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Broiler Welfare Can Be Improved Through Nutrition Based on a paper presented at the Eu- ropean Poultry Conference (EPC) 2010. POULTRY Digital The Site February 2011 - Issue 1 Expert Knowledge at your Fingertips Identifying Genes That Enable Birds To Perform Better This is one of the exciting opportunities offered by genomics. Regional News, Company News, Events in Your Area New online mapping tool to track animal diseases delivers real-time in- telligence from over 20 countries. 1 Cost of Hatching Eggs Could Reach New High in 2011 Work in hatcheries and on breeder farms has in- creased in value, said poultry economist, Mike Donohue, at the Hatchery-Breeder Clinic organ- ised in conjunction with the International Poultry Expo (IPE) 2011 in Atlanta, US. He added that the cost per dozen hatching egg could reach new high this year. It was not that long ago when the industry average broiler hatching egg cost was around $1.30 per dozen, according to Mr Donohue, vice president, Agri Stats Inc.Addressing the audience at the 2011 Hatchery-Breeder Clinic held in conjunction with the IPE and International Feed Expo, he said that the cost per dozen hatching eggs has increased 54 per cent because of the increase in corn and soy- bean meal prices. Hatching egg cost will come close to doubling per dozen later in 2011 as birds that have been raised on higher priced grains come into production. Mr Donohue commented that hatching egg cost could go even higher, since corn prices could reach $7.50 per bushel or more later this year. Because of the near doubling in hatching egg pro- duction cost, Mr Donohue said that the work of people in hatcheries and on breeder farms has twice the value it did before. He suggested that managers educate employees about the higher value of each egg and the impact they can have on the bottom line. Hatchery managers cannot control the cost of corn, but they can have an impact on labour util- isation. Labour costs make up 40 to 45 per cent of hatching cost, he added. The industry's chicks- per-man-hour keeps improving but fully loaded labour cost per hour, which includes all benefit costs, has almost doubled in the last 23 years. Hatcheries have experienced a 50 per cent in- crease in energy costs over the last 12 years. Continued on page 4

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Broiler Welfare Can Be Improved Through Nutrition Based on a paper presented at the Eu-

ropean Poultry Conference (EPC)

2010.

POULTRY DigitalThe

Site

February 2011 - Issue 1 Expert Knowledge at your Fingertips

Identifying Genes That Enable Birds To Perform Better This is one of the exciting opportunities

offered by genomics.

Regional News, CompanyNews, Events in Your Area

New online mapping tool to track

animal diseases delivers real-time in-

telligence from over 20 countries.

1

Cost of Hatching Eggs CouldReach New High in 2011

Work in hatcheries and on breeder farms has in-

creased in value, said poultry economist, Mike

Donohue, at the Hatchery-Breeder Clinic organ-

ised in conjunction with the International Poultry

Expo (IPE) 2011 in Atlanta, US. He added that the

cost per dozen hatching egg could reach new high

this year.

It was not that long ago when the industry average

broiler hatching egg cost was around $1.30 per

dozen, according to Mr Donohue, vice president,

Agri Stats Inc. Addressing the audience at the 2011

Hatchery-Breeder Clinic held in conjunction with

the IPE and International Feed Expo, he said that

the cost per dozen hatching eggs has increased 54

per cent because of the increase in corn and soy-

bean meal prices.

Hatching egg cost will come close to doubling per

dozen later in 2011 as birds that have been raised

on higher priced grains come into production. Mr

Donohue commented that hatching egg cost

could go even higher, since corn prices could

reach $7.50 per bushel or more later this year.

Because of the near doubling in hatching egg pro-

duction cost, Mr Donohue said that the work of

people in hatcheries and on breeder farms has

twice the value it did before. He suggested that

managers educate employees about the higher

value of each egg and the impact they can have

on the bottom line.

Hatchery managers cannot control the cost of

corn, but they can have an impact on labour util-

isation. Labour costs make up 40 to 45 per cent

of hatching cost, he added. The industry's chicks-

per-man-hour keeps improving but fully loaded

labour cost per hour, which includes all benefit

costs, has almost doubled in the last 23 years.

Hatcheries have experienced a 50 per cent in-

crease in energy costs over the last 12 years.

