ABA (Associated Birdkeepers of Australia)

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22/07/2020

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We are conducting an animal biosecurity risk review for psittacine birds. We have now released a draft report. It identifies biosecurity risks associated with importing psittacine birds as household pets or into aviaries and proposes conditions under which imports may be allowed to manage these risk...

13/11/2019

The return rate of the Orange-bellied Parrot to Melaleuca in Tasmania for the 2019-2020 breeding season, is the best it has been for many years.

01/11/2019

In news from Melaleuca breeding grounds, 18 OBPs have been confirmed - 9 female and 9 male. Equal numbers of males and females is a great sign and offers hope for a good breeding season.
22 more OBPs have been released at Melaleuca, and 10 more are being prepared for release in early November.
Of the 18 arrivals:
*10 are wild-born birds that have naturally migrated (from the mainland);
*1 is a wild-born bird that was previously head-started and released, migrating naturally this year;
*2 are captive-bred birds released in previous spring releases (migrated at least once to the mainland and back)
*2 are captive-bred birds released as juveniles in 2018;
*3 are captive-bred birds released as juveniles in 2019.
Info courtesy DPIPWE, Tasmania

29/05/2019

This weekend, be sure not to miss this great event!

16/05/2019

FREE SEMINAR
1st June 2019
9.30 to 4.30
Mittagong RSL Club
Old Hume Hwy, Mittagong 2575 Free to attend event
with morning tea and lunch supplied
Associated
BIRDKEEPERS of AUSTRALIA Inc.
9.30 Opening address by Craig Jeffery ABA President 9.35 Tony Silva (USA) Incubation & Hand rearing
10.30 Questions
10.35 Morning tea break
10.50 Peggy McDonald - Raptor Rehabilitation 11.20 Questions
11.30 Graeme Phipps - Avian Conservation Projects 12.10 Questions
12.15 Dr Doug Somerville - Swams, Whistler, Scaup, Canadian, Mandarin Ducks & more
12.45 Questions
12.50 Troy Laidlow - Import Risk Assessment and Importation Facility presentation
1.30 Questions
1.35 Lunch
2.00 Dr Lorenzo - Reproductive Physiology of Birds, Common Diseases of the Reproductive Tract
2.40 Questions
2.45 Dr Jim Gill - Adaptating the Five Domains of Animal Welfare to Create Checklists for Keeping Happier, Healthier and
more Productive Long Lived Birds
3.25 Questions
3.30 Afternoon tea break
3.45 Ian Brown - Keeping & Breeding Wompoos Fruit Pigeons and Scarlet Honey Eaters
4.25 Questions 4.30 Finish
Please register for catering purposes by 17th May 2019 by calling
Joe Habib 0414 853 074 Craig Jeffery 0457 591 118

12/03/2019

Associated
BIRDKEEPERS
of AUSTRALIA Inc.

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FREE SEMINAR
1st June 2019
Mittagong RSL Club Old Hume Hwy, Mittagong, NSW, 2575

Free to attend event with morning tea and lunch supplied.

It is with great pleasure we announce that we will be doing it again in 2019,
with a great list of speakers including the world acclaimed Aviculturalist and author,
Tony Silva
who was awarded the “Speaker of the Convention Award” for the 2018 Loro Parque Convention
Tony will be giving his presentation via Skype

2019 ABA seminar speakers list

*Tony Silva (USA) via Skype - Incubation & Hand Rearing of Parrots

*Dr Lorenzo Crosta - Reproductive physiology of birds
and common diseases of the reproductive tract

*Dr Jim Gill - Adapting the five domains of animal welfare to create checklists
for keeping happier healthier more productive long lived birds

*Graeme Phipps - Avian Conservation Projects

*Peggy McDonald - Rehabilitating Raptors

*Ian Brown (Qld) - Keeping & breeding of Wompoo Fruit Pigeons & Scarlet Honey Eaters

*Dr Doug Somerville - Swans, Whistlers, Scaup, Canadians, Mandarins and more

*DAFF Representative - Import Risk Assessment update

*DAFF Representative - Mickleham Quarantine Facility update

Nowhere else in the world do you get to see a line up of speakers like this,
plus morning tea & lunch supplied for free!

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Please register for catering purposes by 17th May 2019 by calling,

​- Joe Habib ​0414 853 074
- Craig Jeffery​0457 591 118

29/05/2018

FREE SEMINAR - DAY SCHEDULE

9.30 - Opening address by Craig Jeffery ABA President
9.35 - Quarantine Facility update -Department of Agriculture & Water Resources representative
10.00 - Questions
10.05 - Morning tea
10.20 - Veterinarian Presentation - Dr Mike Cannon from Cannon and Ball Veterinary Clinic
10.50 - Questions
11.00 - Andrew McFarland - Breeding Exhibition Budgerigars
11.30 -Questions
11.35 - Racing Pigeon Importation into Australia - Phil Murphy from LPM Racing Pigeon Stud
12.05 - Questions
12.10 - Import Risk Assessment presentation - Animal Biosecurity, Avian & Surveillance
12.40 - Questions
12.50- Lunch
1.30 - Dr Gary F**t - Finch Conservation Projects
2.15 - Questions
2.20 - Glenn Matherson - Artificial Insemination in Parrots
3.00 - Questions
3.05 - Dr Stacey Gelis - Avian Nutrition
3.50 - Questions
3.55 - Afternoon Tea
4.10 - Dr David Phalen - Avian Genetics
4.40 - Questions
4.45 - Presentations & Closing Address
5.00 - Finished/Closed