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Nutrition was the main theme in five sessions at

the International Poultry Scientific Forum in At-

lanta, USA, in January 2011. Jackie Linden, senior

editor of ThePoultrySite, has summarised a selec-

tion of the papers to give a flavour of the variety

of research work presented at the meeting.

BROILER GUT MICROFLORA AND THE ROLE

OF NUTRITION

Environmental and nutritional challenges can sig-

nificantly affect broiler performance and econom-

ics of poultry meat production. Possible negative

changes in gut microflora associated with these

challenges may accentuate further performance

responses observed in broilers today, according to

E. Pierson of Danisco Animal Nutrition presenting

a paper on behalf of Professor E.T. Moran of

Auburn University.

The results of the work revealed that age and

stocking density were the factors that most af-

fected the gastrointestinal mucosal bacterial com-

munities, with the low-density negative control

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COVER FEATUREWide Spectrum of Nutrition Research Presented at International Science ForumNutrition was the main theme in five sessions at the International Poultry Sci-

entific Forum in Atlanta, USA, in January 2011. Jackie Linden, senior editor of

ThePoultrySite, has summarised a selection of the papers to give a flavour of

the variety of research work presented at the meeting.

EditorialA word from the Editor

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Avian Flu in US Would Cut Poultry Consumption – But Not MuchPoultry meat consumption patterns would decrease to varying levels around the nation but not significantly overall

if there were to be an outbreak of avian flu in the US, according to a consumer survey carried out by Kansas State

University.

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Differential Immunological Gene Expression after Echerichia coli Infection inChickensGene expression in response to avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) infection was assessed for four genes that

may be useful candidates for future research into breeding for resistance against this infection, according to Emma

Balfanz and co-workers in Iowa State University's Animal Industry Report 2011.

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01ARTICLE More Egg Products ButFewer Processors in EuropeIn the final part of his review of Europe's

egg industry, Terry Evans focuses on the

individual countries and their contribu-

tion to the egg processing industry.

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Other articles in this issue cover the likely effect

on poultry meat consumption in the US if there

were to be an outbreak of avian flu in the coun-

try, and Iowa researchers have identified four

genes that offer potential for the future control

of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC).

Jackie LindenThePoultrySite.com Senior Editor

With the relentless rise in feed prices, it seems

like a good time for ThePoultrySite Digital to

focus on feeding and nutrition as the theme of this

month's issue, and offer a few tips to producers

to get the very best out of the precious feed they

buy.

With this on mind, we offer a flavour of the vari-

ety of research work presented at the Interna-

tional Poultry Scientific Forum in Atlanta in

January. Nutrition was the main theme in no less

than five sessions at that meeting, and we include

reports on a range of topics from amino acid re-

quirements and beating mycotoxins to feed addi-

tives that improve performance or control

potential foodborne pathogens.

One paper from Brazil compared performance of

commercial broilers fed diets differing in protein

level. The results highlight the dilemma of produc-

ers today: the medium-protein diet was sufficient

to maximise body weight at the end of the study,

whereas feed conversion improved step-wise with

the high-protein diet. However, using ingredient

costs and meat market prices in Brazil in January

2009 – a time of high feed ingredient prices – the

best economic return was obtained with the low-

protein diet.

The second feature in this issue covers the cur-

rent trends in egg processing in the European

Union. Around one-quarter of eggs are processed

but while the industry is growing in both volume

and product variety, mergers & acquisitions have

reduced the number of companies involved in this

business. Industry specialists offer an insight into

the latest trends in this sector.

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Focus on Feeding

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ARGININE REQUIREMENTS OF GROWING

BROILERS AFFECTED BY TEMPERATURE

An assessment of the digestible arginine

(dArg):lysine (dLys) ratio of male broilers aged

28 to 42 days under an increasing temperature

regimen was presented by Dr P. Tillman of Poul-

try Technical Nutrition Services LLC in work

carried out with Mississippi State University

and Ajinomoto Heartland LLC6.

Under the conditions of this trial, the ratio of

dArg:dLys appears to be no

higher than 105 for broilers

of this age, concluded Dr

Tillman and his co-authors.

Male Ross 708 broilers be-

tween 28 and 42 days of age

were used. A pelleted con-

trol and seven pelleted ex-

perimental diets were fed

during the trial, all based on

corn, soybean meal, corn DDGS and Pro Plus.

The control diet was formulated with minimum

digestible essential amino acid ratios (dTSAA:

77, dThr:68, dVal:78, dIle:68. dTrp:16.5 and

dArg:105) set relative to a 1.00 per cent dLys.

Treatment diets were formulated with dEAA

ratios set 0.5 points higher (except dArg:dLys)

than the control diet, relative to a 0.95 per cent

dLys.

'Low' and 'high' diets were blended to produce

five intermediate treatments, set five ratio

points apart.

A standard declining temperature regimen was

followed from days 0 to 27, at which time a

TPT (500 FTU phytase) were supplemented at

two levels to corn-soy based formulations in male

Ross 708 (Aviagen) broilers reared to 42 days of

age at two densities (15 and 30 birds; 4.18 square

metres). Essential nutrient requirements (NRC)

were assured with the positive control (PC) for-

mulations.

Enzyme and bird density treatments were also

compared when metabolisable energy (ME), avail-

able phosphorus and calcium were reduced in

negative control diets (NC). All chicks received

Coccivac-D (Schering-Plough) in lieu of a coc-

cidiostat before placement on used litter; no an-

timicrobials were employed.

At 42 days of age, higher bird density resulted in

significantly lower gain (up to 6.2 per cent), lower

feed consumption (up to 7.7 per cent) and higher

mortality (up to three-times). At this age, NC

birds had significantly lower body weight gain and

greater mortality than PC.

Supplementing NC diets with the combination of

enzyme products increased body weight and pro-

vided relief from mortality to levels similar with

the PC. A difference in live performance was not

apparent when enzyme supplementation was de-

creased in half.

Gastrointestinal tracts were sampled on days 1

and 42 for microbial community assay. Age and

stocking density strongly influenced the gastroin-

testinal mucosal bacterial communities. Some

treatment differences in these variables were also

observed at each stocking density, say the re-

searchers.

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improved feed conversion and reduced abdomi-

nal fat. However, the best returns, calculated at a

time of high feed prices in Brazil, were achieved

on the Low-protein diet. "It was not worthwhile

increasing the protein level," said Dr Viera.

