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Addressing the Challenges of Alternative Housing Systemsfor PoultryWelfare concerns about conventional intensive poultry

systems stimulated the development of the new so-

called 'alternative' housing that is becoming more pop-

ular in developed countries. It is clear that these new

systems do not automatically deliver better bird wel-

fare but present producers with new challenges, writes

Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePoultrySite.

The symposium 'Alternative Systems for Poultry –

Health, Welfare and Productivity', organised by the UK

Branch of the WPSA and held in the Scottish city of

Glasgow in September, attracted participation from

more than 120 delegates from 26 countries, such is the

current interest in this topic across the world and the

importance placed on research in this area.

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Europe's Share Boosted byRussia's Growth – P9

Chicken meat output for the whole of Europe has

grown slightly ahead of the world average but the

region's national industries continue to develop at

different rates, according to experienced industry

watcher, Terry Evans.

Effects of Air Quality on BroilerPerformance Investigated – P14

Carbon dioxide concentration in the house did not

affect the performance of broilers aged 28 to 49

days in recent experiments in Mississippi. The re-

searchers commented that ventilation rates to con-

trol moisture will usually exceed that required to

maintain carbon dioxide concentration at reason-

able levels.

Investigating Losses from Smothering in Commercial Poultry Flocks – P16

A recently published study offers an overview of

the problem of smothering in laying flocks, which

may account for a substantial proportion of overall

mortality.

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Addressing the Challenges of Alternative Housing Systems for Poultry

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COVER STORY

Welfare concerns about conventional intensive poultry systems stimulated the

development of the new so-called 'alternative' housing that is becoming more

popular in developed countries. It is clear that these new systems do not auto-

matically deliver better bird welfare but present producers with new challenges,

writes Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePoultrySite.

Our theme for this month’s ThePoultrySite Digital is welfare, with the focus

on the most important issues facing the industry and ways to resolve these

challenges.

The lead feature is inspired by a specialist conference organised by the UK

Branch of the WPSA in Glasgow, Scotland, in September entitled ‘Alternative

Systems for Poultry – Health, Welfare and Productivity’. For this month’s re-

port, the main messages have been drawn together from five keynote pre-

sentations, which all aimed to identify the challenges posed by the

introduction of alternative systems for layers, broilers and breeders.

One common theme was that alternative systems do not, of themselves, nec-

essarily improve the welfare of poultry. It is the design, construction and man-

agement of those systems and the choice of birds that have emerged as being

crucial to the achievement of the primary goal, which is to improve the health

and wellbeing of our poultry.

Also in this issue, we highlight the little-understood phenomenon of smoth-

ering, which can cause significant losses in poultry flocks in alternative sys-

tems. Working with two commercial egg companies in the UK, researchers

from FAI in Oxford have identified three broad patterns of smothering in the

10 free-range layer flocks they studied. Having now gained a broad overview

of the extent of the problem, their work will continue to try to identify the

causes and, it is hoped, to find ways to cut losses from this cause.

Air quality is one of many environmental issues that can impact the wellbeing

and performance of livestock. Researchers in Mississippi report that the car-

bon dioxide concentration in the house did not affect the performance of

broilers aged 28 to 49 days in their experiments.

And finally, our series on Global Poultry Trends 2011 continues with industry

watcher, Terry Evans, forecasting the likely trends in broiler production in Eu-

rope in the coming years.

Jackie Linden

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DEVELOPMENT OF FURNISHED CAGES

FOR LAYING HENS

"Directive 99/74/EC has made the biggest impact on

animal welfare in the EU in the shortest time," said

Arnold Elson of ADAS Gleadthorpe in the UK in the

introduction to his presentation, which was prepared

with Dr Ragnar Tauson of the Swedish University of

Agricultural Sciences.

The majority of hens have been – or will be – moved

to furnished cages (FC) as a result of the Directive,

which comes into effect on 1 January 2012, he said,

increasing production costs. In fact, FC were con-

ceived more than 30 years ago when welfare defi-

ciencies of barren conventional cages were realised.

Their use was intended to enhance hens' behavioural

repertoire and welfare without the disadvantages of

non-cage and extensive housing.

Since then, their design has been refined and im-

proved, resulting in much improved performance and

hen welfare. With 750 square centimetres per bird,

FCs offer hens more space than conventional cages,

as well as perches, nest boxes and a scratching area,

in addition to the feed trough and drinkers.

Group size has been an important consideration, said

Mr Elson, especially in relation to variation in dam-

aging pecking in differing genotypes, with or without

beak treatment. Regulations on beak trimming vary

from country to country and have affected cage de-

sign, group size and management.

The trend has been to move from small group FCs

– used mainly in Scandinavia – to larger group

medium and large FCs subsequently developed in

other countries, with the majority of birds in groups

of up to 60 birds. FCs are have been estimated to in-

crease production costs by about eight per cent over

conventional battery cages.

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The group sizes have generally performed well under

good management, said Mr Elson. Interventions such

as beak trimming and controlled light intensity are

most often applied in FCLs and to brown genotypes.

Large-scale studies, in which performance and wel-

fare have been compared across all currently available

systems, enable us to conclude that they are at least

as good in FCs as in any other system and probably

superior.

Council Directive 19999/74/EC, which requires the

demise of all conventional cages in the EU by January

2012, has accelerated the move into FCs and it is

clear that the majority of laying hens in Europe will

be housed in them for the foreseeable future, with

the aim of enhancing laying hen welfare.

FCs have potential for further development as re-

search reveals more information of optimum

group/cage sizes, the provision of litter, the

elimination

"Directive 99/74/EC has made the biggest impact on animalwelfare in the EU in the shortest time"

Arnold Elson

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of red mites and ways to reduce feather pecking and

cannibalism, concluded Mr Elson.

COMPARISON OF PRODUCTION, HEALTH AND

WELFARE OF HENS IN CAGES AND IN

ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS

Bas Rodenburg of Wageningen University in the

Netherlands made the focus of his paper a compar-

ison of the performance, welfare, health and hygiene

of laying hens in different types of non-cage systems,

focusing on barn, free-range and organic systems. In

a paper written with Drs K. De Reu and F.A.M. Tuyt-

tens of the Belgian Institute for Agricultural and Fish-

eries Research, he contrasted non-cage systems with

each other and with cage systems. He concluded that

large differences have been identified, both between

and within systems.

Moving from conventional cages to furnished cages,

barn, free-range and organic systems results in in-

creasing environmental complexity, he said, which is

positive for some aspects of hen welfare but also in-

creasing risks for performance, health and hygiene,

which may be negative for other aspects of hen wel-

fare.

For the improvement of hen welfare in non-cage sys-

tems and furnished cages, Dr Rodenburg recom-

mends that the focus should be on creating a better

match between the animals and their environment.

Good examples are the development of new housing

designs, such as the Rondeel and Plantage, which

combine the benefits of non-cage systems with im-

proved performance, health and hygiene status.

He concluded that further, promising approaches in

animal breeding and optimised rearing environments

will yield major improvements in the welfare of laying

hens in non-cage systems and furnished cages.

"The right birds for the right systems" is key, Dr Ro-

denburg said in summing-up.

HOUSING AND MANAGEMENT OF BROILER

BREEDERS AND TURKEY BREEDERS

Housing and management of broiler breeders and

turkey breeders in Europe were described by Dr In-

grid de Jong of Wageningen University for broiler

breeders and turkey breeders were covered by Tim

Burnside of Aviagen Turkeys, standing in for his col-

league, Dr Magnus Swalander.

The majority of broiler breeders in Europe are the

standard, fast-growing genotype but 18 to 20 per

cent of the birds are dwarf parental females that pro-

duce standard and alternative (medium- or slow-

growing) broilers, said Dr de Jong.

Broiler breeder housing systems are very similar:

birds are generally kept in climate-controlled houses

with litter floor during the rearing period and par-

tially slatted floors during the production period.

There is a low percentage of birds in cages and alter-

native systems are not used.

Males and females are reared separately until 18 to

21 weeks of age and then transferred to he produc-

tion farm where they are housed together until 60

to 65 weeks of age.

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"The right birds for theright systems"

Dr Bas Rodenburg

"The restricted feeding regime during rearing is generally seen as one of the major welfare issues inbroiler breeders"

Dr Ingrid de Jong

The restricted feeding regime during rearing is gen-

erally seen as one of the major welfare issues in

broiler breeders as it leads to chronic hunger and

frustration in feeding motivation. Aggressive behav-

iour of the males towards the females at mating was

also mentioned by Dr de Jong as a concern, which

can be partly alleviated by lower stocking density.

The majority – more than 95 per cent – of turkey

breeders in Europe are of either heavy or heavy-

medium genotype with white plumage, explained Dr

Burnside. The remainder of the turkey market con-

sists of small strain white or coloured birds for

whole bird seasonal production. Both conventional

large-strain turkeys and small strain traditional

turkeys are used for outdoor/alternative production

systems.

Rearing of breeding turkeys is floor-based on deep

litter and predominantly in environmentally con-

trolled housing. Males and females are reared sepa-

rately until 29 weeks of age and then transferred to

the laying facility. Male parent stock id selected at 16

to 18 weeks of age, paying attention to health, fitness,

plumage and conformation.

Laying facilities are either open-sided houses or con-

trolled-environment houses for breeding females and

typically environment-controlled housing for breeder

males. Breeding turkeys are kept in production until

56 to 60 weeks of age, i.e. 24 to 38 weeks of pro-

duction. Quantitative feeding restriction is applied to

breeder males from selection to the end of produc-

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tion to maximise fitness and production. Breeder

females are fed unrestricted throughout rearing but

a lower protein diet to avoid the hens becoming fat.

Injurious pecking is generally seen as the mot impor-

tant welfare issue in flocks where beak trimming is

not applied.

"Welfare is a key priority for breeders and the indus-

try," concluded Dr Burnside.

HOUSING AND MANAGEMENT OF LAYER

BREEDERS IN DURING REARING

AND PRODUCTION

Housing and management of layer breeders need to

be right, otherwise farmers are unable to take advan-

tage of the genetic potential and high economic value

of the hens, said Dr Hans-Heinrich Thiele of Lohmann

Tierzucht in Cuxhaven, Germany.

He explained that a good start is secured by optimal

brooding conditions, high feed quality and appropri-

ate management in the early life of chicks.

