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Australian Poultry Science Symposium 2023
Improved Production
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been made in the use of data and indeed the volumes of data that can be collected and utilised.
AI and machin learn- ing quickly and ac- curately process and analyse the data, track- ing any changes in pat- terns faster than we would notice with our regular welfare checks to the houses.
Take the Internet of Things revolution, where we are now con- necting in real time to sensors, silo weigh systems, bird scales, water meters, cameras and noise in poultry houses.
As an example, a drop in feed or water intake could be flagged with- in the hour, depending on how often the read- ings were taken, then alert personnel to in- vestigate more urgent- ly rather than waiting for the next shed walk through.
The future
This data not only provides real time alerts of the conditions in the house, it also prompts actions if out- side agreed tolerances.
There is an opportu- nity for poultry busi- nesses to drive the use of big data for the ben- efit of commercial per- formance but also, and as importantly, to pro- actively manage bird health and welfare.
It does however pro- vide tremendous op- portunity to use artifi- cial intelligence tools to interpret the data and support improved management of the birds with regards to health and welfare.
As commented in the opening remarks, there is still much to do to drive the improved use of all the data across all industry and this is true of the poultry sector.
Examples of such use include biometrics sen- sors, which can help predict disease within the flock by measur- ing changes in physi- cal parameters – such as body temperature, cameras and micro- phones to alert to changes in flock move- ments, feed and body weight scales alerting to changes in expected feeding intakes and many more currently being researched with the primary focus of improving animal health and welfare through early detection and prevention.
The key is to have data discipline and a credible well-struc- tured database – this is the first step to pro- viding a foundation for good analytics but is essential if artificial intelligence tools are to help us drive better animal health and wel- fare outcomes.
Jim Johnston MTech Systems USA LLC
IT’S official, APSS 2023 will be held at the Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park again from Monday to Wednesday February 6-8, 2023.
the Sheraton Grand Syd- ney and revert to the usu- al face-to-face format.
the Australian Veterinary Poultry Association sci- entific meeting to follow on the Wednesday after- noon.
8, 2022 and will close September 30, 2022 – visit www.apss2023.com. au
next year’s event and, as always, all are invited to submit current research outcomes to be included in the program.
The Australian Poultry Science Symposium is the premier avian science conference in Australia, attracting delegates from right across the country and around the world.
The 2021 and 2022 virtual conferences were very well received, with around 300 delegates tuning in over the event dates, but with national and global travel restric- tions being eased, it’s time we all came together again in Sydney.
Save the dates – Mon- day to Wednesday Febru- ary 6-8, 2023 – and start writing your papers.
If you want to be in- volved in APSS 2023, you will need to complete your papers very soon and submit them.
Stay up to date with announcements by fol- lowing us on Facebook –www.facebook.com/ poultryresearchfounda tion/
Online paper submis- sions opened Friday July
We will have up to 10 invited presentations for
The 2023 conference will focus on an over- arching theme of ‘Global volatility and poultry in- dustry sustainability’.
As always, APSS will continue to include an ar- ray of excellent invited speakers to feature at the event, as well provide delegates plenty of time to network and socialise by offering a lively social program.
Though plans for a hybrid conference did not come to fruition for APSS 2022, the decision has been made that APSS 2023 will move back to
The 2023 event will be a 2.5-day program with
Standards raised for both Australia and New Zealand
RESTAURANTS across Australia and New Zealand are be- ing encouraged to sign on to a new set of standards that aims to provide better welfare for chickens raised for meat.
healthier breeds that grow naturally.
manager Rochelle Flood said this was a huge op- portunity for the region to step up and raise the bar for chicken welfare.
The New Zealand So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has established the Bet- ter Chicken Commit- ment – a set of welfare standards prohibiting the use of abnormally fast-growing poultry breeds killed at six weeks old in favour of
SPCE consulted the non-profit global organ- isation World Animal Protection in developing the new chicken welfare standards, together with Animals Aotearoa and The Humane League, and is supported by nine national and global ani- mal welfare organisa- tions.
“Compassionate con- sumers deserve a higher welfare choice at the checkout, and it’s time for the industry to align with consumer expecta- tions.”
Australian restaurants encouraged to sign on to a new set of standards that aims to provide better welfare for chickens raised for meat. Photo: Collin Leynau
It also ensures that the chickens have more space, natural lights, en- richments, and “less suf- fering” at slaughter.
“Right now, millions of chickens are suffer- ing from chronic pain and organ failure, often unable to move freely, collapsing under the weight of their unnatu- rally large bodies,” Ms Flood said.
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