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Our key research areas currently include the following:
Environmentally and economically viable feeding strategies
- Low protein diets
- Digestive dynamics
- The role of feed additives in antibiotic-free production
- Optimal amino acid and energy balance in broiler diet formulation
- Mineral and amino acid nutrition in layers
- Climate, variety, and feed grain quality
- Evaluation of alternative feed ingredients
A holistic approach to egg production
- Interaction between nutrition, health and welfare in laying hens
- Impact of management on feed efficiency, health and egg quality
An integrated management of disease and food safety
- Epidemiology of Spotty Liver Disease in cage-free layers.
- Control of Salmonella in layers using vaccination.
- Understanding and improving drinking water vaccination against ILT in broilers.
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- APSS 2025The Australian Poultry Science Symposium is the premier avian science conference in Australia, attracting delegates from right across the country and around the world. This year our conference will focus on an over- arching theme of “Enhancing productivity through resilience.”
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