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Appendix GFree-range Layer Mortality SurveyYour participation in this survey will be much appreciated and will ensure results which willbenefit the free-range sector and the industry as a whole. Please be assured that you willnot be identified individually in the survey outcomes. If you would like to discuss thisresearch survey further, please contact me: Tanya Nagle 07 3820 0504 or emailTanya.Nagle@dpi.qld.gov.au.1. GENERALa) Length of time poultry farm has been operational: ______years ______ monthsb) Length of time operating as a free-range farm: as above or ________c) Average number of free-range layers each year:_______________________d) Housed in: ______________number of sheds with an outdoor areae) Maximum number of hens per shed_____________________________f) Size of range area per shed______________________________________g) Do wild birds regularly visit your farm? yes no h) If yes, what type and when (Please tick)Type Summer Autumn Winter SpringDucksGeeseSwansMagpiesCrowsMynasHawksEaglesIbisPloversKookaburrasSwallowsDovesPigeonsCoastal wading birdsSwamp wading birdsOtherg) Are there any water courses/dams on the property: yes no h) Layout of farm (rough sketch)40
2. HOUSING OF SURVEY FLOCKa) Shed type: conventional sawtooth igloo other _________________b) Construction material: _______________________________________________c) Is shed fixed in one location: yes no d) If mobile, how often is the shed moved: ________________________________e) If permanent, do you use pasture rotation for each batch yes no f) If permanent, what type of floor does the shed have:natural (dirt) litter other (please describe): _____________________________________________g) Type of nest boxes:individual colony single deck multiple deck h) Nest box construction material:automatic/belt wood metal plastic other (please describe):_________________________________________i) Type of perches:A-frame (leaning) single-level other (please describe): __________________________________________3. HENS IN SURVEY FLOCKa) What is the breed/strain and age of bird in the survey shed:_________________________________________________b) Were hens reared on farm: yes no How are hens reared? Barn wire Floor If no, at what age do you buy in replacement pullets?______________________c) At what age were pullets placed in this shed: _____________________________d) At what age did pullets start ranging?___________________________________e) At what age do you dispose of hens? ___________________________________f) Do you use a lighting regime? yes no if yes, what is it_______________________________________________________________g) What is your average rate of production in this shed? _____________________h) What is your % of floor eggs? ___________%41
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Page 3 and 4: Executive SummaryFree-range is the
Page 5 and 6: Table of ContentsEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Page 7 and 8: TablesTABLE 1: DISTRIBUTION OF NATI
Page 9 and 10: IntroductionIndustry ProfileFree-ra
Page 11 and 12: Avian influenzaIn domestic poultry,
Page 13 and 14: ManagementThis includes factors suc
Page 15 and 16: ObjectivesThe objective of this pro
Page 17 and 18: Figure 1: Appropriate restraint of
Page 19 and 20: ResultsNationwide SurveyGeneralFour
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Page 23 and 24: The similar symptoms shown by both
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Page 27 and 28: Initial Final Initial Final Initial
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Page 31 and 32: Figure 7: Chronic peritonitis: peri
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Page 39 and 40: Appendix AFree-range layer mortalit
Page 41 and 42: 4. MANAGEMENTa) Are birds beak trim
Page 43 and 44: Appendix BPublicity LetterThe Austr
Page 45 and 46: Appendix DPublicity flyer (P.I.X.)M
Page 47: Appendix FSurvey reminder letterDea
Page 51 and 52: Appendix HExample of mortality reco
Page 53 and 54: 3. Further recordsa. Sample collect
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Page 57 and 58: Repro organs atrophied; intestinesm
Page 59 and 60: ReferencesAllen, J. and Perry, G.C.
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