62 - November 2012

Welcome to another edition of eChook! In this edition, I would like to highlight our efforts to mitigate poultry waste streams, in particular through the use of anaerobic digestion (AD) technology to add value to waste. Disposal of waste from poultry production is a major cost to industry. Poultry producers are not only facing increased

Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli – Leena Awawdeh Traditionally, Escherichia coli has not been regarded in Australia as a primary pathogen of poultry. Typically, in the Australian context, E. coli is often regarded as a secondary agent that exploits opportunities provided by other disease agents and/or environmental stresses. However, this traditional view is now being challenged. It is

The first two projects completed under the second round Poultry CRC have now been joined by a third. Dr Margaret Sexton’s To improve the efficacy and safety of egg washing has just reached completion. The aims of this project were to improve the recovery of dirty and so-called ‘black eggs’ and to reduce microbial contamination

In September and October of 2012, the Poultry CRC published two new text books, aimed at filling a gap in VET sector training. The texts, titled “Feeding Commercial Poultry” and “The Poultry Growing Environment”, relate directly to units AHCLSK310A – Implement Feeding Programs for Intensive Production, and AHCLSK313A – Monitor Livestock Growing Environments. “Knowledge in