Poultry Planner - May 2018

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VOL. 20 | No. 5 | MAY - 2018

v Vh General Manager Mr. Kg Anand

Appeals Farmers Natural Herbs & Formulations Annual General Meeting2017-2018 (16th Year Of Establishment) v A Bill Of Rights For Contract Poultry

Farmers v Rise In Farming Incomes As Highest

Productivity Ever Is Recorded For The Sector v Nafta Participants Increasingly Invested

In Successfully Concluding Negotiations v KFC Seeks Poultry Parity With Latest

Crispy Colonel Sandwich v Price Of Poultry Meat Shoots Up As

Production Dips By 25 Pc

From the Editor’s Desk

Growing poultry industry

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News reports about the rampant malnutrition in our country alongside reports about our demographic dividend form our daily diet, the one making a mockery of the other. That diet would probably be better, i.e., healthier, with a dose of realism in the form of some easily available, (relatively) affordable white meat namely chicken,going by what's eaten on Pune's streets, chicken doesn't lag vada pav, bhel, dabheli or dosa. Please to note that none of the veg options, barring the last, is really a healthy option: it's just a quick bite on the run.

Chicken, as consumed on the street, too, is not at its healthiest being a deep-fried patty stuffed into white bread (bun),yet, chicken is a growth sector. Industry veteran should maintains growth of this segment of the agriculture economy is a conservative compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6 per cent or more for the next few years. (CAGR refers to the average annual growth rate of an investment over a set period of time usually longer than a year). That growth, he insists, is unavoidable and will come from the affordability, availability and convenience couple with the fact that there are no socio-religious inhibitions surrounding its consumption. There are challenges to this sector as in any other business and the one challenge no one seems to be paying much attention is the one being mounted from outside the country. That call, of allowing entry for produce from other countries, is getting stronger as our numbers excite the rest. This may be the last large market remaining where growth is happening. The challenges that the poultry industry faces range from the internal, namely its structure to the need for more openness about its inputs (corn and soya are the main inputs the prices of which are unpredictable and opaque bringing uncertainty) to costeffective production here preparing industry to go global. The likelihood of India emerging as an international poultry player is worrying established overseas players. If the Indian poultry industry gets its cost-effectiveness and quality right, it could be a daunting international player. This worrying element has added to the international calls for India to open up her markets for chicken imports. Even should imports be allowed, there are hurdles because international players are believed to use genetically- modified inputs and meat meal in the feed formulation, all of which form a kind of natural non-tariff barrier to imports.

There is also our vibrant live chicken market posing its own challenges. All of this came to mind not just because we have these huge nutritional issues which the protein-rich meat could resolve, but also because an ambassador-designate was reportedly briefed to ensure he opens up the Indian market for home country poultry exports. Coupled with these issues was the news of a domestic poultry company going public, raising funds from the market.

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SUMMER CHALLENGE AND POULTRY REARING

Dr. Sheikh Firdous Ahmad

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FACTORS INFLUENCING IMMUNO SUPPRESSION AND STIMULATION IN POULTRY

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Dr. R. Shirisha

BACTERIAL SPOILAGE OF POULTRY EGGS

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HATCHING EGG STORAGE AND TRANSPORT pattern upward from the egg storage to setting in the incubator.

Optimum hatchability and chick quality can only be achieved when the egg is held under ideal conditions between laying and setting in the incubator. The fertile egg contains many living cells.

Once the egg is laid, its hatching potential can be only maintained, but not improved. On farm egg storage and transport to the hatchery sometimes presents challenges which must be addressed, or the hatching potential will quickly deteriorate.

Eggs should be collected from the farms and transported to the hatchery at least twice a week. There are three storage areas: farm egg room, transport, and hatchery egg room. It is important to stage the conditions in each of these situations as closely as possible to avoid sharp changes in temperature and humidity. Eggs should be gradually cooled from the point of lay to the hatchery egg room, which should be the coolest point for the egg.

From that point, the eggs should be pre warmed to incubation temperature before setting in the incubator. These temperature changes should happen in a steady pattern decreasing from lay to the coolest point, then in a steady

Te m p e r a t u r e fluctuations during egg storage time will cause a higher early embr yonic mortality and poorer quality chicks Condensation will form when cold eggs are taken into a warmer environment. This is most often overlooked when eggs are being transported from the farm to the hatchery and can be prevented by using temperature controlled egg transport vehicles A relationship exists between the length of time eggs are stored and the optimum temperature and humidity needed for the best hatchability. Generally, the longer eggs are to be stored, the lower the storage temperature. Ÿ

Storage prolongs incubation time. On average, one day's storage adds one hour to incubation time.

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Hatchability is depressed by prolonged storage.

After six days of storage, one can expect to lose 0.5 to 1.5% hatchability per added day of storage, with the

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Percent increasing as storage extends further. Chick quality will be affected and broiler weights can be depressed in chicks hatched from eggs that have been stored for 14 days or more.

Storage and transport conditions must be designed to minimize these losses.

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Temperature and humidity levels must be closely controlled at all stages to avoid variations. This is most challenging during egg transport, particularly at times when eggs are transported in weather extremes.

Special storage considerations need to be implemented when eggs are stored more than 6 days prior to setting. All of these details will help maximize overall hatch and chick quality.

G.K.RATHINAM Hatchery Specialist, Technical Consultant

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SUMMER CHALLENGE AND POULTRY REARING Introduction There is a strong relationship between environmental factors and physiological retaliation by poultry.

Environmental stress is one of the most important factors which adversely affects the production performance of commercial poultry. As birds are homeothermic,so thermoregulatory mechanism is effective only upon the ambient temperature within certain limits (18-28ᴼC). The upper lethal temperature in birds is about 47ᴼ C, this is called thermoneutral or zone of comfort during which birds do not change their behavior or signs of discomfort and use the minimum amount of metabolic energy. Within the thermoneutral zone, body temperature is maintained by the thermal equation (heat production= heat loss).

Management and effects of heat stress in Poultry Farming Summer stress is a serious concern for poultry producers as it directly leads to financial losses by impaired poultry performance. Birds become heat stressed when environmental temperature exceeds 35ᴼC and it becomes difficult in achieving a balance between body heat loss & heat production. In an effect to maintain body temperature birds first rely on losing heat from blood vessels near the surface of the skin by a process called non-evaporative cooling. However, this mechanism is onlyeffective when the ambient temperature is lower than 12

bird's body temperature but as it increases beyond bird's thermoneutral zone, non-evaporative cooling becomes ineffective. At these higher temperatures, bird relies on panting / evaporative cooling as a mechanism for controlling body temperature which is energy expensive andresults in lower feed intake, growth & feed efficiency.

During high ambient temperatures, the birds increase panting up to 10 times from a normal rate of 25 breathes/min to 250 breathes/ min.This leads to an excessive loss of carbon dioxide resulting in raised blood plasma bicarbonate levels and increased blood pH which is corrected by excreting bicarbonates via urine Bicarbonates are negatively charged ions that must be coupled with positively charged ions such as potassium to be excreted in urine. Consequently, while birds do compensate for water losses associated with panting by consuming more water, its retention in the body cells is limited by the simultaneous loss of electrolytes such as potassium in the urine. In heat stressed birds blood flow increases to the upper respiratory tract, skin and abdominal muscles for relieving the heat, however, blood flow to intestinal tract is decreased. As a result, there is a reduction in appetite leading to lower feed intake. Concurrently water intake is increased resulting in fluid contents in the intestinal tract. This further causesdiarrhea that results in loss of electrolytes needed to maintain acidbase balance.

Steps to Combat Heat Stress in Poultry Farming The aim of adopting measures to combat heat stress is not only to keep birds alive but also to get production out of them to achieve targeted figures i.e. a number of an egg from layers and a better body weight at particular age with specific FCR in broilers.Following steps will help to combat heat stress in Poultry Farming in summer: Ÿ

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Orient the long axis of poultry house in an east-west direction to minimize solar heating.

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Poultry houses in tropics should have good roof insulation with the support of foggers and cooler systems.

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Increased air movement over the birds by cooler fans/exhaust to produce a wind chill effect which will cool birds even without a drop in the house temperature.

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Thatching of the roof with paddy straw or sugar cane leaves will reduce the temperature inside the shed.

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The roof should be painted with whitewash to reflect light.

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Shades from tall trees and plantation around the sheds can reduce the radiant heat.

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factors during summer. In summer, water consumption is 3-4 times more.

