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Poultry Industry Calendar of Events
2021
SEP 14-17 – SPACE International Exhibition for Animal Production 2021, France, uk.space.fr
SEP 22-24 – Meat Pro Asia 2021, Thailand, meatpro-asia.com
SEP 27 – Farm Kids School Holidays – Chickens Workshop, Byron Bay, www.eventbrite.com.au
NOV 21-22 – AVAMS21, Gold Coast www.avams2020.com.au
2022
MAR 30 - APR 1 – 7th International Conference on Poultry Intestinal Health, Columbia, www.ihsig.com
MAY 15-17 – Poultry Information Exchange and Australasian Milling Conference (PIX/AMC), www.pixamc. com.au
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WHAT is the Internation- al Egg Commission?
World Health Organisation, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisa- tion, the Consumer Goods Forum and the World Ani- mal Health Organisation.
Global collaboration
And how are Aussie egg farmers connected?
In addition to represent- ing the interests of the egg industry to key internation- al bodies, the IEC also sup- ports global collaboration and information sharing on areas of international im- portance through its con- ferences, regional events, virtual programs, network- ing opportunities and the establishment of global ex- pert groups.
Many of those involved in egg farming have probably heard of the International Egg Commission and won- dered how Australian egg farmers are connected to the organisation.
The OIE is particularly relevant to the egg indus- try as they not only set international guidelines for overseeing the prevention and control of avian in- fluenza, but they also set recommended standards for animal welfare of lay- ing hens.
by MELINDA HASHIMOTO CEO
Hannah Rose is the glob- al communications man- ager with IEC and I asked her to help fill us in on the commission’s role.
The Aussie connection
on the international chief executive officer forum, and Frank Pace of Pace Farm being one of the se- lectors who propose future Board chairs and senior Board members.
The current global expert groups include the Avian Influenza Global Expert Group, which has devel- oped tools to support egg farmers to implement good levels of biosecurity to pre- vent the spread of avian influenza.
The International Egg Commission is part of the World Egg Organisation – the only global organisa- tion entirely dedicated to representing the egg.
The Australian egg in- dustry plays a leading and vital role within the IEC, with Australian egg pro- ducers holding several key leadership roles.
The OIE only deals with national governments or international organisations, which is why the IEC has an agreement with the OIE on your behalf and is recognised as the repre- sentative of the global egg industry.
It is run by egg producers for the benefit of egg pro- ducers, with egg industry members in over 75 coun- tries.
These include Kent Anto- nio of McLean Farms be- ing a member of the IEC governing executive Board, Rowan McMonnies of Aus- tralian Eggs having a seat
On behalf of egg produc- ers around the world, the IEC represents your inter- ests to international bod- ies that have an impact on our industry, including the
As a result of this agree- ment, the IEC was able to nominate a scientist to sit ontheOIEad-hocscientif- ic group to help shape the initial draft of the Animal Welfare and Laying Hens standards.
The IEC also coordinated the creation of a Global Egg Nutrition Expert Group and an Environmental Sus- tainability Expert Group, which Frances Jewell of Australian Eggs and Kent Antonio of McLean Farms are respective members of.
It has also given the IEC direct communication links with key OIE leaders.
For more information on the International Egg Com- mission visit the IEC web- site, internationalegg.com
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novel ways to solve prob- lems, both in our industry and society.
is titled, ‘Improving chick post-hatch performance from young breeder flocks using in ovo creatine monohydrate supplemen- tation’.
the results later this year.
I hope you are all safe and well and encourage you to reach out – we are always looking for ways
to support the industry If you have an idea or and farmers, and would want to chat all things
Finally, we recently awarded two honours scholarships worth $5000 each.
welcome any suggestions of how we can be of as- sistance.
poultry, contact our of- fice poultryhub@une.edu. au
These scholarships were made possible by the collaboration of Austral- ian Eggs, AgriFutures Chicken Meat and PHA, through the Chook Chat Shack.
The second student Na- talie Mendes, a student from the University of New England, will be in- vestigating if a complex rearing environment can prepare meat chickens to range by increasing ac- tivity and improving leg health.
The first recipient is Corey-Ann Firman, a stu- dent from the University of Adelaide whose project
I wish both students the best for their studies and look forward to sharing
A Zoom session with the highly motivated Taiwanese students. Such beautiful smiles!
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