Poultry CRC chief executive, Professor Mingan Choct, accepted the award at the final session of the 2008 World's Poultry Congress in Brisbane.

"This is a very satisfying award to receive, particularly at this point in the CRC's lifecycle, with a lot of people working very hard in the last five years to achieve practical outcomes for the Australian poultry industries," said Choct.

Established in 2003, the Armidale-based Poultry CRC involves researchers, educators and support staff from 23 participating organisations.

The Centre's wide-ranging research programs, which focus on sustainability for the egg and chicken meat industries, make it a stand out contributor to world poultry research.