Even a slight shortfall of water can lead to heat stroke and mortality.Following points need to be taken into consideration: Ÿ

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Supply of plenty of clean and cool water (60-70ᴼF) must be ensured during summer months.

For day-old chicks provide cool water and electrolytes on their arrival to the farm before offering feed to avoid dehydration after transportation.

Certain changes in feed formulations are necessary which increase the nutrient density of feed to compensate for depressed feed intake.

The energy feed should be reduced.

Crude protein content should not be increased because heat generated by one gram of fat is 16.5% or one gram of fat is 22.5%.

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Similarly, 20-30% extra vitamins and trace minerals should be added to feed.

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Pelleted feeding is beneficial where low energy fiber diets are used

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Since hot humid climate favours growth of molds/fungi in feed, so constant use of anti-fungal is recommended.

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Increase the calcium level from 3-

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Do not withhold drinking water from the flock when the vaccine is provided through drinking water.

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Increase the frequency of feeding but do not offer feed during daytime in broilers.

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Birds severely heat stressed may be dipped in cold water for 2-3 minutes keeping their neck and head above water level.

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Use of paint, white lime etc. practically reduces the shed temperature up to 2oC

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hurt the economy of the farmer. Understanding the importance of effective management of birds during summers is important. This article shall act as a mini3.5% in layer diet.

Feed Management During summer consumption of feed by birds is reduced considerably leading to reduced body weight, egg production and shell quality.

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Shifting, transportation, debeakingand vaccination should be done during the night or cool hours of the day.

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Increase number of waterers by 25 % and also the frequency of watering.

Addition of 0.25% of salt to drinking water increases water consumption.

Overcrowding of birds should be avoided & proper cross ventilation should be there.

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Cover water tanks with wet gunny bags to avoid direct exposure to the sun.

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guide for farmers to effective manage their birds so that their produce remains unaffected.

Litter preferably fresh litter of 2 inches thickness with racking or stirring of litter 2-3 times a day during cool hours is recommended.

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Sheikh Firdous Ahmad¹, Arpit Tyagi¹ and Richa Arora² 1

Division of Veterinary Medicine, CVASc, GBPUAT, Pantnagar Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, 2 Division of Animal Genetics, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly UP, India 243122

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FACTORS INFLUENCING IMMUNO SUPPRESSION AND STIMULATION IN POULTRY immune reactivity on the antigen. At this point,specific i m m u n i t y i s activated.

Immunity is the ability to stop an infection. Immunosuppression is a status where the immunity is reduced.

Humoral (antibodies) and/or cell immunity may be depressed.

The Avian Immune System Vertebrates, including chickens, have basically two types of defense systems against infectious agents. These are innate (non-specific) immunity and adaptive (specific) immunity. Nonspecific immunity is comprised of a broad spectrum of defense mechanisms. These include 1.

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Physical and biochemical barriers designed to prevent invasion by both infectious and non-infectious agents (antigens) Soluble and cellular components capable of eliminating foreign substances (antigens) which have successfully invaded the body tissues.

The cellular components of the nonspecific immune system include monocytes/macrophages, heterophils (neutrophils in mammals), basophils, eosinophils, and natural killer cells. For the most part, nonspecific immunity is very effective in eliminating antigens. However, when non-specific immunity is not effective, it becomes necessary to specifically focus 16

Specific immunity encompasses two aspects of immunity.

These are humoral immunity, which is carried out by antibodies, and cellmediated immunity, which refers primarily to T cell activity.

Ly m p h o c y t e s a r e t h e c e l l u l a r components of specific immunity.

There are various sub populations of lymphocytes which are morphologically indistinguishable but Which differ in site of development, tissue location, phenotypic expression of cell surface molecules, and functional abilities. Chickens lymphocytes consist of B cells, which develop in the bursa of Fabricius, and T cells, which develop in the thymus. Both B cells and T cells express antigen receptors on their surface. Each B cell and T cell has a homogeneous set of antigen-receptors specific for a given antigen.

Immunosuppression can be due to infectious agents, to improper feeding balance (deficiencies), to a lack of biosecurity, to management failures (stress), or to a combination of them How to recognise immunosuppression Immunosuppression may affect both health and performances. Increased mortality, uneven growth, decreased body weight, higher feed conversion, higher medication costs and higher rate of condemnations at slaughter (when compared to previous flocks) are common findings in immunosuppressed birds.

The causes of immunosuppression may

be infectious agents or non-infectious agents Infectious agents Infectious bursal disease virus (Gumboro disease virus), Chicken infectious anaemia virus. Marek's disease virus. Reovirus. Reticuloendotheliosis virus.

Subgroup J avian leukosis virus,(responsible for myeloid leukosis).

Newcastle disease virus. Infectious bronchitis virus. Avian pneumovirus (responsible for swollen head syndrome). Mycoplasma Spp.Eimeria Spp. Non-infectious agents Genetic/ breed, Feed imbalance ,Vitamin E ,Vitamin C,Vitamin A.Ammonium or dust,Mycotoxins ,Stress – cold or heat stress, lack of access to drinking water, density, poor ventilation, noise, light intensity, etc.Long term stress is responsible for the release of steroids that are immunosuppressive , Factors Affecting the Birds Immunity 1. Aflatoxicosis : Aflatoxin increases susceptibility of birds to (salmonellae, aspergillus's, coccidosis, mark's disease, E. coli and infectious bursal disease). duration of toxin consumption, age and genetic strain of birds Ochratoxins, T2 toxin and fumonisins cause depression in antibody producing cells in the lymphoid organs and decrease size of bursa and thymus 2. Nutritional disorders: low protein ration,deficient in selenium,Diet low in B complex, vit C, vit E, causes atrophy of bursa fabricus, thymus and spleen,Consumption of lead. cadmium, mercury and Iodine can be immune suppressive POULTRY PLANNER | VOL. 20 | No. 5 | MAY - 2018

ARTICLE 3. Bacter ial infection: E. coli, mycoplasmosis which depresses cell mediated immunity of birds.

Coccidosis and Creptococcus 4. Viral infection: Bursal disease (Gamboro) which causes atrophy to bursa.A consequence of Marek's immune depression is increased to coccidia and reduced antibody response., chicken anemia agent affect immune system of birds. IBD. makes chicken highly susceptible to markes viruses. Viruses during the ist weak of life cause apartment suppression in antibody production.Avian leucosis depress B cells and cause antibody depression.Mark's disease depress T cells and depress cell mediated immunity.

5. Stress : Stress increase level of steroids in blood circulation.

Steroids decrease lymphoid cells synthesis such that stress affect circulatory level of antibodies. Heat stress birds affected by virus inf.

Stress of false molting decrease antibody response to N.D and bursal disease in broiler breeders.

6. Antibiotics : Antibiotic are capable of depression of immune response, chlortetracycline, oxytetracyline can cause adverse effect on the development of immune system.

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Essential amino acid, arginine: important role as a potent immunological modulator since the cellular metabolic pathway of arginine produces nitric oxide (Collier and Va l l a n c e , 1 9 8 9 ) . A d d i t i o n a l improvements in immunity, as affected by dietary arginine in animals include improved thymic weight and function, enhanced lymphocyte mitogenesis, improved immunity against tumors and enhanced wound healing (Efron and Barbul, 1998; Evoy et al., 1998). Ÿ

Low mineral levels in the feed.

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Sodium and chloride have been associated with the humoral immune response in broilers Vitamins A, E and C as well as the amino acids methionine and valine have been shown to benefit immune function when added to the diet of poultry at higher concentrations than are required to maximize growth and feed efficiency.

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Sodium, chloride, zinc, methionine, valine, threonine, vitamin A, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine and selenium will have a negative impact on the immune system if they are deficient in the diet .vitamin E. an immune system “booster.” Vitamin E seems to exert a complementary effect on the immune system by inhibiting the synthesis of prostaglandins.

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Selenium works with vitamin E in tissues to protect biological membranes from oxidative damage.

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Zinc is another element that is important in assisting the bird's immune system to overcome a challenge. Zinc is especially important in wound healing, thymic function and proliferation of lymphocytes.

Interrelationship of Nutrition and Immunity The immune system of the bird can be influenced by nutrition in several ways.

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Anatomical development of lymphoid tissues.

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Mucus production.

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Cellular proliferation.

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Cellular activation and movement.

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Intracellular killing of pathogens.

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Modulation and regulation of the immune process

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The omega 3 and 6 fatty acids are also of benefit to the immune system at higher than normal concentrations in the diet .