The development of adequate eating capacity during

the later rearing period and a fine-tuned light stimu-

lation were factors that he identified as important for

a good start in the production phase.

Dr Thiele stressed that the birds must be adjusted to

the different housing systems for layer breeders; they

need to be trained to be able to access easily the

feed, water and nest boxes provided, and the correct

vaccination schedule will prepare the birds for the

different disease challenges they face in the produc-

tion environment.

Once in production, nutrient requirements can be

met by a phase feeding programme. Good hatching

egg quality can be achieved by avoiding floor eggs and

appropriate egg handling.

Dr Thiele offered a number of tips to prevent floor

eggs, including ensuring easy access to all the nests

without dark corners or draughts. Some lighting in

the nests may help, he suggested, as does water pro-

vided near the boxes and barriers to prevent more

dominant birds from excluding the others from that

area. Excessive litter should be avoided on the floor.

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dominant birds from excluding the others from that

area. Excessive litter should be avoided on the floor.

Also important, according to Dr Thiele, are to ensure

birds are not disturbed while they are laying and to

collect any floor eggs regularly – several times a day,

if necessary.

ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS FOR MEAT CHICKENS

AND TURKEYS

Legislative and assurance scheme requirements for

standard and alternative indoor and outdoor broiler

and turkey production systems were described by

Dr Tracey Jones of welfare campaigners, Compassion

in World Farming, in a paper co-written with Dr Jutta

Berg of the FLI in Celle, Germany.

She explained that health and welfare are protected

to various extents by a series of input requirements,

which cover stocking density, light, environmental

control parameters, environmental enrichment, per-

mitted mutilations and growth rate. Outcome meas-

ures, on the other hand, are usually related to

physical well-being and tend to highlight flocks that

performed poorly. Success depends on the effective-

ness of the input and output measures, the reporting

structure and remedial action taken.

Alternative systems represent a low market share of

broiler and turkey production in the EU – approxi-

mately 10 and 30 per cent, respectively – and gener-

ally, production costs are higher, said Dr Jones.

Free-range and organic systems are perceived as hav-

ing the potential to provide good living conditions

and reduce environmental pollution, she continued,

but concerns have been raised over bird health

(Campylobacter infection), welfare (higher foot le-

sions and breast blisters and lack of outdoor rang-

ing), product quality and consumers' willingness to

pay.

Research shows that breed suitability is one of the

most important factors determining welfare in alter-

native systems, particularly for broiler chickens. Dr

Jones recommended that more robust and hardy

breeds with lower growth rates should be used as

these birds are better suited to a wide range of en-

vironments and perform well on less energy-dense

diets.

The quality of the diet, particularly in relation to es-

sential amino acids and protein balance and the free-

range environment (particularly in relation to natural

cover outdoors) are also highly important for both

broilers and turkeys, she said.

The meat from slow growing broiler breeds is more

suited to the whole bird market (as opposed to por-

tioned or further processed) and generally contains

less fat and more protein than from conventional

breeds, according to Dr Jones. Consumers tend to

be unable to differentiate chicken products from al-

ternative system by odour and taste but can differ-

entiate by appearance and texture.

"Alternative systems can deliver," concluded Dr

Jones, adding that breed suitability and the quality of

the outdoor area are important considerations. For

the future, she highlighted the need to focus on bal-

ancing organic diets to reduce feather pecking and a

need for clearer labelling so consumers can make in-

formed decisions about their purchasing of poultry

meat.

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"Floor eggs need to be collected regularly -several times a day, if necessary"

Dr Hans-Heinrich Thiele

"Alternative systems can deliver."Dr Tracy Jones

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Between 2000 and our estimate for 2011, world chicken meat production ex-

panded by 48 per cent from 59.0 to 87.2 million tonnes. Over the same time pe-

riod, production in Europe increased at a slightly faster rate of 52 per cent to reach

an estimated 14.3 million tonnes. The latter growth rate contrasted sharply with

the picture for the European Union, where chicken meat output rose at less than

half this amount at 22 per cent to reach an estimated 10 million tonnes. As a result

of these changes, while Europe has managed to increase its share of global pro-

duction to more than 16 per cent, the EU has seen its contribution slip from almost

14 per cent to around 11.5 per cent.

High feed prices are applying a brake to the rate of growth and at least one forecast

projects an annual average increase in poultry meat for the EU of only 0.7 per cent

per year between now and 2020. The poultry sector is adjusting to higher produc-

tion costs as a result of the new EU broiler welfare rules, and it is also going to

have to learn to live with becoming a net importer of poultry in 2016 when imports

are forecast to reach 845,000 tonnes, while exports are likely to have contracted

to around 810,000 tonnes.

FEATURE ARTICLE

Global Poultry Trends

Chicken meat output for the whole of Europe has grown slightlyahead of the world average but the region's national industriescontinue to develop at different rates, according to experiencedindustry watcher, Terry Evans. Strong growth in production inRussia and the Ukraine, for example, contrasts with modest in-creases or even contraction in some EU member states.

Europe's Share Boostedby Russia's Growth

That Europe has maintained its status in the global

picture is primarily because of a massive 250 per

cent or so expansion that has occurred in Russia

since 2000, when production totalled less than

800,000 tonnes. The current forecast for both broil-

ers and culled layers in 2011 of some 2.7 million

tonnes represents some 19 per cent of our estimate

of the total for the region.

Table chicken production represents around 95 per

cent of commercial poultry meat output in Russia.

The industry is dominated by large enterprises, some

600 or so of which are considered to account for al-

most 90 per cent of the total output. In a USDA Gain

report, the Russian Union of Poultry Producers

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(RUPP) is reported as saying that nearly 30 per cent

of output comes from just five concerns: Prioskoliye

(15 per cent), Cherkizovo (seven per cent), Bel-

grankorm (six per cent), Prodo-Trend (six per cent)

and Belaya Ptitsa (three per cent), while just 32 en-

terprises account for some 63 per cent.

Higher feed cost impacting adversely on profits are

expected to slow the rate of expansion in 2011.

However, several measures have been taken to re-

duce the impact of feed costs and by June 2011, grain

prices had fallen by around 20 per cent from the Jan-

uary levels, and according to the Ministry of Agricul-

ture, grain stocks were considered to be sufficient

for the remainder of the year.

“Higher feed cost impacting adversely onprofits are expected to slow the rate of expansion in 2011.”

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Table 1. Chicken meat production in Europe('000 tonnes eviscerated weight) (million tonnes)

2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010E 2011FAlbania 4.0 9.0 10.0 13.0 16.0 17.0 - -

Austria 87.1 89.2 85.1 95.2 97.1 101.0 0.1 0.1

Belarus 76.1 115.2 145.2 165.2 192.5 220.1 0.2 0.2

Belgium 400.4 450.0 484.0 448.0 450.0 460.3 0.5 0.5

Bosnia/Herzegovina 6.5 12.0 14.4 19.7 28.9 33.2 - -

Bulgaria 104.7 79.5 86.9 97.9 98.4 103.9 0.1 0.1

Croatia 24.7 31.0 29.5 31.2 31.1 29.0 - -

Czech Rep. 198.6 213.5 207.1 201.0 195.3 188.4 0.2 0.2

Denmark 187.5 182.8 166.4 172.3 176.1 168.6 0.2 0.2

Estonia 7.3 13.8 12.4 11.5 13.2 14.9 - -

Finland 64.4 87.0 88.0 95.4 100.9 94.9 0.1 0.1

France 1,242.0 920.5 819.4 920.5 931.8 1,039.0 1.1 1.1

Germany 461.5 605.1 608.4 687.7 764.0 785.9 0.8 0.9

Greece 110.0 158.7 117.6 116.1 111.5 111.8 0.1 0.2

Hungary 280.7 246.2 211.1 195.7 217.2 213.3 0.2 0.2

Iceland 3.1 5.8 6.7 7.6 7.4 7.2 - -

Ireland 86.0 92.0 90.0 85.0 85.5 85.6 0.1 0.1

Italy 761.8 695.0 628.5 733.0 790.3 822.3 0.8 0.8

Latvia 7.2 17.2 20.6 20.6 23.1 23.2 - -

Lithuania 25.1 56.5 61.4 63.2 65.4 66.6 0.1 0.1

Luxembourg 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - -

Macedonia Rep. 4.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.3 - -

Malta 6.0 4.5 3.9 4.6 5.0 4.7 - -

Moldova 15.9 28.0 30.9 31.8 29.6 35.0 - -

Netherlands 697.0 628.0 621.0 684.0 693.0 763.7 0.8 0.8

Norway 43.1 49.9 55.4 62.6 74.9 83.5 0.1 0.1

Poland 560.0 795.8 824.4 896.5 729.8 1,059.8 1.0 1.1

Portugal 224.5 198.3 193.4 223.4 236.8 247.4 0.3 0.3

Romania 259.4 308.6 273.3 312.2 316.0 371.4 0.3 0.3

Russian Federation 755.0 1,345.7 1,580.2 1,868.9 2,000.7 2,313.3 2.5 2.7

Serbia 75.1 69.8 76.0 80.2 0.1 0.1

Serbia/Montenegro 68.0 67.2

Slovakia 61.4 87.2 86.1 83.0 75.5 75.1 0.1 0.1

Slovenia 44.4 45.6 44.1 42.7 52.3 55.2 0.1 0.1

Spain 965.0 1,084.0 1,064.9 1,131.0 1,081.7 1,179.5 1.2 1.2

Sweden 89.9 96.2 95.5 105.4 107.2 105.2 0.1 0.1

Switzerland 45.9 58.0 48.3 58.4 62.4 63.8 0.1 0.1

Ukraine 193.2 496.6 589.1 689.4 794.0 894.2 0.9 1.0

United Kingdom 1,214.8 1,333.8 1,288.8 1,270.2 1,259.1 1,463.1 1.3 1.4

EUROPEAN UNION 8,178.9 8,522.3 8,209.2 8,723.7 8,704.5 9,631.4 9.9 10.0EUROPE 9,386.9 10,711.1 10,772.7 11,719.3 11,997.4 13,389.7 13.9 14.3WORLD 58,971.8 70,450.9 72,343.9 76,061.3 79,372.8 82,983.8 85.2 87.2

With an increase in grain supplies anticipated over

the next 12 months, there should be sufficient to

support continued significant expansion in chicken

meat output to around 3.0 million tonnes in 2012.

