2013 PRC Annual Report

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Vision Excellence in research and learning

through partnerships with the entire value chain

to advance the development

of value-added poultry products and production practices

Goals To conduct excellent research

that leads to the development of innovative and sustainable production systems

To serve as a leading source of scientific knowledge

that supports the production of safe, high quality poultry products that

meet changing consumer needs

To foster an environment of learning

that incorporates input from industry, as well as teaching, technology transfer and

knowledge transfer activities

To connect with industry

in a continuous manner, both in the receiving of input and the transferring of knowledge


Table of Contents Chair’s Report ............................................................................................................................................... 5

Academic Leader’s Report ............................................................................................................................ 6

Technology Transfer Highlights .................................................................................................................... 7

Highlights: Education, Training & Retention of Highly Qualified People ...................................................... 8

Business Development Highlights ................................................................................................................. 9

Stakeholder Reports ................................................................................................................................... 10

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development .......................................................................................... 10

Alberta Chicken Producers ...................................................................................................................... 10

Alberta Turkey Producers ....................................................................................................................... 12

Burnbrae Farms....................................................................................................................................... 12

Egg Farmers of Alberta............................................................................................................................ 13

Egg Farmers of Canada ........................................................................................................................... 14

Maple Leaf .............................................................................................................................................. 15

University of Alberta ............................................................................................................................... 15

Awards ........................................................................................................................................................ 16

Faculty Awards ........................................................................................................................................ 16

Graduate Student Awards....................................................................................................................... 16

Graduations................................................................................................................................................. 17

Research Highlights ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Eduardo Beltranena ................................................................................................................................ 18

Mirko Betti .............................................................................................................................................. 18

Valerie Carney ......................................................................................................................................... 19

Doug Korver ............................................................................................................................................ 19

Lynn McMullen ....................................................................................................................................... 19

Aman Ullah .............................................................................................................................................. 20

Wendy Wismer ....................................................................................................................................... 20

Jianping Wu ............................................................................................................................................. 20

Martin Zuidhof ........................................................................................................................................ 22

Organizational Structure ............................................................................................................................. 23

Board ....................................................................................................................................................... 23


PRC Operations Personnel ...................................................................................................................... 24

Researchers ............................................................................................................................................. 25

Graduate Students .................................................................................................................................. 26

Visiting Students and Scholars ................................................................................................................ 27

Technical Support ................................................................................................................................... 27

Post-Doctoral Fellows ............................................................................................................................. 28

Research Associates ................................................................................................................................ 28

Research Projects ($3,228,414) .................................................................................................................. 29

PRC Financials 2012-2013 ........................................................................................................................... 35

Income 2012-2013 .................................................................................................................................. 35

Expenses 2012-2013 ............................................................................................................................... 37

Revenue Budget 2013-2014 .................................................................................................................... 38

Expense Budget 2013-2014 .................................................................................................................... 39

Revenue/Expense Summary 2013-14 ..................................................................................................... 39

Poultry Unit Financial Report 2012-2013................................................................................................ 40

Poultry Unit Budget 2013-2014 .............................................................................................................. 41

Facility Usage .............................................................................................................................................. 42

Evidence of Productivity ............................................................................................................................. 43

Articles published in refereed journals (n=26) ................................................................................... 43

Proceedings ......................................................................................................................................... 44

Presentations ...................................................................................................................................... 45

Research Reports ................................................................................................................................ 49

Trade articles ....................................................................................................................................... 51

Patent Applications: ............................................................................................................................ 51

Acronyms and Abbreviations Used ............................................................................................................. 52


Chair’s Report

It has been a year and a half since I accepted the position of Chair of the Advisory Board at the

Poultry Research Centre. During that time there have been many changes at the Centre. There have

been some remarkable achievements, new members added to our team and we have successfully

implemented a new agreement.

There is now a very solid 5 year contract set in place. A tremendous amount of work went into the

finalizing of this contract. John Bell and colleagues are to be congratulated. Now we can get back to

the business of research and education.

The student poultry club has really taken flight with approximately 40 members many of which are

not studying poultry as a career. This is a hands-on approach to teach young people about

agriculture and may even land us a few new recruits! Club members have enjoyed many field trips

and have been instrumental by participating in the minion labour for experimental projects and

have even worked for local chicken farms! These students have been instrumental with helping

Agnes Kulinski with her Heritage Poultry project. If successful, this project will help the Heritage

breeds of poultry at the Centre pay their way and give direction to other groups endeavouring to

promote heritage breeds.

The Centre has enjoyed the benefits of new staff and new collaborations this year. We were very

fortunate to add Agnes Kulinski to our team. She is the new business development officer and has

hit the ground running! The Centre is indebted to AI Bio for providing funding for Agnes’ position.

She has been a true asset to the Centre. The Centre is also enjoying a successful partnering with the

Poultry Health Services and Dr. Tom Inglis. We look forward to future collaborations.

Congratulations to all the graduating graduate students at the university. The Centre continues to

have a large number of graduate students. Eleven students have moved on this year- some to a

career in poultry, some to further studies.

2013 marks the beginning of the next Growing Forward program administered by the federal

government. We will look forward to this funding which will help finance poultry research and

agriculture research in general. With global issues including imminent population growth, climate

change and the ongoing issues with animal activists, agriculture research should be a very

important component of the federal government’s strategy. Here at the University of Alberta, the

Poultry Research Centre has the resources to help research these issues and find solutions. That is

what we do very well.

Dr. Helen Anne Hudson


Academic Leader’s Report

Together we have built the PRC, which has become a model of industry, government and

university collaboration. We should take a moment to enjoy that great accomplishment! As

stakeholders in the PRC, we all strive to attain common goals relating to research, technology

transfer, and training of highly qualified personnel. The research infrastructure is held at the

University of Alberta, including the funding that facilitates poultry research, technology

adoption efforts, and learning. Much of the leadership and communication also originates from

the University and as a result, it is easy to assume that the University should be driving efforts

at the PRC. That is usually the case when it comes to research and education. Through

discussions over the past year, however, it has become clear that the way to maximize benefits

to all PRC stakeholders is for each stakeholder to take responsibility for their role within the

PRC. When it comes to taking advantage of the work that’s being done in your backyard, I want

to encourage you to ‘stay hungry’!

Many who understand my love for music and teaching will not be surprised that I have been

known to say, “There’s a song for everything”. I want to point you to the classic Bill Withers

tune, Lean on Me: “For no one can fill those of your needs that you won't let show”. At the PRC

we are eager and willing to help solve practical problems. We work hard to push out many of

our research results, and over the last year we have had a spike in the number of industry

meetings we attended. Still, by far the most gratifying and high impact conversations tend to be

with people who call or email to share and find solutions to practical problems in the field. We

get calls from all over the world because our expertise at the PRC is internationally recognized.

Make sure you as a stakeholder are first to benefit from your investment by letting us in on the

challenges and opportunities out there.

This year we’ve asked for your input to the PRC annual report. We hope that this reflection

triggers reflection, focus, and deeper engagement with the PRC. The 2012-13 year was a

difficult year of transition, but we have also enjoyed some really great successes. We have been

working hard with Agnes Kulinski, our new Business Development Officer, toward sharing PRC

innovations. With her great leadership, we made remarkable progress this year toward

sustainably preserving the heritage chickens at the PRC. We have watched some amazing young

leaders develop in the undergraduate Poultry Club. As academic leader of the Poultry Research

Centre, I’m very proud and excited to encourage you to read about our achievements and to

think about how our knowledge can also contribute to your success. Thanks for your support!

Dr. Martin Zuidhof


Technology Transfer Highlights

Connecting with the industry

Research at the PRC spans the continuum from production to consumer and from basic to applied. In

keeping with the goals of the PRC, researchers and students made a concerted effort in 2012 to connect

with the industry. This took many forms from technical literature, workshops and presentations to

commercial level research. The PRC appreciates the opportunity to work with producers, processors,

hatcheries and private companies to transfer knowledge. Input, feedback and interaction with our

partners and collaborators has helped us to be targeted, relevant and applicable. We appreciate the

opportunity to work with you and look forward to more in the coming year.

Setting the stage for Success: A workshop for Canadian Hatchery Professionals

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development in cooperation with the PRC and Maple Leaf Foods organized

a workshop for hatchery professionals. Following a national survey of hatchery personnel, poultry

service personnel and researchers, the workshop was designed to meet the specific educational needs

of the industry. Hatchery professionals, hatching egg producers, allied industry staff and students from

across Canada learned from experts and from each other the latest techniques for producing high

quality chicks and poults. Ninety-three percent of participants rated the content as good or excellent

and 100% of participants said they would attend again.

Setting the stage for Success: Managing Breeders in the 21st Century

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, the PRC and Aviagen worked together to deliver the fourth

breeder management workshop. More than 70 poultry industry professionals representing every region

of Canada were registered for the event – over twice the number of participants originally anticipated.

The workshop focused on sharing knowledge, collaboration, and best practices in broiler breeder

management. The intense 3 day program featured seventeen presentations from academia, poultry

production specialists, and allied industry on a variety of critical areas for successful production.

Attendees included hatching egg producers, hatchery and feed company representatives, as well as

other poultry professionals. 94% or attendees said that they would implement new practices on their

farm as a result of attending the workshop and 81% of them specified what they planned to change.

Obrigada Brazil!

The PRC was well represented at the 2012 World’s Poultry Congress held in Salvador Brazil. Six

researchers and four graduate students shared their research through posters and oral presentations

with a global contingent of poultry experts. Travel for two of the graduate students, Thania Moraes and

Kim Tom, was covered by travel scholarships awarded by the World’s Poultry Science Association and

the Canadian branch of WPSA. International meetings enable our researchers to interact with scientist

from the around the world and to transfer global scientific knowledge back to the local industry.

Dr. Valerie Carney


Highlights: Education, Training & Retention of Highly Qualified People

Leadership in teaching PRC members play a major role in the undergraduate and graduate teaching programs in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES). Over 200 undergraduate students at the 200 (introductory) level are taught by PRC members. Although these courses are often introductions to larger disciplines such as Animal Science and Food Science, a substantial portion of these courses is directly relevant to poultry, and often encourages students to take advanced poultry courses. In 2012, there were 2 undergraduate classes entirely focused on poultry, 8 courses with 5 to 90% poultry relevant material, and three poultry-focused independent study or Capstone projects involving 9 students. At the graduate level, PRC team members teach 4 courses that have 35 to 100% poultry relevance. Training of highly qualified personnel (HQP) In addition to the technicians, Research Associates, Post-doctoral Fellows, Undergraduate Research assistants and Visiting Scientists (see elsewhere in this report), the PRC team continues to recruit and train excellent graduate students. In 2012, over 17 Ph. D. and 10 M. Sc. students were trained at the PRC. Of our recent graduates (5 Ph. D. students and 6 M. Sc. students), four have found employment in the poultry sector in Canada and internationally, and three have gone on to further studies in Canada. Our students are very competitive for scholarships and awards locally and internationally. Recruitment An exciting development over the past year has been the start of an undergraduate Poultry Club. The club has around 40 enthusiastic members, mainly from the Faculty of ALES. Members have been on tours of commercial farms, processing plants and have caught chickens for Alberta producers. Members have received poultry handling training, and have become an important part of the data collection days during many research projects. Planned future activities include involvement with the PRC’s Rare Breeds program and more tours of commercial poultry operations and processing plants. Integration with industry The PRC was well-represented at the 2013 Alberta poultry industry Regional Meetings in Red Deer. Nine PRC members, 4 technical staff, 8 graduate students and 8 undergraduate students attended, including a large number that were able to stay for the banquet for relationship-building with the industry. Research posters were displayed and producer meeting presentations were given by the PRC team, and a group of the undergraduates handed out information on poultry barn ventilation from their Capstone course project. The PRC and the Poultry Club are working to further industry relationships through poultry industry internships.

Dr. Doug Korver


Business Development Highlights The PRC is an international leader in key areas of poultry research resulting in the development of

innovative technologies, products and services. The Business Development position was created to

capitalize on those technologies developed at the PRC and generate new revenue streams to build

the sustainability and self-sufficiency of the PRC. Over the past year, two commercialization

opportunities were identified – commercialization of heritage chickens and eggs, and specialized

peptides from poultry by-products and we feel we have already made good progress.

