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EXPERT KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
NOVEMBER 2011 – ISSUE 11
Addressing the Challenges of Alternative Housing Systemsfor PoultryWelfare concerns about conventional intensive poultry
systems stimulated the development of the new so-
called 'alternative' housing that is becoming more pop-
ular in developed countries. It is clear that these new
systems do not automatically deliver better bird wel-
fare but present producers with new challenges, writes
Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePoultrySite.
The symposium 'Alternative Systems for Poultry –
Health, Welfare and Productivity', organised by the UK
Branch of the WPSA and held in the Scottish city of
Glasgow in September, attracted participation from
more than 120 delegates from 26 countries, such is the
current interest in this topic across the world and the
importance placed on research in this area.
This feature is continued on page 4
PLUS: INDUSTRY EVENTS – BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTINGS AND MUCH MORE...
November 2011– Issue 11
Europe's Share Boosted byRussia's Growth – P9
Chicken meat output for the whole of Europe has
grown slightly ahead of the world average but the
region's national industries continue to develop at
different rates, according to experienced industry
watcher, Terry Evans.
Effects of Air Quality on BroilerPerformance Investigated – P14
Carbon dioxide concentration in the house did not
affect the performance of broilers aged 28 to 49
days in recent experiments in Mississippi. The re-
searchers commented that ventilation rates to con-
trol moisture will usually exceed that required to
maintain carbon dioxide concentration at reason-
able levels.
Investigating Losses from Smothering in Commercial Poultry Flocks – P16
A recently published study offers an overview of
the problem of smothering in laying flocks, which
may account for a substantial proportion of overall
mortality.
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Health & Welfare 18
Breeding & Genetics 22
Biosecurity & Hygiene 26
Feeding & Nutrition 28
Housing & Equipment 32
Incubation & Hatching 34
Processing & Packaging 36
INDUSTRY EVENTS 38
BUSINESS DIRECTORY 40
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Addressing the Challenges of Alternative Housing Systems for Poultry
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COVER STORY
Welfare concerns about conventional intensive poultry systems stimulated the
development of the new so-called 'alternative' housing that is becoming more
popular in developed countries. It is clear that these new systems do not auto-
matically deliver better bird welfare but present producers with new challenges,
writes Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePoultrySite.
Our theme for this month’s ThePoultrySite Digital is welfare, with the focus
on the most important issues facing the industry and ways to resolve these
challenges.
The lead feature is inspired by a specialist conference organised by the UK
Branch of the WPSA in Glasgow, Scotland, in September entitled ‘Alternative
Systems for Poultry – Health, Welfare and Productivity’. For this month’s re-
port, the main messages have been drawn together from five keynote pre-
sentations, which all aimed to identify the challenges posed by the
introduction of alternative systems for layers, broilers and breeders.
One common theme was that alternative systems do not, of themselves, nec-
essarily improve the welfare of poultry. It is the design, construction and man-
agement of those systems and the choice of birds that have emerged as being
crucial to the achievement of the primary goal, which is to improve the health
and wellbeing of our poultry.
Also in this issue, we highlight the little-understood phenomenon of smoth-
ering, which can cause significant losses in poultry flocks in alternative sys-
tems. Working with two commercial egg companies in the UK, researchers
from FAI in Oxford have identified three broad patterns of smothering in the
10 free-range layer flocks they studied. Having now gained a broad overview
of the extent of the problem, their work will continue to try to identify the
causes and, it is hoped, to find ways to cut losses from this cause.
Air quality is one of many environmental issues that can impact the wellbeing
and performance of livestock. Researchers in Mississippi report that the car-
bon dioxide concentration in the house did not affect the performance of
broilers aged 28 to 49 days in their experiments.
And finally, our series on Global Poultry Trends 2011 continues with industry
watcher, Terry Evans, forecasting the likely trends in broiler production in Eu-
rope in the coming years.
Jackie Linden
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DEVELOPMENT OF FURNISHED CAGES
FOR LAYING HENS
"Directive 99/74/EC has made the biggest impact on
animal welfare in the EU in the shortest time," said
Arnold Elson of ADAS Gleadthorpe in the UK in the
introduction to his presentation, which was prepared
with Dr Ragnar Tauson of the Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences.
The majority of hens have been – or will be – moved
to furnished cages (FC) as a result of the Directive,
which comes into effect on 1 January 2012, he said,
increasing production costs. In fact, FC were con-
ceived more than 30 years ago when welfare defi-
ciencies of barren conventional cages were realised.
Their use was intended to enhance hens' behavioural
repertoire and welfare without the disadvantages of
non-cage and extensive housing.
Since then, their design has been refined and im-
proved, resulting in much improved performance and
hen welfare. With 750 square centimetres per bird,
FCs offer hens more space than conventional cages,
as well as perches, nest boxes and a scratching area,
in addition to the feed trough and drinkers.
Group size has been an important consideration, said
Mr Elson, especially in relation to variation in dam-
aging pecking in differing genotypes, with or without
beak treatment. Regulations on beak trimming vary
from country to country and have affected cage de-
sign, group size and management.
The trend has been to move from small group FCs
– used mainly in Scandinavia – to larger group
medium and large FCs subsequently developed in
other countries, with the majority of birds in groups
of up to 60 birds. FCs are have been estimated to in-
crease production costs by about eight per cent over
conventional battery cages.
Continued from page 1
Addressing the Challenges of Alternative Housing Systems for Poultry
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The group sizes have generally performed well under
good management, said Mr Elson. Interventions such
as beak trimming and controlled light intensity are
most often applied in FCLs and to brown genotypes.
Large-scale studies, in which performance and wel-
fare have been compared across all currently available
systems, enable us to conclude that they are at least
as good in FCs as in any other system and probably
superior.
Council Directive 19999/74/EC, which requires the
demise of all conventional cages in the EU by January
2012, has accelerated the move into FCs and it is
clear that the majority of laying hens in Europe will
be housed in them for the foreseeable future, with
the aim of enhancing laying hen welfare.
FCs have potential for further development as re-
search reveals more information of optimum
group/cage sizes, the provision of litter, the
elimination
"Directive 99/74/EC has made the biggest impact on animalwelfare in the EU in the shortest time"
Arnold Elson
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of red mites and ways to reduce feather pecking and
cannibalism, concluded Mr Elson.
COMPARISON OF PRODUCTION, HEALTH AND
WELFARE OF HENS IN CAGES AND IN
ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS
Bas Rodenburg of Wageningen University in the
Netherlands made the focus of his paper a compar-
ison of the performance, welfare, health and hygiene
of laying hens in different types of non-cage systems,
focusing on barn, free-range and organic systems. In
a paper written with Drs K. De Reu and F.A.M. Tuyt-
tens of the Belgian Institute for Agricultural and Fish-
eries Research, he contrasted non-cage systems with
each other and with cage systems. He concluded that
large differences have been identified, both between
and within systems.
Moving from conventional cages to furnished cages,
barn, free-range and organic systems results in in-
creasing environmental complexity, he said, which is
positive for some aspects of hen welfare but also in-
creasing risks for performance, health and hygiene,
which may be negative for other aspects of hen wel-
fare.
For the improvement of hen welfare in non-cage sys-
tems and furnished cages, Dr Rodenburg recom-
mends that the focus should be on creating a better
match between the animals and their environment.
Good examples are the development of new housing
designs, such as the Rondeel and Plantage, which
combine the benefits of non-cage systems with im-
proved performance, health and hygiene status.
He concluded that further, promising approaches in
animal breeding and optimised rearing environments
will yield major improvements in the welfare of laying
hens in non-cage systems and furnished cages.
"The right birds for the right systems" is key, Dr Ro-
denburg said in summing-up.
HOUSING AND MANAGEMENT OF BROILER
BREEDERS AND TURKEY BREEDERS
Housing and management of broiler breeders and
turkey breeders in Europe were described by Dr In-
grid de Jong of Wageningen University for broiler
breeders and turkey breeders were covered by Tim
Burnside of Aviagen Turkeys, standing in for his col-
league, Dr Magnus Swalander.
The majority of broiler breeders in Europe are the
standard, fast-growing genotype but 18 to 20 per
cent of the birds are dwarf parental females that pro-
duce standard and alternative (medium- or slow-
growing) broilers, said Dr de Jong.
Broiler breeder housing systems are very similar:
birds are generally kept in climate-controlled houses
with litter floor during the rearing period and par-
tially slatted floors during the production period.
There is a low percentage of birds in cages and alter-
native systems are not used.
Males and females are reared separately until 18 to
21 weeks of age and then transferred to he produc-
tion farm where they are housed together until 60
to 65 weeks of age.
FEATURE ARTICLE
"The right birds for theright systems"
Dr Bas Rodenburg
"The restricted feeding regime during rearing is generally seen as one of the major welfare issues inbroiler breeders"
Dr Ingrid de Jong
The restricted feeding regime during rearing is gen-
erally seen as one of the major welfare issues in
broiler breeders as it leads to chronic hunger and
frustration in feeding motivation. Aggressive behav-
iour of the males towards the females at mating was
also mentioned by Dr de Jong as a concern, which
can be partly alleviated by lower stocking density.
The majority – more than 95 per cent – of turkey
breeders in Europe are of either heavy or heavy-
medium genotype with white plumage, explained Dr
Burnside. The remainder of the turkey market con-
sists of small strain white or coloured birds for
whole bird seasonal production. Both conventional
large-strain turkeys and small strain traditional
turkeys are used for outdoor/alternative production
systems.
Rearing of breeding turkeys is floor-based on deep
litter and predominantly in environmentally con-
trolled housing. Males and females are reared sepa-
rately until 29 weeks of age and then transferred to
the laying facility. Male parent stock id selected at 16
to 18 weeks of age, paying attention to health, fitness,
plumage and conformation.
Laying facilities are either open-sided houses or con-
trolled-environment houses for breeding females and
typically environment-controlled housing for breeder
males. Breeding turkeys are kept in production until
56 to 60 weeks of age, i.e. 24 to 38 weeks of pro-
duction. Quantitative feeding restriction is applied to
breeder males from selection to the end of produc-
Addressing the Challenges of Alternative Housing Systems for Poultry
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tion to maximise fitness and production. Breeder
females are fed unrestricted throughout rearing but
a lower protein diet to avoid the hens becoming fat.
