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Thanks to those who provide chickens and eggs to Aussies
Poultry Industry Calendar of Events
2021
OCT 12-14 – Fourth Animal Gut Health & Nutrition Summit 2021, Durham US, animal-gut-health-summit.com
OCT 19-20 – Animal AgTech Innovation Summit, Europe - virtual event, animalagtecheurope.com
NOV 21-23 – AVAMS21, Gold Coast www.avams2020.com.au
NOV 23-25 – VIV MEA 2021, Abu Dhabi UAE, vivmea.nl
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MAR 30 - APR 1 – 7th International Conference on Poultry Intestinal Health, Columbia, www.ihsig.com
MAY 10-11 – British Pig & Poultry Fair, Stoneleigh UK, pigandpoultry.org.uk
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THERE are a lot of peo- ple I need to pay hom- age to for the delicious eggs on my plate.
There are also the farms that grow their own grain and those that have grain and packaging delivered.
When people ask me, is it about the chicken or the egg, I say they both run the day but only when the missing element is added – the people who care about the egg industry.
The journey often starts with the work of egg in- dustry technicians over- seas combined with tech- nology from Europe.
This creates jobs in the maintenance of machin- ery and creation of pack- ing.
So, to everyone in- volved in the egg supply chain, thank you.
The work into bird ge- netics so that the breeder birds can produce day-old chicks and in turn point of lay pullets.
to receive their chicks. From the livestock managers, vets, people involved in ensuring ex- cellent biosecurity, huge amounts of cleaning and everyone who looks after the chicks from arrival to
People are again caring for the chicks and depend- ing on the system when teams then move the pul- lets to the next home at about 16 weeks.
There is also ongoing work undertaken on farm to ensure facilities are in good condition, work- places are safe and new infrastructure is installed after long-term planning and financial manage- ment – often in difficult times of drought, infec- tious diseases or COVID.
Australians can be proud and celebrate World Egg Day knowing of the care taken for both the chicken and the egg, but please remember all the people who along the way make this industry possible.
by MELINDA HASHIMOTO CEO
Egg Farmers of Austral- ia rely on geneticists to ensure hens have prolific egg production of qual- ity eggs, with a mild tem- perament.
Farmers put a great deal of thought into ensuring hens are not impacted by predators or rodents.
In Australia, there are a few hundred people involved in the hatchery business.
departure – thank you! Farmers follow govern- ment regulation and en- joy the fruits of their levy funds to implement the latest research into their
And other areas are managed in conjunction with biosecurity.
We can be thankful that Australia has capacity for hatching through those who built the infrastruc- ture and run the hatch- ery operations on a daily basis.
daily practices. Therefore, government
Thanks go to all the companies that make the many requirements for hen farming.
This includes the peo- ple who transport the eggs to the hatchery and store the eggs ready for set- ting and then incubating before staff place eggs in hatching baskets, and the people who immunise the chicks before they are transferred to trucks and planes for transporting.
officials, your research and development corpora- tion, Australian Eggs and Egg Farmers of Australia aim to support egg farm- ers on the journey.
Farms employ the ser- vices of vets, nutrition- ists, livestock managers, employees for the grad- ing floor and people to deliver the eggs once they are packed for sale.
Thanks to those in the area of logistics who make it possible for our farmers
Rearing sheds have been cleaned, water drinkers and feeders have been brought down and lights are ready to keep the chicks warm.
On farm, egg farmers have already made huge preparations for the arriv- al of their day-old chicks.
In most cases, delivery drivers who do many small drop-offs or those who supply to larger re- tailers bring the eggs to a spot for consumers be- fore the whole process starts again.
Is it about the chicken or the egg?
Aussies trust and support egg industry
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est use of environmental resources with egg farms having a relatively low carbon footprint, eggs are an important source of human nutrition and are affordable, and that the industry creates jobs for Australians and contrib- utes to the national econo- my,” Mr McMonnies said.
further 70 percent agreed “While the industry vironmental sustainabil- sustainability and envi-
The research also found that 76 percent of Aus- tralians agreed that the COVID-19 pandemic made them appreciate the effort farmers went to in producing our food, and a
“We appreciate that Australians are feeling grateful for farmers who put food on our table.
“The Australian egg industry is proactive in working to discover ways to better operate from a
For more information and to read the full report, visit australianeggs. org.au/what-we-do/ sustainable-production/ sustainability-framework
that the COVID-19 pan- demic made them under- stand their dependence on safe reliable egg supply, with 87 percent seeing egg production as an es- sential service.
takes a lot of positives out of this research, it’s important that we use these findings to continue to push our farmers to be even better and see where we can continue to improve in understanding and exceeding commu- nity expectations.”
ity is the most important area for our industry to consolidate and improve our relationship with the Australian community.”
ronmentally-conscious point of view, continually investing in new technolo- gy to improve welfare and environmental outcomes,” Me McMonnies said.
“It’s no surprise that during challenging times we tend to trust what we know and seek solace in having a reliable supply of foods such as eggs,” said Mr McMonnies.
“Though we are seeing positive sentiment in gen- eral across environmental questions, with 83 percent of respondents saying that they believe egg farming is a ‘good use of land’, up 10 percent from 2018, en-
According to the re- search, 70 percent of Aus- tralians see eggs as a more sustainable choice now than they used to, while 79 percent agree that the egg industry maintains higher standards of hen welfare than it used to.
“We intend to showcase again how responsive we are to taking the public’s feedback on board over the coming year.”
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Levels of trust and acceptance of the egg industry by Australians has increased significantly.
Survey data reveals that the strong relationship the egg industry has established with the Australian pub- lic is helping it weather the pandemic storm.
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