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PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council has recognized 68 chicken and turkey facili-ties for outstanding safety performance through the implementation of innovative and effective safety and health programs.

The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council consists of members from U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council and National Turkey Federation. The annual safety awards

were presented during the 2012 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Indus-try held in Ponte Vedra, Fla.

John Starkey, president of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, commented, “The in-dustry recognizes that our people are our most valuable asset, and worker safety efforts have never been stronger. Poul-try companies continue to devote people, time and other resources to actively iden-tify and correct workplace hazards. These

awards acknowledge excellent safety per-formance achievement through effective and innovative programs.”

“I not only commend these plants and their management teams for their tremen-dous efforts to protect their workers, but for their ongoing dedication to further progress,” added Mike Brown, National Chicken Council president. “The signifi-cant and consistent decline in illness and injury rates among our workforce over the

past two decades is a direct result of their strong commitment to worker safety.”

“The poultry industry has been dili-gent in reducing recordable injuries and illnesses for nearly 30 years,” said NTF president, Joel Brandenberger. “These awards acknowledge the excellent safety performance achievements the poultry industry has accomplished. We hope by

Poultry facilities awarded for safety

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ATLANTA — A mysterious and scat-tered outbreak of the E. coli bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses and one death, health officials say.

No form of contaminated food or other cause has been identified in the illnesses, which occurred in April and May, accord-ing to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As of June 8, three people were hospital-ized. One — a child in the New Orleans area — has died.

The reported illnesses were spread across six states. Georgia had five cases, Louisiana four, Alabama two, and Tennessee, Florida and California each had one.

E. coli is a large family of bacteria and most strains are harmless. The most deadly strain is considered E. coli O157:H7, which became well-known in the early 1990s through a deadly outbreak associated with hamburger meat.

E. coli outbreakinvestigated in six states

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Friend of Agriculture: Mike Giles, left, president of the Georgia Poultry Federation, was recently presented with the “Friend of Ag-riculture” award during the 2012 Hall County Agribusiness Awards presentation in Gainesville, Ga. Abit Massey, GPF president emeri-tus, introduced Giles as this year’s recipient. The annual awards are sponsored by the Hall County Cooperative Extension and the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce.

WASHINGTON — “The National Chicken Coun-cil and our members believe a statistically valid, sci-entifically-based approach to poultry processing will improve food safety and better protect public health,” according to comments filed on May 29 by NCC in response to a USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) proposed poultry inspection rule (Docket No. FSIS-2011-0012; Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection).

In 1997, FSIS reported that studies by the National Academy of Sciences, the General Accounting Office and the agency “have established the need for funda-mental change in the meat and poultry inspection pro-gram.” To better and more efficiently protect the public from foodborne illness, these reports recommended that “FSIS should reduce its reliance on organoleptic inspec-tion and shift to prevention-oriented inspection systems based on risk assessment.” To this end, NCC supports efforts to modernize the poultry slaughter inspection system to more closely reflect Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles by focusing inspection on food safety outcomes.

Industry backsmodernizationsof inspections

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ATLANTA — A new salmo-nella outbreak that sickened nearly 100 people has been traced to mail-order chicks from Ohio, health officials have said.

Since March, 93 cases of sal-monella have been reported in 23 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported May 31. Eighteen people were hospitalized and one death is be-ing investigated to see if it was caused by the infection.

Investigators interviewed doz-ens of the patients and most said they had touched chicks or duck-lings before they got sick. Health officials advise washing your hands after handling live poultry.

The birds were traced to a mail-order hatchery in Mount Healthy, Ohio, north of Cin-cinnati. The business, Mount Healthy Hatcheries, was tied to a salmonella outbreak last year.

State regulators visited the

business repeatedly and say it has done what the state asked.

“The place is very clean,” said Erica Pitchford, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Ag-riculture.

It’s possible salmonella may have come from other businesses that supply chickens to the hatch-ery, she said.

The latest outbreak is different from one reported May 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine. That outbreak involved 316 cases in 43 states over eight years 2004 through 2011, and was traced to a hatchery in New Mexico.

The CDC did not identify the hatchery, which ships up to 250,000 birds per week in the spring. After consulting with ex-perts, the hatchery replaced and updated equipment, adopted a new egg-cleaning procedure and improved biosecurity.

The ability of officials to identify and trace outbreaks is

improving. But there may also be a real increase in salmonella cases from chicks that’s driven by the increasing popularity of backyard flocks, said Casey Bar-ton Behravesh, a CDC veterinary epidemiologist.

Salmonellaoutbreaktiedtochicks

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MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa — MasonHansengunshispickupandcranksthesteeringwheeltospinthroughsandupto4feethigh,butthis isnodayatthebeach.

HansenoncegrewcornandsoybeansinthesandywastelandinwesternIowa,andhis frustration is clear. Despite monthsspenthaulingawaytonsofsanddroppedwhenthefloodedMissouriRiverengulfedhisfarmlastsummer,partsofthepropertystilllooklikeadesert.

Hundredsoffarmersarestillstrugglingtoremovesandandfillholesgougedbythe Missouri River, which swelled withrainandsnowmelt,overfloweditsbanksanddamagedthousandsofacresalongits2,341-mileroutefromMontanathroughNorthDakota,SouthDakota,Nebraska,Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. The worst

damageandthelargestsanddepositswereinIowaandNebraska.

“We’ll be working on this for years,”Hansen said.“It’ll never be right. Ever.Peopledon’thaveanyideahowbigofamessthisis.”

Hansenhasspentthepastninemonthspushingsandoffthelandhehasfarmedsince2000nearMissouriValley,about25milesnorthofOmaha,Neb.Throughoutthemildwinter,heworkedwithhisneigh-

borandtwofarmemployeestoclear140acres,butabout160acresarestillburiedundersand.

Theworkistedious.Asthemenscrapeawaythesandwithbulldozers,theymuststop repeatedly to pull out equipmentthathasbecomestuckinthestillsoggyfields.

As they work, catfish swim in a 30-foot-deepholescouredoutbytheriver,andafaintsandyhazecloudstheair.On

dayswhenthewindpicksup,sandstormssweepthroughthefields,blindingwork-ersastheydigintotheground.

“Wehavethemeansandtheabilitytofix it,” Hansen said. “... But when youhavetocomeouthereanddealwithitallthetime,itgetsold.”

ShawnShouse,anIowaStateUniver-sity engineer and agribusiness expert,saidmostfarmerscanrepairtheirland,butforsomeitwilltakeanotheryearortwoofwork.Thefirstchoreisremovingthesand.

“Thesanddoesn’tholdnutrientsandwaterthewaysoildoes,soit’snotsuit-able for growing crops,” he said.“If thedepositsarethin,theycanstirthemintothe soil and probably get along well.But when the deposits are several feetthick,theyreallyhavetomovethatsand

Sandleavesfarmsaswastelandafterflooding“

“We’llbeworkingonthisforyears.It’llneverberight.Ever.Peopledon’thaveanyideahowbigofamessthisis.”

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ATLANTA — Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research In-stitute (GTRI) have developed a prototype system that uses ad-vanced imaging technology and a robotic cutting arm to automati-cally debone chicken and other poultry products.

The Intelligent Cutting and Deboning System employs a 3-D vision system that determines where to cut a particular bird. The device automatically per-forms precision cuts that optimize yield, while also greatly reducing the risk of bone fragments in the finished product.

“Each bird is unique in its size and shape,” said Gary McMurray, chief of GTRI’s Food Processing Technology Division. “So we have developed the sensing and actuation needed to allow an au-tomated deboning system to adapt to the individual bird, as opposed to forcing the bird to conform to the machine.”

Poultry is Georgia’s top agricul-tural product, with an estimated annual economic impact of nearly $20 billion statewide. Helping the poultry industry maximize its re-turn on every flock can translate to important dividends. The re-search is funded by the state of Georgia through the Agricultural Technology Research Program at GTRI.

Under the Intelligent Cutting and Deboning System, a bird is positioned in front of the vision system prior to making a cut, ex-plained GTRI research engineer Michael Matthews. The vision system works by making 3-D measurements of various loca-tion points on the outside of the bird. Then, using these points as inputs, custom algorithms define a proper cut by estimating the po-sitions of internal structures such as bones and ligaments.

“Our statistics research shows that our external measurements correlate very well to the internal structure of the birds, and there-fore will transition to ideal cutting

paths,” Matthews said. “In our prototype device, everything is registered to calibrated reference frames, allowing us to handle all cut geometries and to precisely align the bird and the cutting ro-bot. Being able to test all possible cut geometries should enable us to design a smaller and more sim-plified final system.”

The prototype uses a fixed two-degree-of-freedom cutting robot for making simple planar

cuts. The bird is mounted on a six-degree-of-freedom robot arm that allows alignment of the bird and cutting robot to any desired position. The robot arm places the bird under the vision system, and then it moves the bird with respect to the cutting robot.

The system employs a force-feedback algorithm that can detect the transition from meat to bone, said research engineer Ai-Ping Hu. That detection ca-

pability allows the cutting knife to move along the surface of the bone while maintaining a con-stant force.

Since ligaments are attached to bone, maintaining contact with the bone allows the knife to cut all the ligaments around the shoulder joint without cutting into the bone itself. A similar approach can be used for other parts of the bird where meat must be separated from bone.

Hu explained that the force-feedback algorithm uses a force sensor affixed to the knife handle. During a cutting operation, the sensor enables the robot to detect imminent contact with a bone. Then, instead of cutting straight through the bone, the system di-rects the cutting tool to take an appropriate detour around the bone.

“Fine tuning is needed to adjust the force thresholds, to be able to tell the difference between meat, tendon, ligaments and bone, each of which have different material properties,” Hu said.

McMurray said he expects the Intelligent Deboning System to match or exceed the efficiency of the manual process. Testing of the deboning prototype system, in-cluding cutting experiments, has confirmed the system’s ability to recognize bone during a cut and to avoid bone chips — thus dem-onstrating the validity of GTRI’s approach.

“There are some very major factors in play in this project,” McMurray said. “Our automated deboning technology can promote food safety, since bone chips are a hazard in boneless breast fillets. But it can also increase yield, which is significant because ev-ery 1 percent loss of breast meat represents about $2.5 million to each of Georgia’s 20 poultry pro-cessing plants.”

This article provided by the Re-search News & Publications Of-fice at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Written by Rick Robinson.

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Photo by Gary Meek

Robotic system: Gary McMurray, chief of the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Food Processing Technology Division, poses with the Intel-ligent Cutting and Deboning System, which uses advanced imaging technology and a robotic cutting arm to automatically debone chicken and other poultry products.

Robotic system automates deboning process

By Dale BarnettSpecial to Poultry Times

SHELBY VILLE, Tenn. — The level of genetics, nutri-tion and management practices our industry possesses today is simply un-fathomable to the gen-eral public. Being newer in my posi-tion at the Te n n e s s e e Poultry As-sociation, I have quickly learned how misinformed the public often is, or can be. Figuring out what to do about it is on my mind quite a bit, and hopefully is on yours as well.

My background in animal sci-ence includes 12 years of teach-ing and research at the university level. The biggest reward was in working with students thirsting for knowledge and with produc-ers eager to learn the latest in best management practices. The student who refused to listen to

the facts simply didn’t make the grade or get the best job recom-mendations and opportunities. The producer slowest to accept the facts and properly apply the best practices continued to lag behind in production. Trying to educate the general public isn’t that simple. Even if we could get everyone seated and talked to today we know that some are simply “un-teachable” for a va-riety of reasons our industry will forever face. Some are going to believe what they want no matter what, and some are going to con-tinue to be easily influenced by afflicting sources no matter what grade we give them or how many times we make them repeat the class.

There is a lady at church who unanimously is in charge of fry-ing the chicken whenever the need arises. She does an incred-ible job, mouth-watering to even think about. She and her husband farm and are pillars in the com-munity. I started noticing after I started working for TPA that she was acting a little differently toward me — checking me out more skeptically it seemed, and I became perplexed as to why that might be. I brought this up one day with a mutual friend, who then shared with me that this lady is absolutely convinced that

all broilers are fed growth hor-mones and steroids. They have to be she claims, for they sure don’t grow that fast and plump in her barnyard, and why else are chil-dren developing physically more so these days than when she was that age? I was further amazed to learn that she will not buy meat from a bird weighing over 3 or 4 pounds at the store, for if they are any bigger they have to be getting (exogenous) help, right? Now, you can sure bet I am look-ing for the right opportunity to set the record straight without losing my welcome to her next batch of fried chicken. But, will she believe me or will she forev-er remain skeptical? Is she ever going to look at me, in church, approvingly again? How did this happen?

The level of genetics, nutri-tion and management practices our industry possesses today is indeed simply unfathomable to the general public, and more dis-appointingly, even to many from rural backgrounds and education who should know better — but simply have never been directly involved with this level of ani-mal production. Would be pretty neat if this lady at church had the chance to grow out a handful of commercial broiler chicks, us-ing her own feed source (even if not optimal for maximum per-formance, but guaranteed in her mind to not be tainted!) just to learn for herself what genetics at this levels can do. Would make a believer out of her and everyone she comes in contact with (well, many at least, hopefully . . . ). This would sure make for a great story in everyone’s local paper, text messages and Facebook pages. The news might spread like wildfire.

I was at someone’s house not long ago, on a farm (not a grow-er or in production agriculture) and they had chicken set out ready to fix. I noticed right off that the packaging was promi-nently labeled as being hormone

and steroid free, etc. and that a premium price had been paid. Interesting, and even mislead-ing I first thought . . . but then I quickly recognized this to per-haps be really smart advertising for this product, for it worked its way into that (very modest) household didn’t it? When I ex-plained that it is all hormone and steroid free, guaranteed, federal law backing it, testing to make sure, the birds don’t need it to perform like that anyway, etc. and I was promptly asked, “then why don’t the other brands indi-cate so?” Good question and this

does contribute to the confusion amongst a lot of our consumers. Consumers continue to compare labels and draw their own con-clusions. Perception, assump-tion, once again ruled...

What would happen if a group of homemakers and the local Ex-tension office or a ladies group at the local church sent off meat samples to an independent lab to screen for foreign substances? We know what the results would be, look at all the people they might tell when the results come

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Dale Barnett is executive di-rector of the Tennessee Poul-try Association with offices in Shelbyville, Tenn.

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back clean. Testing isn’t cheap, somebody might need to step up and offer to pay for this to happen (be sure to let them pick the lab so they don’t cry foul!) Would be great for that story to end up in the local paper, get tweeted and spread all over the Internet by their friends and own sources.

How do we better educate and convince the misinformed public that we raise and grow out these birds in houses as we do to mini-mize mortality and to optimize their health and growing conditions based on proven science, research and welfare? In the meantime, ani-mal rights activists continue to tell the public what they want them to hear and believe with a more complicated agenda that I’ll leave for someone else to address. How do we convince the general public that the gates to the farm and doors to our buildings are locked for reasons of biosecurity and that we aren’t trying to hide something?

Speaking of biosecurity, I think we should come up with a different term or phrase to use in our industry for the sake of the general public. The term “biosecurity” to most people these days is associated with terroristic activ-ity and the crime scene show on TV showing hazardous materials leaking out of vials in the lab, thus giving the general public reason to suspect or fear that we have something to hide. The assumption, therefore, is that something negative is going on inside; they don’t under-stand what exactly we are trying to keep out.

One of my former animal science profes-sors enjoyed reminding students of the three kinds of people: those who make things hap-pen, those who watch things happen and those who say “what happened?” While we all make things happen, we also all watch things hap-pen around us every day. We all wonder how certain things happened that are not healthy for the future of our industry and we often wonder who (but not me!) is going to do something about it, how and when. Are we doing enough collectively, not just as a poultry industry but as an entire animal agriculture industry, to make the right things happen? Are we the pro-active industry we need to be to stay in control of our destiny and our market opportunities as we continue to do our part to feed the world, or are we stuck in a reactive mode watching certain things happen around us that slowly but surely work against us to be never overturned?

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WASHINGTON — The USDA’s proposal to largely outsource poultry inspections functions and drastically speed up the visual inspection process violates federal law and must not be al-lowed to proceed, the nation’s largest federal employee union said in official comments on the proposal.