The Heritage Chicken Project:

For the last 20 years, the PRC has maintained small populations of 5 heritage chicken breeds which

include Light Sussex, Barred Plymouth Rock, White Leghorn, New Hampshire, and Brown Leghorn.

After detailed market analysis and feasibility studies, the PRC has decided to develop a sustainable

business plan for heritage chickens. Niche market development can permit and even encourage the

use of non-standard breeds allow them to be self-sustaining. The PRC has launched a pilot program

— “adopt a heritage chicken”, where the PRC raises the sponsor’s chicken, which provides a dozen

heritage eggs to “the owner” every 2 weeks. The adoption fee is $75 for five months. The PRC has

received overwhelming response from the public and media wanting to support the genetic

preservation and our heritage breeds. Over 200 people joined the program in March with

approximately 500 on the waiting list for November when the program will expand. We have raised

over $15,000. Our heritage chicken supporters have been very happy with the program and eggs.

We feel this program is an excellent opportunity to connect with the public, educate and promote

the PRC’s research and technologies.

Specialized peptides:

I also have been involved in the commercialization of Dr. Betti’s specialized peptides from poultry

by-products. Dr. Betti has developed a method of enzymatic glycosylation of protein isolated from

poultry, beef and swine by-product. This new method of glycosylation increases protein/peptide

functionality including solubility, gelling properties, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Flavor

enhancement potential of this product as a salt substitute is currently under investigation. The

research” has resulted in three patent applications filed in September 2012. The technology has

attracted significant attention from the industry and we have hosted two visits from international

companies, Tessenderlo Group and NeoCell, regarding collaboration.

While we have achieved much, there is still much more to be done to ensure sustainability and

self-sufficiency of the PRC. While the effects of the budget cuts will most likely continue in

2013/14, opportunities may arise and we are ready and motivated to seize them.

Agnes Kulinski


Stakeholder Reports

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s (ARD) research activities are directed by the ARD’s

3 year business plan and 10 year strategic planning process. Recently the Livestock Research

Branch was part of a restructuring of the Ministry to better align work units and size of the

Divisions. The Livestock Research Branch was part of the former Research and Innovation

Division, and aligned the Branch with the Crop research, Bioindustrial business development

activities and Crop Research Centres in Edmonton, Lacombe and Brooks. The Branch is now

aligned with the newly formed Livestock Research and Extension Division which also has the

following Branches: Livestock Farm and Business; Traceability; and Alberta Ag-Info Centre.

The partnership between the Livestock Research Branch and the Poultry Research Centre is

indispensable in fulfilling the core strategies to accelerate the adoption and commercialization

of scientific knowledge and research outcomes and to cultivate collaborative research

partnerships to identify and solve major industry challenges. In taking the lead on technology

transfer for the centre, the Livestock Research Branch has developed strong industry

connections through its delivery of relevant and applicable research solutions. The Poultry

Research Centre’s excellence in research has been the foundation for this connection and has

enabled ARD to advance into adaptive research to support the adoption of innovation in the

industry.

Alberta Chicken Producers

Alberta Chicken Producers Shared Industry Vision:

To continue to grow, be profitable, and satisfy consumers by providing safe, high quality chicken

products

Alberta Chicken Producers Mission:

To serve our producers by providing an environment for profitable chicken production and

encouraging a competitive, consumer-focused chicken industry.

Alberta Chicken Producers 2012-13 Strategic Priorities:

Alberta’s Allocation: Growing the Domestic Chicken Market in Alberta

Strong Supply Chain Relationships: Supporting the Industry in Meeting Customer

Volume and Product Specification Requirements

Strong Industry Partnerships: Creating Opportunities For Industry Synergies


Antimicrobial Use (AMU): Exploring Reduction Strategies for Antibiotic Use and

Educating Producers and the Public About the Issue

Public Relations: Enhancing Awareness and Knowledge of Alberta’s Chicken Industry

In addition to these areas of focus, we are proud of the accomplishments of Alberta’s chicken

industry this past year, which includes:

100% Certification of Alberta’s 235 registered chicken producers under the mandatory

Animal Care Program;

3rd Party Recognition from CFIA for the mandatory On-Farm Food Safety Assurance

Program;

Implementation of a Quality Expectations Document for broiler producers; and

Implementation of a Direct Marketing Lease Program.

Looking ahead, Antimicrobial Use (AMU) is a critical issue that the chicken industry is assuming

a leadership role in addressing. Alberta is supportive of the Chicken Farmers of Canada’s Five

Point Strategy, which includes research into current usage and alternatives to antibiotics,

controlling antibiotic use, and stakeholder education. Alberta Chicken Producers will also be

undertaking further actions at a provincial level to better understand and quantify usage and

educate our producers and industry partners with Alberta-based data to help guide our actions

going forward.

Alberta Chicken Producers is a major partner in the Poultry Research Centre (PRC); and, has

been engaged in this partnership from the PRC’s establishment in 1986. Our industry has

cultivated a close working relationship and promotes open communication with the PRC to

ensure its research and development themes are aligned with the priorities of Alberta’s poultry

industry. This level of integration between researchers, industry and producers is a unique and

innovative model that continues to meet the dynamic needs of our industry.

The current projects initiated by the researchers of the PRC specifically address our industry’s

priorities of food safety, nutrition, and the development of value-added products. This year,

Alberta Chicken Producers is funding the following projects:

1. Reducing Salmonella and Clostridium in Poultry

2. Incidence, Pathogenesis and Control Measures of Enterococcus Infections in

Chicken Embryos and Neonatal Broiler Chickens in Alberta

3. Functionalized Peptides for Skin Care Produced from Bovine and Poultry Collagen

Biomass


4. Immunoprotection in Alberta Broiler Chickens: Comparing the Efficacy of Live

Inactivated Fowl Adenoviral Vaccines versus an Autogenous Vaccine

Alberta Turkey Producers

The Alberta Turkey Producers have recently compiled a list of strategic priorities for 2013.

Major focuses for the upcoming year include:

mandatory implementation of the Turkey Farmers of Canada On-Farm Food Safety

Program for Alberta registered growers

completion of the provincial regulatory review process

ensuring that Alberta production aligns with National Allocation, transitioning

production planning from a processors based process to a board based initiative

Increased communication and education to producers on conditional allocations, the

allocation process and on-farm programming

Continuing to promote a positive image of the supply management system

Setting the course and creating the environment for industry growth and development

Continued education directed toward consumers and Albertans on Alberta Turkey

The Alberta Turkey Producers value investment in the future and the maintenance of a

sustainable and healthy agricultural industry. Organizations such as the Poultry Research Centre

encourage the continuation of poultry research programs which lead to knowledge transfer

encouraging industry growth, innovation and the adoption of best practices. Continued

investment in students, research and innovation is important to the success of our industry.

Burnbrae Farms

Burnbrae Farms is a very progressive family farming business that seeks to meet the needs of

its customers through innovation. Burnbrae Farms has a mandate to improve the sustainability

of its day to day operations. At Burnbrae Farms we consider research to be essential in meeting

these objectives. We do research on farm as well as avidly supporting research at the university

level.

Burnbrae Farms is excited to contribute to and be part of such a collaborative team as that at

the University of Alberta Poultry Research Centre. A strong poultry research centre is central to

attracting research funding, implementing solid research programs and educating and training

highly qualified personnel to work in our industry. The benefits of being a stakeholder are

above and beyond the aforementioned. The working relationships that develop from shared

communication and connections allows for knowledge sharing and strategy development

between stakeholders.


Research is a critical component of our industry. It fuels future technologies, solves real time

industry issues and trains future poultry industry personnel. Our industry is privileged to have a

strong poultry research component. We need to support it.

Egg Farmers of Alberta

Hen Housing continues to be a critical issue for the egg industry. On February 26, 2013, at its

AGM, a motion was passed giving direction to the Egg Farmers of Alberta’s Board of Directors

to enact a policy that would begin to transition the Alberta egg industry away from

conventional cages. Representatives from Egg Farmers of Alberta attended the Calgary CO-OP

AGM on March 13, 2013, when a non-binding motion was passed (59% of votes for) that

encouraged the Calgary CO-OP Board of Directors to investigate the feasibility of phasing-out

the sourcing of eggs from conventional cages over a 5-year period. While it remains to be seen

how the Calgary CO-OP Board will decide to proceed it is clear that this issue is continuing to

gain momentum. To help producers who are re-caging or building new barns decide on what

hen housing system to use, we have developed a hen housing guide which details the history of

the hen housing issues, outlines the different options for hen housing and provides some

decision making tools to go through to help producers choose the system that makes the most

sense for their farm. We have asked all producers who are thinking of retooling to meet with a

representative from EFA before making their decision. In addition, we are working on

continuing to document and analyze cost of production and start-up capital costs for alternative

systems, and on developing a resource to help producers who have already switched to

enriched better manage their first flocks in light of the changes in hen management required.

Corporate sustainability initiatives have grown in number, scope, and size in recent years and

most consumers today are thinking about the environmental impact of the products they

purchase. In 2012, we heard from producers about valuable roles for EFA in administering an

environmental program with a strong theme being that producers believe an environmental

program should be developed in order to maintain and improve consumer confidence, provide

information on best management practices, and ensure the industry is prepared to meet new

information requirements from retailers. Much like when EFA has taken the initiative in animal

care programs, the development of a credible environmental program based on science and

adapted to producer needs is a way to help ensure producers maintain control of their own

destiny. Throughout 2012 and 2013, EFA has been working with the ARD Environmental Farm

Plan group to develop and environmental education program that will be launched in early

2014.

EFA’s New Entrant Program (NEP) was developed and launched in 2012. It is vital to the long-

term sustainability of the egg industry that new people and new investments are encouraged.


The NEP was developed in order to assist individuals and families who want to own and operate

an egg farm, by issuing a portion of the newly allocated egg quota to successful applicants, thus

alleviating some of a producer’s start-up costs. In 2012, EFA transitioned quota that was

previously allocated for the Market Development Leasing Program (MDLP) for new organic

producers, into the NEP. To facilitate the transition, NEP quota lots of 1,000 birds were

allocated to existing MDLP producers. As a result, EFA has welcomed its first 5 producers under

the NEP.

Being part of the PRC is a great way to ensure constant communication between industry and

researchers regarding both overall research and development needs as well as specific

challenges and opportunities. The PRC supports the egg industry with scientific input on

production issues that we can take directly to our producers. Furthermore, the PRC provides us

with timely access to experts when unique challenges arise. The PRC also acts as a separate and

objective voice for the industry on issues related to food safety and animal care which is

extremely valuable in times of opposition to the use of scientifically validated practices. In

addition, by working together, we have an opportunity to derive economic value from the

application of technologies that can broaden our markets and result in more efficient use of by-

products.

Egg Farmers of Canada

In 2012, Egg Farmers of Canada celebrated the 40th anniversary of national egg supply

management. We can proudly reflect on 40 years of innovation that have seen the introduction

of new egg products offered to consumers, world-class on-farm food safety and animal care

programs, a national traceability standard, and an expanding research program. EFC takes a

proactive strategy to communicate the value of supply management to our elected officials and

to the public. We do this through a variety of activities including our annual Parliament Hill

Breakfast, egg farm tours for MPs and Senators, through media relations and by writing letters,

and online ad campaigns.

Egg Farmers of Canada is proud to support research that invests in egg farmers’ livelihoods,

improves hens’ well-being, contributes to finding environmental solutions, and advances the

health and nutritional benefits that eggs provide. Research at EFC brings together creative and

collaborative solutions where desirable outcomes for both farmers and consumers are needed.

The research partnership with PRC helps to build on the body of scientific knowledge and

expertise that the egg industry relies on in their efforts for continuous improvement by

contributing to today’s research excellence and the next generation of poultry scientists and

industry experts.


Maple Leaf

Poultry research is vital to all stakeholders in the Canadian poultry industry. Discoveries which

improve production efficiencies, make advancements in on-farm food safety, biosecurity and

disease control, improve poultry welfare and food safety, and develop new and innovative

consumer products benefit the entire poultry supply chain.

As a poultry processing company, Maple Leaf Foods and all Canadian poultry processors

(represented largely by the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council) recognize the value of

investing in research through the University of Alberta’s Poultry Research Centre. Poultry

science and its impact on the Canadian poultry industry are an integral part of the long term

health of the sector. The PRC is well positioned both in its strong research capabilities and the

ability to ensure transfer of research findings to industry stakeholders.