Preventing immunosuppression 1.

First try to identify the causative agent(s) through a sound diagnosis, like Gumboro disease virus, reovirus, or Marek's disease virus.

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Revise management practices, starting with biosecurity, good sanitation and litter management.

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Improvements made in genetics for a better production yield should be accompanied in parallel with a continuous upgrading in husbandry practices. For instance, the ammonia control is always a balance between good litter management and proper ventilation.

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Check the diet composition and quality. Check the water quality and, if necessary, add 2-3ppm active chlorine.

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Implement a relevant vaccination programme.

A continuous control of the immunosuppression causes is of paramount importance to protect the integrity and the function of the immune system. This will, in turn, give better flock health, better performanc-es and a better response to any vaccination or infection.

Dr. R. Shirisha¹, Dr. S. Divya² and Dr. V. Sudha³ ¹Ph.D Scholar , Poultry Science. ²-³Ph.D Scholar ,Veterinary Pathology College of Veterinary Science, PVNRTVU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

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BACTERIAL SPOILAGE OF POULTRY EGGS

Introduction The increasing consumer awareness of food safety issues has changed the public perception of a “good egg” from shell cleanliness and physical properties to that of microbial integrity. Bacteria can contaminate eggs at different stages, from production through processing to preparation and consumption. Trans-ovarian or “vertical” transmission of microorganisms occurs when eggs are infected during their formation in the hen's ovaries.

Horizontal transmission occurs when eggs are subsequently exposed to a contaminated environment and microorganisms penetrate the eggshell.

Most of the contamination is due to h o r i z o n t a l Tr a n s m i s s i o n . T h e contamination of the contents of whole intact eggs with Salmonella enteritis is should be mainly the result of infection of the reproductive tissue. The penetration of bacteria through the eggshell with associated membranes and on whole egg causes contamination. Some published reports suggest a relationship between eggshell quality and bacterial eggshell penetration and/or whole egg contamination. Many researchers have focussed on the penetration of Pseudomonas and various species of Salmonella. Bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas have been shown to more readily penetrate into whole eggs of poor shell quality. Whole eggs with low specific gravity or low shell quality were more likely to be penetrated by Salmonella. Because shell quality measures do not change greatly in 20

relation to flock age and the Salmonella typhimurium penetration patterns vary, it is concluded that factors other than just shell quality are involved in bacterial penetration in egg.

Pseudomonas species are soil and water forms and enter the egg after it is laid.

Most workers agree that the washing of dirty egg stands to increase spoilage of shell eggs from this cause, because the bacteria enter the shell more readily when it is wet and when the water is colder than the egg. The presence of more than about 1 per cent fluorescent eggs in a batch indicates the probability either that the batch was dirty or that it was washed, or both. Thus a lot of eggs with a low incidence of spoilage by pseudomonads may develop a much higher incidence on further storage.

Penetration of microorganisms through the egg shell and shell membrane occurs. Shell membrane act as filter and colonisation of bacteria on the shell membrane is not instant. In early stage less number of gram negative bacteria are present and require less iron. Later gram positive bacteria require more iron, over powering of the antibacterial factors present in the albumen. Egg white or albumen provides a defensive role due to presence of lysozyme and cone albumen. Lysozyme causes lysis of the mucopeptide rich cell wall of grampositive bacteria. Conalbumen causes chelation of iron and make it unavailable to bacteria, mainly on gram positive ones. It is the principal anti-microbial factor present in egg.

The various types of bacterial spoilage of eggs are given as follows:

Most of the contaminants are of extragenital origin and come in contact with egg shell at ovi position. Cuticle and pores of egg shell are moist at this stage.

Microorganisms causing spoilage are called as rot and are of gram –negative in nature. They have to pass a series of barriers in the egg like –shell, shell membrane, the albumen before reaching the yolk.

Mechanism of spoilage Penetration of microorganisms takes place through the egg shell and shell membrane. Colonisation of bacteria on the shell membrane takes place overpowering of the antibacterial factors present in the albumen.

Off odours 1.

Musty or earthy- Achromobacterspp.

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Cabbage - Pseudomonas spp.

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Prevention of spoilage First bacterial contamination occurs at part of oviduct as it polluted by faeces.

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Less stressful environment.

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Feed and water not contaminated with pathogens.

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By correct farm management, floating bacteria contamination caused by air conditioning can be avoided.

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Periodical washing of poultry facilities, sterilization, installation of air filters are essential to decrease the probability of secondary bacterial infection.

Egg shells are generally washed to remove all dirt, including excrement adhering to shell. During this time water temperature should be taken care of.

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Water for washing should be more than 30 degree centigrade, followed by fast drying of the washed eggs and storage at a temperature of 5 degree centigrade or slightly lower.

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Precautions Precautions to be taken during handling of eggs are:

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Eggs should be collected 3 to 4 times a day results in less breakages.

After collection egg should be shifted to holding room maintained at a temperature of about 18 to 20 degree centigrade and 70 to 80% relative humidity at least for 12 hours.

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Eggs should be properly packed in filler flats with broad end up. Bulk packing should be done in fibre board cartons.

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Store eggs in appropriate on farm egg room at 7˚C, 75% humidity for less than 10 days.

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Keep egg room clean and tidy (biosecurity).

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Take extra care in grading eggs (egg pack).

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Carefully place eggs point down in setter trays.

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Eggs should be rapidly moved through the marketing channel so as to reduce the period between production and consumption.

Preservation methods Following methods of preservation are employed to maintain the quality of eggs: Ÿ

Egg cleaning

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Conclusion Under healthy breeding conditions, the egg content is sterile. However, the eggshell surface can be contaminated by a diversified microbiota, including food spoilage microorganisms. The most predominant spoilage (rot) of shell eggs is caused by Gram-negative motile rods: Pseudomonas, Proteus, Alcaligenes, Aeromonas, coliforms etc.

The risk of contamination by microorganisms, and mostly by Salmonella, is a major concern in the sectors of egg production and egg product manufacturing. Microbial spoilage of egg and egg products can lead to high economic losses and therefore should be controlled by using appropriate preventive methods and preservation techniques.

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CALCIUM NUTRITION IN CHICKEN metabolism and also in various enzymatic reactions as second messengers.

Absorption of calcium

Calcium is a vital and most abundant inorganic macro nutrient which forms the structural constituent of bones and egg shells in poultry. In the animal body, calcium exists in three different forms namely, the calcium hydroxyapatite of the bone, ionized calcium in the extracellular matrix and calcium bound to protein or anions. In the egg shells, calcium is deposited as calcium carbonate crystals. The calcium supplements for commercial chicken include limestone, oyster shell, calcium carbonate, bone meal, dicalcium phosphate, calcite etc. Calcium supplements should always be evaluated its bio-availability prior to be used in chicken. BIS, 2007 recommends 1 % calcium in diets of broilers, layerbrooder, and layer- grower phases.

Whereas, 3 and 3.5 % of calcium in diet is recommended for phase I and phase II layers, respectively. However, recent studies have shown that current commercial poultry diets contain excess calcium, which can be reduced without affecting production and welfare of the bird.

Functions of calcium As discussed, the calcium forms the structural constituent of bones and egg shells in poultry. Apart from this, calcium is involved in blood clotting, muscle contraction, heart function nerve function, membrane integrity and permeability, activation of various enzyme systems, release of hormones, endocytosis, exocytosis, cellular 24

Most calcium in the feed is supplied as salts or complexes involving other nutrients. To enable the absorption of calcium by the intestinal epithelial cells, the links must be degraded and the released calcium must be transformed into ions, which takes place in the proventriculus of the birds. Calcium absorption in the intestine is facilitated by two pathways, namely the transcellular and paracellular routes.

Transcellular active transport occurs predominantly in the duodenum and upper jejunum. This occurs by three components namely the epithelial calcium channels from the intestinal lumen into the enterocyte, the adenosine triphosphate-activated basolateral membrane calcium pump and the intracellular calbindins for trans-cytosolic diffusion. Vitamin D3 is involved in each of these steps.

However, the paracellular pathway of calcium absorption occurs throughout the small intestine by close a intracellular connection which is again vitamin D3 driven (facilitative diffusion).

Intestinal absorption of calcium may reach up to 72% when the shell gland is active.

The efficiency of calcium absorption from the diet is determined by several factors, including the presence of other nutrients, level of calcium and presence of an active form of vitamin D (1,25dihydroxycholecalciferol), as well as the form in which calcium was supplied.

