40 - October 2010

The Poultry CRC’s production of poultry industry training manuals for use in the VET sector is continuing on schedule. Commercial Layer Management, Health & Welfare – Principles of Health & Welfare (Book 1) has been completed and is now available for download for people teaching in this area in Australia as either a low resolution PDF suitable for on-screen viewing (3.7MB)

A Poultry CRC research project is being undertaken at the University of New England, Australia (UNE) to examine how defects in shell quality and structure increase the risk that bacteria on the outside of the eggshell can enter the egg. Sub-Project Leader, UNE’s Associate Professor Juliet Roberts, said that, essentially, the Australian egg industry produces a very safe product. “Australia is

Welcome to another edition of eChook. First of all, I am delighted to say that most of our research activities have officially commenced, starting to address approximately 80% of the identified Outputs we are contracted to deliver during the term of the Poultry CRC. We will cover the remaining Outputs by future calls for proposals combined

Staff from the Poultry CRC joined a group of poultry growers and processors, NSW Farmers Association members, local council representatives and federal politicians in Tamworth on October 13 to discuss the future of the poultry industry in the central north of NSW. Although the focus was on poultry meat growers, prominent local egg farmer, Bede Burke, also