CHICKEN MEAT 
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Published: 20 Apr 2020
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DownloadCoccidiosis and necrotic enteritis are important gut pathogens in meat chickens. Together, those diseases cost the global poultry industry more than US$ 9 billion annually, which is exacerbated by the phasing-out of in-feed antimicrobials, including anticoccidials. Current methods to monitor both diseases are based on post-mortem evaluation, which is tedious and relies on the scoring of gut lesions, which can be subjective and cloud the evaluation of strategies to control them.
This project will establish practical population level tools to directly monitor changes in gut health and gut pathogens instead of relying on indirect measurements such as flock performance, or very expensive diagnostics based on individual chickens. It will allow a more rational and informed assessment of management interventions, and has the possibility to aid in the testing of new products to improve gut health under field conditions.
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...