University of Alberta

As Chair of the department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science (AFNS), I am glad to

contribute to the Annual Report of the Poultry Research Centre. Without hesitation, we can

assert that there are many areas of success for AFNS and the PRC and its partners including the

renewal of the agreement to support the PRC for another 5 years.

The PRC is an important Centre for the University because it connects the University to the

broader communities and partners including the various segments of the Poultry industry and

customers. We are indeed, honored to have a world class Centre, whose accomplishments will

over time, be felt all across the world. Indeed, our partnerships with the poultry industries and

our funders have helped to keep our research focused, relevant and applicable and thus have

helped us to contribute to the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of the

industry. In addition, these partnerships have helped to link our students to jobs/careers in

fields that they have been trained for.

With the strong support from our partners and funders, we wish to extend our heartfelt

appreciation to each member of the PRC for making the PRC a place for innovation. I know that

with such support, we will continue to make the research program at PRC the envy of the

world.


Awards

Congratulations to our hard working faculty and students who have earned recognition for excellence in

teaching and research.

Faculty Awards 1. Leluo Guan ALES Teaching Wall of Fame

2. Aman Ullah Rising Star in Global Health award (Grand Challenges Canada)

3. Martin Zuidhof ALES Teaching Wall of Fame

Graduate Student Awards 1. Carlos Lozano (Zuidhof) AFNS differential tuition award

2. Kim Ton (Zuidhof) WPC student program

3. Thania Moraes (Zuidhof) Student program (WPC 2012)

4. Kim Ton (Zuidhof) Student program (WPC 2012)

5. Airell DesLauriers (Zuidhof) Graduate Student Teaching Award (AFNS)

6. Thania Moraes (Zuidhof) GSA Professional Development Grant

7. Yussef O. Esparza (Wu) Becas Chile Scholarship

8. Nandika Bandara (Wu) AFNS Differential Tuition Award

9. Nandika Bandara (Wu) J Macgregor Smith Graduate Scholarship

10. Forough Jahandideh (Wu) AFNS Differential Tuition Award

11. Jiandong Ren (Wu) AFNS Graduate Research Assistantship Fund (GRAF) Fall 2012

12. Sahar Navidghasemizad (Wu) 1st place winner of 2012 George F. Stewart International Research

Paper Competition of the Institute of Food Technologists

13. Chamila Nimalaratne (Wu) AFNS Graduate Research Assistantship Fund tuition

14. Kaustav Majumder (Wu) Don and Mary Ann Copeland Award

15. Kaustav Majumder (Wu) 1st place winner poster competition of the Nutraceutical and

Functional of the Institute of Food Technologists

16. Ali Akabari (Wu) University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship

17. Cibele Torres (Korver) Lloyd Johnson Graduate Scholarship

18. Cibele Torres (Korver) Certificate of Excellence, Poultry Science Association

19. Airell DesLauriers (Zuidhof) Graduate Student Teaching Award (ALES)

20. Airell DesLauriers (Zuidhof) Graduate Student Teaching Award (FGSR)

21. Daylin Hincampie (Betti) AFNS differential tuition award

22. Melissa Johnson (Korver) Alberta Ingenuity scholarship


Graduations

Congratulations to the following 10 students who earned their degrees in the current year 2012-2013.

Graduate Supervisor Degree Topic

1. Huiting Huang Steiner MSc Quality based poultry pricing

2. Kathleen Vail McMullen MSc Filamentation of Listeria monocytogenes

3. Mojtaba Yegani Korver PhD Variation in feedstuff quality for broiler chickens

4. Melissa Johnson Korver PhD Breeder antioxidants and broiler immunity

5. Cibele Torres Korver PhD Organic trace minerals in breeder diets and embryo bone growth

6. Thania Moraes Zuidhof MSc Maternal nutrition and broiler performance

7. Jiandong Ren Wu MSc Phosvitin extraction from yolk

8. He Nan Wang Wu/ Betti MSc Spent hen protein extraction

9. Justina Zhang Wu MSc Fermentation to reduce egg white allergenicity

10. Sahar Navidghasemizad Wu/ Temelli PhD Extraction of egg phospholipids


Research Highlights

Research Impact:

Beneficial application of research to achieve

social, economic, environmental and/or cultural outcomes

We asked PRC scientists to summarize the impact of their research. This is what they said:

Eduardo Beltranena

This year, we moved on from conducting camelina feeding studies with broilers to egg layers. Camelina or ‘false flax’ is an oilseed with great potential to diversify vegetable oil production in the Prairie Provinces. It won’t directly compete with canola, but complement it. Camelina will be a bio-industrial crop whose oil will be primarily targeted to biojet fuel production (Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group, SAFUG) and bio-industrial oil applications like biofilm, bioplastics, aliphatic polyesters, etc. It will be grown primarily in marginal land in Brown or Dark Brown soils in southeast AB, southern SK and southwest MB where its disease toughness and thermotolerance could add >1.5M acres of oilseed production. Our interest for poultry feeding is that the meal after oil expelling has 12 – 20% residual oil, which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. But unlike flax, it is high in vitamin E, a naturally occurring antioxidant that prevents its oil from going rancid. Fed to broilers and egg layers, it has the potential to not only enrich meat and eggs with omega-3 fatty acids, but the residual oil also provides extra calories at a fraction of the cost compared with adding tallow or canola oil to poultry diets to increase dietary energy content. However, feeding camelina meal to poultry and livestock is not currently approved in Canada. The trials we are conducting aim to overcome this limitation and have camelina meal listed in Schedule IV of the Feed Act. Bioindustries utilizing camelina oil must bury the meal, as it is not approved for animal feeding, thus wasting ~60% of the seed. Once we have it approved for animal feeding, bioindustries will recover value far beyond seed cost. We confirmed omega-3 fatty acid enrichment of broiler thigh and breast meat last year. This year, we have confirmed omega-3 enrichment of eggs from both white and brown layers feeding increasing levels of camelina meal inclusion. Along our research with camelina meal, we have also evaluated a lower-fibre, yellow-seeded canola meal (Brassica juncea) vs. conventional dark-seeded canola meal (B. napus) for feeding layers. We determined that either solvent-extracted or expeller-pressed, the meal from these 2 canola cultivars can be fed to layers at high dietary inclusion levels (up to 20%) without impacting layer performance or egg quality.

Mirko Betti

Maximizing the value of poultry meat processing by-products:

Dr. Betti has developed a method of preparation of functionalized glycated and glycosylated collagen and gelatine peptides from bovine hides and poultry processing by-products. His research on functionalized proteins/peptides has resulted in three patent applications filed in


September 2012. The technology has brought significant attention from the industry and Mirko has hosted two visits from international companies, Tessenderlo Group regarding collaboration. March 11 - 17th is the National Salt Week and the Ministry of Wellness wants to bring awareness of this issue to the Legislature. Dr. Mirko Betti was invited to speak to Ministers in the Legislature including the Honourable Minister Stephen Khan, Enterprise and Advance Education and Honourable, Minister Verlyn Olson, Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Associate Minister of Wellness, Dave Rodney, about his research in flavour enhancer peptides obtained from meat by-products to replace salt in processed foods.

Valerie Carney

Although our final Best Management Practice project recommendations have not yet been released to the industry we have had an impact through working directly with producers on-farm and through workshops. We provided producers with standardized data collection materials and protocols, which for some producers was a major change in practice. They are able to quickly analyze their own data and make informed management decisions. Standardized data collection allows experts from breeding companies, the feed industry, hatcheries, and veterinarians to more effectively to identify issues and areas of improvement. Management of a hatching egg farm is a complex operation that requires effective data management and communication between producers, hatcheries and service personnel to make well informed decisions. This project has enabled this communication to happen in a more effective, efficient and cooperative manner.

Doug Korver

My group continues to work primarily in applied poultry nutrition, and although the proportion of time spent working on projects specifically related to each of the four poultry sectors varies, in many cases what we learn from our projects has relevance to multiple sectors. In the past year, I have had several projects specifically related to broiler breeder nutrient transfer to the chick, a broiler strain trial with a primary chicken breeding company, a field trial with the Egg Farmers of Alberta, and a broiler hatching egg incubation trial. Much of my nutrition and ingredient work with broiler chickens is also relevant to turkey production. I continue to work closely with international manufacturers and suppliers of feed ingredients including enzymes, vitamins and pigments. In the past year, my research maintained momentum in providing solutions to practical questions in the Alberta poultry industry. My research into commercially available, or near commercial feed ingredients and supplements means that Alberta poultry producers and nutritionists can make more confident decisions about supplementing their poultry rations to maintain high levels of productivity.

Lynn McMullen

Food safety continues to be a challenge for anyone working in the food processing industry. The interest in receiving advanced training in food safety is spiraling and I have been able to recruit some excellent graduate students who will be will prepared to work in the industry to help reduce food safety risks. Understanding how foodborne pathogens grow and survive in food


products with complex microbiota is key to ensuring we can develop appropriate and effective interventions to reduce the risks associated with foods. For example, Listeria monocytogenes reacts differently when grown on ready-to-eat meats with a low salt content. It will grow faster if a competitive microbiota is not present on the products. Listeria also will form long, filamentous cells on some products. This physiological change in cell length could impact enumeration of L. monocytogenes on meat products. We have also worked on evaluation of high pressure processes to reduce numbers of L. monocytogenes on poultry products. This industry driven project provided the processor with data needed to develop parameters for industrial processing and utilized our unique facilities in the Meat Safety and Processing Research Centre where we can conduct experiments in foods with foodborne pathogens.

Aman Ullah

With continuous and sustainable growth of poultry industry and an ever increasing demand for poultry consumption is leading to an oversupply of byproducts. Efficient utilization of byproducts is a challenge but extremely important for the profitability of the poultry industry. Our major focus is on finding alternative and innovative ways to utilize them such as water purification filters from feathers to remove toxic metals and develop nano-structured biodegradable food and non-food packaging with large social, economic, and environmental benefits.

Wendy Wismer

Dr. Wismer continued her research program in sensory and consumer science, including a project in the poultry setting. She supervised a senior food science undergraduate project to gauge consumer acceptance of eggs from Dr. Beltranena’s study evaluating the incorporation of camelina meal in the diet of laying hens. The undergraduate project will serve as the foundation for an expanded project in summer 2013.

Jianping Wu

Bioactive peptides are protein fragments that have a wide range of applications in functional food and nutraceutical, cosmetic, food and nutrition industries. Wu’s bioactive peptide research program continues to understand the potential of egg proteins and low value meat proteins. The 2nd stream of research is to utilize underutilized poultry byproducts such as feather for plastics and spent hens for glue. Through egg for health research, his program is to provide evidence-based knowledge to promote table egg consumption and thus to support a sustainably growing egg industry in Alberta and in Canada.

Egg Research Attracts Interest from Major Egg Processing Company

Egg research and discovery has attracted interest of the world’s largest egg processing company, Michael Foods Group, Inc., based in Minnetonka, MN, USA. Following a successful Banff Egg Forum in March 2012, Dr. Jonathan Merkle (VP-R&D) and Dr. Si-Quan Li (Fellow Scientist) visited U of A to seek opportunities of research collaboration and commercialization. We have defined area of mutual interest and a research proposal has been submitted for funding support.

Egg Research Connected to the World


Dr. Jianping Wu was invited by Egg´s Producers Association of Chile for a week to talk about the value-added research program and our recent discovery of new bioactive egg components such as new egg antioxidants and antihypertensive activity that could benefit for preventing cardiovascular diseases. The goals of the trip were to present value-added egg opportunities to the industry and to educate the professionals and the public about the misperception of egg consumption over health.

Peptides for Cardiovascular Diseases

Egg ovotransferrin derived antihypertensive peptides proved to be bioavailable in spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR), a well-established model of human essential hypertension. The antihypertensive peptide IRW reduced mean blood pressure by ~10 mmHg at a dose as low as of 3 mg/kg body weight and ~40 mmHg at the dose of 15 mg/kg body weight, respectively, compared to untreated SHRs. In addition, egg antihypertensive peptides also showed anti-inflammatory activity and improved endothelial dysfunction in vivo; inflammation and endothelial dysfunction are two identified risk factors for many types of chronic diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases remain the number one cause of death in the world; egg protein derived antihypertensive peptides might find applications as functional food or nutraceutical ingredient in the prevention and management of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.

