Poultry CRC Final Reports
Poultry CRC Final Reports
Following is a list of CRC Final Reports that are available from both the second round Poultry CRC and the first round Australian Poultry CRC. Just click the link to open the report you want to read.
Poultry CRC (CRC2)
Program 1: Health & Welfare
Project 1.1.10: Refining the use of gG as an immune-enhancing vaccine adjuvant
Project 1.1.11: Increased vaccine production in cell lines
Project 1.1.12: Analysis of the V4 strain of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) for use in ovo vaccination
Project 1.2.1: Rapid multiplex PCR assay for differentiating Pasteurella multocida serovars
Project 1.2.2: Evaluation of high resolution melt curve analysis for detection of multiple strains in a single specimen
Project 1.2.3: Characterising population structure and diversity of Australian Eimeria
Project 1.2.4: Riemerella anatipestifer diagnostics
Project 1.2.6: Confirmation of a putative Spotty Liver Disease pathogen
Project 1.2.7: Differentiation of the LPS structure of P. multocida with new technology – the way forward
Project 1.3.1: Control of sex-determination in poultry
Project 1.3.3: Development of IFN-Lambda as an adjuvant and immune enhancer for in ovo use
Project 1.3.4: Bacteriophages to control necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens
Project 1.4.1: Vaccine response boost through immune enhancing microRNA delivery in ovo
Project 1.5.2: New Approaches to assess welfare in free range laying hens
Project 1.5.3: Development and Extension of Industry Best Practice for On-Farm Euthanasia of Spent Layer Hens
Project 1.5.5: Single sex selection for the egg laying industry to improve animal welfare
Project 1.5.6: Optimisation of the welfare of free range layer hens
Project 1.5.7: Avian Influenza Risk Mitigation for the Free-Range sector of the Australian Poultry Industry
Project 1.5.8: An investigation into the epidemiology and pathogenesis of femoral head necrosis in broilers in Australia
Project 1.5.9: Practical implications of A. galli infection in Australian free-range poultry
Project 1.5.10: Determination of best practice range enrichment to improve layer bird welfare
Program 2: Nutrition & Environment
Project 2.1.1: Influence of betaine on embryo survival, hatchability and progeny performance
Project 2.1.2: In ovo therapeutics to improve gut health and efficiency in the broiler chicken
Project 2.1.3: Posthatch Feed Restriction Effects on Broiler Muscle Growth
Project 2.1.4: Validation of qPCR assays targeting broiler performance
Project 2.1.5: Identification of microbial and gut-related factors driving bird performance
Project 2.1.7: Improving the performance of free-range poultry production
Project 2.1.8: Replacing supplemental oil with full fat canola seed in broiler diets
Project 2.1.9: Use of novel protein sources and improved starter feed formulation for broiler chicks
Project 2.1.10: Interactions of canola seed source, pellet temperature and fibre for broilers
Project 2.1.11: Implementation of a net energy system for laying hens
Project 2.1.12: Breeder hen nutrition for improved progeny health and performance
Project 2.1.13: The Effect of Enzymes on Grass Impaction in Free-Range Layers
Project 2.1.15: Zinc and glutamine to enhance intestinal function and performance of broilers
Project 2.1.16: The role of saltbush on free range poultry farms
Project 2.1.17: Inclusion levels and economic benefits of canola meals on egg production of laying hens
Project 2.1.18: Evaluation of Supplemental Strontium on Eggshell Quality and Laying Hen Performance
Project 2.1.19: Monitoring bird health and production using a novel technology platform
Project 2.2.1: Maximising spent litter fertiliser returns through nutrient and carbon management
Project 2.2.2: Litter management strategies to reduce odour emissions from poultry litter
Project 2.2.3: Molecular detection and survival of viral pathogens in litter
Project 2.2.4: Odour Measurement and Impact from Spent Hen Composting
Project 2.2.5: Adding Value by Sustainable Waste Processing
Project 2.2.6: Value addition to feather from poultry processing waste
Project 2.2.8: Pilot study on the nutritional manipulation of odour emission from poultry
Project 2.2.9: Risk-based assessments of stormwater solutions for the poultry industry
Project 2.9.1: Changes in Broiler Breast Muscle with the “Wooden” Breast Myopathy
Project 2.9.3: To investigate the effects of including a reducing agent and an exogenous protease in poultry diets
Program 3: Safe & Quality Food Production
