Welcome to another edition of eChook! Poultry CRC wishes all our colleagues, friends and families a safe and enjoyable festive season, and good wishes for an outstanding 2014! In this edition, we look at one of the challenges in bird management in free range systems, highlight a recently completed CRC project, and introduce two new

Coccidiosis, caused by parasites of the genus Eimeria, is a worldwide disease of chickens estimated to result in global annual losses of over US$2.4 billion. Ten species of Eimeria have been identified in Australia and species, as well as strains within a species, can vary greatly in their pathogenicity. Recent outbreaks on vaccinated farms have

Dr Jeff Downing, Senior Lecture in the Faculty of Veterinary Science at The University of Sydney, has a new Poultry CRC project titled Proteomic measures of albumen degradation as indicators of egg freshness. Working with Associate Professor Paul Sheehy, Jeff’s project will investigate the changes in proteins found in egg albumen associated with time and

Associate Professor Dominique Blache from The University of Western Australia (UWA) is leading a new Poultry CRC project attempting to reduce the incidence of floor laying on commercial duck farms. It has been estimated that about 20% (but this may be as high as 40%) of eggs may be laid outside of the nest box

The Poultry CRC is very proud to announce the release of our latest educational resource; an animation detailing the 21-day development of a chick embryo within the egg. This two minute long simulation has been made freely available on YouTube for anyone who wishes to observe this process, and will be especially useful for educators around

By Bob Swick and Reza Barekatain Virtually all modern commercial broiler diets are supplemented with liquid oil or fat. This provides energy, improves the absorption of fat soluble vitamins, provides essential fatty acids and acts as a lubricant and dust control agent in feed processing. There has been renewed interest in the use of full

Professor Phil Hynd at the University of Adelaide is heading up a Poultry CRC project titled In ovo therapeutics to improve gut efficiency and health in the broiler chicken. Utilising a relatively new development in animal science known as ‘fetal programming’, this project aims to develop targeted in ovo therapeutics to accelerate gut development in

Since the commencement of the second round of the Poultry CRC in 2010, seven young people have been awarded Poultry CRC industry internships. The program, designed to encourage graduates into the industry, has been hailed as a resounding success. So much so, that despite the initially allocated places being filled, the program is now being

Welcome to another edition of eChook! In this edition, I would like to highlight the key messages arising from the Poultry CRC’s Ideas Exchange forum which was held between 24-26 September. The Ideas Exchange is our annual gathering where end users, researchers, industry decision-makers, and students meet in a semi-formal atmosphere to discuss major challenges

This process is designed to encourage researchers from our partner organisations to put forward research ideas that encompass frontier science, industry relevance and genuine collaboration. Indeed, every proposal received will be evaluated for its science, utility and fit-for-purpose in the Poultry CRC environment. The Poultry CRC has three Programs, which cover nine Projects. Each Project

Recently, the Poultry CRC sent out an email to key members of the Australian Poultry Industry asking them to identify future capacity gaps in the industry, and ways that the CRC Education Program could help fill those gaps. “We had about a 50% response rate to the email” said Education Manager, Liz Roan. “Some of

For this month’s eChook we asked a number of our students, past and present, to tell us their current and future plans, post PhD. The following four researchers explain, in their own words, how their CRC experience has allowed them to progress their career plans. Dr Kylie Hewson After I completed my PhD in mid-2012,

The Department of Animal and Poultry Science in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan invites outstanding applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track position in poultry science with specialization in nutrition and management. The successful candidate will join a strong, well established multidisciplinary research team with interests in aspects of poultry