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eChook Issue 56 – April 2012

• Extension important for sustainable poultry production
• Injecting industry into research
• Eimeria across Australia
• Next generation of poultry scientists…Cont’d
• Applications now open for 2012 Ivy Inwood Industry Award

Older Issues

eChook Issue 55 – March 2012

• Education: a key legacy of the Poultry CRC
• Vaccinating against necrotic enteritis
• The Norwegian link
• Next generation of poultry scientists

eChook Issue 54 – February 2012

• Poultry CRC travelling smoothly
• New ways to gauge welfare in free-range hens
• Internship unlocking future
• The Canadian Connection

eChook Issue 53 – January 2012

• Big year ahead for Poultry Industry
• Graduate sees future in poultry
• Pathways to Agriculture
• Big Dutchman co-founder passes away at age 100

eChook Issue 52 – December 2011

• Multi-pronged research helping free range poultry
• Shaded areas attract birds into the free range
• Teachers Resource – Eggs, The Inside Story
• Australian Year of the Farmer needs help
• Building Trust & Confidence in Agriculture

eChook Issue 51 – November 2011

• Workshop emphasises “relevance of nutrition research to industry best practice”
• Get the dirt on odour and dust emissions
• PoultryGrad 2011
• Contribute to Poultry Hub

eChook Issue 50 – October 2011

• Litter Consumption and Gut Development
• Red Lea Chickens supporting education and research
• Inaugural projects complete
• NSW Farmers Association Poultry Field Day 2011

eChook Issue 49 – September 2011

• Poultry Information Exchange (PIX) 2012
• Internship Six Month Update
• Refining Odour Assessment
• Industry growing Growers
• Science in The Bush @ UNE

eChook Special Issue – August 2011

• Call for Preliminary Research Proposals

eChook Issue 48 – August 2011

• End-user benefit essential for research proposals
• New students tackle practical problems
• Fowl cholera vaccine gains registration
• New face in poultry research

eChook Issue 47 – July 2011

• Up close and personal
• Biologically Active Molecule Delivery
• Close to Completion
• All the way to USA

eChook Issue 46 – June 2011

• Collaboration the key for Australia’s innovation
• Net Energy system for the Australian chicken meat industry
• Manipulating betaine content in eggs
• Photo Competition 2011 – $1000 in prizemoney
• Gaining experience Down Under

eChook Issue 45 – May 2011

• Industry Transferable Ideas
• Developing reliable tools for industry
• Rapid diagnostic tests benefit industry
• Where are they now?

eChook Issue 44 – March 2011

• Ideas Exchange 2011
• Effect of incubation on leg strength
• Industry Internships off to a good start
• Interests of students and end-users aligned

eChook Issue 43 – February 2011

• Scientists and students meet at Sydney’s poultry symposium
• Poultry CRC Teacher’s Resource Kit goes global
• Inspiring Poultry’s Generation Next
• PhD scholarship opportunity for poultry researcher

eChook Issue 42 – December 2010

• Poultry CRC 2: one year on
• The best way to wash an egg: latest food safety research
• Poultry CRC collaboration challenges Campylobacter
• UNE Poultry PhD looks forward to a bright future
• NSW gets poultry research boost from Science Leveraging Fund

eChook Issue 41 – November 2010

• PhD student’s quest to overcome IBH in Australian broiler flocks
• The consequences of Australia’s wet weather on grain harvest and price
• Understanding post-hatch feed restriction effects on broiler muscle growth

eChook Issue 41 – November 2010

• New DVD offers step-by-step guide to flock inspection and chicken post-mortem

eChook Issue 40 – October 2010

• New research explores links between eggshell quality and food safety
• Poultry CRC researchers benefit from natural collaborative networks
• Promoting poultry industry growth in central north NSW

eChook Issue 40 – October 2010

• More resources for schools and poultry industry training

eChook Issue 39 – September 2010

• Call for Poultry CRC Research Proposals postponed

eChook Issue 38 – August 2010

• Sparking kids’ curiosity about careers in poultry
• Enriching the range to reduce feather pecking
• Nutritionists flock to CRC Net Energy Workshop

eChook Issue 38 – August 2010

• Researchers make the most of the eResearch revolution

eChook Issue 37 – July 2010

• John Barnett honoured at Animal Production conference
• New Poultry CRC ramps up education and training
• The nose knows: UNSW Odour Workshop

eChook Issue 36 – June 2010

• Poultry scholarships help keep the talent at home
• Poultry CRC research focuses on next generation necrotic enteritis vaccine

eChook Issue 36 – June 2010

• New chapter begins for poultry research and education

eChook Issue 35 – March 2010

• Honouring an outstanding career
• Young talent shines through at APSS
• Pulling out all stops to keep up with kids’ passion for poultry

eChook Issue 34 – February 2010

• Food safety and food security high on Poultry CRC agenda
• New Fowl Cholera vaccine close to market
• Net energy a hot topic at poultry science symposium
• CRC puts poultry back in Australia’s classrooms