Peptides for bone and dental health

Egg yolk contains a unique phosphorylated protein, phosvitin. Our research has developed new methods of phosvitin extraction and phosvitin peptide preparation from egg yolk. Casein phosphopeptides are now used clinically in the treatment of dental caries and other hypomineralized conditions, including osteoporosis; the potential of phosvitin phosphopeptides yet to be explored. According to Health Canada, an estimated 1.4 million Canadians are believed to have osteoporosis, one in four women and one in eight men over 50 years of age, causing billions of dollars expenditure in health care.

Peptides could be the grandma’s penicillin?

Ongoing research on spent hen derived peptides focused mainly on immunomodulatory peptides based on the belief of “chicken soup as grandma’s penicillin”. Our progress indeed showed chicken proteins are good source of bioactive peptides; peptides prepared from both muscle proteins and collagen showed immunomodulatory properties, antioxidant and antihypertensive activities. Lilydale is supportive to our research and is encouraging us to apply the technology to other low value poultry byproducts; we are continuing to explore the opportunity with Lilydale.

Glue from spent hens and poultry byproducts

We have just completed the phase one study of preparing adhesives from spent hen proteins in 2012. Waste and byproducts from the poultry industry in Alberta represents approximately $45 million economic potential, $14.4 M for the spent hen alone, $26.7M for the chicken byproducts and $4.2M for the turkey byproducts. Working with Tec-Edmonton, we have partnered with a multinational specialty chemical company to sign a Material Transfer Agreement to assess the glue application in the real industry setting. Our further works are to


mature the technology by demonstrating its scalability and applications as well as to develop strategy for commercialization with industry partner. Developing protein adhesives from renewable sources such as spent hens will not improve profitability of the producers, but also contribute to grow Alberta’s bioeconomy in an environmentally sustainable manner.

Martin Zuidhof

Develop transformative feeding systems to address major production, uniformity and efficiency challenges in hatching egg, broiler, turkey, and egg sectors:

Precision Broiler Breeder Feeding System

The purpose of the project is to develop an innovative pre-commercial Precision Broiler Breeder Feeding System (PBBFS). A feeding station has been designed to control individual bird feed intake by precisely matching individual BW measurements to BW targets. Evaluation of a prototype system began in February, 2013. The prototype dispenses small meals to each bird in the flock multiple times each day - delivering the right amount of feed to the right bird at the right time. In contrast to traditional management of feed restriction, which involves daily or every-other-day feeding, broiler breeder pullets and hens will now be able to "graze" throughout the day which will improve their overall welfare and stabilize their metabolism (preventing the inefficiency of storing and mobilizing nutrients). The project will evaluate alternative BW curves to improve welfare, and profitability through flock uniformity, egg production, fertility and hatchability. The outcomes of the project include providing information needed to implement the system on a commercial scale. Our collaborating engineers from Xanantec Technologies Inc. have been working closely with the project team on designing the system. Dr. Koos van Middelkoop from The Netherlands is also a member of our study team and met in person with the project team in September, 2012. He continues to be involved, remotely offering input.

Turkey Quality and Welfare

This research project is led by Drs. Irene Wenger and Martin Zuidhof (U of A), with involvement from Alberta Turkey Producers, ARD, and Dr. Tom Inglis (Poultry Health Services). The technology transfer component is being led by Dr. Valerie Carney (ARD). A turkey processor in Alberta expressed concerns about a higher incidence of Airsacculitis and downgrades among heavy tom turkeys raised in Alberta. In response to these concerns, the project team initiated an intensive field study with 10 Alberta turkey flocks. The purpose of the project is to assist Alberta Turkey Producers and processors to identify where potential problems lie in the production and processing of heavy toms. Solutions can then be implemented, and where possible targeted education and extension material can be developed to support required changes in industry practices to improve bird welfare and turkey product quality. Data was collected at turkey poult placements. In addition, relative humidity/temperature and ammonia sensors were mounted in each barn for recording environmental conditions throughout the entire brooding and growing cycle of each of 2 flocks from each participating farm. Data on performance and quality was also collected at the farm during loadouts and at the processing plant. Analysis is currently underway.


Organizational Structure

Board

Board Member Representing Term end date

Helen Anne Hudson, Chair National Industry 2016

Wes Johnson, Vice chair Government of Alberta 2014

Martin Zuidhof Academic Leader 2014

Erasmus Okine AFNS 2015

Jianping Wu, ex-officio Researchers 2015

Susan Novak Funders 2016

Karen Kirkwood Chicken Industry 2015

Jenna Griffin (Latanville) Egg Industry 2013

Susan Schafers Independent 2016

Leonard Waldner Turkey Industry 2016

Ashley Rietveld Hatching Egg Industry 2013

Sunny Mak Processing 2016

Tim Nelson National Industry 2015

Reg Cliche Processing 2016


PRC Operations Personnel

Staff Member Affiliation Role

Martin Zuidhof University of Alberta Academic Leader

Valerie Carney Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Technology Transfer

Doug Korver University of Alberta Teaching and Learning

Agnes Kulinski University of Alberta Business Development

Laurie Heidebrecht University of Alberta Administrative Support

Lyle Bouvier University of Alberta Poultry Unit Manager

Nigel Davidson University of Alberta Poultry Unit Technician

Gilles Hinse University of Alberta Poultry Unit Technician

Chris Ouellette University of Alberta Instrumentation Technician

Shawn Rankin University of Alberta Poultry Unit Technician


Researchers

Name (N=13)

Position (% FTE, if less than 100%)

Specialty Student1 Technician Post doc

Research Associate

Visiting Scholar

Grad U/G Visiting

Eduardo Beltranena

Research Scientist, ARD; Adjunct Professor (33%)

Monogastric feeds and feeding 2 1

Mirko Betti Associate Professor Chemistry/ Biochemistry of muscle foods

9 2 2 1

Valerie Carney

Research & extension specialist, ARD

Applied poultry research 1 1 1 1

Ellen Goddard

Professor Agricultural marketing and business

Leluo Guan Associate Professor Metagenomics 0. 5

Jenny Fricke Veterinarian Poultry Health

Douglas Korver

Professor Poultry nutrition 5 2 1 1

Lynn McMullen

Professor (10%) Food microbiology 2 3 4 1

Robert Renema

Assistant Professor (25%)

Poultry physiology and value-added products

0. 5 1

Bodo Steiner Professor (10%) Marketing of poultry products 1

Aman Ullah Assistant Professor Poultry by-products 1

Wendy Wismer

Associate Professor (10%)

Sensory and consumer science

Jianping Wu Associate Professor High value egg utilization 14 2 3 3 1

Martin Zuidhof

Associate Professor Poultry systems 5 1 2

36 4 6 13 8 6 1

1Students co-supervised by two PRC researchers are counted as 0. 5


Graduate Students

Graduate Student Supervisor Degree General Research Focus

1. Ali Akbari Wu PhD Nanoencapsulation of bioactivities

2. Mohannad Badawi Betti MSc High pressure processing of gelatin

3. Nandika Bandara Wu PhD Adhesive from agriculture waste and by-product

4. Misaki Cho Korver PhD 25-OH vitamin D3 and canthaxanthin in breeder diets

5. Airell DesLauriers Zuidhof MSc Broiler breeder precision feeding

6. Lihui Du Betti PhD Anti-freezing proteins/peptides

7. Yussef Esaparza Wu PhD Plastics from poultry feather

8. Saman Fatemi Korver MSc Genomic effects of 25-OH vitamin D3 in broilers

9. Yuchen Gu Wu PhD Structure and function of bioactive peptides

10. Pui Khoon Hong Betti PhD Salty and kokumi peptides from food proteins

11. Yuliya Hrynets Betti PhD Glycation/glycosylation of isolated muscle proteins

12. Huiting Huang Steiner MSc Quality based poultry pricing

13. Forough Jahandideh

Wu MSc Bioactive peptides for cardiovascular diseases

14. Melissa Johnson Korver PhD Breeder antioxidants and broiler immunity

15. Yang Liu Gaenzle/ Betti

PhD High Pressure resistant pathogens in poultry meat

16. Christine Liu McMullen PhD Bacteriology and food safety

17. Carlos Lozano Zuidhof MSc Broiler nutrition

18. Kaustav Majumder Wu PhD Ovotransferrin derived bioactive peptides

19. Daylin Martinez Betti MSc Gelatin modification/antimicrobial peptides

20. Thania Moraes Zuidhof MSc Maternal nutrition and broiler performance

21. Sandeep Nain Betti PhD Omega-3 enriched poultry products

22. Sandeep Nain Betti PhD Omega-3 enriched poultry products

23. Sahar Navidghasemizad

Wu/ Temelli PhD Phospholipid extraction from egg yolk

24. Liyana Nimalaratne Wu/ Schieber

PhD Antioxidants in eggs

25. Dulal Paul Zuidhof MSc Broiler breeder management

26. Jiandong Ren Wu MSc Phosvitin extraction from yolk

27. Jiandong Ren Wu PhD Phosvitin derived bioactive peptides

28. Xiaohong Sun Wu PhD Ovomucin structure and function

29. Kim Ton Zuidhof MSc Antibiotic free broiler production

30. Cibele Torres Korver PhD Organic trace minerals in breeder diets and embryo bone growth

31. Soledad Urrutia Renema/ Guan

MSc Broiler metagenomics

32. Kathleen Vail McMullen MSc Filamentation of Listeria monoctygoenes


Graduate Student Supervisor Degree General Research Focus

33. He Nan Wang Wu MSc Spent hen protein extraction and adhesive preparation

34. He Nan Wang Betti PhD Functionalization of Poultry/Bovine collagen

35. Mojtaba Yegani Korver PhD Variation in feedstuff quality for broiler chickens

36. Wenlin Yu Wu PhD Bioactive peptides from spent hens

Visiting Students and Scholars

Name Program Team

37. Lenka Diblíková PhD student exchange (VSCHT Prague) Betti

38. Jun Fang Visiting Scholar (China) Wu

39. Davide Gottardi University of Bologna (Italy) Betti

40. Shirin Honarbakhsh Visiting student (Iran) Renema

41. Rossawan Intarasirisawat Visiting PhD student (Thailand) Wu

42. Bob Lambrechts Visiting student (Netherlands) Carney

43. Juan You Visiting PhD Student (China) Wu

Technical Support

Name Title Team

1. Alexandra Acero Lopez Research Technician Wu

2. Dustin Banks U/G Research Assistant Carney

3. Michelle Beveridge U/G Research Assistant McMullen

4. Breanne Chmilar Research Technician Beltranena

5. Ken Fahner MSPRU Manager McMullen

6. Erica Holm Research Technician Carney

7. Monika Kozelkova U/G Research Assistant McMullen

8. Ross Lowe Research Technician McMullen

9. Kamila Moquin Research Technician McMullen

10. Thania Moraes Research Technician Zuidhof

11. Kerry Nadeau Research Technician Korver

12. Marina Offengenden Research Technician Wu

13. Sareh Panahi Research Technician Wu

14. Arisha Seeras Research Technician McMullen

15. Dharma Shrestha Research Assistant Beltranena

16. Patrick Ward Research Technician McMullen

17. Jordana Williams Laboratory Technician Korver


Post-Doctoral Fellows

Name Team Subject

1. Satyanarayana Bejiani Betti Valorization of Poultry processing by-products

2. Jacob Hamidu Korver Embryology

3. Zied Khiari Betti Valorization of Poultry processing by-products

4. M. A. Khosa Ullah Poultry by-products

5. Petr Miller McMullen Food microbiology

6. Satyanarayana Bejiani Wu Value added egg science

7. Chanchan Wang Wu Value added egg science

8. Jine Yi Wu Value added egg science

Research Associates

Name Title Team

1. Maurice Ndagijimana Research Associate Betti

2. Matt Oryschak Research Associate Beltranena

3. Ali Pishnamazi Research Associate Zuidhof

4. Jennifer Saunders-Blades Research Associate Korver

5. Brenda Schneider Research Associate Carney

6. Irene Wenger Research Scientist Zuidhof


Research Projects ($3,228,414)

Research Projects (Received in 2012-2013) $3,228,414 Bacteriology / Food Safety $408,198 Granting Body Abbreviated Title Amount

received in current year

Applicant(s) Planned Duration

Total value of grant

ALMA 2010F131R

Improving the safety of low salt meats 133,400 L. McMullen (PI) 2010-2014

$520,375 P. J. Shand D. Korber ALMA/AI-BIO

2010F149R Impact of micocin on the transfer of L. monocytogenes in sliced deli meats

