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Link Between Broiler Intensification and Foodborne Pathogens Explored Today's intensive methods of broiler production may be linked to the growing prevalence of foodborne Campylobacter in humans, according to Professor Tom Humphrey of the University of Liverpool. He presented his views on this topic at a conference in early April, reports Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePoultrySite.

Animal welfare could be a victim of the drive towards improving global food security, according to Professor Tom Humphrey of the National Centre for Zoonosis Research at the University of Liverpool. He was speaking on 'Endocrines and hostpathogen interactions' at a combined meeting of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) and the UK branch of the World's Poultry Science Association (WPSA) in Nottingham in April 2011.

micro-organisms, like Campylobacter," he warned.

The important question, he continued, is whether an unhappy animal poses a greater threat to food safety.

According to Professor Humphrey, the changing pattern of human Campylobacter infections over the last 20 years – shifting from affecting mainly the young to older people over this period – is at least partially related to the industrialisation of chicken production.

Professor Humphrey continued by asking how much animal welfare matters when price is the driver of most poultry meat sales in the UK and elsewhere, and intensive production is the main reason why poultry meat can be sold cheaply.

"If you change anything about an animal, you also change its associated

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COVER FEATURE

Link Between Broiler Intensification and Foodborne Pathogens Explored Today's intensive methods of broiler production may be linked to the growing prevalence of foodborne Campylobacter in humans, according to Professor Tom Humphrey of the University of Liverpool.

He presented his views on this topic at a conference in early April, reports Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePoultrySite.

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New Products Will Boost Sales of Egg Products in the Americas

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Approximately 20 per cent of all the eggs produced in the Americas go into egg products. Total output of products is in the region of 2.0 million tonnes (around 42 per cent of the world total), of which some 1.6 million tonnes is produced in North America - almost all in the US

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Editorial

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Orange Derivative Effective against Listeria

Variation in Turkey Meat Colour: a Consumer Issue in Germany Consumers may be put off turkey meat purchases if they notice variations between different cuts or packs, according to Dr Krischek of Hanover University, who then outlined some of the factors affecting turkey meat colour.

A word from the Editor

The combination of nisin and a natural derivative of oranges inhibits Listeria monocytogenes, according to new research from the University of Arkansas.

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Editorial Welcome to ThePoultrySite Digital Issue 5

Quality and Safety of Poultry Products Food safety has to be a top priority for all those involved in bringing poultry meat and eggs to the market, whether those products are consumed at home, in restaurants, through food service outlets or institutions. To emphasise the vital importance of this issue, we have combined it with product quality for this, the fifth issue of ThePoultrySite Digital.

The leading feature in this issue explores the possible link between the prevalence of Campylobacter as a foodborne pathogen and the intensification of poultry production. At a recent conference in the UK, Professor Tom Humphrey of the University of Liverpool proposed the hypothesis that the conditions under which commercial broilers are kept are leading to stress, causing the birds to ‘lose control’ over Campylobacter in their intestinal tract and allowing the bacteria to invade the muscle, liver and other organs.This would account for the increasing risk of foodborne disease from this pathogen and the shifting pattern of its incidence from younger to older people, he contends.

rather than whole birds, the range of meat colour in a pack may be off-putting to consumers and cause them to make an alternative purchase, so research into the factors affecting turkey muscle lightness might help the industry to avoid a potential problem ahead.

Continuing our series on Global Poultry Trends, industry experts offer an analysis of the egg processing industry in the Americas and the companies that play an important role in this sector.

Our fourth feature highlights work at the University of Arkansas that indicates a product from orange peel, combined with nisin, may help to control another foodborne pathogen, Listeria.

Jackie Linden ThePoultrysite.com Senior Editor

On the theme of poultry meat quality is a feature highlighting the variation in colour of turkey meat as a consumer issue in Germany. As the market is dominated by sales of parts,

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Feature Article

Global Poultry Trends New Products Will Boost Sales of Egg Products in the Americas Global Poultry Trends is a series of articles exclusively prepared by industry watcher, Terry Evans, for ThePoultrySite

Approximately 20 per cent of all the eggs produced in the Americas go into egg products. Total output of products is in the region of 2.0 million tonnes (around 42 per cent of the world total), of which some 1.6 million tonnes is produced in North America - almost all in the US - and some 340,000 tonnes in South America, of which nearly half is produced in Mexico.