In total, the researchers used 1,200 Cobb ×

Cobb 500 day-old chicks, 600 of each sex.

Corn-soybean meal diets were formulated with

energy and nutrient levels suggested by a group

of nutritionists representative of the Brazilian

broiler industry. A four-phase feeding programme

was used: 1 to 7, 8 to 21, 22 to 35 and 36 to 40

days of age.

Diets were formulated using the ideal protein

concept with minimum ratios between AA and

Lys as follow: SAA: 75 per cent; Thr: 65 per cent;

Val: 75 per cent (1 to 21 d) and 78 per cent (22

to 40 d); Ile: 65 per cent (1 to 21 d) and 67 per

cent (22 to 40 d); Arg: 105 per cent; Trp: 19 per

cent. The suggested diet (medium) was used as a

reference (22.5, 21.4, 20.3, 19.5 per cent CP and

1.25, 1.19, 1.09, 1.05 per cent digestible lysine, re-

spectively, in the phases from 1 to 40 days) to

formulate the High and Low protein diets, re-

spectively with increases and decreases of 12 per

cent in digestible lysine. Energy and further nu-

trients were the same within the dietary treat-

ments.

Males had an overall better live performance

than females, whereas percentage yields of car-

cass and breast meat were higher for females.

There were no interaction between sex and diet.

The Medium diet was sufficient to maximise

body weight at the end of the study, whereas the

stepwise improvements in feed conversion (FC)

ring the summer when raising high-lean genotype

broilers in close-sided houses during the latter

phases.

Birds were processed on day 42 and no significant

treatment effects, linear or quadratic trends were

noted for bodyweight gain, feed intake, or weight

or yield of carcass, fat pad, or breast.

Both dArg intake and dArg intake per unit of

bodyweight showed a linear trend with increasing

ratio.

Although no linear or quadratic

trends were noted for feed uti-

lization, the 100, 125 and 130

ratio were significantly different

than the control.

Under the conditions of this

trial, the ratio of dArg:dLys ap-

pears to be no higher than 105

for broilers aged between 28

and 42 days, said Dr Tillman.

LOW-PROTEIN DIETS GIVE BEST BROILER

MARGINS WHEN FEED PRICES ARE HIGH

S.L. Vieira, a scientist at the Federal University of

Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, with support from

Novus International, presented an economic eval-

uation of feeding programme with different amino

acid densities for Cobb × Cobb 500 male and fe-

male broilers5.

He and his co-authors found that the physical per-

formance of the broilers on the Medium-protein

diets gave the highest bodyweight gains but that

the diet with 12 per cent more digestible lysine

improved feed conversion and reduced abdominal

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f dArg:dLyse no higheror broilers

en 28 and 42

Dr P. Tillman

cal Nutrition Services LLC

(FC) followed to the High diet. There were no dif-

ferences in carcass yields for the diets.

Using ingredient costs and meat market prices

from Brazil in January 2009, the best economic re-

turn were obtained with the Low diet, followed

by the Medium and then the High diet, said Dr

Viera.

FEED ADDITIVES PARTIALLY OVERCOME MY-

COTOXIN EFFECTS IN TURKEYS

The efficacy of feed additives to reduce the bio-

logical effect of naturally occurring mycotoxins fed

to turkey hen poults reared to six weeks of age

was reported by J.E. Nixon of

North Carolina State Univer-

sity on behalf of colleagues

there and at Ag ProVision

LLC1.

Turkey hen poults were fed

rations to six weeks of age,

with or without naturally occurring mycotoxins;

corn with aflatoxin (AF), wheat with deoxyni-

valenol (DON), and barley with zearalenone

(ZEA), she explained. The control diet ('without')

contained no AF, 1ppm DON and 0.5ppm ZEA.

The test diet ('mycotoxin ration') contained

250ppb AF, 2ppm DON and 0.6ppm ZEA.

Within each ration treatment, there were four

sub-treatments: the control ration plus one of

three feed additives: Biomin BioFix (2lb/ton),

Kemin Kallsil (4lb/ton) and Nutriad UNIKE

(3lb/ton).

The mycotoxin rations reduced poult BW (2.08

vs 2.31 ± 0.02 kg), reduced FI (3.11 vs 3.39 ±

0.004 kg/bd) and increased poult feed conversion

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(1.51 vs 1.47 ± 0.01). Feeding the poults the my-

cotoxin feed resulted in decreased relative liver

and heart weights and increased relative liver

lipid, spleen, gizzard, pancreas and kidney weights.

Relative bursa weight was not affected.

Serum albumin, amino acid transferase, and titres

to sheep red blood cells (SRBC) were reduced

due to feeding the mycotoxin ration.

The feed additives had little effect in the rations

with the negative control diets ('without' ra-

tions). In the mycotoxin rations, the birds fed the

additives had no change in bodyweight, reduced

feed intake and improved feed conversion com-

pared with the birds fed

the mycotoxin feed with-

out any feed additive.

The only observed physi-

ological effect of feeding

the additives was to

lessen the increase in rel-

ative kidney weight for the birds fed the myco-

toxin feed.

Feeding turkey poults naturally occurring myco-

toxins at levels used in this study result in re-

duced performance, concluded J. Nixon. The feed

additives used in this study alleviated the effect

of dietary mycotoxins to some degree, she

added.

TURKEY HENS CAN BE REARED WITHOUT

ANTIBIOTICS

R.M. Hulet of Pennsylvania State University pre-

sented his results on turkey hen performance

when fed diets containing a commercial control

diet with antibiotic-free (ABF) or the ABF diet

"The best returns wereachieved on the lowprotein diet"

S.L. Vieira

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

study was to evaluate growth efficiency and per-

formance of hen turkeys (Hybrid Converter) fed

a commercial control diet (Control) containing

antibiotics (Stafac 3g/ton from 0 to 6 weeks of

age and 10g/ton from 6 to 12 weeks of age) com-

pared with hens fed either an ABF diet or an ABF

diet supplemented with Actigen (ABF+Actigen;

400g/ton 0 to 6 weeks of age and 200g/ton from

6 to 12 weeks of age).

No significant difference was found in body

weight, feed conversion or mortality in any pe-

riod. Percent cumulative mortality (between 14

and 84 days of age) was 6.8, 2.2, and 3.1 per cent

containing Actigen, a product similar to Bio-Mos

(Alltech)2.