Apart from asking for government assistance in con-

trolling grain prices, the RUPP is also calling for more

protection from imports through stricter tariff and

non-tariff barriers. To cope with the anticipated in-

creases in output the Ministry has announced a de-

velopment programme to 2020, which envisages the

renovation and construction of processing facilities.

The second largest producing country in Europe

outside the European Community is the Ukraine. Its

chicken meat industry has shown rapid growth with

annual output in 2010 of 965,000 tonnes showing an

eight per cent increase on the year. According to a

USDA Gain Report, production is highly concen-

trated with just two vertically integrated companies,

Mironovsky Hleboproduct (MHP) and Agromars,

dominating the market accounting for more than 70

per cent of output. The former concern is planning

to double its production capacity by 2017. Although

the Ukraine's economy was one of the hardest hit in

Europe during the recession of the past few years, it

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had limited impact on poultry consumption as it is

considered to be the cheapest form of protein.

Boosted by import restrictions and high prices for

red meats, it is anticipated that the poultry sector will

continue to expand for the foreseeable future,

though not as rapidly as in the past decade.

After experiencing almost three per cent growth in

2010, stimulated by a strong export demand and

lower imports, the chicken industry in the European

Union is expected to record a smaller gain in 2011,

pushing total output to around 10,000 tonnes. The

leading producing countries of the UK, Benelux,

Spain, France, Poland, Germany and Italy are all likely

to expand output though some of the smaller pro-

ducers and in particular, Hungary and the Czech Re-

public, will produce less. Four EU member countries

– the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Poland –

each produce more than one million tonnes of

chicken meat a year. Output in Germany is in the re-

gion of 900,000 tonnes, while both Italy and the

Netherlands post around 800,000 tonnes. These six

account for more than 60 per cent of the EU total.

The UK is the leading producer in the EU although

Table 2. Chicken meat production ranking2009 (‘000 tonnes)

Russian Federation 2313.3

United Kingdom 1463.1

Spain 1179.5

Poland 1059.8

France 1039.0

Ukraine 894.2

Italy 822.3

Germany 785.9

Netherlands 763.7

Belgium 460.3

Romania 371.4

Portugal 247.4

Belarus 220.1

Hungary 213.3

Czech Rep. 188.4

Denmark 168.6

Greece 111.8

Sweden 105.2

Bulgaria 103.9

2009 (‘000 tonnes)

Austria 101.0

Finland 94.9

Ireland 85.6

Norway 83.5

Serbia 80.2

Slovakia 75.1

Lithuania 66.6

Switzerland 63.8

Slovenia 55.2

Moldova 35.0

Bosnia/Herzegovina 33.2

Croatia 29.0

Latvia 23.2

Albania 17.0

Estonia 14.9

Iceland 7.2

Malta 4.7

Macedonia Rep. 3.3

Luxembourg 0.1

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Figure 1. Chicken meat production in selected European countries

output this year will likely show hardly any increase

at around 1.4 million tonnes, primarily because of the

impact of high feed costs; having to conform to the

EU Broiler Welfare Directive may also have forced

some producers to reduce stocking densities. Even

by 2015, it seems unlikely that UK production will

exceed 1.5 million tonnes.

While the industries in both Spain and France have

expanded since 2009, the volumes involved have

been minimal the increases amounting to no more

than 50,000 tonnes.

In contrast, growth in Poland has been dramatic, pro-

duction having almost doubled since 2000 to the cur-

rent level of more than one million tonnes. In recent

years, this country has expanded its exports partic-

ularly to neighbouring countries and is expected to

become increasingly active in this area in the near

term, which will stimulate further growth in domes-

tic production.

Slow growth is expected in the other EU member

countries. While increases in consumption are ex-

pected to be the key factor stimulating future pro-

duction, nevertheless between now and 2020, it is an-

ticipated that total EU output will not increase by

more than seven per cent.

For the production ranking (table 2) the latest official

FAOSTAT data have been used rather than the esti-

mate or forecast figures shown in table 1. While more

recent data might show some changes in the ranking

among the lower order, there is unlikely to be a sig-

nificant movement among the top 10 countries,

which account for more than 80 per cent of the Eu-

ropean total.

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Performance Investigated

Carbon dioxide concentration in the house didnot affect the performance of broilers aged 28to 49 days in recent experiments in Mississippi.The researchers commented that ventilationrates to control moisture will usually exceedthat required to maintain carbon dioxide con-centration at reasonable levels.

Improvements in modern broiler housing have sub-

stantially reduced air leakage, making proper opera-

tion of ventilation systems critical to maintaining a

suitable environment, according to Joseph L. Purswell

of the USDA-ARS Poultry Research Unit in Missis-

sippi State and his co-authors there and at Mississippi

State University in a paper published recently in In-

ternational Journal of Poultry Science. Fuel prices

have increased in recent years, they added, leading to

reduced minimum ventilation in order to conserve

fuel, which increases carbon dioxide (CO2) concen-

trations within the house.

Previously, some adverse effects have been observed

on the performance or mortality of broilers up to

14 or 28 days of age with high concentrations of car-

bon dioxide by these and other researchers.

The Mississippi-based scientists conducted four trials

to assess the effects of increased carbon dioxide

concentrations on birds aged 28 to 49 days. Each trial

used 300 straight-run broilers placed in environmen-

tally controlled rooms, in which carbon dioxide con-

centrations were maintained with no added carbon

dioxide (control); 2,500ppm at all times; 2,500ppm

(day) and 4,500ppm (night); or 2,500ppm (day) and

6,500ppm (night) from 28 to 42 days of age.

The group reports that they observed no differences

in live production – in terms of body weight, body

weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion – or

processing yields between the treatments. However,

Effects of Air Quality on Broiler Performance Investigated

14

they did observe that broilers in the variable temper-

ature treatments tended to have numerically higher

bodyweights, bodyweight gain and feed intake. Fur-

thermore, although no significant differences were

found in processing and yield data, there was a signif-

icant differences in breast fillet weight; breast fillet

yield relative to carcass weight was not affected by

treatment, however.

Purswell and co-authors concluded that analysis of

ventilation rates to maintain the test conditions for

a commercial broiler house showed that while sup-

plemental heat requirements are lower with reduced

ventilation needed to maintain either 4,500 or

6,500ppm, the associated ventilation rates are inade-

quate for moisture removal.

Using current engineering design guidelines, ventila-

tion rates used to control moisture will usually ex-

ceed that required to maintain carbon dioxide

concentration at reasonable levels, the authors com-

mented.

Effects of Air Quality on BroilerPerformance Investigated

http://issuu.com/action/openurl?url=http://www.ipeweek12.net/

Smothering in poultry occurs when birds mass to-

gether, often on top of each other, resulting in death

from suffocation, explained Dr Ashleigh Bright of FAI

Farms Ltd in Oxford, UK. There are anecdotal re-

ports of smothering as a major and unpredictable

problem in the egg industry when hens are loose-

housed.

The unpredictability of smothering incidences makes

it difficult for producers to implement management

or husbandry changes to address the problem and

there is little published information on the incidence,

cause(s) or prevention of smothering, she added.

Avian hysteria was described in the US in 1962, while

a review in 1990 listed suffocation as an important

economic and production consequence of panic and

hysteria in domestic fowl and added that the causes

Investigating Losses from Smothering in Commercial Poultry Flocks

16

had not been identified and it was difficult to repro-

duce experimentally.

Dr Bright and her co-author, Elizabeth Johnson, un-

dertook a preliminary study into the incidence of

smothering and the possible causal factors at two

commercial free-range egg producers in the UK.

Their paper was published recently in Veterinary

Record.

"Smothering is particularly problematic because it is

difficult to predict and even more difficult to control,"

explained Dr Bright.

The Oxford-based researchers initially visited 10 pro-

ducers and one pullet rearer from Company X and

one producer and technical manager from Company

Investigating Losses fromSmothering in CommercialPoultry FlocksA recently published study offers an overview of the problem of smothering in layingflocks, which may account for a substantial proportion of overall mortality.

17

Y to discuss the incidence and possible causes of

smothering. The visits were followed up with a study

of the complete production and mortality records

from 10 of Company Y's farms.

The authors found that incidences of smothering

could be divided into one of three categories:

Panic smothering could occur at any time in the

production cycle and were usually one-off events,

often attributed to disturbances caused by preda-

tors, vermin, sudden noises or changes in light inten-

sity. Large numbers of birds – often more than 20 –

may be found grouped together at one end or side

of the house.

Nest box smothering was most common when

birds come into lay and resulted from one or more

birds crowding into one recently used or vacated

nest box. Mortalities ranged from one to 20 birds.

Creeping or recurring smothering appeared to

be the most problematic type of this phenomenon

as it was most common and could recur throughout

the laying cycle once started, although fewer birds

were involved at each event than with the categories

of smother. The causal factor was not always clear

but producers identified a number of possible trig-

gers, including birds coming into lay or to peak lay,

post-lay, seasonal temperature fluctuations and the

availability of litter quantities of deep and friable litter

for dust-bathing.

Examination of the production and mortality data

from the 10 flocks of Company Y showed that smoth-

ering accounted for 40 per cent of all mortality and

significant losses in egg production on the four

worst-affected farms (Table 1).

Analysis of the weekly smothering mortality from

these 10 flocks shows that several started to suffer

from the problem early in lay and it recurred sporad-

ically throughout the rest of the production period.

The researchers were unable to identify causes of

smothering that began late in the laying cycle, and

they added that this and further investigation of the

possible causes of recurrent smothering would form

part of their continuing work on the topic.

Dr Bright concluded: "Current research is investigat-

ing whether there are any behaviour changes in flocks

leading up to a smother, and we are now carrying out

a wider survey of farmers to look for possible cor-

relations between smothering incidents, environmen-

tal and management factors."

