Australian Poultry CRC

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company_name = Australian Poultry Cooperative Research Centre
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company_type = Not For Profit Cooperative Research Centre
support = An Australian Government Initiative
foundation = 2003
location = flagicon|Australia Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
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industry = Poultry farming
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homepage = [http://www.poultrycrc.com.au Australian Poultry CRC]

The Australian Poultry Cooperative Research Centre (Poultry CRC) is a joint venture established and supported under the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Program.

The Poultry CRC's mission is to enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of the Australian egg and chicken meat industries and supporting industries through the application of strategic programmes delivering cost-effective and socially responsible production of safe, quality poultry products for domestic consumption in Australia and emerging export markets. [cite web| url=http://www.poultrycrc.com.au/ | title=Poultry CRC website] [Australian Poultry CRC Commonwealth Agreement, Schedule 1, June 2003]

The Poultry CRC is directed by a governing board with an independent chairman and comprises representatives from the five core parties; three industry representatives; and the chief executive officer.

History

Established on July 1 2003, the Australian Poultry CRC is an unincorporated joint venture between the University of New England, the University of Melbourne, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, the Australian Egg Corporation Limited and Bioproperties Proprietary Limited.

Headquartered at the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, the Poultry CRC has an extensive collaborative network comprising researchers, educators and support staff from twenty-two participating organisations.

Programs

The Poultry CRC has four main programs designed to deliver the following outcomes:

* Sustainable production of chicken meat without reliance on antibiotics
* Development and commercialisation of new poultry health products and improved diagnostic tools
* A poultry industry with enhanced bird health and welfare standards
* Improved education and skills of poultry industry staff

The research programs are geared towards the first three outcomes and focus on the following strategic areas:

* Enhanced quality and productivity using novel approaches to digestive physiology and metabolism of poultry (Program 1)
* Sustainable poultry health through discovery, development and application of emerging biotechnology (Program 2)
* Improved management of poultry welfare and the environmental impact of poultry production (Program 3)

The broad goal of the Poultry CRC's education and training program is to achieve an increased level of skills for all sectors of the Australian poultry industry.

Total resources accessible to the centre over the seven year grant period amount to AUD78.3 million, including AUD23.1 million funded by the CRC Programme. [PDFlink| [https://www.crc.gov.au/HTMLDocuments/Documents/PDF/CRC_Directory_2006.pdf 2006 CRC Directory] |2.22 MiB : 50. Accessed April 4 2007.]

Areas of research expertise

* Nutrition
* Digestive physiology
* Environmental impacts
* Animal welfare
* Molecular and quantitative genetics
* Immunology and microbiology
* Vaccines and diagnostics
* Feed manufacture and formulation

See also

* Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)
* University of New England (UNE)
* University of Melbourne
* Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)
* Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL)
* Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST)

References

External links

* [http://www.poultrycrc.com.au/ Poultry CRC website]
* [http://www.poultryhub.org/ PoultryHub - a poultry community wiki]
* [http://www.crc.gov.au/ CRC Programme website]
* [http://www.crca.asn.au/ CRC Association (CRCA) website]
* [http://www.rirdc.gov.au/programs/cm.html Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC): Chicken Meat Research Program website]
* [http://www.chicken.org.au/ Australian Chicken Meat Federation (ACMF) website]
* [http://www.aecl.com.au/ Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) website]