Continued on page 4

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Features Editorial Team

3 Editorial Jackie Linden - Senior Editor

[email protected]

Chris Wright- Senior Editor

[email protected]

Sarah Mikesell - Senior Editor

[email protected]

Sales Team

Expert Knowl-Issue 0 - November 2010 Febuary 2011 - Issue 1 Expert Knowledge at your Fingertips

4 Cost of Hatching Eggs Could Reach New High in2011Work in hatcheries and on breeder farms has in

creased in value, said poultry economist, Mike Dono-

hue, at the Hatchery-Breeder Clinic organised in

conjunction with the International Poultry Expo

(IPE) 2011 in Atlanta, US. He added that the

cost per dozen hatching eggs could reach a new

high this year.

6 Broiler Welfare Can Be Improved Through NutritionBased on a paper presented at the European Poultry

Conference (EPC) 2010, changes in the diet can re-

duce the severity of pododermatitis in broilers.

20 EventsKeep up to date with what is happening in the

global poultry industry.

10 Identifying Genes That Enable Birds to Perform BetterHelping to identify genes that enable a broiler to

perform better in a commercial environment is just

one of the exciting opportunities offered by

genomics.

Charlotte Johnston - Editor

[email protected]

Chris Harris - Editor in Chief

[email protected]

Alex Guy - Sales Manager

[email protected]

Vicki Robson - Global Account Manager

[email protected]

Sue Snyder - Americas Sales Manager

[email protected]

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In the US, industry organisations have released a

joint policy statement, which says: 'The Federa-

tion of Animal Science Societies (FASS) strongly

supports the judicious use of antibiotics in food

animal care consistent with the health and wel-

fare of the animals, with preserving the value of

antibiotics in protecting human and animal

health, and with efficient use of the earth's re-

sources in food production.'

New Zealand's Ministry of Agriculture and

Forestry (MAF) has proposed a new welfare

code to end the use of conventional battery

cages. It estimates that the annual cost of switch-

ing from cage production would be about $15

million, and this will raise prices for consumers.

Welfare lobbyists are outraged by the proposal,

which leaves open the possibility of allowing

colony systems.

And finally, one staggering statistic to ponder.

Over last week's Super Bowl Weekend in the US,

fans were expected to consume one billion

chicken wing portions, estimates the National

Chicken Council.

Jackie LindenThePoultrySite.com Senior Editor

We have chosen Breeding and Genetics as the

theme for issue 1 of ThePoultrySite Digital.

Our lead feature offers the prediction that the

cost of hatching eggs could reach a new high in

2011. This is based on the fact that work in hatch-

eries and on breeder farms has increased in value,

according to poultry economist, Mike Donohue.

Helping to identify genes that enable a broiler to

perform better in a commercial environment is

just one of the exciting opportunities offered by

genomics, says Dr Mitch Abrahamsen, Vice Presi-

dent of Research and Development at Cobb, in

another feature in this issue.

Finally, we outline how welfare can be improved

through nutrition. A paper presented by a group

of Aviagen researchers shows that changes to the

broiler's diet can significantly reduce the severity

of foot pad dermatitis.

In the news this week is the launch of tool to

track animal diseases. Health experts from a wide

range of human and animal health organisations

have publicly launched a web-based, open-access

map to help governments and health agencies

track emerging infectious diseases across the

world. www.HealthMap.org/PREDICT delivers

real-time intelligence from a number of sources

to give users a comprehensive view on the cur-

rent global state of infectious diseases and their

effects on human and animal health.

Pathogens do not respect boundaries and so all

tools to improve international co-operation – par-

ticularly for zoonotic diseases – are welcome, es-

pecially as the news coincided with an

announcement from WHO that a young girl had

died from H5N1 influenza in Cambodia.

Editorial

Welcome to ThePoultrySite Digital Issue 1

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The Hatchery-Breeder Clinic addressed factors that influence

production and performance. Pictured are Mike Donohue, vice

president with Agri Stats (right) with Mike Czarick (extension

specialist, University of Georgia; centre) and Pat Hawkins of

Tyson Foods.

US Poultry & Egg Association is an all-feather organization rep-

resenting the complete spectrum of today's poultry industry, with

a focus on serving member companies through research funding,

education, communication and technical assistance. Founded in

1947, US Poultry & Egg Association is based in Tucker, Georgia.

Mr Donohue remarked that energy efficiency will

continue to increase in importance for control-

ling hatchery costs.

Is hen mortality due to male aggression or

something else?

