for profit cooperative research centre industry poultry farming founded 2003 headquarters armidale new south wales australia website poultry crc the poultry cooperative research centre or poultry crc is a joint venture established and supported under the australian government s cooperative research centres program . the poultry crc s major challenge is to help australia achieve sustainable ethical poultry production in the face of population growth and climate change . in july 2008 the poultry crc won the world s poultry science association wpsa industry organisation award at the world s poultry congress in brisbane in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the development of the poultry industry . in august 2012 the poultry crc was awarded wpsa s education award at the world s poultry congress in brazil for their exceptional contribution to poultry education . in addition the poultry crc received an australian collaborative innovation award in may 2012 . contents 1 structure of the crc 1.1 essential participants 1.2 other participants 2 poultry crc research programs 3 areas of research expertise 4 see also 5 references 6 external links structure of the crc edit the poultry crc is an unincorporated joint venture between seven essential participants and is governed by a skills based board . it manages its research and development programs through a public company poultry crc ltd. the poultry crc is headquartered at the university of new england in armidale new south wales and has an extensive collaborative network comprising researchers educators and support staff from its participating organisations . the original poultry crc was established on 1 july 2003 with the current crc an extension to 2017 . essential participants edit australian egg corporation limited 1 bioproperties pty ltd 2 commonwealth scientific and industrial research organisation csiro livestock industries 3 department of agriculture fisheries and forestry formerly deedi queensland 4 rural industries research and development corporation rirdc chicken meat program 5 university of melbourne university of new england other participants edit active research pty ltd 6 alltech biotechnology 7 aviagen 8 baiada poultry 9 cordina chicken farms 10 d.a. hall & co. 11 deakin university feedworks 12 fsa consulting 13 golden cockerel 14 hazeldene s chicken farm 15 hy line 16 inghams enterprises 17 la ionica 18 monash university murdoch children s research institute mcri 19 northern poultry cluster 20 nutreco 21 pepe s ducks 22 red lea chickens 23 scolexia 24 the south australian research and development institute sardi 25 the ohio state university university of adelaide university of new south wales university of queensland university of sydney university of western australia zoetis 26 zootechny 11 poultry crc research programs edit three integrated programs address the major challenge of meeting increasing demand for clean and green poultry products and maintaining food security in the face of climate change and population growth . this requires innovative approaches to maintaining poultry health and enhancing bird welfare ; improving resource utilisation and reducing environmental impacts of poultry production ; and controlling poultry product associated food safety issues and enhancing egg quality for consumers . program 1 health and welfare aims to maintain a sustainable healthy and welfare conscious supply of poultry products despite newly emerging pathogens increasing environmental concerns about production and changing consumer demands . for many diseases current vaccines fail to offer complete protection . changes in production including reduced reliance on antibiotics and increased use of free range systems require a complete reconsideration of protection strategies . the crc brings together the world s best research and capability providers in diagnostics animal health products and welfare to develop a holistic solution . this program of highly integrated projects builds on the success of the first crc while adding key capabilities such as vaccine delivery methods mass sequencing of antigens and therapeutics . program 2 nutrition and environment addresses resource utilisation and reduction of environmental impacts including the emission of odours and greenhouse gases ghg . program 3 safe and quality food production focuses on controlling food borne illnesses related to poultry products i.e. campylobacter for chicken meat and salmonella for eggs and addresses major consumer dissatisfaction associated with inconsistency in egg quality . thirty five postgraduates are being integrated within the three programs research projects involving immediate and direct interaction with end users . the crc expects several to find direct employment with industry some through its internships program . areas of research expertise edit animal welfare digestive physiology environmental impacts feed manufacture and formulation immunology and microbiology molecular and quantitative genetics nutrition vaccines and diagnostics see also edit australia portal cooperative research centre department of innovation industry science and research references edit aecl.org . aecl.org . retrieved 2013 08 29 . bioproperties.com.au . bioproperties.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . animal food and health sciences csiro . csiro.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . department of agriculture fisheries and forestry . daff.qld.gov.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . http www.rirdc.gov.au programs established rural industries chicken meat chicken meat home.cfm activeresearch.com.au . activeresearch.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . 1 archived 27 july 2012 at the wayback machine . en.aviagen.com . en.aviagen.com . retrieved 2013 08 29 . baiada.com.au . baiada.com.au . 2009 07 27 . retrieved 2013 08 29 . cordina.com.au . cordina.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . a b organisations poultry hub poultry research commercial & scientific poultry information . poultry hub . 2013 08 13 . retrieved 2013 08 29 . feedworks.com.au . feedworks.com.au . 2013 07 11 . retrieved 2013 08 29 . fsaconsulting.net . fsaconsulting.net . retrieved 2013 08 29 . goldencockerel.com.au . goldencockerel.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . hazeldenes.com.au . hazeldenes.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . yline.com.au . hyline.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . inghams enterprises quality chicken & turkey products . inghams.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . laionica.com.au . laionica.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . mcri.edu.au . mcri.edu.au . 2013 08 21 . retrieved 2013 08 29 . northernpoultry.com.au . northernpoultry.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . nutreco.com . nutreco.com . retrieved 2013 08 29 . pepesducks.com.au . pepesducks.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . redlea.com.au . redlea.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . scolexia.com.au . scolexia.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . sardi.sa.gov.au . sardi.sa.gov.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . zoetis.com.au . zoetis.com.au . retrieved 2013 08 29 . 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