FEATURE ARTICLE

Flock Strain Birds

placed

Eggs/

bird

Total

mortality

(%)

Mortality

due to

smothering

(%)

Flock

mortality due

to smothers

(%)

No. of

smother

incidence

Eggs lost

due to

smothers

(est %)

A Bovan Goldline 6,269 178 9.00 1.40 15.90 6 20.30

B Lohmann Brown 5,932 210 13.35 0.37 2.70 4 1.96

C Columbian Blacktail 2,000 218 19.70 10.50 53.50 12 61.80

D Lohmann Brown 6,018 218 12.55 0.63 5.00 4 5.10

E Columbian Blacktail 2,000 226 11.15 5.30 47.50 13 37.30

F Bovan Goldline 6,000 228 12.30 2.10 17.65 10 18.00

G Bovan Goldline 1,000 232 9.20 0.40 4.30 1 5.00

H Columbian Blacktail 2,000 257 9.00 6.00 66.60 10 57.80

I Columbian Blacktail 2,000 258 6.60 2.95 46.80 5 24.70

J Lohmann Brown 5,760 322 15.40 1.50 6.60 5 8.60

* Calculated using the week of production of the smother and based on each hen laying six eggs per week from 21 weeks

Table 1. Smothering and production information for 10 free-range laying flocks of Company Y

Poultry Industry News

NEW REPORT PUBLISHED ON PREBIOTICS, ANTIBIOTICS

Over decades, antibiotics have routine been added in

poultry diets at low doses to maximise growth and

to control intestinal pathogens that accidentally con-

taminate poultry products during processing. Ac-

cording to Research and Markets, unfortunately, this

practice has favoured resistance to antibiotics among

human pathogens. Consequently, human infections

are more difficult to treat. There is, now, increasing

interests to discontinue the use of antibiotics in the

nutrition of livestock animals.

There is, therefore, an urge to develop biological

products that could sustain efficiency of production

and safety of poultry meat and eggs for human con-

sumption in the absence of antibiotics. Prebiotics are

considered as potential alternatives to antibiotics, but

scientific evidences are lacking.

The publisher says its book – entitled Prebiotics and

antibiotics in poultry health. Edition No. 1 – helps elu-

cidating the mechanisms...

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HEN WELFARE DIRECTIVE DISCUSSED AT AG COUNCIL

EU - At the 3120th meeting of the EU Agriculture

and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg this week

under the presidency of Marek Sawicki, Minister for

Rural Development of Poland, there were discussions

on the CAP reform proposals, implementation of the

laying hens directive, the fisheries partnership agree-

ment with Guinea Bissau and amendments of fishing

opportunities for certain fish stocks.

As regards agriculture, ministers had an exchange of

views on the common agricultural policy (CAP) re-

form package, thus initiating in the Council the de-

bate on the future of CAP for the months. to come.

In addition, the Council held a policy debate on the

distribution of food products to the most deprived

persons in the Union. Ministers could not secure a

majority in favour of the Commission proposal.

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Health & Welfare News

CONSUMERS CONFUSED BY WELFARE LABELLING

UK - A consumer survey has led AB Sustain to call

for the scrapping of the wide array of 'confusing' an-

imal welfare labels.

A huge 83 per cent of shoppers find the abundance

of animal welfare logos and labels on fresh meat

packs 'confusing', according to new research – and an

even greater 93 per cent would like to see the labels

abolished and each retailer implement their own sin-

gle standard, assuring consumers that a high level of

animal welfare has been adhered to.

The feeling appears to be reasonably consistent

across all age groups. Over-55s are the most in favour

of each retailer implementing their own standard,

with 88 per cent of those polled in that age category

finding the number of labels confusing, against 81 per

cent of 18- to 24-year-olds. Some 98 per cent of

over-55s support the introduction of a single stan-

dard per retailer, against 89 per cent of the youngest

age category.

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WSPA PLACES WELFARE AT HEART OF VET TRAINING

UK - World Society for the Protection of Animals

(WSPA) has showcased a blueprint for vets to inte-

grate animal welfare into the curriculum and practical

training.

WSPA's message was closely linked to the global sus-

tainability theme of the closing event of the World

Veterinary Year, held in Cape Town, South Africa, ear-

lier this month, attended by some 2,000 vet profes-

sionals from more than 150 nations.

In a side-event and at the charity's conference stand,

delegates heard how WSPA's education and emer-

gency work with veterinarians shows how the pro-

fession is interlinked with the ecosystem and human

and animal health in the quest for global sustainability.

About one billion of the world's poorest people de-

pend on animals for food, income, social status or cul-

tural identification...

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STOCKING RATE DISCUSSIONSON-GOING

AUSTRALIA - Nationwide consultations are being

held to establish clear definitions for terms such as

'free-range' and 'free to roam' for hens and broilers

to narrow the gap between industry practice and

consumer perceptions.

The increasingly contentious issue of free-range

stocking rates for poultry is under the microscope,

with egg producers meeting around Australia to draw

up a new maximum standard of 20,000 birds a

hectare (two birds a square metre).

The Land reports that the proposed minimum is far

higher than the current recommended 1,500 birds

per hectare but the Australian Egg Corporation Lim-

ited argues existing models put no binding obligation

on producers, some of whom have have lifted hen

densities well above 20,000 per hectare.

This month's egg standards meetings come just as

the poultry meat industry...

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LAB FOR VIRUS RESEARCHOPENED AT PIRBRIGHT

UK - Minister has marked milestones in new £100-

million world-class laboratory build at the Institute

for Animal Health (IAH) in Pirbright.

Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts,

has led a ceremony to mark milestones in construc-

tion of a brand new high-containment facility at the

Institute for Animal Health (IAH) in Pirbright, Surrey.

He said: "The Government has made significant in-

vestment in this world-class facility, ensuring the UK

remains at the forefront of research into animal dis-

eases. This brings benefits for animal and human

health, the agricultural industry and global food se-

curity. I am very impressed by the outstanding

progress being made here at Pirbright."

Staff from IAH and construction staff from national

contractor...

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Poultry Industry News

20

USPOULTRY, FOUNDATION APPROVENEW RESEARCH GRANTS

US - USPoultry and the USPoultry Foundation have

approved a total of $271,839 for seven new research

grants at six institutions. Each organisation will share

appropriately similar amounts for the funding.

The research funding was approved by the boards of

directors of both organisations, based on recommen-

dations from the Foundation Research Advisory

Committee. The committee evaluates research pro-

posals to determine their value to the industry, and

then makes recommendations to the boards for

funding. Committee members are professional spe-

cialists from different segments of the poultry and

egg industry who represent a variety of disciplines.

The Association's research programme dates back to

the early 1960s, when funds were first approved for

poultry disease research. It gradually grew into a

comprehensive program incorporating all phases of

poultry and egg production and processing. Since the

inception of the research...

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SCIENTISTS MAKE PROGRESS ONCOCCIDIOSIS VACCINE

UK - Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and

Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),

among others, have taken the first step in developing

a new type of vaccine to protect chickens against

coccidiosis, the most important parasite of poultry

globally.

A vaccine of this type – based on proteins from the

coccidiosis bug rather than being derived from a live

parasite – could be produced on a larger scale than

is currently possible so could be used to provide

much more widespread protection to chicken flocks.

Protecting against animal diseases is going to play an

important role in ensuring global food security.

The researchers have produced a much more de-

tailed picture of how coccidiosis attacks chickens, un-

covering the protein molecules which are secreted

onto the surface of the...

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PROGRESS ON SALMONELLA VACCINE FOR POULTRY, HUMANS

US - North Carolina State University professors are

looking to reduce the threat of Salmonella, which in-

fects 1.2 million people a year.

Salmonella has been a subject of caution but instead

of brushing off the pathogen, microbiology professor

Hosni Hassan has embraced the microbe for a career

in research, according to a report in NC State Uni-

versity's Technician Online.

Dr Hassan is developing a Salmonella vaccine that

aims to make poultry and eggs safe for human con-

sumption and to prevent foodborne diseases.

Up to this point, he has worked to make a weakened,

non-pathogenic strand of Salmonella and his next

step is to develop this as a vaccine to test on humans.

He explained: "It could possibly be used in a preven-

tive pill for food poisoning...

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MADHYA PRADESH BANS MOULTINGTHROUGH STARVATION

MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA - The Government of

Madhya Pradesh has directed egg producers to dis-

continue starvation force-moulting of laying hens.

The Government of Madhya Pradesh became the

24th state in India to direct its egg producers to

cease starvation force molting of laying hens. The

Madhya Pradesh Director of Animal Husbandry has

requested officials to ensure that the state's egg pro-

ducers comply with the Animal Welfare Board of

India's order to immediately discontinue starvation

force molting regimes.

In March, the Animal Welfare Board of India con-

firmed that starvation force molting is a punishable

offence under India's Prevention of Cruelty to Ani-

mals Act of 1960, and ordered all egg production fa-

cilities to immediately discontinue the practice.

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Health & Welfare News

IRAN REPORTS FIRST BIRD FLU OUTBREAKS

IRAN - Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has

broken out in village ducks at two locations in the

north of the country.

The veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notifi-

cation dated 13 October to the World Organisation

for Animal Health (OIE).

The report describes two outbreaks of HPAI, both

starting on 13 September in free-range village duck

flocks in the region of Mazaran in the north of the

country, near the Caspian Sea. In total, 2,682 ducks

were involved, of which 535 showed symptoms, 345

died and 2,337 birds were destroyed.

The presence of the H5N1 sub-type of the HPAI

virus has been confirmed.

The last reported outbreak of bird flu in Iran was in

August 2008.

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BIRD FLU VACCINATION SPURSVIRUS EVOLUTION

Inadequate poultry immunization programs may

cause higher mutations rates in the bird flu virus, ren-

dering the vaccine ineffective and increasing the

threat of cross-species transmission.

The H5N1 Type A influenza, commonly known as bird

flu, is mutating faster in countries that have been im-

plementing wide-scale, but incomplete, vaccinations

of poultry, according to a report published online in

Vaccine (October 12). The genetic changes accrued

by the viruses rendered the vaccinations ineffective,

and increased the risk that the virus could jump to

humans.

That spotty vaccination campaigns seem “to favor

viral mutation, has been suspected for a long time,

but this is the first study which is providing hard ev-

idence for it,” Marisa Peyre, a researcher with the

French Agricultural Research Center for Interna-

tional Development who was not involved in the re-

search, said in an email.

Bird flu has plagued poultry farmers for years, wiping

out entire stocks, and occasionally jumping to the

farmers themselves. In 2006, for example, the disease

caused 79 human deaths worldwide. That same year,

Egypt implemented wide-scale immunization pro-

grams against the virus, treating millions of farmed

poultry with an H5N1 vaccine. Recent news, how-

ever, suggested that such....

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CONFERENCE TACKLES ANTIBIOTIC USE

US – The issue of antibiotic use in food animals and

its effect on antibiotic resistance in humans was dis-

cussed at a two-day conference in Chicago, writes

Chris Wright, senior editor of ThePoultrySite.

“Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: A Dialogue for a

Common Purpose” a symposium organised by the

National Institute for Animal Agriculture, took a close

look at how antibiotics are used in animal husbandry

and its effects on human health.

Dr Scott Hurd from Iowa State University set the

stage by saying that the presence of a hazard creates

concern, but concern is not risk. Human health risk

requires sufficient exposure that will result in actual

harm.

He stressed that the causal chain for antimicrobial

resistant (AMR) bacterial food borne risk assessment

includes:

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GERMANY CLEARED OFLOW-PATH BIRD FLU

GERMANY - The veterinary authority reports no

new outbreaks of low-pathogenic avian influenza

(LPAI) since July.

The veterinary authority sent Follow Up Report No.

11 dated 26 October to the World Organisation for

Animal Health (OIE).

With no new outbreaks of LPAI since July 2011, the

report describes the event as 'resolved'.

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COMPETITION TRIBUNAL TOCONTINUE CASES

SOUTH AFRICA - The Competition Tribunal is con-

tinuing with cases of anti-competitive behaviour in

the poultry industry.

The Competition Tribunal has dismissed a case

against Ross Poultry Breeders, reports Fin24, but it

is continuing with cases against Astral Operations

Limited and Elite Breeding Farms.

The three poultry companies applied to the tribunal

in August to dismiss a case of anti-competitive behav-

iour brought against them by the Competition Com-

mission.

On Thursday last week, the tribunal agreed to dismiss

the case against Ross Poultry Breeders. It decided

that Astral Operations and Elite Breeding Farms

would still face allegations of anti-competitive behav-

iour.

The commission referred the case to the tribunal in

June 2008.

Astral, Elite and Ross Poultry had argued that the

case referred against them differed in material re-

spects from the complaint originally brought to the

commission.

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Poultry Industry News

HY-LINE INTERNATIONAL HONOURSUGANDA DISTRIBUTOR

UGANDA - Biyinzika Enterprises was recently hon-

oured by Hy-Line International and received an

award recognising five years of serving as the Hy-Line

distributor in Uganda.

In that short time, Biyinzika has been able to take the

Hy-Line Brown to the market leader position in

Uganda with over 50 per cent market share. Also, Biy-

inzika provides day-old chicks for export to nearby

countries.

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Breeding & Genetics

INDBRO DEVELOPS LINES FOR LOW-INPUT POULTRY SYSTEMS

INDIA - The Government of India is encouraging the

private sector to undertake pure line breeding work

within the country, with the aims to reduce depend-

ency on imports and the health risks associated with

importation, as well as to develop the technological

capability of the country to export breeding stock.

There is wide variation in the environment, housing

systems and the feed used in tropical and the West-

ern countries, and top quality agricultural inputs will

be channelled towards the growing human popula-

tion rather than poultry in future. Birds bred in trop-

ical countries with marginal inputs perform better in

the tropics but also excel when the environment is

improved. This genotype × environment interaction

provides an opportunity to breed the birds in India.

The technical and non-technical manpower required

for the poultry breeding work is available in India at

a reasonable cost.

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CHINESE IMPRESSED BY USINDUSTRY'S EFFICIENCY

US - A group of Chinese customers were given an in-

sight into US chicken production when they visited

Tyson Foods and Pilgrims.

The visit was organised by Cobb-Vantress whose di-

rector of Asian sales and technical service, Charles

Calvert, said their guests were impressed by the effi-

ciency of the US industry from hatching egg produc-

tion through to processing.

He said: "The Chinese industry is becoming more and

more sophisticated, and is increasingly looking to the

Cobb500 for its broiler growth, feed efficiency and

meat yield to improve its overall profitability."

The visitors, who included Cobb franchise distribu-

tors Beijing Poultry Breeding Company, saw a Pil-

grims' parent stock farm in Georgia, a hatchery,

broiler production and the Tyson Foods' Albertville

processing plant with an output of 1.8 million birds

per week.

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INSTITUTE INTRODUCES NEWEGG-LAYING BIRD

NIGERIA - The Zaria-based National Animal Produc-

tion Research Institute (NAPRI) has introduced a

new egg line, Shika Brown, which that can lay eggs

continuously for two years.

Citing the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), PM News

reports that the Institute is charged with the man-

date of carrying out research into all forms of live-

stock and animals both wild and domestic.

Dr Grace Erakpotabor, the Principal Research Officer

in the institute, told NAN in Abuja that the line of

layer bird was developed recently by the institute to

save the country the cost of importing layer birds.

&ldquoShika Brown bird is one of the major recent

achievements of the institute; before now, we used

to import layer birds from other countries."

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24

ANHUI POULTRY LAUNCHESNEW WEB SITE

CHINA - Duck company, Anhui Taiyang Poultry, has

launched a new corporate web site.

Anhui Taiyang Poultry Co., Inc., a vertically integrated

duck breeder, processor and distributor, has an-

nounced the launch of its new corporate web site,

www.taiyangpoultry.com.

Aimed to strengthen communications with share-

holders, prospective investors and business partners,

Anhui Poultry's web site provides important, easily

accessible information regarding the Company's busi-

ness units, facilities and industry. The web site also

provides a centralized investor relations destination

portal which includes information regarding corpo-

rate governance, access to SEC filings and press re-

leases.

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TURKEY PROJECT ENDS CHAPTER INEARLY BROILER STORY

UK - Kelly Turkeys is to invest in new accommodation

for its turkey breeding programme – and so replace

two buildings where some of the first broiler chick-

ens were reared in the UK almost 60 years ago.

The traditional turkey breeders have been using the

buildings at Wyck Farm at Maldon in Essex, for hous-

ing pure line and grandparent stock for more than 40

years and are now planning to install state-of-the-art

housing.

The original buildings – two wooden sheds totalling

12,000 square feet – were put up by John Ogier, one

of the pioneers of broiler chickens in the UK, who

used them to rear 10,000-bird flocks in the 1950s. It

was he and Geoffrey Sykes who introduced from the

United States the concept of broilers – chickens

reared specifically for meat.

After John Ogier, a motor racing enthusiast, was killed

in a road accident, Derek Kelly bought the farm and

himself reared broilers...

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BAIADA LIVESTOCK MANAGERS VISITAVIAGEN UK

UK - Aviagen hosted Mike Govers and Jim Barr from

Baiada Poultry Pty Limited to visit and review flock

management practices being carried out in the UK.

The guests got a chance to tour several Aviagen

grandparent facilities and also a number of Vion

breeder farms at various stages of production during

their week-long visit.

“It is always beneficial to provide customers with the

opportunity to see operations in other countries”

commented Alan Thomson, Aviagen Regional Com-

mercial and Technical Manager.

“Reviewing and comparing production management

programmes typically surfaces some new ideas or al-

ternative thinking that can often help both parties in

their quest for performance improvement.”

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Breeding & Genetics

SIERAD EXPANDS POULTRYBREEDING BUSINESS

INDONESIA - Indonesian Poultry integrator, Sierad,

is to invest around IDR 350 billion to expand its poul-

try breeding business.

Sierad Produce Tbk recently held a special ceremony

at the farms at the Lebak Regency of Banten Province

to mark the project.

The project aims to build five farms and a hatchery

on a 250 hectare site.

Three of the farms are expected to be in operation

shortly.

The company said the project is being financed by PT.

Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. and other

stakeholders.

When fully operational the farms are expected to

produce 15 million day old chicks a year, according

to reports.

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AVIAGEN'S EUROPEAN TECHNICALTEAM BREEDS SUCCESS

EUROPE - Aviagen's European Technical Team re-

cently held its twice-annual meeting to share infor-

mation from across 38 countries.

The team, which is constantly increasing to reflect

Aviagen's growing European network, supports more

than 50 million parent stock birds and provides a

wealth of practical knowledge on a wide variety of

topics. With so many different countries served, Tech-

nical Managers discuss and share performance data

from a variety of environmental and management

conditions which gives a great picture of the true

performance potential of Aviagen birds.

Utilising feedback from customers as well as Aviagen's

own extensive research and development work, the

three-day meeting, chaired by Alan Thomson, Regional

Technical and Commercial Manager, Western Europe

and UK, focused on best practice and sharing knowl-

edge and included presentations on feed processing

and a research and development update. The team

also took part in a research and development work-

shop.

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Poultry Industry News

VIETNAM, UN REVIEW FIGHT AGAINST HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA

Vietnam in cooperation with the United Nations De-

velopment Program (UNDP) and the Food and Agri-

culture Organization (FAO) organized a workshop

here on Friday to finalize implementations in Phase

2 of the UN-Vietnam Joint Program to fight against

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) during

2007-2011.

The workshop is not only to review the achieve-

ments but also from that, Vietnam hopes to receive

more supports from the UN agencies, said Bui Ba

Bong, Vietnamese vice minister of Agriculture and

Rural Development.

According to the report, so far, Vietnam's project on

prevention of HPAI has basically achieved the targets

in terms of making plans, policies and strategies for

the veterinary sector, assessing the impacts of de-

struction of poultry to the...

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USPOULTRY SEMINAR FOCUSED ONHEALTH & PERFORMANCE

US - "LT (infectious laryngotracheitis) is a respiratory

virus of chickens and pheasants that does not affect

humans or other animals. LT reveals weak areas in

biosecurity practice as the virus is easily transported

on people and things. It is a community disease and

must be approached with a community mind-set,"

said Dr Phil Stayer, Corporate Veterinarian for

Sanderson Farms.

Dr Stayer was speaking to live production managers

and service techs from throughout the poultry indus-

try who had gathered at the 2011 Poultry Production

and Health seminar in Charlotte, North Carolina. The

annual conference is sponsored by US Poultry & Egg

Association's Poultry && Egg Institute.

Dr Stayer provided "one person's perspective" on at-

tempts to control the LT outbreak in Mississippi in

the first half of this year.

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Biosecurity & Hygiene

BIOSECURITY HELPS PREVENTCHICKEN DISEASES

BORNEO - Biosecurity can curtail the outbreak of

dreaded chicken diseases such as Newcastle Disease

(ND), where a virulent strain has been known to

wipe out an entire flock.

The Borneo Post reports that biosecurity does not

restrict itself to disease prevention but also on pest

management, said a source from the local veterinary

office.

“The stricter ones (farm operators) even restrict vis-

itors’ movements – where they would need to put

on special clothing before entering. Some even had

their vehicles disinfected.