With no disease or environmental challenges and

under commercial densities and conditions, the

turkey hens performed equally well when fed ABF

or ABF-Actigen-supplemented diets as those fed

commercial control diets, the researchers con-

cluded.

Commercial turkey hens are in need of efficient

and effective diets to feed antibiotic free diets

(ABF), said Dr Hulet, and the objective of this

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or the Control, ABF and ABF+Actigen treatments,

respectively.

NATURAL ADDITIVES MAY HELP FIGHT

FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS

The results of work on the effects of natural beta-

acids from hops on Campylobacter and Salmo-

nella in vitro were presented by Dr N. Krueger of

the USDA-ARS-SPARC Food and Feed Safety Re-

search Unit at College Station, Texas3.

Campylobacter and Salmonella are important

foodborne pathogens that may colonize the gut

of food producing animals, said Dr Krueger, and

the objective of the experiment was to evaluate

the effects of a hops β-acid solution at reducing

C. jejuni and S. Typhimurium in a mixed population

of market age broiler caeca bacteria.

He explained that there are two groups of bitter

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acids in hops: the α-acids contribute the bitter

flavour in beer, while the β-acids have a less bitter

flavour but more antimicrobial activity.

The researchers used freshly collected caeca

contents collected from market-age broilers.

These were pooled and placed in tubes with in-

oculated with C. jejuni and S. Typhimurium, with

and without the hops extract and incubated for

up to six hours at 40°C.

Results of the present demonstrate that hop β-acids added to broiler caecal contents can effec-

tively reduce C. jejuni but not S. Typhimuriumconcentrations in vitro.

Jackie Linden ThePoultrySite.com Senior Editor

References

All papers were presented at the 2011 International Poultry Scientific

Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, US on 24 to 25 January 2011.

1) Grimes J.L., M.D. Koci, C.R. Stark, T.F. Middleton, P.K. Nighot and J.E.

Nixon. 2011. Efficacy of feed additives to reduce the biological effect

of naturally occurring mycotoxins fed to turkey hen poults reared to

six weeks of age.

2) Hulet R.M. and T.L. Cravener. 2011. Turkey hen performance when

fed diets containing a commercial control diet with antibiotic-free

(ABF) or ABF containing Actigen diets.

3) Krueger N.A., J.A. Byrd, M.D. Flythe, R.C. Anderson and D.J. Nisbet.

2011. Effects of natural beta-acids from hops on Campylobacter and

Salmonella in vitro.

4) Moran E.T., G.R. Siragusa, E.E.M. Pierson, J.A. Benson, J.C. Remus and

M. Hruby. 2011. Effect of nutritional and environmental challenge on

broiler performance and gut microflora changes.

5) Taschetto D., S.L. Vieira, A. Favero, J.E.P. Martinez, M. Mayorga and J.A.

Meira. 2011. An economic evaluation of feeding programs with different

amino acid densities for Cobb × Cobb 500 male and female broilers.

6) Tillman P.B., L. Mejia, A. Corzo and R.B. Shirley. 2011. Assessment of

the digestible arginine:lysine ratio of 28 to 42 day of age male broilers

under an increasing temperature regimen.

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life of both fresh and liquid products. Most man-

ufacturers are certified according to ISO (Inter-

national Organisation for Standardisation) and

BRC (British Retail Consortium) standards.

Besides the normal growth for industrial use, a

considerable and increasing quantity of egg prod-

ucts is being made for the catering industry.

Several manufacturers are producing further-

processed products with added value, such as

cooked and peeled eggs, poached eggs, French

and Spanish omelettes, waffles, scrambled egg

mixes, quiches, egg mayonnaise, custard cream

and sport drinks. Further growth is anticipated

in this sector of the market.

The EU is self-sufficient in egg products and al-

though imports from outside the Community

grow in periods of high shell egg prices, the

quantities remain relatively small. Because of a

high level of consumption of egg yolk, the EU ex-

ports some dried egg albumen, mainly to the Far

East.

The eventual imposition of World Trade Organ-

isation regulations, coupled with further cuts in ,

Within the EU, around one-quarter of eggs are

processed, according to industry watcher, Terry

Evans, in the final part of his review of Europe's

egg industry exclusively for ThePoultrySite. The in-

dustry is growing in both volume and product va-

riety although mergers & acquisitions have slowed

the increase in the number of companies involved

in this business.

Global production of egg products is estimated to

be in the region of 4.8 million tonnes as shell egg

equivalent. It is difficult to assess the levels at

which plants are operating but for Europe as a

whole, there is the potential to produce almost

2.0 million tonnes of product, of which EU mem-

ber countries could be responsible for some 1.8

million tonnes. Hence, within the EU, approxi-

mately one in four eggs could be diverted to egg

processors.

In Europe over the past 10 years, most of the

larger egg product producers have expanded

while some of the smaller operations have been

taken over or merged to establish new modern

facilities. Filiep Van Bosstraeten the CEO of Ovo-

bel Ltd (Filiepsr@ovobel.com) kindly supplied the

following appraisal of the European Union egg

products industry.

Because of strict EU regulations and the exacting

requirements of the food industry egg processing

in the EU is considered to be among, if not, the

best in the world. Equipment is constantly being

improved not only to higher capacities but also to

stricter hygiene standards, and to extend to shelf

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the Weko Group (Netherlands) with plants in the

Netherlands, Austria, Spain and Portugal are also

in the top five egg products manufacturers in the

EU.

EUROPE'S LEADING EGG PROCESSORS

Austria - The industry has not changed much in

the past 10 years. The companies Amering,

Falzberger, Pro-Ovo (owned by Weko-Nether-

lands) and Hessel Eier make products primarily

for the local market. Ovoprot is the most impor-

tant producer of powdered products. There are

several trading companies specialising in the tran-

sit trade of products from third countries. In the

past, these products were mainly from Eastern

Bloc countries, Canada and the US, but nowadays

they come mostly from South America and India.

tariff protection resulting from bilateral agree-

ments, will make the egg products business in the

EU vulnerable. The cost of eggs in the EU has in-

creased considerably because of welfare regula-

tions that do not exist in most third countries and

where producers may have the additional advan-

tage of lower feed costs. Other legislation, such

as the Integrated Pollution and Prevention Con-

trol Directive and salmonella control require-

ments have also had adverse impacts on the EU

egg products industry's competitiveness.

