Postgraduate / Postdoctoral / Intern Update Those who visited the Glenwarrie Partnership egg farm of Narelle and Bede Burke during the PoultryGrad workshop and industry visits will be interested to hear that Bede and Narelle are finalists in the NSW Farmer of the Year competition. They’re also showcasing their eggs at the third annual Regional

A recent Poultry CRC study has shown that broilers raised on fibrous litter are generally more uniform in feed consumption, Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) and, most importantly, body weight. This potentially greater uniformity holds the promise of less out of specification birds at the processing plant. Moreen Ali, Laboratory Manager at Inghams, undertook comparative studies of the

Welcome to another edition of eChook. I am delighted that the Poultry CRC has obtained a 7.5-year extension with the $28 million grant from the Australian Government! This grant, together with the cash and in-kind support from our participants, will give the Poultry CRC total resources of nearly $87 million over the next 7.5 years. This

Welcome to this special edition of eChook. The Department for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has informed me that our rebid effort has been successful and we have been awarded 7.5 years funding for a second Poultry CRC. This is excellent news for Australia’s poultry industry and the scientific community working in poultry-related R&D. It is

Poultry CRC research continues to produce significant outcomes for industry, including valuable insights into the genes influencing the virulence of Pasteurella multocida, which causes Fowl cholera (or pasteurellosis). Information gained from a completed CRC project that identified a number of genes which appear to be necessary for the establishment, growth, or reproduction of P. multocida within its bird hosts has been

The Poultry CRC invests significantly in the development of young scientists for the future benefit of the poultry industry, so we maintain a keen interest in their blossoming careers. Now in its seventh and final year, the CRC’s Education Program is well and truly bearing fruit. Several of the CRC’s students and scientists have gone

Welcome to another edition of eChook. Thank you for your messages enquiring about our re-bid interview, which took place in Canberra on 1 July. We faced a panel of six experts who were joined by the chairman of the CRC Committee and the Manager of the CRC Program during the last 30 minutes of the 2-hour

Postgraduate / Postdoctoral / Intern Update Emma Borland has been awarded a Poultry CRC Undergraduate Internship. Congratulations to Emma! Kapil Chousalkar leaves UNE at the start of August to take up a position of Lecturer in the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. Congratulations to Kapil also. Industry Training Update

Welcome to another edition of eChook. We attended the CRC Association’s 2009 conference in Canberra last week, where we received the Award for Excellence in Innovation in Education and Training and Public Outreach Activities for Poultry Hub. I would like to thank our Communications Manager, Mr Chris Day, who was instrumental in establishing Poultry Hub using the most

Researchers, Postgrads, Postdocs, Honours & Interns workshop and industry visits The workshops and industry visits went well for Poultry CRC Research Scientists, Interns, Postgrads, Postdocs and Honours students, held in Armidale and Tamworth in May. The workshop commenced with introductions and there was a very wide range of research areas discussed. Kylie Hewson told us

The Poultry CRC’s Poultry Hub is helping to stem the brain drain from agricultural studies at Australian schools and universities. Students and educators from Australia and around the world are using Poultry Hub to help them learn about poultry and poultry production, stimulating interest in poultry science and hopefully dispelling some of the myths and

Increased participation in national certificate qualifications relevant to poultry production is gaining momentum, with one of the CRC-sponsored industry personnel who gained the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment now helping to evaluate the needs of industry personnel in making progress towards these certificates. Suzanne McInerney, from Country Range Farming near Toowoomba, is one of several in

Welcome to another edition of eChook. The Poultry CRC’s application has made it to Stage 2 of the CRC Program Selection Round. It’s a great result and I thank all those who have worked together to get us this far. Stage 2 consists of two parts: scientific peer review of Research Project Proposals (RPPs) by relevant