“This is because visitors serve as a tool to spread the

virus as they go about visiting different farms. In lay-

man's terms, such measures are adopted to prevent

outside virus from being brought into the farm,” the

source told The Borneo Post.

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BOOST BIOSECURITY AND HALT DISEASE

IRELAND - Most people have heard the saying that

prevention is better than cure. Farmers prevent dis-

eases from entering or spreading on farms by vacci-

nating, treating sick animals, culling affected animals

and most important of all, by stopping diseases en-

tering in the first place.

Ireland's The Independent reports that by putting

biosecurity measures in place to protect their herds

from common diseases, farmers are giving themselves

a safety net against a serious outbreak of any partic-

ular condition. For many years now, pig and poultry

farms have recognised that protecting their stock

from diseases is cost effective.

More beef and dairy farms are starting to come to

the same conclusion due to the recent publicity sur-

rounding outbreaks of IBR, BVD and Johne's and the

huge cost they can inflict on a beef or dairy herd for

many years.

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FORMALDEHYDE FOR DISINFECTIONOF HATCHING EGGS

SPAIN - The conclusion of a meeting in Madrid was

that there is now a safe and effective alternative to

formaldehyde for hatchery disinfection, according to

CID Lines.

On 11 October, Lieven Dambre, CID Lines' Product

manager for intensive animal production, was invited

to the first CEVA hatchery university in Madrid to

give a lecture on the alternatives for formaldehyde in

disinfection of hatching eggs.

More than 40 supervising veterinarians, plant man-

agers and quality supervisors from the entire Spanish

incubator industry attended this seminar.

The conclusion was that there is now an alternative

to formaldehyde that is safe for human health and re-

sults in better disinfection without any threat to

hatchability whatsoever.

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GOOD BIOSECURITY IMPORTANT FORLIVESTOCK HEALTH

US - For livestock producers, now is a critical time

to have good biosecurity practices in place to protect

herds from the occurrence and transfer of diseases,

according to a University of Arkansas Pine Bluff

(UAPB) extension specialist.

Many animals have been travelling to be shown in

state and county fairs, and they may bring home more

than ribbons. They may harbour parasites or diseases

that producers haven't had on their farms in the past,

says David Fernandez, Ph.D., UAPB Extension live-

stock specialist.

"Animals at shows, or those purchased from sale

barns, have the potential to be exposed to numerous

diseases and disease strains from all over the state

or country that they have never encountered before,

and so have little resistance to them," he said.

Read More...

Poultry Industry News

LITTER CONSUMPTION AFFECTS GUTDEVELOPMENT

AUSTRALIA - Research at Poultry CRC has demon-

strated that broilers consume a considerable amount

of litter, which stimulates gut development, and that

the amount consumed depends on the type of ma-

terial.

In the latest edition of e-Chook news, Poultry CRC

CEO, Dr Mingan Choct draws our attention to his

orgnaisation's findings on the effects of litter con-

sumption and litter type on gut development and

health in layers and broilers. This is financially impor-

tant for two reasons. Firstly, some poultry producers

are facing difficulties in sourcing certain types of litter

material between batches because of availability and

price. Secondly, as explained below, a poorly-devel-

oped gut may mean reduced feed efficiency.

Poultry CRC has completed two research projects

and one student project on this topic. The first proj-

ect report is entitled 'Use of different dust bathing

materials for layers...

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HIGHER LEVELS OF DDGS MAY BEUSED IN LAYING HEN DIETS

aying hens can be fed levels of up to 15 per cent dried

distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and perhaps

up to 25 per cent, without adverse effects, according

to researchers at the University of Nebraska. They

added that the resulting increase in yolk colour may

be an advantage in some markets.

High corn and soybean prices have made the search

for ways to decrease poultry feed costs more impor-

tant than ever. According to the Poultry Science As-

sociation (PSA), researchers at the University of

Nebraska have identified one possible approach that

may be effective for laying hens: increasing the per-

centage of dried distillers grains with solubles

(DDGS) used in hens’ diets. DDGS serve as a valu-

able source of energy, protein and amino acids in

poultry diets.

The researchers – Drs Mahmoud Masa’deh, Sheila

Purdum and Katherine Hanford...

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AB VISTA COMPLETES REGISTRATIONFOR ENZYMES

EU - AB Vista has significantly extended the reach of

two of its market-leading enzyme products in the EU.

The standing committee have given the go-ahead for

both the xylanase product Econase® XT, and the

phytase product Finase® EC to be marketed for use

across an extended range of pig and poultry feed ap-

plications. Specifically, Econase XT can now be used

in feed for grower and finisher pigs, plus laying hens

and all minor poultry species, including game birds

and ducks. Finase EC is now also registered for use

in feed for sows making it the only bacterial phytase

with registration for all poultry species and for use

in all pig and piglet diets.

The recent approvals mean that AB Vista can now

offer full regulatory coverage for both products.

Econase XT is the first...

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NO END IN SIGHT TO HIGH CHICKEN PRICES

JAMAICA - Leading chicken producers have warned

that continuing high feed prices will push up the cost

of Christmas poultry.

Jamaicans can expect to pay record sums for their

Christmas birds this year, the country's two top poul-

try producers warn.

According to Jamaica Observer, soaring prices for im-

ported corn and soybean plus monopoly-priced elec-

tricity have driven the costs of producing chickens to

their highest fall levels ever, says Jamaica Broilers.

The benchmark price for a Grade A Whole Bird now

stands at JMD283 per kg, up from JMD244 per kg this

time last year, said Ian Parsard, vice-president finance

and energy at Jamaica Broilers. "That's a 16 per cent

increase."

Read More...

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Feeding & Nutrition

BIOMIN SUPPORTS POULTRY NUTRITION CONFERENCE

TURKEY - Biomin continues to strengthen its pres-

ence at WPSA conferences around the world, this

time returning to support the 18th European Sym-

posium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN) in Çesme on 31

October to 4 November 2011.

More than 1,000 experts in poultry nutrition are ex-

pected to converge at the ESPN conference. As a re-

liable partner working to advance the performance

of poultry nutrition, Biomin is pleased to be the Plat-

inum Sponsor of ESPN 2011 and welcomes you to

join Biomin at its booth and seminar.

The Biomin technical seminar, held on Thursday 3

November, will address the issue of 'Performance –

Profit – Planet'. Under this theme, Biomin wishes to

share with the poultry scientific community findings

that could contribute to providing a link among these

pillars, and consequently, to actively participate in

providing solutions that address the future challenges

of the poultry industry.

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DSM PRODUCT RECEIVES SPACE INNOVATION AWARD

FRANCE - Rovimix® MaxichickTM from DSM Nu-

tritional Products has received the 2011 Innov'SPACE

award in recognition of its special value to the poul-

try industry.

The award was made by Michel Morein, Vice-Presi-

dent of the Regional Council of Brittany, a body

which exists to develop the attractiveness of Brittany

and the quality of life of the people who live in this

region of France. It was received on behalf of DSM

by Vérane Gigaud, who is responsible for poultry

market development in France. The setting was the

social event organised for exhibitors at the closure

of the first day of the 25th Innov’SPACE trade fair,

held in Rennes, the administrative capital of Brittany,

last month.

Rovimix Maxichick is the combination of Rovimix

Hy-D® (free-flowing spray-dried 25-hydroxyvitamin

D3 powder) and Carophyll® Red 10% (canthaxanthin

in a corn starch-coated matrix).

Read More...

NOVUS PROMOTES EGG NUTRITIONON A GLOBAL SCALE

GLOBAL - Novus International held education

events worldwide to help people understand the nu-

tritional value in eggs in connection with World Egg

Day last week.

As the world population soars, an increased demand

for food, particularly protein, accompanies a rise in

the number of people occupying the world. Accord-

ing to the World Health Organization, hunger is the

single largest threat to public health. With an esti-

mated 9.2 billion mouths to feed by 2050, producing

enough low-cost, nutrient-dense protein is more im-

portant than ever before.

For global leader in animal health and nutrition

Novus International, commitment to the poultry in-

dustry – raising healthy birds...

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FEEDING TRIALS SHOW POTENTIALFOR 'ETHANOL ALGAE'

US - Green Plains and BioProcess Algae have com-

pleted the first phase of a series of animal feeding tri-

als with algae grown at an ethanol plant. In poultry,

the companies' algae had a similar protein composi-

tion to high-protein soybean meal and a higher en-

ergy content.

Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. and BioProcess

Algae, LLC have announced the successful comple-

tion of the first round of algae-based poultry feed tri-

als. The algae strains produced for the feed trials

demonstrated high energy and protein content that

was readily available, similar to other high value feed

products used in the feeding of poultry today.

The algae strains used in the feed trials were grown

in BioProcess Algae's Grower HarvesterTM reactors

co-located with...

Read More...

Poultry Industry News

HEN WELFARE DIRECTIVE DISCUSSED AT AG COUNCIL

EU - At the 3120th meeting of the EU Agriculture

and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg this week

under the presidency of Marek Sawicki, Minister for

Rural Development of Poland, there were discussions

on the CAP reform proposals, implementation of the

laying hens directive, the fisheries partnership agree-

ment with Guinea Bissau and amendments of fishing

opportunities for certain fish stocks.

As regards agriculture, ministers had an exchange of

views on the common agricultural policy (CAP) re-

form package, thus initiating in the Council the de-

bate on the future of CAP for the months. to come.

In addition, the Council held a policy debate on the

distribution of food products to the most deprived

persons in the Union. Ministers could not secure a

majority in favour of the Commission proposal.

Read More...

LED LIGHT SAID TO RAISEPRODUCTION AND CUT COSTS

US - A poultry light has been developed to increase

layer and breeder production and decrease energy

costs, according to inventors, Once Innovations.

A new LED poultry barn lamp has been developed

that has high expectations of increasing production

and profitability of layer and breeder operators. Im-

petus for the project was based on research showing

improved health, welfare, and reproductive activity of

hens exposed to certain wavelengths of light on the

electromagnetic spectrum. Knowing this, and applying

a keen understanding of the relationship between

poultry biology and behaviour, led Once Innovations

(ONCE) to invent a lamp with enhanced blue and red

spectral output compared to incandescent, CFL, HPS,

and standard LED lamps.

Zdenko Grajcar, ONCE Chief Technology Officer,

said: "This is an exciting time for the poultry

industry.