USA Egg product producers in the USA have continued to build products that lead to increased sales. Examples of products with expanding uptake include enzyme-modified egg yolk powder; food-service products such as egg patties, pre-scrambled egg products and hard cooked eggs. Major restaurant chains like Starbucks, Wendy’s, Burger King, Carl Jr. and McDonalds continue to roll out new breakfast products, which have helped lead restaurant profits and growth, as consumers are tempted by products like cooked egg white on panini bread and breakfast sandwiches.

Technology is becoming ever more important as end-users demand functional egg products. In America, some 30 to 32 per cent of all eggs are broken out and this development has seen major in-line facilities built where the egg are transferred directly from the chicken houses to breakers, and then to spray-drying or egg product production at the same facilities.

Major producers of egg products include the largest, Michael Foods, Rembrandt Foods, Sonstegard, Wabash Valley, Deb-El, American Egg/Texas 4

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Egg, Henningsen Foods, Sparboe, Rose Acres, Oskaloosa,Willamette, National Foods, Primera, DebEl, and Cargill Kitchens/Sunnyfresh.

Exports from the United States were fairly large in the beginning of 2010 with egg products leading the way. Major markets buying from the US included Europe (Germany/UK, Italy) Japan and, to a lesser extent, Mexico and Canada. Products being exported included spray-dried yolk powder, frozen salt and sugar yolk in one-tonne totes, and spray dried egg white powder (High gel).

Faced with the challenges of how to deal with animal rights activists, the impact of the economic crisis on consumer buying, and high grain costs, US egg producers will have their work cut out to continue to grow their marketplace and help assure a dependable supply of eggs.

CANADA Canada continues to be one of the few countries of the region with supply management and they have a stable shell egg production pattern. With consumption of eggs estimated at 16.1 dozen per consumer in 2009, they have their production set

to produce sufficient eggs for consumers and use import permits and exports to maintain their supply stability.

Canadian egg products producers include Burnbrae Farms, Michael Foods/Canadian Innovatech, Trilogy, Vanderpol Egg, Global Egg and Cargill Kitchens/Sunnyfresh. Egg products are estimated to account for 30 per cent of the total egg production usage.

Canada is a major exporter of egg products with Japan, the US and Venezuela as major customers.

Canada is also involved in extraction of lysozyme from egg whites and other products from eggs.

Canada’s egg organisations, especially the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency (CEMA), have played an important role in promoting eggs.

Among Latin American countries, Mexico has been to the forefront in expanding the use of eggs as part of the national diet and it can be anticipated that its egg industry will continue to grow under a young but progressive leadership.

We are indebted to Dean Hughson for the information about the egg products business in the Americas. He is vice-president of Purchasing/Sales for Henningsen Foods in Omaha, Nebraska and a 32-year member of the egg industry. He is a former chairman of the Further Processors division of United Egg Association and editor of the book, ‘It All Began With An Egg’. He can be reached at deanhughson@gmail.com.

You can view other articles in our series Global Poultry Trends by clicking here.

MEXICO In Mexico, consumers have a strong preference for fresh shell eggs so it is not surprising to find that just eight to 10 per cent of eggs go for processing.

Major egg products producers include Avibel/Proan, Alimentos de la Granaja, AlidesaProcesadora and Ovoplus.This country continues to expand its use of egg products in food manufacturing. Mexico has also started to export shell eggs to Africa and Asia, as well as egg products, mainly to Europe and Asia (especially Japan).

A major problem has been gaining the cooperation of the Mexican government on documentation and inspection, as world governments demand additional paperwork which, not being a major exporter, Mexico has not previously produced.

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Feature Article Link Between Broiler Intensification and Foodborne Pathogens Continued from front cover...

