CEPA sundowner event in Perth

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…

PoultryGrad 2019 an inspirational experience

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…

Breaking down barriers to a more innovative poultry industry

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…

Egg industry responds to new food safety challenges

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…

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Tecno Poultry Solutions – now available in Australia and New Zealand

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’…

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Dr Richard Murphy to receive Alltech Medal of Excellence

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…

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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…

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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…