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APSS 2025 Planning Well Underway
With only around 160 days until APSS 2025, organisation of the 36th annual symposium is going extremely well. We have confirmed 11 world-class invited speakers to join us in Sydney next February, presenting on a diverse range of industry-related topics.
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Bird Flu: Must-Knows For Backyard Chicken Keepers (And Breeders)
Exhortations to prevent contact with wild birds to avoid avian influenza can be a source of anxiety for chicken keepers. It’s near-impossible to exclude all birds from even an enclosed run and locking up chickens comes with its own risks – overcrowding, stress and exposure to higher manure loads, to name a few.
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Prof Ruth Zadoks – A True Interdisciplinary Scientist of Production Animal Health
At the Poultry Research Foundation (PRF) of The University of Sydney, we are fortunate to have Professor Ruth Zadoks who works across different disciplines and different animal species.
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APSS 2025
The 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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APSS 2024 Concludes with Record-Breaking Numbers
The Australian Poultry Science Symposium (APSS) 2024 wrapped up its program in February with a resounding success, marking a significant milestone for joint coordinators, Poultry Research Foundation – University of Sydney and WPSA – Australian Branch.
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Bringing Industry Experience into her PhD: Introducing Jojo Wang
Jojo Mengzhu Wang is a PhD candidate in poultry nutrition at the Poultry Research Foundation (PRF) of The University of Sydney. Jojo completed her Master’s degree in ruminant nutrition from Shihezi University in China in 2016.
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A Chat with Mr John Harvey, AgriFutures Australia
For this issue of Poultry@Sydney, I was delighted to speak with Mr John Harvey, Managing Director of AgriFutures Australia. AgriFutures Australia is one of 15 Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) that service the Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) needs of Australian rural industries.
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Major Challenges Facing the Poultry Industry Over the Next Two Decades and Beyond Pt. 3
The Think Tank Meeting held last year in Sydney, came to a clear conclusion that communication in the poultry industry in Australia is insufficient on multiple levels.
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The Poultry Research Foundation Welcomes Poultry Veterinarian, Dr Jose Quinteros
Jose is focused on modernising the tools used to prevent infectious viral diseases, such as IBV, as the current prophylactic tools have not been updated in more than 30 years. He also aims to establish a poultry infectious diseases surveillance program to keep track of the constant challenges that arise with the emergence of new pathogens or pathogen variants.
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Professor Eugeni Roura and the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Consortium
Professor Roura is passionate about his role in the Consortium and its collaboration with industry. He sees a future for students and researchers to work together with industry. All this while attracting people to work in and help the poultry industry grow.