He continued that Campylobacter poses broadly two health threats.The first is high levels of surface contamination, with levels of up to the 109 being recorded. However, Professor Humphrey is more concerned about the second, the contamination of liver and muscle cells after the bacteria leave the gut. He said that 25 per cent of muscle samples have been found to contain Campylobacter and 75 per cent of chicken livers. This may be the result of contamination during the slaughter process, especially during evisceration and scalding, he said, but it is also possible the organism is changing on the farm, becoming pathogenic.

cluding hock burns and breast blisters, thinning and transportation) and poor diets that inflame the gut mucosa. Stress will also cause inflammation of the gut and modulate immune function in ways that may benefit Campylobacter.

Professor Humphrey suggested that the behaviour of Campylobacter in vivo is strongly linked to the health and welfare of the host.

This is based on the observation that noradrenaline has been shown to increase the growth of Campylobacter. Noradrenaline is released into the gut when an animal is stressed and it leads to changes in the gut that increase the availability of Most Campylobacter become invasive only when iron. It is known that Campylobacter competes the chicken's health or welfare poorly for iron with other are compromised, for example, "The behaviour of gut microflora. Furthermore, when the bird is stressed during Campylobacter in vivo is Campylobacter jejuni precatching or immuno-suppressed strongly linked to the health treated with noradrenaline as the result of an endemic dishas been shown to be more ease such as avian pathogenic and welfare of the host" invasive in chickens.

Escherichia coli (APEC). HowProfessor Tom Humphrey Chronic stress leads to the ever, some strains are always inspread of C. jejuni outside the caecum, as shown vasive, and leave the gut for the liver or muscle, that Campylobacter does lead to diarrhoea in causing lesions, he explained. commercial birds.

It is Professor Humphrey's contention that The rise of both endemic APEC and CampylobacCampylobacter, a common zoonotic pathogen ter in broilers may be explained by the characterworldwide, is becoming increasingly hard for istic of E. coli to cause inflammation of the gut chickens to control, and that it is the state of the mucosa, making it easier for Campylobacter to inhost that influences both symptoms and outcome. vade other organs and muscle.

"Animals are victims of their environment," he said, adding that the solution the controlling In conclusion, Professor Humphrey called for furCampylobacter lies in keeping the animal's gut ther investigations into improving production syshealthy. tems in order to reduce stress on the birds and so keep Campylobacter out. Bird type – slow verROLES OF STRESS AND OTHER sus fast growing – and environmental conditions PATHOGENS ON CAMPYLOBACTER RISK may play a role too, he said, adding that Denmark appears to have gained better control of CampySources of stress in poultry include major physiolobacter in broiler flocks through effective bioselogical events such as egg-laying or hatching, mixing curity. social groups, production-related conditions (in6

Feature Article

Orange Derivative Effective against Listeria The combination of nisin and a natural derivative of oranges inhibits Listeria monocytogenes, according to new research from the University of Arkansas.

Both the bacteriocin, nisin, and a natural derivative from orange peels are known to inhibit the spread of Listeria monocytogenes. Combining them with the right technologies can serve as a natural alternative to chemically-based antimicrobials, according to research conducted by Erin Shannon in the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Center for Food Safety.

The Food Safety Consortium consists of researchers from the University of Arkansas, Iowa State University and Kansas State University.

Research projects are also coordinated with scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Shannon’s work showed that not only does direct contact of the combined antimicrobials inhibit L. monocytogenes but also that the exposure to CPTVO’s vapours inhibits the pathogen.

Ms Shannon investigated the topic and delivered a seminar presentation as part of her work toward the master of science degree in food science that she received in December.

The orange peel derivative is a natural antimicrobial known as cold-pressed terpeneless Valencia oil (CPTVO). To evaluate its potential synergism with nisin, Ms Shannon tested a sequential hurdle technique when combining the two antimicrobials.

Hurdle technology generally uses combinations of different techniques to prevent the survival and regrowth of pathogens. Both nisin and CPTVO have similar targets for their inhibitive traits, including L. monocytogenes.

Erin Shannon

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Feature Article

Variation in Turkey Meat Colour: a Consumer Issue in Germany Consumers may be put off turkey meat purchases if they notice variations between different cuts or packs, according to Dr Krischek of Hanover University, who then outlined some of the factors affecting turkey meat colour. Jackie Linden, senior editor of ThePoultrySite reports.

