- Australian Poultry CRC
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company_name = Australian Poultry Cooperative Research Centre
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company_type = Not For ProfitCooperative Research Centre
support = An Australian Government Initiative
foundation =2003
location = flagicon|AustraliaArmidale ,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 ajoint venture established and supported under the Australian Government'sCooperative 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, theUniversity of Melbourne , theRural Industries Research and Development Corporation , theAustralian 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 staffThe 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 andmetabolism of poultry (Program 1)
* Sustainable poultry health through discovery, development and application of emergingbiotechnology (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
AUD 78.3 million, includingAUD 23.1 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. AccessedApril 4 2007 .]Areas of research expertise
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Nutrition
* Digestivephysiology
* Environmental impacts
*Animal welfare
* Molecular andquantitative genetics
*Immunology andmicrobiology
*Vaccines and diagnostics
* Feed manufacture and formulationSee also
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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]
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