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

Further Resources:

• Final report: Optimising ranging behaviour by free-range meat chickens
• Find out more about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program

This mini episode is part of a 21-part series on AgriFutures' Chicken Meat Program research projects. 

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.  

Further Resources:

• 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
• Find out more about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program

This mini episode is part of a 21-part series on AgriFutures' Chicken Meat Program research projects. 

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. 

Further Resources:

• Final report: Using vocalisations to modify chicken behaviour
• Find out more about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program

This mini episode is part of a 21-part series on AgriFutures' Chicken Meat Program research projects. 

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. 

Further Resources:

• Project summary: Age dependent energy and digestible amino acids of common Australian feedstuffs
• Find out more about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program

This mini episode is part of a 21-part series on AgriFutures' Chicken Meat Program research projects. 

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.   

Further Resources:

• Watch: Carbon & environmental impacts of poultry: 2020 and beyond
• Watch: Environmental sustainability: pathways to reduce carbon footprint in meat chicken farming
• Find out more about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program

This mini episode is part of a 21-part series on AgriFutures' Chicken Meat Program research projects. 

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. 

Further Resources:

• Project Summary: Increasing Australia’s preparedness for vvIBDV
• Find out more about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program

This mini episode is part of a 21-part series on AgriFutures' Chicken Meat Program research projects. 

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. 

Further Resources:

• Project Summary: Increasing Australia’s preparedness for vvIBDV
• Find out more about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program

This mini episode is part of a 21-part series on AgriFutures' Chicken Meat Program research projects. 

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. 

Further Resources:

• Project snapshot: Dynamics of ILT virus spread and role of dust in epidemiology, diagnostics and control
• Find out more about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program

This mini episode is part of a 21-part series on AgriFutures' Chicken Meat Program research projects. 

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

Further Resources:

•  Final report summary: Sanitisers for commercial use in chicken meat production
• Find out more about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program

This mini episode is part of a 21-part series on AgriFutures' Chicken Meat Program research projects. 

In this episode, we talk with Dr Sonia Liu from the University of Sydney about the ideal amino acid ratios for wheat and sorghum based reduced-protein meat chicken diets. This work was part of a larger project that looked at 'Optimising amino acid profiles and energy in reduced protein diets'. 

Further Resources:

• Project snapshot: Optimising amino acid profiles and energy in reduced-protein diets
• Watch the webinar: Optimising amino acid profiles and energy in reduced protein diets
• Find out more about the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program

This mini episode is part of a 21-part series on AgriFutures' Chicken Meat Program research projects.