Read More...

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Housing & Equipment

TOUGH TIMES AHEAD FOREGG PRODUCERS

UK - To stabilise the egg market, the number of laying

hens across the EU needs to decline by around 20 to

40 million laying hens but egg prices are unlikely to

increase until Easter 2012. This is the view of Klaus

Torborg of Lohmann Animal Health, who was speak-

ing at a dinner for UK egg producers in Shropshire.

Mr Toborg said that many producers would go out of

business because they did not have the money to

reinvest in new systems after the ban on conventional

cages on 1 January 2012.

However, reports from the field suggested that the

final transition from cages to alternative systems

would take two years. He did not expect producers

to be penalised in the first half of 2012, due to the

authorities concentrating on dealing with the financial

crisis.

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ROYAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROMSAUDI-ARABIA

SAUDI ARABIA - Taking home a big 'thank you' for

the long years of loyalty, Big Dutchman area sales

manager, Khalid Abdelrahman, recently returned from

Riyadh.

For 20 years now, the German equipment supplier

has been exhibiting their poultry systems on the

Saudi Agriculture poultry show in Saudi-Arabia. A fact

which was also recognised in a special ceremony at-

tended by high members of the Saudi-Arabian admin-

istration: Together with the Saudi-Arabian agricultural

minister, Dr Fahd bin Abdulrahman Balghunaim,

Prince Saud Bin Abdallah Al Faisal, member of the

Saudi royal family and Chairman of Riyadh Exhibition

Center (REC), presented Khalid Abdelrahman with a

decorative anniversary award.

The Saudi Agriculture Show started back in 1981. In

the meantime, the most important agricultural show

in the Gulf States has developed a great appeal.

Read More...

NI FARMERS' GROUPS IN BRUSSELSTO DISCUSS CAGE BAN

NORTHERN IRELAND - Ulster Farmers' Union

(UFU) representatives were in Brussels last week to

discuss implementation of the Welfare of Laying Hens

Directive.

UFU Poultry Policy Committee Chairman, John

McLenaghan, and UFU Policy Officer, Colin Smith,

were in Brussels last week and joined the other UK

Farming Unions, and farming organisations through-

out Europe, to discuss the implementation of the

Welfare of Laying Hens Directive (WHLD) or cage

ban as it is commonly known.

While in Brussels, they also spoke to Dr Andrea

Gavinelli, Head of the Animal Welfare Unit at the Eu-

ropean Commission, at an Eggs and Poultry Advisory

Group Meeting at DG Agriculture. At the meeting, Dr

Gavinelli echoed comments made by European

Comn intra-community trade...

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Poultry Industry News

DOREP HATCHERY PROJECTFACES COLLAPSE

KENYA - The collapse of the Dorep project has left

farmers facing losses.

Farmers who have invested thousands of shillings

(KES) in what has been a lucrative poultry business

for years now face an uncertain future, according to

The Nation of Kenya.

Dorep, a firm that entered into an agreement with

hundred of farmers spread across the country, is no

longer purchasing poultry and their products.

The members are now stuck with thousands of eggs

and have no idea where to sell them.

A pioneer farmer, Sammy Ndung'u, recently bor-

rowed KES200,000 from Agriculture Finance Corpo-

ration, which he all pumped into the Dorep poultry

project.

He explained: "Since early last...

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PETERSIME CUSTOMER CENTREOFFICIALLY INAUGURATED

BELGIUM - Petersime has recently officially inaugu-

rated its brand new Customer Centre as well as its

extended and modernized production facilities, lo-

cated at the headquarters in Zulte (Olsene).

During the inauguration ceremony, the ribbon was

cut by Henk Heyerick, Mayor of Zulte, and Peter

Frank, Managing Director of the Thyssen-Bornemisza

Group (TBG).

The event was attended by representatives of the

government of Zulte, the management of shareholder

Food Processing Systems, and Petersime’s major Bel-

gian customers, suppliers, and scientific partners.

After the official cutting of the ribbon, the guests en-

joyed a guided tour through the Customer Centre

and the production facilities and a reception.

Read More...

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Incubation & Hatching

PAS REFORM GROWS IN LATIN AMERICA AND RUSSIA

Agrobueyca, Venzuela's leading integration and feed

manufacturer, is to expand operations with a brand

new Smart single-stage hatchery from Pas Reform,

capable of producing 1.3 million day old chicks per

week.

The new hatchery, completed in July 2011, incorpo-

rates SmartSet setters, SmartHatch hatchers, an en-

tire hatchery climate control system and a

comprehensive hatchery automation line, to deliver

one of the largest and most modern broiler hatch-

eries to date in Latin America.

A family-owned and run business, Agrobueyca was

established in Venezuela in 1992, headed by Antonio

Gomez who together with his team has been work-

ing on plans for the new hatchery complex for the

past two years."

PAS Reform has also expanded the Smart range, with

SmartTransfer, the latest hatchery innovation.

It is an ergonomically designed, fully automated setter

trolley loader that enables a single operator to safely

transfer all 32 trays from a farm trolley to the setter

trolley simultaneously, in less than two minutes.

Meanwhile, Pas Reform has expanded its Latin Amer-

ican network, with the appointment of Rodrigo Pardo

of R&M Corporation to deliver sales and technical

support services in Colombia and Balanceados y

Saneamientos to represent Smart single-stage incu-

bation technologies in Peru.

Since the launch of its new production facility Pas Re-

form do Brasil, demand for the Company's Smart

technologies, project management and training serv-

ices has soared in Latin America.

Pas Reform is also continuing to deliver substantial

market growth in Russia, as work begins on a new

Smart hatchery complex for Timashevskaya Poultry

Farms, in the south-eastern Samara region.

Read More...

ORKA GOES TO IPE 2012

US - ORKA Food Technology – better known as

EggTester.com – will participate in International Poul-

try Expo 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia, from 24 to 26 Jan-

uary at booth 2149.

Instruments manufactured by ORKA are gaining

world market share based on their versatility, cost

and reliability and you may see a real-time demo of

ORKA products.

The current range comprises:

The Egg Analyzer – this instrument determines the

weight of eggs, albumen height, Haugh units, yolk

color and USDA grade for routine quality control and

regulatory compliance

The Egg Force Reader – this device measures the

force required to crush a shell and is a direct meas-

ure of marketability

The Egg Shell Thickness Gauge...

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Poultry Industry News

SANDERSON EXPECTS CHICKENOUTPUT TO RISE

US - Chicken processor, Sanderson Farms, has an-

nounced it will expand its own production next year

while the industry continues to face a glut of meat

and low prices.

Sanderson Farms Inc. expects to produce more

chicken meat in 2012 than it will in 2011, the com-

pany said last week.

Sanderson told investors during a presentation it ex-

pects to turn out 2.849 billion pounds of chicken in

2012, or 3.3 per cent more than it expects to pro-

duce in 2011.

Sanderson Chief Executive, Joe Sanderson Jr., also said

he expects data to show the US chicken industry

produced heavy amounts of meat in September and

October, despite the fact it is facing an historic glut

of inventory.

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ACQUISITION BOOSTED MOY PARK'S PROFITS

NORTHERN IRELAND - An overview of the busi-

ness of chicken and turkey company, Moy Park.

Moy Park is headquartered in Craigavon but is a large

organisation with activities throughout the UK and

Ireland, with a subsidiary in France, according to

Belfast Telegraph. The main activities of this Northern

Ireland-controlled group are in locally farmed poultry.

The group also produces and sells a range of com-

plementary convenience food products and brands.

Moy Park is itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of a

large Brazilian company, Marfrig. Marfrig has an even

wider range of commercial interests in meat and

meat products and appears to have an interest in sup-

plying some of these products from Brazil to western

Europe.

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Processing & Packaging

EU STEPS UP DIOXIN CONTAMINATION PREVENTION

EU – The European Commission is to put forward

new proposals to improve the protection of con-

sumers and industry against a possible dioxin con-

tamination.

The scheme has been endorsed the EU Member

States at the Standing Committee on the Food Chain

and Animal Health (SCoFCAH).

In particular, four measures will be implemented

throughout the EU by the middle of next year.

They aim to further reduce the risk of contamination

in the food chain and the measures will avoid food

recalls from the market and significant financial costs

to the consumers and industries.

John Dalli, EU Health and Consumer Commissioner

welcomed the support of the Member States for the

Commission proposal and added: "The decision taken

today is the EU's response to last winter's dioxin

crisis.

Read more...

GOVT PROMISES MORE MODERNPROCESSING FACILITIES

PHILIPPINES - The government has announced plans

to build four or five more modern slaughterhouses

and poultry processing facilities.

The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) plans

to build four to five AAA public slaughterhouses and

poultry dressing plants to help boost the competi-

tiveness of the Philippines' meat industry, according

to Visayan Daily Star.

At the agency's 39th anniversary programme and

2011 Meat Safety Consciousness Week celebration

in Metro Manila yesterday, NMIS Executive Director,

Jane Bacayo, said: "We have an approved 180 million

pesos [PHP] in our 2012 budget for such purpose."

He said the planned slaughterhouses and dressing

plants will function as service facilities where live-

stock and poultry producers can bring respective an-

imal produce for proper slaughtering under sanitary

conditions.

Read More...

POULTRY PROCESSING PLANTCOMMISSIONED

CAMEROON - A new modern poultry processing

plant has been commissioned in Bafang.

The multi-billion plant in Bafang that has capacity to

produce more than 3,000 chicken a day is also re-

ceiving government financial backing of African Finan-

cial Community Francs (FCFA) 500 million, reports

All Africa.

The Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional

Development, MINEPAT, Louis Paul Motaze, on Sat-

urday (15 October) commissioned a poultry slaugh-

tering and packaging plant in Bafang, West Region.

Speaking at the occasion, the Chairman of the com-

pany's Board of Governors, Christophe Eken, insisted

that "only chicken...

Read more...

GOOD QUARTER OF DOMESTIC & EX-PORT SALES FOR MHP

UKRAINE - MHP increased its chicken meat sales by

23 per cent to just under 100,000 tonnes for the first

nine months of 2011, with increases in both domestic

sales and exports.

MHP S.A., one of the leading agro-industrial compa-

nies in Ukraine, focusing on the production of poultry

and the cultivation of grain, has announced its pre-

close trading update for the third quarter and nine

months ended 30 September 2011.

