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Net Energy system for the Australian chicken meat industry
20-06-2011 Previous work done on Net Energy, has largely not been followed up in poultry primarily due to the practical challenges faced in setting up such facilities.
Jobs lost as Australian poultry processor closes
30-05-2011 Western Australian poultry processor, Finesse Foods is to close with a loss of almost 130 jobs.
Bioproperties’ poultry vaccine gets European approval
18-05-2011 Australian vaccine manufacturer has announced that its product Vaxsafe MS-H vaccine will achieve marketing approval for the EU 27 +2 countries in June, 2011. The registration process was...
Aviagen Australian and New Zealand seminar a success
01-04-2011 In an Industry first for the region, Aviagen Australia and New Zealand (AANZ) planned and hosted senior poultry executives from almost every company within the region at a 2 day Technical...
Poultry CRC studies effect of incubation on leg strength
28-03-2011 Temperature and humidity during egg incubation can affect the long-term leg strength of fast growing meat chickens (broilers), according to a recent study at The University of Sydney,...
Australia Indonesia partnership to combat animal diseases
14-03-2011 The Australian and Indonesian Agriculture Ministers have announced a new partnership to build an even stronger animal health system in Indonesia and help control endemic and emerging animal...
Australian chicken processor Inghams eyes takeover
10-03-2011 Inghams, Australia's second largest chicken processor, has made an undisclosed offer for Sunnybrand Chickens, located in Byron Bay, Australia.
Australian egg farmers hurt by supermarket price cuts
08-03-2011 A leading supermarket chain in Australia is facing criticism following claims it is unfairly lowering prices and dictating customer choice, firstly with milk and now eggs.
Poultry CRC Teacher’s Resource Kit goes global
04-03-2011 ...popular Teacher’s Resource Kit developed by the Poultry CRC has now helped educators all over Australia to improve the quality of agricultural science education in hundreds of classrooms,...
Chicken consumption on the increase in Australia
24-02-2011 The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) says Australians consume an average of 37 kilograms of chicken meat each per year, up from about six kilograms in the...
AECL applauds Federal Court action against misleading egg wholesaler
14-02-2011 The Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) welcomed the ruling by the Federal Court to penalise a West Australian wholesaler for misleading consumers by incorrectly labelling egg cartons...
Record egg sales as Australians eat more eggs
08-02-2011 Egg sales in Australia hit a record high in 2010. Figures show more than 122 million dozen eggs were sold in Australia last year, revealing an increase of 9 million dozen on 2009 when the...
Poultry producers lose stock in Australian floods
18-01-2011 Recent floods in Queensland, Australia have caused, and are still causing, extreme destruction and damage, the cost of which is yet to be fully calculated. It is now emerging that poultry...
Research: The best way to wash an egg
12-01-2011 ...appearance of eggs and associated food safety is a key objective in a new Poultry CRC research project being conducted at the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI).
Poultry CRC collaboration challenges Campylobacter
11-01-2011 ...illness. It's estimated that there are around 220,000 cases of Campylobacter per year in Australia, with 50,000 of these being linked to poultry.
Campylobacter levels
Improved...
Australia: NSW gets poultry research boost from fund
31-12-2010 During the rebid process in 2009, the Poultry CRC in Australia applied for a Science Leveraging Fund (SLF) Grant from the New South Wales Government and was successful in obtaining...
Baiada expands poultry production
24-12-2010 Australian poultry giant, Baiada, has been given approval by Griffith’s Western joint regional planning panel for a $10 million dollar expansion of its Griffith hatchery.
Australia: Jamesway seminar attracts 90% of hatchery industry
07-12-2010 Jamesway’s Incubation Seminar, held in Victoria, New South Wales, Australia, from Wednesday, November 10-11, attracted over 55 guests, representing 90%+ of the chicken, 100% of the turkey...
Grimaud Star duck breed present in Australia
19-11-2010 ...period of study and preparation, Grimaud Freres Selection has announced the placement of the Grand-Parent Stock Star 53 ducks in Pepe’s Ducks operation, located close to Sydney, Australia.
Promoting poultry industry growth in central north NSW
25-10-2010 In Australia, staff from the Poultry CRC joined a group of poultry growers and processors, NSW Farmers Association members, local council representatives and federal politicians to discuss...
Research explores links between eggshell quality and food safety
20-10-2010 A Poultry CRC research project is being undertaken at the University of New England, Australia (UNE) to examine how defects in shell quality and structure increase the risk that bacteria on...
Aus: Chicken and hormones - the myth persists
15-10-2010 A new survey reveals the majority of Australians (78.6%) wrongly believe that meat chickens are fed hormones or steroids. Only 8.8% of people surveyed correctly believe that the chicken...
Australia’s Baiada Poultry wins 1st IPC branded marketing award
08-10-2010 Baiada Poultry, an Australian company that produces a range of fresh and further processed chicken products for the retail and food service markets in Australia, has won the International...
Australian chicken prices expected to rise
06-10-2010 The price of chicken meat in Australia has been kept low by passing on to consumers the benefits of substantial efficiency gains in all areas of chicken meat production. In fact, in real...