Some broiler breeder flocks are experiencing

somewhat higher than normal mortality in hens

during the period of initial photo-stimulation and

early lay, reported Dr Ken Powell, veterinarian

with Hubbard Breeders, LLC. He commented

that questions have been raised in the industry

as to the role that feather and vent picking may

be playing in this increased mortality.

Dr Powell described a continuum of bird behav-

iours ranging from 'feather licking' or 'preening'

at the normal behaviour range of the spectrum

to 'feather pulling' in the middle to 'vent pecking'

at the abnormal end. He said that research in

table egg laying hens has explored a number of

potential causes for these aberrant behaviours.

The Hatchery-Breeder Clinic provided a com-

prehensive look at factors that influence produc-

tion and performance, such as future breeder

trends, effective management practices, and tech-

nology advancements at the breeder farm and in

the hatchery. The seminar covered a variety of

time-sensitive topics, including a 'Vaccine Update'

by Dr Guillermo Zavala of the University of

Georgia and Dr Charlie Broussard of

Intervet/Schering Plough Animal Health along

with a series of other presentations on breeder

and hatchery operations, such as the 'Animal

Welfare in Breeder Operations' by Dr Mike

Wineland of North Carolina State University and

'Hatchery Sanitation/Controlling Aspergillus', by

Scott McKenzie of IVESCO.

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Identification of the Dietary Factors

Impacting Foot Health

Dr Kenny and colleagues explained that the

severity of the condition has been linked to lit-

ter moisture, nitrogen content and pH and so

they investigated the effects of some nutritional

variables – balanced protein level, energy levels,

cereal sources and the effects of feed process-

ing – on the severity of foot pad dermatitis in a

series of trials.

In each case, the diets were fed to day-old Ross

308 broilers housed in pens with wood shav-

ings as litter. A three-phase feed programme

was used and the birds were kept to 40 days of

age. A complete range of production and pro-

cessing traits were measured.

The results showed that increasing balanced

protein levels or reducing dietary energy levels

increased the incidence of pododermatitis le-

sions. On the other hand, lesions were reduced

by using lower mineral levels, by feeding maize

rather than wheat and by coarse grinding of

the feed ingredients.

Effects of a Preventative Diet on

Pododermatis Incidence

The Aviagen group then examined the total ef-

fect of the nutritional response under trial con-

ditions. Again, using a three-phase feeding

programme, they combined all the factors

Based on a paper presented at the European Poul-

try Conference (EPC) 2010, changes in the diet

can reduce the severity of pododermatitis in

broilers, writes Jackie Linden, senior editor of

ThePoultrySite.

At the EPC last year in Tours, France, Drs Marcus

Kenny, Carolyne Kemp and Colin Fisher from Avi-

agen Ltd's Nutrition group in Scotland, presented

the results of series of experiments investigating

the effects of feeding on the incidence of podo-

dermatitis (foot pad dermatitis) in broilers.

They found that, by combining all the dietary vari-

ables believed to prevent pododermatitis, they

could reduce the incidence of lesions to very low

levels.

Contact dermatitis of the foot pads of broilers

(pododermatitis) is an important commercial con-

dition in the rearing of broilers, they explained.

The welfare implications of the condition have

been proposed for EU legislation, while economic

costs are incurred as the result of carcass down-

grading, especially in markets where the foot is

valued.

Contact dermatitis affects the surface of skin that

is in prolonged contact with the litter and when

the feet are involved, the skin turns black, erodes

and fibrosis develops. In severe cases, lameness

and secondary infections may result.

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protein content. Mortality, however, was im-

proved and they suggested this was for the same

reason. Litter condition and the incidence of

pododermatitis lesion were greatly improved.

Conclusions

The results show that manipulation of the feed

and nutrient levels can play a significant part in a

strategy to avoid reduced welfare and economic

loss as a result of pododermatitis lesions, said

Kenny and colleagues, and they suggested that

other contact lesions, such as hock burn and

breast damage, would be controlled to some ex-

tent in the same way.

Jackie Linden ThePoultrySite.com Senior Editor

ReferenceKenny M., C. Kemp and C. Fisher 2010. Nutrition and pododermatitis

in broilers. Proceedings of the XIII European Poultry Conference in

Tours, France, August 2010.

shown or believed to reduce the incidence of

pododermatitis in a diet they called the 'preven-

tative' treatment. Compared to the control diet

('normal'), it had:

. A reduced level of balanced protein in the

grower (95 per cent of the control). Maize (at 25 and 15 per cent, respectively in

the starter and grower) in place of wheat. Reduced mineral levels (see Table 1). Betaine supplement (1g per kg). Some chelated trace minerals (10, 40 and 40

mg per kg copper, zinc and manganese, re

spectively). Protected butyric acid (1.5 and 1.1g/kg) in

addition to the usual organic acid supplement.. The diets were prepared by 'coarse' grinding,

achieved by regrinding standard pellets.