Injurious pecking is generally seen as the mot impor-
tant welfare issue in flocks where beak trimming is
not applied.
"Welfare is a key priority for breeders and the indus-
try," concluded Dr Burnside.
HOUSING AND MANAGEMENT OF LAYER
BREEDERS IN DURING REARING
AND PRODUCTION
Housing and management of layer breeders need to
be right, otherwise farmers are unable to take advan-
tage of the genetic potential and high economic value
of the hens, said Dr Hans-Heinrich Thiele of Lohmann
Tierzucht in Cuxhaven, Germany.
He explained that a good start is secured by optimal
brooding conditions, high feed quality and appropri-
ate management in the early life of chicks.
The development of adequate eating capacity during
the later rearing period and a fine-tuned light stimu-
lation were factors that he identified as important for
a good start in the production phase.
Dr Thiele stressed that the birds must be adjusted to
the different housing systems for layer breeders; they
need to be trained to be able to access easily the
feed, water and nest boxes provided, and the correct
vaccination schedule will prepare the birds for the
different disease challenges they face in the produc-
tion environment.
Once in production, nutrient requirements can be
met by a phase feeding programme. Good hatching
egg quality can be achieved by avoiding floor eggs and
appropriate egg handling.
Dr Thiele offered a number of tips to prevent floor
eggs, including ensuring easy access to all the nests
without dark corners or draughts. Some lighting in
the nests may help, he suggested, as does water pro-
vided near the boxes and barriers to prevent more
dominant birds from excluding the others from that
area. Excessive litter should be avoided on the floor.
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dominant birds from excluding the others from that
area. Excessive litter should be avoided on the floor.
Also important, according to Dr Thiele, are to ensure
birds are not disturbed while they are laying and to
collect any floor eggs regularly – several times a day,
if necessary.
ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS FOR MEAT CHICKENS
AND TURKEYS
Legislative and assurance scheme requirements for
standard and alternative indoor and outdoor broiler
and turkey production systems were described by
Dr Tracey Jones of welfare campaigners, Compassion
in World Farming, in a paper co-written with Dr Jutta
Berg of the FLI in Celle, Germany.
She explained that health and welfare are protected
to various extents by a series of input requirements,
which cover stocking density, light, environmental
control parameters, environmental enrichment, per-
mitted mutilations and growth rate. Outcome meas-
ures, on the other hand, are usually related to
physical well-being and tend to highlight flocks that
performed poorly. Success depends on the effective-
ness of the input and output measures, the reporting
structure and remedial action taken.
Alternative systems represent a low market share of
broiler and turkey production in the EU – approxi-
mately 10 and 30 per cent, respectively – and gener-
ally, production costs are higher, said Dr Jones.
Free-range and organic systems are perceived as hav-
ing the potential to provide good living conditions
and reduce environmental pollution, she continued,
but concerns have been raised over bird health
(Campylobacter infection), welfare (higher foot le-
sions and breast blisters and lack of outdoor rang-
ing), product quality and consumers' willingness to
pay.
Research shows that breed suitability is one of the
most important factors determining welfare in alter-
native systems, particularly for broiler chickens. Dr
Jones recommended that more robust and hardy
breeds with lower growth rates should be used as
these birds are better suited to a wide range of en-
vironments and perform well on less energy-dense
diets.
The quality of the diet, particularly in relation to es-
sential amino acids and protein balance and the free-
range environment (particularly in relation to natural
cover outdoors) are also highly important for both
broilers and turkeys, she said.
The meat from slow growing broiler breeds is more
suited to the whole bird market (as opposed to por-
tioned or further processed) and generally contains
less fat and more protein than from conventional
breeds, according to Dr Jones. Consumers tend to
be unable to differentiate chicken products from al-
ternative system by odour and taste but can differ-
entiate by appearance and texture.
"Alternative systems can deliver," concluded Dr
Jones, adding that breed suitability and the quality of
the outdoor area are important considerations. For
the future, she highlighted the need to focus on bal-
ancing organic diets to reduce feather pecking and a
need for clearer labelling so consumers can make in-
formed decisions about their purchasing of poultry
meat.
FEATURE ARTICLE
Next in ThePoultrySite DigitalGlobal Poultry Trends:
Europe’s Share Boosted by Russian Growth
"Floor eggs need to be collected regularly -several times a day, if necessary"
Dr Hans-Heinrich Thiele
"Alternative systems can deliver."Dr Tracy Jones
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Between 2000 and our estimate for 2011, world chicken meat production ex-
panded by 48 per cent from 59.0 to 87.2 million tonnes. Over the same time pe-
riod, production in Europe increased at a slightly faster rate of 52 per cent to reach
an estimated 14.3 million tonnes. The latter growth rate contrasted sharply with
the picture for the European Union, where chicken meat output rose at less than
half this amount at 22 per cent to reach an estimated 10 million tonnes. As a result
of these changes, while Europe has managed to increase its share of global pro-
duction to more than 16 per cent, the EU has seen its contribution slip from almost
14 per cent to around 11.5 per cent.
High feed prices are applying a brake to the rate of growth and at least one forecast
projects an annual average increase in poultry meat for the EU of only 0.7 per cent
per year between now and 2020. The poultry sector is adjusting to higher produc-
tion costs as a result of the new EU broiler welfare rules, and it is also going to
have to learn to live with becoming a net importer of poultry in 2016 when imports
are forecast to reach 845,000 tonnes, while exports are likely to have contracted
to around 810,000 tonnes.
FEATURE ARTICLE
Global Poultry Trends
Chicken meat output for the whole of Europe has grown slightlyahead of the world average but the region's national industriescontinue to develop at different rates, according to experiencedindustry watcher, Terry Evans. Strong growth in production inRussia and the Ukraine, for example, contrasts with modest in-creases or even contraction in some EU member states.
Europe's Share Boostedby Russia's Growth
That Europe has maintained its status in the global
picture is primarily because of a massive 250 per
cent or so expansion that has occurred in Russia
since 2000, when production totalled less than
800,000 tonnes. The current forecast for both broil-
ers and culled layers in 2011 of some 2.7 million
tonnes represents some 19 per cent of our estimate
of the total for the region.
Table chicken production represents around 95 per
cent of commercial poultry meat output in Russia.
The industry is dominated by large enterprises, some
600 or so of which are considered to account for al-
most 90 per cent of the total output. In a USDA Gain
report, the Russian Union of Poultry Producers
Europe's Share Boosted by Russia's Growth
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(RUPP) is reported as saying that nearly 30 per cent
of output comes from just five concerns: Prioskoliye
(15 per cent), Cherkizovo (seven per cent), Bel-
grankorm (six per cent), Prodo-Trend (six per cent)
and Belaya Ptitsa (three per cent), while just 32 en-
terprises account for some 63 per cent.
Higher feed cost impacting adversely on profits are
expected to slow the rate of expansion in 2011.
However, several measures have been taken to re-
duce the impact of feed costs and by June 2011, grain
prices had fallen by around 20 per cent from the Jan-
uary levels, and according to the Ministry of Agricul-
ture, grain stocks were considered to be sufficient
for the remainder of the year.
“Higher feed cost impacting adversely onprofits are expected to slow the rate of expansion in 2011.”
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Table 1. Chicken meat production in Europe('000 tonnes eviscerated weight) (million tonnes)
2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010E 2011FAlbania 4.0 9.0 10.0 13.0 16.0 17.0 - -
Austria 87.1 89.2 85.1 95.2 97.1 101.0 0.1 0.1
Belarus 76.1 115.2 145.2 165.2 192.5 220.1 0.2 0.2
Belgium 400.4 450.0 484.0 448.0 450.0 460.3 0.5 0.5
Bosnia/Herzegovina 6.5 12.0 14.4 19.7 28.9 33.2 - -
Bulgaria 104.7 79.5 86.9 97.9 98.4 103.9 0.1 0.1
Croatia 24.7 31.0 29.5 31.2 31.1 29.0 - -
Czech Rep. 198.6 213.5 207.1 201.0 195.3 188.4 0.2 0.2
Denmark 187.5 182.8 166.4 172.3 176.1 168.6 0.2 0.2
Estonia 7.3 13.8 12.4 11.5 13.2 14.9 - -
Finland 64.4 87.0 88.0 95.4 100.9 94.9 0.1 0.1
France 1,242.0 920.5 819.4 920.5 931.8 1,039.0 1.1 1.1
Germany 461.5 605.1 608.4 687.7 764.0 785.9 0.8 0.9
Greece 110.0 158.7 117.6 116.1 111.5 111.8 0.1 0.2
Hungary 280.7 246.2 211.1 195.7 217.2 213.3 0.2 0.2
Iceland 3.1 5.8 6.7 7.6 7.4 7.2 - -
Ireland 86.0 92.0 90.0 85.0 85.5 85.6 0.1 0.1
Italy 761.8 695.0 628.5 733.0 790.3 822.3 0.8 0.8
Latvia 7.2 17.2 20.6 20.6 23.1 23.2 - -
Lithuania 25.1 56.5 61.4 63.2 65.4 66.6 0.1 0.1
Luxembourg 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - -
Macedonia Rep. 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.3 - -
Malta 6.0 4.5 3.9 4.6 5.0 4.7 - -
Moldova 15.9 28.0 30.9 31.8 29.6 35.0 - -
Netherlands 697.0 628.0 621.0 684.0 693.0 763.7 0.8 0.8
Norway 43.1 49.9 55.4 62.6 74.9 83.5 0.1 0.1
Poland 560.0 795.8 824.4 896.5 729.8 1,059.8 1.0 1.1
Portugal 224.5 198.3 193.4 223.4 236.8 247.4 0.3 0.3
Romania 259.4 308.6 273.3 312.2 316.0 371.4 0.3 0.3
Russian Federation 755.0 1,345.7 1,580.2 1,868.9 2,000.7 2,313.3 2.5 2.7
Serbia 75.1 69.8 76.0 80.2 0.1 0.1
Serbia/Montenegro 68.0 67.2
Slovakia 61.4 87.2 86.1 83.0 75.5 75.1 0.1 0.1
Slovenia 44.4 45.6 44.1 42.7 52.3 55.2 0.1 0.1
Spain 965.0 1,084.0 1,064.9 1,131.0 1,081.7 1,179.5 1.2 1.2
Sweden 89.9 96.2 95.5 105.4 107.2 105.2 0.1 0.1
Switzerland 45.9 58.0 48.3 58.4 62.4 63.8 0.1 0.1
Ukraine 193.2 496.6 589.1 689.4 794.0 894.2 0.9 1.0
United Kingdom 1,214.8 1,333.8 1,288.8 1,270.2 1,259.1 1,463.1 1.3 1.4
EUROPEAN UNION 8,178.9 8,522.3 8,209.2 8,723.7 8,704.5 9,631.4 9.9 10.0EUROPE 9,386.9 10,711.1 10,772.7 11,719.3 11,997.4 13,389.7 13.9 14.3WORLD 58,971.8 70,450.9 72,343.9 76,061.3 79,372.8 82,983.8 85.2 87.2
With an increase in grain supplies anticipated over
the next 12 months, there should be sufficient to
support continued significant expansion in chicken
meat output to around 3.0 million tonnes in 2012.
