I began my involvement in the Poultry Industry in 1958 when I began working for Coopers Eskimo Chicks then for EJ Cooper and Son Pty Limited. Now with more than 50 years experience in all aspects of poultry production and more than 40 years of direct advice to the poultry industry in Australia and Internationally. I am offering my experience in the following areas;
- Poultry technical issues.
- Research and development including assisting researchers with project planning and implementation.
- Humane synchronised moult programs.
- Environmental advice for egg production and storage of eggs.
- Assisting producers with meeting cage welfare legislation.
- Assisting producers with converting Cage facilities to Free Range or Barn Lay production.
- Animal nutrition.
- Choice feeding.
- Egg size manipulation.
- Changing the nutrient value of eggs with changes to feed ingredients.
- Egg value for human nutrition.
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- Food Safety, Quality HACCP programs.
- Internal Audits for Food Safety, Quality HACCP programs for all Agricultural Industries.
- Assistance in readiness for External Audits.
- Management of poultry using the same principals to that applied to Food Safety Enviroment and Welfare.
- Economic Management Systems
- Performance recording and bench marking.
- Pullet replacement programming for maximum returns.
- Maximising returns when exiting the egg industry.
- Valuation of layer stock.
- Forecasting for future egg production.
Further information about the services I offer can be found on my Advisory Services page.
Further details of my expertise and experience can be found on my Career page.
To obtain a quote, simply call me or send me a request using the contact us page.
As a sharp end advisor I utilize a holistic approach to problem solving and have access to a large network of poultry industry consultants and researchers.