The results of the experiment are shown in Table

2 and Figure 1 (see page 8 ). The 'preventative'

treatment resulted in poorer performance, which

Kenny and colleagues attributed to the reduced

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Mineral Levels 1 Feed Ca mg/kg Av.P mg/kg Na mg/kg

Normal Starter 10.5 5.0 2.0

Grower 9.0 4.5 1.8

Finisher 8.5 4.2 1.8

Reduced Starter 9.5 4.5 1.5

Grower 8.0 4.0 1.4

Finisher 7.5 3.7 1.4

Table 1. Mineral levels used in the dietary treatments

1 All feeds contained phytase and Ca, P and Na levels include components from phytase addition

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DietLiveweightat 32 days

(g)FCR1 at 2kg Mortality at

32 days (%)Litter

capping2

Litter moisture(g/100g)

Normal 2938 1.46 5.6 40.0 52.8

Preventative 2866 1.52 3.8 28.8 40.7

Table 2. Effects of a diet designed to prevent pododermatitis in male broilers on performance

and litter condition

1 Feed conversion ratio corrected for mortality

26 days 34 days 40 days0

20

40

60

80

100

71

4448

96

84

94

Normal Preventative

Bird age

Figure 1. Proportion of male broilers fed two different feeds with zero pododermatitis scores

(based on three-point score where 0 = no lesions)

2 Litter capping scored visually at 39 days

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A lot of those initial investments were made to

understand what opportunities DNA technolo-

gies afforded and to generate large enough data

sets for a critical evaluation.

One of the things that's difficult to do as a scien-

tist is to translate, and develop a plan to trans-

late, all this basic biological knowledge into

something that has value for the company.

So my goal really was to come in and work with

the R&D team to transition the focus from using

genomics as an exploratory and investigatory

tool, to developing an approach to incorporate

genome technologies into our breeding pro-

gramme to help drive the business.

RR: Of course, you need to have a good idea of

Helping to identify genes that enable a broiler to

perform better in a commercial environment is

just one of the exciting opportunities offered by

genomics, Dr Mitch Abrahamsen, Vice President of

Research and Development at Cobb tells Roger

Ranson in the latest issue of Cobb Focus.

Roger Ransom (RR): Let's turn back to when you

joined Cobb over a year ago. What attracted you

to Cobb and why did you want to work in poultry

breeding?

MA: I never realised that growing chicken was so

complicated!

The amount of time and energy in thought and ef-

fort put into making sure that we are making ge-

netic progress caught me off guard compared to

what my expectations were coming in.

From that standpoint, it's clear that the invest-

ments that Cobb has made to have a state-of-the

art biotechnology and R&D programme for

breeding chickens are well justified, and the op-

portunities to make a difference in a relatively

short period of time has really got me excited

about this position.

RR: So what were your goals a year ago and how

much progress have you made towards them?

MA: Cobb had made a significant investment in

genome technology and application of biotechnol-

ogy to driving their business.

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Dr Mitch Abrahamsen,

Vice President of

Research and Development

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where the product is going, what the customer is

going to be wanting in five or 10 years' time. How

clear an idea do you have of where the global mar-

ket is heading at the moment?

MA: A lot of the interest right now is around deal-

ing with the economics of trying to feed agricul-

tural species – the impact that we saw in the last

two to three years related to feed costs and the

political and social pressure on the growers to jus-

tify the environmental cost it takes to produce a

bird. And so clearly issues around feed conversion

and efficiency are high on everybody's list. At the

same time, you have a lot of interest from the pub-

lic around welfare and safety concerns regarding

the food chain, not only making sure we have a

safe product to feed ourselves and our children

but making sure that people are happy with the

way we are producing food.

RR: You mentioned feed efficiency and the need to

produce a bird that performs well. I remember

that a year ago, John Hardiman spoke about this

as being his prime goal for 20 years and in many

ways people see feed efficiency as being the trade

mark of Cobb. Do you still see that as your main

focus today?