Apart from asking for government assistance in con-
trolling grain prices, the RUPP is also calling for more
protection from imports through stricter tariff and
non-tariff barriers. To cope with the anticipated in-
creases in output the Ministry has announced a de-
velopment programme to 2020, which envisages the
renovation and construction of processing facilities.
The second largest producing country in Europe
outside the European Community is the Ukraine. Its
chicken meat industry has shown rapid growth with
annual output in 2010 of 965,000 tonnes showing an
eight per cent increase on the year. According to a
USDA Gain Report, production is highly concen-
trated with just two vertically integrated companies,
Mironovsky Hleboproduct (MHP) and Agromars,
dominating the market accounting for more than 70
per cent of output. The former concern is planning
to double its production capacity by 2017. Although
the Ukraine's economy was one of the hardest hit in
Europe during the recession of the past few years, it
Europe's Share Boosted by Russia's Growth
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had limited impact on poultry consumption as it is
considered to be the cheapest form of protein.
Boosted by import restrictions and high prices for
red meats, it is anticipated that the poultry sector will
continue to expand for the foreseeable future,
though not as rapidly as in the past decade.
After experiencing almost three per cent growth in
2010, stimulated by a strong export demand and
lower imports, the chicken industry in the European
Union is expected to record a smaller gain in 2011,
pushing total output to around 10,000 tonnes. The
leading producing countries of the UK, Benelux,
Spain, France, Poland, Germany and Italy are all likely
to expand output though some of the smaller pro-
ducers and in particular, Hungary and the Czech Re-
public, will produce less. Four EU member countries
– the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Poland –
each produce more than one million tonnes of
chicken meat a year. Output in Germany is in the re-
gion of 900,000 tonnes, while both Italy and the
Netherlands post around 800,000 tonnes. These six
account for more than 60 per cent of the EU total.
The UK is the leading producer in the EU although
Table 2. Chicken meat production ranking2009 (‘000 tonnes)
Russian Federation 2313.3
United Kingdom 1463.1
Spain 1179.5
Poland 1059.8
France 1039.0
Ukraine 894.2
Italy 822.3
Germany 785.9
Netherlands 763.7
Belgium 460.3
Romania 371.4
Portugal 247.4
Belarus 220.1
Hungary 213.3
Czech Rep. 188.4
Denmark 168.6
Greece 111.8
Sweden 105.2
Bulgaria 103.9
2009 (‘000 tonnes)
Austria 101.0
Finland 94.9
Ireland 85.6
Norway 83.5
Serbia 80.2
Slovakia 75.1
Lithuania 66.6
Switzerland 63.8
Slovenia 55.2
Moldova 35.0
Bosnia/Herzegovina 33.2
Croatia 29.0
Latvia 23.2
Albania 17.0
Estonia 14.9
Iceland 7.2
Malta 4.7
Macedonia Rep. 3.3
Luxembourg 0.1
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Figure 1. Chicken meat production in selected European countries
output this year will likely show hardly any increase
at around 1.4 million tonnes, primarily because of the
impact of high feed costs; having to conform to the
EU Broiler Welfare Directive may also have forced
some producers to reduce stocking densities. Even
by 2015, it seems unlikely that UK production will
exceed 1.5 million tonnes.
While the industries in both Spain and France have
expanded since 2009, the volumes involved have
been minimal the increases amounting to no more
than 50,000 tonnes.
In contrast, growth in Poland has been dramatic, pro-
duction having almost doubled since 2000 to the cur-
rent level of more than one million tonnes. In recent
years, this country has expanded its exports partic-
ularly to neighbouring countries and is expected to
become increasingly active in this area in the near
term, which will stimulate further growth in domes-
tic production.
Slow growth is expected in the other EU member
countries. While increases in consumption are ex-
pected to be the key factor stimulating future pro-
duction, nevertheless between now and 2020, it is an-
ticipated that total EU output will not increase by
more than seven per cent.
For the production ranking (table 2) the latest official
FAOSTAT data have been used rather than the esti-
mate or forecast figures shown in table 1. While more
recent data might show some changes in the ranking
among the lower order, there is unlikely to be a sig-
nificant movement among the top 10 countries,
which account for more than 80 per cent of the Eu-
ropean total.
Next in ThePoultrySite DigitalEffects of Air Quality on Broiler
Performance Investigated
Carbon dioxide concentration in the house didnot affect the performance of broilers aged 28to 49 days in recent experiments in Mississippi.The researchers commented that ventilationrates to control moisture will usually exceedthat required to maintain carbon dioxide con-centration at reasonable levels.
Improvements in modern broiler housing have sub-
stantially reduced air leakage, making proper opera-
tion of ventilation systems critical to maintaining a
suitable environment, according to Joseph L. Purswell
of the USDA-ARS Poultry Research Unit in Missis-
sippi State and his co-authors there and at Mississippi
State University in a paper published recently in In-
ternational Journal of Poultry Science. Fuel prices
have increased in recent years, they added, leading to
reduced minimum ventilation in order to conserve
fuel, which increases carbon dioxide (CO2) concen-
trations within the house.
Previously, some adverse effects have been observed
on the performance or mortality of broilers up to
14 or 28 days of age with high concentrations of car-
bon dioxide by these and other researchers.
The Mississippi-based scientists conducted four trials
to assess the effects of increased carbon dioxide
concentrations on birds aged 28 to 49 days. Each trial
used 300 straight-run broilers placed in environmen-
tally controlled rooms, in which carbon dioxide con-
centrations were maintained with no added carbon
dioxide (control); 2,500ppm at all times; 2,500ppm
(day) and 4,500ppm (night); or 2,500ppm (day) and
6,500ppm (night) from 28 to 42 days of age.
The group reports that they observed no differences
in live production – in terms of body weight, body
weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion – or
processing yields between the treatments. However,
Effects of Air Quality on Broiler Performance Investigated
14
they did observe that broilers in the variable temper-
ature treatments tended to have numerically higher
bodyweights, bodyweight gain and feed intake. Fur-
thermore, although no significant differences were
found in processing and yield data, there was a signif-
icant differences in breast fillet weight; breast fillet
yield relative to carcass weight was not affected by
treatment, however.
Purswell and co-authors concluded that analysis of
ventilation rates to maintain the test conditions for
a commercial broiler house showed that while sup-
plemental heat requirements are lower with reduced
ventilation needed to maintain either 4,500 or
6,500ppm, the associated ventilation rates are inade-
quate for moisture removal.
Using current engineering design guidelines, ventila-
tion rates used to control moisture will usually ex-
ceed that required to maintain carbon dioxide
concentration at reasonable levels, the authors com-
mented.
Effects of Air Quality on BroilerPerformance Investigated
Smothering in poultry occurs when birds mass to-
gether, often on top of each other, resulting in death
from suffocation, explained Dr Ashleigh Bright of FAI
Farms Ltd in Oxford, UK. There are anecdotal re-
ports of smothering as a major and unpredictable
problem in the egg industry when hens are loose-
housed.
The unpredictability of smothering incidences makes
it difficult for producers to implement management
or husbandry changes to address the problem and
there is little published information on the incidence,
cause(s) or prevention of smothering, she added.
Avian hysteria was described in the US in 1962, while
a review in 1990 listed suffocation as an important
economic and production consequence of panic and
hysteria in domestic fowl and added that the causes
Investigating Losses from Smothering in Commercial Poultry Flocks
16
had not been identified and it was difficult to repro-
duce experimentally.
Dr Bright and her co-author, Elizabeth Johnson, un-
dertook a preliminary study into the incidence of
smothering and the possible causal factors at two
commercial free-range egg producers in the UK.
Their paper was published recently in Veterinary
Record.
"Smothering is particularly problematic because it is
difficult to predict and even more difficult to control,"
explained Dr Bright.
The Oxford-based researchers initially visited 10 pro-
ducers and one pullet rearer from Company X and
one producer and technical manager from Company
Investigating Losses fromSmothering in CommercialPoultry FlocksA recently published study offers an overview of the problem of smothering in layingflocks, which may account for a substantial proportion of overall mortality.
17
Y to discuss the incidence and possible causes of
smothering. The visits were followed up with a study
of the complete production and mortality records
from 10 of Company Y's farms.
The authors found that incidences of smothering
could be divided into one of three categories:
Panic smothering could occur at any time in the
production cycle and were usually one-off events,
often attributed to disturbances caused by preda-
tors, vermin, sudden noises or changes in light inten-
sity. Large numbers of birds – often more than 20 –
may be found grouped together at one end or side
of the house.
Nest box smothering was most common when
birds come into lay and resulted from one or more
birds crowding into one recently used or vacated
nest box. Mortalities ranged from one to 20 birds.
