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Education and Training - Learn about poultry keeping for the backyard or a school project or find the information you need for university studies and industry-relevant qualifications.

Research - Find information about poultry-related research activities around the world.

A guide for getting started in free range poultry is now available through the NSW Government Bookshop. The 176-page book (AU$36) includes both meat and egg production, breeds, rearing, health, housing and nutrition. It also features nine case studie... [read more]

The Australian Poultry Science Symposium (APSS) will be held at the Veterinary Science Conference Centre, University of Sydney Camperdown Campus on 1 to 3 February 2010.

APSS will be held over three days, and incorporates a cutting edge scientific... [read more]

The University of Melbourne, Australia, in collaboration with the Poultry Disease Research Center of the University of Georgia, USA, now offers a one year Postgraduate Certificate in Avian Health (PGCAH) and a three year Masters in Avian Health & Med... [read more]

Issue 33 - November 2009

A net energy system that could lead to a smaller environmental footprint and commercial advantage for Australia's chicken meat producers is the focus of a nationwide collaboration funded by the Armidale-based Poultry Cooperative Research Centre (Poultry CRC)...

» Poultry research proposals progress to next stage
» Net energy can help industry produce more from less
» Young scientist uses culture to stop poultry disease
» Australian schools compete for poultry project title

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Learn about Poultry

Teachers' Resource Kit - free kit for Australian schools, containing books, worksheets, DVDs, posters and much more.

Anatomy of the Chicken Learning Resource - View the structure and anatomy of the chicken, as would be observed during dissection.

Family Poultry Training Course - Includes the free Scavenging Chickens Training Handbook, suitable for village and school based poultry keeping.

The Story of Chicken - (Book) Takes children onto Australian meat chicken farms (with classroom support material).

The Story of Eggs - (Book) Takes you onto Australian egg farms.

Getting started in free range poultry - (Book) includes both meat and egg production, breeds, rearing, health, housing and nutrition (176 full colour A4 pages).

Poultry Agskills - (Book) Basic guide to some of the skills and practices of poultry production, including step-by-step instructions, diagrams and full-colour pictures.

Building the Poultry Penthouse - (Book) Guide to building a poultry penthouse (housing 12-25 hens), including material list and step-by-step construction method.