France will slaughter several million poultry birds in the second mass cull of flocks as the country tries to contain outbreaks of avian influenza, the country’s agriculture ministry said recently. After a wave of cases in the southwest led to the culling of around 4 million animals, the ministry said the disease had spread rapidly…
Boiled, scrambled or fried, if you’re an egg lover, a better breakfast is hard to beat. But with eggs often associated with high cholesterol, it can be hard to know whether your meal choice is healthy or not. A new study from the University of South Australia now hopes to crack this long-standing conundrum by…
Is eating meat actually bad for us? This question was the focus of a recent study by the University of Adelaide. The results are good news for meat lovers! University of Adelaide researcher in biomedicine and study author Dr Wenpeng You said, “We wanted to look more closely at research that has thrown a negative…
Major poultry producer Ingham’s Group Limited has recorded an increase of 5.6 percent in its core poultry sales to 237,100 tonnes in the six months to December 2021 compared with the first half of 2021, according to the company’s interim results released in mid-February. In Australia, core poultry volumes grew by 6.5 percent against a…
The CSIRO animal welfare team has shown that enriching the rearing environment of chicks makes for the improved behaviour, health and welfare of adult free range laying hens. A discrepancy in the rearing environments of young and adult laying hens The environment in which animals develop is critical for optimal lifetime behaviour, health and welfare.…
Many Australians have moved away from purchasing cage-produced eggs. And half the eggs sold in Australian shops are free range, however for economic reasons, commercial operators including restaurants and bakeries tend to purchase cage-produced eggs. Poultry veterinarian Dr Rod Jenner – who has worked with Egg Farmers of Australia – said public perception of the…
AI globally from September to December 2021 Between September 16 and December 8, 2021, the European Centre for Disease Provention and Control reported that 867 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus detections were reported in 27 European Union, European Economic Area countries and the UK, in poultry – 316, in wild – 523, and in captive…
A more diverse poultry industry could help ease supply chain issues and reduce cost pressures on chicken growers, farmers believe. According to growers and industry representatives, a few major processors dominating the chicken processing industry have contributed to the supermarket shortages across Australia. A claim rejected by those processors, who are of the opinion that…
Australia has one of the most efficient chicken-meat producing and processing industries in the world. Chicken meat is a hugely popular food among Australians, with consumers spending around $6.6 billion annually on chicken meat products. Almost all chicken meat sold in Australia has been grown here and more than 1.23 million tonnes of chicken meat…
It’s time to put your farmer hat on and take care of some cheeky chooks! Get to know your hens’ cheeky personalities and make sure they’re always safe and happy. Build coops and perches, keep food and water full and add lots of fun things to your farm – keeping these smart and curious birds…