Dietary calcium to phosphorus ratio could also influence digestion and absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the gastro intestinal tract of poultry.

Metabolism of calcium Avian skeletal metabolism have to work

in an amplified rate since the bird have to mobilize about 10 % of its total body calcium reserves daily, for egg shell formation. Calcium management in the avian system is controlled by paratharmone (PTH) from parathyroid tissue, calcitonin from the ultimobranchial glands, vitamin D, prostaglandins, calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP), and the reproductive hormones, especially estrogens. In addition, a novel hormonal axis involving fibroblast growth factor 23 and Klotho has been recently delineated, which, in conjunction with parathyroid hormone and vitamin D3, which tightly regulates calcium and phosphorus homeostasis. In order, to supplement the supply of dietary calcium laying hens possess a calcium reservoir, the medullary bone.

In chickens there are two pairs of parathyroid gland, found slightly caudal to the thyroid gland. In response to low blood calcium levels, the Pa r a t h y r o i d g l a n d r e s p o n d s b y secreting paratharmone, which acts on bones and the kidney. PTH in bones causes decalcification and demineralization, a process carried out by osteoclasts. The PTH stumilated increased activity of enzyme pyrophosphatase and collagenase is responsible for the demineralization process. It causes the release of calcium in the blood stream thereby increasing the blood calcium levels. In the kidneys, PTH increases calcium absorption from the kidney tubules, which is the most rapid action of PTH to increase the blood calcium levels.

Further, it promotes the production of 1, 25 dihydroxycolecalciferol (1,25 DHCC) by stimulating the 1hydroxylation of 25 Hydroxy colecalciferol. 1-25 DHCC is known to increase the intestinal absorption of calcium.

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Increased estrogen production before the onset of lay creates medullary bone, which allows the bird to utilize skeletal calcium without compromising bone strength. Increased estrogen level during ovulation is known to stimulate 1, 25 dihydroxycolecalciferol production and regulates the mobilization of calcium from the bone.

A large chicken egg contains about 2 grams of calcium. Since only 50 - 60% of dietary calcium is actually used in shell formation. When food completely devoid of calcium is fed, all the shell calcium comes from the bones. If a hen is fed a low-calcium diet, she will mobilize around two grams of skeletal calcium in 15 to 16 hours. That is, 8 to 10 percent of the total amount of calcium in her bones. Clearly, hens cannot continue depleting their skeleton at this rate for long. When the food is continuously low in calcium, the shells become progressively thinner.

Calcium Deficiency The bird's skeleton contains around 1 g of medullary calcium that is available for shell calcification on any one day.

This calcium is continually replenished between successive ovulations, and in times of inadequate calcium repletion, the medullary reserve may be maintained at the expense of structural cortical bone. Around 60- 70% of the medullary calcium reserves are located in the long bones, and therefore longterm deficiency of calcium can lead to lameness and cage layer fatigue in commercial layers.

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paralysis caused by inadequate levels of available calcium in the blood especially in broiler breeders. It is similar to cage layer fatigue in commercial layers, milk fever in dairy cattle, and eclampsia in small animals.

Calcium can be supplemented in the form of oyster shell or large particle limestone at 2-5g/ bird/ day for three consecutive days followed by three days of rest. Calcium supplementation in the form of large particle size, are known to stay in the small intestine for longer time, which facilitates absorption.

Excess calcium Nephrosis and visceral urate deposition (e.g., “visceral gout”) were observed in the high calcium diets by 16 weeks of age.

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Higher calcium in diet is known to reduce the palatability of the diet and interferes with the utilization of P, Mg, Mn, and Zn.

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Sodium, in the form of sodium chloride, increases the urinary calcium excretion which can evoke compensatory responses, which may lead to increased bone remodeling and bone loss. The increased urinary calcium excretion might be due to salt-induced volume expansion and competition between sodium and calcium ions in the renal tubule.

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Potassium is known to decrease the urinary excretion of calcium. Hence increase the amount of potassium in diet may help in maintaining the bone density and strength.

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Magnesium and calcium compete with each other for intestinal absorption. In consequent to this calcium and magnesium supplements cannot be combined.

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Calcium decreases the absorption of heme and non heme iron.

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Calcium absorption is increased by vitamin D and Vitamin A.

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Higher dietary fiber stimulates the proliferation of friendly bacteria in the gut, which makes calcium less available for absorption.

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The amino acids lysine and methionine is known to facilitate calcium absorption.

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Some additives had a positive effect on the accumulation of calcium (e.g. vitamin D, prebiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics).

If birds are fed with a calcium deficient diet, egg production and eggshell calcium return to normal in 6 to 8 days

after the hens receive a diet adequate in calcium. After three weeks, the leg bones will be completely recalcified.

The finding that the adrenal gland is enlarged in calcium deficiency is the indication of stress in birds.

Dolomitic limestone contains at least 10% magnesium and these complexes with calcium or competes with calcium for absorption sites. The consequence of feeding dolomitic limestone is manifested by poor skeletal growth or egg shell quality. Dolomitic limestone should never be used in poultry diets.

Compounds such as Zearalenone, that are produced by Fusarium molds, have been shown to effectively binds with vitamin D3, thereby lowers calcium absorption, resulting in poor egg shell quality.

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The free fatty acids react with calcium to form insoluble calcium soaps. This is particularly observed when fat absorption is impaired.

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buffered, affects calcium availability by changing calcium from the free, ionized form to the biologically inactive protein bound form and potentially reduces the activity of PTH and other hormones needed to maintain calcium homeostasis. Further, reduced blood flow through shell gland due to peripheral vasodilatation, reduced carbonic anhydrase in shell gland and kidneys also contribute to the poor shell quality. Providing Sodium bicarbonate, large particles of limestone or oyster shell calcium supplements, carbonated water and night cooling, helps in alleviating the effects of heat stress on shell quality.

and stress states are yet to be well

Recent studies regarding the

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metabolism and absorption of calcium

Chickens in heat stress, loss increased amount of CO2 in the environment by panting. The loss of CO2 increases blood pH which is called as respiratory alkalosis. This imbalance, if not

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decreasing mineral supplementation using nano calcium supplements; have shown encouraging results with nano

calcium carbonates. It was reported that the chicken droppings contains about 222.40 ppm of calcium, the highest content next to bone (742.37 ppm). This indicates that more amount of calcium is excreted in the droppings.

Research on improving the digestible calcium availability in the feed, absorption in the gut has to be initiated so that the calcium content in the feed can be reduced without affecting the production of the birds. Further, the pathways of calcium metabolism during different stages of production

G.H. Hudson, K. Rajkumar, M. Arul Prakash, V. Boopathi and T. Vasanthakumar Assistant professor, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu.

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POPULAR ARTICLE FOR POULTRY PLANNER POSSIBLE CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH IN POULTRY Introduction

predisposed to heart attacks based on their bone structure and the origin of genetic, microscopic lesions in their heart muscles.

Chickens are very good at disguising illness and death in chicken is very common and they go through various diseases. Sudden death as in it happens without showing any symptoms.

Without performing a necropsy it's impossible to know exactly what happened. Thorough external examination disclosed no obvious causes. There are several things it might have been.

Heart attack can be prevented by butchering broiler birds as soon as they are large enough to do so.

Overweight birds are just as unhealthy as overweight humans and will suffer a myriad of health problems as a result. You should also provide your chickens with plenty of space to roam about. This will help ensure that they get enough exercise to remain healthy.

These are viewed in studies as the commonest causes of sudden death in poultry·

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Egg-bound Layer chickens can die if a fullyformed egg gets stuck somewhere between their shell gland and vent.

Possible causes: the egg is too big, there is injury to the reproductive tract that blocks the egg or the chicken has hypocalcemia (calcium deficiency). Overweight chickens are prone to getting egg-bound. So are young hens that are pushed to lay before they're completely mature.

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Heart attack This is most common in quickly developing breeds like Cornish crosses. This is generally due to overstress on their fragile systems and can happen if these birds grow too largely, too rapidly. Certain bre e ds o f ch i ck e n s are m o re

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Invisible diseases and parasites This killer can easily be determined if “autopsy” of chickens once they have died. Common parasites include worms, mites, lice and other organisms. One disease, coccidiosis, spreads through the feces of the birds and is common in closely confined flocks.

