34 - February 2010

A multi-pronged approach to reducing Campylobacter numbers in broiler flocks is part of the new Poultry CRC’s strategy on food safety. Food safety and, increasingly, food security, are two big ticket items the poultry industry must face. For the chicken meat industry, the biggest food safety issue is food poisoning caused by the pathogenic bacteria Campylobacter jejuni and coli. Although hygienically

A Poultry CRC project focussed on the registration of a new live vaccine for Fowl Cholera in chickens is close to completion after six and a half years’ work through the CRC. Project Leader and veterinarian, Dr Peter Scott, who is Coordinator of Applied Research at The University of Melbourne’s Veterinary School, said the vaccine is in

Welcome to another edition of eChook. The call for Full Research Proposals went out just before the end of last year, and the February 26 deadline is rapidly approaching. Once we receive all submissions, our Science, End-User Advisory and Executive Committees will assess each proposal before giving their recommendations to the new Governing Board. In the

Agriculture’s place in the national school curriculum received a boost recently thanks to the combined efforts of Australia’s rural CRCs and educators. The country’s agricultural students now have more access to the latest educational tools and resources thanks to the enterprising work of the Armidale-based Poultry Cooperative Research Centre (CRC). Poultry CRC representatives joined Australia’s