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Poultry research in Australia
Research activities associated with commercial poultry production in Australia are funded from a variety of sources, including the poultry industries. Organisations such as the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Chicken Meat Program, the Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) and the Poultry CRC then allocate these funds into key research areas. Research is conducted at both state and federal agencies and university institutions.
Poultry Cooperative Research Centre (Poultry CRC)
The Poultry CRC has three integrated Research Programs addressing the major challenge of meeting increasing demand for ‘clean and green’ poultry products and maintaining food security in the face of climate change and population growth.
Poultry CRC researcher Dr Joanne Devlin,
The University of Melbourne
Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL)
The Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) makes investments in research and development on behalf of the Australian egg industry and the community as a whole. Many basic research projects are supported indirectly through the Poultry CRC. Approximately one in every four dollars spent by AECL on research is administered under the stewardship of the Poultry CRC. AECL’s R&D Program is listed on the Australian Competitive Grants Register (ACGR) under Commonwealth Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry schemes.
- Visit the AECL website for information on current and completed projects
- AECL profile page on Poultry Hub
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Chicken Meat Program
Through focused R&D, the RIRDC Chicken Meat Program supports increased sustainability and profitability in the chicken meat industry. The program is funded by statutory levies paid by industry participants. This levy revenue is matched by RIRDC at up to 0.5 per cent of gross value of production (GVP). RIRDC is an essential participant in the second term Poultry CRC and will both invest in the CRC’s R&D activities and jointly invest in R&D with the CRC. The Chicken Meat Program will also collaborate with other rural R&D corporations.
- See RIRDC website: Completed Projects & Research in Progress
- See RIRDC website: Archived Research in Progress reports
- RIRDC Chicken Meat Program profile page on Poultry Hub
Current Poultry CRC research projects
- Towards commercialisation of a next-generation ILTV vaccine & differential ELISA (Devlin at The University of Melbourne funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 1.1.1)
- Vaccine against Clostridium perfringens to protect birds from necrotic enteritis (Moore at CSIRO Livestock Industries funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 1.1.2)
- Vaccine strategies and interactions of attenuated coccidial vaccines (Woods at Bioproperties funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 1.1.3)
- Rapid multiplex PCR assay for differentiating Pasteurella multocida serovars (Boyce at Monash University funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 1.2.1)
- Evaluation of high resolution melt curve analysis for detection of multiple strains in a single specimen (Ghorashi at The University of Melbourne funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 1.2.2)
- Characterising population structure and diversity of Australian Eimeria (Morgan at DEEDI funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 1.2.3)
- In ovo modulation of female sex determination in layer chickens (Doran at CSIRO Livestock Industries and Smith at MCRI funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 1.3.1)
- Application of herpes viral vectors for in ovo delivery (Mahony at DEEDI funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 1.3.2)
- New approaches to assess welfare in free range laying hens (Hinch at UNE funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 1.5.2)
- Influence of betaine on embryo survival, hatchability and progeny performance (Cadogan at Feedworks funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 2.1.1)
- In ovo therapeutics to improve gut efficiency and health in the broiler chicken (Hynd at The University of Adelaide funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 2.1.2)
- Posthatch feed restriction effects on broiler muscle growth (Velleman at The Ohio State University funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 2.1.3)
- Validation of qPCR assays targeting broiler performance (Torok at SARDI funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 2.1.4)
- Identification of microbial and gut-related factors driving bird performance (Geier at SARDI funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 2.1.5)
- Maximising spent litter fertiliser returns through nutrient and carbon management (Redding at DEEDI funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 2.2.1)
- Molecular detection and survival of viral pathogens in litter (Walkden-Brown at UNE funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 2.2.3)
- Phage-displayed peptides for controlling Campylobacter jejuni in poultry (Bishop-Hurley at CSIRO Livestock Industries funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 3.1.1)
- In vivo evaluation in broilers of novel anti-Campylobacter compounds (Chinivasagam at DEEDI funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 3.1.2)
- Small molecule inhibitors as anti-Campylobacter jejuni agents (Rajashekara at The Ohio State University funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 3.1.3)
- Vaccine to reduce Campylobacter colonisation in meat chickens (Moore at CSIRO Livestock Industries funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 3.1.4)