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Mycoplasma Another common disease is mycoplasma. This illness isn't without symptoms; birds will regularly experience sneezing and eye inflammation. However, although it prevents signs, these are easily missed in a large flock.

Maintaining a clean coop and other living spaces can help prevent this disease.

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Accidental poisoning/toxins Chickens can easily become poisoned by common foods they pick up while free-ranging. From small pieces of plastic to bits of tomato plants, there are so many materials that can prove to be toxic to chickens. This toxicity comes on rapidly, and often, the chicken shows no sign of digestive upset or distress before it dies.

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Trauma/Injury A bird may have been trampled by another chicken and suffered

internal damage. This cause of death doesn't usually present without signs of injury on a chicken's body, but it can happen if a chicken has internal damage to its organs.

Chickens fightand can end up accidentally killing each other.

Chickens can run into things, damaging their heads, or even fall from a deadly height. Chickens can also be trampled or squashed by larger birds if they are living in close confinement.

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daylight conditions all year round, to force them to be more productive.

need about 10 square feet each. Ÿ

Impacted crop An impacted crop is caused by a piece of material, such as straw or dried grass, getting stuck in a tangled mess (kind of like a hairball in cats) inside the crop. This prevents the material from moving to the stomach and can cause symptoms such as lethargy, refusal of food, and excessive drinking. If left untreated, it can lead to conditions such as sour crop and pendulous crop, and, ultimately, death, as the chicken will not willingly eat.

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Diet high in glucose : Commercial poultry are fed pelleted food high in glucose so they put on weight quickly.

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Stress : Commercial birds are kept in far from ideal conditions where they're cramped together, not allowed to scratch or forage.

universal (nearly all chickens have

Fowl cholera

The only thing you can really do is

Fowl cholera is an infectious disease in domestic fowl, waterfowl and other avian species. It is manifested either in acute septicaemic form with a high morbidity and death rates or as chronic local forms (independently or secondary to acute ones). Acute fowl cholera. The sudden and unexpected death could be the first sign of the disease. In this form, the lesions are predominantly related to vascular injuries.

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This can be prevented by feeding lots of grit, as well as providing access to free-range acreage so that they can access natural grit-like materials on their own. Pay attention to your birds for signs of fatigue and a refusal to eat, and you will hopefully catch any signs of impacted crops before they become lethal. Ÿ

Good management practices, including a high level of biosecurity, are essential to prevention. Rodents, wild birds, pets, and other animals that may be carriers of P multocida must be excluded from poultry houses.

Sudden Death Syndrome This condition is often found in commercially produced 'broiler' hens who are made to put on weight very quickly so that they can be killed and sold within weeks of hatching.

Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is a condition in which fast growing broiler chicks die suddenly with no apparent causes. It has developed into a major problem for broiler industry in many parts of the world.

Broiler chicken of all ages are affected starting as early as 2 days of age and continues up to marketable age. Peak mortality usually occurs between 3rd and 4th week of age with more effect being observed in male birds than the females.

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Excessive light: Commercial birds are kept in more or less constant

temperature and keep their enclosure, food and water clean. If you buy commercial chicks, get them from a source that vaccinated them.

Medicated feed can be a good idea, and there are medications you can put in their water to protect against certain diseases (like Corid for coccidiosis), if you suspect that's the cause.

Conclusion While there's not much can do to prevent all chicken deaths, maintaining a clean, spacious coop is a good step to ensuring the health of flock. Give birds access to plenty of high-quality,

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Sudden death in chicks

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Getting too hot can cause death by dehydration and heat exhaustion.

significantly reduce the likelihood of

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Getting too cold can cause death by chilling, pneumonia, and suffocation (they can suffocate when they huddle together for warmth).

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Fungal and bacterial infections can also cause death with no symptoms.

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Pasting (poop caking the butt and eventually blocking waste) can cause death, and many new chicken keepers don't even notice it.

The most common potential causes of heart disease found in commercial hens as follows Ÿ

been exposed to it).

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sudden chicken death. Like with all things chicken-related, it comes down to paying careful attention to all birds. If you have reason to suspect contagion or disease, or notice abnormal behavior in other chickens in the flock, get the dead bird examined immediately.

Dr. Manisha Singodia Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education

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IPJA TECHNICAL SEMINAR AT RAJHAMUNDARY Better cooperation from farmers would improve the Egg Prices More VH General Manager Mr. KG Anand appeals farmers

Presiding over the Panel discussion during the Technical Meeting organized by Indian Poultry Journalists Association at Hotel & Resort Riverbay on the banks of Govavari at Rajahmundry on 8th April, 2018 Mr. KG Anand General Manager of Venkatshwara Hatcheries appealed the farmers to cooperate the with declaration of Egg prices by NECC. He felt that when Egg prices fall, farmers should hold few stocks to creat some demand instead bringing pressure on the Egg Dealers. He has explained that Feed prices are not in the hands of farmers and for the last 3 years the Egg prices and the Feed prices are not properly matching and the Farmers could not make any money to expand their productions though the demand is supposed to increase. Farmers should feel the responsibility and try to understand the day to developments in the market. Soya & Maize prices are on the constant raise and we should keep our efforts on increasing our Egg prices in proportion with prices of Feed ingredients always. It is very important

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that farmers should bind on one single price without any scope of bargaining from Traders. All the farmers in the area should have a common understanding while adopying the fixed price. Farmers should also try to find out new opportunities in Marketing of their Eggs. HJe concluded that similar Technical Seminars should be conducted to update farmers on current issues.

Earlier iniatiting the discussion Mr. MNRAO, Anchor of the meeting presented that Apeda Chairman has visited the Anaparthy and assured to establish an Egg Export Zone in Kakinada Port . Area. In his introduction word Mr. Rao has explained that Though the Godvari dts are on the river banks of Godavar there are certain uplands where Godavari waters don't reach. Those farmers there have no Agriculture and they instead take up Poultry as their best avocation. Simultaneously Rice Mills, where all rice mill by products are used as feed ingredients for poultry. Poultry is a boon for them. They are very dynamic to bring up

Godavari districts s No. 1 in Poultry. i Mr. Padala Subba Reddy, profusely thanked the IPJHA Team for hosting a Technical Seminar in Rajahmundry He appreciated that IPJA have organized the meeting without any selfish motives and such programmes should always be encouraged by farmers and companies. Mr. Subba Reddy, the Prsident of Anaparthy Region Poultry Farmers Welfare Sociiety While delivering his Presidential address felt that entire Indian Poultry fraternity should be thankful to Late Dr. BVRao for creating the infrastructure and developing the Poultry as an agriculture activity alternate to agriculture community for massive employment and production of nutritive food at cheaper price to the nation. He said that Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mr. Nara Chandra Babu Naidu has also been encouraging Poultry to emerge Andhra Pradesh as top State by extending necessary facilities on priority basis. Twin districts of Gopdavari are already in first place and maintain their level of production

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by exporting Eggs to new destinations. In his speech he lauded the eorts of Venkateswara Hatcheries and GM Mr. Anand in extending services to farmers of his locality. He made it point to mention that Srinivasa Hatcheries under dynamic leadership of Mr. Somi Reddy have done their best to Coastal districts. He has specially mentioned that Dr. T. Krishna Reddy, who hails from Anaparthy has taken a task to develop Anaparthy Farmers and scored the credit of starting the poultry there and developing it. He said that the farmers of Anaparthy were also taken to Karnataka showing them the land and start Poultries there. He made a special reference to Mr. DS Subramaniam of Tara Group for introducing Big and good Pharma Company products to their Farmers Mr. Subba Reddy advised that Farmers should welcome the Technical meetings in pockets and take opportunity to express their doubts to be cleared from time to time in all the issues. He thanked the speakers and sponsorers also for best presentations and encouragement to hold a seminar of that level.

Dr. K. Somireddy Jt Managing Director, Srinivasa Group appealed that farmers should be prepared to avail the opportunity of participating the Technical Seminars in more numbers with more questions as Technical Experts of various talents come to them to address. He recollected that IPJA have organized last year also in Tanuku on summer Management.

Dr. T. Krishna Reddy, Technical Director, Srinivasa Group inaugurating the seminar

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appreciated the role of farming community in developing Poultry in Godavari districts.

With their hard work and huge investments they have dedicated to poultry and proved very successful. He viewed that still they have to further with adaption of Technology in Egg collection, Feeding and Litter disposals as the labour problem is going to be more severe.