Jackie Lindon Senior Editor

In Germany, most of the turkey meat is marketed as parts, explained Dr Carsten Krischek in the introduction to his paper at the Turkey Science and Production Conference held in Macclesfield, UK, in March 2011. Dr Krischek works at the Institute of Food Quality and Safety at the Foundation University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover, Germany, and he was presenting the paper on behalf of co-authors, S. Janisch and M. Wicke of the University of Göttingen and R. Guenther of turkey company, Heidemark Maesterkreis.

PSE meat is more problematical in the turkey, he said, as the reasons for it are not yet fully understood. However, like pork, PSE turkey meat is harder to process, more prone to drip loss and can affect shelf-life. It can also affect gel strength in further processed products.

The higher proportion of turkey meat sales as parts and usually in modified atmosphere packaging means that any differences in appearance between the parts in packs on the supermarket shelf – for example, blood spots or muscle colour variation – are obvious to the consumer, who does not understand the reasons for the differences and may be put off the purchase. Generally, consumers prefer lighter-coloured poultry meat, Dr Krischek said.

SORTING PARTS TO MINIMISE COLOUR VARIATION

So what is a ‘normal’ colour for turkey meat parts, he asked. Measuring lightness on a scale of L* values, he showed that turkey meat colour shows a normal distribution, with higher L* values indicating pale, soft and exudative (PSE) meat and low L* values defining dark, firm and dry (DFD) meat.The 8

After an honours degree in Agriculture and a qualification as well as practical experience in pig husbandry, Jackie spent 20 years in the animal feed industry.

Different sources have estimated the incidence of PSE turkey meat between eight and 40 per cent but in practice, about 10 per cent would be described as "too light", said Dr Krischek.

One possible option for minimising the meat colour variation, he suggested, would be to sort the parts after dissection and before packaging or processing.

He went on to stress that the timing of the sorting is important, showing that lightness (L*) values increased with time post-mortem, up to 72 hours for breast muscle and up to 48 hours postmortem for thigh muscle. This would present a practical problem in commercial plants, he said, where the meat would not be left for so long before further processing stages.

Whilst sorting the meat by colour was effective, Dr Krishek added that it would be time-consuming and hence, expensive, to carry out on a commercial scale.

birds (<15.6kg).Age had no effect on L* value (106 versus 143 days). None of these factors affected drip loss.

SEEKING THE CAUSES OF TURKEY MEAT COLOUR VARIATION

However, for the two genetic lines tested, which were not identified, one had a higher mean L* value and greater drip loss that the other line.

With sorting before processing or packing an unrealistic option, Dr Krischek and co-authors undertook an investigation into the causes of variation in meat colour 24 hours post-mortem and drip loss, considering gender, genetic line, age and slaughter weight as possible factors. They found some significant differences (P<0.05), with toms having higher values than hens, and heavier birds (>15.6kg) having higher values than lighter

This and already published data support previous assumptions that evaluation of these management factors might be useful to reduce colour variation and other meat quality differences, concluded Dr Krischek. He added that each producer would need to evaluate his/her own thresholds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for example, for L* value â&#x20AC;&#x201C; before sorting meat, taking into account the type of bird, processing factors and final product specifications.

Regional News Americas

Federal Data Show Meat & Poultry Safe, Says AMI US - The recently published Pew study misleads consumers about the public health significance of Staphylococcus aureus from food sources, says the American Meat Institute (AMI).

A new Pew Commission-funded study misleads consumers about US meat and poultry, which is among the safest in the world, according to AMI. Authors of the new study, which involved a small number of samples from retail stores, claim that their findings suggest that a significant public health risk exists. However, federal data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show steady declines in foodborne illnesses linked to consumption of meat and poultry overall and indicate that human infections with Staphylococcus aureus ('Staph') comprise less than one per cent of total foodborne illnesses.

It is notable that the study involved only 136 samples of meat and poultry from 80 brands in 26 retail grocery stores in five US cities. This small sample is insufficient to reach the sweeping con-

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clusions conveyed in a press release about the study. By contrast, when the US Department of Agriculture studies the prevalence of bacteria, their work involves thousands of samples collected over long periods of time to ensure accuracy.

