RIRDC Completed Projects in 2000-2001 & Research in Progress as at June 2001

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Training, Information and Technology Transfer
PROJECT No	PROJECT TITLE	RESEARCHER	PHONE	ORGANISATION

* Indicates a joint chicken meat and egg program project. These projects will appear in both sections of this report.
 

DAN-138A	National egg industry newsletter
DAN-189A	Video series - Workplace training for layer farm staff
SAR-36A	Vaccination training manual


 
 
 
 

OTHER SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES - SCHOLARSHIPS

CHICKEN MEAT PROGRAM
 

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

CHICKEN MEAT AND EGG PROGRAMS
 

CSA-4J	Postgraduate scholarship - Matthew Rudd:  Identification of virulence determinants of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV)
CSA-10J	Postgraduate scholarship - Ms Louise Hilton: Therapeutic applications of cytokines in poultry Refer to report page
CSA-13J	Postgraduate scholarship - Jacqueline Kattenbelt: Analysis of virulence determinants of Newcastle disease virus
UTS-3J	Postgraduate scholarship - David Witcombe:  Production and characterisation of recombinant antigens of Eimeria and their potential use in a maternally-delivered vaccine against poultry coccidiosis

Egg Program
 

UM-46A	Postgraduate scholarship - Ms Michelle Peters: Molecular biology of chicken anaemia virus
UNS-13A	Scholarship - Wei Leng (Belinda) Chung:  Defined probiotic preparations for competitive exclusion of enteropathogens from poultry

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Chicken Meat Program
 

DAV-159A

Animal Welfare Centre

Egg Program
 

BGC-1A	Development of a national quality assurance program for the Australian egg industry
MS001-02	Development of a biosecurity code for the commercial egg industry
MS001-17	Computer use and training survey

TRAVEL/CONFERENCE/WORKSHOPS

Chicken Meat Program
 

TA001-03

The Second International Conference on Air Pollution from Agricultural Operations (Air Pollution 2000), Iowa, USA, October 2000 – Mr John Jiang

Chicken Meat and Egg ProgramS
 

TA001-10	Annual Conference of American Association of Avian Pathology, Utah, USA, 12-17 July 2000 - Dr Peter Kirkland
TA001-20	2001 Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney, Feb 2001
TA001-24	Australian Veterinarian Poultry Association (AVPA) Scientific Meeting, Attwood, 15-16 November 2000 - Dr Mike Alcorn
TA001-30	Australian Veterinary Poultry Association Meeting, Sydney, February 2001- Dr M Folden Jansen
TA001-46	7th International Poultry Welfare Symposium, Switzerland,  Aug 2001 - Prof John Barnett
TA001-47	2nd International Symposium on IBD and Chicken Anaemia, Germany, June 2001 - Mr Matthew Rudd
TA001-48	Visit to Australia, August 2001 - Dr Daniel Todd

Egg Program
 

MS001-59	Meeting costs for the Layer Welfare Research Management Group
TA001-23	International Egg Commission Annual Production and Marketing Conference, USA, September 2000 - Mr Hugh McMaster  (EIDF)
TA001-26	EUROTIER International Exhibition for Livestock and Poultry Production, Germany, November 2000 - Mr Andrew Almond
TA001-28	Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney, 7-9 February 2001 – Dr Phil Glatz
TA001-32	6th European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, Switzerland, September 2000 – Dr Phil Glatz
TA001-54	Visit to Australia, May 2000 - Professor Jorg Hartung
TA001-59	6th European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, Switzerland, Sept 2001 - Mr Peter Bell
TA001-60	Visit to Australia, August 2001 - Mr Andrew Joret
WS990-20	Benchmarking strategy workshop
WS001-08	Industry Databases Workshop