To overcome the environmental issues Farmers should go for launching projects for disposal of Poultry Waste and Litter. He advised that more and more precautions are necessary to face the disease challenges coming up with biosecurity lapses. Joint eorts of farmers with a collective approach may also be required.

Mr. Gangadhar Rao Chairman West Godavari Zone and Mr. K. Mukunda Reddy, Chairman East Godavari District have thanked the IPJA for selecting their area and giving opportunity to them for conducting the Seminar.

The Technical Seminar at Rajahmundry was started with Vinayaka Stuthi and Floral Tributes to Late Padmasri Dr. B. V. Rao> Mr. Padala Subba Reddy has presided over the meetubg. Dr. T. Krishna Reddy has formally declared it open after a brief introduction about Poultry and farmers status. Dr. Sunil S. Nadagauda Ventri Biologicals Pune has made a presentation on Layer Nutrition with references to summer conditions and precautionery measures.

Mr. M. N. Rao, Editor, Poultry Voice of India & Ko Khro Koh has translated his presentation in to Telugu. Dr. HR Krishna Rao, DGM, Venkateshwara Hatcheries

Mr. P. Chakradhara Rao of Chowdhari Enterprises , Hyderabad has given detailed presentation on Management of Water, Nipples, sprinklers and latest system of Layer Equipment with context to Egg Collection, Feeding Systems etc. Dr. P. R. Anbumoney of Globion India presented on lates diseases like CAV, ReO, LPAI, VVND, CRD. RD implications of Mareks, ND., Immuno suppression, Myco toxins etc. complications and Vaccination procedures, Mr. Shirish Dhopeswar presented on Waste Management in Poultry, Litter utilisation etc. He has also presented a video and audio presentation on similiar projects very i n t r e s t i n g l y . A f t e r t h e Te c h n i c a l presentations, Panel discussionj went on on general topics. At the end of the seminar mementoes were presented to speakers, sponsorers. Tehnical Consultants and Farmer Leaders. NECC, Srinivasa Farms, Poultry India, Chakra India, Vesper, Neospark, Sylon biopharma were among the sponsorers Dr. K. Somi Reddy, Dr. T. Krishna Reddy, Dr. E. S. C. Bose, Dr. B. Sarath Babu, Dr. Venkatesh warlu, were also there among the doctors honoured. Mr. DS Subramaniam of Tara Enterprices and Mr. BVV Satyanarayana, Vijay Sai Enterprices, Mandapeta were also honoured with mementoes. Mementoes were presented to Mr. S.SReddy on behalf of Mr. Rama Krishna Reddy, and to Soma Raju of Farmers Poultry Enterprises on behalf of Thatha Raju, President AP PF and Godavari Poultry Association.

Mr. M. N. Rao has proposed vote of thanks and acted as Anchor.

presented on Layer Management.

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NATURAL HERBS & FORMULATIONS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING-2017-2018 (16th Year of Establishment) 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Natural Herbs & Formulations (NHF) was held for 3 days from, April 6th to 9th April, 2018 in Cochin (Kochi), Kerala.

The participants were full of enthusiasm and joy. As they were cordially invited to attend the meeting. The AGM, recorded the number of team members of NHF from different parts like Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Orisa, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Nepal, Rajasthan, Kolkata, Bihar, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh participated.

Keynotes for C. E. O. & Chairman

Opening of ceremony As the ceremony begins Dr. Shashi Ranjan, our star anchor who played his role with perfection. He gave the motivational opening speech referencing and highlighting the team members for their performance and giving a warm welcome for new joined team members in NHF family.

In his motivational speech, Mr. S. S. Pundir acknowledged the hard work performed by members of NHF and their contribution in uplifting the current status of the company. He gave the moral boost up to the working teams by appreciating there innovative ideas and work performance. He also acknowledged the inputs from each team in their loyalty for the NHF. Without forgetting the C.E.O. & Chairman, Mr. S. S. Pundir shares, the ups & downs face in recent past years and emerging out as a star team.

Comparing each team as a backbone and working pillars for the company.

Moral Boost-up Speech by M. D.

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Our dear M. D., Mr. Neeraj Pundir, whole heartedly congurulates the teams for achieving the 48% annual growth over last year. He appreciated the creditable efforts by the team to scale up our NHF Company in the corporate world. As he had healthy discussions regarding the products, took the feedback from our working team from different areas and zones POULTRY PLANNER | VOL. 20 | No. 5 | MAY - 2018

PRESS RELEASE helping them in shaping further. His understanding and fore vision for NHF making each of us believe in dreaming big and achieving long terms goals of life. His moral boosting and motivational speech full of positivity once again refreshing the team and making them trust on their capabilities.

Positive Outlook by Head International Business Once again Dr. Shashi Ranjan took the stage for his remarkable outstanding performance for the year 2017-2018 in international market sales. He being the role model for all the team, He e n l i gh te n e d n e w h o pe an d th e confidence to stay focused on goals and be as flexible as per the circumstances when needed to succeed. He filled the people with a positive attitude who are able to look through the difficulties they face and believe they can find a way through or around any difficulties. He shared his secrets on being focus on goals that are challenging, yet attainable and brainstorm multiple ways to achieve those goals.

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Optimism by our beloved General Manager (Domestic Market) As the meeting progress, it can't be possible to move further without acknowledging the efforts and broad vision by Mr. Karan Singh Rathore (General Manager) in the domestic market, he single hand managed the marketing team overcoming the pros and curs of new products and ideas.

Speaking on the occasion he further taking the notes to next level filling the people with a positive attitude exhibit optimism , making all people belief in the best possible outcome of a decision or action over viewing and that negative circumstances are temporary.

As per his wordings “optimism must be grounded in reality by each oneself to challenge failures, analyzing the components that led to the failure.” As with his experience in domestic market he put some light using expertise in opportunities and challenges in domestic market. He explores promising opportunities for Indian business partnerships in different sectors and ambitions vision in urban development. Ending his speech, Mr. K.S. Rathore introduced advance versions of branded products like BIOTOX-ADVANCE, C.R.D. CHECK, HITONE, CAL-D-PHOS, IMMU-100 and GUT+ ACIDIFIER.

Presentation by Blooming Bubbles of NHF As new team members Dr. Nishtha Purohit and Dr. Binay Yadav very recently joined the company, being from veterinary background and doctors by profession, technically sound, share their expertise in launching newly developed products ABHIJANAN (For Infertility & Repeat breeding), BHOOKH-ON (For anorexia & off feed conditions) in cattle segment and OVAMAXX-P GRANULES in poultry for maximum ovulation & egg production respectively.

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by distributing the prize as per their achievements for the year 2017-2018.

Best team awarded to Nepal Team in International market and Andra Pradesh for Domestic Market.

Outstanding Performance: Mrs Kavita Pundir, Dr. Shashi Ranjan & Mr. K.S. Rathore.

Ending Note

along with M.D. Mr. Neeraj Pundir whole heartedly uplift the team moral, praising them for their sincere efforts

The meeting ends on positive note wish them all to achieve assigned targets, increasing the strength of NHF and as being a team bring more prosperity to NHF.

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University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Laguna. This was the fourth in the series of courses on the diagnosis and control of aMPV and the fifth on IBD, The course brought together different leading professionals specialising in poultry production in the Philippines, and was given by: Dr Dennis Umali, Assistant Professor and UP Scientist at the College of Veterinary Medicine, UPLB and the HIPRA product managers for the vaccine ranges for the control of aMPV and IBD, Javier S. Corella and Dario Zammerini respectively.

programmes and interpretation of diagnostic results in cases of aMPV and IBD. They were rounded off with practical examples of diagnosis and scheduling of vaccination against these diseases, The courses are certified by the CPD Certification Service (an independent accreditation organization) and form part of the HIPRA UNIVERSITY continuing education programme that offers tailor-made training solutions for veterinarians.

