Welcome to another edition of eChook. For those of you involved in poultry research with one of our research partners, I must inform you that the Poultry CRC Board has decided to postpone the next call for research proposals to late 2011. This is because: most of the 2009 research projects are still with our partner organisations

Researchers at the Universities of New England, Sydney and New South Wales are benefiting from the growth of eResearch. eResearch refers to the application of advanced information and communication technologies to the practice of research. It enhances existing research processes, making them more efficient and effective, and it enables new kinds of research processes. Researchers

School students in South Australia were encouraged to consider a career in poultry after taking part in another successful Poultry in Schools competition during term two. Twenty-three class entries involving 150 students from twelve schools across the state in both junior and senior competitions were received by the South Australian Research and Development Institute’s (SARDI) Belinda Rodda,

Greater provision of pasture, shaded areas and shelter belts will attract birds into the free range, according to recommendations from a Poultry CRC project that explored enrichment strategies under Australian free range conditions. The use of repellents to suppress sporadic feather pecking was also explored. The CRC project revealed that only 9% of birds on free range farms use

Welcome to another edition of eChook. Interest in the possible implementation of a net energy system is very high in the industry, with an overwhelming turn up by nutrition professionals to a recent Poultry CRC Net Energy and Modelling Workshop held in Sydney. Organised by Poultry CRC Program Manager, Dr Tim Walker, the workshop included presentations

Welcome to another edition of eChook. The 28th Biennial Conference for the Australian Society of Animal Production (ASAP) was held at the University of New England in Armidale from the 11th to the 15th of July. The theme of the conference was ‘Livestock production in a changing environment’. This theme fits well with the main objective of the

Poultry CRC Program Manager and Education Coordinator, Dr Tim Walker, is drawing on all his industry experience as the CRC’s research and education programs gain momentum. Tim spent a large part of his career as a commercial nutritionist undertaking feed formulation, R&D and ingredient purchasing activities with several animal feed and integrated poultry companies. This knowledge

An intensive odour workshop at The University of New South Wales (UNSW) in August aims to provide practical hands-on training for sampling, storing and analysing odours and odorants. Minimising the impact of poultry production on peri-urban dwellers remains a significant challenge for the poultry industry, and Poultry CRC funded research continues to explore dust and odour emissions

Welcome to another edition of eChook. The CRC team spread far and wide last month, with both the Poultry Information Exchange (PIX) at the Gold Coast and the CRC Association conference in Alice Springs happening in the same week. I joined our Chair, The Hon. John Kerin, our Education Coordinator, Tim Walker and Communication Manager, Chris

The Poultry CRC has called for general scholarships, including the Jeff Fairbrother Honours Scholarship for students entering their Honours year at participating universities. Dr Jeff Fairbrother AM served as the first Poultry CRC Chair from 2003 until 2009 and was one of the industry’s most respected statesmen for over 40 years. His legacy continues with this

Of the seven vaccines under development by the Poultry CRC, it is its search for a vaccine against necrotic enteritis (NE) that is being monitored most closely by the global poultry community. “An effective NE vaccine will save at least two billion US dollars each year for the global chicken meat industry, based on an estimate made in

Welcome to another edition of eChook. Poultry industry and CRC personnel gathered in Sydney recently to thank one of the industry’s most respected statesmen, Jeff Fairbrother, for his invaluable contribution to the poultry industry’s development and success over the last 40 years. Jeff served as the Poultry CRC’s Chair from 2003 until 2010, handing over to

Judges were unanimous in their choice of best presenter at last months’ postgraduate presentations during the Australian Poultry Science Symposium held in Sydney. The Poultry CRC Award for the best oral presentation by a postgraduate student at APSS went to Navaporn Chauynarong, a PhD student in the School of Environmental and Rural Sciences (Poultry Nutrition)