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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Australian Egg Nutrition Council Responds to Canadian Egg Study
AUSTRALIA - The Egg Nutrition Council has labelled a Canadian study into egg yolk consumption effects as 'weak', claiming important variables were not assessed properly....
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Australian Farmers Push for Drought Aid
AUSTRALIA - With the threat of a return to dry El Niño conditions currently being predicted for the eastern half of Australia, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and its members continue to push for drought policy reform....
Monday, August 13, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Poultry CRC – Call for Preliminary Research Proposals 2012
AUSTRALIA - The Poultry CRC now calls for Preliminary Research Proposals (PRPs)....
Friday, August 10, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia New Poultry CRC Hub Launched
AUSTRALIA - The Poultry CRC has announced the launch of a re-designed Poultry Hub site. ...
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Developing a Non-Invasive Test for Australian Welfare Status
AUSTRALIA - New Poultry CRC research is aimed at developing a non-invasive test to assess welfare status in birds. The project is led by joint project leaders Drs Tamsyn Crowley and Anthony Keyburn, from Poultry CRC participants, Deakin University and...
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia RSPCA Attacks Poultry Industry Proposal for Free Range Standards
AUSTRALIA - The RSPCA says a free range certification proposal from the poultry industry is deeply flawed....
Friday, July 27, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Chicken to Get More Costly
AUSTRALIA - Consumers should prepare for the price of their favourite meat, chicken, to go up soon....
Poultry Industry News from Australia Feed Grain Prices Surge Throughout July
AUSTRALIA - Australian feed grain prices increased dramatically in July, underpinned by developments in international markets, reports Meat and Livestock Australia....
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia New South Wales Government Considers Broiler Training Programme
AUSTRALIA - The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries, in collaboration with industry partners, is considering the development of a training and information program for poultry meat growers in NSW....
Poultry Industry News from Australia US Drought Affects Australian Egg Prices
AUSTRALIA - The winds of the world’s global economy are again impacting on Australian farmers with local egg prices likely to rise as a result of a drought in the USA, says the Australia Egg Corporation Limited....
Poultry Industry News from Australia Aussie Government Supports Research and Innovation
AUSTRALIA - The Gillard Government has announced significant improvements to rural research, development and extension which will see greater collaboration on research, efforts to increase investment, and a drive to improve the adoption of innovation...
Monday, July 23, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Farm Health and Safety Should be Front of Mind
AUSTRALIA - As National Farm Safety week draws to a close, Agriculture Minister Senator Joe Ludwig has encouraged Australian farmers to keep their own health and well–being front of mind....
Friday, July 20, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Farmers Call for Better Food Labelling for Consumers
AUSTRALIA - Grassroots members of New South Wales (NSW) Farmers’ Association today called for a better standard of food labelling so that consumers know exactly how much of their product is Australian grown, produced and processed....
Poultry Industry News from Australia Tweed Council Rejects Application for Poultry Farm
AUSTRALIA - A development application for a poultry farm in the NSW Tweed Valley has been rejected by the local council. ...
Poultry Industry News from Australia Pigeon Owners Urged to be Vigilant Against Virus
AUSTRALIA - Pigeon owners are being urged to remain vigilant and strengthen biosecurity measures following the confirmation of more cases of Pigeon paramyxovirus in lofts in western Sydney and south-western Sydney....
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia DPI: New Livestock Traceability Rules Bolster Biosecurity
AUSTRALIA - The expansion of property identification codes (PICs) to cover additional livestock species will strengthen biosecurity and improve the state’s capacity to respond to animal disease and food safety incidents, the Department of Primary Industries...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Farmers Ask for Quarantine Facilties to Stay
AUSTRALIA - Grassroots members of New South Wales Farmers’ (NSW) Association has called for decentralised quarantine facilities to be maintained in strategic locations to protect the country’s reputation as a producer of high quality disease free food....
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Inghams Prepares for Sale
AUSTRALIA - Bob Ingham, the long standing and sole shareholder of Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd has, after long and careful consideration, decided to sell the business....
Poultry Industry News from Australia National Food Plan for Australia
AUSTRALIA - The Gillard Government has launched a National Food Plan green paper which presents a series of policy options for Australia’s food future....
Friday, July 13, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Veterinary Vaccines Found to Combine into New Viruses
AUSTRALIA - Research from the University of Melbourne has shown that two different vaccine viruses - used simultaneously to control the same condition in chickens - have combined to produce new infectious viruses, prompting early response from Australia's...
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia ACCC Targets Duck Company's Welfare Claims
AUSTRALIA - The consumer watchdog is suing Australia's largest duck producer....
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia A$400m Quarantine Facility for Victoria
AUSTRALIA - Federal Member for McEwen, Rob Mitchell has announced Mickleham as the chosen location for Australia’s new post entry quarantine (PEQ) facility, an investment worth more than A$400 million in Victoria....
Monday, July 09, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Broilers Farms for 600,000 Chickens Planned
AUSTRALIA - Two broiler farms large enough to grow up to a combined 600,000 chickens have been marked down for land north-west of Geelong....
Friday, July 06, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Choice: Advocating Expensive Free Range Eggs
AUSTRALIA - The Australian Egg Corporation has warned that the call from the consumer organisation Choice for a free range stocking density limit of 1500 hens per hectare would see free range egg prices increase to more than A$10 a dozen. ...
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Poultry Industry News from Australia Battery Egg Farm to Go Cage-free
AUSTRALIA - A battery hen farm in Canberra's north that was raided by animal rights activists in March will convert its operations to cage-free eggs. ...
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