While the study claims that the many of the bacteria found were antibiotic-resistant, it does note that they are not heat-resistant. These bacteria are destroyed through normal cooking procedures, which may account for the small percentage of foodborne illnesses linked to these bacteria.

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Major Poultry Health Conference in Mexico

New Vaccine Developed against Newcastle Disease

MEXICO - The Mexican Branch of the World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) will be hosting the XVIIth World Veterinary Poultry Congress in Cancun, Mexico on 14 to 18 August 2011.

US - A new vaccine against Newcastle disease (ND) in poultry has been developed by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in Athens, Georgia.

This global congress on poultry health matters will be a major international gathering of poultry veterinarians and poultry health scientists...

Using reverse genetics technology, the new vaccine is made from part of a virus that is similar to the wild-type Newcastle disease virus (NDV) circulating in the environment today.

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Europe

Committee Sets out Clearer Labelling Rules EU - Food labels should include mandatory nutritional information, including on artificial transfats and the country of origin, said Environment Committee Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on 20 April.

The committee amended draft EU legislation to ensure that labels are legible, do not mislead, and provide the information that consumers need to make choices.

The draft legislation, voted at the second reading by the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee on Tuesday, aims to modernise, simplify and clarify food labelling within the EU. It would change existing rules on information that is compulsory on all labels, such as name, list of ingredients, ‘best before’ or ‘use by’ dates, specific conditions of use, and add a requirement to list key nutritional information.

MEPs also want to require an indication of the ‘date of first freezing’ for frozen unprocessed meat, poultry and fish.

NEW ‘COUNTRY OF PROVENANCE’ REQUIREMENTS The origin of certain foods, such as beef, honey, olive oil and fresh fruit and vegetables, must already be stated on the label. At Parliament's request, the Council of Ministers agreed to extend this to swine, sheep, goat and poultry meat. However, MEPs now wish to go further, by indicating the ‘place or country of provenance’ (or country of origin labelling; COOL) for all meat and poultry, milk and dairy products and other single-ingredient products. They also voted for a requirement to state the country of provenance for meat, poultry and fish when used as an ingredient in processed food.

ADDITIONAL LABELLING OF MEAT Meat labels should indicate where the animal was born, reared and slaughtered, say MEPs. In addition, meat from slaughter without stunning (in accordance with certain religious traditions)...

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Corn-Fed Chicken Sales Boost Reported

Producers to Receive More Funding

UK - The Poultry Board has reported to the NFU Council that there has been a 14 per cent increase in sales of corn-fed chickens.

RUSSIA - Poultry and pig producers are to benefit from a further nine billion roubles additional support from the government.

On chicken meat sales Charles Bourns, Chair of the Poultry Board, reported that there had been concerns about a slackening off in demand, but that the latest TNS figures showed that the whole chicken market was up by 3.7 per cent with...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised the additional funding in an address to legislators.

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Regional News Asia

International Egg and Poultry Review: Philippines PHILIPPINES - This week's review from USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) looks at the 3.72 per cent growth of the Philippines poultry industry in 2010.

According to the Philippines Bureau of Statistics (BAS), the poultry subsector grew by 3.72 per cent in 2010 and accounted for 14.93 per cent of total agricultural production. Chicken and chicken egg production has steadily grown over the past few years. In contrast, duck and duck egg production has steadily declined. Native chickens accounted for 47 per cent of the chicken inventory, broilers 34 per cent, and layers 19 per cent in 2010.

Chicken production grew by 4.01 per cent in 2010. The larger volume of broilers was due to expansion in stocking capacity and sufficient supply of day old chicks. Chicken egg production grew by 5.12 per cent; a higher inventory of laying flocks combined with increases in the egg-laying efficiency ratio of hens in several provinces. The

The gross value of poultry production at current prices in 2010 totalled 152.1 billion pesos (PHP), up 4.80 per cent from 2009.The value of chickens rose 4.39 per cent, ducks 1.64 per cent and chicken eggs 7.16 per cent.The gross earnings of duck eggs fell 2.41 per cent due to lower production. Weighted average farm-gate prices for poultry rose 1.04 per cent in 2010. The largest increase came in duck prices, from an average of PHP68.60 per kilogram in 2009 to PHP75.98 in 2010.