The American Federation of Gov-ernment Employees, which represents thousands of federal meat and poultry inspectors, submitted comments to US-DA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service on May 25. More than 2,000 comments were submitted before the comment pe-riod ended May 29.

The USDA’s budget-cutting proposal would allow poultry companies to in-spect their own chickens and turkeys, leaving a single federal inspector re-sponsible for examining up to 175 birds per second as they speed down the line, the union said.

“It exceeds the bounds of logic and

common sense to reasonably contend that one person can carefully examine more than 80,000 chickens per work-day when the carcasses are whizzing past the inspector at a rate of 3 chickens per second,” AFGE Assistant General Counsel Matthew Milledge wrote in the union’s official comments.

Contrary to the agency’s assertion that these changes would improve food safety, Milledge wrote that the proposal “will ensure that increased numbers of adulterated poultry enter the market-place thereby endangering the health and safety of the American consumer.”

The proposal violates the 1957 fed-eral law that established the current poultry inspections process, which re-quires federal inspectors to perform a “careful examination” of the carcass of every bird processed to determine its fitness for purchase, Milledge wrote.

Not only will federal inspectors be physically incapable of examining ev-

ery carcass, the proposal eliminates the current requirement that federal inspectors examine the internal organs, or viscera, of each bird, the union said, adding that, many of these parts are sold for human consumption, includ-ing chicken livers and giblets.

“Under this new system, poultry parts will be sold to the public that have never been inspected by a federal inspector in violation of federal law,” Milledge wrote.

AFGE and other consumer groups have denounced the proposed regula-tions and organized petition drives and other protests. More than 16,000 peo-ple have signed a petition on the White House web site urging the Obama ad-ministration to withdraw the proposed rule.

AFGE’s complete comments, along with a link to the White House pe-tition, are available at http://www.letthemeatchicken.com.

AFGE disagrees with poultry inspection proposal

Six similar strains are also considered dangerous and one of them is E. coli O145, the strain identified in this new outbreak.

Health officials haven’t been tracking O145 in-tensively for very long; it was only in 2009 that the CDC began recommending labs test for it.

The first U.S. foodborne outbreak linked to O145 occurred in 2010, when more than two dozen people in at least five states were sickened by bacteria trans-mitted through romaine lettuce.

Until the source of the new outbreak is identified, health officials can offer the public only general ad-vice for avoiding the infection:l Cook meat thoroughly.l Avoid unpasteurized milk and ciders.l And — if you have a diarrhea-like illness

— wash your hands thoroughly and do not prepare meals for others.

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SALISBURY,Md.—Withhurricaneseasonbearingdownonus,PerdueishelpingtheLowerEasternShoreChapteroftheAmericanRedCrossbeevenbetterpreparedtoassistDelmarvaresidents.

TohelptheRedCrossrespondwhendisasterstrikes,theArthurW.PerdueFoundationhasissueda$13,500emergencypreparednesschallengegranttohelpfundthepurchaseoftwoemergencyresponsetrailers.

Perdue,throughthefoundationgrant,hasagreedtomatcheverydollarraisedbytheRedCrossuptothefirst$13,500.TheRedCrosswillusethecombinedmoniestooutfittwotrailerswithevacuationcenterandsheltersuppliestobestrategicallypositionedonthelowerEasternShoreoftheDelmarvaPeninsula.TheRedCrossalreadyhasoneemergencyresponsetrailer.

“RedCrossassistanceisagifttothecommunity,fromthecommu-nity.ThankstogenerouscommunitypartnersliketheArthurW.Per-dueFoundation,theRedCrossistheretoanswerthecalltopreventandrespondtoemergenciesontheDelmarvaPeninsula,”saidJohnCulp,executivedirectoroftheLowerEasternShoreChapteroftheAmericanRedCross.“TheArthurW.PerdueFoundationEmergencyPreparednessChallengewillhelptheRedCrossensurewehavethematerialandhumanresourcesstrategicallyplacedtoquicklyrespondtodisastersandsupporttheimmediateemergencyneedsofthoseaf-fected,startingthemdownthepathtorecovery.”

ForinformationonhowtohelpsupporttheRedCrossinitsfund-raisingeffort,Culpcanbereachedbyphoneat410-749-5331,[email protected].

“Whendisasterstrikes,weallrecognizethecriticalimportanceoftheservicesprovidedbytheAmericanRedCross,”saidBillHether-ington,executivedirectoroftheArthurW.PerdueFoundation.“Thiswillgreatlyenhancetheirabilitytorespondwhenhurricanes,floods,firesandotherdisastersaffectresidentsontheEasternShore.Withthischallengegrant,wehopethatthecommunitywilljoinusandpledgetheirsupportsothatourlocalRedCrosswillbereadywhenthey’reneeded.”

Since1916,theAmericanRedCrosshasservedresidentsofMary-land’sLowerShore.InJanuary2011,theLowerShoreChapterex-pandedtoincludetheVirginiacountiesofAccomackandNorthamp-ton.

MoreinformationonPerdueFarmscanbeobtainedathttp://www.perdue.com.

PerdueFoundationgrantwillbenefitDelmarvaRedCross

In other Business news:

Tysonannounces$1Bseniornotesoffering

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Ty-son Foods Inc. announced on June 6 that it has agreed to sell $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.50 percent Senior Notes due 2022 in an under-written public offering under its effective shelf registration statement. The offering is ex-pected to close on or about June 13, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.

Tyson intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund the repurchase of any and all of its outstanding 10.50 per-cent Senior Notes due 2014 in a contemplated tender offer and/or redemption, and for general corporate purposes.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., J.P. Morgan Se-curities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Mar-kets LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Rabo Securities USA Inc. are acting as joint book-run-ning managers for the offering, and Goldman, Sachs & Co., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities LLC are acting as co-managers for the offering.

MountaireestablishesBetterCarolinaAward

LUMBER BRIDGE, N.C. — Mountaire Farms, the sev-enth largest poultry producer in the nation, has announced the launch of the Mountaire Bet-ter Carolina Award. The Bet-ter Carolina will be a monthly honor designed to highlight local individuals, businesses, civic organizations or class-rooms that are going above and beyond in their efforts to assist

others in their communities or to improve and protect the lo-cal environment, the company said.

“Our goal is not only to rec-ognize those who are already making a difference in the state of North Carolina, but to encourage others to take on a greater role in bettering their local communities or improv-ing the local environment,” said Roger Marino, Mountaire Farms corporate community relations director. “A fireman, policeman, or anyone who is an active volunteer at community events, helping others in a lo-cal hospital, teaching in a class-room, providing for the home-less, or something as simple as cleaning up the trash along our roadways, can be a candidate for this award.”

Mountaire has begun accept-ing nominations for the award through a newly established web site — http://www.bet-tercarolinaaward.com. Nomi-nations will be accepted year-round and could be chosen at any time to receive the honor. All entries are reviewed by a committee of Mountaire man-agers who will then select a de-serving winner each month, the company noted.

Better Carolina Award win-ners will receive a crystal engraved trophy and will be featured in WRAL-TV com-mercial spots, on select http://www.wral.com features, and at http://www.mountaire.com.

Mountaire Farms has more than 6,000 employees at facili-ties in Delaware, Maryland and North Carolina More informa-tion can be obtained from the company at http://www.moun-taire.com.

GNPCo.releasesnewfarmtoforkreport

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — GNPCo., the Midwest’s leading

chicken producer, has unveiled its third Farm To Fork Report, outlining its newly launched mission of healthy food, fami-lies and farms and key results from 2011. Despite a difficult year for the industry, GNP Co. reported $338 million in annual sales, added new jobs, and do-nations to local food banks ex-ceeding 4 million meals’ worth of chicken to Minnesota and Wisconsin families.

“Our people made a signifi-cant impact in what was one of the most challenging years on record for our industry,” said Mike Helgeson, GNP Co. CEO and third-generation in the fam-ily-owned business.

Record-high feed costs, fuel prices and low market pricing due to oversupply in the indus-try created the “perfect storm” for many, the company said. However, Helgeson credits “major business improvements, strong team member and part-ner relationships and a compa-ny-wide focus on innovation” as key factors that led to record sales and a modest 2011 profit.

The company’s 2011 Farm To Fork Report concentrates on results in four key areas — peo-ple,planet,poultryandprog-ress—highlightingthepeopleandopportunitiesbehindthecompanyanditsproducts.

“Peopleexpectustobeforth-comingaboutwhat’sworkingandwhatcanbeimproved.Notonly from an accountabilitystandpoint,butalsotohelppeo-plebetterunderstandthepro-cessesbehindtheirfood.Thisreporthelpsbuildconfidencethroughthatinformation,”Hel-gesonsaid.l People — 34 percent of

GNPCo.’sworkforcehasbeenwiththecompanymorethan10yearsand49.2percentofallfamilyfarmpartnershavebeenwiththecompanyformorethan20years.l Planet — Carbon

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emissions and carbon intensity for the company’s processing fa-cilities and barns decreased from 2010 levels.l Poultry — The implementa-

tion of an Active Grower Man-agement program and work with a leading university on a “Happy, Healthy Chickens” initiative fur-ther the company’s commitment to humane animal care.l Progress — 1,209 team

member suggestions yielded $4,340,547 in company-wide savings.

For more 2011 results, and a look ahead at what’s coming for 2012, the report is now available for download and viewing at http://www.gnpcompany.com.

Arex Lee appointed Tyson China CEO

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. has announced that Arex Lee has been appointed chief executive officer of Tyson Foods’ China operations. He will oversee Tyson DaLong, Tyson Shandong and Tyson Jiangsu.

Prior to joining Tyson, Lee worked for more than 25 years with one of the leading poultry companies in China, the compa-ny said. His industry experience includes the full range of poultry operations, and sales and mar-keting management. His opera-tions experience includes man-agement of feed mills, contract farming, processing operations, as well as breeder, hatchery and broiler operations. Lee has man-aged strategy development activ-ities in China and is recognized by customers and other poultry companies as a leader in China’s poultry industry, the company added.

Lee, who is also an industrial

engineer, is originally from Tai-wan and has served in the Taiwan Marine Corp.

Tyson Foods has had a pres-ence in China since 2001. The country has a population of 1.3 billion and chain restaurants are currently opening at a rate of one every 18 hours. Annual per cap-ita meat consumption in China is about 20 pounds per person, compared to 89 pounds in the U.S., the company noted.

Hormel Foods reports second quarter results

AUSTIN, Minn. — Hormel Foods Corp. has reported its per-formance for the fiscal year 2012 second quarter. All comparisons are to the second quarter or first half of fiscal 2011.

Some highlights include: Jen-nie-O Turkey Store operating profit up 50 percent; volume down 2 percent; dollar sales up 7 percent. Refrigerated Foods op-erating profit down 25 percent; volume down 4 percent; dollar sales down 1 percent. Grocery Products operating profit up 10 percent; volume down 3 percent; dollar sales up 1 percent. Spe-cialty Foods operating profit up 9 percent; volume up 2 percent; dollar sales up 12 percent.

The company reported fiscal 2012 second quarter net earnings of $127.9 million, up 17 percent from net earnings of $109.6 mil-lion a year earlier. For the six months ended April 29, 2012, net earnings were $256.3 mil-lion, down 1 percent from net earnings of $258.4 million the same period last year. Diluted net earnings per share for the six months ended April 29, 2012, were 95 cents, equal to diluted net earnings per share of 95 cents last year.

Sales for the quarter were $2 billion, up 3 percent from fiscal 2011. For the six months ended April 29, 2012, sales totaled $4.1 billion, up 4 percent from the

same period last year.“We are pleased to report re-

cord earnings and sales for the second quarter. This is a good example of our balanced busi-ness model in action, as we were able to increase earnings in four out of five segments,” said Jef-frey M. Ettinger, chairman of the board, president and CEO of Hormel Foods. “Sales grew 3 percent, again with four of our five segments registering gains.”

“Our Jennie-O Turkey Store segment delivered another out-standing quarter, driven by val-ue-added sales growth,” Ettinger said. “Our International business also achieved impressive results, led by strong export sales. Both our Grocery Products and Spe-cialty Foods segments returned to earnings growth during the quarter. Results of our Refriger-ated Foods segment were signifi-cantly pressured by lower pork operating margins.”

“We are particularly encour-aged by the continued growth of our Jennie-O Turkey Store value-added sales and our MegaMex Foods joint venture,” he added.

Jennie-O Turkey Store had an-other excellent quarter, the com-pany noted, with segment oper-ating profit up 50 percent from a year ago, driven by value-added sales. Net sales for the quarter rose 7 percent, led by sales of Jennie-O Turkey Store® retail tray pack and turkey burgers.

“Our second quarter results provide positive momentum heading into the back half of the year,” Ettinger said. “We believe continued weaker pork operating margins will be more than offset by stronger results from our oth-er segments. We expect sales in the center of the store to slowly improve as we continue our ad-vertising support of our Hormel® and SPAM® brands. Taking all of the relevant factors into account, we are maintaining our full-year earnings guidance range of $1.79 to $1.89 per share.”

Neste Oil files action regarding fuel patent

KEILARANTA, Finland — Neste Oil Corp. has filed a patent infringement action against Dy-namic Fuels LLC, Syntroleum Corp. and Tyson Foods Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Neste Oil believes that one of its patents is being infringed by Dynamic Fuels, Syntroleum and Tyson Foods in the production of renewable diesel at Dynamic Fuels’ plant in Geismar, La., the company noted.

The action asserts infringe-ment of Neste Oil’s U.S. Patent, which protects aspects of Neste Oil’s renewable diesel technol-

ogy, and was issued on May 29, 2012, and expires in 2025.

“Neste Oil is the world’s leading producer of premium-quality renewable diesel,” said Matti Hautakangas, Neste Oil’s general counsel. “Based on our proprietary technology, Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel is the world’s best and cleanest diesel fuel today. We have pro-tected this technology, which is very important for the group’s business, with a number of pat-ents and are committed to vigor-ously defending our intellectual property in this and other areas worldwide.”

The Tyson fuel is made from animal fats, greases and vegeta-ble oils.

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Asuccessfulpilotprograminef-fectsince1998for20youngchickenplantsandfiveyoungturkeyplantsindicatestheproposedrule isthelogicalnextstepinthemoderniza-tion of USDA inspection. Plantsparticipatinginthepilotprogramoperateunderthesamestringentstandards of microbiological per-formanceasotherprocessingplantswhile(similartotheproposedrule)allowingplantpersonneltoconductsomevisualinspectionduties.SinceUSDAbeganrankingplantsbycat-egoryofperformancein2008,theseplantshaveconsistentlybeeninthebest-performingcategory.

NCCinitscommentsstatedtheproposal’ssuccessdependsonmak-ingadditionalclarificationstotheproposalandinillustratinghowtherulewouldbeimplemented.

Specifically, NCC’s comments:recommendnecessaryimplemen-tationprocedures;addressthepro-posedsamplingrequirements;rec-ommendchangestotheinspectionprocess for ready-to-cook (RTC)standards; explain why avian leu-kosis is not a condition of publichealthconcern;recommendspecialtrainingregardingsepticemicandtoxemic conditions; explain whylinespeedshouldnotbearbitrarilylimited;addressworkersafetycon-cerns;requestclarificationregardingonlineandofflineantimicrobialuse;andaddresschillingrequirements.

“The changes described abovearedesignedtoensureanefficienttransitiontoanevensaferandmoreeffective slaughter system,” NCCnoted.

“NCC and our member compa-niesalsotakeseriouslythehealthandsafetyofourworkers,”thecom-mentscontinued.“Weareconfidenttheincreasedlinespeedsallowedundertheproposedrulehavebeendemonstratedoverseveralyearstobe safe for workers in the broilerchickenindustry.”

