Organisations/Queensland Egg Farmers Association Inc (QEFA)
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The QEFA
The Queensland Egg Farmers Association Inc. was formed on 2 May, 1997 to:
- Assist members to discuss common problems applicable to the day to day running of their industry
- Inspire confidence in the Queensland egg industry
- Promote efficient resource allocation
- Foster Government and industry partnerships and
- Effectively manage and operate the association...Read More
Egg Farming Facts
Australia has approximately 400 egg producers. Collectively, their 14 million hens produce 254 million dozen table eggs each year for consumption by Australia's 21 million people. The production value of these enterprises is estimated at $356 million per annum... Read More
Hen Welfare Issues
Animal welfare means different things to different people. While producers in the industry accept and adhere to the animal welfare code, QEFA members respect individuals' rights to view welfare in a behavioural context and in the context of opposing caged hen egg production. That is their right. That is also the reason why eggs produced under alternative production methods, barnyard and free-range, are commercially available... Read More
Caged Egg Production
Modern commercial egg production methods bear little resemblance to the 'horrific' images so often portrayed through the mass media by animal welfare groups. Today's caged systems offer the greatest scope for the development of all aspects of egg production including animal welfare, animal health, environmental sustainability, food safety and economics...Read More
Specialty Eggs
Queensland currently has three barn-housed egg farms. Barn eggs are produced under special conditions and to strict quality standards. All barn egg farms are accredited by the RSPCA...Read More
QEFA Response to Animal Liberation & RSPCA Claims
The Queensland Egg Farmers Association is concerned by increasing demands from animal rights groups who are seeking to ban the production and sale of eggs produced by caged laying hens. The following response to Animal Liberation and RSPCA demands for the banning of caged hen egg production in Queensland was issued by the Queensland Egg Farmers Association on 28 July, 1999... Read More
The QEFA Team
- Ivy Inwood Chairperson
- Noel Venton Vice Chairperson
- Nat Barton Secretary
Contact
- Telephone: (07) 4696 7645
- Fax: (07) 4696 7602
- Address: PO Box 2390, Toowoomba, Qld 4350
