We have had an overwhelming response to this year’s photo competition, with 57 entries received (and that’s with school entries counted as one)! These came from individuals from as far away as Bangladesh, and from many school classes and students across Australia. This presented us with over 700 images from which to choose the place-getters, with a great deal

Welcome to another edition of eChook! In this edition we get an update from an industry internship recipient, look at odour research, examine expanding broiler growing opportunities and see young students take an interest in the poultry industry at this years “Science in the Bush”. First up, we’ll look to 2012’s Poultry Information Exchange being held

Veterinarian Nilhan Fernando commenced an Internship, facilitated by the Poultry CRC, with Scolexia in March 2011 under the guidance of Dr Peter Scott, Managing Director of Scolexia. Previously Nilhan has worked as a consultant veterinarian to a Poultry Breeder Farm in Sri Lanka, and he is also experienced in equine and small animal medicine. Previously Dr Scott has stated

Complaints due to odours are a major issue for poultry shed operators, as repeated release of unpleasant odours can constitute a public nuisance and possible regulatory violation. University of New South Wales student Mr Hung Lee, with the support of the Poultry CRC, is investigating the fate of the often overlooked volatile organo-sulphur compounds (VOSCs) in odour assessment.

The Poultry CRC, along with industry partners such as Inghams Enterprises, Baiadia and Cordina continue to answer enquiries from interested parties about the process involved in becoming a broiler (meat chicken) producer/grower. Much of this interest has been sparked by recent media coverage highlighting the popularity of chicken meat with the Australian consumer, the pressure on the industry’s capacity to meet

More than 800 school students from throughout northern NSW travelled to Poultry CRC participant, the University of New England (UNE) on Thursday the 18th and Friday the 19th of August to take part in “Science in the Bush”. An initiative of the Australian Museum and the University of Sydney since 2006, Science in the Bush programs have been offering activities for primary and

  Avian Health Online is an interactive online course for veterinarians working in the global poultry industry. Presented by The University of Melbourne, in collaboration with the Poultry Diseases Research Center, University of Georgia, USA, a Postgraduate Certificate in Avian Health can be completed with 1 year part-time study (Units 1 & 2), while the Masters in Avian Health

The Poultry CRC now calls for Preliminary Research Proposals (PRPs). In this round of proposals, the CRC is calling for projects ranging from 6 to 18 months, focussing purely on transferable or commercialisable ideas. The Poultry CRC is not a funding body and applications are not open to researchers from non-participant organisations. Your Proposal(s) must aim to

Welcome to another edition of eChook. In this edition, I would like to explain why we’re calling for research proposals that focus on industry transferrable ideas in this year’s funding round. The call for Proposals will be announced this week. Achieving increased productivity within the Australian poultry industry is becoming more difficult due to increased

Poultry CRC welcomes two new students, Mrs Marta Navarro Gomez and Mr Jim Shini, whose PhD studies will focus on food safety and fatty live haemorrhagic syndrome, respectively. Both projects are aimed at providing practical solutions to the poultry industry, which is a vital aspect of the Poultry CRC’s mandate. Marta and Jim are enrolled at

Its official! Eight years on from the initiation of a (then Australian) Poultry CRC project led by Dr Peter Scott (03-12), our industry partner Bioproperties has received Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) registration for Vaxsafe® PM (strain PMP-1). This live attenuated vaccine has been developed for the control of fowl cholera in chickens due to infection with virulent homologous or heterologous strains

The Poultry CRC has recently added another young scientist to our list of CRC supported students. Under the supervision of Associate Professor Aaron Cowieson from The University of Sydney, PhD candidate Ms Sonia Yun Liu is working on enzyme feed additives aimed at improving overall poultry feed efficiency. Ms Yun Liu has completed a Master’s degree in food

Welcome to another edition of eChook! The Poultry CRC held its annual Ideas Exchange 2011 event recently and showcased its research projects displaying frontier science, and educational initiatives spurring the enthusiasm of the poultry industry. One important aim of this event was to offer a platform where researchers, students, industry experts, board members and management staff could