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AECL: 20,000 free range hens a hectare
08 May 2012 - The Australian Egg Corporation Ltd (AECL) is going forward with plans to set up free-range farms that comprise 20,000 birds a hectare, while some free-range critics are calling for limiting the free-range appellation to 1,500 birds or fewer.
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Samoan turkey tails heading for market
04 May 2012 - Samoa enters the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the 10th of May as the trading organisation's 155th member, meaning that within 12 months the prohibition on turkey tails shall be lifted clearing the path for foreign imports.
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Australia approves origin labelling for unpackaged poultry
04 May 2012 - Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a proposal to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat. Read more >>
Fiji vendors remanded to start egg refrigeration
02 May 2012 - Fiji’s Ministry of Health has issued a notice to market place vendors that eggs sold on the market must be refrigerated, the Fiji Times reports.
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HatchTech signs contract for new hatchery in Australia
19 Apr 2012 - MultiQuip Group of Companies and HatchTech have started the construction of another major HatchTech hatchery in Australia. Read more >>
Australian group campaigns for battery-hen welfare
05 Apr 2012 - Animal Australia, an environmental group, is launching a campaign this week to improve the welfare of Australia’s battery hens, advocating adoption of EU-like practices.
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AECL condemns egg substitution
12 Mar 2012 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has alleged that a South Australian egg farmer has been selling cage eggs as free range eggs. Read more >>
Australian egg consumption on the rise
22 Feb 2012 - Australians have increased their egg consumption with gusto, eating seven percent more eggs in the past year, according to statistics released by the Australian Egg Corporation Ltd.
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Avian botulism suspected in New Zealand
15 Feb 2012 - The Christchurch City Council, NIWA (a crown-owned research and consultancy company) and Fish and Game New Zealand are working collaboratively to determine the cause of birdlife deaths at Christchurch's oxidation ponds and other wetland areas in the eastern parts of the city. Read more >>
Australia begins duck cull to stem bird flu outbreak
01 Feb 2012 - Australia has begun culling 24,000 ducks in the hope of stemming an outbreak of bird flu that led to a ban on Australian exports of poultry products to Japan, along with some restrictions by some other Asian countries. Read more >>
H5 LPAI bird flu discovered in Melbourne
30 Jan 2012 - The low pathogenic avian influenza was uncovered, during a routine check on the 25th of January, of a duck grower farm in the Melbourne area of Victoria. Read more >>
NZ egg producers utilise study to promote eggs
20 Jan 2012 - The New Zealand egg industry is hoping that recent research, that indicates eggs may help you stay alert, can boost the profile of eggs in the country. Read more >>
Research: Sorghum grind and broiler gut development
28 Dec 2011 - Researchers of the University of New England, NSW, Australia and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences investigated the effects of the extent and method of grinding of sorghum prior to inclusion in complete pelleted broiler chicken diets on broiler gut development and performance.
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Australia studies environmental management of egg industry
19 Dec 2011 - A study by the Australian Egg Corporation Limited has demonstrated the efficiency of Australian egg production with respect to three important environmental and resource efficiency issues: global warming, water use and energy use. Read more >>
Baiada Poultry struggling with strike
18 Nov 2011 - Workers at Baiada Poultry in Laverton North in Victoria, Australia, have continued their strike action despite a Supreme Court injunction to stop union officials from blocking vehicles at the site.
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Grimaud Freres Selection signs agreement with Pepes Ducks
15 Nov 2011 - The French duck genetic selection and breeding company Grimaud Freres Selection, has reached an exclusive agreement to supply Pepes Ducks with the Grimaud STAR duck breed in the Australian market for 10 years. Read more >>
Study: Ground sorghum in broiler diets
19 Oct 2011 - Australian scientists at the University of New England (Armidale, NSW) in cooperation with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, studied to what extent grinding sorghum prior to inclusion in complete pelleted broiler chicken diets affected broiler gut development and performance. Read more >>
Chicken remains New Zealand’s favourite meat
06 Oct 2011 - New Zealand Poultry Industry spokesman Michael Brooks says it’s no surprise that chicken remains top of the list of the country’s favourite dinners. Read more >>
Australia discusses new draft egg standards
21 Sep 2011 - The Australian Egg Corporation are in discussions with egg producers about new egg standards for Australia. Read more >>
NZ issues new code of welfare for animal transport
19 Sep 2011 - Minimum standards of animal welfare and recommended best practices for everyone involved in transporting animals in New Zealand have been outlined in a new code of welfare issued by Agriculture Minister David Carter. Read more >>