158,700 L. M. McMullen (PI) 2012-2014

$317,000 D. Carlson (CanBiocin) M. E. Stiles (CanBiocin) D. C. Smith (Griffith

Laboratories) ALMA High pressure processing to control L.

monocytogenes in RTE poultry products

L. M. McMullen (PI) 2012-2013

$95,992 Maple Leaf

Foods $21,798

NSERC Discovery

Role of bacteriocins in food safety and quality

$31,000 L. M. McMullen 2012 - 2017

$155,000

ALMA/AB-BIO Micocin to control Listeria in delis $63,300 L. M. McMullen, D. Carlson, M. E. Stiles, D. C. Smith

Feed and Nutrition $377,900 Granting Body Abbreviated Title Amount




DSM Nutr. Prod. Agric. Funding

Mechanisms of increased breast meat yield in broilers fed 25-OH Vitamin D3

$246,517 D. Korver C. Fitzsimmons M. Zuidhof

2012 $246,517


Consortium ACP U of A

Aviagen, Inc. Aviagen Strain Trial $30,636 D. Korver 2012 $30,636 M. Zuidhof Agriculture

Development Fund, SK

Safety and efficacy of feeding camelina meal to egg laying hens

67,747 E. Beltranena (AB), C. Christensen, T. Scott, A. van Kessel (SK)

2012-2014

208,391

AAFC, Canola Council

High inclusion levels of regular and high energy canola meal in swine and poultry diets

33,000 E. Beltranena (poultry and swine), R. Zijlstra (swine)

2010-2013

100,000

Management and Physiology $459,361 Granting Body Abbreviated Title Amount




ALMA Egg Farmers of Alberta Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development U of A

Management strategies to increase Alberta egg farm revenue

$57,119 D. Korver V. Carney B. Schneider R. Renema

2010-2013

$243,878

ALMA 2010R069

Improved hatchability via data handling best management practices

$181,121 V. Carney 2009-2012

$181,121 B. Schneider N. Robinson R. Renema M. Zuidhof F. Robinson GF6090-60921 Improved hatchability via data

handling best management practices $20,000 V. Carney 2009-

2012 $66,050

B. Schneider


N. Robinson R. Renema M. Zuidhof F. Robinson ALMA

2010R069 Improved hatchability via data handling best management practices

$181,121 V. Carney 2009-2012

$181,121 B. Schneider N. Robinson R. Renema M. Zuidhof F. Robinson GF6090-60921 Improved hatchability via data

handling best management practices $20,000 V. Carney 2009-

2012 $66,050

B. Schneider N. Robinson R. Renema M. Zuidhof F. Robinson

Meat and Egg Products and Processes $1,327,034 Granting Body Abbreviated Title Amount




AI-Bio (sub-grant from Bioactive Oils Program)

Proof of Concept: Using SDA Flax to increase long-chain ω-3 PUFA in table eggs

$22,879 R. Weselake (main PI) 2012 $22,879 D. Korver (sub-grant PI) R. Renema M. Zuidhof M. Betti Grand Challenges

Canada (GCC) Filters from poultry feathers for removal of Arsenic from drinking water in developing countries.

$113,000 Ullah, A. $113,000 Bajaj, D. R.

ALMA/AI-Bio/ACP

Isolated proteins from low value poultry meat: potential applications

$94,333 Betti (PI), Pietrasik, Gerlat, Erin

2010 -2013

283,000


ALMA/RossDown Natural Farms/ACP

Preparation and characterization of high quality gelatin from different poultry sources

$38,333 Betti (PI), Pietrasik 2011-2014

$115,000

ALM/AI-Bio/Maple Leaf Foods/ACP

Innovative functional ingredients from poultry biomass: salty and “kokumi” peptides

165,000 Betti (PI), Gaenzle, Schieber, Ndagijimana

2011-2013

$330,000

ALMA/ Maple Leaf Foods/ACP

Innovative functional ingredients from poultry biomass: extraction and isolation of chondroitin sulfate

$110,000 Betti (PI), Pietrasik 2011-2013

$220,000

ALMA Targeted design of novel antimicrobial agents for pathogen intervention on meat

$150,000 Gaenzle (PI), Betti, McMullen

2012-2014

$300,000

NSERC DG Antioxidant peptides from egg proteins

$25,180 Wu, J. 2008-2013

$125,900

Canadian Poultry Research Council

Protein-based biomaterials from spent hens

$20,000 Wu, J and Betti, M 2009-2012

$60,000

Agriculture Funding Consortium

Utilization of Protein-Containing Agriculture Waste and By-Products for Adhesive Development

$136,504 Wu, J. Betti, M. Che, L. Qi, H. and Carney, V.

2009-2012

$475,136

Agriculture and Agri-Food Council (CAAP program)

Antihypertensive Activity of Laying Hen Eggs

$103,582 Wu, J. and Susan Jacobs 2010-2014

$439,757


Health-promoting components in Laying Hen Eggs

$76,270 Wu, J. 2011-2013

$185,661


Functional egg bioactive peptides: scale-up processing and in vivo efficacy

122,7. 5 Wu, J., Davidge, S. and Susan Jacobs

2011-2014

$354,315

Alberta Livestock Meat Agency (ALMA)

Learning from grandma: developing valuable functional food ingredients from spent hens

$72,519 Wu, J. and Field, C. 2011-2013

$146


NSERC RT ARCHITECT i2000SR System $131,679 Field, C. (PI), Wu, J. and other four

2012-2013

$131,679

NSERC RT Microplate reader, a necessary tool for functional genomics and proteomics studies in animal, microbial and plant systems

$38,755 Guan, L. (PI), Wu, J. and other 8

2012-2013

$38,755

Food and Health Innovation Initiative (Vitamin Fund)

Determination of the effect of processing and storage conditions on the stability and antioxidant activity of carotenoids in egg yolk

$29,000 Wu, J. 2012-2013

$29,000

Metabolism and Reproduction $266,336 Granting Body Abbreviated Title Amount




NSERC Bone metabolism in fast and slow-growing broilers

$25,000 D. Korver 2012 $25,000

ALMA, DSM Nutritional Products, U of A

Maternal canthaxanthin and 25-OH vitamin D3 effects on chick growth performance, meat yield, and susceptibility to inflammation

$138,967 D. Korver, J. Saunders-Blades, R. Renema

2012-2014

$409,154

ALMA, ACP, Canadian Poultry Research Council, Poultry Industry Council, Poultry Research Centre, U of A

Effect of broiler breeder age on embryo metabolism and chick innate immune function and bone development

$102,369 D. Korver 2012-2013

$196,969

Poultry Systems $343,585 Granting Body Abbreviated Title Amount




ACP 2011F121R Precision Broiler Breeder Feeding 2,500 M. Zuidhof 2011- 7,500


System C. Bench 2013 AI-Bio

2011F121R Precision Broiler Breeder Feeding System

30,000 M. Zuidhof 2011-2014

60,000 C. Bench ALMA

2011F121R Precision Broiler Breeder Feeding System

35,176 M. Zuidhof 2011-2014

419,257 C. Bench AHEP Precision Broiler Breeder Feeding

System 8,750 M. Zuidhof 2011-

2013 17,500

CHEP Precision Broiler Breeder Feeding System

5,000 M. Zuidhof 2011-2013

10,000

Poultry Industry Council


15,000 M. Zuidhof 2012-2013

10,000

Ag & Food Council (CAAP through AHEP)


247,159 M. Zuidhof 2011-2013

247,159

Learning/Teaching projects $46,000 Granting Body Abbreviated Title Amount




ALMA 2012L094D

A workshop for Canadian Hatchery Professionals

$8,000 V. Carney 2012 $8,000

Aviagen, Inc. Managing Breeders in the 21st Century

$15,000 V. Carney 2012 $15,000

ALMA 2012L094D

A workshop for Canadian Hatchery Professionals

$8,000 V. Carney 2012 $8,000

Aviagen, Inc. Managing Breeders in the 21st Century

$15,000 V. Carney 2012 $15,000


PRC Financials 2012-2013

Income 2012-2013

Income 2012 - 2013 Actuals as of March 31, 2013 Industry Cash In-Kind Total

Alberta Turkey Producers 27,225.00 27,225.00

Alberta Hatching Egg Producers 30,973.00

30,973.00

Alberta Chicken Producers 87,656.00

87,656.00

Egg Farmers of Alberta 32,000.00

32,000.00

Egg Farmers of Canada 15,000.00

15,000.00

Burnbrae Farms 8,500.00

8,500.00

Poultry Health Services 35,000.00 35,000.00

Sub-total 201,354.00 35,000.00 236,354.00

Opening balance* 156,407.85

TOTAL INDUSTRY 357,761.85 35,000.00 392,761.85

*"Opening balance" represents funds remaining from original PRC agreement;

2012/2013 amounts represent contributions made for year 1 of the new 2012-2017 agreement

AARD 43,000.00 337,600.00 380,600.00

Opening balance 0.00

TOTAL AARD 43,000.00 337,600.00 380,600.00

ALMA* 900,000.00 900,000.00

AI- BIO 100,000.00 100,000.00

Sub-total 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00

Opening balance 0.00

TOTAL ALMA/AI-BIO 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00

*ALMA provided most of the three years of funding in year 1

UofA

UofA/AFNS 188,957.82 1,552,480.00 1,741,437.82

Poultry Unit (Internal revenue) 29,537.34

29,537.34

Poultry Unit (External revenue) 169,784.80 169,784.80

Sub-total 388,279.96 1,552,480.00 1,940,759.96

Opening balance -17,358.00 -17,358.00

Total UofA 370,921.96 1,552,480.00 1,923,401.96

Cash In-Kind Total

Total Income 1,771,683.81 1,925,080.00 3,696,763.81


Alberta Turkey Producers

14%

Alberta Hatching Egg Producers

15%

Egg Farmers of Alberta

16%

Egg Farmers of Canada

7%

Burnbrae Farms 4%

PRC Funding - Industry sources received in 2012-2013 ($201,354)

AI-Bio 3%

U of A/AFNS 5%

Poultry Unit, internal

1%

Poultry Unit, external

5% Industry 6%

PHS, in kind 1%

ARD 1%

PRC Funding - All sources received in 2012-2013 ($1,771,684)


Expenses 2012-2013

Expenses 2012 - 2013 Actuals as of March 31, 2013 Cash In-Kind Total

Salaries and benefits 936,260.39

936,260.39

Supplies 132,813.45

132,813.45

Travel 5,253.64

5,253.64

Equipment 16,462.03

16,462.03

Total Expenses 1,090,789.51 1,925,080.00 3,015,869.51

Revenue/Expense Summary 2012 - 2013 Actuals as of March 31, 2013

Cash In-Kind Total

Total Income (incl. carryover) 1,771,683.81 1,925,080.00 3,696,763.81

Total Expenses 1,090,789.51 1,925,080.00 3,015,869.51

Total carryover to 2013/14 680,894.30 0.00 680,894.30


Revenue Budget 2013-2014

Income 2013 -2014 (Budget) Industry Cash In-Kind Total

Alberta Turkey Producers 28,042.00 28,042.00

Alberta Hatching Egg Producers 31,902.00

31,902.00

Alberta Chicken Producers 92,016.00

92,016.00

Egg Farmers of Alberta 33,600.00

33,600.00

Egg Farmers of Canada 15,000.00

15,000.00

Burnbrae Farms 8,500.00

8,500.00

Lilydale* 28,787.00

28,787.00

Maple Leaf* 28,787.00

28,787.00

Poultry Health Services 35,000.00 35,000.00

Sub-total 266,634.00 35,000.00 301,634.00

Opening balance 85,117.44 85,117.44

TOTAL INDUSTRY 351,751.44 35,000.00 386,751.44

*Represents year 1 and 2 payments

AARD 43,000.00 337,600.00 380,600.00


TOTAL AARD 53,000.00 337,600.00 390,600.00

ALMA 31,466.00 31,466.00

AI- BIO 100,000.00 100,000.00

Sub-total

Opening balance 570,609.94 570,609.94

TOTAL ALMA/AI-BIO 702,075.94 702,075.94

UofA

UofA/AFNS 200,800.00 1,552,480.00 1,753,280.00


30,000.00

Poultry Unit (External revenue) 160,000.00 160,000.00

Sub-total 390,800.00 1,552,480.00 1,943,280.00


Total UofA 405,966.92 1,552,480.00 1,958,446.92

Cash In-Kind Total

Total Income 1,512,794.30 1,925,080.00 3,437,874.30


Expense Budget 2013-2014

Expenses 2013 - 2014 (Budget) Cash In-Kind Total

Salaries and benefits 785,512.00 785,512.00

Supplies 187,000.00

187,000.00

Travel 18,000.00

18,000.00

Equipment 25,000.00 25,000.00

Total Expenses 1,015,512.00 1,925,080.00 2,940,592.00

Revenue/Expense Summary 2013-14

Revenue/Expense Summary 2013 -2014 (Budget) Cash In-Kind Total

Total Income (incl. carryover) 1,512,794.30 1,925,080.00 3,437,874.30

Total Expenses 1,015,512.00 1,925,080.00 2,940,592.00

Total carryover to 2014/15 497,282.30 0.00 497,282.30


Poultry Unit Financial Report 2012-2013

Unit Report Unit Financial Report 2012 -2013

Income 2012 - 2013

Actuals as of March 31, 2013

Total

UofA/AFNS 188,957.82

Poultry Unit (Internal revenue)