Project 3.1.3: Small molecule inhibitors as anti-Campylobacter jejuni agents
Project 3.1.5: Development of an insect model to assess phage/Campylobacter interactions
Project 3.1.6: A “proof of concept” study to control Campylobacter using bacteriophages
Project 3.2.1: Egg washing: Improving efficacy and safety to optimise profitability
Project 3.2.2: Eggshell quality and risks of food borne pathogens
Project 3.2.3: Epidemiology of Salmonella on layer farms
Project 3.2.4: Proteomic measures of albumen degradation as indicators of egg freshness
Project 3.2.6: Epidemiology of Salmonella spp on free range farms
Project 3.2.7: Field trial to study the efficacy of a Salmonella Typhimurium live vaccine in egg layers
Australian Poultry CRC (CRC1)
Nutrition and Gut Physiology
Project 03-03 Profiling gut microflora using DNA-based tools
Project 03-04 Dietary manipulation post hatch
Project 03-27 Dustbath materials for health and welfare in layers
Project 04-04 Digesta reflux on bird health and performance
Project 05-02 Understanding gut function and gut health of chickens
Project 05-03 Phenolics for inhibition of gut microorganisms
Project 06-18 Role of voluntary litter consumption by broiler chickens on gut function and gut health
Project 06-25 Gut microflora development and impact on life-long health and performance
Project 09-01 Egg shell quality with special focus on translucency and product safety in the Australian egg industry
Project 09-02 Use of probiotics: a natural approach to control reproductive tract infections in free-range laying flocks
Project 09-20 Investigating the basis of variable bird performance
Project 09-21 Identification of genes associated with mucin production and quality in healthy chickens and those with necrotic enteritis
Project 09-22 Realtime PCR quantification of gastrointestinal microbes in broiler challenge models
Project 09-23 Insects as poultry food
Poultry Health
Project 03-13 Virulence genes and pathogenicity of P. multocida
Project 03-16 Application of genomic-based technology for the development of new health products – Introduction
Project 03-16 Application of genomic-based technology for the development of new health products – Part a
Project 03-16 Application of genomic-based technology for the development of new health products – Part b
Project 03-16 Application of genomic-based technology for the development of new health products – Part c
Project 03-16 Application of genomic-based technology for the development of new health products – Conclusion
Project 03-17 New diagnostics
Project 03-33 Diagnostics and surveillance of infectious bronchitis
Project 04-15 Oral delivery system for poultry health products
Project 06-09 Phage-displayed peptides are antimicrobial towards Campylobacter jenuni in chickens
Project 07-08 Improving control of colibacillosis using genomic information
Project 09-04 Screening for bacteriophages of selected poultry bacterial pathogens
Project 09-24 Broiler chicken skeletal integrity and incubation
Project 09-26 Isolation and titration of selected avian pathogens in cell culture
Project 09-27 Eimeria species diagnostics based on non-nuclear genetic markers
Project 09-28 Developing novel antigen delivery systems; ILTV as a vaccine vector
Project 03-11 Mycoplasma vaccines
Project 03-15 Eimeria vaccines
Project 09-06 Investigations into a novel recombinanat vaccine to control infectious laryngotracheitis
Welfare and Environment
Project 03-19 Human-animal relationships in layers
Project 03-20 Chicken meat industry welfare audit
Project 04-18 Scientific assessment of welfare
Project 04-20 Laser beak-trimming and cannibalism
Project 05-13 Mortality in free range flocks
Project 06-11 Using “machine vision” to count hens and reduce egg breakage – proof of concept
Project 07-17 Alternatives to beak-trimming
Project 09-30 Further development of non-invasive stress measures
Project 09-31 The effects of interval of testing and quality of resource on the choice behaviour of laying hens in a Y-maze test
Project 09-32 The relationships between shed cleanliness and hen welfare
Project 04-45 Dust and odour emissions from poultry sheds – Layers
Project 04-45 Dust and odour emissions from poultry sheds – Broilers
Project 05-16 Re-use of chicken litter across broiler cycles – managing the food-borne pathogen risk
Project 06-15 Optimising methods for multiple batch litter use by broilers
Project 09-07 Determining Egg Production Exposure to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS)
Project 09-34 Temperature inactivation of viral pathogens in litter
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