Creeping or recurring smothering appeared to
be the most problematic type of this phenomenon
as it was most common and could recur throughout
the laying cycle once started, although fewer birds
were involved at each event than with the categories
of smother. The causal factor was not always clear
but producers identified a number of possible trig-
gers, including birds coming into lay or to peak lay,
post-lay, seasonal temperature fluctuations and the
availability of litter quantities of deep and friable litter
for dust-bathing.
Examination of the production and mortality data
from the 10 flocks of Company Y showed that smoth-
ering accounted for 40 per cent of all mortality and
significant losses in egg production on the four
worst-affected farms (Table 1).
Analysis of the weekly smothering mortality from
these 10 flocks shows that several started to suffer
from the problem early in lay and it recurred sporad-
ically throughout the rest of the production period.
The researchers were unable to identify causes of
smothering that began late in the laying cycle, and
they added that this and further investigation of the
possible causes of recurrent smothering would form
part of their continuing work on the topic.
Dr Bright concluded: "Current research is investigat-
ing whether there are any behaviour changes in flocks
leading up to a smother, and we are now carrying out
a wider survey of farmers to look for possible cor-
relations between smothering incidents, environmen-
tal and management factors."
FEATURE ARTICLE
Flock Strain Birds
placed
Eggs/
bird
Total
mortality
(%)
Mortality
due to
smothering
(%)
Flock
mortality due
to smothers
(%)
No. of
smother
incidence
Eggs lost
due to
smothers
(est %)
A Bovan Goldline 6,269 178 9.00 1.40 15.90 6 20.30
B Lohmann Brown 5,932 210 13.35 0.37 2.70 4 1.96
C Columbian Blacktail 2,000 218 19.70 10.50 53.50 12 61.80
D Lohmann Brown 6,018 218 12.55 0.63 5.00 4 5.10
E Columbian Blacktail 2,000 226 11.15 5.30 47.50 13 37.30
F Bovan Goldline 6,000 228 12.30 2.10 17.65 10 18.00
G Bovan Goldline 1,000 232 9.20 0.40 4.30 1 5.00
H Columbian Blacktail 2,000 257 9.00 6.00 66.60 10 57.80
I Columbian Blacktail 2,000 258 6.60 2.95 46.80 5 24.70
J Lohmann Brown 5,760 322 15.40 1.50 6.60 5 8.60
* Calculated using the week of production of the smother and based on each hen laying six eggs per week from 21 weeks
Table 1. Smothering and production information for 10 free-range laying flocks of Company Y
Poultry Industry News
NEW REPORT PUBLISHED ON PREBIOTICS, ANTIBIOTICS
Over decades, antibiotics have routine been added in
poultry diets at low doses to maximise growth and
to control intestinal pathogens that accidentally con-
taminate poultry products during processing. Ac-
cording to Research and Markets, unfortunately, this
practice has favoured resistance to antibiotics among
human pathogens. Consequently, human infections
are more difficult to treat. There is, now, increasing
interests to discontinue the use of antibiotics in the
nutrition of livestock animals.
There is, therefore, an urge to develop biological
products that could sustain efficiency of production
and safety of poultry meat and eggs for human con-
sumption in the absence of antibiotics. Prebiotics are
considered as potential alternatives to antibiotics, but
scientific evidences are lacking.
The publisher says its book – entitled Prebiotics and
antibiotics in poultry health. Edition No. 1 – helps elu-
cidating the mechanisms...
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HEN WELFARE DIRECTIVE DISCUSSED AT AG COUNCIL
EU - At the 3120th meeting of the EU Agriculture
and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg this week
under the presidency of Marek Sawicki, Minister for
Rural Development of Poland, there were discussions
on the CAP reform proposals, implementation of the
laying hens directive, the fisheries partnership agree-
ment with Guinea Bissau and amendments of fishing
opportunities for certain fish stocks.
As regards agriculture, ministers had an exchange of
views on the common agricultural policy (CAP) re-
form package, thus initiating in the Council the de-
bate on the future of CAP for the months. to come.
In addition, the Council held a policy debate on the
distribution of food products to the most deprived
persons in the Union. Ministers could not secure a
majority in favour of the Commission proposal.
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Health & Welfare News
CONSUMERS CONFUSED BY WELFARE LABELLING
UK - A consumer survey has led AB Sustain to call
for the scrapping of the wide array of 'confusing' an-
imal welfare labels.
A huge 83 per cent of shoppers find the abundance
of animal welfare logos and labels on fresh meat
packs 'confusing', according to new research – and an
even greater 93 per cent would like to see the labels
abolished and each retailer implement their own sin-
gle standard, assuring consumers that a high level of
animal welfare has been adhered to.
The feeling appears to be reasonably consistent
across all age groups. Over-55s are the most in favour
of each retailer implementing their own standard,
with 88 per cent of those polled in that age category
finding the number of labels confusing, against 81 per
cent of 18- to 24-year-olds. Some 98 per cent of
over-55s support the introduction of a single stan-
dard per retailer, against 89 per cent of the youngest
age category.
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WSPA PLACES WELFARE AT HEART OF VET TRAINING
UK - World Society for the Protection of Animals
(WSPA) has showcased a blueprint for vets to inte-
grate animal welfare into the curriculum and practical
training.
WSPA's message was closely linked to the global sus-
tainability theme of the closing event of the World
Veterinary Year, held in Cape Town, South Africa, ear-
lier this month, attended by some 2,000 vet profes-
sionals from more than 150 nations.
In a side-event and at the charity's conference stand,
delegates heard how WSPA's education and emer-
gency work with veterinarians shows how the pro-
fession is interlinked with the ecosystem and human
and animal health in the quest for global sustainability.
About one billion of the world's poorest people de-
pend on animals for food, income, social status or cul-
tural identification...
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STOCKING RATE DISCUSSIONSON-GOING
AUSTRALIA - Nationwide consultations are being
held to establish clear definitions for terms such as
'free-range' and 'free to roam' for hens and broilers
to narrow the gap between industry practice and
consumer perceptions.
The increasingly contentious issue of free-range
stocking rates for poultry is under the microscope,
with egg producers meeting around Australia to draw
up a new maximum standard of 20,000 birds a
hectare (two birds a square metre).
The Land reports that the proposed minimum is far
higher than the current recommended 1,500 birds
per hectare but the Australian Egg Corporation Lim-
ited argues existing models put no binding obligation
on producers, some of whom have have lifted hen
densities well above 20,000 per hectare.
This month's egg standards meetings come just as
the poultry meat industry...
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LAB FOR VIRUS RESEARCHOPENED AT PIRBRIGHT
UK - Minister has marked milestones in new £100-
million world-class laboratory build at the Institute
for Animal Health (IAH) in Pirbright.
Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts,
has led a ceremony to mark milestones in construc-
tion of a brand new high-containment facility at the
Institute for Animal Health (IAH) in Pirbright, Surrey.
He said: "The Government has made significant in-
vestment in this world-class facility, ensuring the UK
remains at the forefront of research into animal dis-
eases. This brings benefits for animal and human
health, the agricultural industry and global food se-
curity. I am very impressed by the outstanding
progress being made here at Pirbright."
Staff from IAH and construction staff from national
contractor...
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Poultry Industry News
20
USPOULTRY, FOUNDATION APPROVENEW RESEARCH GRANTS
US - USPoultry and the USPoultry Foundation have
approved a total of $271,839 for seven new research
grants at six institutions. Each organisation will share
appropriately similar amounts for the funding.
The research funding was approved by the boards of
directors of both organisations, based on recommen-
dations from the Foundation Research Advisory
Committee. The committee evaluates research pro-
posals to determine their value to the industry, and
then makes recommendations to the boards for
funding. Committee members are professional spe-
cialists from different segments of the poultry and
egg industry who represent a variety of disciplines.
The Association's research programme dates back to
the early 1960s, when funds were first approved for
poultry disease research. It gradually grew into a
comprehensive program incorporating all phases of
poultry and egg production and processing. Since the
inception of the research...
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SCIENTISTS MAKE PROGRESS ONCOCCIDIOSIS VACCINE
UK - Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and
Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),
among others, have taken the first step in developing
a new type of vaccine to protect chickens against
coccidiosis, the most important parasite of poultry
globally.
A vaccine of this type – based on proteins from the
coccidiosis bug rather than being derived from a live
parasite – could be produced on a larger scale than
is currently possible so could be used to provide
much more widespread protection to chicken flocks.
Protecting against animal diseases is going to play an
important role in ensuring global food security.
The researchers have produced a much more de-
tailed picture of how coccidiosis attacks chickens, un-
covering the protein molecules which are secreted
onto the surface of the...
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PROGRESS ON SALMONELLA VACCINE FOR POULTRY, HUMANS
US - North Carolina State University professors are
looking to reduce the threat of Salmonella, which in-
fects 1.2 million people a year.
Salmonella has been a subject of caution but instead
of brushing off the pathogen, microbiology professor
Hosni Hassan has embraced the microbe for a career
in research, according to a report in NC State Uni-
versity's Technician Online.
Dr Hassan is developing a Salmonella vaccine that
aims to make poultry and eggs safe for human con-
sumption and to prevent foodborne diseases.
Up to this point, he has worked to make a weakened,
non-pathogenic strand of Salmonella and his next
step is to develop this as a vaccine to test on humans.
He explained: "It could possibly be used in a preven-
tive pill for food poisoning...
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MADHYA PRADESH BANS MOULTINGTHROUGH STARVATION
MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA - The Government of
Madhya Pradesh has directed egg producers to dis-
continue starvation force-moulting of laying hens.
The Government of Madhya Pradesh became the
24th state in India to direct its egg producers to
cease starvation force molting of laying hens. The
Madhya Pradesh Director of Animal Husbandry has
requested officials to ensure that the state's egg pro-
ducers comply with the Animal Welfare Board of
India's order to immediately discontinue starvation
force molting regimes.
In March, the Animal Welfare Board of India con-
firmed that starvation force molting is a punishable
offence under India's Prevention of Cruelty to Ani-
mals Act of 1960, and ordered all egg production fa-
cilities to immediately discontinue the practice.