During the third quarter of 2011, the volume of

chicken meat sales to external consumers increased

by 23 per cent to 99,900 tonnes compared to the

third quarter of 2010, and by 13 per cent to 282,000

tonnes during the...

Read more...

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INDUSTRY EVENTS

INDUSTRY EVENTS

AgriTechnica Hanover, Germany, Novem

AgriTechnica is the lea

management exhibitio

tion. This is where in

set and visions discus

With 18 exhibition ha

of exhibition floor sp

hibitors, AgriTechnica

world for agricultural

Nutrition and Climate, New DevelopWageningen, The Netherlands, November 28th to 30th

The course will cover basic aspects of nutrition a

on the interaction between the impact of climat

tional requirements of poultry.

Grain Forecast and EconomicOutlook Conference Atlanta, Georgia USA, November 9th

Grain and feed ingredient purchasing is a vital

function in today’s poultry industry. Prices

are affected by many factors such as ethanol

and economic conditions.

Grain purchasing is never a simple challenge,

but having the very latest facts and figures is

vital. USPOULTRY’s Poultry & Egg Institute’s

2011 Grain Forecast and Economic Outlook

Conference will help you stay up to date and

provide the essential information you need

to make those critical buying decisions

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INDUSTRY EVENTS

Vietstock 2011Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 9th to 11th

Without doubt, Vietnam is today one of the

fastest growing market for feed, livestock and

dairy production in Asia. More than ever, Viet-

stock 2011 Expo & Conference - Vietnam's

No.1 International Feed, Livestock, Dairy &

Meat Processing Show is regard as the place to

be to capitalise on this growth.

Poultry India 2011Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, November 23rd to 25th

The great success of Poultry India 2010 in the back drop of world

wide recession was the ultimate testimony of vibrant Indian econ-

omy.

All Exhibitors and visitors expressed their satisfaction & strong sup-

port for the event and promised to come back for the next edition

of Poultry India 2011.

mber 15th to 19th

ading machinery, equipment and

on for professional plant produc-

novations are launched, trends

sed.

alls, over 320,000 square metres

pace and more than 2,600 ex-

a is the largest exhibition in the

machinery and equipment.

ments

and acclimation physiology, and will focus

te conditions on nutrition and the nutri-

Looking for a company to fulfil your needs? Here is a comprehensivelisting of poultry industry companys sorted into market sectors.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTINGS

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BIOSECURITY

BREEDING

BUILDING MATERIALS

CLEANING MATERIALS

BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTINGS

CID LinesTel: +32 5721 7877Fax: +32 5721 7879info@cidlines.comwww.cidlines.com

Cobb VantressTel: +1 479 524 3166Fax: +1 479 524 3043info@cobb-vantress.comwww.cobb-vantress.com

Grimaud Freres Selection S.A.STel: +33 (0)2 41 70 36 90Fax: +33 (0)2 41 70 31 67grimaudfreres@grimaudfreres.comwww.grimaudfreres.com

Hy-Line InternationalTel: 515-225-6030Fax: 515-225-6425aderby@hyline.comwww.hyline.com

Indbro PoultryTel: +91(40) 24145594drkotaiah@indbropoultry.comwww.indbro.com

HubbardTel: +33 296 79 63 70Fax: +33 296 74 04 71contact.emea@hubbardbreeders.comwww.hubbardbreeders.com

NovogenTel: +33 296 58 12 60Fax: +33 296 58 12 61contact.novogen@novogen-layers.comwww.novogen-layers.com

AviagenTel: +44 131 333 1056Fax: +44 131 333 3296info@aviagen.comwww.aviagen.com

Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 575info@pasreform.comwww.pasreform.com

CID LinesTel: +32 5721 7877Fax: +32 5721 7879info@cidlines.comwww.cidlines.com

Meriden Animal HealthTel: +44 1234 436130Fax: +44 1234 436131sales@meriden-ah.comwww.meriden-ah.com

Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 575info@pasreform.comwww.pasreform.com

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTINGS

CONSULTANTS ADVISORS & TRAINING

EQUIPMENT

BREEDING

DRINKING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

EGG HANDLING & GRADING

FEEDING

Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 575info@pasreform.comwww.pasreform.com

Termotecnica PericoliTel: +39 0182 589006Fax: +39 0182 589005termotecnica@pericoli.comwww.pericoli.com

CableveyTel: +1 641 673 8451Fax: +1 641 673 7419info@cableveyag.comwww.cableveyag.com

RL ConsultingTel: +44 (0) 1865 792 890enquiries@rlconsulting.co.ukwww.rlconsulting.co.uk

Indbro PoultryTel: +91(40) 24145594drkotaiah@indbropoultry.comwww.indbro.com

Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 575info@pasreform.comwww.pasreform.com

Big Dutchman InternationalTel: +49 4447 801 0Fax: +49 4447 801 237big@bigdutchman.dewww.bigdutchman.com

Big Dutchman InternationalTel: +49 4447 801 0Fax: +49 4447 801 237big@bigdutchman.dewww.bigdutchman.com

Orka Food TechnologyTel: +852 8120 9245Fax: +852 2802 7112info@orkatech.comwww.eggtester.com

Big Dutchman InternationalTel: +49 4447 801 0Fax: +49 4447 801 237big@bigdutchman.dewww.bigdutchman.com

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Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 575info@pasreform.comwww.pasreform.com

HATCHING & INCUBATION

Termotecnica PericoliTel: +39 0182 589006Fax: +39 0182 589005termotecnica@pericoli.comwww.pericoli.com

Orka Food TechnologyTel: +852 8120 9245Fax: +852 2802 7112info@orkatech.comwww.eggtester.com

Big Dutchman InternationalTel: +49 4447 801 0Fax: +49 4447 801 237big@bigdutchman.dewww.bigdutchman.com

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EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

FEED

BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTINGS

VencomaticTel: +31 (0)497 517380Fax: +31 (0)497 517364info@vencomatic.comwww.vencomatic.com

PetersimeTel: +32 9 388 96 11Fax: +32 9 388 84 58info@petersime.comwww.petersime.com

MONITORING

TESTING KITS

Orka Food TechnologyTel: +852 8120 9245Fax: +852 2802 7112info@orkatech.comwww.eggtester.com

VACCINATION & MEDICAL

Ceva Animal HealthTel: +33 (0) 5575 54040Fax: +33 (0) 5575 54198info@ceva.comwww.ceva.com

WEIGHING

VIVTel: +31 30 295 23 02Tel: +31 30 295 28 09viv@vnuexhibitions.comwww.viv.net

WEIGHING

EvonikTel: +49 6181 59 6765Fax: +49 6181 59 6734feed-additives@evonik.comwww.evonik.com/feed-additives

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AB VistaTel: +44 1672 517650Fax +44 1672 517660info@abvista.comwww.abvista.com

ADDITIVES

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AB VistaTel: +44 1672 517650Fax +44 1672 517660info@abvista.comwww.abvista.com

CID LinesTel: +32 5721 7877Fax: +32 5721 7879info@cidlines.comwww.cidlines.com

EvonikTel: +49 6181 59 6765Fax: +49 6181 59 6734feed-additives@evonik.comwww.evonik.com/feed-additives

Meriden Animal HealthTel: +44 1234 436130Fax: +44 1234 436131sales@meriden-ah.comwww.meriden-ah.com

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FEED

ADDITIVES

DaniscoTel: +44 (0) 1672 517777Fax: +44 (0) 1672 517778info.animalnutrition@danisco.comwww.danisco.com/animalnutrition

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GRAIN, SOYA, INGREDIENTS

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NUTRITION

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Meriden Animal HealthTel: +44 1234 436130Fax: +44 1234 436131sales@meriden-ah.comwww.meriden-ah.com

AB VistaTel: +44 1672 517650Fax +44 1672 517660info@abvista.comwww.abvista.com

Novus InternationalTel: +1 314 576 8886Fax: +1 314 576 2148contact@novusint.comwww.novusint.com

SAFETY

EvonikTel: +49 6181 59 6765Fax: +49 6181 59 6734feed-additives@evonik.comwww.evonik.com/feed-additives

Meriden Animal HealthTel: +44 1234 436130Fax: +44 1234 436131sales@meriden-ah.comwww.meriden-ah.com

GENETICISTS

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NovogenTel: +33 296 58 12 60Fax: +33 296 58 12 61contact.novogen@novogen-layers.comwww.novogen-layers.com

Grimaud Freres Selection S.A.STel: +33 (0)2 41 70 36 90Fax: +33 (0)2 41 70 31 67grimaudfreres@grimaudfreres.comwww.grimaudfreres.com

Cobb VantressTel: +1 479 524 3166Fax: +1 479 524 3043info@cobb-vantress.comwww.cobb-vantress.com

Hy-Line InternationalTel: 515-225-6030Fax: 515-225-6425aderby@hyline.comwww.hyline.com

Indbro PoultryTel: +91(40) 24145594drkotaiah@indbropoultry.comwww.indbro.com

HEALTH & SAFETY

CID LinesTel: +32 5721 7877Fax: +32 5721 7879info@cidlines.comwww.cidlines.com

Termotecnica PericoliTel: +39 0182 589006Fax: +39 0182 589005termotecnica@pericoli.comwww.pericoli.com

Indbro PoultryTel: +91(40) 24145594drkotaiah@indbropoultry.comwww.indbro.com

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY LISTINGS

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CID LinesTel: +32 5721 7877Fax: +32 5721 7879info@cidlines.comwww.cidlines.com

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Pas ReformTel: +31 314 659 111Fax: +31 314 652 575info@pasreform.comwww.pasreform.com

Termotecnica PericoliTel: +39 0182 589006Fax: +39 0182 589005termotecnica@pericoli.comwww.pericoli.com

Ceva Animal HealthTel: +33 (0) 5575 54040Fax: +33 (0) 5575 54198info@ceva.comwww.ceva.com

Pfizer Animal Health Tel: 1 919 941 5185pgp.marketing@pfizer.comhttp://animalhealth.pfizer.com

PEST CONTROL

HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION

CID LinesTel: +32 5721 7877Fax: +32 5721 7879info@cidlines.comwww.cidlines.com

VETERINARY

VACCINE STABILISERS

Ceva Animal HealthTel: +33 (0) 5575 54040Fax: +33 (0) 5575 54198info@ceva.comwww.ceva.com

WELFARE & ANIMAL CARE

WASTE HANDLING & ODOUR CONTROL

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