- To improve the efficacy and safety of egg washing (Sexton at SARDI funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 3.2.1)
- Eggshell quality and risks of food borne pathogens (Roberts at UNE funded by Poultry CRC – Sub-Project 3.2.2)
Research projects: 2003 – 2009
- A new virulence factor in Clostridium perfringens causing Necrotic Enteritis in chickens – a route to vaccine development (Keyburn and Rood at Monash University funded by Poultry CRC – 715)
- Alternatives to beak trimming (Glatz at SARDI and Hinch at UNE funded by Poultry CRC – 717)
- Beak Trimming Handbook (Glatz at SARDI funded by Poultry CRC – 322)
- Boosting innate immunity (Bean at CSIRO Livestock Industries funded by Poultry CRC – 316c)
- CAV vaccines (Browning at The University of Melbourne and Bioproperties funded by Poultry CRC – 308)
- Chicken meat welfare audit (Barnett at Animal Welfare Science Centre funded by Poultry CRC – 320)
- Development of the Environmental Program (Ian Farran funded by Poultry CRC – 329)
- Diagnostics and surveillance of infectious bronchitis (Sapats at CSIRO Livestock Industries funded by Poultry CRC – 333)
- Dietary manipulation post hatch (Iji at UNE funded by Poultry CRC – 304)
- Digesta reflux on bird health and performance (Iji at UNE funded by Poultry CRC – 404)
- Dust and odour emissions from poultry sheds (Dunlop at DEEDI funded by Poultry CRC – 445)
- Dustbath materials for health and welfare in layers (Svihus at Norwegian University of Life Sciences funded by Poultry CRC – 327)
- Eimeria cryopreservation and differentiation (Youil at Bioproperties funded by Poultry CRC – 724)
- Eimeria vaccines (Gasser at The University of Melbourne and Bioproperties funded by Poultry CRC – 315)
- Genomic approaches to novel vaccines (Browning at The University of Melbourne funded by Poultry CRC – 309)
- Genomics-based technology for new health products (Moore at CSIRO Livestock Industries funded by Poultry CRC – 316a)
- Gut microflora development and impact on life-long health and performance (Torok at SARDI funded by Poultry CRC – 625)
- Human-animal relationships in layers (Hemsworth at Animal Welfare Science Centre funded by Poultry CRC – 319)
- Improving production efficiency of coccidiosis vaccines using anti-oocyst antibodies (Jorgensen at DEEDI funded by Poultry CRC – 606)
- Improving control of colibacillosis using genomic information (Marenda at The University of Melbourne funded by Poultry CRC – 708)
- Laser beak-trimming and cannibalism (Glatz/Hinch at SARDI/UNE funded by Poultry CRC – 420)
- MDV vaccines (Mahony at DEEDI funded by Poultry CRC – 414)
- Mortality in free range flocks (Nagle at DEEDI funded by Poultry CRC – 513)
- Mycoplasma vaccines (Markham at The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney and Bioproperties funded by Poultry CRC – 311)
- New diagnostics (Walkden-Brown at UNE and Tannock at RMIT funded by Poultry CRC – 317)
- Optimising methods for multiple batch litter use by broilers (Walkden-Brown at UNE funded by Poultry CRC – 615)
- Oral delivery system for poultry health products (Scott at The University of Sydney funded by Poultry CRC – 415)
- Phage-displayed peptides are antimicrobial towards Campylobacter jejuni in chickens (Bishop-Hurley at CSIRO Livestock Industries funded by Poultry CRC – 609)
- Phenolics for inhibition of gut microorganisms (Perez-Maldonado at DEEDI funded by Poultry CRC – 503)
- Profiling gut microflora using DNA-based tools (Ophel-Keller at SARDI funded by Poultry CRC – 303a)
- Registration of a live Pasteurella multocida vaccine (Scott at The University of Melbourne funded by Poultry CRC – 312)
- Re-use of chicken litter across broiler cycles – managing the food-borne pathogen risk (Chinivasagam at DEEDI funded by Poultry CRC – 516)
- RNA interference for genomic studies and therapeutics (Doran at CSIRO Livestock Industries funded by Poultry CRC – 316b)
- Role of voluntary litter consumption by broiler chickens on gut function and gut health (Hetland at Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Mikkelsen at UNE funded by Poultry CRC – 618)
- Scientific assessment of welfare (Hemsworth at Animal Welfare Science Centre funded by Poultry CRC – 418)
- Transfer of diagnostic technologies to core diagnostic facility for the benefit of the Australian poultry industry (Noormohammadi at The University of Melbourne funded by Poultry CRC – 517)
- Understanding gut function and gut health of chickens (Hughes at SARDI funded by Poultry CRC – 502)
- Using machine vision to count hens and reduce egg breakage – proof of concept (Cronin at Animal Welfare Science Centre funded by Poultry CRC – 611)
- Vaccine antigens from C. perfringens and C. jejuni (Moore at CSIRO Livestock Industries funded by Poultry CRC – 509)
- Vectoring antigens to the chicken immune system – studies with Campylobacter antigens (Smooker at RMIT University funded by Poultry CRC – 725)
- Virulence genes and pathogenicity of P. multocida (Wilkie at The University of Queensland funded by Poultry CRC – 313)
See also
- Poultry CRC
- Australian Egg Corporation Limited
- Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Chicken Meat Program
- Poultry Research and Teaching Unit (PRATU) – University of New England
- The University of Sydney
- The University of Queensland
- The University of Melbourne
- Deakin University
- Monash University
- Ohio State University
- The University of Adelaide
- The University of New South Wales
- Microarrays
- Real-time PCR
- People
- Organisations
External links
Disease research laboratory at CSIRO in Australia.
Photo Frank Filippi
Photo Frank Filippi
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