New egg safety rules dramatic for small Aussie producers
30-09-2010 The Australian government has cracked over tough new egg safety regulations that could have forced many small producers out of business.
Egg wholesaler 'free range' claims disputed by ACCC
27-09-2010 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Perth Federal Court against a local egg wholesaler, C I & Company (C I & Co), for alleged...
Australian chicken consumers unaware of production methods
24-09-2010 A new survey has revealed that despite chicken being a staple of the Australian diet, most consumers don’t know the facts of production and that meat chickens are never kept in cages.
Aus: Steggles TV ad dispels poultry myths
06-09-2010 Australian poultry brand Steggles has launched a new TV commercial aiming to dispel the myths around hormones and steroids being added to chickens.
Poultry nutritionists flock to CRC Net Energy Workshop
02-09-2010 ...nutrition professionals to a recent Poultry CRC Net Energy and Modelling Workshop held in Sydney, Australia. CEO at the Australian Poultry CRC Mingan Choct explains how the meeting went.
Enriching the range to reduce feather pecking
01-09-2010 ...to recommendations from a Poultry CRC project that explored enrichment strategies under Australian free range conditions. The use of repellents to suppress sporadic feather pecking...
Australian chicken farm to replace processing plant
04-08-2010 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm, the largest employer in the city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, has announced plans for a new $10 million processing plant.
DSM Poultry Tour Asia 2010
09-07-2010 ...the theme “Unlimited Opportunities for the Poultry Industry Beyond 2010”, was launched in Australia (Sydney) on May 10. It subsequently made its way on to Indonesia (Jakarta), Thailand...
Identifying egg production definitions
29-06-2010 The Australian Egg Corporation (AECL) is looking to robust science, consumer expectations and commercial reality to identify definitions and minimum standards for all egg production...
AGP alternatives to prevent clinical necrotic enteritis
25-06-2010 Researchers from the Pig and Poultry Production Institute, South Australian Research and Development Institute, and the University of Adelaide in Australia, have made a comparison of...
Aus confirms ND in import consignment from US
09-04-2010 The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service has confirmed the presence of Newcastle disease in a consignment of imported pigeons being held in quarantine.
Western Australia layer chick supplier selects Smart
05-04-2010 Western Australia supplier of layer chicks, Altona Hatchery has selected Smart incubation technologies from Pas Reform for the refurbishment of its hatchery at Forrestfield, Perth.
Baiada launches campaign to tackle rumors
18-03-2010 ...Bartter Enterprises, Baiada Group has launched the first advertising campaign for the brand in 15 years and is preparing to phase out the Baiada brand, reports Australia's The Land.
Poultry processor's water treatment awarded
10-03-2010 An advanced Water Treatment Plant constructed by poultry processor Inghams Enterprises has earned the company victory in the inaugural Prime Minister's Water Wise Award, reports state.
Plans to provide spent hen renewable energy solution
23-02-2010 Australia’s Victorian Farmers Federation’s (VFF) Egg Group has entered into discussions with Bio-Cogen to explore the opportunities in designing, building and operating a bio-energy plant...
Implications of sorghum in broiler nutrition
19-02-2010 Sorghum is a common grown grain in Australia. Due to some antinutritional factors it is not much appreciated in chicken feeds. Kafirin seems to be the main problem.
New Fowl Cholera vaccine close to market
12-02-2010 ...process for chickens.
The majority of the review has been completed by the APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority), and Bioproperties (the vaccine...
Campaign targets 'factory farming practices’ of hens
10-02-2010 Animal liberal group Animals Australia has launched a new advertising campaign targeting what it calls the 'factory farming' practices of over 11 million battery hens and 200,000 sows.
http://www.worldpoultry.net//campaign-targets-factory-farming-practices%E2%80%99-of-hens-id7079.html
Australia: Duck producers struggle to expand
01-02-2010 Duck producers in Australia say their burgeoning industry is being held back by public ignorance and misinformation, as angry neighbours of a planned Hunter development argue ducks should...
Hazeldene workers agree to overtime ban
01-10-2009 More than 250 workers at poultry processing factory of Hazeldene near Bendigo in Victoria, Australia have voted to start an overtime ban next week.
Aus: Giant poultry property for sale, $23 mln
22-09-2009 One of the largest poultry breeding facilities in Australia, the Purga Breeder Farms, near Ipswich in south-east Queensland, is for sale as an investment, The Australian Financial Review...
World-first climate change centre opens in Australia
12-06-2008 Environment minister Peter Garrett has opened a study centre, described as
the world's first legal research centre into climate change, in Canberra,
Australia.
Australia researches free-range mortalities
01-06-2007 Australian poultry pilot studies pave the way for more research into
free-range mortalities. Researchers recommend the approval of more antibiotics
and anthelmintics for use in laying...
Australia begins major flu testing
29-01-2007 Since 2003 the H5N1 virus has infected 269 people and
killed 163, with nearly half the deaths occurring last year.
Green by name and now also green by nature!
09-10-2004 White ants helped to change an Australian poultry operation into a free-range
farm where layers are kept in ecoshelters.
Green by name and now also green by nature!
08-10-2004 White ants helped to change an Australian poultry operation into a free-range
farm where layers are kept in ecoshelters.