A recent survey of broiler es-

tablishments participating in thepilot project show, for bothTotalRecordable Injury Rates and DaysAway/Restricted orTransfer Rates(DART), that these plants are assafeforworkersasplantsthatop-erateundertraditionalinspection.Infact,thedataindicatethatthereisnostatisticaldifferencebetweenplantsinvolvedintheHIMP(HAC-CPInspectionModelsProject)pilotprojectandtraditionalinspectedfa-cilitieswithregardstoTotalRecord-ableInjuryRatesandDARTRates.Specifically,in2009and2010,totalrecordableinjuryratesinestablish-mentsparticipatinginthepilotproj-ectwere5.6and5.3,respectively.Industryaveragewas6.1and5.5in2009and2010,respectively.In2009and2010,DARTratesinestablish-mentsparticipatinginthepilotproj-ectwere3.4and3.9,respectively.Industryaveragewas4.0and3.9in2009and2010,respectively.

“Asaresult,NCCisconfidentthatmodernizingthepoultryinspectionsystemwillnotendangerourwork-force,” NCC said.“Whether plantsare operating in the HIMP pilotprojectorundertraditionalinspec-tion,thechickenindustrycontinuestoimproveitsrecordforthehealthandwellnessof itsworkforce,de-creasingitsinjuryandillnessrate74percentsince1994.

“NCCandourmembersarecom-mittedtopoultryproductionopera-tionsthatensureasafe,wholesomeand abundant supply of poultryproductsforbothdomesticandin-ternationalmarkets,andthepoultryslaughterinspectionsystemplaysanimportantroleinthisprocess.”

NTFsupportTheNationalTurkeyFederation,

alsoincommentssubmittedonMay29,saidtheUSDA’sproposednewpoultryinspectionsystemrepresentsthelogicalnextstepinmoderniza-tionofthenation’sfoodsafetysys-tem.

“Theproposedruleisamodern,

sensibleapproachthatwillallowthefoodsafetyinspectorstofocusonpublic health,” NTF President JoelBrandenbergersaid.“Theproposedrulewillleadtoarevampedinspec-tionsystemthatallowsthefederalinspectors to shift to prevention-oriented inspection systems andredeployitsresourcesinamannerthatbetterprotectsthepublicfromfoodbornediseases.”

NTF’scommentsnotedthattheturkeyindustryhasspentmillionsof dollars to implement HACCP—themostmodernmeatinspec-tionsystemintheworld.NTFviewstheproposedruleastheappropriatenextstepinprotectingpublichealththroughmodern,science-basedfoodsafetytechniques.Infact,theturkeyindustryhasmadetremendousprog-ressonreducingnaturallyoccurringpathogensinrawproductandthatsuccesshasbeenreplicatedinHIMPplants,thegroupsaid,addingthat,all of the industry’s HIMP plantswereinthetopperformingcategoryunderFSIS’previousperformancestandardsandNTFisconfidenttheindustrywillcontinuetomeetandexceedthenewstandards.

USDA’s proposed rule will alsoprotectemployeesafetyandcreatejobs, NTF added. After 13 yearsundertheHIMPprogram,datain-dicatesnoincreaseinworkerinju-riesexpectedunderthenewsystem.Additionally, in many instances,turkeyHIMPplantshavereportedworkerinjuryrateswellbelowthealreadylowindustryaverage.Whileimprovingfoodsafetyistheprimaryconcern,inthecurrenteconomyitisimportanttonotethattheproposedrulewillcreatetheneedtohiread-ditionalin-plantpersonnelinmanyareas,thegroupnoted.

“In itssupportofUSDA’seffortstoimprovefoodsafety,theturkeyindustrywillcontinuetoplacethehighest priority on food safety toensuretheproductionofthehighestquality, safest products possible,”NTFsaid.

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somewhereelse.Thatcanbereallyexpensive—andyouhavetofigureoutwhattodowithit.”

ShousesaidtheU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineerspro-hibitsfarmersfromdumpingsandbackintotheriverwithoutafederalpermit,somostofitgetspiledalongthefieldsandusedtofillgiantholesleftbythewater.

That’swhatHansenhasdone.Butevenwhenthesandiscleared,farmers’problemsaren’tover.

Thesandandmonthsunderwaterkilledcrucialmi-crobesinthesoilthathelpcropsgrow.Restoringthosemicrobes,whichdevelopnaturallyonplantroots,couldtakeseveralyears.Farmersplantcorn,knowingitwillgrowinefficientlyuntilenoughmicrobesgetbackintothesoil.

InIowa,thefloodinundatednearly256,000acresofcroplandinsixwesterncounties,while inNebraska,itswampedabout119,000acres.DanSteinkruger,theFarmServiceAgency’sNebraskastateexecutivedirec-tor,saidIowahasmorelow-lyingfieldsalongthebanksthanhisstate.

FarmersinNebraskaandwesternIowalostacom-bined $300 million or more in crop sales and othereconomicactivitytotheflooding,accordingtothetwostates’FarmBureaus.

NeithertheFarmServiceAgencynorotherfederalandstateagencieshavekepttabsonhowmuchlandhasbeenclearedsofar.Butinspeakingwithfarmers,itappearsthereisalongwaytogo.

ScottOlsonhasmanagedtorestoreabout140ofhis500acresnearTekamah,Neb.,thatweresubmergedinlastyear’sflood.

Inoneregard,hewaslucky;mostofhis3,000-acrefarmwasspared.Butinthesectionthatdidflood,thewatercutnewholesandchannels,creatingdrainageproblemsOlsonexpectswilllastforyears.Whentheriverreceded,itleftupto15feetofsandinsomeareas.Upto5feetremain.

The55-year-oldsaidhehasspentmorethan$200,000onbulldozers,landscrapersandworkersthusfar.

He’sconfidentmostofthecosteventuallywillbecov-eredbydisasteraid,buthe’sstillwaitingforthatmoneytocomethrough.Hansensaidhealsowillqualifyfordisasteraid,butheexpectsthepaymentswillcoveronlyabouthalfofwhathe’sspent.

USDAhasapprovedmorethan$20millionindisas-teraidforIowaandNebraska,whichwillhelpfarmerswiththecostofmovingsand,gradinglandandfillingholes.

“It’sjusttotally,totallydevastating,”Olsonsaid.“Thedollaramountforwhatittakestoputitallbacktogetheragainisgoingtobetremendous.Andit’sgoingtocostyou,thetaxpayer,incaseyouhaven’talreadyfiguredthatout.”

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Gold’n PlumpA first-ever line of Gold’n

Plump chicken sausages, brat-wursts and breakfast links has been launched by the GNP Co., the Midwest’s largest chicken producers. Included in the line are Parmesan Italian and Hot Italian Chicken Sausages as

well as Chicken Brats and Ap-ple Maple Chicken Breakfast Links. “Gold’n Plump consum-ers told us they were looking for healthier alternatives to pork and beef selections of brats and sausages, but they didn’t want to sacrifice good flavor, variety and convenience,” said Sara Dan-

forth, new product development manager for GNP Co. Made from 100 percent boneless, skinless thigh meat, the chicken sausages contain 50 percent less fat than most pork variety. At just 4.5 to 8 grams of fat and 100 to 180 calories per serving, fat isn’t all the products leave out: the new sausages are also gluten-free and nitrate-free and three of the four are also dairy-free.u More information: goldn-

plump.com

Jack in the BoxJack in the Box is now offer-

ing chicken nuggets, comprised of all white chicken meat, as one

of four new products on its Val-ue Menu. “We’ve heard from a lot of our guests that they really crave chicken nuggets,” said Tra-cy Dunn, director of menu mar-keting and promotions for Jack in the Box Inc. “We’re pleased that we can now offer them that choice, along with three other compelling products at very af-fordable prices.”u More information: http://

www.jackinthebox.com

Einstein Bros. BagelsEinstein Bros. Bagels has un-

veiled its “Smart Choices” menu featuring a selection of lighter options for consumers seek-

ing healthier every day choices. Each item on the new menu con-tains less than 350 calories and less than 15 grams of fat. Items include the Southwest Turkey-Sausage, the Asparagus, Mush-room & Swiss Bagel Thin Egg-white Sandwiches, the Tuscan Chicken Pesto Bagel Thin Sand-wich and the Cheesy Chicken & Asparagus Bagel Thin Melt. The menu also features two new fresh gourmet salads, the Chipo-tle Chicken Salad and the Har-vest Chicken Salad.u More information: http://

www.einsteinbros..com

highlighting these facilities we can all learn additional prac-tices and tools to further protect the people that work hard ev-ery day in our plants to provide high-quality, safe and nutritious protein for consumers.”

The awards were presented to the following poultry facilities:

Award of DistinctionButterball LLC: Ozark, Ark.,

processing; Carthage, Mo., pro-cessing; and Huntsville, Ark., processing.

Cargill Turkey Production LLC: Butterfield, Mo., feed mill; and Springdale, Ark., feed mill.

Cargill Value Added Meats: Temple, Texas, feed mill; and Waco, Texas, processing.

Keystone Foods: Albany, Ky., processing; Franklin, Ky., hatch-ery; and Camilla, Ga., process-ing.

Perdue Farms Inc.: Perry, Ga., cook plant; Dillon, S.C., process-ing ; Perry, Ga., fresh processing; Concord, N.C., further process-ing; Salisbury, Md., processing; Rockingham, N.C., processing; Accomac, Va., processing; and Georgetown, Del., roaster com-plex.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.: Falkville, Ala., feed mill; and Batesville, Ark., processing.

Sara Lee Foods: Storm Lake, Iowa, processing.

Simmons Foods: Siloam Springs, Ark., further process-ing.

Wayne Farms LLC: Pender-grass, Ga., processing; Decatur, Ala., West, hatchery; and Union Springs, Ala., processing.

Award of HonorButterball LLC: Mt. Olive,

N.C., processing.Cargill Turkey Production

LLC: California, Mo., feed mill.Cargill Value Added Meats:

Springdale, Ark., processing.Cobb-Vantress Inc.: Siloam

Springs, Ark., feed mill; Timp-son, Texas, hatchery.

Gerber Poultry: Kidron, Ohio, processing.

Hubbard LLC: Pikeville, Tenn., hatchery.

Keystone Foods: Gadsden, Ala., processing; Eufaula, Ala., processing.

Moroni Feed Co.: Moroni, Utah, feed mill.

Perdue Farms Inc.: Crom-well, Ky., hatchery; Forsyth, Ga., hatchery; Bridgewater, Va., further processing; Nashville,

N.C., feed mill; Cromwell, Ky., processing; Washington, Ind., turkey processing; Forsyth, Ga., feed mill.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.: Moore-field, W.Va., hatchery; Broad-way, Va., processing; Moorefield, W.Va., feed mill; Harrisonburg, Va., feed mill; Mayfield, Ky., processing; Pittsburg, Texas, hatchery No. 1 & No. 2; and Natchitoches, La., processing.

Sanderson Farms Inc.: Lau-rel, Miss., processing; McComb, Miss., processing.

River Valley Animal Foods: Robards, Ky.; Texarkana, Ark.

Virginia Poultry Growers Co-operative: Hinton, Va., process-ing.

Wayne Farms LLC: Troy, Ala., hatchery; Laurel, Miss., feed mill; Danville, Ark., hatchery; Decatur, Ala., East, further pro-cessing; and Decatur, Ala., fresh plant.

Award of MeritHouse of Raeford Farms: Ar-

cadia, La., processing .Peco Foods Inc.: Sebastopol,

Miss., processing.Perdue Farms Inc.: Dothan,

Ala., processing; Salisbury, Md., hatchery 2; and Murfreesboro, N.C., hatchery.

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.: Athens, Ga., feed mill; Broadway, Va., hatchery; Moorefield, W.Va., prepared foods; and Canton, Ga., processing.

Award consideration was based on injury statistics over three years and an evaluation of written applications by three

judges: Gary Pohlmann of Marsh Risk Consulting, Doug Britton, program manager for Agricul-tural Technology Research at Georgia Tech Research Institute, and George Nassif of Aon Global Risk Consulting.

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USPOULTRY schedules information seminar

TUCKER — The 2012 US-POULTRY Information Systems Seminar will take an in-depth look at cost saving initiatives and new technology. The an-nual conference, sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, will be held July 16-17, at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown in Nashville, Tenn.

“Computers are used through-out poultry and egg operations, from live operations and pro-cessing to administration; and technology is continuing to ad-vance at a rapid pace. The pro-grams used to run our operations must be continually updated and refined to ensure productivity and efficiency, while also being cost effective to implement,” said program committee chair-man Ron Wells, Butterball LLC, Mt. Olive, N.C.

This year’s agenda will see the return of the Lightening Round . . . What’s New in the IT Indus-try, which will feature a quick-fire overview on “Dr. Watson . . . A Big Data Example,” process automation, and wireless control-lers. Other topics on the agenda include: Industry IT Experiences . . . Pros and Cons; A Network Infrastructure Panel: Connecting Remote Locations; E-Discovery . . . An Attorney’s Perspective; Vendor Solutions; New Technol-ogy in Worker Safety: Ergonom-ic Assessment Systems; and a series of open forums on mobile devices.

A program committee of infor-mation technology managers de-veloped the agenda for the semi-nar, including Mike Burruss, Tip Top Poultry, Marietta, Ga.; Greg Whisenant, Case Farms LLC, Troutman, N.C.; John Delphon, George’s Inc., Springdale, Ark.; Alan Brownell, Case Farms LLC, Troutman, N.C.; and Sim Harbert, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, Ga.

To register for the 2012 Infor-mation System Seminar, go to http://www.uspoultry.org/educa-tionprograms/index.cfm.

PSA meet features vital poultry issues

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — This year’s annual meeting of the Poultry Science Association (PSA) will showcase a wide-ranging assortment of papers and discussions focused on pres-ent and future challenges facing the poultry industry. The meet-ing will be held July 9-12 at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.

“Poultry production has al-ways been an exciting and re-warding, but also an extremely challenging business,” said Dr. Mike Wineland, PSA president and professor of poultry science at North Carolina State Univer-sity. “The pressures arising from today’s rapidly changing social and political environment have combined to make it even more so and have made the need to stay abreast of the latest technologies

and advancements more impor-tant than ever.:

The 11 featured symposium and chairmen are as follows:

Keynote: “Tomorrow’s Poul-try: Sustainability and Safety,” Dr. Gita Cherian, Oregon State University;

Informal Nutrition: “Meta-bolic Responses to Nutrition and Modifiers” Dr. Mamduh Sifri, ADM Alliance Nutrition, chair-man;

National Extension Workshop: “Change and Challenge: What Lies Ahead for the Poultry In-dustry?,” Dr. Patricia A. Curtis, Auburn University;

“Issues Concerning Food Safety in Poultry and Egg Pro-duction,” Dr. Manpreet Singh, Auburn University;

“Soybean Meal: The Past & Future,” Gregory L. Engelke, Cornerstone Resources LLC;

“Next Generation Sequenc-ing Tools: Applications for Food Safety and Poultry Production,” Dr. Irene Hanning, University of Tennessee;

Student Symposium: “Next Generation Poultry Science & Production,” James Tyus II, Ten-nessee State University;

“Feed Enzymes: Benefits on Performance, Health and Wel-fare,” Dr. Greg F. Mathis, South-ern Poultry Research Inc.;

WPSA Lectureship: “Eggless in Seattle? Hen Housing Con-cerns & the Future of Egg Pro-duction,” Dr. Sarge Bilgili, Au-burn University;

“Experimental Design for Poultry Production and Genom-ics Research,” Dr. Gene M. Pesti, University of Georgia; and

“2030 Vision: Poultry Produc-tion & Processing for the Future,” Dr. Douglas F. Britton, Georgia Tech Research Institute.

Keynote addresses will be given by Jim Perdue, chairman of Perdue Farms; Prof. Farrokh Mistree, director of the Aero-space & Mechanical Engineer-ing School at the University of Oklahoma; and Paul Helgeson,

sustainability manager of Gold’n Plump Co.

Registration and additional information about the 2012 PSA Annual Meeting is available at http://www.poultryscience.org/psa12/

Seminar helps prepare for OSHA inspections

RALEIGH — The Southeast-ern Grain & Georgia Feed & Grain Associations have part-nered with the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) to host a Grain Handling Regional Safety Seminar on Ju1y 12 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Dur-ham, N.C.

