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Vol 3. No. 11 December 2020 National Poultry Newspaper PO Box 162 Wynnum 4178 Phone (07) 3286 1833 Email ben@collins.media
Renewed enthusiasm for Australian-grown produce this Christmas.
Support Australian producers when planning Christmas lunch
Goodbye 2020 and hello to a free Australian feed ingredient database
MERRY Christmas and a happy new year to you all.
of 12 resources, includ- ing Adisseo, Ajinomo- to, Cootamundra Oil Seeds, DuPont, Evonik, Poultry Hub, Novus, Premier Nutrition and RCI.
by TAMSYN CROWLEY Director
No doubt we are all looking to next year with the hope that a semblance of normality will return.
Also acknowledged are the included open access sources Feed Grain Partnership, Feedipedia and IN- RAE-CIRAD-AFZ feed tables.
Poultry Hub Australia is certainly looking for- ward to the time when we can once again travel, share stories and discuss challenges on farm.
the year, I wanted to share with you an ex- cellent new resource – the Australian Feed Ingredient Database.
and feed costs.
Data is reported for
It has been a very busy few weeks prepar- ing for the annual shut- down.
42 ingredients with 102 nutrient specifications per ingredient.
The database has now been launched and is freely available in PDF form on the AgriFu- tures website agrifu- tures.com.au
The time has been filled with writing grants and reports to support our activities in 2021, and of course the odd Christmas get together!
Dr Amy Moss from the University of New England, a young shin- ing star in the area of poultry nutrition, has diligently put the data- base together.
The mean value, sam- ple numbers, standard deviations are also re- ported.
A spreadsheet version may also be download- ed from the Extension Aus website extension aus.com.au/chickenme atrde/feed-database
We have finalised our last funding round for the year and we are excited to see these projects commence in early 2021.
Nutrient specifica- tions of feed ingredi- ents must be accurately determined to ensure diets meet nutritional requirements, as feed represents the primary cost of broiler produc- tion.
Importantly, the standard deviation and sample number provid- ed mean that the qual- ity and accuracy of the data can also be deter- mined.
Questions regarding the database may be di- rected to Dr Amy Moss at amoss22@une.edu. au
This year, PHA has travelled virtually to many parts of the world.
The database – sup- ported by AgriFutures Chicken Meat – com- piles data from a total
We have enjoyed meeting new people from the comfort of our own homes and giv- ing presentations at all hours of the day and night.
Australian poultry nutritionists have ex- pressed concern, as many nutrient specifi- cation databases con- tained dated informa- tion or lacked Austral- ian specific data.
While this year has been challenging, we look to the positives from this year – a re- cord number of funding and members for PHA, great science outcomes, more time with family and, with less travel, a healthier environment.
To address this con- cern, recent Australian and global feed ingredi- ent data for commonly used Australian feed ingredients has been compiled.
I wish you all the best for the rest of 2020.
The information will assist Australian broiler integrator nutritionists to achieve more precise diet formulation and re- alise improvements in production efficiency, reduced safety margins
Dr Amy Moss, the scientist behind the Australian Feed Ingredient Database.
Before closing off for
AS the festive season draws closer, Austral- ia’s supply of popular Christmas foods is plen- tiful, even with disrup- tions to the food sector due to the pandemic.
president of the Australa- sian Turkey Federation John Watson said, “They always seem to have plenty of turkeys for the supermarkets, which they often appear to sell at heavily discounted prices compared to what the few smaller producers left in Australia would expect to receive.”
The outbreak of avian influenza in Victoria has slowed down poultry production in that state, while expensive grain prices have added to pro- duction costs.
Predictions are for re- cord demand this Christ- mas as international travel restrictions keep Australians at home.
“Their prices do not seem to change from one year to the next.”
“One thing that has be- come evident is the lack of producers raising free- range turkeys in numbers large enough to meet the increased demand,” Mr Watson said.
Taking off following the bushfires and continuing during the pandemic, producers hope the buy- local trend will see Aus- tralians opt for locally made goods.
However, Mr Watson said demand for turkeys sold at butchers has been higher this year, which he believes is because con- sumers are avoiding large shopping centres due to the pandemic.
“Smaller producers that we know have increased their prices as a necessity to cover increasing pro- duction costs — mainly the high cost of feed re- lated to last year’s poor grain harvest.”
Turkey supply is gener- ally stable around Christ- mas, given 80-90 percent of the turkey product sold in Australia comes from two large poultry produc- ers, Steggles and Inghams.
However, if you are try- ing to source your turkey from an independent pro- ducer this year, it may be slightly more expensive.
Mr Watson advised placing an order with your local butcher early if you plan to source your poultry from an inde- pendent grower.
South Australian free- range turkey farmer and
Merry Christmas & a happy New Year
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