MA: Absolutely. Feed efficiency is clearly something

that has made Cobb very attractive in the market

place and we're not going to change our focus on

the importance of being able to grow a bird very

efficiently. But we do see the need to continue to

focus efforts on issues that affect the welfare of

the bird and that provide a bird that meets the

needs of the grower. So we've not decreased our

efforts on feed conversion, but we have clearly fo-

cused on some other traits in our selection pro-

gramme that we believe are important to address

the needs of the customers down the road.

RR: Now you mentioned along with that the in-

creased emphasis you're placing on welfare and

safety traits. Tell us a little more about this.

MA: There is a growing social interest in making

sure we don't overuse antibiotics in the human

food production chain. As antibiotic usage is re-

duced and or even eliminated, birds will be ex-

posed to higher pathogen loads increasing the

risk of developing health issues and exhibiting de-

creased broiler performance. In our R&D pro-

gramme, we have several efforts focused on

identifying DNA-based markers associated with

increased pathogen resistance.

Not necessarily only resistance to specific

pathogens, but also a generalised resistance to

environmental challenges that birds will en-

counter in a commercial setting. In addition, there

is a lot of public concern about how birds are

grown and what a socially acceptable chicken

looks like. These are areas we're trying to under-

stand and incorporate into our R&D programme

to ensure we are providing birds that meet the

needs of our customer.

RR: Cobb is investing heavily in research in the

US and there are plans for doubling the size of

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MA: To me, it's been reassuring that the new ge-

nomic approaches have demonstrated that the

breeding programmes within Hendrix and Cobb

have been very effective in improving the genetic

capabilities of these birds and the genomic tools

have shown that Cobb has been doing the right

thing for a long time.

But there are opportunities to identify and move

forward on traits that are difficult to address

using traditional breeding schemes. So for exam-

ple, all our selection is done on pure lines in a

pedigree environment, which is maintained with

very strict biosecurity and environmental con-

trols. However, our birds in the market place are

a cross-bred bird that needs to perform in a very

different type of environment and it's difficult to

put birds under selection in a pedigree environ-

ment that is representative of the commercial

environment.

the European research farm in the Netherlands.

Does this signify something of a change in direc-

tion in having an R&D base in Europe as well as

North America?

MA: It really relates to what we talked about re-

garding the impact that different nutritional pro-

grammes have on the performance of a bird. By

investing in our research farms in the Nether-

lands, we're able to expand and improve our se-

lection programme to identify and produce birds

that have maximum performance on the types of

diets that are being fed in Europe.

RR: Turning to genomics, you have this five-year

joint programme with Hendrix Genetics. What

have we learned so far mid-way through this proj-

ect?

MA: The data that we have generated and the

open sharing between the two companies has

convinced us that genomic technologies clearly

provide the opportunity to improve the accuracy

and speed of selection in both the breeder and

layer industry.

Working with Hendrix has given us a lot of op-

portunities to leverage the value of individual data

sets, as well as accelerate and improve our ability

to develop and use tools and approaches that are

valuable to both companies. Things like infectious

disease and welfare traits are important for both,

so by putting our data together and our scientists

together we are really able to move forward

quicker on how we apply these technologies to

make a real difference for our respective busi-

nesses.

RR: Have you been surprised by any of these find-

ings?

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programme.the commercial environment that

we can then transfer back into our pedigree se-

lection programme.

RR: How much does cost come into this?

MA: The cost is always decreasing and that's im-

portant for the ability to analyse larger and larger

number of animals, but the reality is that the cost

is probably cheap enough today – it is small com-

pared to the cost of actually phenotyping the an-

imal.

And so even though genotypes are becoming

very cheap the major expenditures we have is in

the traditional phenotypes, the performance

traits that we continue to measure in our tradi-

tional breeding programme.

And so, even with our expanded efforts, at this

point the cost for the genotyping is significant but

is not the major expenditure within our total re-

search budget.

RR: We're talking here about high science, but

how far have we gone away from the more tra-

ditional selection methods, which have been used

very successfully you might think for 50 years or

more?

MA: In the next five or 10 years, you're going to

see more emphasis on DNA-based technology

and a significant discussion of the advances that

it has afforded breeding companies.

However, it's hard to imagine a scientific scenario

where this technology will exist independent of

a traditional breeding programme.

RR: Finally, how have you found your first 12

months in the poultry industry?

So DNA technology does provide an opportunity

to identify those birds in a commercial environ-

ment and explore what are the key genetic differ-

ences between birds that perform well in a

commercial environment versus birds that don't

perform so well there and to take that informa-

tion back and use it in our pedigree selection pro-

gramme.

