National Poultry Show

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The National Poultry Show (previously the Royal Canberra National Poultry Show [1] ) is the largest poultry show in the Southern Hemisphere, held quadrennially [2] on the year of the Olympics and attracting exhibitors from across Australia.

It was hosted in Canberra until 2014, when it transferred to Sydney in 2016 following a dispute between the Royal National Capital Agricultural Society [3] and the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales (RAS NSW) over the issue of borrowing cages from RAS NSW to use for the show in Canberra. [4] [5] [6]

The show has in the past hosted 5,000 birds and 1,500 exhibitors, [7] [8] requiring up to 58 judges, some of whom have been international. [9]

The 2020 poultry show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. [10]

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