Chicken meat imports grew 47 per cent between 2008 and 2009. In 2009 the majority came from the United States (41 per cent)...

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Ministry Moves to Hold Down Egg, Pork Prices

Dutch Input to Boost Meat Processing in India

THAILAND - The Commerce Ministry has called for egg producers to slow exports for six months to curb rising consumer costs.

INDIA - A new cooperation with the Netherlands is aimed at improving poultry and meat processing, particularly in terms of traceability, meat quality and breeding.

As a result, eggs will be retailed at 3.10 baht (THB) to THB3.20 each for mixed sizes in fresh markets.

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downward trend in duck and duck eggs production continued with this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s declines of 8.24 per cent and 7.44 per cent, respectively. Duck egg production was constrained by lingering hot weather that resulted in low laying efficiency ratios.

Vatchari Vimootayon, director-general of the Internal Trade Department, said rising prices of eggs and pork were mainly due to increasing...

India and the Netherlands are set to cooperate in meat and poultry processing in coming years, reports India Online. According to a latest press release from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, India has sent a delegation...

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Africa & Oceania

Farmer Introduces Simple Candling Box KENYA - A local agricultural innovator has developed a kit for poultry farmers to use in checking egg fertility and assess progress during incubation.

Called 'Candling box', farmers can use the kit to know which hens lay eggs that cannot be hatched and are due for culling, according to Business Daily of Kenya.

According to Geoffrey Kago, the inventor, he is selling about 50 of the candlers a month compared to 10 this time last year.

He came up with the concept after he encountered the challenges in his own poultry farming in selecting between eggs to put into the incubator and those to leave out.

bigger than a brick and has a hole on one side designed to fit the pointed side of the egg. Inside, it is hollow with a lighting fixture. To check the egg's condition, the farmer places its pointed side in the hole and lights the candler in a dark room.

If the farmer notices the air sac in the less pointed side is sagging and big, it is a sign the egg has been stored too long and is dehydrated.

Therefore, it cannot be placed in an incubator to hatch, since it has lost 15 per cent of the water in it.

Ideally, according to Mr Kago, to select an egg for hatching it must be less than seven days old.

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The candler helps "assess the defects in an egg and check its progress, like nutrition", explained Mr Kago.

The candler is rectangular in shape and slightly

South Africa Suspends Poultry Meat Exports

Plant Acquisition Planned

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SOUTH AFRICA - The country has suspended poultry meat exports following outbreaks of avian flu at ostrich farms in the Western Cape.

SOUTH AFRICA - Astral Foods has announced its plan to acquire a poultry processing plant in KwaZulu Natal.

South Africa is to suspend all exports of poultry meat, reports South African Broadcasting Company.This follows a recent outbreak of avian flu on five ostrich farms in the Oudtshoorn area in the Western Cape.

JSE-listed Astral Foods will spend 90 million rand (ZAR) to extend its KwaZulu-Natal footprint by buying a poultry processing abattoir in the province, the group has said, according to Business Day of South Africa.

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Global Events Keep up to date with whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in the global poultry industry

Alltech's 27th International Animal Health and Nutrition Industry Symposium Lexington, Kentucky, US May 22nd to 25th For the 27th year, people from around the world are invited to partake in this unique forum for sharing ideas. Join us at the Alltech 27th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium, which will be held in Lexington, Kentucky, USA from the 22nd through the 25th of May, 2011.

Alltech's symposium consists of general plenary sessions, along with breakout sessions focusing on aquaculture, beef, dairy, equine, poultry, pigs, pet food, and regulatory, food quality and traceability issues.

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World Poultry 2011 Brussels, Belgium May 25th to 26th World Poultry is the premier forum for the international poultry industry, giving you the essential information you need to deal with your most pressing challenges and to benefit from new opportunities 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 international trade and partnerships. Join us in Brussels to get the latest market insights and network with key executives from across the supply chain.

VIV Russia Moscow, Russia May 17th to 19th In its role as the nation's platform on animal production and meat processing,VIV Russia showcases the industry's developments by the Feed to Meat concept. Feed to meat brings together supply and demand within the complete animal protein 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. Related topics will be featured in the VIV Russia Conference.

