Files available for downloading

Downloads are listed under four headings. Each category can be accessed directly by clicking on the appropriate heading just below or you can scroll through the total listing.

Media Releases

ACMF Policy Statements and Reports

ACMF Information Material

Codes of Practice, Standards and Biosecurity Manuals

OH&S Manuals

Department of Agriculture  Reports

Media Releases

Name	Size	Date
ACMF Media Statement - Today Tonight 21/02/06	89 KB	23/02/06
Australian Poultry Industry Announces Avian Influenza Taskforce	139 KB	23/11/05
ACMF Media Statement - Antibiotic Resistant Microbials	78 KB	10/11/05
DAFF Media Release - No evidence of H5N1 avian influenza in Australia	32 KB	23/02/06
ACMF Media Statement - No Raw Chicken Meat Imported into Australia	39 KB	28/09/05
1300 CHOOKs Hotline Launch Backgrounder	38 KB	19/04/06
1300 CHOOKs Hotline Hotline Release	32 KB	19/04/06
ACMF Factsheet - Why Chickens Grow Larger	65 KB	27/6/06
ACMF Media Release - Chicken Myths Backgrounder	45 KB	27/06/06
ACMF Media Release - Chicken Myths Release	47 KB	27/06/06
ACMF Media Release - Aussie Quality at Heart of the Matter (consumer views on importation with survey stats sheet)	58 KB	21/09/06
Importation Consumer Fact Sheet	83 KB	21/09/06
ACMF Media Release - School Kids Bust Urban Chicken Myth	53 KB	23/07/07
ACMF Media Release - School Kids ... Backgrounder	30 KB	23/07/07
Prices Set to Rise as Global Supply Crisis Impacts Production Costs	89 KB	24/10/07
Poultry Meat the Clear Winner	65 KB	02/05/08
The Humble Chicken just got Interesting	96 KB	30/6/08
ACMF Response to Jamies Oliver's Fowl Dinners	44 KB	23/7/08
Feathers will fly in school chook challenge!	125 KB	20/8/08
ACMF sponsoring the prestigious Food Media Club Awards 2008	52 KB	3/9/08
Food Media Club awards night a great success	36 KB	29/9/08
ACMF Media Release: Too many Aussie BBQs cut corners with food safety	48 KB	10/11/08
Economic study proves overwhelming benefits of Australia's Rural Research and Development Corproations (RDCs)	35 KB	16/12/08
ACMF Media Release: Reassuring findings by Department of Health survey	35 KB	14/1/09
ACMF Media Release: New health benefit of consumption of chicken	34 KB	23/3/09
Sydney Royal Easter Show: Food Farm Pavilion - Chicken myths busted!	35 KB	9/4/09
Australian Chicken Meat Prices Expected to Rise	106KB	30/9/10
Chicken and Hormones - The Myth Persists	31KB	11/10/10
Steggles' "No Added Hormones" advertising campaign wins international recognition	103KB	5/11/10
Secret of Keeping the Weight Off This Christmas	45KB	7/12/10

ACMF Policy Statements and Reports

Name	Size	Date
ACMF Antibiotics Policy	96 KB	N/A
Annotated bibliography for the ACMF Antibiotics Policy	69 KB	N/A
Consumer Summary of the ACMF Antibiotics Policy	68 KB	N/A
ACMF Review - Judicious Use of Antimicrobial Agents (Dr S Page)	190 KB	2/09/11
ACMF Statement on Animal Welfare	52 KB	16/02/06
ACMF Statement on GM Feed	44 KB	16/02/06
ACMF Statement on Hormones in Chicken Meat	33 KB	16/02/06
ACMF Statement on Food Safety	31 KB	12/2006
ACMF Statement on Importation	48 KB	Sept 2014
ACMF Statement on Product Traceability and Recall	83 KB	May 07
ACMF Position Statement on Antimicrobial Resistance	30 KB	Sept 09