Within the EU, Eurovo (Italy) with plants in Italy,

France, Poland and Spain remains the largest over-

all egg products manufacturer, while Igreca

(France) is the biggest in spray-dried products. The

Sanovo Group (Denmark) with factories in Den-

mark, Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic, and

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Bulgaria - The country has no commercial egg

processing facilities.

Czech Republic - Framagro with plants in Jicin

and Prerov is a joint venture by the French

group, Glon.

Denmark - Sanovo Foods Ltd, part of the

Sanovo Group is a major player in Europe, which

through its own trading company, exports to

Japan and the Far East. Sanovo has fully owned

plants and important share-holdings in process-

ing facilities in Denmark, Germany, Spain, the

Czech Republic and the Far East. While Danegg

Ltd's main activities are in shell eggs, it is also de-

veloping its egg products division with more

added-value items. This company is also a major

shareholder in Sweden's Kronägg. The produc-

tion activities of Honum Ltd have been trans-

ferred to Hedegaard Ltd's own factory.

Estonia - Eesti Munatooded – owned by

Scanegg Suomi OY (Finland) – markets a wide

range of products.

Finland - Scanegg Suomi OY is now a daughter

company of Munakunta, This company dominates

the national market and has owned Estonia's A/S

Eesti Munatooded since July 2006. The other Fin-

ish processor, Farmimuna OY, is a vertically inte-

grated family-run business.

France - Products output has shown continuous

growth such that today they account for at least

25 per cent of egg consumption or more than

200,000 tonnes of shell egg equivalent. The trend

towards greater concentration has continued. Al-

though some 60 plants are listed, it is estimated

that currently only about 30 are in operation, and

larger groups control some of these.

Belgium - The production of eggs and egg prod-

ucts has fallen markedly. Belovo decided to halt

egg-breaking in Belgium, transferring production

outside the EU to China, India and South America,

and to concentrate its activities on the production

of fine chemicals extracted from egg whites and

yolks. Other Belgian processors such as Anseeuw,

Hulstaert, LEC and Lodewijckx have made up for

some of the loss in throughput, arising from the

bankruptcy of Dion Vande Wiele but a large por-

tion of this business has been taken over by

processors from the Netherlands and France.

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Normande d'Ovoproduits, Ovoservice and So-

covo. Valoroeuf (owned by Veos of Belgium) is a

specialist in spray-drying technical egg products.

Germany - The leading player is Ovobest fol-

lowed by Eipro and Juchem. Sanovo (Denmark)

remains active in the production facility in Zeven

but has sold its interests in Rex Emsland to

Ovobest. Other manufacturers include Bonner

egg products, Cewo, Ei-Quick, Eisa, Ehlego and

Rädler.

Greece - Sovimo-Hellas, now owned by Greek

egg producers and traders, has added cooked and

peeled eggs and omelettes to its production.

Zouras Farm has completed a new plant with fa-

cilities for making egg powders that will start up

at the end of 2010. Another installation due for

completion at the end of 2010 is owned by Ovo

Fresco.

Hungary - Egg production has fallen by more

than 50 per cent since 2000 and only medium-

sized processors such as Capriovus, Babolna and

Pasteur are operating, mainly to serve the local

Igreca is the biggest and most important proces-

sor of powdered products. Glon owns Trois Val-

lées, Lecam and Ovoland. With the recent

acquisition of France Ponte-Inovo, Glon has the

most diversified range of egg-based products for

the catering industry. The Liot plant has been

taken over by Italy's Eurovo, who already own

Ovonor and the Caradec Group. The cooperative,

Cecab, has reduced the production capacity at

ABCD. While Cecab has halted output in Ovociel,

it has increased capacity at PEP, which is exclu-

sively dedicated to products of added value for

the catering industry. Geslin has continued with

its modernisation and expansion programme to

become the second largest producer in France.

Ferme du Pré has expanded capacity and is spe-

cialised in the production of extended shelf-life

items, cooked and peeled eggs and poached eggs.

Samo has increased production and added shelf

life products to its range. Sovimo is now owned

by Carlier. Among the independent egg products

manufacturers that have exhibited considerable

growth in recent years are Agrodoubs, Atlantic

Ovo, Blanchard, Epi Bretagne. Lorandel, Soc.

Ovo), a factory in Poland (Weko-Polska), and

more recently acquired the Nive plant with its

trading companies in Germany (Agrovo and

Hamegg), and the company is currently installing

a new facility to the egg farm it owns in Spain.

Adriaan Goede BV has markedly increased its ca-

pacity for powdered products and has also ac-

quired Eiproma, a manufacturer of extended

shelf-life liquid egg items. Bouwhuis has expanded

through the addition of a new spray-dryer. Frisian

Egg Products (Stuiver) has completed a new

plant and established a joint-venture for egg

products manufacturing in Egypt. Wulro Egg

Products has modernised and expanded. The

Lemmers Group has built a new plant and en-

tered into a co-operation with EPO. Several

smaller producers such as Verstappen serve the

local market while the technical egg products

business is dominated by Schaffelaarbos.

Norway - Although not a member of the EU, it

has strong trade relations with the member

countries. About 17 per cent of output is turned

into products. The biggest manufacturer is Prior

which having modernised its plant has changed

its name to Nortura. A smaller player is Ek

Gårdspakkeri AS.

Poland - Ovopol is the most important manu-

facturer. Ovovita has added an egg products line

to its egg farms. Other EU processors that have

invested in plants in Poland include Weko

(Netherlands) and Eurovo (Italy).

Portugal - Derivados de ovos (DDO Ovopro-

dutos), the only egg products manufacturer, has

managed considerable growth mainly through

exports to Spain. Some 50 per cent of output is

exported. It has acquired Induovo (Spain) which

includes a recently built plant in Asturias with egg

market. Gyermelyi, an important noodle factory,

has its own modern egg processing plant.

Ireland - Ready Egg (previously Erne Eggs) pro-

ducing extended shelf-life products and hard-

boiled eggs dominates the sector. Smaller

operators include Thompsons, Glenshane and An-

drews.

Italy - Egg products represent about 40 per cent

of the total consumption of eggs. Production ca-

pacity has further increased. This country contin-

ues to be a big consumer of egg yolk, much of

which is imported, while it exports egg white in

liquid and powdered forms. Eurovo, the largest

processor, has increased its capacity in its own

plants and expanded via acquisitions. New farms

with in-line breaking have been added, and the

production of egg powders increased.