Aviana Asia 2011 Kathmandu, Nepal May 26th to 28th Aviana Asia 2011 is one of the leading events of dedicated information about agriculture and farming technology industry. Aviana Asia 2011 exhibition will showcase all types of agriculture machinery and equipment, seeds and plant materials.

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CHINA - Following Cobb's successful exhibit at the recent VIV Asia show in Thailand where the Cobb 500 holds more than a 55 per cent market share, a seminar was held in China for more than 50 of the country's largest integrated chicken producers.

ASIA - Merial and Animal Science Products have collaborated for a series of seminars on 'Best Vaccination Practices' across Asia.

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BIG DUTCHMAN TOP OF DLG-IMAGEBAROMETER GERMANY - In its recent Image Barometer 2010, the DLG (Deutsche LandwirtschaftsGesellschaft; German Agricultural Society) reports Big Dutchman as industry leader in the area of 'technology – livestock housing'.

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HUVEPHARMA APPOINTS NEW TECH SERVICES DIRECTOR US - Dr Amy Batal is to join Huvepharma as Director of Technical Services–Poultry.

PETERSIME ORGANISES TECHNICAL SEMINAR

BEST APPOINTED DISTRIBUTOR FOR ISPAH TURKEY LINES US - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health (ISPAH) has appointed Best Veterinary Solutions, Inc., as its marketer and exclusive distributor for turkey products in the United States.

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VIV RUSSIA 2011 TO STAGE DAIRY & POULTRY FORUM RUSSIA - The ‘Russian-Dutch Agribusiness Forum on Dairy and Poultry’ will be held at VIV Russia 2011. The trade show takes place on 17 to 19 May at the International Crocus Exhibition Center in Moscow.

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CLIENT ADVISED TO ADJUST SET POINT TO MATCH INCUBATOR NETHERLANDS - A set point working well in a particular brand of incubator will not automatically do so in another type of machine, advises Pas Reform's Tiny Barten.

BELGIUM - From 15 to 18 February, Petersime organised a Technical Incubation Seminar at its headquarters. The attendees were invited exclusively by Petersime's subsidiary in Brazil, Petersime do Brasil Incubadoras e Incubatórios Ltda.

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EVONIK EXPANDS ITS L-TRYPTOPHAN CAPACITY GERMANY - Evonik Industries has announced a capacity increase of TrypAMINO (L-Tryptophan) at Evonik Fermas s.r.o., a 100 per cent affiliated company of Evonik AG, in Slovenska Lupca, Slovakia.

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MERIDEN ATTENDS SEMINAR IN CHANG MAI THAILAND - Meriden Animal Health recently attended a special event organised by their distributor in Thailand, LIC Agrotech Co. Ltd.

50,000TH FLASH AIR INLET SOLD BELGIUM - In March 2011, Tulderhof sold its 50,000th Flash air inlet.

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AVIAGEN FRANCE READY FOR BUSINESS FRANCE - Aviagen France, the newly-formed business unit of Aviagen, is now the primary supplier of Ross stock to the French market.This follows the conclusion of the agreement to purchase the Grandparent (GP) production facilities of Aviagen's French distributor, Grelier France Accouveur (GFA).

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NEW DISTRIBUTOR FOR INDIAN RIVER IN PAKISTAN PAKISTAN - The continuing popularity of Indian River, an Aviagen brand, has been highlighted by the announcement of the appointment of Al-Noor Chicks as the exclusive distributor of Indian River products in Pakistan.

OUTSTANDING ATTENDANCE AT COBB SEMINAR IN CANADA CANADA - More than 150 producers and leaders from the British Columbian chicken industry took part in a seminar at Abbotsford organised by Cobb to provide technical expertise on breeder and broiler production.

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BELGIUM - Petersime keeps searching for optimum solutions to your requirements in an ever-changing environment.

This has resulted in the launch of two brand new products: a universal chick basket and a farm trolley.

POSITIVE REFLECTIONS OF VIV ASIA FROM VENCOMATIC GLOBAL - Vencomatic is looking back on a very successful VIV Asia in Bangkok.

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