ACMF Information Material

Name	Size	Date
The Australian Chicken Meat Industry - An Industry in Profile	2.1 MB	Nov 2011
ACMF Food Safety Fact Sheet	77 KB	16/11/2006
ACMF Z-Card - Chicken: The Perfect Choice (Last updated 14/11/2011)	188 KB	07/2006
ACMF Flyer about ACMF	800 KB	11/07/08
ACMF Postcard: Did you know?	358KB	07/08
AI Customer Info	54 KB	02/2007
AI Employee Info	54 KB	02/2007
AI Preparedness Document for Australian Chicken Growers	74 KB	11/2005
AI Leaflet for Consumers	437 KB	10/01/06
Chicken Biosecurity Fact Sheet	320 KB	06/02/06
Chicken Biosecurity Magnet - Spot the Risks	112 KB	06/02/06
Chicken Biosecurity Poster - Biosecurity and Your Farm	651 KB	06/02/06
Chicken Biosecurity Poster - Spot the Risks	315 KB	04/11/06
Food, Health and Nutrition: Where Does Chicken Fit? (printed version)	234 KB	25/11/08
Food, Health and Nutrition: Where Does Chicken Fit? (WWW version with more extensive appendices)	376 KB	25/11/08
RIRDC Survey Report on Usage and Attitude	533 KB	2009
Fact Sheet: Main Farming Methods	775 KB	23/9/10
Fact Sheet: Nutritional Value of Chicken	503 KB	8/10/10
Fact Sheet: Hormones and Chicken Feed	449 KB	11/10/10
Fact Sheet: Weight Control and Chicken	80 KB	7/12/10

Codes of Practice, Standards and Biosecurity Manuals

Name	Size	Date
Domestic Poultry Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals 4th ed. (also available at www.publish.csiro.au)	802 KB	01/2007
Land Transport of Poultry Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals (superseded by the National Land Transport Animal Welfare Standard 2009, see below)	299 KB	2006
New National Land Transport Animal Welfare Standard (in implementation phase) also available from www.animalwelfarestandards.net.au	1.2MB	2012
Australian Standard for the Construction of Premises and Hygienic Production of Poultry Meat for Human Consumption (AS4465) (also available at www.publish.csiro.au)	452KB	2005
Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - Livestock at Slaughtering Establishments (also available at www.publish.csiro.au)	597KB	2002
National Farm Biosecurity Manual for Chicken Growers - February 2010	483 KB	6/2010
National Farm Biosecurity Manual - Poultry Production (also available at www.agriculture.gov.au)	981 KB	6/2009
National Water Biosecurity Manual - Poultry Production (also available at www.agriculture.gov.au)	722 KB	6/2009
Guideline Food Safety Management Statement for Poultry Producers (by Implementation Sub-Committee)	129 KB	7/2010
FSANZ Poultry Meat Production and Processing Standard 2010 (also available at www.foodstandards.gov.au or at PrimeSafe VIC)	67 KB	5/2010
Pro-Forma Food Safety Management Statement for Poultry Producers: Production of Poultry under Contract to a Poultry Meat Processor (PDF format)	40 KB	4/2011
Pro-Forma Food Safety Management Statement for Poultry Producers: Production of Poultry under Contract to a Poultry Meat Processor (WORD docx format)	45 KB	4/2011
Best Practice Management for Meat Chicken Production in NSW: Manual 1 - Site Selection and Development (large file: 832KB) (also available at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au)	832KB	8/2013
Best Practice Management for Meat Chicken Production in NSW: Manual 2 - Meat Chicken Growing Management (large file: 632KB) (also available at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au)	632KB	8/2013

OH&S Manuals

Name	Size	Date
OH&S Guidelines - Formaldehyde	61 KB	08/2006
OH&S Guidelines - Glutaraldehyde	39 KB	08/2006
HPAI Interim Health Advice for Poultry and Associated Industries (DoHA) also available from Department of Health	88 KB	3/2004

Federal Department of Agriculture Reports

Name	Size	Date
Import Risk Analysis (IRS) Volume 1 2006 18a	517 KB	2006
Exercise Eleusis ’05 Evaluation Report – Key Findings	335 KB	04/2006