Monaldi has acquired Uovador, and together with

its production facilities in Albania and Romania, it

has become the second biggest in Italy. AIA has

further modernised its production, while Parmovo

has added drying facilities. GF Ovodry is spe-

cialised in spray-drying without having breaking fa-

cilities. Other operators include Cascina Italia,

Ferraris and Novelli.

Latvia - Balticovo, a key processor with 1.5 mil-

lion layers, is expanding its facilities for liquid and

powdered products.

Lithuania - Vievio EMT is the number one prod-

ucts manufacturer.

Netherlands - A major producer and trader of

egg products with 20 registered plants. In a short

time, the Weko Group has become one of the

most important egg processors in Europe. Along

with several acquisitions in the Netherlands, Weko

Global Poultry Trends 2010

More Egg Products But Fewer Processors in Europe

14

Both Daylay (Noble) and Framptons have ex-

tended shelf-life products marketed in small

packs. Griffiths (Oakland) has added an in-line

breaking facility to its farm. Oasters have installed

a line for mayonnaise and salads. Worldwide Egg

Products (Manton Group) has modernised exist-

ing plants and increased capacity, as have Bum-

blehole Eggs, Lowrie and D. Wise Ltd.

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powder facilities.

Romania - Processing is on a small scale with

only two concerns processing surplus table eggs

Avicola Buftea and Agricola International Bacau.

Monaldi (Italy) owns the largest egg farm, and has

recently added a processing facility.

Spain - The industry has grown rapidly. Pascual,

the leader has added a line for Spanish omelettes

(tortilla). Induovo has been acquired by the Por-

tugese DDO, which also has a co-operation agree-

ment with Dervo. Hibramer, a leading egg

producer, has built a processing facility. Other

processors include ACE, Procasa, Nutme, Ovosec

and Copain has increased its capacity.

Sweden - This country has two processors Käll-

bergs (owned by Denmark's Danegg), which spe-

cialises in dried items, while Svenska Lantägg is

oriented towards liquid products.

Switzerland - Although not a EU member it is

an important buyer of eggs and products from the

EU. Some 39 per cent of total egg consumption is

egg products, of which 95 per cent are imported.

There are several relatively small processors of

which Luchinger+Schmidt AG in Kloten is the

biggest. This company markets 1,500 different

items. Eier Hungerbühler in Flawil is probably the

second largest producer.

United Kingdom - Several companies have gone

out of business or been taken over n the past 10

years. The UK is an egg-importing country, buying

products mainly from other EU states. After merg-

ing with Stonegate Farms, Dean Foods changed its

name to Noble Foods. Framptons the leading in-

dependent, non-integrated processor has sold its

share in AEP Holdings Ltd called Quality Egg Prod-

ucts in Northern Ireland, to Ready Egg (Ireland).

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ports until 2008. Professor Fox surveyed the

public to find out people's plans for beef con-

sumption. Respondents to his 2004 research in-

quiry showed that 15 to 30 per cent said they

would stop consuming beef if additional cases of

BSE were discovered.

More cases were reported in

later years, but beef consump-

tion did not drop.

Professor Fox sent a mail sur-

vey to 800 residents each in

Wichita, Kansas, and Los An-

geles and received responses

from 346 in Wichita and 139

in Los Angeles. About half the respondents in

each city said they were unconcerned about get-

ting sick from bird flu. In Los Angeles, 28 per cent

were concerned about getting the disease com-

pared to 15 per cent in Wichita.

As to poultry consumption habits upon the hy-

pothetical discovery of bird flu in the United

States, 70 per cent of Wichita respondents and

50 per cent of Los Angeles respondents said

their consumption levels would remain the same.

In Los Angeles, 14.6 per cent said they would

stop consuming poultry while 7.8 per cent of

Poultry meat consumption patterns would de-

crease to varying levels around the nation but not

significantly overall if there were to be an out-

break of avian flu in the US, according to a con-

sumer survey carried out by Kansas State

University.

The prospect of what would happen to the poul-

try industry economically if an avian flu outbreak

occurred in the United States is a hypothetical sit-

uation that no one wants to put to the test in real

life. But if it did happen, the results of a survey in-

dicate that poultry consumption patterns would

decrease at varying levels around the nation.

"Overall, only a very small proportion of the peo-

ple said they would stop consuming poultry," said

Sean Fox, a professor of agricultural economics at

Kansas State University who researched the im-

pact of an outbreak in a Food Safety Consortium-

supported project. "You do have your 15 to 20

per cent saying they would stop consuming poul-

try. This is what people say they would do. What

they would actually do is probably very different."

Professor Fox bases that prediction on what hap-

pened in 2003 when the discovery case of bovine

spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United

States led to South Korea cutting off US beef im-

ports until 2008. Professor Fox surveyed the pub-

lic to find out people's plans for beef

consumption. Respondents to his 2004 research

inquiry showed that 15 to 30 per cent said they

would stop consuming beef if additional cases of

BSE were discovered.

Avian Flu in US Would Cut PoultryConsumption – But Not Much

Jackie LindonSenior Editor

After an honours degree in

Agriculture and a qualifica-

tion as well as practical expe-

rience in pig husbandry,

Jackie spent 20 years in the

animal feed industry.

"My reading obers is that thevery minimal demand."

those in Wichita said they would do so.

Two versions of the survey were distributed with

some including a statement that proper cooking

would kill any bird flu virus in poultry, but the in-

clusion of that information had no effect on re-

spondents' attitude toward whether their

consumption habits would change.

"This suggests a limited ability for the industry to

effectively reassure consumers in the event the

disease is discovered in the United States," Pro-

fessor Fox said.

He noted that there are similarities between this

survey and the one he sent to consumers in 2004

asking what they would do if more BSE cases

were discovered.

"The evidence that we had suggested that those

numbers greatly exaggerated

what happened in the market-

place when those scenarios actu-

ally did play out," Professor Fox

said. "My reading of the numbers

that we got here is that if we do

find a case of avian flu in the

United States that there will be a

very minimal effect on demand."

Professor Fox said the research did not indicate

how long a boycott of poultry would go on among

people who cease buying the product, but he be-

lieved it would not last long. He recalled that dur-

ing the 2004 BSE situation, the drop in domestic

consumption of beef was short lived and that later

in the year, the demand bounced back to a

stronger level than in the previous year.