The seminar is designed to as-sist industry companies in com-plying with Occupational Safe-ty and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations applying to the grain, grain processing, feed and feed ingredient manufactur-ing sectors.

The seminars will focus on the key requirements of OSHA’s grain handling safety standard, including its provisions on housekeeping, confined space entry, electrical, fall protection and personal protective equip-ment. In addition, the first half-day of this workshop will include a presentation on how to prepare for an OSHA inspection.

More information can be ob-tained by contacting Bonnie Holloman, 919-877-9392, [email protected].

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Carolina feed industry holds 75th convention

RALEIGH — The Carolina Feed Industry Association’s 75th annual convention will be held July 19-21 at the Kingston Plan-tation, Embassy Suites Hotel, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Keynote speaker will be Sonny Perdue, former two-term governor of Georgia and a for-mer member of the Southeastern Grain & Feed Association. He will provide his perspectives on national policy issues and how industry can get involved, get en-gaged and improve interactions with public policymakers.

Other events include a fishing trip, golf and tennis tournaments, a children’s program and a Low Country Oyster Roast reception and banquet.

More information can be ob-tained by contacting Bonnie Hol-loman, CFIA, P.O. Box 58220, Raleigh, N.C. 27658; 919-877-9392; [email protected].

Registration opens for Liquid Feed Sympm.

ARLINGTON — The Ameri-can Feed Industry Association’s 42nd annual Liquid Feed Sympo-sium will be held Sept. 12-14 at the Grand Hyatt Denver in Colo-rado to educate and promote the agricultural liquid supplement industry.

Delivering the keynote will be Jim Whitt of Purpose Unlimited. In addition to sessions covering legislative and regulatory topics impacting the industry, the sym-posium will also feature weather, cattle and ingredient forecasts, and technical presentations on viscosity, pumps, inventory man-agement, nutrition, sustainability and quality control.

The meeting will also feature the Liquid Feed Trade Show, where manufacturers, suppliers and industry-support companies will exhibit their products.

Registration is available at http://www.afia.org. To learn more about the conference, visit http://www.liquidfeed.org.

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JUN 20-22 — GEA ANNUAL MTNG., Kingand Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St.Simons Island, Ga. Contact: JewellHutto, Georgia Egg Association, P.O.Box 2929, Suwanee, Ga. 30024. Ph:770-932-4622; [email protected]; http://www.georgiaeggs.org.

JUN 20 — MTGA SUMMER CONF.,Bemidji, Minn. Contact: MinnesotaTurkey Growers Association, 108Marty Drive, Buffalo, Minn. 55313. Ph:763-682-5546l [email protected]; http://www.midwestpoultry.com.

JUN 21-23 — NCC SUMMER BOARD OFDIRECTORS MTNG., Ritz-CarltonHighlands, Lake Tahoe, Calif. Contact:National Chicken Council, 1015 15thSt., N.W., Suite 930, Washington,D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-296-2622;http://www.nationalchickencouncil.cm; http://www.eatchicken.com.

JUN 25-26 — CPF SUMMER BOARDMTNG., The Cliffs Resort, ShellBeach, Calif. Contact: CaliforniaPoultry Federation, 4640 SpyresWay, Suite 4, Modesto, Calif.95356. Ph: 209-576-6355; [email protected]; http://www.cpif.org.

JUN 25-27 — FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTSMNR., Crowne Plaza Resort, HiltonHead, S.C. Contact: U.S. Poultry &Egg Association, 1530 CooledgeRoad, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303,Ph: 770-493-9401; [email protected]; http://www.uspoultry.org,

JUN 26-28 — PAACO TRAINING, Universityof Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. Contact:Mike Simpson, Professional AnimalAuditor Certification Organization,P.O. Box 31, Redfield, Iowa 50233.Ph: 402-403-0104; [email protected]; http://www.animalauditor.org.

JUL 7-9 — NTF LEADERSHIP CONF.,Washington, D.C. Contact: JenDansereau, National Turkey Federation,1225 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 400,Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-898-0100; [email protected].

JUL 9-12 — PSA ANNUAL CONV., GeorgiaCenter, Athens, Ga. Contact: PoultryScience Association, 2441 VillageGreen Place, Champaign, Ill. 61822.Ph: 217-356-5285; [email protected]; http://www.poultryscience.org.

JUL 10-12 — AEB MTNG., Chicago,Ill. Contact: American Egg Board,1460 Renaissance Drive, ParkRidge, Ill. 60068. Ph: 847-296-7043;[email protected]; http://www.aeb.org.

JUL 12-15 — SCPF, NCEA & FPF/FEFANNUAL CONF., Crowne PlazaResort, Hilton Head, S.C. Contact:South Carolina Poultry Federation,1921-A Pickens St., Columbia, SC.29201,Ph: 803-779-4700, [email protected], http://www.scpoultry.org; Norrh Carolina Egg Association,1939 High House Road, No. 102, Cary,N.C. 27519, Ph: 919-319-1195, [email protected], http://www.ncegg.org; Florida Poultry/Egg Association,

1625 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 300,Tallahassee, Fla. 32317, Ph: 850-402-2954, [email protected].

JUL 15-17 — NCC & NPFDA CHICKENMARKETING SMNR., Stowe MountainLodge, Stowe, Vt. Contact: NationalChicken Council, 1015 15th St., N.W.,Suite 930, Washington, D.C. 20005,202-296-2622, http://www.nation-alchickencouncil.com, http://www.eatchicken.com; or National Poultry& Food Distributors Association,2014 Osborne Road, St. Marys,Ga. 31558, 770-535-9901, [email protected], http://www.npfda.org.

JUL 16-17 — INFORMATION SYSTEMSSMNR., Doubletree Hotel, Nashville,Tenn. Contact: U.S. Poultry &Egg Association, 1530 CooledgeRoad, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303,Ph: 770-493-9401; [email protected]; http://www.uspoultry.org,

JUL 19-22 — CFIA SUMMER CONV.,Embassy Suites, Kingston Plantation,Myrtle Beach, S.C. Contact: BonnieHolloman, Carolina Feed IndustryAssociation, P.O. Box 58220,Raleigh, N.C. 27658. Ph: 919-607-1370; [email protected]; http://www.carolinafeed.com.

JUL 23-24 — AP&EA ANNUAL MTNG.,Hilton Sandestin Beach, Fla. Contact:Alabama Poultry & Egg Association,P.O. Box 240, Montgomery,Ala. 36101. Ph: 334-265-2732;h t t p : / / w w w. a l a b a m a p o u l t r y. o r g .

AUG 5-9 — WORLD’S POULTRYCONGRESS, Bahia ConventionCenter, Salvador, Brazil. Contact: WorldPoultry Science Association, BrazilianBranch. Ph: +55 19 3243-6555; Fax:+55 19 3243-8542; [email protected]; http://www.wpsa2012.com.

AUG 8-9 — NCPF ANNUAL MTNG.,Grandover Resort, Greensboro,N.C. Contact: North Carolina PoultryFederation, 4020 Barrett Drive,Suite 102, Raleigh, N.C. 27609.Ph: 919-783-8218; [email protected]; http://www.nncpoultry.org.

AUG 16-17 — WOMEN’S LEADERSHIPCONF., Hilton Sandestin BeachResort & Spa, Destin, Fla. Contact:U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401; [email protected]; http://www.uspoultry.org,

AUG 20 — UEP AREA MTNG., Atlanta,Ga. Contact: United Egg Producers,1720 Windward Concourse, Suite230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph:770-360-9220; [email protected]; http://www.unitedegg.com.

AUG 22 — UEP AREA MTNG., Philadelphia,Pa. Contact: United Egg Producers,1720 Windward Concourse, Suite230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph:770-360-9220; [email protected]; http://www.unitedegg.com.

AUG 23 — UEP AREA MTNG., Columbus,Ohio. Contact: United Egg Producers,

1720 Windward Concourse, Suite230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph:770-360-9220; [email protected]; http://www.unitedegg.com.

AUG 28 — UEP AREA MTNG., Des Moines,Iowa. Contact: United Egg Producers,1720 Windward Concourse, Suite230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph:770-360-9220; [email protected]; http://www.unitedegg.com.

AUG 29 — UEP AREA MTNG., Ontario,Calif. Contact: United Egg Producers,1720 Windward Concourse, Suite230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph:770-360-9220; [email protected]; http://www.unitedegg.com.

AUG 30 — UEP AREA MTNG., Seattle,Wash. Contact: United Egg Producers,1720 Windward Concourse, Suite230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph:770-360-9220; [email protected]; http://www.unitedegg.com.

SEP 4-6 — ARKANSAS NUTRITIONCONF. Contact: Poultry Federation,P.O. Box 1446, Little Rock, Ark.72203. Ph: 501-375-8131; http://w w w. t h e p o u l t r y f e d e r a t i o n . c o m .

SEP 9-13 — IEC MARKETING &PRODUCTION CONF., London,England. Contact: InternationalEgg Commission, Second Floor, 89Charterhouse St., London EC1M6HR, England. Ph: 44-020-7490-3493; [email protected];http://www.internationalegg.com.

SEP 12-14 — AFIA LIQUID FEEDSYMPM., Grand Hyatt, Denver,Colo. Contact: American FeedIndustry Association, 2101 WilsonBlvd., Suite 916. Arlington, Va.22201. Ph: 703-524-0810; [email protected]; http://www.afia.org.

SEP 13-14 — CPF ANNUAL MTNG.& CONF., Monterey Plaza Hotel,Monterey, Calif. Contact: CaliforniaPoultry Federation, 4640 SpyresWay, Suite 4, Modesto, Calif.95356. Ph: 209-576-6355; [email protected]; http://www.cpif.org.

SEP 13-16 — MPA ANNUAL CONV.,Hilton Sandestin Beach Hotel, Destin,Fla. Contact: Mississippi PoultryAssociation, 110 Airport Road,Suite C, Pearl, Miss. 39208. Ph:601-932-7560; beard!mspoultry.org.

SEP 17-19 — NAT’L. MTNG. POULTRYHEALTH & PROCESSING, ClarionResort Fontainebleau Hotel, OceanCity, Md. Contact: Delmarva PoultryIndustry Inc., 16686 County SeatHwy., Georgetown, Del. 19947-4881.Ph: 302-856-9037; [email protected]; http://www.dpichicken.org.

SEP 21-22 — PF TURKEY COMMITTEEMTNG. Contact: Poultry Federation,P.O. Box 1446, Little Rock, Ark.72203. Ph: 501-375-8131; http://w w w. t h e p o u l t r y f e d e r a t i o n . c o m .

SEP 15-16 — POULTRY PRODUCTION& HEALTH SMNR., The WynfreyHotel, Birmingham, Ala. Contact:U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401; [email protected]; http://www.uspoultry.org,

OCT 3-4 — PF PROCESSORS WKSHP.Contact: Poultry Federation,P.O. Box 1446, Little Rock, Ark.72203. Ph: 501-375-8131; http://w w w. t h e p o u l t r y f e d e r a t i o n . c o m .

OCT 4-5 — POULTRY PROTEIN & FATSMNR., Doubletree Hotel, Nashville,Tenn. Contact: U.S. Poultry &

Egg Association, 1530 CooledgeRoad, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303,Ph: 770-493-9401; [email protected]; http://www.uspoultry.org,

OCT 4-7 — NPFDA FALL MTNG., SanDiego, Calif. National Poultry &Food Distributors Association,2014 Osborne Road, St. Marys,Ga. 31558, 770-535-9901, kkm@

npfda.org, http://www.npfda.org.OCT 9-12 — UEP ANNUAL BOARD

MTNG. & EXECUTIVE CONF.,Loews Coronado Bay, San Diego,Calif. Contact: United Egg Producers,1720 Windward Concourse, Suite230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph:770-360-9220; [email protected]; http://www.unitedegg.com.

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WASHINGTON—Abipartisangroupof49congressmensentalettertoU.S.TradeRepresentativeRonKirkonJune1,expressingtheirstrongconcernabouttheantidumpingdutiesMexicohaspreliminarilyassignedtoU.S.chickenlegquar-ters,rangingfrom64percentto129percent.

Althoughthesedutieshavenotyetbeenappliedinfinalform, under Mexican law, a final decision will have to bereachedbymid-August.“TheMexicanantidumpingaction,whenfinalized,willseverelydamagetheU.S.poultryindus-tryandthemarketaccessprovidedundertheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA),”thelettersaid.

Earlyin2011,MexicanpoultrycompaniespetitionedtheMexicangovernmenttobeginananti-dumpinginvestigationof importsofchickenlegquartersfromtheU.S.,claimingthatU.S.companieswereexportingchickenlegquarterstoMexicoatbelow-marketprices.

ThelettertoAmbassadorKirkpointedoutthatMexicohasusedacalculationthatisunacceptabletotheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)todetermineifU.S.chickenlegquartersare“dumped”ontotheMexicanmarket.Usingthe“averagecostofproduction”assumesthateverypartofthechickenshould be priced at least at this cost.“This assumption isflawed,discriminatesagainstU.S.producersandconcernsusasmembersfrompoultryproducingdistricts,”thelettersaid.“U.S.companiessubmittedtheircostsofproductionin-formationusingavalue-basedcostaccountingmethod—amethodwellestablishedandrecognizedbythepoultryindus-tryworldwideasareasonablebasistocalculatecosts.”

Value-basedcostaccountingisusedbyU.S.,Mexicanandotherchickenproducers;isconsistentwithMexicanfinancialreportingstandards;isconsistentwiththegenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciplesinboththeUnitedStatesandMexico;andreasonablyreflectsthecostsofproductionofU.S.poultry,thelettersaid.“Giventhosefacts,undertheWTOAntidump-ingAgreement,Mexicomaynotdisregardthecostsofpro-ductionreportedinthiscaseanduseaveragecostsinstead.”

Mexico is themost importantU.S.poultrymarket,withmorethan250,000metrictonsimportedin2011,valuedatmorethan$275million.

“AstheTrans-PacificPartnershipnegotiationscontinue,weurgeyoutoresolvethissituationaspromptlyaspossibleandensurethatMexicohonorsitscommitmentsunderNAFTAandtheWTO,”theletterconcluded.Theletter,includingthenamesofthe49membersofCongresswhosignedtheletter,isavailableathttp://nccwashingtonreport.com/wp-content/up-loads/2012/06/USTR-Letter.pdf.

OnApril2,abipartisangroupof16senatorssentasimilarlettertoAmbassadorKirkurgingtheterminationofMexico’santi-dumpingduties.

CongressmenwantMexicanchargesofdumpingresolvedByMarciaWood

SpecialtoPoultryTimes

BELTSVILLE, Md. — Even the smallest quantity of salmo-nella may, in the future, be eas-ily detected with a technology known as SERS, short for “sur-face-enhanced Raman scatter-ing.”

USDA scientist Bosoon Park at Athens, Ga., is leading explor-atory studies of this analytical technique’s potential for quick, easy and reliable detection of salmonella and other foodborne pathogens.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion, salmonella causes more than 1 million cases of illness in the U.S. every year.

If SERS proves successful for cornering salmonella, the tech-nique might be used at public health laboratories around the

nation to rapidly identify this or other pathogens responsible for outbreaks of foodborne ill-ness, according to Park, an ag-ricultural engineer with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. What’s more, tomorrow’s food-makers might use SERS at their in-house quality control labs.

In a SERS analysis, a speci-men is placed on a surface, such as a stainless steel plate, that has been “enhanced” or changed from smooth to rough. For some of their research, Park’s team enhanced the surface of stain-less steel plates by coating them with tiny spheres, made up of a biopolymer encapsulated with nanoparticles of silver.

Rough surfaces, and colloidal metals such as silver, can enhance the scattering of light that occurs when a specimen, placed on this “nanosubstrate,” is scanned with the Raman spectrometer’s laser

beam.The scattered light that comes

back to the spectroscope forms a distinct spectral pattern known as a Raman spectral signature, or Raman scattered signal. Re-searchers expect to prove the concept that all molecules, such as those that make up salmonel-la, have their own unique Raman spectral signature.

The idea of using a substrate of silver nanoparticles for Ra-man spectroscopy is not new. But in SERS studies to detect foodborne pathogens, the use of a surface — enhanced with biopolymers coated with silver nanoparticles — is apparently novel.

