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Egg Industry Research and Development  Program Newsletter 
Focus on research by Irene Gorman
By Irene Gorman, 
Program Manager
The newsletter of the RIRDC EGG INDUSTRY R&D PROGRAM. 
Also available by email. Contact the editor, Dr Irene Gorman, PO Box 569, Hurstville, NSW 1481 
Ph: (02) 9570 9065   Fax: (02) 9570 9763 Email: ireneg@rirdc.gov.au
Issue 20, January 2001   ISSN 1328-6285  (Previous issues)

IN THIS ISSUE:

New scheme for industry group training or extension activities and application form
Amino acid and energy requirements of imported brown layer strains

New scheme for industry group
training or extension activities

The RIRDC Egg Program is offering financial assistance for a wide range of group training or extension activities for the Australian egg industry.

The overall aim of this scheme is to improve the technical efficiency of the industry by improving the skills and knowledge base and increasing the uptake of new technology.

Under this scheme, members of the egg industry or related professional groups, such as industry veterinarians or nutritionists, with common interests or problems can get together and apply for funding to help them undertake a training or extension activity. The activity will therefore be tailored to address the group’s specific needs and can be held at a time and place that suits the group. Some examples of appropriate activities would be field days, seminars, workshops or practical demonstrations. Any activity that fits within the overall aim will be considered.

Some assistance may be available in organising the activities, for example in identifying experts to speak on certain topics, but it is expected that the majority of the organisation, such as setting dates, arranging facilities and catering, communicating with participants, etc, will be managed by the group.

Funding will be on a competitive basis. There will be four deadlines for applications each year:
Deadlines for activities to take place in the following:
End January April-June
End April July-September
End July October-December
End October January-March

The scheme will start this year with applications due by the end of April for activities to take place in July-September.

Group sizes can vary but the value of an activity, and therefore its likelihood of being funded, will increase with the more people that participate.

A total of $5000 will be available in each quarter. Applications will be judged on the basis of the value of the activity relative to the cost and the likelihood of the activity being successful. Applications unsuccessful in one round may be resubmitted in another round. You can apply online using the form below:
 
 
FUNDING APPLICATION FORM

Where will this information go? Irene Gorman,  ireneg@rirdc.gov.au

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Note: If this page doesn't look like a form on your browser or if you get an error message (some older browsers will not display forms) please download the MS Word version here, fill it in and email it as an attachment to Irene Gorman at ireneg@rirdc.gov.au, or print it out and fax it to  02 9570 9763. 


Applicant’s (Group Organiser’s) contact details 

Name:

Date of Application:

Company/Position:

Address:

Phone:

Fax:

Email:

Brief title of activity:

Description of activity:

Who will the activity be aimed at (eg. Producers, marketers, industry vets, farm managers etc) ?

How will the group be formed (eg. phoned by organiser, notice in a newsletter, etc) ?

Number of people expected to attend:

When would you like the activity to occur ?
Year: 

Quarter (please tick)

(Application deadlines)

 Apr-Jun

(end Jan)

 Jul-Sep

(end Apr)

 Oct-Dec

(end Jul)

 Jan-Mar

(end Oct)
Location for activity (city/town and State):

Is assistance with organising the activity requested (other than funding)? No Yes
If so, please describe: 

Funds requested from RIRDC (please list each item in the following table):

Expense item
Amount
Total amount requested from RIRDC
Would any financial contributions from sources other than RIRDC be expected (eg. attendance fee, sponsorship etc) ?
No Yes

If so, please provide a description, including amounts:

 
Organisation:
Amount

NB. If there is insufficient room in any section of this form please send an additional sheet to:
Irene Gorman at ireneg@rirdc.gov.au or fax:  02 9570 9763

Amino acid and energy requirements
of imported brown layer strains

The high mortality problem due to Marek’s disease when imported brown layer strains were first used widely in Australia made it difficult to assess the suitability of overseas recommendations for nutrient requirements when these birds were managed under Australian conditions. The control of the Marek’s disease problem has now allowed the nutrient requirements of these hens under Australian conditions to be accurately assessed.

Professor Derick Balnave, from the University of Sydney, and Mr David Robinson, from the Queensland Poultry Research and Development Centre, have recently investigated the use of a prelay diet and energy, protein and amino acid requirements of IsaBrown hens.

These studies showed that the IsaBrown hen has a limited ability to adjust her feed intake when given diets with different energy levels. The effect of using a prelayer diet with 2 g calcium/kg from 15 to 18 weeks of age was tested and found to give no benefit. The results supported the breeder recommendations of 11.4 MJ of ME/kg, 19.5 g crude protein and 430 mg methionine/day but found that the recommended lysine level of 880 mg/day was not enough to support optimum hen housed production

Copies of this final report are available for free download off the RIRDC web site or printed copies can be purchased at $10 each (to cover copying and postage) by sending an order with a cheque made out to Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation to Irene Gorman.