RR: And how far have you got then?

MA: One of the needs we identified is the ability

to genotype lots of birds in a commercial environ-

ment.

That was one of the motivating factors for build-

ing our new animal health and biotechnology lab-

oratory facility here in Siloam Springs, to be able

to handle the number of samples that we need to

process to obtain that genetic information from

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MA: I think Cobb is a fantastic company to work

for and the investments they are making in R&D

give me a lot of confidence that my time here will

be well spent helping Cobb maintain that leader-

ship in the industry.

RR: Also, you've also been working with John

Hardiman for the past 12 months, somebody who

has played a major role in the breeding pro-

gramme. Would you like to comment on his work

and what he's doing at the moment?

MA: Clearly John has been at the heart of the suc-

cess of Cobb for the past 25 years, and his expert-

ise and experience in a traditional breeding

programme continues to be invaluable for Cobb.

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In addition, John has played a key role in my tran-

tion to Cobb as well as for Dr Mark Cooper in

his new role as Director of Genetics.

Now as Chief Scientific Officer, John continues

to play a very crucial role by interfacing between

the R&D organisation and our marketing and

sales group as well as our customers to help un-

derstand what R&D needs to do in the next five

to ten years.

He's also helping to translate the progress we are

making in R&D into the market place so people

understand what Cobb is doing and so demon-

strate the leadership of our products.

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Online Mapping Tool to Track

Animal Diseases

US - Health experts from the Wildlife Conserva-

tion Society (WCS), Harvard Medical School, Chil-

dren’s Hospital Boston, the University of

California at Davis, EcoHealth Alliance and other

members of PREDICT have publicly launched a

web-based, open-access map to help governments

and health agencies track emerging infectious dis-

eases across the world.

More..

EPA GHG Regulations

‘Double Economic Jolt’ to Ag

US - The country's farmers and ranchers will re-

ceive a “double economic jolt” from the Environ-

mental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of

greenhouse gases, the American Farm Bureau Fed-

eration has told a House subcommittee.

More..

Eggs Are Now Even Better For You

US - A new study shows large eggs are 14 per cent

lower in cholesterol and 64 per cent higher in vi-

tamin D than previously recorded.

More..

Bachoco Sales Up More Than Six Per Cent in

2010

MEXICO - Industrias Bachoco has announces its

results for the fourth quarter and the full year for

2010.

More..

Tyson Reports First Quarter Sales Up 15

Per Cent

US - First quarter sales were $7.6 billion, up

14.8 per cent compared to last year, while

overall operating margin was 6.5 per cent re-

ports Tyson Foods in its latest quarterly re-

port.

More..

Sustainability is Important to

Poultry Industry

US - The key message from Tyson Foods'

president, Donnie Smith, is that sustainability

touches every part of the poultry business.

He was speaking at the Animal Agriculture

Sustainability Summit held at the International

Poultry Expo (IPE).

More..

PSA, FASS Support Judicious Use of

Antibiotics

US - The Poultry Science Association (PSA)

has released a policy statement outlining the

organisation's views on the benefits and risks

of the use of antibiotics in food animal agri-

culture.

More..

Food Safety Violations Found at Nine Egg

Firms

US - Government inspectors have found food

safety violations at egg farms beyond the Iowa

operations linked to last summer's salmonella

outbreak.

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Japan Reports Four New HPAI-Positive

Farms

JAPAN - Birds testing positive for the highly path-

ogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus have been

found on four farms, all on the western-most main

island of Kyushu.

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Bird Flu Strikes Myanmar's Northwestern

Region

MYANMAR - Avian influenza (H5N1) has struck

Myanmar's northwestern region of Sagaing with

two poultry farms detecting the disease in the re-

gion, a local weekly reports. Registering the sec-

ond occurrence of bird flu during this year, the

7-Day News said the virulent avian influenza was

found in dead chickens in the poultry farms in

Tantsle township over last week.

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Cambodia Reports First Bird Flu Outbreak

CAMBODIA - There has been one new outbreak

of suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza

(HPAI) in a village poultry flock the south of the

country.

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Myanmar Reports Bird Flu Outbreak

MYANMAR - There has been one new outbreak

of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in

the central region of the country.

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Bangladesh Reports One Outbreak of

H5N1 Bird Flu

BANGLADESH - There has been one outbreak

of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)

at a farm in the Dhaka region.