In work with comparatively large concentrations of two dif-ferent kinds, or serotypes, of Sal-monella enterica — Enteritidis and Typhimurium — Park’s tests showed, apparently for the first time, that SERS can differentiate these two serotypes. With further research, SERS may prove supe-rior for finding very small quan-tities of bacteria in a complex, real-world background, such as a food or beverage sample, Park notes.

He collaborated in the research with Arthur Hinton Jr., Kurt C. Lawrence, Jaya Sundaram, Wil-liam R. Windham and Seung Chul Yoon, all with ARS at the agency’s Richard B. Russell Re-search Center in Athens; Yao-Wen Huang and Yiping Zhao of the University of Georgia-Ath-ens; Yongkuk Kwon of South Korea’s Animal, Plant and Fish-eries Quarantine and Inspection Agency; and others.

Marcia Wood is a public informa-tion specialist with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in

Newhigh-techtacticmayexposestealthysalmonella


Product Showcase

Turkey feeding panBig Dutchman

Big Dutchman introduces the Gladiator turkey feeding pan with features designed to reduce feed waste, lower maintenance time and feed the largest turkeys. The Gladiator turkey feeding pan is designed to feed the largest and most aggressive turkeys. Our “Snap’n Lock” feature secures the dish to the pan body to elim-inate “dish drop,” which saves lots of feed, and many man-hours of maintenance. The Gladiator’s dish design catches feed as the turkeys eat, which saves feed and then funnels it back in front of your flock, increasing your feed conversions. The pan is con-structed of industrial strength plastic to last through many gro-wout periods, and the snap on cap allows for easy installation and simple removal of individual pans when needed. Our patented uses of the shocker wire design gives you the ability to adjust the feed level to the entire line with a simple turn of a crank.

616-582-4009

Feeding systemBig Dutchman

Big Dutchman’s FLUXX Pan Feeding System offers custom-ers many options to satisfy their needs. The FLUXX feeding sys-tems offered are for broiler, pul-let and breeder production, with a wide selection of sizes and options, each designed to maxi-mize feed conversions, produce a uniform flock, and increase egg production with breeders. The unique design of the FLUXX system provides optimal flood-ing of pans by distributing feed evenly around the pan in a com-plete 360-degree circumference. Day-old chicks have easy access to feed, female breeders are pro-vided feed without competition from males and the FLUXX pul-let pan helps to produce more consistently uniform flocks. Customers save time with the simple installation, ease of use and maintenance. From day olds to full grown, the FLUXX fam-ily of pans will minimize waste while maximizing your profits.

616-582-4009

MedicatorHydro Systems Co.

Hydro Systems Co. has intro-duced a new animal medicator named “AquaBlend” to the U.S. market. Hydro Systems is also the manufacturer of the Chemilizer and Dosmatic lines of water driv-en injectors. The AquaBlend sys-tem is specifically engineered to accurately medicate and/or treat water in most agricultural envi-ronments. The AquaBlend is be-ing offered in two different fixed ratio models (1:100 & 1:128) and is designed to handle both liquid chemicals and wettable powders. “The AquaBlend was specifically designed to be the easiest to use and maintain medi-cator in the market,” said Chris Torry, Hydro Systems’ product manager. “After our acquisitions

of Chemilizer and Dosmatic, Hydro Systems set out to engi-neer a new medicator that would meet the demands of a chang-ing market. Our research told us that consumers are looking for a reliable injector that is easy to install, simple to maintain, and capable of injecting both liquid chemicals and wettable powders. The AquaBlend meets all these demands. The first thing people notice about the AquaBlend is its mix of quality and simplicity. There are very few moving parts inside the system and everything fits together very well. In addi-tion, the entire medicator can be taken apart by hand for mainte-nance or cleaning in less than 30 seconds.”

800-543-7184

Cooling padsPort-A-Cool LLC

If you’re looking for strength, durability and the highest perfor-mance available in cooling pads, KÜÜL® pads are the only choice for rigid evaporative cooling me-dia. KÜÜL pads are constructed with virgin kraft paper up to 20 percent heavier compared to the competition. This heavier weight allows for more fibers, which means KÜÜL pads hold more water and yield higher efficien-cy. The kraft paper also contains a higher resin content, providing effective and efficient cooling plus greater durability, strength and longevity. KÜÜL pads are available for a multitude of ap-plications, including poultry and agricultural applications; and are available in a variety of custom and standard sizes, including 6- and 12-inch thicknesses and 24-inch wide pads. In indepen-dently conducted and verified tests, KÜÜL pads out-performed the competition in tensile and crush strength, proving the su-

perior structural engineering of the media.

800-936-2942

Touch screen ctrl.Chore-Time

Chore-Time’s new CHORE-TRONICS® 3 Controls offer us-ers true buttonless operation with the color and convenience of touch screen navigation. Addi-tionally, the new Controls’ graph-ing capabilities open a colorful world of data presentation for users, making poultry house data analysis much faster and easier. Chore-Time’s third generation of its popular CHORE-TRONICS® line of controls features vivid color in a large 10-inch (25 cm) display. Users can employ the in-tuitive touch screen to navigate from the Current Conditions screen to other screens facili-tating control of various house components and display of criti-cal house information in table or graph form. Users more comfort-able with mouse operation may use a wired or wireless USB mouse with the new controls. It incorporates the features grow-ers have enjoyed in generations 1 and 2 along with the following new features exclusive to genera-tion 3: fully integrated ceiling in-let control; fully integrated bird scale control; up to 16 control-ling sensors; improved graphing capabilities; external USB port; and USB set-up key to back-up and transfer settings.

574-658-4101

Feeder line monitorChore-Time

Chore-Time’s CHORE-TRONICS® Feeder Line Run-Time Monitor provides a diag-nostic look at what is going on in the poultry house by monitor-ing feeder line and/or fill system

function. Proper feeder line and fill system operation is one of the best indications of whether the birds are eating as they should. The CHORE-TRONICS Run-Time Monitor helps producers discover potential performance problems by providing the an-swers to questions such as these: Are all the feeder lines in the house running? Are all lines running for the same length of time? In split houses, how does the run time in each end of the house compare? On the farm, how does one house compare to another? Disruptions in indi-vidual feeder line function can result from a hot or cold spot in the house, uneven bird distribu-tion within the house, a motor or other mechanical failure with the feed line, a fill system malfunc-tion, an empty feed bin, or other irregularities that will adversely affect bird performance. By pro-actively monitoring feeder line performance, producers can get an early indication of a develop-ing problem so they can resolve it quickly. The Run-Time Moni-tor can be connected to every feeder line in a poultry house to track the daily run time per line. Each Monitor sends a sig-nal to the CHORE-TRONICS® 2 Control whenever its feeder line runs, building a database of up to 14 days of run-time history.

574-658-4101

Layer housingChore-Time Egg Sys.

Chore-Time Egg Production Systems notes that its VERSA Fully Enriched Colony System has the American Humane Asso-ciation Seal of Approval for Hu-mane Housing Systems. Chore-Time’s fully enriched VERSA system features compartments

Poultry Times presents this Spring 2012 edition of the Poultry Products Showcase as a forum for manufacturers and distributors to highlight products and services designed for and geared to the needs of the multi-faceted poultry industry. Here, we feature useful and necessary products for the poultryman — both new and those proven to be “tried and true.”

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that provide 120.3 square inch-es (776 square centimeters) of floor space per bird and house 61 birds. Compartments are 22 inches (55.9 cm) tall. The enrich-ments include easy-to-grip plas-tic perches, a nesting area with flexible red curtains and com-fortable turf pad, scratch panels for keeping claws trimmed and an area for dust bathing complete with turf pad and feed delivery system. The company also of-fers an enrichable system for those egg producers who want to be prepared to easily convert their hen housing to an enriched system in the future. The system includes removable backs and partitions to permit a wide vari-

ety of compartment sizes with-out loss of structural support. Enrichments can be supplied at installation or in the future.

574-658-4101

Community nestVAL-CO

VAL-CO® has introduced a Community Nest with new Winchable Slats providing easy-to-clean, comfortable and eas-ily-accessed nesting for hens. Designed around the natural be-havior of hens, VAL-CO’s Com-munity Nest is an inviting and practical nest, providing an ideal location in a barn for hens to lay their eggs. The new winchable slat design, unique to VAL-CO, is a key feature in improving hy-

giene while saving considerable time and labor in cleaning the nest and recovering drier, high-er-quality manure. Waterproof PVC foam board is also used in the nesting area, which creates a more bird-friendly environment, helps ease the cleaning process and improves productivity. Be-cause the Community Nest is easier to clean, it is less likely than conventional designs to harbor disease or parasites. “The nesting area is comfortable, pro-tected and well ventilated, so it’s very attractive for egg laying,” said Sean Francey, VAL-CO product manager. “Combined with the welfare-friendly expel-ler, these features increase egg production and reduce brood-ing.” The nest is made with dura-ble components and designed for easy assembly. It’s suitable for either a high-rise or floor-mount-ed installation, and is available in center-belt configurations with new winchable or standard slat packages to suit each customer’s poultry environment.

800-998-2526

Evaporative coolingReeves Supply

Reeves Supply is a family owned company that has been setting a standard in evapora-tive cooling. The company notes that it’s dedicated to providing the highest quality evapora-tive cooling systems and tunnel doors in the poultry industry, while still maintaining the best service. Among the other prod-ucts Reeves offers include: in-lets, actuators, exhaust fans, stir fans, fogger nozzles valves, fil-ters and more.

888-854-5221

DisinfectantsPreserve International

SYNERGIZE ORANGE and SYNERGIZE ORANGE NF, now U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency approved, offer the exact same superior perfor-mance and application charac-teristics you have come to rely on when using SYNERGIZE in your hatchery, field operations and vehicle sanitation programs for more than a decade. SYNER-GIZE ORANGE and SYNER-GIZE ORANGE NF, after enor-mous customer demand, is now available with a fresh natural orange scent. All SYNERGIZE versions continue to exhibit the relentless, non-resistant efficacy against the industry’s most chal-lenging microorganisms our customers have come to expect. Watch and see — Competitors will attempt to “copy” our newest versions, as they have our origi-nal SYNERGIZE, in an effort to “keep up” with SYNERGIZE, one of the top disinfectant-clean-ers available. The SYNERGIZE line remains an effective bios-ecurity weapon for disinfecting and sanitation programs.

209-664-1607

Disinfect/cleanersPreserve International

Preserve International of-fers its three unique and effec-tive disinfectants and cleaners — SYNERGIZE, DYNE-O-MIGHT and GROUND ZERO. Using synergistic combinations of quaternary ammonium com-pounds, iodines, organic acids, along with one of the most ef-fective antimicrobials, glutaral-dehyde, makes these products ef-fective biosecurity weapons for disinfecting and cleaning your breeder, growout and vehicle sanitation facilities to combat and eliminate contamination. These products have demonstrat-ed their efficacy and/or cleaning

abilities in realistic poultry house conditions, which include high levels of organic matter and hard water. Proven efficacy in levels of organic matter as high as 50 percent and 1,000 ppm hard wa-ter makes the products ideal for use on poultry house floors, dirt and litter. These products lower poultry house floor pH, which aids in the lowering of ammonia levels while disinfecting and/or cleaning so as to inhibit further growth and development of mi-croorganisms. These products have proven their effectiveness throughout the world in the most difficult and realistic farm condi-tions.

209-664-1607

Light dimmerPro-Tech Inc.

The 2K GREEN RIMMIR-DIMMER by Pro-Tech Inc. is a 2,000 watt reverse phase light dimmer that is revolutionizing the dimming industry. Some of the very important advantages this dimmer has are: soft start every cycle, greater than 98 per-cent increased noise immunity, biofeedback, increased bulb life, works with any type of bulb and provides a better power factor. The Reverse Phase Technology allows the RIMMIR to soft start the bulbs every half cycle. The rapid switching (every 8.3 mil-liseconds) of the load on and off is what dims the bulb. Dimmable fluorescent bulbs have a range where they perform the best. It is a broader range with the RIM-MIR, but at very low levels they may flicker or turn off with any dimmer. Longevity is reduced at this point. Biofeedback intel-ligently watches the bulbs and when the bulbs reach the point

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that the life of the bulb is im-paired, the voltage is increased ever so slightly to maintain the bulb at its lowest intensity with-out endangering the life of the bulb.

704-872-6227

Wireless alarmFarm Alarm

Farm Alarm Systems introduc-es the Model Wyr-LS 4.0 — a complete wireless system. The advanced radio communication alarm and monitoring system is ideal for monitoring poultry and livestock buildings without the necessity of installing connect-ing wires to all the houses, im-proving reliability and reducing potential damage from lightning strikes. This unit incorporates remote monitoring and control from any phone. Other features include: no monthly monitoring fee, temperature, water pressure, 220v dual leg power monitor, notifies up to eight phone num-bers, built-in speaker, feed over run, generator run/stop, secu-rity input and radio self monitor. Long range, channel hopping (56 channels) radio modem assures excellent coverage.

800-407-5455

Northern fowl mite ctrl.

Elanco Animal HealthPoultry producers have a new

tool to help rid birds of a costly health threat. Elector PSP has received regulatory approval for the control of Northern fowl mites, the most common exter-nal poultry parasite in the U.S. “Elector PSP puts a new class of chemistry in the hands of poultry producers, giving them a proven, effective means of controlling a destructive, persistent nuisance,” said Jeff Meyer, senior research scientist for Elanco. “Research has demonstrated that these pests can cause significant damage to layers and breeders — and to the profitability of producers.” One application of Elector PSP at rec-ommended levels can break the life cycle and control Northern fowl mites, the company said. In addition, Elector PSP poses no cross-resistance issues for pro-ducers who use pyrethroids, car-bamates or organophosphates. It is unnecessary to remove eggs to treat birds, nor is it necessary to withhold meat or eggs after treat-ment. As before, Elector PSP can also be used as a treatment for houseflies and darkling beetles, Elanco said.

317-276-2000

Protein/fat conversionAmerican Proteins

American Proteins operates

the largest poultry protein and lipids conversion operation in the world, the company notes. For expert processing of poultry by-products, you can’t find a more experienced or technologically innovative leader than American Proteins. With our fast-grow-ing list of customers and our export business increasing, our quality products are being used around the world. Innovation is the driving force behind every aspect of our operation. Ameri-can Proteins has thrived because we are committed to responsive, fast and helpful service. Whether the customer is large or small, whether their needs are complex or simple, we will respond with immediate, appropriate service.

770-886-2250

Ceiling inletMunters

Munters’ Aerotech BI28 Bi-Flow Ceiling Inlet features a design created using the latest in computer aerodynamic model-ing. Airflow is maximized over the entire pressure range and the flow direction is precisely controlled. Performance of your ventilation system is improved with a fresh supply of preheated air delivered to every part of the building. The BI28 series in-clude models for both mechani-

cal and for air actuated control. The simple to adjust springs al-low full control of static pressure and the make it easy to compen-sate for ceiling pitch. The doors’ proven seal technology is similar to that used in energy efficient windows. The company has also added a cold climate package with added insulation value to reduce condensation. An added feature of the air actuated model in an optional mechanical over-ride. When transitioning to full tunnel ventilation, all inlets close together, using a simple hand winch or an actuator.

800-227-2376

Litter amendmentDSM

Especially during these dif-ficult economic times, poultry producers are seeking a litter amendment for their broiler houses that can minimize the harmful effects of ammonia and pathogenic microorganisms, pro-mote bird health and productiv-ity and lower their costs, with-out adversely affecting the sur-rounding environment. DSM’s LitterGuard is a natural, organic, microbial-based poultry litter amendment that reduces am-monia and pathogenic bacteria levels, improves the health and

performance of birds and re-mains environmentally-friendly to poultry, people and natural resources. Used as an essential component of an ongoing main-tenance program, non-corrosive and odor-reducing LitterGuard also enhances the profitability of poultry producers through cost savings, by minimizing energy needs, increasing organic waste decomposition, decreasing litter cleanout and replacement and helping to preserve the integrity of groundwater and soil.

