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Quality Farms

There are over 200 chicken farms across Australia solely dedicated to growing Steggles Chickens. A careful selection process determines whether a farm has the competency and sustainability to grow Steggles Chicken. The criteria when selecting a Steggles Chicken Farm addresses the following:

  1. Proven experience in growing quality barn raised chicken - this is assessed by mortality rates, quality audits, future planning.
  2. Attaining the following accreditations and standards of practice
    • Quality Management Farming
    • Environmental Management System
    • Facility requirements set by Steggles parent company, Baiada Poultry
  3. The implementation of ISO 14001 : 2004 Environmental Management Systems Standards for all company owned sites.
  4. Facility standards set by the Australian government.

You will find NO CAGES on a Steggles Chicken Farm or for that matter, on any broiler Chicken Farm in Australia. Steggles chickens are rasied in large barns, each housing on average 30 - 40,000 chickens.

A misconception of the poultry industry in Australia relates to the issue of hormones and steroids. All Steggles chickens are FREE OF ANY ADDED HOROMONES OR STEROIDS. Yes, chickens do grow faster and have become larger nowadays, which is principally attributable to the advancements in the breeding process.

Steggles Chickens are fed a well balanced diet, primarily comprising of Australian grown grain. Our dedicated nutritionist provides daily assessments and continually makes improvements when the opportunity arises.

We understand that one important factor when raising chickens is maintaining their body temperature. For this reason, the majority of our poultry farms use tunnel-ventilated poultry houses with large fans to bring fresh air into the shed. Most farms utilize high-tech temperature sensors which monitor the air temperature and adjust it to be warmer or cooler, depending on the chickens' requirements, which often depend on their age.

Sustainability

At Steggles, we are committed to ensuring our products and services are provided in a manner that will protect, maintain and enhance our environment. Some of our recent environmental management initiatives undertaken include:

  1. The implementation of ISO 14001 : 2004 Environmental Management Systems Standards for all company owned sites.

  2. Extensive reuse and recycling programs implemented across major production sites, including a state-of-the-art Protein Recovery Plant which enables us to render by-products into pet food and tallow, eliminating the need to send such material to landfill.

  3. Continual landscaping and tree planting to enhance our environment in and around our sites.

  4. Energy and water auditing to determine ways of improving our sustainability while reducing our carbon footprint.

  5. Participating in both compulsory and voluntary government programs such as the National Packaging Covenant. This program is designed to minimise the environmental impacts arising from the disposal of used packaging, conserve resources and facilitate the re-use and recycling of used packaging materials.

In addition, some of our future projects will include the implementation of the above initiatives across newly acquired sites.

Quality Management System

At Steggles, our aim is to produce the best of Australian chicken. No compromise. No Shortcuts. That is why we are firmly committed to developing and maintaining our business to ensure the quality of our products is always at the highest standards. Our proactive approach to improvement in quality has seen the implementation of many quality driven initiatives.

Some the ongoing quality driven initiatives are:

  1. The implementation of a quality system which covers such areas as control of the processes, purchasing, training, product control, product traceability and improvements to our internal processes.

  2. The implementation of HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) food safety system which ensures we consistently produce products that are safe for consumption.

  3. Actively conduct daily analysis from the eggs to the finished products that have been developed for consumption and ensure products are safe to consume.

  4. Undertake regular testing to ensure hygiene is at its highest levels.

  5. Routinely conduct reviews and tests on our product range to improve taste, respond to growing consumer trends and demands. We continually strive to provide healthier products by using ingredients with lower salt, fat and saturated fat levels where it does not compromise on taste and enjoyment.

  6. Actively conduct laboratory research and development both internally and externally with universities and state government research institutions.