Poultry Information Exchange 2008

Program

PIX2008 delegates will join with the World Poultry Congress (WPC) delegates in the opening plenary session of the WPC. This session considers welfare and the environment, avian influenza and poultry breeding.

The Tuesday PIX plenary session looks at the issues affecting biosecurity, the disease threat from importation of poultry/ poultry products and the effects of the poultry industry on the community and environment.

The closing session 'Beyond the horizon, an Australian perspective' looks at overseas trends and climate change.

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Meat Chicken

These sessions address topics of relevance on-farm and to the whole industry.

Shedding and Management of Sheds
Topics include energy conservation strategies for tunnel ventilated houses, shed ventilation and equipment maintenance and management of water quality and sanitizing drinking systems. Have you ever thought of using the birds' temperature to guide ventilation management?

Poultry Health and Animal Welfare
Animal welfare is an ongoing concern and this session will discuss future requirements. Other topics include biosecurity, litter beetle management and proposed FSANZ food standards. Are earth worms a viable option for waste disposal?

Environmental Issues
Consumers have become very aware of the potential effects of poultry farming on the environment. Speakers will cover dust, odour, and pathogen emissions and waste disposal. Find out how to work with regulators to achieve feasible outcomes.

Eggs

Consumers have become very aware of the quality of the eggs they eat and how the production of those eggs affects the environment. The egg sessions look at these issues.

Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Management Systems for egg farms are here to stay. Learn the latest on an EMS audit. Poultry production produces a lot of waste. Composting and sustainable waste management will be addressed in this session.

Food Safety and Marketing
Find out how QA auditing and implementation are linked in each state and why should consumers buy your eggs?

Management
Topics include how to manage pullets, egg weight and shell quality and the effects of higher ingredient prices, changed diet specifications and effects on layer performance.

Welfare and Cages
Poultry welfare codes, towards the next review. The ARMCANZ decisions are leading to changes in the industry. What effect have these had?

Current Health Issues
Topics include the current disease status, including vaccination.

Barn & Free-Range

These sessions cater for those with an interest in organic, barn and free-range egg and meat production. They address the issues of management and welfare of birds under barn and free-range systems. A single free-range standard for Australia - is it achievable?

Speakers will give you practical tips on rearing pullets, bird performance and achieving organic standards and diseases and preventative management.

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