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Precision nutrition research kicks off at new poultry facility
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The University of New England’s new Precision Poultry Fa- cility contains state- of-the-art FeedLogic technology, funded by Poultry Hub and Feed- works, to automatically blend diets, feed out and record intake on a daily
The precision nutri- tion research at the Pre- cision Poultry Facility has begun and is show- ing promise to improve feed efficiency and re- duce fat pad deposition in broilers during the early stages of produc- tion.
and then use a weigh scale or augers calibrat- ed so that each step of the motor dispatches a given amount of feed, or both to weigh the amount of feed dis- patched into feed lines.
Examples of such equipment are Feed- Logic Feed Saver Farm Blending Systems, TeWe Elektronic AIR- FEED II or the SKOV Electronic Feed Weigh- er systems, which are installed in many poul- try farms and piggeries around the globe.
basis.
The facility also con-
I will be presenting the latest developments in precision nutrition and feeding for poultry at the Animal Biosci- ence Forum scheduled for December 9-10, 2020.
Importantly, these sys- tems have the additional capacity to intake feed from more than one au- ger and blend multiple feeds to chosen ratios.
Both of these systems will improve the accu- racy of data collection.
To watch a video of the precision feeding robot and waterers in action, scan the QR code.
This functionality is often overlooked but may be the key to im- plementing precision nutrition within poul- try production.
The automated na- ture of the precision feeding technology en- ables innovative exper- imental designs, such as the daily blending of diets, dilution stud- ies, mixture designs and feeding of diets at multiple intervals throughout the day.
Questions regarding the precision nutrition research may be di- rected to Dr Amy Moss at amoss22@une.edu. au
tains a watering system, developed by Dr Nish- chal Sharma and engi- neers at the University, to automatically meas- ure and record daily water intake.
For more information, visit ajas.info/about/ program_in_detail.php
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The new Precision Poultry Facility contains state-of-the-art FeedLogic technology.
Classic chook pen built at the forest edge.
Celebration time for chickens despite table time
above when spending a few days with friends on their recently acquired 20 hectares of glorious native forest and pasture
Inspecting their good work – clearly, it’s not one size fits all. One little egg in the centre just doesn’t add up.
Not understanding the true meaning of destined for the table, this confident hen thought she’d give it a try anyway, in this case safely.
AS the year that was draws to a close, I thought it timely to re- flect on how our much- loved chickens enrich our existence.
ban block in Perth’s lush western suburbs – where they had chooks, fruit trees, earthworm farms and an art studio – the transition to a more iso- lated part of the world has been quite the sea change, with a little fear but also enthusiasm and hope.
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Comment
by BRENDON CANT
Despite 2020 being la- belled by many as ‘an- nus horribilis’, I prefer to adopt a more positive outlook and think the world will ultimately be a better place with les- sons learned and attitudes changed.
at Denmark on Western Australia’s south coast.
Alas, one of the first happy jobs they did was build a chook pen to house half a dozen Isa Brown point of lay pul- lets.
In so many ways chick- ens add quality and joy to our lives, and not only from the golden good- ness of the eggs they shell out daily and the fabulous flesh they share when their day of reckoning in- evitably comes.
Despite previously liv- ing a relatively earthy existence on a big subur-
After they’re done with their morning egg- laying duties, the girls –
It’s also their disposi- tion, cuteness, gentility and the way their plum- age adds feathered flare to photos and inspires works of art.
I was especially re- minded of all of the
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