82 - November 2014

Welcome to another edition of eChook! In this edition, I would like to talk about “Gut Health” in the way I understand it. These days, the large proportion of nutrition articles published in poultry journals are related to gut health and indeed it is an extremely important research topic. But the maintenance or enhancement of

On 6 November, Poultry CRC representatives attended the Australian Government’s consultation session with representatives of the Australian poultry industry in Sydney. The consultations will help develop an Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper, which will form the Government’s plan to move the agriculture sector forward for the benefit of the country. All of the participants acknowledged the

A commonly used biomarker of stress in avian species is measurement of corticosterone in blood, which is released by the adrenal glands when the bird’s body prepares for ‘flight’ or ‘fight’. Unfortunately, there are major practical difficulties with the measurement of blood concentrations of corticosterone as a biomarker of stress responses due to the act

Poultry litter as a potential fertiliser has received limited accolades to date due to perceptions such as inconsistent nutrient supply, material bulk, leaching and/or run-off to the environment. A Poultry CRC project led by Dr Matthew Redding from Queensland’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, with collaboration from the University of New England’s Professor Steve