60 - September 2012

Welcome to another edition of eChook! Following a very successful August during which we received the World’s Poultry Science Association’s Education Award in Salvador, Brazil and launched the revamped Poultry Hub website (poultryhub.org), we have been active in preparing for an even busier September. This month we will hold Ideas Exchange 2012 and also receive

Even with the advances in modern poultry production methodology, up to five percent of all broiler flocks perish prior to reaching processing age. This represents a significant amount of material that must be managed. Until now much of this waste material has been buried in landfill or on farm sites, with potential for detrimental leaching

The official launch of the Southern Star Poultry Alliance will be a feature of the 2012 South Australian Sub-Branch of the World’s Poultry Science Association’s Poultry Industry Day (see 2012 SA Poultry Industry day invite). The event, to be held on Thursday 20 September 2012 at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus, will kick off with the launch at 10am. Poultry CRC CEO Professor Mingan Choct

After graduating in Veterinary Science at James Cook University, Dr Jodi Hopper has been employed by Bell Veterinary Services, a mixed practice in Bell (near Toowoomba, Queensland). Having expressed a keen interest in gaining experience in poultry, independently attending two AVPA scientific meetings and PIX 2012, Jodi has recently taken up a Poultry CRC industry

POULTRY LITTER BIOCHAR: A MITIGATION STRATEGY FOR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS Waste stream mitigation is becoming an increasingly important factor in any intensive animal production system, especially where the waste itself can be a valuable resource. One by-product of the poultry industry that fits this category is litter. Rich in essential plant nutrients such as Nitrogen