunboyne, Ireland will receive the Alltech Medal of Excellence during ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference when the event returns to Lexington, Kentucky from May 19-21. Murphy is receiving the award for his pioneering work in the areas of organic trace element assimilation, microbial enzyme technology…
May 2019 poultry industry headlines: Poultry through the ages New report calls for urgent action to avert worldwide antimicrobial resistance crisis Aspergillosis is a constant challenge New report calls for urgent action to avert AMR crisis Swell memories of duck diving days Strengthening farm biosecurity – is your biosecurity registration current? Action against animal activists…