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RIRDC Completed Projects in 1999-2000 & Research in Progress as at June 2000
* Indicates a joint Chicken Meat and Egg Program project. These projects will appear in both sections of this Report
Flock Health
DAV-158J* Marek’s disease vaccine trials in commercial birds
DAW-74A The control of big liver and spleen disease
UM-33J* Development of improved serological diagnosis of Mycoplasma synoviae
RMIT-4CM/ The development of a serotype 1 vaccine against Marek’s disease
Bird Nutrition and Feed Supply
US-38A Broiler feed formulation based on digestible amino acids
US-51J* Total and digestible tryptophan contnet of feedstuffs for poultry
DAQ-243J* Nutritional value of pearl millet as poultry feed
Animal Welfare
DAV-147A A welfare audit for the broiler industry
Environmental Management
DAS-47A Literature review of air quality within poultry production facilities
UNS-15A Odour emissions from broiler farm litter
UQ-57A Development of a new fowl pox vaccine strain
Other
RESEARCH TO
BE FUNDED IN 2000/2001
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| UNE-64A | Postgraduate scholarship - Andreas Kocher: Increasing the nutritive value of grain legumes for poultry by use of more efficacious enzyme systems |
| US-68A | Postgraduate scholarship - Ron Newman: Manipulation of lean tissue deposition by altering the sensitivity of tissues to the metabolic hormones |
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| MS990-52 | Broiler shed OER measurements - intital bag tests |
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| TA990-10 | 10th International Workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Related Organisms, Baltimore, USA, Sept 1999 - Ms Jeanette Miflin |
| TA990-41 | 2000 Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney, February 2000 |
| TA990-73 | International Symposium on Avian Leukosis Virus-J and other retroviruses – Dr Trevor Bagust |
| WS990-19 | Odour seminar and workshop |
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CHICKEN MEAT PROGRAM |
| Flock Health | ||||
| Project Title | Project No | Principal Investigator | Organisation | Phone No |
| Evaluation of fowlpox (FPV) strains free of reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) as vaccines for use in Australian poultry flocks | CME00-03 | Dr David Boyle | CSIRO Animal Health | 03 5227 5018 |
| Avian leukosis-J (ALV-J) in Australia: laboratory technologies and research needs | CME00-05 | Dr Trevor Bagust | The University of Melbourne | 03 9344 9676 |
| Investigations into the development of a sustainable management strategy for the darkling beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) in broilers | CME00-06 | Mr Trevor Lambkin | Dept of Primary Industries (Qld) | 07 3896 9434 |
| Diagnostic tools for differentiation of vvIBDV and characterisation of Australian strains | CME00-10J* | Dr Jagoda Ignjatovic | CSIRO Animal Health | 03 5227 5769 |
| NDV vaccination strategies aimed to induce high titres in elite breeding and layer flocks | N/A* | Dr George Arzey | NSW Dept of Agriculture | 02 4640 6333 |
| Study of the effects of V4 vaccination on infection with Peat’s Ridge type variant strains of Australian NDV | N/A* | Prof Peter Spradbrow | The University of Queensland | 07 3365 5735 |
| Postgraduate scholarship - Ms Louise Hilton: Therapeutic applications of cytokines in poultry | CSA-10J* | Dr John Lowenthal | CSIRO Animal Health | 03 5227 5759 |
| Molecular epidemiology of Newcastle disease virus in Australia | CSA-11J* | Dr Allan Gould | CSIRO Animal Health | 03 5227 5119 |
| Biological control of necrotic enteritis in meat chickens | CSA-12A | Dr Robert Moore | CSIRO Animal Health | 03 5227 5760 |
| Detection of virulent strains of Newcastle disease virus in chickens previously infected with Austra | CSA-1J* | Dr Harvey Westbury | CSIRO Animal Health | 03 5227 5115 |
| Postgraduate scholarship - Matthew Rudd: Identification of virulence determinants of IBDV | CSA-4J* | Dr Jagoda Ignjatovic | CSIRO Animal Health | 03 5227 5769 |
| Therapeutic applications of chicken interferon-gamma (ChIFN-gamma) in poultry | CSA-7J* | Dr John Lowenthal | CSIRO Animal Health | 03 5227 5759 |
| Infectious proventriculitis and stunting syndrome of broiler chickens | DAN-171A | Dr Rod Reece | NSW Dept of Agriculture | 02 4640 6309 |
| Investigations into the management of the darkling beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) | DAQ-244J* | Mr Trevor Lambkin | Dept of Primary Industries (Qld) | 07 3896 9434 |
| Attenuation and characterisation of chicken Eimeria for live vaccines | DAQ-259J* | Dr Wayne Jorgensen | Dept of Primary Industries (Qld) | 07 3362 9455 |
| The control of big liver and spleen disease (BLS) | DAW-98A | Dr Sarah Plant | Agriculture Western Australia | 08 9368 3873 |
| Travel for collaborative avian cytokines program | MS989-23 | Dr Vivien Kite | Rural Industries R&D Corporation | 02 9929 4077 |
| The development of vaccination strategies to control necrotic enteritis in poultry | RMI-11A | Prof Peter J Coloe | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | 03 9925 2481 |
