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Useful poultry equipment related links for YouTube
Bellsouth YouTube has a range of videos ranging for instructional use and general information on poultry related products like cleaning a vaccinator or how to use a Bellsouth 100 egg incubator.
Bellsouth Youtube
Useful Links for local sites
Local
Specialist breed information is best attained by joining a local poultry club. In general. poultry clubs are in the outer suburbs and country areas. Listings of clubs and associations are available online and in the Australasian Poultry Magazine regular listings.
The Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) or Australian Eggs is an Industry Services Body (ISB) or provider of marketing and Research & Development (R&D) services for the benefit of all stakeholders, principally egg producers.
Anatomy of the Chicken from Poultry Hub (external Australian website)
Poultry Hub, Poultry resources for teachers (external Australian website)
Backyard Poultry forum http://www.australianpoultryforum.com/
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is a statutory authority in the Australian Government Health portfolio. FSANZ develops food standards for Australia and New Zealand.
Useful Links for Research & Development
Poultry Hub for students and educators on poultry production www.poultryhub.org
Agrifutures Chicken Meat Program (was RIRDC) with topics spanning nutrition, litter, useful projects and more … www.rirdc.gov.au/rural-industries/chicken-meat
Useful Links on Biosecurity
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has information and key information on biosecurity for the poultry industry www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/pests-diseases-weeds/biosecurity/animal_biosecurity/bird-owners/poultry_biosecurity_manual
Useful Links for International websites and articles
Avian Advice based on US data and environment
The Merck Vet Manual has a dedicated poultry section.
International articles on genetics, eggs, meat, nutrition and health at http://www.poultryworld.net/
Virtual Chicken is a 3-D animation of the reproductive system of a hen, showing the formation of an egg as it passes through the oviduct. Viewers will see and explore the oviduct and follow the path of the egg.
Watch the Poultry CRC YouTube clip on chicken embryo development (this is an external Australian website).
Virtual Chicken demonstration (Auburn University, USA website)
Zootecnica International is a monthly journal specialised in Poultry Science and Breeding Technology.