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2019 Queensland WPSA Poultry Industry Forum
Egg Standards of Australia
AUSTRALIAN Eggs is pleased to present the complete Egg Standards of Australia program with the re- lease of ESA for Grad- ing and Packing and the update of ESA for Rearing and Laying late last year.
ESA can now be used by egg businesses as a compliance frame- work to demonstrate best practice manage- ment with the rearing of chicks and laying and collection of eggs, through to the grading, packing and processing of eggs and egg prod- ucts.
Businesses still on Egg Corp Assured for Grad- ing and Packing have until March 31 to transi- tion to ESA for Grading and Packing.
From April 1, 2019, all ESA audits (for farms and packing floors) will be to the November 2018 version.
Workshops and supple- mentary materials are available to assist egg businesses with the tran- sition from ECA.
ESA is a voluntary quality assurance pro- gram, replacing the pre- vious program ECA.
It has been developed through an extensive consultation process and represents a robust, credible and workable QA standard that meets the needs of regulators and retailers.
ESA is a practical mechanism for deliv- ering more consistent quality outcomes across the egg industry and provides the framework
to demonstrate compli- ance to hen welfare, egg quality, biosecurity, food safety, work health and safety and environmen- tal management.
ESA aims to provide farmers with more flex- ibility when booking au- dits and there are four Certification Bodies to choose from.
To improve auditing standards and ensure consistent outcomes, all registered ESA audi- tors have undergone the same training with the same instructor and are required to attend cali- bration sessions to en- sure auditing standards are maintained and any issues are identified and addressed.
To ensure ESA re- mains a relevant and robust standard, the pro- gram is reviewed annu- ally to ensure it contin- ues to meet the needs of industry, regulators and retailers.
Every farmer and eve- ry business is different, and therefore ESA is structured into three lev- els to enable egg farmers to join the program at the level that best suits their business needs and customer requirements. Level 1 – Basic
An entry level for egg farmers who are new to the egg industry or who have not previously par- ticipated in a quality as-
surance program.
Egg farms certified at
this level are audited to Level 1 compliance cri- teria.
Note that this level is not available to grading floors.
Level 2 – Core
An intermediate level suited to egg farmers and packers with a more developed compliance system and record-keep- ing procedures.
Egg businesses certi- fied at this level must be audited against both Level 1 and Level 2 compliance criteria. Level 3 – Comprehen- sive
An advanced level suited to egg farmers and packers with a fully developed compliance system and record keep- ing procedures to meet the requirements of ma- jor retail customers.
Egg businesses certified at this level must be audit- ed against all three levels of compliance criteria.
The structure is aimed at encouraging broad in- dustry participation and improved compliance outcomes as egg farm- ers transition through Level 1 and Level 2 over a two-year period.
To find out if ESA is right for your business, visit the Australian Eggs website or contact AUS- MEAT on 07 3361 9200.
THE Queensland sub- branch of the World’s Poultry Science As- sociation is pleased to announce the 2019 Queensland Poultry In- dustry Forum.
It has been several years since the Queens- land branch has been ac- tive and we are excited to bring you our first forum for 2019.
The program is rel- evant for both layer and broiler industries and will cover the practical applications of current topical issues.
Invited speakers are:
• Dr Jessica Jolley and Alex Howard – SARDI Adelaide – ‘Review of ro- dent control for the Aus- tralian chicken meat and egg industries’
• Dr Stephen McGol- drick – Poultry Spe- cialist and Consultant – ‘Husbandry practices to maintain gut health and disease challenges while reducing antibiotic use’
All involved in egg and chicken meat pro- duction, from producers to service providers to researchers are welcome to attend.
Lunch and afternoon tea
will be provided.
• When: Thursday Feb-
ruary 28, 2019.
• Where: Lockyer Val-
ley Cultural Centre, Lak- eview Room, 34 Lake Apex Drive, Gatton.
•Time: 12 noon to 3.30pm.
• RSVP: Register via Eventbrite (eventbrite. com.au) by February 22.
For WPSA members this is a free event, for non-members there is a $20 charge.
Membership forms are available by emailing a re- quest to wpsaqld@gmail. com
Time
Topic
Speaker
12.00pm
WPSA meeting
All welcome
12.30pm
Lunch
All welcome
1.15pm
Welcome
Rachele Osmond President, WPSA QLD sub- branch
1:30pm
Review of rodent control for the Australian chicken meat and egg industries
Dr Jessica Jolley & Alex Howard SARDI, Adelaide
2.00pm
Husbandry practices to maintain gut health and disease challenges while reducing antibiotic usage
Dr Stephen McGoldrick Poultry vet and consultant
3.00pm
Close and thank you
3.10pm
Afternoon tea
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