May 2019

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…

worm

Are worms a problem?

FREE range production has many positive benefits – exposure to internal parasites is not one of them. This month we discuss one of the challenges facing free range layer farming: intestinal worms. To understand them better, we need to know more about them – their lifecycle, their hosts, their impacts and how best to control…

agrifutures

Chicken meat RD&E off to a flying start for 2019

THE AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program is off to a flying start for 2019, with a change in leadership and a host of new projects in the wings to boost the productivity and efficiency of chicken meat production and deliver safe food and good animal welfare outcomes. Key to determining new program investment for 2019 is…

April 2019

April 2019 poultry industry headlines: Fresh ideas key to the future APSS 2019 breaks records Chicken meat RD&E off to a flying start for 2019 Egg industry responds to community feedback Opportunity opens with change to chicken meat pecking order Are worms a problem? Rewarding biodiversity on farm Egg industry action on food safety North…