BC BROILER HATCHING EGG COMMISSION

FEBRUARY 2019 NEWSLETTER PRODUCER MEETING There will be a Producer Meeting on February 6th @ 7:00 pm at the Quality

Hotel in Abbotsford.

COFFEE MEETINGS Mark February 12th & 13th on your calendars for Coffee Meetings at the

Commission. Register with Joshua by phone 604-850-1854 or email –

joshua@bcbhec.com.

SAVE THE DATE Please save the date for the 4th Annual BC Poultry Conference, February

27th – March 1st, 2019 at the Sheraton Wall Centre Hotel in Vancouver. The

Annual General Meeting will be held at 2:00 pm on March 1st, 2019 –

please see attached invitation.

AVIAN INFLUENZA INSURANCE UPDATE Please see www.avianinsurancereview.com/ for important updates.

CHEP ANTIBIOTIC USE SURVEY Please fill out and submit the attached CHEP Antibiotic Use Survey to

Kaitlyn in the office – kaitlyn@bcbhec.com.

SPIKING MALE REGISTRATION A reminder to test and register your spiking males for movement between

premise to premise, lay house to lay house. Contact Kaitlyn at

kaitlyn@bcbhec.com to book the testing of your birds. Please see the

registration document attached.

2019 AGRICULTURE GRANTS The Abbotsford Community Foundation is now accepting applications for

2019; please visit https://abbotsfordcf.org/grants/agricultural-enhancement-

grants.

IMPORTANT ATTACHMENTS Please see attached documents on the new CHEP Agriskills learning

platform and the AI Fund Update.

Pricing Orders

Period

Live Chicken

Hatching Eggs

Saleable Chicks

Day-Old Broiler Chicks

A-149 157.78 ¢/kg 520.18 ¢/doz 54.19 ¢/chick 73.12 ¢/chick A-150 163.30 ¢/kg 534.72 ¢/doz 55.70 ¢/chick 74.63 ¢/chick A-151 169.30 ¢/kg 553.14 ¢/doz 57.62 ¢/chick 76.55 ¢/chick A-152 165.93 ¢/kg 544.00 ¢/doz 56.67 ¢/chick 75.60 ¢/chick A-153 164.50 ¢/kg 536.11 ¢/doz 55.84 ¢/chick 74.78 ¢/chick A-154 162.90 ¢/kg 532.52 ¢/doz 55.47 ¢/chick 74.41 ¢/chick

Production Cycles

Period

Start Date

End Date

A-149 Mar 18, 2018 May 12, 2018 A-150 May 13, 2018 July 7, 2018 A-151 July 8, 2018 Sept 1, 2018 A-152 Sept 2, 2018 Oct 27, 2018 A-153 Oct 28, 2018 Dec 22, 2018 A-154 Dec 23, 2018 Feb 16, 2019

INDUSTRY STATISTICS YTD Hatchability

81.9%

Average Lay Cycle End 56 weeks

Average Breeder Price Female: $9.90

Male: $12.09

2018 Audit Stats Premises with Outstanding

Corrective Actions: 2

2019 Audit Stats Total Premises to Audit: 69

Premises Completed: 1

Hatching Egg Tips

“The performance of a hatchery and the quality of a day-old chick are directly related to the quality of the raw material that comes into a hatchery, the fertile egg.” Click the link below to read about the importance of providing clean eggs to hatcheries. https://www.cobb-vantress.com/academy/articles/article/academy/2016/04/04/the-importance-of-providing-clean-eggs

Annual

General

Meeting Friday - March 1, 2018

2:00 pm

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre

1088 Burrard Street,

Vancouver, BC

V6Z 2R9

Registration:

https://www.bcpoultryconference.ca/registration

Dear producer,

Please find attached an Antibiotic Use Survey that was developed to understand broiler hatching egg farmers’ antibiotic use and allow CHEP, and its farmers, to be prepared for changes that may be forthcoming relating to the use of antibiotics. This survey is in response to the current path being taken by the poultry industry and mimics surveillance activities taking place in other commodities. The individual results from the survey will be kept confidential within CHEP and will only be distributed more widely on a provincial and national basis.

Instructions: Please include all antibiotics that were administered to your flock via feed and/or water from day 1 of age until the flock was sent to processing or removed from your barn. If someone grows your pullets/cockerels, the information for this survey should be obtained from the pullet/cockerel grower. All the information requested should be included on feed scripts, veterinary prescriptions or drug container labels. If you are unsure if any antibiotics are included in your feed or medication, please contact your feed supplier or veterinarian to provide the information. Additionally, a list of antimicrobials are attached in Appendix A.