29,537.34

Poultry Unit (External revenue) 169,784.80

Sub-total 388,279.96

Opening balance -17,358.00

Total Income 370,921.96

Expenses 2012 - 2013

Actuals as of March 31, 2013

Total


Supplies 58,608.35

Equipment 16,462.03

Total Expenses* 355,755.04

*Additional unit costs of $100,000 were moved to in Industry, ARD, and ALMA funding

Income/Expense Summary 2012 - 2013 Actuals as of March 31, 2013


Total Expenses 355,755.04

Carryover/surplus to 2013/14 15,166.92


Poultry Unit Budget 2013-2014

Unit Budget 2013 - 2014

Income 2013 - 2014 (budget) Total

UofA/AFNS 200,800.00


Poultry Unit (External revenue) 160,000.00

Sub-total 390,800.00

Opening balance 15,166.92


Expenses 2013 - 2014 (budget) Total


Supplies 70,000.00

Equipment 25,000.00

Total Expenses* 395,512.00

*Additional unit costs of $100,000 have been budgeted in Industry and ARD funding

Income/Expense Summary 2013 - 2014 (budget) Total Income 405,966.92

Total Expenses 395,512.00

Carryover (surplus) to 2014/15 10,454.92


Facility Usage

Research Facilities

Utilization Rate (%)

Facility Overall Broiler & Turkey Trials

Breeder Trials

Layer Trials Unit Operations

Brooder house (48 floor pens) 58 1 20 37 Breeder hen cages (288 individual cages)

91

73 18

Breeder male cages (60 individual cages)

73

73

Nutrition house (32 pens) 52 52

Specht pullet cages (64 group cages)

19 19

Environmental chambers

Test house - Floor pens (rare breeds)

100

100

Test House - Conventional cages 100

100

Test House - Colony cages 100

100 Broiler Processing Plant (3 days per use)

3 3

Hatchery Setter use AVN 19 19

Hatcher use AVN 18 18

Setter use BIG J 5 4

1

Hatcher use BIG J 5 4

1

Non-Research Facilities

Facility Description Utilization

Lilydale Room Combined producer meetings 1 days Processors PRC alumni, exec group & educational institutions 73 days U of A, safety, animal care, animal handling, HACCP 7 days Industry related workshops (swine, dairy, AAF, etc.) 4 days Student presentations & community learning 25 days Alberta Turkey Producers Computer Lab

Heavy use by graduate students, undergraduate students, technicians and researchers

25 person hours /d


Evidence of Productivity

Articles published in refereed journals (n=26)

1. Acero, A., A. Ullah, M. Offendenden, S. Jung, and J. Wu. 2012. Effect of high-pressure treatment on structure of ovotransferrin. Food Chemistry. 135:2245–2252.

2. Bandara, N., H. Zeng, and J. Wu. 2012. Marine mussel adhesion: Biochemistry, mechanisms and biomimetics. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 24 pp. (Available online DOI:10.1080/01694243.2012.697703).

3. Bandara N, Chen L, Wu J. (2013) Adhesive properties of triticale distillers grain. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 44:122-129

4. Franco Ulmer, A., G. Cherian, N. Quezada, G. M. Fasenko, and L. M. McMullen. 2012. Hatching egg yolk and newly hatched chick yolk sac total IgY content at three broiler breeder flock ages. Poult. Sci. 91:758-764.

5. Hrynets Y., M. Ndagijimana, and M. Betti. 2013. Non-enzymatic glycation of natural actomyosin (NAM) with glucosamine in a liquid system at moderate temperatures. Food Chemistry 139:1062–1072.

6. Huang, W-Y., S. Shen, C. Nimalaratne, S. Li., K. Majumder, and J. Wu. 2012. Effects of addition of egg protein ovotransferrin-derived peptides on oxygen radical absorbance capacity of different teas. Food Chemistry 135:1600-1607.

7. Intarasirisawat, R., S. Benjakul, W. Visessanguan, and J. Wu. 2012. Antioxidative and functional properties of protein hydrolysate from defatted skipjack (Katsuwonous pelamis) roe. Food Chemistry 135:3039-3048.

8. Korver, D. R. 2012. Implications of changing immune function through nutrition in poultry. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 173:54–64.

9. Liu Y, M. Betti, and M. Gaenzle. 2012. High pressure inactivation of Escherichia coli, Campylobacter jejuni, and spoilage microbiota on poultry meat. Journal of Food Protection 75:497-503.

10. Nain, S., R. A. Renema, D. R. Korver, and M. J. Zuidhof. 2012. Characterization of the n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid enrichment in laying hens fed an extruded flax enrichment source. Poult. Sci. 91:1720–1732.

11. Nain, S., R. A. Renema, M. J. Zuidhof, and D. R. Korver. 2012. Effect of metabolic efficiency and intestinal morphology on variability in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid enrichment of eggs. Poult. Sci. 2012. 91:888-898.

12. Nakano T., L. Ozimek, and M. Betti. 2012. Boning broiler chicken legs and wings by dislocation of articular cartilage followed by stripping periosteum. Poultry Science 91:2938-2941.

13. Nakano T., L. Ozimek, and M. Betti. 2012. Immunological detection of keratin sulfate in meat products with and without mechanically separated chicken meat. Meat Science 92:867-9.

14. Nakano T., Z. Pietrasik, L. Ozimek, and M. Betti. 2012. Extraction, isolation and analysis of chondroitin sulfate from broiler chicken biomass. Process Biochemistry 47:1909-1918.

15. Nimalaratne, C., Lopes-Lutz, D., Schieber, A., and J. Wu. 2012. Effect of domestic cooking methods on egg yolk xanthophylls. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 60:12547-52.

16. Omana D. A., Z. Pietrasik and M. Betti. 2012. Evaluation of poultry protein isolate as a food ingredient: Physicochemical characteristics of low fat turkey bologna. Poultry Science 91:3223-9.

17. Omana D. A., Z. Pietrasik and M. Betti. 2012. Use of poultry protein isolate as a food ingredient: sensory and color characteristics of low fat poultry bologna. Journal of Food Science 77:S274-S280.


18. Schneider B. L., R. A. Renema, M. Betti, V. L. Carney and M. J. Zuidhof. 2012. Effect of holding temperature, shackling, sex and age on broiler breast meat quality. Poultry Science 91:468-77.

19. Silversides, F. G., R. Singh, K. M. Cheng, and D. R. Korver. 2012. Comparison of bones of 4 strains of laying hens kept in conventional cages and floor pens. Poultry Science 91:1–7.

20. Srichamroen A., T. Nakano, Z. Pietrasik, L. Ozimek, and M. Betti. 2012. Chondroitin sulfate extraction from broiler chicken cartilage by tissue autolysis. LWT Food Science and Technology 50:607-612.

21. Ullah, A., and J. Wu. 2013. Feather fiber-based thermoplastics: Effects of different plasticizers on material properties. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 298:153-162.

22. Vail, K. M., L. M. McMullen and T. H. Jones. 2012. Growth and filamentation of cold-adapted log phase Listeria monocytogenes exposed to salt, acid, or alkali stress at 3°C. J. Food Protect. 75:2142-2150.

23. Wang H., J. Wu and M. Betti. 2013. Chemical, rheological and surface morphologic characterization of spent hen proteins extracted by pH-shift processing with or without the presence of cryoprotectants. Food Chemistry 139:710–719.

24. Wang, C., and J. Wu. 2012. Preparation and characterization of adhesives from spent hen proteins. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 36:8-14.

25. Wang, J., and J. Wu. 2012. Effect of operating conditions on ovomucin extraction. Process Biochemistry. 47:94–98.

26. Wu, J., and A. Acero. 2012. Ovotransferrin: structure, function and preparation. Food Research International 46:480-487. (Invited paper)

27. Yegani, M. and D. R. Korver. 2012. Review: Prediction of variation in energetic value of wheat for poultry. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 92:261-273.

Proceedings

1. DesLauriers, A. G. C., N. A. Mudryk, C. L. J. Phimester, M. J. Zuidhof, D. R. Korver, A. Pishnamazi, P. O. Elaho, and R. A. Renema. 2012. Comparison of in-barn hatching to conventional hatching techniques on broiler growth traits. Proceedings of the XXIV World’s Poultry Congress. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. August 2012. 4 pp.

2. Honarbakhsh, S., A. Pishnamazi, E. Mba, M. Zuidhof and R. Renema. 2012. Will the most energetically efficient broiler breeder pullets resulting from rearing diets varying in protein and energy have higher subsequent reproductive performance? Proceedings of the XXIV World’s Poultry Congress. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. August 2012. 4 pp.

3. Moraes T. G. V., A. Pishnamazi, I. I. Wenger, E. T. Mba, R. A. Renema, M. J. Zuidhof. 2012. Effect of maternal diet composition on broiler body weight and carcass yield. Proceedings of the XXIV World’s Poultry Congress. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. August 2012. 4 pp.

4. Pietrasik, Z., D. Pierce, J. Zhang, and L. M. McMullen. 2012. Effect of post-packaging steam pasteurization on quality and consumer acceptance of fully cooked vacuum-packaged sliced turkey breast. Proceedings of the 58th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology, Montreal, Canada, August 12-17. SAFMICROP-19, 1-4.

5. Pishnamazi, A., M. J. Zuidhof, R. A. Renema, D. C. Paul and I. I. Wenger. 2012. Comparison of energy efficiency of free run or caged broiler breeder hens can aid interpretation of caged bird nutritional studies. Proceedings of the XXIV World’s Poultry Congress. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. August 2012. 4 pp.

6. Renema, R. A., and M. J. Zuidhof. 2012. Devil in the details: Growing females (3 to 23 wk). Proceedings of the ‘Setting the Stage for Success: Managing Breeders in the 21st Century’ conference. Oct. 2-4, Airdrie, AB. 3 pp.


7. Renema, R. A., and M. J. Zuidhof. 2012. Taking Care of Business: A Chick or Two Can Mean a Lot to You. Proceedings of the ‘Setting the Stage for Success: Managing Breeders in the 21st Century’ conference. Oct. 2-4, Airdrie, AB. 2 pp.

8. Renema, R. A., M. J. Zuidhof, and F. E. Robinson. 2012. Management of a changing broiler breeder: Do we need to change, too? Proceedings of the Poultry Service Industry Workshop, Banff, AB. September 25-27, 2012, 8 pp.

9. Robinson, F. E., D. C. Penrice, and M. J. Zuidhof. 2012. Beyond Conventional Teaching in Animal Science: Experiences in “Free Range” Learning. Proceedings of the National Conference on Teaching and Learning in the Animal Sciences. June 19-22, 2012. Madison, WI. 16 pp.

10. Ton, K. P., J. L. Saunders-Blades, D. R. Korver, and M. J. Zuidhof. 2012. Effect of early nutrition, 25-OH-D3, and antibiotic on broiler innate immunity and ileal morphology. Proceedings of the XXIV World’s Poultry Congress. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. August 2012. 4 pp.

11. Urrutia, S., Y. Chen; A. Pishnamazi; M. Zuidhof; L. Guan; and R. Renema. 2012. Impact of genetic selection and dietary antibiotics on the ability of the gut microflora to tolerate a feed interruption. Proceedings of the XXIV World’s Poultry Congress. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. August 2012. 4 pp.

