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Specialised Breeders Australia appoints Dr Nilhan Fernando as company veterinarian
Queensland United Egg Producers AGM and industry update
QUEENSLAND Unit- ed Egg Producers Pty Ltd operates as the leading representa- tive organisation for Queensland producers across all production systems.
availability of grain. The organisation plays an important role as a representative on the EFA Board, which is currently focused on the government’s develop- ment of the Standards and Guidelines for Poul-
It provides a voice for producers, engaging with state and federal politicians and the range of regulators who con- trol the production of eggs in Queensland.
try.
If you are an egg
by JOHN COWARD CEO
The organisation elects a board to pro- vide direction to the CEO relative to the rep- resentative role, which extends to the Queens- land director position on the national representa- tive body, Egg Farmers of Australia.
QUEP holds member- ship with Queensland Farmers’ Federation to provide a collective voice with other farm- ing groups, especially the aligned intensives like Queensland chick- en meat producers, pig producers and dairy.
QUEP has been fo- cused on representing Queensland producers in the current drought and is working with oth- er representative bodies on addressing the lack of government support for intensives, especial- ly around the price and
farmer in Queensland and would like to join the organisation, please contact me for details.
Currently QUEP rep- resents about 90 percent of production across all systems and is interest- ed in representing more of the smaller and niche egg producers to add to the spread of represen- tation.
Queensland egg farmer Anthony Sylvester. Photo: ABC Capricornia, Megan Hendry
While the meeting will cover the normal and formal aspects of our AGM, it will also have a presentation on Australian Eggs’ new Sustainability Frame- work by CEO Rowan McMonnies and an up- date on the Standards and Guidelines by EFA CEO John Dunn.
Members of QUEP are reminded of the upcom- ing AGM to be held in Brisbane on October 25, 2018.
Details of the meeting have been forwarded to members who can at- tend in person or phone in on a conference call.
SPECIALISED Breed- ers Australia recently announced Dr Nilhan Fernando has joined the organisation in the posi- tion of Company Veteri- narian.
to Sri Lankan commercial egg farmers.
torian city of Bendigo and employing about 140 staff, SBA supplies the world’s leading layer breeds, Hy- Line Brown and Lohmann Brown to Australian egg producers.
Dr Fernando will be re- sponsible for continuing the high health status of SBA’s Grand Parent and Parent breeding stock, farm biosecurity and managing SBA’s imports of new genetic stock from Lohmann Tierzucht and Hy-Line International.
SBA is the largest sup- plier of day-old chicks and point of lay pullets to the Australian egg in- dustry.
For more information on SBA, please visit special isedbreeders.com.au
About Specialised Breeders Australia
Based close to the Vic-
SBA CEO Richard Rayner said, “We are thrilled to have such a highly respected poultry veterinarian join our busi- ness.”
“Nilhan’s experience in breeding and commercial layer stock will be an as- set for our internal opera- tions and for our custom- ers.”
Dr Fernando gradu- ated with honours from the Melbourne Univer- sity Veterinary School in 2010.
Dr Fernando worked as an Intensive Animal Vet- erinarian with the Animal Health and Avian consul- tancy firm Scolexia Pty Ltd for eight years.
Dr Nilhan Fernando
Dr Fernando first quali- fied in 2001 as a veteri- narian in his native Sri Lanka where he then worked as the senior vet- erinarian for Maris Broth- ers Breeder Farm, sup- plier of commercial layers
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