Welcome to the Australian Chicken Meat Federation Website

As a leading source of protein, chicken plays an important part in the Australian diet.  Consumption has increased from 6kg in 1965 to an astonishing 43.9kg per person in 2010.  Our research shows that one out of three people eats chicken meat at least three times a week, with just about everybody eating it at least once a week.

If you cook or eat chicken, work in the chicken meat industry, or are someone who wants to know more about it, this site is for you. Here’s where you can find out about meat chickens - from how we breed them for meat, to handling and cooking chicken for your table – please explore this site and get behind the scenes of this fascinating and valuable industry.

On the right hand side there are some useful short-cuts to assist you in exploring the vast amount of information that is available on this site.

If you cannot find what you are looking for, contact us or ring the Chook Infoline on 1300 4 CHOOKs (1300 424 665, 9am to 5pm Mon-Fri).

Profile of the Chicken Meat Industry in Australia: a new report

The most up-to-date industry profile, covering facts and figures on production, consumption, trade and much more, is now available in a report launched at the Agriculture Roundtable Conference 2011 in Melbourne.  The report is available for viewing in a web-friendly format and can also be downloaded as a PDF file.  To access the report, click here.  

Are you a journalist looking for information on our industry? We invite you to visit our new Media Portal which gives quick access to essential facts and figures, media releases, videos and photos.  Click here to explore the Media Portal.

Chicken is recognised by consumers as being lean and with only 0.3g of saturated fat per 100g, this status is well deserved.  The Lean Chicken campaign  "Fly Through Your Day", in the first instance aimed at GPs, dieticians and nutritionists, makes this point. Click here to have a look at the campaign.

No added hormones 

Much has been written lately about the fact that all meat chickens farmed in Australia are raised without use of hormones. This is a fact and has been a fact ever since the commercial chicken meat industry started up in Australia over half a century ago.   Watch a short cartoon type video that emphasises this message in a funny way.

Important news for all chicken growers: A revised and improved National Farm Biosecurity Manual for meat chicken growers is now available.  This is the approved industry standard of biosecurity under our agreement with the federal and state governments regarding emergency animal diseases.  To access the manual, click here.