12. Wenger, I. I., P. O. Elaho, M. J. Zuidhof, D. R. Korver, and A. Pishnamazi. 2012. The economics of early nutrition and antibiotics on broiler production. Proceedings of the XXIV World’s Poultry Congress. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. August 2012. 4 pp.

13. Zuidhof, M. J., R. A. Renema, and A. Pishnamazi. 2012. Current advances in broiler breeder modeling research: A North American perspective. AMEVEA, Bogotá, Colombia, 18-19 April, 2012, 10 pp.

Presentations

1. Beltranena, E. and M. Oryschak. 2012. Fractionation of canola meal to increase its energy value for

broilers. Canola Council Meeting at 33rd Western Nutrition Conference, Winnipeg, MB, Sep 23. 2. Beltranena, E., and M. Oryschak. 2012. Feeding high dietary inclusions of expeller-pressed or

solvent-extracted, lower-fibre yellow seeded vs. conventional dark-seeded canola meal to layers on egg production and quality. Canola Council Meeting at 33rd Western Nutrition Conference, Winnipeg, MB, Sep 23.

3. Betti M. 2012. Possibilities for an in vitro meat production system: a food scientist’s perspective. Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting & Food Expo, June 25–29, 2012. Oral – Invited

4. Betti. M. 2012. A novel approach to produce glycopeptides from food proteins. 8th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, Sonoma Wine Country (California) October 28-31, 2012. Oral - Invited.

5. Carney, V. L., B. L. Schneider and F. E. Robinson. 2012. Evaluating male quality. Poultry Sci. 91(Supp1):60.

6. Carney, V. L., B. L. Schneider, R. A. Renema, F. E. Robinson. 2012. External indicators of reproductive condition in commercial broiler breeder flocks. World’s Poultry Science Journal 68(E-Supp).


7. The following presentations were given during a speaking tour of Southeast Asia July 16-Augst 1, 2012. I visited with 11 large poultry nutrition companies, and gave two egg producer seminars. The specific presentations varied from company depending on interests and amount of time, and included 9 different seminar presentations:

a. Korver, D. R., S. Singla, D. Yu, W. Wismer and M. Betti. “Black Bone” Discolouration in Poultry Meat.

b. Korver, D. R. Bone Density in Layers and Broiler Breeders. c. Korver, D. R. & R. A. Renema. Broiler Breeder Amino Acid Requirements. d. Korver, D. R., C. A. Torres, M. L. Johnson, J. Saunders-Blades & J. Hamidu. Factors Affecting

Broiler Chick Quality. e. Korver, D. R. & R. A. Renema. Nutrient Enrichment of Table Eggs. f. Korver, D. R. Eggshell Quality in Laying Hens. g. Korver, D. R. Maternal Nutrient Transfer to the Chick h. Korver, D. R. Interaction of Nutrition & Immune Function in Broiler Chickens i. Korver, D. R. Unintended Consequences: The Effect of Genetic Selection on Immune

Function in Broilers. 8. Hamidu J. A.,* C. A. Torres, M. L. Johnson, and D. R. Korver. 2012. Effect of hen age and late

incubation temperature on embryo development. 2. Chick quality. Poult. Sci. 91(E-Suppl. 1):13. 9. Hamidu, J. A. *, C. A. Torres, M. L. Johnson, and D. R. Korver. 2012. Effect of hen age and late

incubation temperature on embryo development. 1. Embryo metabolism. Poult. Sci. 91(E-Suppl. 1):13.

10. Johnson, M. L. *, J. L. Saunders-Blades, and D. R. Korver. 2012. The effect of maternal vitamin E supplementation, hen age and chick age on chick early innate immune function. Poult. Sci. 91(E-Suppl. 1):20.

11. Johnson, M. L. *, J. A. Hamidu, C. A. Torres, and D. R. Korver. 2012. Effect of hen age and late incubation temperature on embryo development. 3. Early innate immune function. Poult. Sci. 91(E-Suppl. 1):14 Torres, C. A. *, J. A. Hamidu, M. L. Johnson, and D. R. Korver. 2012. Effect of hen age and late incubation temperature on embryo development. 4. Bone development. Poult. Sci. 91(E-Suppl. 1):14.

12. Korver, D. R. 2012. Efectos de 25-OH D3 en: Desarrollo intestinal, producción de pechuga, inmunidad y desarrollo óseo en aves (Effect of 25-OH D3 on intestinal development, production of breast, immunity and bone development in birds). DSM Technical Seminar on Management of Broiler Breeders. August 29, 2012. Bogota, Colombia.

13. Korver, D. R. 2012. Hatching Egg Shell Quality – Measuring and How to Keep it. Aviagen Latin America Ross Association. November 28, 2012.

14. Korver, D. R. 2012. Hy-D®: research and new applications. DSM technical seminar. Panamá City, Republica de Panamá May 24, 2012.

15. Korver, D. R. 2012. Implications of changing immune function through nutrition. Pre-conference symposium: Nutrition and Immunology. Arkansas Nutrition Conference. September 4, 2012. Rogers, AR.

16. Korver, D. R. 2012. Interacción de la Nutrición y la Función Inmune en Pollo de Engorde (Interaction of Nutrition and Immune Function in Broiler Chickens). XXXI Seminario Internacional AMEVEA (Asociacion de Medicos Veterinarios Especialistas en Avicultura). Bogota, Colombia. April 19, 2012.

17. Korver, D. R. 2012. Manejo densidad osea gallinas ponedoras (Bone Density in Layers and Broiler Breeders) XXII Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Avicultura. Panamá City, Republica de Panamá May 24, 2012.


18. Korver, D. R. 2012. Manejo y nutrición para controlar la calidad de la cáscara del huevo (Eggshell Quality in Laying Hens). XV International Poultry Seminar, Asociacion de Medicos Veterinarios Especialistas en Avicultura del Ecuador. Invited technical seminar. April 18, 2012.

19. Korver, D. R. 2012. Nutrition and Immunity: Opportunities and Unintended Consequences. Kitchener, ON. May 10, 2012.

20. Korver, D. R. 2012. Optimizando el metabolismo óseo para la salud y la productividad de ponedoras comerciales y reproductoras pesadas (Bone Density in Layers and Breeders). XV International Poultry Seminar, Asociacion de Medicos Veterinarios Especialistas en Avicultura del Ecuador. Invited technical seminar. Quito, Ecuador. April 18, 2012.

21. Korver, D. R. 2012. Poultry Nutrition Research at the University of Alberta. Diamiond V Mills, Cedar Rapids, IA June 21, 2012.

22. Korver, D. R. *, S. Singla, D. Yu, W. Wismer and M. Betti 2012. Causes and Factors Affecting Black Bone. Invited Presentation, Kasetsart University, Kampaengsaen Campus, Thailand. July 19, 2012.

23. M. Betti 2012. Innovative functional properties from poultry processing by-products. Midwest Poultry. Midwest Poultry Federation Convention, St Paul, MN, U. S.

24. M. Betti 2012. Innovative functional properties from poultry processing by-products. Midwest Poultry. Midwest Poultry Federation Convention, St Paul, MN, U. S. Oral - Invited.

25. Majumder, K., Panahi, S., Kaufman S. Wu, J. (2012). Egg reduces high blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Poster presentation at the 16th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Foz do Iguacu, Parana State, Brazil, August 5-9.

26. Majumder, K., Panahi, S., Kaufman S. Wu, J. (2012). Fried whole egg hydrolysate reduces high blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Poster presentation at the 2012 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo June 25 - 28, 2012, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

27. Navidghasemizad, S., Temelli, F. and Wu, J. (2012). Enzymatic Hydrolysis Impact on Value Added Phospholipids Extractability from Leftover Egg Yolk. Poster presentation at the10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, May 13 – 16, San Francisco, CA, USA.

28. Navidghasemizad, S., Temelli, F. and Wu, J. (2012). Polysaccharide-aided Extraction of LDL from Egg Yolk. Poster presentation at the 2012 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo June 25 - 28, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

29. Nimalaratne, C., Schieber, A. & Wu, J. (2012). Antioxidative compounds in egg yolk. at 2012 International Society of Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods. December 2-6, Kona, Hawaii, USA.

30. Offengenden, M. and Wu, J. (2012). Weak gel properties of ovomucin gel from chicken egg white. Poster presentation at the 2012 Banff Egg Forum, March 28-30, Banff, Edmonton, Canada.

31. Offengenden, M. and Wu, J. Ovomucin from hen egg white shows weak gel properties. Poster presentation at the 16th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Foz do Iguacu, Parana State, Brazil, 2012, August 5-9.

32. Omana, D. A., Y. Hrynets, Z. Pietrasik and M. Betti. 2012. Evaluation of poultry protein isolate as a brine ingredient during marination of chicken breast meat. Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting & Food Expo, June 25–29, 2012.

33. Omana, D. A., Y. Hrynets, Z. Pietrasik and M. Betti. 2012. Evaluation of poultry protein isolate as a brine ingredient during marination of chicken breast meat. Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting & Food Expo, June 25–29, 2012. Poster.

34. Oryschak, M. 2013. Could coproducts give corn-soybean a run for your money? Proceedings of the 2013 Atlantic Poultry Conference in Wolfville, NS, Feb 14.

35. Oryschak, M. *, D. Korver, and E. Beltranena. 2012. Nutrient digestibility in Canadian-grown pulse crops compared to soybean meal for growing broilers at 15- and 29-d of age. Poult. Sci. 91(Suppl. 1):136.


36. Oryschak, M. *, D. Korver, and E. Beltranena. 2012. Nutrient digestibility in air-classified pulse protein concentrates and wet fractionated soy protein concentrate for 15-d-old broiler chicks. Poult. Sci. 91(Suppl. 1):43.

37. Oryschak, M., and E. Beltranena. 2012. Nutrient and energy digestibility in air-classified faba bean and field pea protein and starch concentrates in 21-d old broilers. Abstr. P410, Poultry Sci. 91(Suppl. 1):137.

38. Oryschak, M., B. Slominski, and E. Beltranena. 2012. Effect of increasing dietary inclusion of solvent-extracted B. juncea vs. B. napus canola meal on broiler growth performance, carcass traits and yield of carcass components. Abstr. 251, Poultry Sci 91(Suppl. 1):86.

39. Oryschak, M., C. Annett, and E. Beltranena. 2012. Screw-pressed Camelina sativa meal as feedstuffs for broilers: Effects of graded dietary inclusion on organ weight and post-mortem signs of toxicity. Abstr. P404, Poultry Sci. 91(Suppl. 1):137.

40. Oryschak, M., D. Korver, and E. Beltranena. 2012. Nutrient digestibility in Canadian-grown pulse crops compared with soybean meal for growing broilers at 15- and 29-d of age. Abstr. 121, Poultry Sci. 91(Suppl. 1):43.

41. Possibilities for an in vitro meat production system: a food scientist’s perspective. Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting & Food Expo, June 25–29, 2012.

42. Renema, R. A., M. J. Zuidhof and D. R. Korver. Broiler Breeder Management Workshop. XXXI Seminario Internacional AMEVEA (Asociacion de Medicos Veterinarios Especialistas en Avicultura). Bogota, Colombia. April 20, 2012.

43. Robinson*, F. E., D. C. Penrice, and M. J. Zuidhof. Ag Awareness. Invited team presentation to Rural Physician’s conference. Edmonton, AB. November 24, 2012. Audience of 50.

44. Robinson*, F. E., D. C. Penrice, and M. J. Zuidhof. FarmAssist. Invited team presentation to Faculty of Pharmacy rural internship program orientation. Edmonton, AB. October 25, 2012. Audience of 80.

45. Schneider, B. L., V. L. Carney and F. E. Robinson. 2012. Standardization of on-farm fertility tests. Poultry Sci. 91(Supp1):60.

46. Schneider, B. L., V. L. Carney, R. A. Renema, F. E. Robinson. 2012. Predictors of end-of-lay reproductive status in commercial broiler breeders. World’s Poultry Science Journal 68(E-Supp).

47. Torres, C. A. *, D. R. Korver and J. A. Hamidu. 2012. Effect of incubator temperature and parent flock age on chick bone characteristics at hatch. World’s Poultry Congress. Aug. 5-9, 2012 Salvador, Brazil.