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of the num-ere will be aeffect on

Professor Sean Fox

Kansas State University

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molecules that are produced by, and act on white

blood cells. Granzyme A is a protease that helps

trigger programmed cell death in infected cells.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Commercial male broiler chicks were purchased

at one day of age. At four weeks of age, non-vac-

cinated birds were either challenged with APEC

or given a control treatment. Necropsy took

place at two timepoints – one and five days post-

challenge. At necropsy, internal lesion scores

were assessed to determine pathology of chal-

lenged birds, mild or severe infection. This cre-

ated six unique groups; non-challenged on day 1,

non-challenged on day 5, mild challenge on day

1, mild challenge on day 5, severe challenge on

day 1, and severe challenge on day 5.

Spleen samples were collected and RNA isolated

from four replicates of the six groups, 24 samples

in total. Gene expression was assessed by quan-

titative PCR using SYBR Green and 28s riboso-

mal RNA as a housekeeping gene. A standard

Gene expression in response to avian pathogenic

Escherichia coli (APEC) infection was assessed for

four genes that may be useful candidates for fu-

ture research into breeding for resistance against

this infection, according to Emma Balfanz and co-

workers in Iowa State University's Animal Industry

Report 2011.

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS

Chickens infected with avian pathogenic Es-

cherichia coli (APEC) have reduced production

and livability. Gene expression in response to

APEC infection was assessed in four genes; inter-

leukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-10 and Granzyme A

(Gzm A). Differences in expression were deduced

between challenged and non-challenged birds, and

between birds with a mild and severe response to

infection. These genes may be useful candidates

for future research into breeding for resistance

against APEC.

INTRODUCTION

APEC causes millions of US dollars in lost produc-

tion every year. Current methods of control in-

clude utilising good biosecurity practices and

treating birds with antibiotics. Concern over an-

tibiotic use in food animals has led to a greater

push to increase disease resistance through ge-

netics and breeding. Birds with differing responses

to infection exhibit differences in their expression

of immunological genes. Interleukins are signaling

Differential Immunological Gene Expression after Escherichia coli Infection in Chickens

Jackie LindonSenior Editor

After an honours degree in

Agriculture and a qualifica-

tion as well as practical expe-

rience in pig husbandry,

Jackie spent 20 years in the

animal feed industry.

with severe pathology higher at day 1 and mild

pathology higher at day 5.

Increased knowledge about gene expression

patterns in response to infection allows for

more detailed research into breeding for dis-

ease resistance. These results demonstrate dif-

ferences in expression can be detected

between mild and severe pathology groups in a

commercial population.

You can view other reports in Iowa StateUniversity's Animal Industry Report 2011by clicking here

Acknowledgement

Research supported by NRI USDA grant no. 2008-35604-18805. E.

Sandford supported by USDA National Needs Fellowship grant no.

2007-38420-17767. E. Balfanz supported by NSF-REU.

Reference

Balfanz E., E. Sandford, M.G. Kaiser and S.J. Lamont. 2011. Differential

immunological gene expression after Escherichia coli infection in

chickens. Iowa State University's Animal Industry Report 2011. A.S.

Leaflet R2618.

curve was generated using a serial dilution for

each gene. Observed C(t) values were adjusted

to correct for the starting amount of RNA and

reaction efficiency. Two models were used in this

study, one utilizing all samples to assess challenge,

and one utilising only challenged samples to assess

pathology. Replicate was included as a random ef-

fect. Tests were performed using the Fit Model

procedure in JMP. Interactions with p-value less

than 0.10 were excluded.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Challenged birds had a significant increase in ex-

pression of IL-1β and IL-6, indicative of an in-

creased pro-inflammatory response due to

infection. Birds with severe pathology had signifi-

cantly higher levels of expression of IL-6 and IL-

10 than birds with mild pathology. Gene

expression on day 1 was higher than on day 5 for

both IL-6 and IL-10 in the challenge model. This

trend was also seen in IL-6 and IL-10 in the

pathology model. The only significant interaction

was between pathology and day for Gzm A, with

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IL-1β IL-6 IL-10 Gzm A

Challenge 0.006 0.003 0.117 0.319

Day 0.169 0.004 0.017 0.267

Rep (Random) 0.182 0.280 0.756 0.797

IL-1β IL-6 IL-10 Gzm A

Pathology 0.249 0.031 0.018 0.785

Day 0.432 0.003 0.011 0.231

Rep (Random) 0.036 0.124 0.073 0.623

Table 1. Effect of challenge and day on spleen gene expression (p-values) using challenged and non-challenged

samples.

Table 2. Effect of level of pathology and day on spleen gene expression (p-values) using 16 challenged samples.

US - USDA has announced a proposed 'Test and

Hold' requirement for meat and poultry products,

which it says will enhance existing procedures and

help to reduce foodborne illnesses.

The US Department of Agriculture is proposing a

new requirement for the meat and poultry indus-

try that, once enacted, will reduce the amount of

unsafe food that reaches store shelves. With the

proposed requirement, USDA's Food Safety and

Inspection Service (FSIS) would be able to hold

products from commerce until FSIS test results

for harmful substances are received. Currently,

when FSIS collects a sample for testing, the sam-

pled products are requested but not required to

be held until test results are known. FSIS believes

that this requirement will substantially reduce se-

rious recalls for meat and poultry products.

Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack, said: "While

many establishments have similar policies already

in place, this proposed requirement will allow gov-

ernment to provide an additional safeguard to en-

sure food safety. Meat and poultry products will

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Plant Buffer Strips Cut Run-Offof Vet Products

US - Field tests by University of Missouri scien-

tists have backed up laboratory research showing

that buffer strips of grass and other plants can

reduce the amount of herbicide and veterinary

antibiotics in surface run-off from farm plots.

Vegetative buffer strips have already proven ef-

fective in limiting erosion as well as reducing sed-

iment and nutrients in run-off.

Read More...

Saudi Arabia: Top Market forBrazilian Poultry

SAUDI ARABIA & BRAZIL - Saudi Arabia imports

much more than it produces and needs foreign

suppliers; Brazil is strong in some sectors, like

chicken.

Saudi Arabia buys around US$10 billion in food

and beverages abroad, reports Brazil-Arab News

Agency.

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be prevented from reaching consumers until our

inspectors have the opportunity to thoroughly

evaluate test results. This approach will help us

enhance protection of the food supply, reduce re-

calls, and ensure that all consumers are getting

the safest food possible."