973-257-8396

Nipple drink. sys.Lubing Systems L.P.

Lubing’s all-new OptiGROW Nipple is the ultimate nipple for broilers and is uniquely designed to work in today’s challenging poultry environment, the com-pany notes. Because the nipple has been optimized for growth, you will be amazed by the first-week performance and explosive bird growth. OptiGROW nipples offer: large body and pin; acid resistant design; easy triggering for day-old birds; increased side-action flow; larger flow range for jumbo birds; increased weight gains; improved feed conver-sions.

423-709-1000




In ovo vacc. sys.Pfizer

The benefits of in ovo vacci-nation are now within the reach of many more hatcheries world-wide, thanks to the development of a new compact device. Embrex Inovoject m is a semi-automated in ovo vaccination system from Pfizer Animal Health Global Poultry designed for those hatch-eries that do not have a large enough footprint or throughput to justify the installation of a full-size Embrex Inovoject. The new device allows these hatcheries to benefit from the improved accu-racy, reliability and efficiency of in ovo vaccination, but in a more compact form. According to Me-linda Freson, senior manager, BioDevice Marketing, Pfizer Animal Health Global Poultry, the new device will include the same core features of the larger Inovoject in a more condensed package. “There has been a need for a smaller Inovoject for some time,” Freson said. “For smaller hatcheries, or those in develop-ing countries which have tradi-tionally relied on manual labor to vaccinate each bird individually after hatch, the availability of a semi-automated in ovo vaccina-tion system that is the right size for their hatchery, will be a real breakthrough. The Inovoject m has a number of operational ad-vantages for the producer who currently vaccinates chicks on day of hatch. Not least is the fact that chicks can be transferred out of the hatchery and into the grow out environment sooner.”

800-849-3372

Litter handlingBrown Bear

Manufacturer of hydrostatic tractors, loaders and auger/aera-

tor attachments for composting and handling of layer and broiler litter and manure. The units have proven to be very effective in fly, rodent and odor control Layer manure can be composted year round in the manure pit of the high rise using the smaller skid steer attachment. Litter from broiler houses can be recycled by composting within the house to pulverize, decake, sterilize and flash off the ammonia all in one operation. Flocks do better on re-cycled composted litter showing less mortalities, less blinding, increased feed conversion and increased bird weight at harvest.

641-322-4220

Transport prod.Pakster

Pakster manufactures transport coops, chick boxes, egg flats, egg baskets, buckets and pallets. Our products are injection mold-ed in high density polyethylene, providing excellent strength and durability combined with good chemical resistance. We are committed to providing our cus-tomers with quality products and excellent customer service.

423-746-2360

Egg flatsPakster

Pakster is offering new egg flats for Extra-Large and Jumbo eggs. Samples are in stock now for try outs. The company offers several color options. They will work with all automated sys-tems. The company offers egg flats for larger eggs up to Jum-bo. Minimum order per color is 3,600 flats. New pricing is being offered for a limited time. The reusable plastic egg flats are easy to wash and dry for biosecurity, do not keep odor.

423-746-2360

Tube brooderCumberland

The new AV Series 80,000 Btu (British thermal unit) Tube Brooder joins the ALL-STAR line up of Cumberland/Hired-Hand products. Each tube has its own reflector allowing the upper combustion tubes to concentrate more energy to the perimeter of the heating pattern, while the lower return tubes distribute a lesser radiant energy that result in reduced hot spots and more uniform floor temperatures. Offered in dual or single stage technology to maximize fuel ef-ficiencies.

217-226-4420

Damper fanCumberland

Cumberland now offers the Mega Flow External Damper fan line, which boasts high per-formance in a galvanized fan. This Mega Flow ED Fan line has been field tested and industry proven to be extremely effective in ventilation poultry production facilities. The AddAire butterfly style shutter system that comes standard on all Mega Flow ED Fans will provide a complete seal when closed and allow fans to remain at their optimum oper-ating performance under extreme levels of static pressure. The unique arched side cone panels allow you to mount fans closer together on field installations.

217-226-4420

LT/Marek’s vacc.Ceva Animal Health

Ceva is introducing its Vec-tormune® HVT-LT vaccine. This vector vaccine protects against both infectious laryngotrache-itis and Marek’s disease. Vec-tormune HVT-LT is the newest

addition to a vaccine range that includes Vectormune FP LT, a vector vaccine solution for pox and ILT widely used in the U.S. and Latin America. The launch of the new vaccine completes Ceva’s HVT-based vector vac-cine range by offering veterinar-ians a single-supplier solution for Newcastle disease, infectious laryngotracheitis or infectious bursal disease with Vectormune HVT-NDV, Vectormune HVT-LT or Vectormune HVT-IBD. Vec-tormune HVT-LT can be admin-istered in the hatchery, in ovo or at day of age. It provides lifelong protection and is extremely safe, the company said. Vectormune HVT-LT is produced at Ceva’s new, state-of-the-art facility at its Biomune campus in Lenexa, Kan., and completes Ceva’s do-mestic product line for ILT and Marek’s disease protection.

913-894-0230

Wood shaving millsJackson Lumber Harvester

Jackson Wood Shaving Mills use logs and slabs to produce shavings ideal for poultry bed-ding that’s soft, fluffy, absorbent, free of bugs, weed seeds and tox-ic chemicals. Several models are available, powered by electric, diesel, gas, or tractor PTO. In the early 1960’s, Jackson Lum-ber Harvester Co. Inc. became involved in developing machines for producing wood shavings for poultry litter, because the avail-ability of by-product from saw-mills and planer mills was gradu-ally being used up, and resulted in a demand for wood shavings. The Jackson Wood Shaving Mill addressed this need for high-quality wood shavings. Since the first wood shaving mill was patented by Clinton Jackson, the company has continued to im-prove the Jackson Wood Shav-

ing Mills to keep in step with today’s high-tech standards of production. This, along with mechanical-design improve-ments, make the latest Jackson Wood Shaving Mills capable of producing the highest volume of shavings, while still providing the tops in quality. The Jackson Wood Shaving Mill continues to be the standard in wood shavings production, incorporating the lat-est electronic technology, with complete operation systems be-ing offered on a variety of mod-els. Jackson also provides plant layout design and installation services for its customers.

715-926-3816

BurnersJackson Lumber Harvester

Webb Burners, manufactured by Jackson Lumber Harvester Co. Inc., are ideal for generat-ing large quantities of heat for industrial processes, at substan-tially less cost per Btu (British thermal unit) than traditional oil- or gas-fired systems. Jack-son manufactures and sells a complete line of Webb Burners available in sizes up through 60 million Btu’s per hour. Jackson does complete drying system in-stallations, including the Webb Burner of appropriate size for a particular operation, control console, drum dryer, cyclone, cyclone stand, screens, air lock, bin and belt conveyors. Using a variety of alternative fuels, with years of clean combustion per-formance, has resulted in posi-tive evaluations by environmen-tal protection agencies. The rapid combustion process allows quick response to changing process de-mands. Webb Burners are lined with an excellent combination of refractories to assure best heat




retention and long burner life. Stack and hot gas transfer ducts are lined with high-temperature lightweight insulating refractory. The control panel provides auto-matic modulation of firing rate based on process outlet tempera-ture (or other appropriate process parameter), and monitors burner and process inlet temperatures for safety shutdown in case of temperature extremes.

715-926-3816

Animal healthBayer Animal Health

Bayer HealthCare LLC Animal Health Division has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Animal Health busi-ness of KMG Chemicals Inc. This move will further diversify Bayer’s existing insecticides portfolio in the U.S., allowing the company to offer a broader range of actives and forms in ad-dition to its current product port-folio that includes cattle ear tags, pour-ons, dusts and farm hygiene premise sprays, the company said. “Bayer is committed to the animal health industry and we are excited about providing these established brands to our custom-ers,” said Ian Spinks, president and general manager for Bayer Animal Health North America. “Acquiring KMG’s extensive line of ectoparasiticides as well as its cattle ear tag product line nicely complements our existing product portfolio giving us the opportunity to offer more robust insecticide solutions to livestock and poultry producers.” Products acquired in the agreement in-clude brands such as the Patriot cattle ear tag and the Rabon and Permectrin insecticides.

913-268-2577

Processing eqpt.Meyn

Meyn is a reliable and commit-ted partner of renowned poultry processing companies in more than 90 countries worldwide. Meyn is widely recognized for its ability to support its custom-ers in their ambition for higher capacity and increased yield and efficiency. Meyn’s equipment has proven to maintain its high-level performance under a wide variety of line speeds and bird sizes, allowing its customers to achieve top-level productivity with an absolute minimum of labor.

770-967-0532

Breeder egg tech.Diamond V

New poultry research re-sults announced by Diamond V spotlights technology that helps breeder producers improve their profitability by promoting egg production among broiler breed-ers, progeny performance and processing yield. Conducted by Auburn University, the research study utilized day-old Cobb 500 breeder pullets that were sepa-rated into different light-proof rooms. They were fed either a control diet or a diet contain-ing Diamond V Original XPC®. Cockerels were fed a control diet in a separate, fourth room. Birds were fed on a skip-a-day restrict-ed feeding program. Feeding Original XPC to broiler breeders promoted egg production with a positive change of 2.5 eggs produced during the 26-43 week period. Breast meat yield was promoted by feeding Original XPC with a change of 7.4 per-cent in breast meat weight and a change of 0.69 percent in breast meat yield. Carcass yield was promoted with a change of 4.8

percent in carcass weight and a change of 0.44 percent in carcass yield. Progeny weight was pro-moted with progeny weighing approximately 2.9 percent more at day 14 and approximately 2.8 percent more at day 42. Feed conversion, adjusted for mor-tality and common bodyweight, improved by approximately 2 points (1.7 percent) at day 14 and 3 points (1.6 percent) at day 42.

800-373-7234

End doorsSouthwestern Sales Co.

Southwestern Sales Co. intro-duces the V-Flex and S-Flex bi-fold end doors for live contain-ment houses. This new line of insulated end doors represents an improvement from previous end door designs in efficiency and cost. The insulated V-Flex and S-Flex doors will reduce grower energy costs, and the tight seal provided by the door’s efficient design will eliminate problems in maintaining adequate static pressure experienced with other style doors.

800-636-1975

MedicatorSouthwestern Sales Co.

Southwestern Sales Co. intro-duces the Multicator which is a unique approach in designing a reliable and efficient device to inject nutrients, medications and condition water for animal confinement houses, nurser-ies and industrial applications. Medicators have historically used expensive seals, springs, and other components which require continuous replacement, the company notes. The Multi-cator works efficiently from day one, and with no moving parts, permanently eliminates the need for expensive spare parts, and al-

lows the user to focus on more important issues.

800-636-1975

Transport sys.Smithway

As times have changed so has Smithway. In 2000 Smithway introduced its patented Air Con-ditioned systems — improving temperature control and biosecu-rity. Now we have increased our cooling capacity by 30 percent by incorporating a dual com-pressor system that can work independently or together giving not only added cooling but also a backup system in case of a com-pressor failure. This and more can be monitored from your desk with our wireless communication system. For more than 30 years, Smithway has been a leader of the flock no matter how big or small your loads may be.

828-628-1756

Health solutionsBest Vet. Solutions

Best Veterinary Solutions Inc. is a leader in innovative animal health solutions from the world’s highest quality manufacturers.

The company notes that its mis-sion is to manufacture and sup-ply products and give support to its animal agriculture customers, and help them do the best pos-sible job of caring for their ani-mals at the most reasonable cost. In 2004 the company opened its corporate office in Ellsworth, Iowa, as well as became the ex-clusive importer and marketer for Cid Lines Co. Cid Lines is a leader in animal hygiene and exports to more than 70 coun-tries on five continents. BVS Cid Lines USA distributes Cid Lines’ products from nine locations in the U.S.

888-378-4045

Compost systemFarmer Automatic

The patented CompostCat from Farmer Automatic of Amer-ica is a self-propelled machine that stirs, aerates and re-deposits composting material in a wind-row directly behind the machine. It can be used in any windrow composting application. Short term windrow composting in broiler houses has proven to




reduce low level pathogens and ammonia levels prior to arrival of baby chicks. The unique de-sign offers a zero degree turn ra-dius for excellent maneuverabil-ity anywhere. An integrated pest management program is a big part of a manure management plan. We offer this machine with a variety of options and upgrades to fit your individual needs.

912-681-2763

Trace mineralsNovus International

Poultry producers are well aware of the critical importance of proper nutrition in maximiz-ing animal health and productiv-ity. What may be less obvious, however, is the contribution of chelated trace minerals to such vital traits as tissue integrity and egg shell strength. “When trace minerals such as copper, manganese and zinc are used in feed at recommended levels, animals are enabled to perform to their genetic potential,” said Dr. Scott Carter, global poultry market manager for Novus. “But when these trace minerals are de-ficient, the results are lower re-production, depressed immune system response, lower bone density, reduced feed efficiency, poor health and increased mor-tality.” The benefits of minerals aren’t limited to improving the health of the bird; they make the egg produced by the bird better, too. Maintaining trace mineral balances supports shell strength, the internal structure of the egg, and the tissue integrity of the unhatched chick. As laying hens age, mineral nutrition plays an increasingly important role, en-suring continued production of plentiful, high-quality eggs and the overall well-being of the hen. Optimal nutrition translates into

optimal performance. As a high-ly bioavailable mineral source, MINTREX is absorbed and used by the animal to a much greater degree than inorganic trace min-eral supplements. This means producers can maintain feeding efficiency with fewer minerals fed and excreted.

888-906-6887

Newcastle vaccineMerck Animal Health

Merck Animal Health’s IN-NOVAX®-ND and INNOVAX®-ND-SB, two one-dose recombi-nant vaccines widely used by the U.S. poultry industry, have been shown to aid in the protection of Newcastle disease for at least 60 weeks, according to a study recently accepted by the USDA. In the study, researchers admin-istered INNOVAX-ND subcu-taneously to 1-day-old specific-pathogen-free chickens before challenging them with a very vir-ulent ND virus at 20, 40, 50 or 60 weeks of age. They observed the birds for 10 days after each chal-lenge. Chickens were considered negative if they remained free of clinical ND signs. All chickens vaccinated with INNOVAX-ND were protected against every challenge conducted; in contrast, all chickens in an unvaccinated group that were challenged at the same times as the vaccinated chickens developed ND. This research was conducted by Lil-lian Melson and Karen Jensen of Merck Animal Health, who pre-sented their findings earlier this year at the International Avian Respiratory Disease Confer-ence in Athens, Ga. Launched in 2010, INNOVAX-ND is a recombinant vaccine that elimi-nates the need for stress-caus-ing, oil-based, inactivated BD vaccines. INNOVAX-ND-SB, available since 2008, helps pre-

vent ND and Marek’s disease, but also contains the SB-1 strain of chicken herpesvirus (sero-type 2) to prevent very virulent Marek’s.

800-356-7470

Coccidiosis vaccineMerck Animal Health

Merck Animal Health has ob-tained regulatory approval from the USDA for Coccivac®-D2 — a new-generation version of a coccidiosis vaccine that has been used successfully in billions of broiler-breeders and commercial layers worldwide. It will replace Coccivac®-D. “Coccivac-D2 builds on the field-proven per-formance and dependability of Coccivac-D, but its spectrum is even more in step with the Eime-ria populations found in today’s broiler-breeder and layer opera-tions,” said Dr. Charlie Brous-sard, Merck Animal Health di-rector of U.S. poultry technical services. He explained that Coc-civac-D2 has a more focused antigen profile of the six major species of chicken coccidia (E. tenella, E. mivati, E. acervulina, E. maxima, E. brunetti and E. ne-catrix.) “We eliminated E. hagani and E. praecox, two of the least important pathogenic Eimeria species of the chicken,” Brous-sard added. As with all Cocci-vac® vaccines, Coccivac-D2 pro-vides a balanced, controlled dose of live Eimeria oocysts to stimu-late the bird’s natural immunity against this costly and highly prevalent disease. Coccivac-D2 is currently available in 5,000-dose and 1,000-dose vials.