The survey is intended to collect information on all antibiotic use (in feed and in water) for the entire life of each flock. Please complete the survey concerning each of your flocks individually as well as the following information for each antibiotic used: name of drug; date the medication was first and last administered; the number of birds medicated; route of administration (feed or water); reason for use; inclusion rate of the medication that was given (mg/kg, ppm, g/tonne, kg/tonne, g/kg, etc.); and the total amount of antibiotics administered. If a medication is administered more than once in a flock or if more than one medication is administered at the same time or if the inclusion rate was modified during the administration period, a separate row must be used.

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Age of birds when placed (in rearing barn or laying barn):Please fill out the information below for pullets / cockerels and breeders / roosters. If you do not grow your own pullets / cockerels please obtain this information from your grower.

Name of drugAdministration

Start Date

[yy/mm/dd]

Number ofbirds

medicated

Route of administration

Reason for Use

Inclusion rate (e.g. mg/kg,

ppm, g/tonne, g/kg, etc.)

Total amount of antibiotics administered (e.g. total mg)

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Province: Quota / Producer Number (optional):Date flock received:Date flock was shipped (sent to processing or removed from your barn):

Canadian Hatching Egg Producers Antibiotic Use Survey

Comments:

AdministrationEnd Date

[yy/mm/dd]

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Appendix A: Categorization of Antimicrobial Drugs Based on Importance in Human Medicine (Health Canada)

Drug Family Drug Name (common name) Uses Location of Use

Category I – Very High Importance Cephalosporins (3rd

& 4th generation) ceftiofur (ExcenelTM/extra-label) 3 Hatchery

Fluoroquinolones enrofloxacin (BaytrilTM/extra-label) Category II – High Importance Aminoglycosides gentamicin sulfate (GentocinTM Injectable) 3 Hatchery Lincosamides lincomycin HCl (LincomixTM,

LincomycinTM) 4, 5 Feed, water

lincomycin+spectinomycin (Linco-SpectinTM, L-S Soluble PowderTM)

4, 5 Feed, water

Macrolides erythromycin thiocyanate (GallimycinTM) Breeders Water tylosin (TylanTM) 4 Feed (water) Penicillins penicillin+steptomycin+vitamins

(Vibiomed BoosterTM, MedivitTM, Polytonine Super Booster #1TM)

3, 4 Water

penicillin G potassium (Pot-PenTM, Penicillin G PotassiumTM)

4, 5 Water

penicillin G procaine (Pen-PTM, Penicillin G procaineTM)

1, 4, 5 Feed

amoxicillin trihydrate (Paracillin SPTM) 5 Water Streptogramins virginiamycin (StafacTM, VirginiamycinTM

Premix) 1, 4 Feed

Sulphonamides/ Diaminopyrimidines

trimethoprim-sulfadiazole (UniprimTM - extra-label)

2 Feed

sulfadimethoxine+ormetoprim (RometTM - extra-label)

2 Feed

Category III – Medium Importance Aminocyclitols apramycin sulfate (ApralanTM/extra-label) 3 Water spectinomycin (SpectamTM/extra-label) 5 Water Aminoglycosides neomycin sulfate (NeomixTM,

NeomycinTM, NeomedTM) 4, 5 Water

neomycin+oxytet. (Neo OxymedTM, NeotetTM, NeoxTM)

4, 5 Water

neomycin+tetracycline (Neo-ChlorTM, Neo-TetramedTM)

4, 5 Water

Bacitracins bacitracin (BMDTM) 1 Feed bacitracin (Zinc BacitracinTM, Albac 110

PTM) 1 Feed

Sulphonamides sulphamethazine (SulfaTM, Sodium SulfamethazineTM)

2, 5 Water

sulphaquinoxaline (SulphaquinoxalineTM, Quinnoxine STM)

2, 5 Water

Tetracyclines chlortetracycline (AureomycinTM) 1 Feed oxytetracycline HCl (OxyTM, OxysolTM,

OxytetracyclineTM, TerramycinTM) 1, 2, 5 Feed/Water

tetracycline HCl (OnycinTM, Neo-Tetramed TetraTM, TetracyclineTM)

5 Water

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Category IV – Low Importance Flavophospholipols bambermycin (FlavomycinTM) 1 Feed Ionophores monensin sodium (RumensinTM,

MonensinTM, CobanTM) 2 Feed

narasin (MontebanTM) 2 Feed narasin + nicarbazin (MaxibanTM) 2 Feed semduramycin (AviaxTM) 2 Feed salinomycin sodium (Salinomycin

PremixTM, SacoxTM, Bio-CoxTM, CoxistacTM)

2 Feed

maduramicin ammonium (CygroTM) 2 Feed lasalocid sodium (AvatecTM) 2 Feed Orthosomycin Avilamycin (SurmaxTM) 4 Feed

Notes:

Uses: 1: Growth & feed efficiency; 2: Coccidiosis treatment; 3: Prevention of early mortality due to bacterial infection; 4: Necrotic Enteritis; 5: Respiratory/Infectious diseases

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Spiking Male Registration Form Mandatory as of October 1, 2017

Date sent to the Commission office:

Sent Via: Fax: Email: Mail: In Person:

Shipping Date: Age of Males at Transfer:

Date Test Results Received: Expiry Date:

Part One: Supplier Producer to Fill In

Farm Name (Supplier):

Farm Name (Receiver):

Has your flock been tested for the following diseases in the last 10 days:

Avian Influenza

SE

Coryza

Other

- Hatching Egg Producers who are selling roosters are encouraged to pay for these tests -

Please check that you attached the lab results to this checklist to submit to the Commission office

Has your flock experienced any health issues? Yes No

Please explain:

Supplier Producer

Print Name:

Signature:

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Part Two: Receiving Producer to fill in and submit

Have you seen the lab results and asked direct questions on the health status of the males being added to your flock?

Yes No

Are the crates1 used for transport purposed clean and disinfected?

Yes No

Did the transfer of Spiking Males take place outside of the Control Access Zone?

Yes No

Receiving Producer

Print Name:

Signature:

Expiry Date:

(10 days from the date of the seller receives test results)

- FOR OFFICE USE ONLY -

Part Three: Commission Office to fill in and file

Date Commission Office received:

Was follow-up required? Yes No

Date Commission Office filed:

Commission Receiver Signature

1 http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/humane-transport/transport-requirements/eng/1363748532198/1363748620219

CHEP Agriskills

This comprehensive course has been developed for hatching egg producers and their employees. Based on real-world best practices used on farms across Canada, this simple, practical training package ensures that even the busiest farms can successfully train their workers quickly and with no down-time. This course was developed in consultation with hatching egg producers and industry experts across Canada. The training is based on National Occupational Standards, which are national employee benchmarks that define the knowledge and behaviours required for job success. The modules cover important broiler hatching egg basics such as egg and chick quality, feed, lighting, flock health, and flock uniformity. You will learn why these practices are important, and how they fit with your day-to-day tasks.

– Canadian Hatching Egg Producers

For questions and to sign up for CHEP Agriskills, please contact Kaitlyn Loewen by phone (604-850-1854) or email (kaitlyn@bcbhec.com) to have an account created for you.

BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission

#180 – 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5 • www.bcbhec.com

February 1, 2019

To: Producer Associations

Processors/Hatcheries

Allied Trades

Re: Mandatory Notifiable Avian Influenza Insurance Review

In January 2018, the boards and commission completed their review of whether or not to seek enabling

authorities under the Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act to require producers to maintain insurance

against losses resulting from Notifiable Avian Influenza (NAI). Based on the findings of the review the

boards and commission determined that the need to implement mandatory insurance requirements was not

necessary.

The review highlighted the need to address the extraordinary costs of cleaning and disinfecting (C&D)

infected premises (IP) in order to enable a timely return to a system of orderly marketing. Following the

2014 HPNAI outbreak, the federal and provincial governments stated that they would not entertain any

future requests from the BC poultry industry under the AgriRecovery Program to cover the extraordinary

costs of IP C&D. Under existing authorities, the boards and commission have the power to set aside funds

to address the extraordinary costs of IP C&D following a NAI discovery.

The British Columbia Broiler Hatching Egg Commission, the British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board and

the British Columbia Turkey Marketing Board have determined that working collectively together to

establish and maintain an Infected Premises Cleaning and Disinfecting Cost Recovery Fund is in keeping

with sound marketing policy. The establishment and maintenance of the Fund will provide funding

assurance to registered growers to ensure the timely initiation and completion of the C&D of IPs following a

future NAI discovery.

Egg producers in British Columbia have access to the Canadian Egg Industry Reciprocal Alliance (CEIRA)

insurance for NAI. As well, private insurance companies provide NAI insurance, including coverage for IP

C&D. Based on the available insurance coverage, the British Columbia Egg Marketing Board has

determined that there is sufficient coverage for BC egg producers for IP C&D and contribute to a timely

return to as system of orderly marketing.

The boards and commission explored insurance-based mechanisms, including working with CEIRA to

enhance and protect the Fund. The analysis of the options determined that it would be more cost effective

for the boards and commission to retain the risk and manage the Fund.

The boards and commission have agreed to file a joint submission to request BC FIRB prior-approval in

accordance with the August 14, 2014 BC FIRB Supervisory Review order, to support the proposed

approach to addressing the need for a program and funding to address the extraordinary cost of IP C&D

that inhibit the timely return to a system of orderly marketing.

BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission

#180 – 32160 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 1W5 • www.bcbhec.com

A Status Update on the initiative is attached. Further details and information from the review, including the

draft Joint Submission can be found at www.avianinsurancereview.com. You are encouraged to review the

material. If you have any questions regarding the Joint Submission or assistance with the Appendix

documents, please contact Harvey Sasaki at harveysasaki@gmail.com. We would appreciate receiving

any feedback, comments or concerns for consideration in our final decision by March 15, 2019.

Yours truly,

Executive Director

BC Hatching Egg Commission

Cc: Peter Donkers, Chair, BC FIRB

Kirsten Pedersen, Executive Director, BC FIRB

Harvey Sasaki, Agri-Saki Consulting Inc.

BC Hatching Egg Commission website www.bcbhec.com

NAI Fund Management Committee Information Note

January 28, 2019

Status Update – IP C&D Fund

Issue:

Provide a status update report for the upcoming BC Poultry Association meeting,

January 17, 2019.

Background:

The Fund Management Committee (FMC) made a presentation to the BC Farm Industry

Review Board on October 10, 2018, outlining the past, present and future directions for

Avian Influenza insurance.

The BC Egg Marketing Board has determined that the insurance provided to registered

egg producers through CEIRA or private insurance provided sufficient funding options

and opportunities to cover the extraordinary cost of layer Infected Premise (IP) cleaning

and disinfecting (C&D) and did not see the need to participate in a BC industry fund.

The FMC met on Monday, November 19, 2019 to consider the analysis of the costs of

working with the Canadian Egg Industry Reciprocal Alliance (CEIRA) to provide

insurance coverage for the extraordinary costs of IP C&D.

o Based on the estimated annual cost of insurance ($423,594 for all four sectors or

$289,838 without layers), the FMC determined that self-insurance through a

collective fund for registered hatching egg, broiler and turkey producers would be

a more cost-effective approach than purchasing insurance coverage through

CEIRA.

o The FMC acknowledged and accepted that the self-insurance approach is not

without risk, such as a catastrophic NAI occurrence or back to back NAI

occurrences that would exhaust available funds.

The FMC determined and recommended that the Broiler Hatching Egg Commission, the

Chicken Board and the Turkey Board agree-in-principle to:

o Make available funds for the 2018/19 flu season to cover the extraordinary costs

of IP C&D for registered hatching egg producers, broiler growers and turkey

growers in the event of a NAI discovery up to a maximum of $750,000 to be cost-

shared based on the share of risk as determined by the March 2018 JSCP actuarial

assessment.

Hatching eggs 23.1%

Broilers 44.1%

Turkeys 32.8%

o Request the Egg Board to provide the FMC with its mitigation plan to address

registered egg producers who do not have NAI insurance coverage and their

potential to delay the initiation and completion of the IP C&D in a future NAI

occurrence.

o Review and post the draft Joint Submission to BC FIRB regarding the BC Poultry

Infected Premises C&D Cost Recovery Fund.

o The Biosecurity MOU be updated to reflect the current status of emergency

response as well as the IP C&D assistance.

Discussion:

The Turkey Board met on December 13 and considered the FMC recommendations and

voted in support of moving forward with the Joint Submission.

The Chicken Board met on December 14 and January 7, 2019 to consider the FMC

recommendations and voted in support to post the Joint Submission in order to advance

the process to establish the Fund.

The Broiler Hatching Egg Commission met on January 9, 2019 and considered the FMC

recommendations and approved the Joint Submission for stakeholder review.

The Egg Marketing Board met on January 21, 2019 and considered the FMC

recommendations and approved the Joint Submission for stakeholder review.

o The Egg Marketing Board has also provided its mitigation plan for registered

growers not enrolled in the CEIRA insurance program for SE and NAI.

Allan Cross, Chair of the FMC resigned as a director of the Broiler Hatching Egg

Commission on December 13, 2018.

o The Hatching Egg Commission has appointed Allan Mulder as its representative.

o The FMC has agreed to appoint Harvey Sasaki to act as a non-voting Chair of the

FMC and lead the process to filing the Joint Submission with BC FIRB.

A Fund Agreement has been drafted outlining the obligations of the parties, including

capital targets, contributions and cost-sharing.

o Each board or commission would be required to maintain dedicated funds within

contingencies for the purposes of covering the extraordinary costs of IP C&D.

Harvey is working on updating the Biosecurity MOU which will be presented to all

parties for review and consideration by the end of February.

Summary:

The process for establishing a collective IP C&D Fund is underway with the boards and

commission review and agreement to post the submission for stakeholder review and

comment.

Posting will be to the Joint AI Insurance website, www.avianinsurancereview.com once

all of the boards and commission have approved its posting.

It is expected that the boards and commission will have made a decision to submit the

joint proposal to BC FIRB by the end of March, 2019.

Prepared by:

Harvey Sasaki

Agri-Saki Consulting Inc.