AgriFutures Chicken Meat RD&E

Biosecurity risk assessment app

In this episode, we talk with Chris Aitken about Exoflare People, an easy to use biosecurity app available for the Australian chicken meat industry. 

To get started or learn more about Exoflare People, visit https://www.exoflare.io/people/chicken-meat/

Optimising meat chicken range use

In this episode we talk with Peta Taylor from The University of Melbourne about her project on optimising meat chicken range use.

Age-dependent amino acid digestibility of common Australian feedstuffs

In this episode, we talk with Dr Mukti Barua from Massey University about the work she has completed on the standardised ileal amino acid digestibility of common feed ingredients used in poultry diets. 

For more information on Dr Barua's research, links to some of her published papers are outlined below. 

• An investigation into the influence of age on the standardized amino acid digestibility of wheat and sorghum in broilers
• Influence of age on the standardized ileal amino acid digestibility of corn and barley in broilers

• Basal ileal endogenous amino acid flow in broiler chickens as influenced by age

Using maternal calls to modify chicken behaviour

In this episode, we talk to Dr Peta Taylor from The University of Melbourne about her recently completed project that looked at using maternal hen vocalisations to modify the behaviour of meat chickens.

Age related apparent metabolisable energy (AME) of common poultry feed ingredients

In episode, we talk with Dr Mahmoud Kahlil about the research he conducted at Massey University that investigated the AME of common poultry feed ingredients in chickens of different ages. 

Carbon footprint of the Australian chicken meat industry

In this episode, we talk with Fran Copely from Integrity Ag & Environment about the carbon footprint of the Australian chicken meat industry and options available to minimise emissions.  

Effectiveness of disinfectants used in Australia against IBDV

In this episode, we talk with Dr Sandra Sapats from the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness and the review that she conducted that looked at the effectiveness of disinfectants used in Australia and their effectiveness against Infectious Bursal Disease virus.

Monitoring and surveillance of IBDV in Australia

In this episode, we talk with Dr Sandra Sapats from the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in Geelong to discuss the work she has done the monitoring and surveillance of Infectious Bursal Disease virus (IBDV) in Australia.

The role of dust in ILT epidemiology, diagnostics and control

In this episode, we talk with Professor Steve Walkden-Brown from the University of New England on some of his research that has looked at the role of using dust in infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) epidemiology, diagnostics and control in poultry.

 

Sanitisers for commercial use in chicken meat production, with Dr Kapil Chousalkar

In this episode, we talk with Dr Kapil Chousalkar from the University of Adelaide about alternative sanitisers for use in commercial poultry production.