800-356-7470

54-inch fanAmerican Coolair

American Coolair has devel-oped a 54-inch version of its

NEF fan to meet large-volume ventilation needs in poultry farm buildings. The American Coolair NEF54 produces up to 10 percent more airflow than the smaller versions of the NEF fan but remains extremely efficient pushing air more than 30 cubic feet per watt. Constructed with galvanized steel, the NEF54 is durable and resistant to corro-sion. The blade serves as the driven sheave, placing the belt load directly on the bearings and extending the life of those bearings, and therefore reducing maintenance costs. The NEF54 can be shipped knocked-down to save freight costs, making it ide-al for export to foreign custom-ers. Founded in 1928, American Coolair is a manufacturer of ven-tilation and evaporative cooling systems for the poultry, swine, dairy, greenhouse and golf in-dustries.

904-389-3646

Trays & flatsSouthwest Agri-Plastics

Southwest Agri-Plastics Inc. has been manufacturing plastic products for the agriculture in-dustry since 1969. In 2008 we in-troduced our line of Dura-Tray® hatch trays & Dura-Flat® egg flats. Our hatch trays are made from high grade virgin polyeth-ylene material providing supe-rior impact and wear resistance. We have added plastic in critical areas to prevent breakage. The diamond shaped openings in the bottom are 15 percent larger than leading competitors for im-proved cleanability. Our hatch trays are manufactured with Bio-Pruf® anti-microbial protec-tion. Our egg flats are made from high-grade virgin polypropylene providing superior wear and im-pact resistance. Our solid plastic construction is easy to clean and

resist microorganism build-up. Currently with manufacture the 36, 42, 54, & 84 egg flats de-signed to work with Jamesway & Chick Master incubators as well as other models. All sizes will cycle through in ovo equipment. This year we are also introduc-ing our Dura-Box® chick boxes. Our 8 post box, nest and stacks with most other boxes. We added openings in the corners for better ventilation. Just like all our prod-ucts, the Dura-Box is made from high grade virgin plastic.

800-288-9748

Turkey drinkerZiggity Systems

Ziggity Systems Inc. has de-veloped a new drinker for adult turkeys that is self-cleaning and built-to-survive aggressive tur-key behavior. Ziggity calls this new drinker the T-Max. Ziggity took the same proven concept that made it number one in poult watering and re-engineered it to work for male and female adult turkeys. The company field-tested and fine-tuned the T-Max drinker for more than three years, and results show T-Max ensures the birds receive all the hygienic water they need to thrive and thereby reducing litter costs. Turkeys have poor eye-beak co-ordination, so Ziggity created a larger target that the birds cannot miss. As the birds peck at the T-Max, it tips and rotates. It is not a stationary drinker like cups used on other systems. The rotating action swishes the water around, self-cleaning the drinker. No manual scrubbing is required. As turkeys grow, their drinking action becomes increasingly ag-gressive; and they can rapidly wear out a watering system. Zig-gity designed the T-Max drinker




with a shock-absorbing flex stem that allows the entire drinker to give. This eliminates breakage and potential leaks. The drinker is made of a durable plastic that is green in color, which turkeys find more attractive.

574-825-5849

House sanitizerFlame Engineering

Flame Engineering Inc. offers the Red Dragon Poultry House Sanitizer. The Red Dragon poul-try house sanitizer is the fast, easy and effective way to sani-tize a 40-foot x 500-foot poultry house in approximately one hour using only 25-30 gallons of pro-pane in the process. Discover its usefulness and affordability in safely sanitizing without chemi-cals. The intense heat (1,400 degrees F) kills pathogens and bacteria while also extending lit-ter usability. Faster turnaround equals less downtime. Environ-mentally friendly — no runoff, no residues or water contamina-tion and flares off ammonia. Re-search shows increased livabil-ity, increased feed conversion and growers are increasing their settlements.

800-255-2469

Pellet millCPM

CPM has debuted its new pel-let mill enhancement. “CPM is pleased to offer feed and poultry customers the ability to produce higher quality pellets at a lower cost through our new pellet mill enhancement,” said Scott An-derson, general sales manager for CPM. “Our lineator remote roller adjustment can now be coupled with roll speed mea-surement, allowing customers to monitor the speed of the rolls

and provide better roll-slip man-agement to prevent plugs.” In pelleting, a larger die and more steam provide for a better pel-let at a lower cost; but too much steam can cause roller slippage and die blockage. More than 20 years ago, CPM provided a great solution to this problem with the development of the CPM Linea-tor — making it possible to re-motely control the distance be-tween the roller and die surface while the pellet mill is in opera-tion. Now, CPM’s roller speed measurement combined with the CPM lineator allows for cost-ef-ficient, higher-capacity produc-tion with the same pellet quality, but with improved steam addi-tion control and less overloads and blockages.

800-366-2563

Hatchery/geneticsCenturion Poultry

Centurion Poultry Inc., head-quartered in Lexington Ga., with satellite operations in Connecti-cut, Alabama, Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, has two main divisions: (1) Pure-line Genetics Division; based in Connecticut, is specialized in the genetic improvements of meat type birds, for both commercial broiler production as well as al-ternative production catering to specialty markets as free range and organic. The company dis-tributes Pureline Genetics breed-ing stock worldwide through a network of distributors. (2) Commercial Hatchery Division; specialized in the production of day-old layer chicks. It’s com-bined hatchery capacity is well over a million pullet chicks per week. The main breeds being of-fered are Bovans and DeKalb.

706-743-0865

AntimicrobialAlbemarle

Albemarle Corp. has an-nounced the launch of a new an-timicrobial used in meat process-ing, enhancing the company’s food safety portfolio to include a liquid form of hypobromous acid. CellVex is a post-harvest antimicrobial proven effective against E. coli, campylobacter and salmonella for high volume applications in the meat and poultry markets, the company said, adding that, with the launch of CellVex, Albemarle can now offer customers two product platforms for hybobromous acid — solid and liquid. CellVex can be used as part of a multiple intervention strategy and is ap-proved in all applications within a meat processing plant. “Al-bemarle is dedicated to provid-ing antimicrobial interventions to reduce foodborne pathogens across the globe,” said Tina Craft, global business manager, Specialty Bromides, with Albe-marle. “We offer unique products and science-based solutions for compliance with various global performance standards includ-ing the USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service’s Salmonella and Campylobacter initiative in poultry processing.” CellVex joins Albemarle’s current food safety products, AviBrom® and BoviBrom®, which are solid forms of hypobromous acid and sold through a partnership with Elanco Food Solutions.

800-535-3030

Pos. press. heatersSpace-Ray

Space-Ray has introduced a line of positive pressure radi-ant gas tube heaters with a Tube Integrity Safety System (TISS)

that provides additional safety for poultry houses. The TISS system is unique to Space-Ray. Available in natural or propane gas, the new PCA/PCS Series Radiant Gas Tube Heaters from Space-Ray saves in fuel costs, reduces maintenance and permits higher mounting in the poultry house for broader coverage and added efficiency. The Space-Ray PCA/PCS Tube Heaters use pos-itive pressure to push products of combustion through the heavy-duty calorized aluminized steel combustion chamber. Calorized or heat-treated emitter tubes are offered as an option by Space-Ray. Calorized tube material offers improved corrosion resis-tance and greater radiant output. The tube heaters come with a choice of one-stage or two-stage input controls for added flexibil-ity and a totally enclosed burner box that places all the power, thermostat and gas connections in one central location for easier installation and maintenance.

800-849-7311

Rodent controlMotomco

Motomco’s unique vitamin D3 bait, AGRID3® Chunx and Pellets, recently received the Organic Materials Review In-stitute (OMRI) Listing for use in organic operations. The cov-eted OMRI Listing now assures organic farmers and pest man-agement professionals servicing organic production accounts that AGRID3 Chunx and Pellets can be used to fight rodent infesta-tions on certified organic opera-tions, including food processing, warehousing and storage and animal production. AGRID3 Chunx and Pellets contain the active ingredient, vitamin D3, which kills Norway rats, roof

rats and house mice yet reduces the risk of secondary poisoning and poses low toxicity to birds. AGRID3 Chunx is a dense, tight-ly compacted 1-ounce extruded block with superb durability. The highly weatherable Chunx is excellent in outdoor applica-tions and has a melting point as high as 200 degrees F. Likewise, AGRID3 Pellets are made with an advanced formulation pro-cess that produces a fresh, better compressed pellet.

800-323-6628

PalletizingIntralox

Intralox’s line of Activated Roller Belt (ARB) equipment provides ultimate flexibility in the challenging palletizer infeed application. This unique solution for both new and retrofit pallet-izer applications features an electrically actuated switch that can handle up to 500 packs per minute in any orientation, while at the same time diverting to an infinite number of discharge points — all from a single input. Able to handle packs as small as 2-inches x 2-inches (51 mm x 51 mm), this ARB equipment solution provides the flexibility needed to adeptly handle today and tomorrow’s changing pack-age types to create optimum pal-letizing patterns. Whether you need to reduce overall system costs, save floor space, or reduce system controls and complexity, consult Intralox early on in your planning process. We’ll show you how, through the unique capabilities of ARB technology, you can obtain the optimal line layout to maximize productiv-ity.

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GENEVA—PascalLamy,thedirector-generaloftheWorldTradeOrganization,hasappointedthreeinternationaltradeex-pertstobeonthedisputesettlementpanelthatwillheartheU.S.caseagainstChinaassessinganti-dumpingandcountervail-ingdutiesagainstU.S.broilerproducts.

The chairman is Faizullah Khiji ofPakistan,andthetwomembersareSergeFréchetteofCanadaandClaudiaOrozcoofColombia.

OnDec.8,2011,theOfficeoftheU.S.Trade Representative (USTR) requestedWTOestablishadisputesettlementpanel,

andonJan.20,2012,theWTODisputeSettlementBoardagreedtoformapanel.

Atthesametime,theEuropeanUnion,Japan, Norway, Saudi Arabia andThai-landreservedtheirthird-partyrightsinthecase.ChileandMexicosubsequentlyreceivedtheirthirdpartyrights.

In its filing with the WTO, USTR ex-plainedthattheChinese“measuresap-peartobeinconsistentwithvariouspro-visionsoftheanti-dumpingagreementrelatedtotheprocessoftheanti-dumpinginvestigationaswellastheanti-dumpingdutydeterminationatissue,includingim-properdumpingandinjurydetermination;improperrelianceonthefactsavailable;failuretoprovideaccesstorelevant in-formation;insufficientexplanationofthebasisforthedeterminations;absenceof

properanalysisoftheeffectsofimportsunderinvestigation;andabsenceofobjec-tivedeterminationofcausality.”Further,theU.S.claimedthatthe“measuresap-peartobeinconsistentwithvariouspro-visionsoftheSCMAgreementrelatedtotheprocessofthesubsidyinvestigationaswellasthecountervailingdutydetermina-tionatissue,includingimproperrelianceonthefactsavailable;insufficientexpla-nationofthebasisforthedeterminations;andimpositionofcountervailingdutiesinexcessofthesubsidyfoundtoexist.”

WTO said that, if a case runs its fullcoursetoafirstruling,theprocessusuallytakesaboutoneyear,or15months,ifthecaseisappealed.

WTO also noted that the schedule isflexibleand,therefore,anextendedsched-

uleisquitepossible.Onlyaboutoneofthreecasesarecon-

cludedbygoingthroughthefullpanelprocess.Mostcasesaresettled“out-of-court”orremaininaprolongedconsulta-tionphase.

ChinaoriginallytriggeredtheissueinSeptember2009whentheChinesegov-ernmentallegedthatU.S.chickenunfairlybenefitedfromlowcornpricesandused“averagecostaccounting”todocumentthat chicken leg quarters were sold toChinaatpricesbelowthecostofproduc-ingawholecarcasschicken.

WTOhasruledthat“averagecostac-counting”isnotanacceptablemethodol-ogytodeterminingwhetheraparticularpart of chicken or similar animal was“dumped”intoanexportmarket.

WTOpanelseatedinU.S.-ChinadisputeAthirdofcasesresolvedbypanel

InsulationPorter Insulation

Porter invented the modern style of dropped ceilings, Porter Insulation Products has been the industry’s leading poultry house insulation company. We now offer a wide variety of build-ing products specifically for the poultry house market. Please call us to learn more about our en-trance doors, roof vents, coated wire, fiberglass insulation, track door systems, blown cellulose and fiberglass, woven tri-ply, bi-fold doors, attic air inlets, strap-ping tape, staples, nails, sliding door systems and much more.

800-999-0430

Doors/ventilationEagan Mfg.

Eagan Manufacturing Co. Inc. provides quality door and venti-lation products for applications in poultry houses. We manufac-ture Tunnel Ventilation Doors, Wall Vents, Attic Inlets, Folding Doors, Entry Doors, Fan Covers, Attic Access Doors, Windows and our brand new Sliding Door Packaging.

870-878-6805

Climate controlJ&D Mfg.

J&D Manufacturing is your poultry climate control special-ist. J&D’s complete line of poul-try market products include cir-culation and exhaust fans, ceil-ing fans, ceiling and wall inlets, curtain systems and winches, evaporative pad cooling, high pressure fogging, misting, tunnel doors, wire mesh, environmen-tal controls and more. J&D has been delivering quality products at competitive prices for more than 30 years.

800-998-2398

PackagingAllStar Packaging

Allstar Packaging is a leading packaging supplier, with experi-ence shipping all over the world. Products include egg cartons, egg filler flats, 5x6, 6x6, 4x5, corrugated egg boxes (15 dozen & 30 dozen), plastic egg flats, vacuum lift heads; and any other poultry suppliers egg cartons can be customized with your com-pany logo in pulp or Styrofoam. Highly experienced staff will simplify your ordering, and low-est prices guaranteed.

954-781-9066

Bird drawersAnglia Autoflow N.A.

Anglia Autoflow N.A.’s new larger Hi Cube Drawers can in-crease line capacity by increas-ing the number of birds ready for processing. Anglia Autoflow’s Hi Cube Drawers are 50 percent larger than previous drawers and more than 1 inch taller, which allows companies to handle more birds and potentially run their lines at higher speeds. The drawers come five high and two wide and can be loaded from the bottom, pulling an empty drawer over the top of a full drawer. “The larger drawers al-low companies to move more birds onto the line quickly and increase production,” said Peter Goffe, Anglia Autoflow N.A. president. “Designed for load-ing from the bottom up, the Hi Cube Drawers are less strenu-ous on workers because they are pulling an empty drawer over a loaded drawer, versus pushing a full drawer back into place.” An-glia Autoflow designs, develops and manufactures handling sys-tems and controlled atmosphere stunning.

404-374-3966

LightingTabor Group

Tabor Group Inc. specializes in supplying lighting for poul-try applications. Our lighting products include dimmable and non dimmable LED’s, CFL and CCFL’s. All of our products have undergone and passed long field testing. New models include — Retrolite PoultryFlector — that easily allow you to convert from high pressure sodium to CFL’s and our new dimmable LED’s. These products represent the most technologically innovative and offer the best paybacks of any poultry lighting products.

800-657-0509

Infrared heatersSuperior Radiant Products

SRP offers flexibility with two models of two stage gas-fired infrared tube heaters to best suit application requirements. Se-ries TA/TX/TXR is designed for heavy duty commercial and industrial use. Available in rates from 40,000 to 220,000 British thermal units/hour, lengths from 10 feet to 70 feet, natural gas or LPG. The jet stream burner de-sign maximizes radiant output and is combined with 100 percent efficient parabolic aluminum re-flectors to provide optimal ener-gy efficiency and comfort. The unique Series LT/LTX/LTXR two stage infrared heaters are de-signed for low clearance applica-tions. The principle advantage is the softening of the radiant out-put over a much longer length of tube with an end-to-end vari-ance of less than 15 percent and remarkable bottom clearance of only 36 inches. Available in rates from 40,000 to 100,000 Btu/hr, lengths from 30 feet to 50 feet, natural gas or LPG. All two stage units include a Hi-Low output capability allowing for quicker

recovery on the high fire and economical steady operation on the low fire. Save 20 percent to 50 percent fuel by using infrared radiant heating.