FSIS inspects billions of pounds of meat, poultry

and processed egg products annually. FSIS be-

lieves that 44 of the most serious recalls between

2007 and 2009 could have been prevented if this

procedure had been in place.

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USDA Proposes New Requirement for Meat Products

Omega-Acids Could ReduceBone Breakage in Laying Hens

UK - Researchers at the University of Bristol

funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sci-

ences Research Council have found that adding

the right combination of fatty acids to the diets of

laying hens can significantly reduce bone breakage

during lay.

The research, funded by the Biotechnology and

Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)...

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New Method Can DistinguishOrganic & Regular Eggs

NETHERLANDS - RIKILT, part of Wageningen

UR, has developed a method for verifying

whether an egg is organic with the help of ana-

lytical techniques looking at the egg's carotenoid

content.

The method works by reading a 'fingerprint' of

components of the egg. The fingerprints of au-

thentic organic products are compared...

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BSAS/WPSA 2011: Meeting Focuses on Food SecurityUK - 'Food Security: Challenges and Opportunities for Animal Science' was the theme of this year's

joint meeting of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS), BBSRC Animal Science Forum, UK

branch of the World's Poultry Science Association (WPSA) and the Association for Veterinary Teaching

and Research Work, writes Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePoultrySite.

One of the first day’s highlights was the presenta-

tion of the Hammond Memorial Lecture by Pro-

fessor Sir John Beddington, the UK Government's

Chief Scientific Advisor, who spoke on the topic,

'Food Security in the 21st Century' to a packed

lecture theatre. In a thought-provoking presenta-

tion, he followed up on a recently published Fore-

sight Report on Global Food and Farming Futures,

in which a broad range of experts described areas

that need to be covered to feed a growing world

population healthily, equitably and sustainably as

well as the role of agriculture in climate change.

Current food systems are failing for the point of

view of sustainability, Sir John said, and there is a

need to develop what he called 'climate-smart'

agriculture for both livestock and crop production

in future.

As part of the WPSA meeting, the 28th Annual

Robert Fraser Gordon Memorial Lecture was

presented by Professor Marian Dawkins of the

University of Oxford, who spoke on 'Commer-

cial-Scale Assessment of Poultry Welfare', which

she said was necessary for both research and au-

diting purposes. Using examples from her own

work, she highlighted the potential benefits and

pitfalls of small-scale and commercial scale trials

for the assessment of animal welfare.

Professor Dawkins went on to describe an inno-

vative solution to the monitoring of one measure

of broiler welfare – that of gait score – using op-

tical flow data from a camera system. She and her

team have found the method to give a very good

overall assessment of gait score of broilers on a

commercial scale, inexpensively and reliably.

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Europe

Bird Flu Costs Mount inBangladesh

BANGLADESH - Avian influenza has cost the

country's poultry industry two billion taka (BDT)

in the first three months of the current fiscal year.

"The loss will be BDT55 billion if it is estimated

from 2007," World Poultry Science Association

(WPSA) Bangladesh branch secretary general,

Abdus Salek, told a press meeting earlier this

week. BD News 24 reports that bird flu flared up

again in the country early this year forcing...

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International Conference Startsin Taiwan

TAIWAN - The 9th Asia Pacific Poultry Confer-

ence started on 20 March in Taipei City, with

more than 500 researchers, entrepreneurs and

policy-makers from 30 countries participating in

the four-day event.

During the opening ceremony, Wang Cheng-teng,

deputy minister of the Council of Agriculture,

said: "This conference will facilitate international

exchanges and scientific collaboration in...

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State Seeks to End Feed Withdrawal for HensMAHARASHTRA, INDIA - An animal welfare committee is seeking an end to the practice of starving

hens as a means to forced moulting.

In Pune, the committee to monitor animal welfare

laws in Maharashtra has directed the state depart-

ment of animal husbandry, dairy development and

fisheries (DAHDF) to ensure that all owners of

egg-laying poultry farm and integrators discon-

tinue the use of starvation to force egg-laying hens

into a moult phase. Times of India reports that the

committee, appointed by the Bombay High Court

in 2005, has in its letter instructed the DAHDF to

conduct periodic and surprise inspections at egg

farms to check for adherence to the directive.

Rajendra K. Joshi, convenor of the Committee to

Monitor Animal Welfare Laws in Maharashtra, said:

"On March 9, the Animal Welfare Board of India

(AWBI) ordered all poultry farms to immediately

discontinue starvation force moult regimes, stating

that the practice is in violation of India's Preven-

tion of Cruelty to Animals Act, and is a punishable

offence. This practice involves starving the hens in

order to remove excess fat, which leads to hea

-lthier and more palatable meat. When AWBI's

notice was brought to our attention, we wrote a

letter to the DAHDF, asking them to issue in-

structions to all poultry units in the state regis-

tered with them to discontinue this practice."

Starvation force moulting, practised on egg pro-

duction facilities throughout India, deprives egg

laying hens of food, in order to rejuvenate their

reproductive tracts and stimulate additional cy-

cles of egg production.

N.G. Jayasimha, manager of Humane Society In-

ternational's (HSI) factory farming campaign in

India, said: "Under the starvation force moulting

regimes, feed is often withheld for up to 14 days

and may be combined with one to two days of

water deprivation. During a force moult, hens suf-

fer greatly and may lose up to 35 per cent of

their body weight.

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Coles Cuts Chicken Prices; Industry Angered

AUSTRALIA - The decision by retail chain, Coles,

to cut the price of its own-brand chicken meat

has angered the poultry industry.

The poultry industry has criticised Coles' decision

to cut the price of its own brand chicken meat,

according to ABC. Andreas Dubbs, the executive

director of the Chicken Meat Federation, says the

cost of grain is rising and producers will be unable

to pass those costs on to consumers.

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Uganda's Poultry Industry inthe Spotlight

UGANDA - The poultry industry is attracting

more investment attention, despite its challenges

related to the skyrocketing costs of production

emanating from increased exports of maize to

neighbouring countries.

Recently, President Yoweri Museveni has singled

out poultry and recommended it to the National

Agriculture Advisory Services as a key interven-

tion as government promotes the Prosperity...

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Global Wheat Production to Increase in 2011GLOBAL - FAO's first forecast for world wheat production in 2011 stands at 676 million tonnes, rep-

resenting a growth of 3.4 per cent from 2010, according to the March 2011 edition of the FAO’s Crop

Prospects and Food Situation report.