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Health & Welfare News
IRAN REPORTS FIRST BIRD FLU OUTBREAKS
IRAN - Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has
broken out in village ducks at two locations in the
north of the country.
The veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notifi-
cation dated 13 October to the World Organisation
for Animal Health (OIE).
The report describes two outbreaks of HPAI, both
starting on 13 September in free-range village duck
flocks in the region of Mazaran in the north of the
country, near the Caspian Sea. In total, 2,682 ducks
were involved, of which 535 showed symptoms, 345
died and 2,337 birds were destroyed.
The presence of the H5N1 sub-type of the HPAI
virus has been confirmed.
The last reported outbreak of bird flu in Iran was in
August 2008.
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BIRD FLU VACCINATION SPURSVIRUS EVOLUTION
Inadequate poultry immunization programs may
cause higher mutations rates in the bird flu virus, ren-
dering the vaccine ineffective and increasing the
threat of cross-species transmission.
The H5N1 Type A influenza, commonly known as bird
flu, is mutating faster in countries that have been im-
plementing wide-scale, but incomplete, vaccinations
of poultry, according to a report published online in
Vaccine (October 12). The genetic changes accrued
by the viruses rendered the vaccinations ineffective,
and increased the risk that the virus could jump to
humans.
That spotty vaccination campaigns seem “to favor
viral mutation, has been suspected for a long time,
but this is the first study which is providing hard ev-
idence for it,” Marisa Peyre, a researcher with the
French Agricultural Research Center for Interna-
tional Development who was not involved in the re-
search, said in an email.
Bird flu has plagued poultry farmers for years, wiping
out entire stocks, and occasionally jumping to the
farmers themselves. In 2006, for example, the disease
caused 79 human deaths worldwide. That same year,
Egypt implemented wide-scale immunization pro-
grams against the virus, treating millions of farmed
poultry with an H5N1 vaccine. Recent news, how-
ever, suggested that such....
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CONFERENCE TACKLES ANTIBIOTIC USE
US – The issue of antibiotic use in food animals and
its effect on antibiotic resistance in humans was dis-
cussed at a two-day conference in Chicago, writes
Chris Wright, senior editor of ThePoultrySite.
“Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: A Dialogue for a
Common Purpose” a symposium organised by the
National Institute for Animal Agriculture, took a close
look at how antibiotics are used in animal husbandry
and its effects on human health.
Dr Scott Hurd from Iowa State University set the
stage by saying that the presence of a hazard creates
concern, but concern is not risk. Human health risk
requires sufficient exposure that will result in actual
harm.
He stressed that the causal chain for antimicrobial
resistant (AMR) bacterial food borne risk assessment
includes:
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GERMANY CLEARED OFLOW-PATH BIRD FLU
GERMANY - The veterinary authority reports no
new outbreaks of low-pathogenic avian influenza
(LPAI) since July.
The veterinary authority sent Follow Up Report No.
11 dated 26 October to the World Organisation for
Animal Health (OIE).
With no new outbreaks of LPAI since July 2011, the
report describes the event as 'resolved'.
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COMPETITION TRIBUNAL TOCONTINUE CASES
SOUTH AFRICA - The Competition Tribunal is con-
tinuing with cases of anti-competitive behaviour in
the poultry industry.
The Competition Tribunal has dismissed a case
against Ross Poultry Breeders, reports Fin24, but it
is continuing with cases against Astral Operations
Limited and Elite Breeding Farms.
The three poultry companies applied to the tribunal
in August to dismiss a case of anti-competitive behav-
iour brought against them by the Competition Com-
mission.
On Thursday last week, the tribunal agreed to dismiss
the case against Ross Poultry Breeders. It decided
that Astral Operations and Elite Breeding Farms
would still face allegations of anti-competitive behav-
iour.
The commission referred the case to the tribunal in
June 2008.
Astral, Elite and Ross Poultry had argued that the
case referred against them differed in material re-
spects from the complaint originally brought to the
commission.
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Poultry Industry News
HY-LINE INTERNATIONAL HONOURSUGANDA DISTRIBUTOR
UGANDA - Biyinzika Enterprises was recently hon-
oured by Hy-Line International and received an
award recognising five years of serving as the Hy-Line
distributor in Uganda.
In that short time, Biyinzika has been able to take the
Hy-Line Brown to the market leader position in
Uganda with over 50 per cent market share. Also, Biy-
inzika provides day-old chicks for export to nearby
countries.
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Breeding & Genetics
INDBRO DEVELOPS LINES FOR LOW-INPUT POULTRY SYSTEMS
INDIA - The Government of India is encouraging the
private sector to undertake pure line breeding work
within the country, with the aims to reduce depend-
ency on imports and the health risks associated with
importation, as well as to develop the technological
capability of the country to export breeding stock.
There is wide variation in the environment, housing
systems and the feed used in tropical and the West-
ern countries, and top quality agricultural inputs will
be channelled towards the growing human popula-
tion rather than poultry in future. Birds bred in trop-
ical countries with marginal inputs perform better in
the tropics but also excel when the environment is
improved. This genotype × environment interaction
provides an opportunity to breed the birds in India.
The technical and non-technical manpower required
for the poultry breeding work is available in India at
a reasonable cost.
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CHINESE IMPRESSED BY USINDUSTRY'S EFFICIENCY
US - A group of Chinese customers were given an in-
sight into US chicken production when they visited
Tyson Foods and Pilgrims.
The visit was organised by Cobb-Vantress whose di-
rector of Asian sales and technical service, Charles
Calvert, said their guests were impressed by the effi-
ciency of the US industry from hatching egg produc-
tion through to processing.
He said: "The Chinese industry is becoming more and
more sophisticated, and is increasingly looking to the
Cobb500 for its broiler growth, feed efficiency and
meat yield to improve its overall profitability."
The visitors, who included Cobb franchise distribu-
tors Beijing Poultry Breeding Company, saw a Pil-
grims' parent stock farm in Georgia, a hatchery,
broiler production and the Tyson Foods' Albertville
processing plant with an output of 1.8 million birds
per week.
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INSTITUTE INTRODUCES NEWEGG-LAYING BIRD
NIGERIA - The Zaria-based National Animal Produc-
tion Research Institute (NAPRI) has introduced a
new egg line, Shika Brown, which that can lay eggs
continuously for two years.
Citing the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), PM News
reports that the Institute is charged with the man-
date of carrying out research into all forms of live-
stock and animals both wild and domestic.
Dr Grace Erakpotabor, the Principal Research Officer
in the institute, told NAN in Abuja that the line of
layer bird was developed recently by the institute to
save the country the cost of importing layer birds.
&ldquoShika Brown bird is one of the major recent
achievements of the institute; before now, we used
to import layer birds from other countries."
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24
ANHUI POULTRY LAUNCHESNEW WEB SITE
CHINA - Duck company, Anhui Taiyang Poultry, has
launched a new corporate web site.
Anhui Taiyang Poultry Co., Inc., a vertically integrated
duck breeder, processor and distributor, has an-
nounced the launch of its new corporate web site,
www.taiyangpoultry.com.
Aimed to strengthen communications with share-
holders, prospective investors and business partners,
Anhui Poultry's web site provides important, easily
accessible information regarding the Company's busi-
ness units, facilities and industry. The web site also
provides a centralized investor relations destination
portal which includes information regarding corpo-
rate governance, access to SEC filings and press re-
leases.
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TURKEY PROJECT ENDS CHAPTER INEARLY BROILER STORY
UK - Kelly Turkeys is to invest in new accommodation
for its turkey breeding programme – and so replace
two buildings where some of the first broiler chick-
ens were reared in the UK almost 60 years ago.
The traditional turkey breeders have been using the
buildings at Wyck Farm at Maldon in Essex, for hous-
ing pure line and grandparent stock for more than 40
years and are now planning to install state-of-the-art
housing.
The original buildings – two wooden sheds totalling
12,000 square feet – were put up by John Ogier, one
of the pioneers of broiler chickens in the UK, who
used them to rear 10,000-bird flocks in the 1950s. It
was he and Geoffrey Sykes who introduced from the
United States the concept of broilers – chickens
reared specifically for meat.
After John Ogier, a motor racing enthusiast, was killed
in a road accident, Derek Kelly bought the farm and
himself reared broilers...
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BAIADA LIVESTOCK MANAGERS VISITAVIAGEN UK
UK - Aviagen hosted Mike Govers and Jim Barr from
Baiada Poultry Pty Limited to visit and review flock
management practices being carried out in the UK.
The guests got a chance to tour several Aviagen
grandparent facilities and also a number of Vion
breeder farms at various stages of production during
their week-long visit.
“It is always beneficial to provide customers with the
opportunity to see operations in other countries”
commented Alan Thomson, Aviagen Regional Com-
mercial and Technical Manager.
“Reviewing and comparing production management
programmes typically surfaces some new ideas or al-
ternative thinking that can often help both parties in
their quest for performance improvement.”
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Breeding & Genetics
SIERAD EXPANDS POULTRYBREEDING BUSINESS
INDONESIA - Indonesian Poultry integrator, Sierad,
is to invest around IDR 350 billion to expand its poul-
try breeding business.
Sierad Produce Tbk recently held a special ceremony
at the farms at the Lebak Regency of Banten Province
to mark the project.
The project aims to build five farms and a hatchery
on a 250 hectare site.
Three of the farms are expected to be in operation
shortly.
The company said the project is being financed by PT.
Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. and other
stakeholders.
When fully operational the farms are expected to
produce 15 million day old chicks a year, according
to reports.
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AVIAGEN'S EUROPEAN TECHNICALTEAM BREEDS SUCCESS
EUROPE - Aviagen's European Technical Team re-
cently held its twice-annual meeting to share infor-
mation from across 38 countries.
The team, which is constantly increasing to reflect
Aviagen's growing European network, supports more
than 50 million parent stock birds and provides a
wealth of practical knowledge on a wide variety of
topics. With so many different countries served, Tech-
nical Managers discuss and share performance data
from a variety of environmental and management
conditions which gives a great picture of the true
performance potential of Aviagen birds.