905-664-8274

Resource bookStorey Publishing

Have a chicken question? The Chicken Encyclopedia has your answer. From addled to wind egg, crossed beak to zygote, this A-to-Z reference guide provides everything you ever wanted to know about chickens in a brows-able format with visually infor-mative full-color photos and il-lustrations throughout. Covering everything from breed descrip-tions to behaviors, in-depth en-tries by author Gail Damerow go beyond simple definitions to in-clude instructions, explanations, solutions to common problems, as well as fun, historical breed stories. The Chicken Encyclope-dia is touted as a go-to resource for anyone wanting to know more about chickens, from be-ginners to enthusiasts alike. The 320-page guide is $19.95 for the paper book; an e-book version is also available.

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Food formerNuTEC

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IndustryStockReportThe following chart provides an annual high anda comparison of recent activity of major poultrycompanystocks.

Company AnnualHigh May30 Jun.7

Cal-Maine 42.40 35.64 36.01CampbellSoup 35.10 31.91 31.58ConAgra 27.34 25.13 24.88Hormel 30.50 30.04 29.55Pilgrim’sPride 8.68 8.08 7.99SandersonFarms 55.87 53.46 54.05Seaboard 2705.00 1970.00 2078.57Tyson 21.06 19.29 18.88

(Courtesy:A.G.Edwards&SonsInc.) TurkeyMarketsWeightedavg.pricesforfrozenwholeyoungturkeys

Weightedaverage(cents/lb.)F.O.B.shipperdock

National WeekendingJun.8 LastyearHens(8-16lbs.) 107.00 104.60Toms(16-24lbs.) 108.00 105.30WeekendingJun.1 Mayavg.Hens(8-16lbs.) 109.21 107.77Toms(16-24lbs.) 108.41 108.86

Nat’l. Broiler Market:(Jun. 7): Whole broiler/fryer prices were trending about steady to steady overall. Offerings cover the full range but were noted as mostly

moderate for current trade needs. Retail and foodservice demand was light to moderate. Floor stocks were mixed. In parts of the Midwest many continue to struggle with trucking availability. Market activ-ity was slow to moderate. In the

parts structure, movement was light to moderate as many buyers were content with regular orders unless tempted into buying an enticing dis-count. Prices were trending steady for wings, steady to weak for dark meat items and weak to lower for tenders and breast items. Offerings of tenders, breast items and dark meat items were moderate to heavy and slow to clear. Market activity for parts is mostly slow. In produc-tion areas, live supplies were mod-erate at mixed, but mostly desirable weights.

Fowl:Jun. 8: Live spent heavy fowlFinal prices at Farm Buyer Loading (per pound): range 9-20¢

Parts:Georgia: The f.o.b. dock quot-ed prices on ice-pack parts based on truckload and pool truckload lots for the week of Jun. 8: line run tenders $2.13½; skinless/bone-less breasts $1.66; whole breasts $1.04½¢; boneless/skinless thigh meat $1.41; thighs 76¢; drumsticks 75¢; leg quarters 55¢; wings $1.82.

National Slaughter:Broiler: Estimated slaughter for week ending Jun. 9 is 155,911,000.Actual slaughter for the week end-ing Jun. 2 was 145,394,000.Heavy-type hen: Estimated slaugh-ter for the week ending Jun. 9 is 1,785,000.Actual slaughter for the week end-

ing Jun. 2 was 1,570,000.Light-type hen: Estimated slaugh-ter for the week ending Jun. 9 is 1,645,000. Actual slaughter for the week ending Jun. 2 was 1,158,000. Total: Week of Jun. 9: 159,341,000. Week of Jun. 2: 148,122,000.

Estimates:The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter the week ending Jun. 9 is 156.8 mil-lion head, compared to 162.3 mil-lion head slaughtered the same week last year. The estimated U.S. slaughter for the week of Jun. 9 is 156.2 million head, notes USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Poultry Programs. For the week of Jun. 16 the estimated available is 156.8 million head.

GrainPricesOHIOCOUNTRYELEV. May22 May29 Jun.5No.2YellowCorn/bu. $6.54 $6.04 $5.98Soybeans/bu. $13.83 $13.57 $13.15(Courtesy:ProspectFarmersExchange,Prospect,Ohio)

Broiler/FryerMarketsUSDACompositeWeightedAverage

Forweekof:Jun.4 86.15¢Forweekof:May28 86.77¢Chi.-Del.-Ga.-L.A.-Miss.-N.Y.--S.F.-South.StatesFordeliveryweekof: May29 Jun.5Chicagomajority 72--76¢ 70--80¢Mississippimajority 80--85¢ 80--84¢NewYorkmajority 86--89¢ 85--88¢Fordeliveryweekof: May30 Jun.8Delmarvaweightedaverage 74¢--$1.06 65¢--$1.04Georgiaf.o.b.dockoffering 94.50¢ 94.50¢LosAngelesmajorityprice $1.04 $1.04SanFranciscomajorityprice $1.04½ $1.04½SouthernStatesf.o.b.average 65.47¢ 66.70¢

BroilerEggsSet/ChicksPlacedin19States EGGSSET(Thousands) CHICKSPLACED(Thousands)

AlaArkCa,Tn,WvDelFlaGaKyLaMdMissMo.N.C.OklaPaS.C.TexVa

19StatesTotalPrev.year%Prev.yr.

May12

27,97621,79310,9013,6221,35332,7717,8533,4707,08718,1857,68720,0446,9263,6365,48114,6276,281

199,693206,342

97

May19

28,38421,76511,1153,6961,35332,6347,7353,4557,20017,8107,72620,4266,8433,6505,46214,7696,279

200,302206,792

97

May26

28,32921,40111,2443,6991,35332,6567,7313,4097,38818,0787,78820,1267,1333,8385,27715,0616,353

200,864205,932

98

Jun.2

28,30521,57810,7393,7101,35233,0327,7283,5007,67218,0657,77819,9926,8013,7195,09114,9676,425

200,464205,234

98

May12

19,77520,13210,6803,9561,32827,4826,6663,1306,86015,4775,11316,6494,5733,1514,81912,3434,935

167,069174,014

96

May19

20,74619,90811,6264,3611,50926,8065,8763,0756,37715,0425,49116,2784,2372,9543,77912,1065,187

165,358172,512

96

May26

20,48220,30310,5613,7331,33328,4776,7683,1116,36715,4015,38416,8174,1562,9933,76612,3385,009

166,999172,753

97

Jun.2

20,11720,80010,2904,2351,28527,6026,3053,0846,52815,6865,18616,2944,3153,0444,62312,1655,021

166,580171,318

971/Current week as percent of same week last year.

EggMarketsUSDAquotationsNewYorkcartoneddel.store-door: May30 Jun.7Extralarge,nochange $1.05--$1.09 $1.05--$1.09Large,nochange $1.03--$1.07 $1.03--$1.07 Medium,nochange 75--79¢ 75--79¢SoutheastRegionaldel.warehouse: May30 Jun.7Extralarge,up5½¢ 92¢--$1.05 97½¢--$1.06¼Large,up8¢ 88¢--$1.03 96¢--$1.03Medium,nochange 66½--74¢ 66½--74¢

MarketsCompiledbyDavidB.Strickland,Editor

[email protected]

USDAShellEggsAMSweeklycombinedregionshelleggprices

Averagepricesonsalestovolumebuyers,GradeAorbetter,Whiteeggsincartons,deliveredwarehouse,centsperdozen.

Jun.8 ExtraLargeLarge MediumRegions:Northeast 102.5098.00 69.00Southeast 100.5098.50 69.00Midwest 93.50 91.50 64.50SouthCentral 105.50100.50 70.50Combined 100.7197.26 68.34Computedfromsimpleweeklyaveragesweightedbyregionalareapopula-tions

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AMERICANEGG BOARDHOTLINE


Breakfast continues as the major growth

driver in foodservice with more breakfasts, customers and eggs

being served in this daypart. The nation’s Quick Service

Restaurants (QSRs) account for nearly 85% of all breakfasts away

from home. Research shows the dramatic growth during the last

several years. The American Egg Board focuses on the QSR segment.

24,000locations of Subway launched

breakfast in April 2010

with AEB’s assistance.II

In the QSR Morning Meal

segment, there are

631million

Meals ordered that

include eggs at QSR

Morning Meal has

increased by 10%

during the last

four years.I

Successful Good Egg Project

promotions with Subway locations

in Boston, Central PA and

Washington, D.C. resulted in a

food bank donation of

EGGS. One egg was donated for

each egg sandwich sold within the

promotion period.II

1 4 0 , 0 0 0

SOURCES: THE NPD GROUP, YE AUGUST 2011I; AEBII

more servings of eggs since

2006.I

NEW YORK — Pfizer Inc. is spinning off its animal health business into a separate com-pany that will be called Zoetis (Zoe-EHT-iss).

The world’s biggest drug maker previously announced that it would either spin off or otherwise divest the business between this July and July 2013.

“Pfizer Animal Health is a dynamic business with strong fundamentals, an expanding and loyal direct customer base and a proven management team,” said Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer, Pfizer. “We are on track to create a stand-alone animal health company by our previously stated target of July 2013. Our focus contin-

ues to be on taking the actions that will generate the greatest after-tax value for our share-holders, with share repurchases remaining the case to beat in al-locating cash proceeds from the separation.”

On June 7, Pfizer said it is preparing to submit a regula-tory filing for a possible initial public offering of a minor-ity stake in the new company. Pfizer, which is based in New York, says it will provide more details on the proposed transac-tion when it reports its second-quarter results.

The name Zoetis has its root in zo, which is familiar in com-monly known words such as zoo and zoology. It derives from zoetic, meaning “pertaining to

life,” and signals the company’s dedication to improving the health of animals across species and around the world based on the fundamental understanding that animal and human health are inextricably linked, the company stated.

“The name best captures the company’s focus on partnership with veterinarians, livestock producers and companion ani-mal owners by providing inno-vative products and solutions that advance animal health and human well-being,” said Juan Ramón Alaix, president, Pfizer Animal Health. “We are excited about Pfizer’s decision to chart an independent future for the Animal Health business and about our new name, Zoetis.”

Pfizer spins off animal health business

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has denied a peti-tion to use the term “corn sugar” as an alternate name for high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

The petition had been filed by the Corn Refiners Association. However, FDA’s Michael M. Landa, director of the Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, turned down the name change request.

In a letter to the Corn Refiners As-sociation, the FDA noted that sugar is a solid, dried and crystallized food; whereas syrup is an aqueous solution or liquid food.

“Consequently, the use of the term “corn sugar” for HFCS would suggest that HFCS is a solid, dried and crystal-lized sweetener obtained from corn,” Landa stated. “Instead, HFCS is an aqueous solution sweetener derived from corn after enzymatic hydrolysis of cornstarch, followed by enzymatic conversion of glucose (dextrose) to fructose.

“Thus, the use of the term “sugar” to describe HFCS, a product that is a syrup, would not accurately identify or describe the basic nature of the food or its characterizing properties,” Landa added.

The FDA also pointed out that the term “corn sugar” has been used to de-scribe dextrose for more than 30 years.

“Moreover, “corn sugar” has been known to be an allowed ingredient for individuals with hereditary fructose intolerance or fructose malabsortpion, who have been advised to avoid ingredi-ents that contain fructose,” Landa said. “Because such individuals have associ-ated “corn sugar” to be an acceptable ingredient to their health when “high fructose corn syrup” is not, changing the name for HFCS to “corn sugar” could put these individuals at risk and pose a public health concern.”

FDAsaysnoto‘cornsugar’termforHFCS WASHINGTON — Poultry and egg

associations have joined with an ad hoc coalition of 40 food and agricultural or-ganization to express concern that a pro-posed free trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union might fall short of long-established U.S. objectives for trade pacts.

Goals for a U.S.-EU Free Trade Agree-ment include elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade in goods; the removal of market access barriers to trade in services; and achievement of a much higher level of regulatory conver-gence and cooperation and alignment of standards and practices.

However the ad hoc coalition does not agree with the recommended approach to negotiation of these goals.

The proposed approach to negotia-tion of a U.S.-EU Free Trade Agreement states:

“Negotiations between the U.S. and the EU to achieve these objectives should not be pursued as a “single undertaking” with success in one area dependent on

success in all the others. Rather, nego-tiators should seek positive outcomes in each area at whatever negotiating pace is possible. Moreover, forward movement should not be stymied by attempting to resolve all those difficult issues that have proven intractable in the past.”

In a letter sent to the Obama admin-istration and the Congress, the coalition said that rather than creating “a barrier-free transatlantic market,” this approach would assure the perpetuation of barriers on many products in many sectors.”

Also, the coalition said, “There can be little doubt that the reference to ‘issues that have proven intractable in the past’ refers to agriculture. But the notion that agriculture is intractable is mistaken.”

The group noted that the World Trade Organization Uruguay Round resulted in major EU agricultural concessions that many had thought impossible at the out-set — and would have been impossible without the pressure of a single undertak-ing in that negotiation.

Even though the U.S. is the world’s

largest agriculture exporter, it imports more than 40 percent more food and farm products than is exported to the EU.

“The EU imposes a myriad of restric-tions on U.S. products in the form of sanitary and phytosanitary measures,” the ad hoc coalition stated, adding that “Acceptance by the EU of internationally agreed standards and the adoption of sci-ence-based risk assessments must be an important goal of improving the bilateral partnership.”

“The “single undertaking” approach has demonstrated its value time and again in U.S. FTAs. Had the U.S. embarked on any of its existing FTAs using the “do what we can, when we can” approach proposed in these papers, it would not have in place the comprehensive agree-ments it has today,” the letter said.

“In short, we strongly believe that this proposed approach is a recipe for a small, rather than a bold, transatlantic trade deal that would set an unfortunate precedent for all future trade negotiations,” the co-alition concluded.

IRVINE, Calif. — University of Cali-fornia-Irvine researchers have discov-ered how salmonella, a bacterium found in contaminated raw foods that causes major gastrointestinal distress in hu-mans, thrives in the digestive tract de-spite the immune system’s best efforts to destroy it.

Their findings help explain why sal-monella is difficult to eradicate and point to new approaches for possible treat-ments. Most people infected with sal-monella suffer from diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps for up to seven days before the infection resolves.

Lead researcher Manuela Raffatellu, a UC-Irvine assistant professor of mi-crobiology & molecular genetics, and colleagues identified a novel molecular mechanism that allows salmonella to survive. Results of their study appear in the March issue of Cell Host & Mi-crobe.

Pathogens like salmonella flourish and

cause disease in humans through a pro-cess by which they acquire metal ions, such as zinc, from the body. One of the body’s key immune responses is to flood the infected area with antimicrobial pro-teins that include calprotectin, which re-moves zinc. Without enough of this vital element, most pathogens eventually die.

Raffatellu’s team found, however, that salmonellae overcome this immune re-sponse by expressing specialized trans-porter proteins that enable the bacteria to acquire zinc in spite of calprotectin reducing the amount available in the di-gestive tract. This distinctive mechanism lets salmonellae continue proliferating.

At the same time, calprotectin inad-vertently promotes salmonella growth by killing the microbes that normally reside within the intestines and help the immune system battle pathogenic bacteria.

“We’re beginning to learn more about the mechanisms that allow pathogens like salmonella to evade our natural defenses

and make us sick,” Raffatellu said. “In light of this, if we can devise therapies that block the acquisition of zinc and other metals by salmonella specifically, we can fight this infection.”

Additionally, she said, the new find-ings may have relevance for other ill-nesses, such as inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer, in which high levels of calprotectin are detected.

Also contributing to the study, which was supported by grants from the Na-tional Institutes of Health, were Janet Z. Liu, Stefan Jellbauer, Adam Poe, Vivian Ton, Michele Pesciaroli, Martin Hosk-ing, Robert A. Edwards and Thomas E. Lane of UC-Irvine; Thomas Kehl-Fie, Nicole A. Restrepo, Walter J. Chazin and Eric P. Skaar of Vanderbilt University; Andrea Battistoni of the University of Rome; Thomas Vogl and Johannes Roth of the University of Munster, Germa-ny; and Paolo Pasquali of the Superior Health Institute in Rome.

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