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CPF Increases International Interests

GLOBAL - Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has

pushed forward its investments overseas by rais-

ing capital an d purchasing larger stakes in its sub-

sidiaries.

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Animal Husbandry Makes Significant

Progress

CHINA - During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan pe-

riod, animal husbandry has made significant

achievements in ensuring effective supplies of

meat, eggs and milk and improving quality and

safety of feed and animal products.

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Small-Scale Sri Lankan Producers Under

Pressure

SRI LANKA - Local chicken producers are un-

happy about imports of chickens and eggs from

India.

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Asia

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New EU Rules Required for GM Feed

UK - Rising grain prices are expected to weigh

heavily on British agricultural production.

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International Egg and Poultry Review: EU

EU - This is a weekly report by the USDA's Agri-

cultural Marketing Service (AMS), looking at inter-

national developments concerning the poultry

industry.

This week's review looks at poultry meat market

projections for the EU.

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New EU Rules Required for GM Feed

Sweden Reports Newcastle

Disease Outbreak

SWEDEN - There has been an outbreak of New-

castle disease on a farm in Gotland County.

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Talks Held over Russian Poultry

Exports to EU

RUSSIA & EU - A meeting was held yesterday to

discuss issues relating to the export of Russian

poultry products to the EU

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Regional News

Africa and Oceania

World Experts to Tackle Infectious Disease

Threats

AUSTRALIA - More than 600 of the world’s lead-

ing experts in human, animal and environmental

health will discuss ways to tackle the increasing

threat of new infectious disease outbreaks in Mel-

bourne next week at the first International One

Health Congress.

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Excessive Brine Injection Revealed

SOUTH AFRICA - Investigations by the agricul-

ture department at a Supreme Poultry plant have

revealed the excessive use of brine injection into

chicken breast fillets.

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Conditional Sale of Tegel to Asian Equity Co.

NEW ZEALAND - Poultry business, Tegel

Foods, has been conditionally sold to an Asian

private equity fund in a deal tipped to be worth

$605 million.

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New Hen Welfare Code Gets Mixed Recep-

tion

NEW ZEALAND - The government says that

the new welfare code for layers is expected to

push up egg prices, and the code has not been

welcomed by welfare organisations.

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Australian Egg Sales Break Record

AUSTRALIA - Egg sales hit a record last year, al-

most eight per cent more than in 2009, as Aus-

tralians ate more eggs.

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Swazi Minister Calls for End to Beef, Poultry

Imports

SWAZILAND - Locally produced beef and poul-

try meat are now exceeding demand, according

to the agriculture minister.

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Oman's Private Sector Aims to Improve

Food Security

OMAN - A'Saffa Foods, the Sultanate's leading

homegrown poultry producer, is taking a leading

role in the campaign of domestic self-sufficient

for its food requirements and reducing the na-

tion's dependence on imported products.

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Poultry Industry Events

Keep up to date with what is happening in the global poultry industry.

'Feeding the World'

The Royal Society, Kohn Centre, London SW1, UK

Wednesday 15th February

Conference on the role of livestock medi-

cines and animal science in meeting the de-

mands of a growing world population,

organised by the National Office of Animal

Health (NOAH)

1st African International

Poultry Summit (AIPS)

University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Sunday 20th to Thursday 24th February

The Nigerian Branch of the WPSA will hold

an African International Poultry Summit with

the theme of 'Climate Change: Implications

for poultry Production in Africa'. The event

will feature discussions, seminars, youth

event, tours and a professional exhibition.

For further details, contact Professor O. M.

Onagbesan (LOC Chairman)

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Australian Poultry Science

Symposium 2011

University of Sydney, Australia

Monday 14th - Wednesday 16th February

The theme of the event is 'Tangible Solutions

from Innovative Poultry Science.

Vaccine World Summit India

New Dehli, India

Tuesday 1st to Thursday 3rd March

Vaccine World Summit India is the largest

and only vaccine conference in India to bring

together Indian and international vaccine in-

dustry’s leading players.

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VIV Asia 2011

BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand

Wednesday 9th to Friday 11th March

BIT Life Sciences 3rd Annual

World Vaccine Congress 2011

China National Convention Center, Beijing, PR China

Wednesday 23rd March

This conference is to protect the world

from health threats. BIT Life Sciences Annual

World Congress of Vaccine has become a

forum to report on the latest progress and

developments in vaccines for disease pre-

vention and treatment.