Utilising feedback from customers as well as Aviagen's
own extensive research and development work, the
three-day meeting, chaired by Alan Thomson, Regional
Technical and Commercial Manager, Western Europe
and UK, focused on best practice and sharing knowl-
edge and included presentations on feed processing
and a research and development update. The team
also took part in a research and development work-
shop.
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Poultry Industry News
VIETNAM, UN REVIEW FIGHT AGAINST HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA
Vietnam in cooperation with the United Nations De-
velopment Program (UNDP) and the Food and Agri-
culture Organization (FAO) organized a workshop
here on Friday to finalize implementations in Phase
2 of the UN-Vietnam Joint Program to fight against
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) during
2007-2011.
The workshop is not only to review the achieve-
ments but also from that, Vietnam hopes to receive
more supports from the UN agencies, said Bui Ba
Bong, Vietnamese vice minister of Agriculture and
Rural Development.
According to the report, so far, Vietnam's project on
prevention of HPAI has basically achieved the targets
in terms of making plans, policies and strategies for
the veterinary sector, assessing the impacts of de-
struction of poultry to the...
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USPOULTRY SEMINAR FOCUSED ONHEALTH & PERFORMANCE
US - "LT (infectious laryngotracheitis) is a respiratory
virus of chickens and pheasants that does not affect
humans or other animals. LT reveals weak areas in
biosecurity practice as the virus is easily transported
on people and things. It is a community disease and
must be approached with a community mind-set,"
said Dr Phil Stayer, Corporate Veterinarian for
Sanderson Farms.
Dr Stayer was speaking to live production managers
and service techs from throughout the poultry indus-
try who had gathered at the 2011 Poultry Production
and Health seminar in Charlotte, North Carolina. The
annual conference is sponsored by US Poultry & Egg
Association's Poultry && Egg Institute.
Dr Stayer provided "one person's perspective" on at-
tempts to control the LT outbreak in Mississippi in
the first half of this year.
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Biosecurity & Hygiene
BIOSECURITY HELPS PREVENTCHICKEN DISEASES
BORNEO - Biosecurity can curtail the outbreak of
dreaded chicken diseases such as Newcastle Disease
(ND), where a virulent strain has been known to
wipe out an entire flock.
The Borneo Post reports that biosecurity does not
restrict itself to disease prevention but also on pest
management, said a source from the local veterinary
office.
“The stricter ones (farm operators) even restrict vis-
itors’ movements – where they would need to put
on special clothing before entering. Some even had
their vehicles disinfected.
“This is because visitors serve as a tool to spread the
virus as they go about visiting different farms. In lay-
man's terms, such measures are adopted to prevent
outside virus from being brought into the farm,” the
source told The Borneo Post.
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BOOST BIOSECURITY AND HALT DISEASE
IRELAND - Most people have heard the saying that
prevention is better than cure. Farmers prevent dis-
eases from entering or spreading on farms by vacci-
nating, treating sick animals, culling affected animals
and most important of all, by stopping diseases en-
tering in the first place.
Ireland's The Independent reports that by putting
biosecurity measures in place to protect their herds
from common diseases, farmers are giving themselves
a safety net against a serious outbreak of any partic-
ular condition. For many years now, pig and poultry
farms have recognised that protecting their stock
from diseases is cost effective.
More beef and dairy farms are starting to come to
the same conclusion due to the recent publicity sur-
rounding outbreaks of IBR, BVD and Johne's and the
huge cost they can inflict on a beef or dairy herd for
many years.
Read more...
FORMALDEHYDE FOR DISINFECTIONOF HATCHING EGGS
SPAIN - The conclusion of a meeting in Madrid was
that there is now a safe and effective alternative to
formaldehyde for hatchery disinfection, according to
CID Lines.
On 11 October, Lieven Dambre, CID Lines' Product
manager for intensive animal production, was invited
to the first CEVA hatchery university in Madrid to
give a lecture on the alternatives for formaldehyde in
disinfection of hatching eggs.
More than 40 supervising veterinarians, plant man-
agers and quality supervisors from the entire Spanish
incubator industry attended this seminar.
The conclusion was that there is now an alternative
to formaldehyde that is safe for human health and re-
sults in better disinfection without any threat to
hatchability whatsoever.
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GOOD BIOSECURITY IMPORTANT FORLIVESTOCK HEALTH
US - For livestock producers, now is a critical time
to have good biosecurity practices in place to protect
herds from the occurrence and transfer of diseases,
according to a University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
(UAPB) extension specialist.
Many animals have been travelling to be shown in
state and county fairs, and they may bring home more
than ribbons. They may harbour parasites or diseases
that producers haven't had on their farms in the past,
says David Fernandez, Ph.D., UAPB Extension live-
stock specialist.
"Animals at shows, or those purchased from sale
barns, have the potential to be exposed to numerous
diseases and disease strains from all over the state
or country that they have never encountered before,
and so have little resistance to them," he said.
Read More...
Poultry Industry News
LITTER CONSUMPTION AFFECTS GUTDEVELOPMENT
AUSTRALIA - Research at Poultry CRC has demon-
strated that broilers consume a considerable amount
of litter, which stimulates gut development, and that
the amount consumed depends on the type of ma-
terial.
In the latest edition of e-Chook news, Poultry CRC
CEO, Dr Mingan Choct draws our attention to his
orgnaisation's findings on the effects of litter con-
sumption and litter type on gut development and
health in layers and broilers. This is financially impor-
tant for two reasons. Firstly, some poultry producers
are facing difficulties in sourcing certain types of litter
material between batches because of availability and
price. Secondly, as explained below, a poorly-devel-
oped gut may mean reduced feed efficiency.
Poultry CRC has completed two research projects
and one student project on this topic. The first proj-
ect report is entitled 'Use of different dust bathing
materials for layers...
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HIGHER LEVELS OF DDGS MAY BEUSED IN LAYING HEN DIETS
aying hens can be fed levels of up to 15 per cent dried
distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and perhaps
up to 25 per cent, without adverse effects, according
to researchers at the University of Nebraska. They
added that the resulting increase in yolk colour may
be an advantage in some markets.
High corn and soybean prices have made the search
for ways to decrease poultry feed costs more impor-
tant than ever. According to the Poultry Science As-
sociation (PSA), researchers at the University of
Nebraska have identified one possible approach that
may be effective for laying hens: increasing the per-
centage of dried distillers grains with solubles
(DDGS) used in hens’ diets. DDGS serve as a valu-
able source of energy, protein and amino acids in
poultry diets.
The researchers – Drs Mahmoud Masa’deh, Sheila
Purdum and Katherine Hanford...
Read More...
Poultry Industry News
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AB VISTA COMPLETES REGISTRATIONFOR ENZYMES
EU - AB Vista has significantly extended the reach of
two of its market-leading enzyme products in the EU.
The standing committee have given the go-ahead for
both the xylanase product Econase® XT, and the
phytase product Finase® EC to be marketed for use
across an extended range of pig and poultry feed ap-
plications. Specifically, Econase XT can now be used
in feed for grower and finisher pigs, plus laying hens
and all minor poultry species, including game birds
and ducks. Finase EC is now also registered for use
in feed for sows making it the only bacterial phytase
with registration for all poultry species and for use
in all pig and piglet diets.
The recent approvals mean that AB Vista can now
offer full regulatory coverage for both products.
Econase XT is the first...
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NO END IN SIGHT TO HIGH CHICKEN PRICES
JAMAICA - Leading chicken producers have warned
that continuing high feed prices will push up the cost
of Christmas poultry.
Jamaicans can expect to pay record sums for their
Christmas birds this year, the country's two top poul-
try producers warn.
According to Jamaica Observer, soaring prices for im-
ported corn and soybean plus monopoly-priced elec-
tricity have driven the costs of producing chickens to
their highest fall levels ever, says Jamaica Broilers.
The benchmark price for a Grade A Whole Bird now
stands at JMD283 per kg, up from JMD244 per kg this
time last year, said Ian Parsard, vice-president finance
and energy at Jamaica Broilers. "That's a 16 per cent
increase."
Read More...
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Feeding & Nutrition
BIOMIN SUPPORTS POULTRY NUTRITION CONFERENCE
TURKEY - Biomin continues to strengthen its pres-
ence at WPSA conferences around the world, this
time returning to support the 18th European Sym-
posium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN) in Çesme on 31
October to 4 November 2011.
More than 1,000 experts in poultry nutrition are ex-
pected to converge at the ESPN conference. As a re-
liable partner working to advance the performance
of poultry nutrition, Biomin is pleased to be the Plat-
inum Sponsor of ESPN 2011 and welcomes you to
join Biomin at its booth and seminar.
The Biomin technical seminar, held on Thursday 3
November, will address the issue of 'Performance –
Profit – Planet'. Under this theme, Biomin wishes to
share with the poultry scientific community findings
that could contribute to providing a link among these
pillars, and consequently, to actively participate in
providing solutions that address the future challenges
of the poultry industry.
Read More...
DSM PRODUCT RECEIVES SPACE INNOVATION AWARD
FRANCE - Rovimix® MaxichickTM from DSM Nu-
tritional Products has received the 2011 Innov'SPACE
award in recognition of its special value to the poul-
try industry.
The award was made by Michel Morein, Vice-Presi-
dent of the Regional Council of Brittany, a body
which exists to develop the attractiveness of Brittany
and the quality of life of the people who live in this
region of France. It was received on behalf of DSM
by Vérane Gigaud, who is responsible for poultry
market development in France. The setting was the
social event organised for exhibitors at the closure
of the first day of the 25th Innov’SPACE trade fair,
held in Rennes, the administrative capital of Brittany,
last month.
Rovimix Maxichick is the combination of Rovimix
Hy-D® (free-flowing spray-dried 25-hydroxyvitamin
D3 powder) and Carophyll® Red 10% (canthaxanthin
in a corn starch-coated matrix).
Read More...
NOVUS PROMOTES EGG NUTRITIONON A GLOBAL SCALE
GLOBAL - Novus International held education
events worldwide to help people understand the nu-
tritional value in eggs in connection with World Egg
Day last week.
