CHICKEN MEAT 
Published: 23 Aug 2017
Author(s): Hewson, Kylie
ISBN: 978-1-74254-955-2
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Download Chicken meat production in Australia is vertically integrated with a supply chain that includes approximately 800 farms, plus hatcheries, feed mills, breeding farms, processing plants and distribution manufacturers nationwide. An important aspect of an efficient business model within any vertically integrated industry is communication, particularly for the outputs of RD&E. One of the main motivations for this project was to explore the impact of a well-known barrier to information – internet connectivity.
To address this issue, a rudimentary ‘Chicken meat industry internet connectivity survey’ was developed and distribution attempted to all growers and processors within New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania to better understand barriers to communication within the Australian chicken meat industry.
The main objectives of this project were to evaluate commercially available Newcastle disease virus (NDV) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits and determine their suitability as...
As we head into a new research, development and extension (RD&E) period for the Australian chicken meat industry (2022–2027), it is timely to reflect on...
The Australian chicken meat industry is continually improving management practices in poultry sheds to ensure the best possible animal health and welfare, product quality and...
The AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program invests in research, development and extension (RD&E) to increase knowledge and understanding that fosters an innovative, adaptive and valuable chicken...
Currently, 18-20% of chicken meat produced in Australia comes from accredited free-range farms. Increased production of free-range chicken meat has largely been driven by consumer...
Currently, 18-20% of chicken meat produced in Australia comes from accredited free-range farms. Increased production of free-range chicken meat has largely been driven by consumer...
The age of broilers has a significant effect on how well they digest and absorb energy-yielding nutrients and amino acids (AA). The capacity of the...
Mother hens teach chicks important life skills that lead to lifelong benefits for the chicks. However, providing chicks with mother hens in industry is impractical...