RESEARCH TO BE SUPPORTED IN 2001/2002 - CHICKEN MEAT PROGRAM
 

Flock Health
Project Title	Project No	Principal Investigator	Organisation	Phone No
Efficacy trials of a maternally-delivered recombinant vaccine against coccidiosis	CME01-05J	Dr Nicholas Smith	University of Technology, Sydney	(02) 9514 4013
Postgraduate scholarship - Ms Louise Hilton: Therapeutic applications of cytokines in poultry	CSA-10J	Dr John Lowenthal	CSIRO Livestock Industries	(03) 5227 5759
Molecular epidemiology of Newcastle disease virus in Australia	CSA-11J	Dr Allan Gould	CSIRO Livestock Industries	(03) 5227 5119
Biological control of necrotic enteritis in meat chickens	CSA-12A	Dr Robert Moore	CSIRO Livestock Industries	(03) 5227 5760
Postgradute  Scholarship - Jacqueline Kattenbelt: Analysis of virulence determinants of Newcastle disease virus	CSA-13J	Dr Allan Gould	CSIRO Livestock Industries	(03) 5227 5119
Diagnostic tools for differentiation of vvIBDV and characterisation of Australian strains	CSA-15J	Dr Jagoda Ignjatovic	CSIRO Livestock Industries	(03) 5227 5769
Evaluation of fowlpox (FPV) strains free of reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) as vaccines for use in Australian poultry flocks	CSA-16A	Dr David Boyle	CSIRO Livestock Industries	(03) 5227 5018
The effect of Newcastle disease vaccination with strain V4 on the course of infections with the Peats Ridge strain of Newcastle disease virus	CSA-18J	Dr Peter Daniels	CSIRO Livestock Industries	(03) 5227 5272
Infectious proventriculitis and stunting syndrome of broiler chickens	DAN-171A	Dr Rod Reece	NSW Dept of Agriculture	(02) 4640 6309
Attenuation and characterisation of chicken Eimeria for live vaccines	DAQ-259J	Dr Wayne Jorgensen	Dept of Primary Industries (Qld)	(07) 3362 9455
Investigations into the development of a sustainable management strategy for the darkling beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) in broilers	DAQ-273A	Dr Trevor Lambkin	Dept of Primary Industries (Qld)	(07) 3896 9434
Masters in avian health - Dr Rubite	MS001-57	Dr Trevor Bagust	University of Melbourne	(03) 9344 9676
The development of vaccination strategies to control necrotic enteritis in poultry	RMI-11A	Prof Peter Coloe	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	(03) 9925 2481
Molecular evaluation of responses to vaccination and challenge by Marek's disease virus	RMI-12J	Professor Greg Tannock	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	(03) 9925 3088
Determination of the genomic sequence of Mycoplasma gallisepticum	UM-45J	Dr Glenn Browning	University of Melbourne	(03) 8344 7342
Avian Leukosis-J (ALV-J) in Australia: laboratory technologies and research needs	UM-49A	Dr Trevor Bagust	University of Melbourne	(03) 9344 9676
Control of intestinal spirochaete infections in chickens	UMU-23J	A/Prof David Hampson	Murdoch University	(08) 9360 2287
Control of intestinal spirochaete infections in chickens	UMU-29J	Professor David Hampson	Murdoch University	(08) 9360 2287
Effects of organic acids, prebiotics, and enzymes on control of necrotic enteritis and performance of broiler chickens	UNE-75A	Dr Mingan Choct	University of New England	(02) 6773 5121
Typing of Pasteurella multocida	UQ-100J	A/Professor Linda Blackall	University of Queensland	(07) 3365 4645
Enhancing mucosal immunity in chickens by novel in-ovo and postnatal vaccination techniques	US-72J	Prof Alan Husband	University of Sydney	(02) 9351 3127


 
 

Bird Nutrition and Feed Supply
Project Title	Project No	Principal Investigator	Organisation	Phone No
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) 3824 3081
Estimating lysine availability by slope-ratio chick assay	DAQ-277A	Dr Rider Perez-Maldonado	Dept of Primary Industries (Qld)	(07) 3824 3081
Premium grains for livestock program (stage 2)	GRD-3J	Dr John Black	Grains Research & Development Corporation	(02) 4753 6231
Physiological limitations in energy metabolism reduce production efficiency of broilers	SAR-13A	Mr Bob Hughes	South Australian Research and Development Institute	(08) 8303 7788
Improving the utilisation of dietary amino acids in meat chickens	US-80A	A/Prof Wayne Bryden	University of Sydney	(02) 4655 0658
Use of dietary fatty acids to increase protein accretion in broilers	US-104A	A/Prof Wayne Bryden	University of Sydney	(02) 4655 0658

Food Safety
Project Title	Project No	Principal Investigator	Organisation	Phone No
Salmonella typing and colonisation of chickens by characterised S. Sofia	IMV-3A	Dr Michael Heuzenroeder	Institute of Medical & Veterinary Science	(08) 8222 3275
Development of campylobacter bio-replacement program and establishment of campylobacter reference centre	UG-3A	Dr Victoria Korolik	Griffith University	(07) 5552 8321
Isolation of genes responsible for Campylobacter jejuni colonisation of the chicken intestinal tract	UG-4A	Dr Victoria Korolik	Griffith University	(07) 5552 8321

Consumer and Community Perceptions
Project Title	Project No	Principal Investigator	Organisation	Phone No
On-farm reduction strategies for Campylobacter spp.	DAQ-282A	Ms Jeanette Miflin	Dept of Primary Industries (Qld)	(07) 3362 9520
Chicken meat usage study	NMR-1A	Ms Carole Yeomans	Newspoll Market Research	(02) 9281 8100

Animal Welfare
Project Title	Project No	Principal Investigator	Organisation	Phone No
Implementation of the RIRDC broiler welfare audit to industry	DAV-185A	Prof John Barnett	Dept of Natural Resources & Environment (Vic)	(03) 9742 0433

Environmental Management
 

Project Title	Project No	Principal Investigator	Organisation	Phone No
National environmental management system for the meat chicken industry	FSE-1A	Mr Eugene McGahan	FSA Environmental	(07) 4632 8230
Sustainability improvements in the Victorian chicken meat industry (phase 1)	JSC-1A	Mr Jim Smith	James Smith Consulting	(03) 9598 8717
Preparation of a database of envrionmental data relevant to chicken meat farms and assessment of odour control strategies	PAE-1A	Mr Robin Omerod	Pacific Air & Environment Pty Ltd	(07) 3844 6400
Reduction of dust emissions from broiler and caged layer sheds	SAR-33J	Mr Themes Banhazi	South Australian Research and Development Institute	(08) 8303 7781