As the world population soars, an increased demand
for food, particularly protein, accompanies a rise in
the number of people occupying the world. Accord-
ing to the World Health Organization, hunger is the
single largest threat to public health. With an esti-
mated 9.2 billion mouths to feed by 2050, producing
enough low-cost, nutrient-dense protein is more im-
portant than ever before.
For global leader in animal health and nutrition
Novus International, commitment to the poultry in-
dustry – raising healthy birds...
Read More...
FEEDING TRIALS SHOW POTENTIALFOR 'ETHANOL ALGAE'
US - Green Plains and BioProcess Algae have com-
pleted the first phase of a series of animal feeding tri-
als with algae grown at an ethanol plant. In poultry,
the companies' algae had a similar protein composi-
tion to high-protein soybean meal and a higher en-
ergy content.
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. and BioProcess
Algae, LLC have announced the successful comple-
tion of the first round of algae-based poultry feed tri-
als. The algae strains produced for the feed trials
demonstrated high energy and protein content that
was readily available, similar to other high value feed
products used in the feeding of poultry today.
The algae strains used in the feed trials were grown
in BioProcess Algae's Grower HarvesterTM reactors
co-located with...
Read More...
Poultry Industry News
HEN WELFARE DIRECTIVE DISCUSSED AT AG COUNCIL
EU - At the 3120th meeting of the EU Agriculture
and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg this week
under the presidency of Marek Sawicki, Minister for
Rural Development of Poland, there were discussions
on the CAP reform proposals, implementation of the
laying hens directive, the fisheries partnership agree-
ment with Guinea Bissau and amendments of fishing
opportunities for certain fish stocks.
As regards agriculture, ministers had an exchange of
views on the common agricultural policy (CAP) re-
form package, thus initiating in the Council the de-
bate on the future of CAP for the months. to come.
In addition, the Council held a policy debate on the
distribution of food products to the most deprived
persons in the Union. Ministers could not secure a
majority in favour of the Commission proposal.
Read More...
LED LIGHT SAID TO RAISEPRODUCTION AND CUT COSTS
US - A poultry light has been developed to increase
layer and breeder production and decrease energy
costs, according to inventors, Once Innovations.
A new LED poultry barn lamp has been developed
that has high expectations of increasing production
and profitability of layer and breeder operators. Im-
petus for the project was based on research showing
improved health, welfare, and reproductive activity of
hens exposed to certain wavelengths of light on the
electromagnetic spectrum. Knowing this, and applying
a keen understanding of the relationship between
poultry biology and behaviour, led Once Innovations
(ONCE) to invent a lamp with enhanced blue and red
spectral output compared to incandescent, CFL, HPS,
and standard LED lamps.
Zdenko Grajcar, ONCE Chief Technology Officer,
said: "This is an exciting time for the poultry
industry.
Read More...
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Housing & Equipment
TOUGH TIMES AHEAD FOREGG PRODUCERS
UK - To stabilise the egg market, the number of laying
hens across the EU needs to decline by around 20 to
40 million laying hens but egg prices are unlikely to
increase until Easter 2012. This is the view of Klaus
Torborg of Lohmann Animal Health, who was speak-
ing at a dinner for UK egg producers in Shropshire.
Mr Toborg said that many producers would go out of
business because they did not have the money to
reinvest in new systems after the ban on conventional
cages on 1 January 2012.
However, reports from the field suggested that the
final transition from cages to alternative systems
would take two years. He did not expect producers
to be penalised in the first half of 2012, due to the
authorities concentrating on dealing with the financial
crisis.
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ROYAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROMSAUDI-ARABIA
SAUDI ARABIA - Taking home a big 'thank you' for
the long years of loyalty, Big Dutchman area sales
manager, Khalid Abdelrahman, recently returned from
Riyadh.
For 20 years now, the German equipment supplier
has been exhibiting their poultry systems on the
Saudi Agriculture poultry show in Saudi-Arabia. A fact
which was also recognised in a special ceremony at-
tended by high members of the Saudi-Arabian admin-
istration: Together with the Saudi-Arabian agricultural
minister, Dr Fahd bin Abdulrahman Balghunaim,
Prince Saud Bin Abdallah Al Faisal, member of the
Saudi royal family and Chairman of Riyadh Exhibition
Center (REC), presented Khalid Abdelrahman with a
decorative anniversary award.
The Saudi Agriculture Show started back in 1981. In
the meantime, the most important agricultural show
in the Gulf States has developed a great appeal.
Read More...
NI FARMERS' GROUPS IN BRUSSELSTO DISCUSS CAGE BAN
NORTHERN IRELAND - Ulster Farmers' Union
(UFU) representatives were in Brussels last week to
discuss implementation of the Welfare of Laying Hens
Directive.
UFU Poultry Policy Committee Chairman, John
McLenaghan, and UFU Policy Officer, Colin Smith,
were in Brussels last week and joined the other UK
Farming Unions, and farming organisations through-
out Europe, to discuss the implementation of the
Welfare of Laying Hens Directive (WHLD) or cage
ban as it is commonly known.
While in Brussels, they also spoke to Dr Andrea
Gavinelli, Head of the Animal Welfare Unit at the Eu-
ropean Commission, at an Eggs and Poultry Advisory
Group Meeting at DG Agriculture. At the meeting, Dr
Gavinelli echoed comments made by European
Comn intra-community trade...
Read More...
Poultry Industry News
DOREP HATCHERY PROJECTFACES COLLAPSE
KENYA - The collapse of the Dorep project has left
farmers facing losses.
Farmers who have invested thousands of shillings
(KES) in what has been a lucrative poultry business
for years now face an uncertain future, according to
The Nation of Kenya.
Dorep, a firm that entered into an agreement with
hundred of farmers spread across the country, is no
longer purchasing poultry and their products.
The members are now stuck with thousands of eggs
and have no idea where to sell them.
A pioneer farmer, Sammy Ndung'u, recently bor-
rowed KES200,000 from Agriculture Finance Corpo-
ration, which he all pumped into the Dorep poultry
project.
He explained: "Since early last...
Read More...
PETERSIME CUSTOMER CENTREOFFICIALLY INAUGURATED
BELGIUM - Petersime has recently officially inaugu-
rated its brand new Customer Centre as well as its
extended and modernized production facilities, lo-
cated at the headquarters in Zulte (Olsene).
During the inauguration ceremony, the ribbon was
cut by Henk Heyerick, Mayor of Zulte, and Peter
Frank, Managing Director of the Thyssen-Bornemisza
Group (TBG).
The event was attended by representatives of the
government of Zulte, the management of shareholder
Food Processing Systems, and Petersime’s major Bel-
gian customers, suppliers, and scientific partners.
After the official cutting of the ribbon, the guests en-
joyed a guided tour through the Customer Centre
and the production facilities and a reception.
Read More...
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Incubation & Hatching
PAS REFORM GROWS IN LATIN AMERICA AND RUSSIA
Agrobueyca, Venzuela's leading integration and feed
manufacturer, is to expand operations with a brand
new Smart single-stage hatchery from Pas Reform,
capable of producing 1.3 million day old chicks per
week.
The new hatchery, completed in July 2011, incorpo-
rates SmartSet setters, SmartHatch hatchers, an en-
tire hatchery climate control system and a
comprehensive hatchery automation line, to deliver
one of the largest and most modern broiler hatch-
eries to date in Latin America.
A family-owned and run business, Agrobueyca was
established in Venezuela in 1992, headed by Antonio
Gomez who together with his team has been work-
ing on plans for the new hatchery complex for the
past two years."
PAS Reform has also expanded the Smart range, with
SmartTransfer, the latest hatchery innovation.
It is an ergonomically designed, fully automated setter
trolley loader that enables a single operator to safely
transfer all 32 trays from a farm trolley to the setter
trolley simultaneously, in less than two minutes.
Meanwhile, Pas Reform has expanded its Latin Amer-
ican network, with the appointment of Rodrigo Pardo
of R&M Corporation to deliver sales and technical
support services in Colombia and Balanceados y
Saneamientos to represent Smart single-stage incu-
bation technologies in Peru.
Since the launch of its new production facility Pas Re-
form do Brasil, demand for the Company's Smart
technologies, project management and training serv-
ices has soared in Latin America.
Pas Reform is also continuing to deliver substantial
market growth in Russia, as work begins on a new
Smart hatchery complex for Timashevskaya Poultry
Farms, in the south-eastern Samara region.
Read More...
ORKA GOES TO IPE 2012
US - ORKA Food Technology – better known as
EggTester.com – will participate in International Poul-
try Expo 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia, from 24 to 26 Jan-
uary at booth 2149.
Instruments manufactured by ORKA are gaining
world market share based on their versatility, cost
and reliability and you may see a real-time demo of
ORKA products.
The current range comprises:
The Egg Analyzer – this instrument determines the
weight of eggs, albumen height, Haugh units, yolk
color and USDA grade for routine quality control and
regulatory compliance
The Egg Force Reader – this device measures the
force required to crush a shell and is a direct meas-
ure of marketability
The Egg Shell Thickness Gauge...
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Poultry Industry News
SANDERSON EXPECTS CHICKENOUTPUT TO RISE
US - Chicken processor, Sanderson Farms, has an-
nounced it will expand its own production next year
while the industry continues to face a glut of meat
and low prices.
Sanderson Farms Inc. expects to produce more
chicken meat in 2012 than it will in 2011, the com-
pany said last week.
Sanderson told investors during a presentation it ex-
pects to turn out 2.849 billion pounds of chicken in
2012, or 3.3 per cent more than it expects to pro-
duce in 2011.
Sanderson Chief Executive, Joe Sanderson Jr., also said
he expects data to show the US chicken industry
produced heavy amounts of meat in September and
October, despite the fact it is facing an historic glut
of inventory.
Read More...
ACQUISITION BOOSTED MOY PARK'S PROFITS
NORTHERN IRELAND - An overview of the busi-
ness of chicken and turkey company, Moy Park.
Moy Park is headquartered in Craigavon but is a large
organisation with activities throughout the UK and
Ireland, with a subsidiary in France, according to
Belfast Telegraph. The main activities of this Northern
Ireland-controlled group are in locally farmed poultry.