This level would still be below the bumper har-

vests in 2008 and 2009.

Wheat plantings in many countries have increased

or are expected to increase this year in response

to strong prices, while yield recoveries are fore-

cast in areas that were affected by drought in

2010, the Russian Federation in particular, the re-

port specified.

As the bulk of the world's coarse grains and paddy

crops are yet to be planted, it is, however, too

early to forecast total cereal production for this

year.

Looking back to last year's production, the FAO

report notes that in the low-income food-deficit

countries (LIFDCs) as a group, the 2010 cereal

output rose by 5.6 per cent, a development that

will result in reduced cereal imports in the

But this will not

necessarily spell

much relief for

these countries as

their overall cereal

import bill is esti-

mated to increase

by 20 per cent be-

cause of higher in-

ternational prices.

Prospects for the 2011 May-June harvests of

winter wheat and coarse grains in North Africa

are generally favourable, except in Tunisia where

dry conditions in January dampened hopes for

a robust wheat production recovery. The cur-

rent situation in North Africa has resulted in

the displacement of large numbers of people

and disruption to the flow of goods and...

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Africa & Oceania

Global Events

AMI International Meat,Poultry And Seafood Convention 2011 Chicago, Illinois, USA

April 13th to 16th

AMI International Meat, Poultry & Seafood Con-

vention and Exposition is a smart choice for any-

one looking for solutions to food safety,

processing, packing, and transportation

issues.Conference.

The show floor features everything you need for

sanitation, food safety and packaging, as well as

pavilions dedicated to Sustainability and Ingredi-

ents, Flavorings and Seasonings.

Experts speak on consumer trends, business tech-

nology, food safety, management and human re-

sources, operations, regulatory issues and other

critical and timely issues.

Pig & Poultry Live 2011 Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, UK

May 11th

Pig & Poultry LIVE 2011 is an innovative business

day tackling industry challenges head on.

Running in the interim years between the British

Pig & Poultry Fair, this one day event brings to-

gether over 400 entrepreneurial individuals from

across the supply chain. It gives a unique insight

into consumers and how the supply chain thinks

and responds to today’s volatile markets and chal-

lenges.

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VIV RussiaMoscow, Russia

May 17th to 19th

In its role as the nation's platform on animal pro-

duction and meat processing, VIV Russia show-

cases the industry's developments by the Feed to

Meat concept. Feed to meat brings together sup-

ply and demand within the complete animal pro-

tein chain. The driver behind the chain concept is

that animal feed and animal health are vital for

meat quality and safety. VIV Russia will represent

every step in the meat production process. Re-

lated topics will be featured in the VIV Russia

Conference.

World Poultry 2011Brussels, Belgium

May 25th to 26th

World Poultry is the premier forum for the inter-

national poultry industry, giving you the essential

information you need to deal with your most

pressing challenges and to benefit from new op-

portunities and contacts. World Poultry 2011 will

cover all the key issues facing the poultry industry

and assess production and demand trends in key

markets, exploring new opportunities for interna-

tional trade and partnerships. Join us in Brussels

to get the latest market insights and network with

key executives from across the supply chain.

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Pas Reform Launches iPad Technology

NETHERLANDS - Pas Reform has launched iPad

technology for hatchery managers.

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Meriden Opens Subsidiary in Australia

AUSTRALIA - Meriden Animal Health Limited

has recently opened a new office in Australia, fur-

ther consolidating its sales network in South-East

Asia and Australasia.

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Cobb Africa Strengthens Technical Team

AFRICA - Tom Wierda has joined the Cobb

Africa technical team, bringing more than 30

years' experience in the poultry industry.

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On-Line Poultry Welfare Training Courses

Launched

UK - rl consulting, based in Oxfordshire, UK has

launched a series of inter-active, high quality on-

line training courses under the name - 'Funda-

mentals'.

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New Feed Enzyme from Novus Gives Better

Control

US - A new dietary enzyme, CIBENZA DP100,

from Novus International gives poultry produc-

ers unprecedented control over their feed ra-

tions.

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Australian, New Zealand Seminar a Huge

Success

AUSTRALIA - In an industry 'first' for the region,

Aviagen Australia and New Zealand (AANZ)

planned and hosted senior poultry executives

from almost every company within the region at

a two-day Technical Seminar, held in the Airport

Hilton, Melbourne.

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Investments in S-line Incubators Continues

PHILIPPINES - Less than three months after the

installation of its first Petersime BioStreamer™

incubators, Bounty Fresh Food has decided to re-

place all of its multi-stage incubators at the Tarlac

broiler hatchery with BioStreamer™ setters and

hatchers.

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CID Lines Wins the Trends Magazine Award

BELGIUM - For the seventh time in a row, CID

LINES has been awarded by Trends Magazine for

being one of the 100 fastest growing companies

in West Flanders.

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Egg Production on Two Levels with Modern

Systems

GERMANY - The company, Loher Landei GmbH,

which is managed by Alfons Diekmann from

Damme in Lower Saxony and his sons Thorsten

and Arndt, recently inaugurated a new site for

barn egg production in a Big Dutchman aviary sys-

tem.

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DSM Marks its Transformation with New

Brand

GLOBAL - Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sci-

ences and Materials Sciences company today in-

troduces a new company brand: Bright Science.

Brighter LivingTM. The new brand is symbolic of

the transition to the 'new' DSM.

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Merck, Sanofi-Aventis to Keep Separate

Businesses

US & FRANCE - Merck and sanofi-aventis have an-

nounced the mutual termination of their agree-

ment to form a new animal health joint venture

by combining Merial, the animal health business of

sanofi-aventis, with Intervet/Schering-Plough,

Merck's animal health unit. As a result, each party

will keep its current, separate animal health assets

and businesses.

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Ceva Launches its Latest Vector Vaccines at VIV

Asia

THAILAND - Vectormune HVT-NDV generated

strong interest at a symposium presenting new

strategies to combat Newcastle Disease.

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New Product and Technical Manager for

Novogen

ASIA - Novogen has appointed Noppadon Sukon-

tarattanasook as Product & Technical Manager as

from 1 March 2011.

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VIV and ILDEX Tie Up in India

INDIA - VNU Exhibitions Europe and NCC Exhi-

bition Organizer (NEO) have decided to bring

their respective brands of VIV and ILDEX together

in India next year for VIV/ILDEX India 2012.

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