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ALAN THOMSON APPOINTED AS GENERAL MANAGER FOR AVIAGEN UK LIMITED

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viagen® UK Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Thomson as the company's new General Manager with effect from 1 May 2018, succeeding Graeme Dear, who is retiring, Spanning a more-than20-year career with Aviagen, Alan has occupied a number of crucial production, customer support and commercial roles within the company, both in the UK and overseas, Alan has gathered an impressively wide-ranging knowledge of our business, as well as the UK, European and global poultry industry as a whole,” says Aviagen's Patrick Claeys, president of the company's European operations. “He has an exceptional business and customer focus, which will bring out the best in our organisation and our p e o p l e , A l a n s t u d i e d Po u l t r y Management at the Scottish Agricultural College, and previously worked in farm and breeder operations management with poultry-integrated businesses in the UK and Eire. Joining Aviagen in 1997, he has since held senior production and quality assurance positions within the

company's chicken and turkey operations in the UK and USA, as well as taking on a customer support assignment in Australia and New Zealand, In his most recent position as Regional Commercial & Technical Manager, Alan has been responsible for coordinating the support for Aviagen's customers across Western Europe, whilst also managing commercial input in the UK. “These roles have helped to establish Alan as a respected Aviagen team member in the UK and European poultry industry,” adds Patrick Claeys,I know Alan is committed to driving the business and the poultry industry as a whole forward, Having spent over 20 years with Aviagen, Alan is delighted to start his new role: “I'm honoured to have the opportunity to lead the Aviagen UK business,” he says. “I hold a strong confidence in the quality of our products, our people and our infrastructure, and stay focused on ensuring that we remain an integral part of the poultry industry – both in the UK and worldwide. In my most recent role the crucial importance of qualitydriven customer service has been

fundamental and I'm determined to make sure that we continue to deliver the very best in product quality and support to all of our valued customers, Aviagen® is a global poultry breeding company that develops pedigree lines for the production of commercial broiler chickens under the Arbor Acres®, Indian River®, and Ross® brand names. The Rowan Range® and Specialty Males® are specialty breeding stock from Aviagen that offer greater flexibility for customers to meet specific or niche market requirements.

The company is based in Huntsville, Alabama, USA with a number of whollyowned operations across the United Kingdom, Europe, Turkey, Latin America, India, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S., and joint ventures in Asia.

Aviagen employs more than 3,900 people and has a distribution network serving customers in more than 100 countries.

EU BUDGET LEAVES ENVIRONMENT IN THE COLD, SAYS GREENPEACE EU

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RUSSELS - The European Commission has slashed funding earmarked for environmental protection in a draft seven-year EU budget released today, The Commission has removed dedicated environmental funding under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which is the biggest part of the EU budget, accounting for almost 40 percent of the EU's expenditure, Under 39

the current budget (2014-2020), 30 percent of direct CAP payments to farmers (which make up about 80 percent of CAP funding) is conditional on meeting minimum environmental standards. This is by far the largest EU funding stream dedicated to environmental protection, and has now been removed from the EU budget, Greenpeace EU agriculture policy director Marco Contiero said: “It's shocking that the Commission hasn't ring-fenced money for environmental protection in the EU's direct payments to farmers, especially considering the damage done by industrial farming.

The EU is already lagging behind in its commitments to tackle climate change, water and air pollution, and environmental destruction – to have nothing set aside to address these failures in its single largest expenditure is unacceptable. European governments and the EU Parliament need to fix this budget so that the EU can back up its promises for greener and fairer farming, The EU budget, known as the Multiannual Financial Framework, outlines the total budget of the European Union for the next seven years (2021-2027) and allocates funds to different sectors and policies.

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BANGKOK SEMINAR ONE OF LARGEST COBB ASIA EVENTS

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o b b - Va n t r e s s , I n c . / S i l o a m Springs, Arkansas, USA: In attracting almost 200 delegates from two customers in Thailand - Charoen Pokphand and GFPT - the Cobb Asia technical seminar in Bangkok last month proved to be one of the largest such events in recent years, With booming export business to the EU and Japan, Thailand's poultry industry is growing rapidly, producing nearly two million tons of poultry meat in 2017, according to a report from GIRA Meat Club. Charoen Pokphand and GFPT are both playing a significant role in this, We are happy to be back in Thailand to enjoy the hospitality of our customers,” said Mohammad Ismail, senior sales director of Cobb Asia Pacific. “With the launch of MV male, we are seeing great broiler results in the field, which keeps

our customers ordering more chickens from Cobb, Customers are reporting excellent feed conversion and improved meat yield with the Cobb MV male, which is proving very adaptable to different weight requirements, nutritional programs and environments, May Sirimongkolkasem, GFPT vice president, said: “Cobb has been a great partner for our company as the product from Cobb performs well. We appreciate the fact that Cobb operates with transparency and they always support us. This seminar is a great source of information on chicken production for our customers.

Choosak Namwong, vice president of Charoen Pokphand, commented: “Cobb is the breed of choice in the AsiaPacific region and there is a good reason for it. With the unparalleled support on technical service, Cobb is in the driving seat of our industry, The seminar covered a wide range of topics including breeder and broiler nutrition, female rearing and production management, MV male management, hatchery techniques and brooding principles, Charoen Pokphand Group is

Thailand's largest chicken processor, operating from grandparents down to meat processing. With its ambition to provide safe and high quality protein foods for consumers worldwide to support the rapidly growing population and adapt to changing trends, the company places great importance on every step of its operations, GFPT produces and distributes frozen chicken meat, processed chicken and by-products under customers' and its own brand labels for domestic and overseas markets. In 2015 GFPT had a chicken processing capacity of 122,000 tons per year and cooked chicken products capacity of 32,000 tons per year from its plant at Samutprakarn.

EGG IMPORTS HALT IN IRAN AS PRODUCTION INCREASES

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gg imports have come to a halt following the rise in domestic production and the return of supplydemand balance in Iran, secretarygeneral of Iran's Union of Producers of Egg-Laying Hens said, Farzad Talakesh 40

added that egg prices are set to decline in the next Iranian month (starting 22 May), reports the Financial Tribune, Domestic demand during the holy month of Ramadan (15 May-14 June) will be met with domestic supply and there will be no need for imports,” Talakesh was quoted as saying

by IRNA, With the outbreak of the deadly avian flu in Iranian chicken farms late last year (which ended 20 March), balance between supply and demand was disturbed due to the loss of many chickens, leading to an increase in egg prices.

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A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR CONTRACT POULTRY FARMERS contract to raise chickens for its operations. The average farmer has been raising chickens for Tyson Foodsfor15 years and some families have been raising chickens for the company for three generations.

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pringdale, Arkansas, 3 May 2018 – Tyson Foods, Inc. is launching several new initiatives aimed at enhancing communications and transparency with the thousands of independent farmers who grow the company’s chickens, The company has developed a Contract Poultry Farmers’ Bill of Rights, is forming an advisory council made up of poultry farmers and is investing in technology for additional communications, We value the farmers who raise our chickens and work hard to maintain good relationships with them, but also know we can do better,” said Doug Ramsey, group president of Poultry for Tyson Foods,That’s why we’re taking steps to enhance how we interact with them, Tyson Foods has been successfully working with poultry farmers on a contractual basis since the late 1940s. The company supplies the birds, feed and technical advice, while the farmer provides the labor, housing and utilities, The company pays more than $800 million annually to more than 3,600 independent poultry farmers who

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The council will give growers the ability to communicate directly with top management of Tyson. They are listening and very interested in our ideas as well as issues affecting growers,” said Johnny Simmons, one of the advisory council member-farmers who has grown chickens for 30 years.

“The Bill of Rights that Tyson Foods has put together explains our relationship with the company and shows its commitment to our relationship. This is a working council, so we watch for

results to come, Two-way communication is key to any productive relationship,” Ramsey said.

“The goal of the advisory council is to provide a platform where contract farmers can share their views of the business environment for raising chickens, while we can gather insights that might help us improve how we operate, The company is still working on the details regarding the initial advisory council as well as a process so that farmers who are interested may be able to potentially participate as members of the council. Currently, there are six farmer-members from Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and North Carolina, A poultry growerspecific website has operated for many years as a communications tool for contract farmers, but much of the information published on the site will soon be tied to a functional smartphone application that farmers will be able to download. The development of the application is under way, but a release date has not yet been set, Farmers are the backbone of agriculture and the farmers we contract with are critical to our business, Ramsey said,We want them to know how much we appreciate the hard work and dedication it takes to feed the world. This announcement is one more way we want to say, ‘thank you.