The group also produces and sells a range of com-
plementary convenience food products and brands.
Moy Park is itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of a
large Brazilian company, Marfrig. Marfrig has an even
wider range of commercial interests in meat and
meat products and appears to have an interest in sup-
plying some of these products from Brazil to western
Europe.
Read More...
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Processing & Packaging
EU STEPS UP DIOXIN CONTAMINATION PREVENTION
EU – The European Commission is to put forward
new proposals to improve the protection of con-
sumers and industry against a possible dioxin con-
tamination.
The scheme has been endorsed the EU Member
States at the Standing Committee on the Food Chain
and Animal Health (SCoFCAH).
In particular, four measures will be implemented
throughout the EU by the middle of next year.
They aim to further reduce the risk of contamination
in the food chain and the measures will avoid food
recalls from the market and significant financial costs
to the consumers and industries.
John Dalli, EU Health and Consumer Commissioner
welcomed the support of the Member States for the
Commission proposal and added: "The decision taken
today is the EU's response to last winter's dioxin
crisis.
Read more...
GOVT PROMISES MORE MODERNPROCESSING FACILITIES
PHILIPPINES - The government has announced plans
to build four or five more modern slaughterhouses
and poultry processing facilities.
The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) plans
to build four to five AAA public slaughterhouses and
poultry dressing plants to help boost the competi-
tiveness of the Philippines' meat industry, according
to Visayan Daily Star.
At the agency's 39th anniversary programme and
2011 Meat Safety Consciousness Week celebration
in Metro Manila yesterday, NMIS Executive Director,
Jane Bacayo, said: "We have an approved 180 million
pesos [PHP] in our 2012 budget for such purpose."
He said the planned slaughterhouses and dressing
plants will function as service facilities where live-
stock and poultry producers can bring respective an-
imal produce for proper slaughtering under sanitary
conditions.
Read More...
POULTRY PROCESSING PLANTCOMMISSIONED
CAMEROON - A new modern poultry processing
plant has been commissioned in Bafang.
The multi-billion plant in Bafang that has capacity to
produce more than 3,000 chicken a day is also re-
ceiving government financial backing of African Finan-
cial Community Francs (FCFA) 500 million, reports
All Africa.
The Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional
Development, MINEPAT, Louis Paul Motaze, on Sat-
urday (15 October) commissioned a poultry slaugh-
tering and packaging plant in Bafang, West Region.
Speaking at the occasion, the Chairman of the com-
pany's Board of Governors, Christophe Eken, insisted
that "only chicken...
Read more...
GOOD QUARTER OF DOMESTIC & EX-PORT SALES FOR MHP
UKRAINE - MHP increased its chicken meat sales by
23 per cent to just under 100,000 tonnes for the first
nine months of 2011, with increases in both domestic
sales and exports.
MHP S.A., one of the leading agro-industrial compa-
nies in Ukraine, focusing on the production of poultry
and the cultivation of grain, has announced its pre-
close trading update for the third quarter and nine
months ended 30 September 2011.
During the third quarter of 2011, the volume of
chicken meat sales to external consumers increased
by 23 per cent to 99,900 tonnes compared to the
third quarter of 2010, and by 13 per cent to 282,000
tonnes during the...
Read more...
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INDUSTRY EVENTS
INDUSTRY EVENTS
AgriTechnica Hanover, Germany, Novem
AgriTechnica is the lea
management exhibitio
tion. This is where in
set and visions discus
With 18 exhibition ha
of exhibition floor sp
hibitors, AgriTechnica
world for agricultural
Nutrition and Climate, New DevelopWageningen, The Netherlands, November 28th to 30th
The course will cover basic aspects of nutrition a
on the interaction between the impact of climat
tional requirements of poultry.
Grain Forecast and EconomicOutlook Conference Atlanta, Georgia USA, November 9th
Grain and feed ingredient purchasing is a vital
function in today’s poultry industry. Prices
are affected by many factors such as ethanol
and economic conditions.
Grain purchasing is never a simple challenge,
but having the very latest facts and figures is
vital. USPOULTRY’s Poultry & Egg Institute’s
2011 Grain Forecast and Economic Outlook
Conference will help you stay up to date and
provide the essential information you need
to make those critical buying decisions
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INDUSTRY EVENTS
Vietstock 2011Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 9th to 11th
Without doubt, Vietnam is today one of the
fastest growing market for feed, livestock and
dairy production in Asia. More than ever, Viet-
stock 2011 Expo & Conference - Vietnam's
No.1 International Feed, Livestock, Dairy &
Meat Processing Show is regard as the place to
be to capitalise on this growth.
Poultry India 2011Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, November 23rd to 25th
The great success of Poultry India 2010 in the back drop of world
wide recession was the ultimate testimony of vibrant Indian econ-
omy.
All Exhibitors and visitors expressed their satisfaction & strong sup-
port for the event and promised to come back for the next edition
of Poultry India 2011.
mber 15th to 19th
ading machinery, equipment and
on for professional plant produc-
novations are launched, trends
sed.
alls, over 320,000 square metres
pace and more than 2,600 ex-
a is the largest exhibition in the
machinery and equipment.
ments
and acclimation physiology, and will focus
te conditions on nutrition and the nutri-
Looking for a company to fulfil your needs? Here is a comprehensivelisting of poultry industry companys sorted into market sectors.
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BIOSECURITY
BREEDING
BUILDING MATERIALS
CLEANING MATERIALS
BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTINGS
CID LinesTel: +32 5721 7877Fax: +32 5721 [email protected]
Cobb VantressTel: +1 479 524 3166Fax: +1 479 524 [email protected]
Grimaud Freres Selection S.A.STel: +33 (0)2 41 70 36 90Fax: +33 (0)2 41 70 31 [email protected]
Hy-Line InternationalTel: 515-225-6030Fax: [email protected]
Indbro PoultryTel: +91(40) [email protected]
HubbardTel: +33 296 79 63 70Fax: +33 296 74 04 [email protected]
NovogenTel: +33 296 58 12 60Fax: +33 296 58 12 [email protected]
AviagenTel: +44 131 333 1056Fax: +44 131 333 [email protected]
Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 [email protected]
CID LinesTel: +32 5721 7877Fax: +32 5721 [email protected]
Meriden Animal HealthTel: +44 1234 436130Fax: +44 1234 [email protected]
Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 [email protected]
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTINGS
CONSULTANTS ADVISORS & TRAINING
EQUIPMENT
BREEDING
DRINKING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
EGG HANDLING & GRADING
FEEDING
Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 [email protected]
Termotecnica PericoliTel: +39 0182 589006Fax: +39 0182 [email protected]
CableveyTel: +1 641 673 8451Fax: +1 641 673 [email protected]
RL ConsultingTel: +44 (0) 1865 792 [email protected]
Indbro PoultryTel: +91(40) [email protected]
Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 [email protected]
Big Dutchman InternationalTel: +49 4447 801 0Fax: +49 4447 801 [email protected]
Big Dutchman InternationalTel: +49 4447 801 0Fax: +49 4447 801 [email protected]
Orka Food TechnologyTel: +852 8120 9245Fax: +852 2802 [email protected]
Big Dutchman InternationalTel: +49 4447 801 0Fax: +49 4447 801 [email protected]
Big Dutchman InternationalTel: +49 4447 801 0Fax: +49 4447 801 [email protected]
Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 [email protected]
HATCHING & INCUBATION
Termotecnica PericoliTel: +39 0182 589006Fax: +39 0182 [email protected]
Orka Food TechnologyTel: +852 8120 9245Fax: +852 2802 [email protected]
Big Dutchman InternationalTel: +49 4447 801 0Fax: +49 4447 801 [email protected]
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EQUIPMENT
EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS
FEED
BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTINGS
VencomaticTel: +31 (0)497 517380Fax: +31 (0)497 [email protected]
PetersimeTel: +32 9 388 96 11Fax: +32 9 388 84 [email protected]
MONITORING
TESTING KITS
Orka Food TechnologyTel: +852 8120 9245Fax: +852 2802 [email protected]
VACCINATION & MEDICAL
Ceva Animal HealthTel: +33 (0) 5575 54040Fax: +33 (0) 5575 [email protected]
WEIGHING
VIVTel: +31 30 295 23 02Tel: +31 30 295 28 [email protected]
WEIGHING
EvonikTel: +49 6181 59 6765Fax: +49 6181 59 [email protected]/feed-additives
EvonikTel: +49 6181 59 6765Fax: +49 6181 59 [email protected]/feed-additives
AB VistaTel: +44 1672 517650Fax +44 1672 [email protected]
ADDITIVES
Novus InternationalTel: +1 314 576 8886Fax: +1 314 576 [email protected]
AB VistaTel: +44 1672 517650Fax +44 1672 [email protected]
CID LinesTel: +32 5721 7877Fax: +32 5721 [email protected]
EvonikTel: +49 6181 59 6765Fax: +49 6181 59 [email protected]/feed-additives
Meriden Animal HealthTel: +44 1234 436130Fax: +44 1234 [email protected]
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FEED
ADDITIVES
DaniscoTel: +44 (0) 1672 517777Fax: +44 (0) 1672 [email protected]/animalnutrition
Ceva Animal HealthTel: +33 (0) 5575 54040Fax: +33 (0) 5575 [email protected]
GRAIN, SOYA, INGREDIENTS
Meriden Animal HealthTel: +44 1234 436130Fax: +44 1234 [email protected]
NUTRITION
EvonikTel: +49 6181 59 6765Fax: +49 6181 59 [email protected]/feed-additives
Meriden Animal HealthTel: +44 1234 436130Fax: +44 1234 [email protected]
AB VistaTel: +44 1672 517650Fax +44 1672 [email protected]
Novus InternationalTel: +1 314 576 8886Fax: +1 314 576 [email protected]
SAFETY
EvonikTel: +49 6181 59 6765Fax: +49 6181 59 [email protected]/feed-additives
Meriden Animal HealthTel: +44 1234 436130Fax: +44 1234 [email protected]
GENETICISTS
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Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 [email protected]
Termotecnica PericoliTel: +39 0182 589006Fax: +39 0182 [email protected]
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