In Australia, meat chickens are not kept in cages and both male and female chicks are raised to produce meat. Most meat chickens are housed in large sheds – ‘barn raised’ – with some also having daytime access to the outdoors – ‘free range’ – once they are fully feathered. Traditionally, chickens have been raised…
Can a waste product deliver important improvements to chicken production? What if antibiotic use in poultry production could be significantly lowered by using waste products from milling? Dr Natalie Morgan is investigating these possibilities after winning the Australian Eggs Award in the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.…
September 2021 poultry industry headlines: Free range chickens on Kangaroo Island flourish Eghwaaa enhances economic autonomy IEC and Australian egg farmers The jab mandate debate QUEP 2021 AGM notice New energy guide for Australian farmers Smalls Trading Co poultry egg farm Country Fresh Eggs for sale SunPork joins PIX AMC for an expanded conference RSPCA…
The access to open air and an outdoor lifestyle, which is a feature of free range chicken farming, may well be putting birds at a higher risk of an untimely death. Researchers have long understood that despite their more socially acceptable existence, free range chickens are exposed to more disease agents when compared to caged…
New research supported by AgriFutures Australia is optimising the use of an alternative control measure for the lesser mealworm based on live fungi. The lesser mealworm, also known as darkling beetle, is a common insect-pest to the chicken meat industry, due to the damage it can cause to the structure of chicken sheds through tunnelling…
In July 2020, Carolyn de Koning of the South Australian Research and Development Institute undertook a research project into the plants hens on free range farms prefer. The aim of the project was to consolidate available agronomic information and provide an up-to-date resource for free range egg farmers on what and how to plant on…
August 2021 poultry industry headlines: Standards and guidelines for Australian poultry Highlighting applied on-farm research Egg industry to recognise farmers and workers with new awards Yellow yolk matters Rohde’s farm installs new model Riva Selegg E20 egg grader Evonik proves ecological advantages of its feeding solutions for poultry Aussie’s new pump selection guide Drying litter…
The global poultry feed market is projected to register a compound annual growth rate of 4.1 percent during the forecast period 2021-2026. The COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions aiming to contain it, have led to the shutdown of poultry feed companies across the globe in the initial phase, which in turn resulted in the shortage of…
Not much can match the convenience and simplicity of buying a crispy freshly roasted chicken from the supermarket when you’re time-poor or simply not in the mood to cook. In response to a recent survey, 61 percent of respondents said they will buy a pre-cooked supermarket roast chicken as a lazy meal. And one in…
Veggie burgers aren’t new, but it’s only relatively recently that marketing of plant-based alternatives has shifted from targeting vegetarian consumers to targeting environmentally conscious meat eaters. Manufacturers of PBAs have not been shy in touting their products as disrupters and market leaders in terms of environmental impacts. The manufacturers of Quorn claim that it has…