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AB AGRI NAMED ONE OF THE UK'S BEST WORKPLACES

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B Agri Limited has been recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces in the latest Great Place to Work survey, It came 34th in the large category (500-plus employees) in the

annual Best Workplaces ranking announced last night, This recognises AB Agri as having a "high trust, high engagement workplace culture, The prestigious Best Workplaces awards, organised by workplace culture consultancy Great Place to Work UK, enable organisations to celebrate their achievements, build their employer branding and inspire others to take action, The award recognises the strength of leadership and the range of innovative, creative and effective people focused practices that create a successful workplace culture, José Nobre, AB Agri chief executive, said: AB Agri is unique, our businesses operate across the entire food supply chain from farm to fork. Our people are 100 percent committed to influencing and

improving food production, so that what we eat, and what we feed our families, is produced safely and sustainably, Our culture is built around these core shared values, Our commitment to upholding these values, and encouraging our colleagues' passion for our industry, creates the foundation for our Best Workplaces culture, We are very proud to have achieved a Best Workplaces ranking for the first year, Our people are responsible for creating our culture and this award is a testament to them and their ongoing commitment to ensure AB Agri is a great place to work, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all our colleagues for their commitment to the company and to our customers.

NAFTA PARTICIPANTS INCREASINGLY INVESTED IN SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDING NEGOTIATIONS

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he Vice-President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute says participants in a discussion aimed at modernising the North American Free Trade Agreement have become highly invested in successfully concluding the negotiations, Negotiations aimed at rewriting NAFTA continued last week and are expected to resume again in about a week, Colin Robertson, the Vice President and a fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, says we've seen, for the first time in 25 years, a gathering together of support in the United States saying let's keep NAFTA. Polling will tell you that most Americans favour free trade with Canada and Mexico and see 42

it working in their interests, We've just concluded a marathon session of ministerial meetings in Washington, and the main subject of discussion was rules of origin surrounding the most traded commodities in question, We've closed the chapters on some significant subjects such as sanitation, phytosanitation and environment, and we're close to closing the chapters on content rules on barriers to trade on important commodities, Donald Trump ran saying that NAFTA was the worst deal ever and threatened to tear it up on day one, but now, on day 100, I think there's an appreciation within the administration that NAFTA would serve their interests and I think the administration has invested a significant amount effort into these negotiations, We've had eight formal rounds and effectively a ninth round and I think there's a sense

on the administration's part that, if they can get a deal, it would serve their political interests, their political constituencies, particularly farmers and auto workers so I think they would like to now have a deal but it has to be under their terms, From a Canadian perspective, there's broad agreement across Canada that NAFTA has worked for Canada and that we would like to continue it, This is shared across party lines and all premiers have been involved in pushing their counterpart governors and members of the legislature at the state level to underline how important the agreement is to their interests, Farm groups have also been involved in this; business groups; labour unions have also been making the case from the Canadian side to their American counterparts.

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KFC SEEKS POULTRY PARITY WITH LATEST CRISPY COLONEL sandwiches. Not sure who's getting the Ray Liotta as the Colonel — too creepy, SANDWICH better end of the bargain here, Here's Last year, KFC introduced Zingers, a

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his week I reached out for a Classic Crispy Colonel Sandwich, one of four new Crispy Colonels at the world's No. 1 chicken plucker, KFC, with 21,000 restaurants dotting this crazy blue marble, That's four new Colonel sandwiches that are crispy, not the 12 B-list celebrities (except for you, Reba) that KFC has hired to portray Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken who's surely spinning in his grave in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Road trip, This time around, KFC has exhumed George Hamilton as the crispy, golden-brown Colonel to match these new crispy, deep-fried

the Classic Crispy Colonel Sandwich breakdown: a big hunk of whole whitemeat chicken breast, dunked in KFC's extra-crispy breading and plunked in the deep-fryer topped with mayonnaise and pickles, and plopped on a toasted bun, Total calories: 460. Fat grams: 25. Sodium: 1,170 mg. Carbs: 37 g. Dietary fiber: 2 g. Protein: 24 g.

Manufacturer's suggested retail price: $3.99. Also available as part of KFC's “$5 Fill Up Box” with potato wedges, a cookie and a medium soft drink. That's a nifty bargain, The Classic Crispy Colonel Sandwich is the stripped-down, no-frills model. For a mere 50 cents extra, you can get this sandwich dripping in KFC's Smoky Mountain BBQ sauce, Nashville Hot sauce or Georgia Gold sauce. I recommend Nashville Hot, since there's a swath of restaurants across America that are jumping on the Nashville Hot train, KFC promises yet another flavor of Crispy Colonel Sandwiches coming this summer.

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certainty to get KFC cooking in the sandwich wars. Nope. Zingers were gone faster than McDonald's can flashfreeze its chicken patties, That's KFC's drumstick up on the competition: KFC hand-breads and hand-sauces its breasts in each restaurant and cooks them to order. The burger guys merely toss pre-everything breasts into the fryer and slap them on boring burger buns, One thing: If KFC wants to beat Chick-fil-A, or at least gain poultry parity, why the mayonnaise? Chick-filA's classic sandwich comes bare bones, with only two slices of pickle. KFC adds mayo, and mayo adds 90 calories both unnecessary add-ons, Bottom-line grade: These Crispy Colonel Sandwiches are terrific and audibly crunchy, thick and meaty, and served glistening hot with your choice of sauce. They're here to stay on the menu ... but we've heard that before from KFC. Here's hoping for a nice long chicken run.

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measuring the return to all businesses for their management, labour and capital invested, First estimates published today show total income from farming rose by £1,683 million from 2016 to 2017, an increase of 41 percent. The £5,742 million estimated for 2017 highlights farming remains a profitable and rewarding business for established farmers and new entrants who are in a strong position ahead of the UK's exit from the EU, The increased productivity recorded in 2017 also shows farmers are producing more with less, which suggests they are using smarter more efficient methods and 43

embracing innovation. The volume of all outputs increased by 3.6 percent compared to 2016 whilst the volume of all inputs increased by just 0.7 percent, A strong harvest in 2017 helped to drive productivity higher for 2017, with a 7.3 percent increase in the volume of all crops estimated. Livestock outputs for meat and other products also rose by 1.8 percent from 2016. More productive farming across all sectors is directly benefitting farmers' bank balances as the total income from farming per person engaged in entrepreneurial labour in the sector rose by 41 percent in real terms to

£29,794 a year.

Farming Minister George Eustice said Estimates show 2017 was a good year for the farming industry, in particular those in the arable and livestock sectors. Whilst the increase in farm gate prices has helped, it's also encouraging to see signs that productivity is on the up, Farming is a volatile business and individual businesses will face many different challenges in a year, but these estimates show an industry that is ready to make the most of the opportunities leaving the EU will present.

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PRICE OF POULTRY MEAT SHOOTS UP AS PRODUCTION DIPS BY 25 PC

Poultry prices have seen a significant rise over the last few weeks, with farmgate prices crossing Rs 95 per kg.

Experts attributed the price rise to 25 per cent dip in production effected by the soaring temperatures. An industry expert said the prices may cross the Rs 100 per kg-mark in wholesale market in the coming weeks, As summer sets in, the poultry industry sees a rise in prices in both wholesale and retail markets.

Production dip due to the rising heat creates a demand-supply mismatch, which pushes the prices of the birds up. A source said most farmers tend to increase their investments during summer to reap benefits of the rise in prices. On an average, Maharashtra reports placement of 3.5-4 crore birds per month, while Pune records consumption of about 1-1.5 lakh kg meat per day, Farmgate prices — the price wholesalers pay farmers — have seen an upward swing in Pune since the last week of April. Thus, from Rs 84 per kg on May 2, the prices have shot up to Rs 96 per kg on May 7. Sources are optimistic about the prices crossing Rs 100 per kg in the coming weeks. At retail outlets, price of 'dressed poultry'

(a ready-to-cook whole bird) has crossed Rs 180 per kg and, according to experts, might soon sell at Rs 200 per kg, The price rise, an expert said, has come with a lag effect, as March and April witnessed a significant slump. It might be recalled that farmgate prices in March were the lowest recorded in the last five years — with poultry being sold at Rs 55-56 per kg. Despite steady production, poultry farmers incurred losses due to a decline in consumption, which had led to a dip in prices, Parameshwar Thite, director of the Pune-based Techence IT solutions, a company that develops solutions for the poultry industry, said the current price rise was due to an almost 25 per c e n t d i p i n p r o d u c t i o n . Wa t e r availability has been hit. Thus, farmers in arid regions have temporarily ceased their operations. However, the beginning of summer vacation and the IPL season have given a boost to consumption of meat and firmed up the prices, Thite added.

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4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C), In a bowl, mix the mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, and garlic powder. Place bread crumbs in a separate bowl. Dip chicken into the mayonnaise mixture, then into the bread crumbs to coat. Arrange coated chicken on a baking sheet, Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken juices run clear and coating is golden brown.

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