48. Wang H., J. Wu and M. Betti. (2012). Chemical and Rheological Properties of Proteins Recovered from Spent Hens Mince by pH-shift Technology With and Without Cryoprotectants Addition. Poster presentation at the 2012 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo June 25 - 28, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

49. Wang H., J. Wu and M. Betti. 2012. Chemical and rheological properties of proteins recovered from spen hen mince by pH shift technology with and without cryoprotectants. Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting & Food Expo, June 25–29, 2012.

50. Wang H., J. Wu and M. Betti. 2012. Chemical and rheological properties of proteins recovered from spen hen mince by pH shift technology with and without cryoprotectants. Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting & Food Expo, June 25–29, 2012. Poster

51. Wang, C. and Wu, J. (2012). Adhesive from a cruciferin-poly(glycidyl methacrylate) conjugate: Characteristics and optimization. Oral presentation at the Forestry Product Society’s 66th International Convention. June 3-5Washington, D. C., USA.

52. Wang, C. and Wu, J. (2012). Utilization of spent-hen protein for wood adhesive. Oral presentation at the 2103rd AOCS annual meeting. April 30 - May 2, Long Beach, CA, USA.

53. Wenger I. I., P. O. Elaho, M. J. Zuidhof, D. R. Korver. 2012. The Economics of Early Nutrition and Antibiotics on Broiler Production. Proceedings of the XXIV World’s Poultry Congress. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. August 2012. 4 pp.


54. Wenger, I. I. 2013. Developing strategies for the Alberta Turkey to improve turkey welfare and quality. Invited presentation to the Alberta Turkey Producers Annual General Meeting. Red Deer, AB. February 26, 2013 (52 people).

55. Wu, J. (2012). Food protein derived antihypertensive peptides: alternative to Captopril? Shuryo Nakai Memorial Symposium at 2012 International Society of Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods. December 2-6, Kona, Hawaii, USA. (Invited speaker)

56. Wu, J. Bioactive Peptides from Egg Proteins: Opportunities & Perspectives. Oral presentation at the 2012 International Symposium on Egg Industry. June 18-19, Beijing, China. (Invited speaker)

57. Wu, J. Ullah, A. Bioplastic from Feather Quill. (2012). Oral presentation at the 2103rd AOCS annual meeting. April 30 - May 2, Long Beach, CA, USA.

58. Wu, J., Li, S., Fentabil, M., Gänzle, M. G., Offengenden, M. (2012). Effect of Lactobacilli fermentation on IgE binding ability of egg white proteins. Oral presentation at the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CISFT)’s 50th annual meeting. May 27-29, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

59. Zuidhof, M. J. 2012. Broiler breeder research update. Hybrid Turkeys, Kitchener, ON, June 6, 2012 (14 people).

60. Zuidhof, M. J. 2012. Ideal broiler breeder growth and nutrient supply (energy / protein) profiles for quantity and quality of chicks. DSM Seminar, Bogotá, Colombia, 29 August, 2012 (250 people).

61. Zuidhof, M. J. 2012. Nutritional mitigation strategies for antibiotic free broiler production. Nutritional Mitigation Strategies for Antibiotic Free Broiler Production. Status update meeting – Life cycle assessment of arsenic from poultry feed to a food grain crop. Edmonton, AB. 29 November, 2012 (15 people).

62. Zuidhof, M. J. 2012. Precision broiler breeder feeding: Applying 2 decades of learning. Agriculture and Food Council Annual General Meeting, Edmonton, AB, June 26, 2012 (150 people).

63. Zuidhof, M. J. 2012. Research Report. PRC Advisory Board meeting, Edmonton, AB, May 23, 2012 (24 people).

64. Zuidhof, M. J., A. Pishnamazi, I. I. Wenger, and R. A. Renema. 2012. Environmental temperature and dietary protein affect energy requirements, yield, and meat quality of broilers. Poultry Sci. 92(Suppl. 1):165 (85 people).

65. Zuidhof, M. J., D. R. Korver, C. Lozano, and R. A. Renema. 2012. Broiler Breeder Workshop. AMEVEA, Bogotá, Colombia, 19 April, 2012 (40 people).

66. Zuidhof, MJ, Korver, DR, Carney, VL. 2012. PRC Research Update and Dialogue. Alberta Chicken Producers Regional Meetings, Edmonton, Red Deer and Lethbridge

a. Lethbridge, October 29, 2012 (Presenter: Zuidhof) b. Red Deer, October 30, 2012 (Presenter: Carney) c. Edmonton, October 31, 2012 (Presenter: Carney)

Research Reports

1. Annual report “Development of a comprehensive platform for the value-added utilization of poultry products”. CFI Annual report submitted on line June 30, 2012.

2. Final report “Banff Egg Forum 2012”, submitted on October 30, 2012 to NSERC, project leader Dr. Erasmus Okine. 4 pages.

3. Final report “Banff Egg Forum 2012”, submitted on October 30, 2012 to Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency Ltd., project leader Dr. Erasmus Okine. 4 pages.

4. Final report “Development of Bioplastic from feathers”, submitted on February 15, 2012 to Biorefining Conversion Network/Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 9 pages.


5. Final report for “ Utilization of protein-containing agriculture waste and by-products for adhesive development (#2009F082R)”, submitted on November 30, 2012 to Agriculture Funding Consortium, final report 30 pages, tables and figures18 pages

6. Final report for “ Utilization of protein-containing agriculture waste and by-products for adhesive development (#2009F082R)”, submitted on October 31, 2012 to Canadian Poultry Research, final report 11 pages, 1 page executive summary.

7. Final report for “Exploring the health promoting components in laying hen eggs for the development of value-added egg components (#AB0545)”, submitted on April 15, 2012 to Alberta Agriculture and Food Council, final report 15 pages.

8. Final report for “Integrated Utilization of Leftover Egg Yolk Pellet After Antibody Extraction (#2008F020R)”, submitted on August 30, 2012 to Agriculture Funding Consortium, final report 28 pages, tables and figures 24 pages and appendices 154 pages.

9. Guan, L. L., R. A. Renema, S. Urrutia, M. J. Zuidhof, and E. Okine. 2012. Project title: Impact of genetic selection and dietary antibiotics on the ability of the gut microflora to tolerate a feed interruption. Final report to Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency: Project 2010F157R. December, 2012. 27 pp.

10. Gutfreund, K. J. L. Saunders-Blades and D. R. Korver. 2012. Immunotargeting with CD154 (CD40L) to improve avian influenza vaccine responses in chicken. Final project report to Agriculture & Food Council. 16 pages.

11. Interim report “Antihypertensive activity of laying hen eggs”, submitted to Agriculture and Food Council on June 30, 2012, 3 pages.

12. Interim report “Exploring health promoting components in laying hen eggs for the development of value-added egg components (#AB1123)”, submitted to Agriculture and Food Council on June 30, 2012, 3 pages.

13. Interim report “Functional egg bioactive peptides: scale-up processing and in vivo efficacy (# 2011F027R)”, submitted on August 31, 2012, 11 pages.

14. Interim report “Learning from grandma: developing valuable functional food ingredients from spent hens (#2012R023R)”, submitted on August 31, 2012, 11 pages.

15. Johnson, M. L. & D. R. Korver. 2012. Nutrient enrichment of broiler breeder diets to improve broiler chick quality and immune function. Final project report to Agriculture & Food Council. 95 pages.

16. Johnson, M. L. & D. R. Korver. 2012. The effect of maternal canthaxanthin and hen age supplementation on indices of chick early innate immune function. Final project report to DSM Nutritional Products. 45 pages.

17. Johnson, M. L. & D. R. Korver. 2012. The effect of maternal vitamin e and hen age supplementation on indices of chick early innate immune function. Final project report to ADM Alliance Nutrition. 35 pages.

18. Johnson, M. L. & D. R. Korver. 2012. The effect of maternally supplemented l-carnitine and hen age on indices of chick early innate immune function. Final project report to ADM Alliance Nutrition. 34 pages.

19. Oryschak, M., and E. Beltranena. 2012. Comparison of ileal endogenous amino acid measurements in growing broilers fed an N-free diet or a diet containing a source of highly digestible protein. Abstr. P337, Poultry Sci 91(Suppl. 1):115.

20. Renema, R. A., T. Moraes, E. Mba, A. Pishnamazi and M. J. Zuidhof. 2012. Altering Broiler Breeder Composition to Improve Support of Early Chick Quality and Long-term Maintenance of Lay. Final Report to Poultry Industry Council (Project #279) and Aviagen Inc. August, 2012. 32 pp.

21. Renema, R. A., Zuidhof, M. J., A. Pishnamazi, E. Tanjong-Mba, and T. G. V. Moraes. 2012. Restriction of broiler breeder body composition: A new management paradigm to support growth and yield


potential of broiler offspring. Final Report to Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency and Alberta Innovates Bio-Solutions: Project 2009F130R. July, 2012. 32 pp.

22. Schneider, B. L., V. L. Carney, and D. Banks. 2012. We are one: flock uniformity and how to calculate it. Medium Egg Update December.

23. The PRC Annual Report (2011-2012). The PRC, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5. 50 pp.

24. Torres, C. A. and D. R. Korver. 2012. The influence of maternal age and dietary Cu, Zn and Mn on bone development of chicken embryos. Final project report to Novus International. 31 pages.

25. Torres, C. A. and D. R. Korver. 2012. The influence of maternal age and dietary Cu, Zn and Mn on bone development at hatch and post-hatch. Final project report to Novus International. 24 pages.

26. Zuidhof, M. J., F. E. Robinson, D. R. Korver, M. Betti, J. Wu, V. L. Carney, B. L. Schneider, E. Beltranena, E. Goddard, C. Bench, L. M. McMullen, and W. Wismer. PRC: Excellence in production, efficiency and product utilization. Final Report to Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency and Alberta Innovates Bio-Solutions: Project 2004L011P. November 7, 2012. 160 pp.

Trade articles

1. Zuidhof, M. J. 2012. Temperature and Protein: Energy ratio linkages between breeder and broiler energetics, carcass quality and performance. Canadian Poultry. May, 2012. http://www. agannex. com/production/temperature-and-protein.

2. Hernandez, F. I. L., and M. J. Zuidhof. 2012. Less does not mean more: Using less protein in broiler feed affects production. Canadian Poultry. August, 2012. http://www. agannex. com/sustainability/less-does-not-mean-more.

Patent Applications:

1. M. Betti, M. Ndagijimana. Enzymatic method for producing low molecular weight peptides (US provisional patent, filed on October 26, 2012 - application Serial No. 61/718,876)

2. M. Betti, M. Ndagijimana. Non enzymatic glycosylation of proteins and peptides in a liquid system at moderate temperatures (US provisional patent, filed on October 26, 2012 -application Serial No. 61/718,975)

3. M. Betti, M. Ndagijimana. Enzymatic method for glycosylation of proteins and peptides to enhance protein functionality, peptide activity and flavor (US provisional patent, filed on October 26, 2012 - application Serial No. 61/718,968)

http://www.agannex.com/production/temperature-and-protein

http://www.agannex.com/production/temperature-and-protein

http://www.agannex.com/sustainability/less-does-not-mean-more

http://www.agannex.com/sustainability/less-does-not-mean-more


Acronyms and Abbreviations Used

AAFC Agriculture and Agri-food Canada ACP Alberta Chicken Producers

AFNS Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science Ag Agriculture

AGM Annual general meeting AHEP Alberta Hatching Egg Producers

AI-Bio Alberta Innovates Bio-Solutions ALES Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences

ALMA Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency ARD Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development ATP Alberta Turkey Producers BW Body weight

CAAP Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program CHEP Canadian Hatching Egg Producers

EFA Egg Farmers of Alberta EFC Egg Farmers Canada

FGSR Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research FTE Full time equivalent

GCC Grand Challenges Canada GRAF Graduate Research Assistantship Fund

GSA Graduate Student Association HQP Highly qualified personnel

MDLP Market Development Leasing Program MSc Master of Science

MSPRU Meat Safety/Processing Research Unit NEP New Entrant Program (EFA)

NSERC National Science and Engineering Research Council NSERC DG NSERC Discovery Grant NSERC RT NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Program

PhD Doctor of Philosophy Post doc Post doctoral fellow

PRC The PRC R&D Research and development RTE Ready to eat

SAFUG Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group SDA Stearodonic Acid SHR Spontaneously hypertensive rat

U of A University of Alberta U/G undergraduate student

VP Vice President VSCHT Scholarship program (The Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, CZ)

WPC World’s Poultry Congress

2013 PRC Annual Report

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