| The development of effective immunisation strategies against Marek's disease | RMI-6J* | Prof Greg Tannock | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | 03 9925 2779 |
| Characterisation of very virulent Australian isolates of Marek's disease virus | RMI-8J* | Prof Greg Tannock | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology | 03 9925 2779 |
| Determination of the genomic sequence of Mycoplasma gallisepticum | UM-45J* | Dr Glenn Browning | The University of Melbourne | 03 9344 7342 |
| Candidate vaccine antigens and genes of Pasteurella multocida | UMO-21A | Prof Ben Adler | Monash University | 03 9905 4815 |
| Control of intestinal spirochaete infections in chickens | UMU-23J* | A/Prof David Hampson | Murdoch University | 08 9360 2287 |
| Effects of enzymes on gut microbial status in broiler chickens | UNE-70A | Dr Mingan Choct | University of New England | 02 6773 5121 |
| Enhancing mucosal immunity in chickens by novel in-ovo and postnatal vaccination techniques | US-72J* | Prof Alan Husband | The University of Sydney | 02 9351 3127 |
| Postgraduate scholarship - David Witcombe: Production and characterisation of recombinant antigens | UTS-3J* | Dr Nicholas Smith | University of Technology, Sydney | 02 9514 4013 |
| National NDV Survey | MS990-40 | Dr Vivien Kite | Rural Industries R&D Corporation | 02 9929 4077 |
| Bird Nutrition and Feed Supply | ||||
| Project Title | Project No | Principal Investigator | Organisation | Phone No |
| Effects of organic acids, prebiotics, and enzymes on control of necrotic enteritis and performance of broiler chickens | CME00-28 | Dr Mingan Choct | University of New England | 02 6773 5121 |
| Using dietary fatty acid to increase protein accretion in broilers | CME00-16 | A/Prof Wayne Bryden | The University of Sydney | 02 4655 0658 |
| Estimating amino acid availability by slope-ratio chick assay | CME00-14 | Dr Rider Perez-Maldonado | Qld Poultry Research & Development Centre | 07 3824 3081 |
| Premium Grains for Livestock Program – stage 2 | N/A* | Dr John Black | Grains R&D Corporation | 02 4753 6231 |
| Characterisation of canola meal and cottonseed meal at practical inclusion levels for use in broiler and layer diets | DAQ-264J* | Dr Rider Perez-Maldonado | Dept of Primary Industries (Qld) | 07 3362 9484 |
| Inclusion of data for additional livestock species in the Australasian Livestock Feed Ingredient Database | GRD-2J* | Dr Robert van Barneveld | Grains Research & Development Corporation | 08 8524 6477 |
| Physiological limitations in energy metabolism reduce production efficiency of broilers | SAR-13A | Mr Bob Hughes | South Australian Research and Development Institute | 08 8303 7788 |
| Relationship of gluten proteins to wheat AME | US-55A | A/Prof Wayne Bryden | The University of Sydney | 02 4655 0658 |
| Improving the utilisation of dietary amino acids in meat chickens | US-80A | A/Prof Wayne Bryden | The University of Sydney | 02 4655 0658 |
| Food Safety | ||||
| Project Title | Project No | Principal Investigator | Organisation | Phone No |
| Development of campylobacter bio-replacement program and establishment of campylobacter reference centre | CME00-18 | Dr Victoria Korolik | Griffith University | 07 5594 8321 |
| Salmonella typing and colonisation of chickens by characterised S. Sofia | CME00-21 | Dr Michael Heuzenroeder | Institute of Medical & Vet Science | 08 8222 3275 |
| Risk factors for Campylobacter spp. in Australian broilers | DAQ-245A | Ms Jeanette Miflin | Dept of Primary Industries (Qld) | 07 3362 9520 |
| Defined probiotic preparations for competitive exclusion of enteropathogens from poultry | UNS-10A | Dr Julian Cox | University of New South Wales | 02 9385 5665 |
| Antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated from poultry | USA-9A | Dr Mary Barton | University of South Australia | 08 8302 2933 |
| Animal Welfare | ||||
| Project Title | Project No | Principal Investigator | Organisation | Phone No |
| Implementation of the RIRDC broiler welfare audit to industry | CME00-24 | Dr John Barnett | Dept of Natural Resources & Environment (Vic) | 03 9742 0433 |
| Animal Welfare Centre | DAV-159A | Prof Paul Hemsworth | Dept of Natural Resources & Environment (Vic) | 03 9742 0495 |
| A welfare audit for the transport and processor sectors of the broiler industry | DAV-162A | Dr John Barnett | Dept of Natural Resources & Environment (Vic) | 03 9742 0433 |
| Environmental Management | ||||
| Project Title | Project No | Principal Investigator | Organisation | Phone No |
| Reduction of dust emission from broiler and caged layer sheds | CME00-26J* | Dr Colin Cargill | SA Research & Development Institute | 08 8303 7782 |
| Other | ||||
| Project Title | Project No | Principal Investigator | Organisation | Phone No |
| Production of distance learning materials for the poultry industry - stage III continued | DAN-142A | Mr Geoff Creek | NSW Dept of Agriculture | 02 6953 0299 |
 
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