Poultry Planner_August_2020

AUGUST 2020

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From the Editor’s Desk Feed Additives & there uses

OUR TEAM Vishal Rai Gupta Managing Director vishal@pixie.co.in Bhavana Gupta Editor-in-Chief editor.pcsl@gmail.com

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Paras Sabharwal Business Development Manager poultry.pcsl@gmail.com M: 999 170 5005

HONORARY EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS Mr. G.K. Rathinam Palani Tk, Dindugul Dist, Tamil Nadu Dr. J Tamizhkumaran M.VSc., PGDEP., Ph.D. (Ph. D in Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education)

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Comman feed additives used in poultry diets include anti-microbials, antioxidants, emulsifiers, binders, PH control agents and enzymes within each one of these classes of additives there can be dozens of specific additives manufactured and distributed by a wide variety of companies.

Again all ingredients and additives must be noted on the label and their use and inclusion levels meet the standards as defined by low.

Growth promoting hormones are not used in the poultry industry the efficient growth and egg productivity of commercial poultry has been achieved over the last 50 years through traditional animal breeding techniques and improved nutrition and management practices.

Anti-microbials have been used extensively in intensive poultry operations to minimize disease and improve growth and feed utilization however the industry is currently evaluating alternatives to chemical therapeutics, it should be pointed out that antimicrobial practices do not extend to production of commercials eggs (should a need for anti-microbials arise all eggs laid during the treatment and withdrawal periods cannot be sold) and the meat industry must adhere to stringent guidelines with regard to drug withdrawal periods before marketing.

Commercials enzymes are also produced that significantly reduce the negative effects of phytates, phytates are plant storage source of phosphorus that also bind other minerals, amino acids ( protein) and energy and reduce their availability to the birds. Ongoing research will develop enzymes that are more effective in maintaining function under a wider range of processing and digestive conditions new enzymes may include those capable of reducing toxins produced during feed spoilage (should growth in grains) and facilitating digestion of carbohydrates currently not available to simple-stomached animals (poultry, pigs, humans) such as cellulose, lignin and chitin.

Probiotics are defined as live mono or mixed culture of microorganisms which are nonpathogenic, resistan to gastric and bile acide and when ingested can beneficially affect the host animals by improving the characteristics of intestinal microbiota.

Prebiotics are defined as indigestible food ingredients which stimulate the growth or activity of a selected number of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract of host animal. When enter the gut, prebiotics serve as a substrate for the endogenous beneficial bacterial thus can promote competitive excluse of pathogenic microbes and selective colonization by beneficial microbes.

Among the known prebiotics, mannan-oligosaccharide (MOS) fructoligosaccharide (FOS) and galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) have extensively been tested in poultry

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Drinking Water Vaccination In Chicken G. H. Hudson Heat Stress And Its Amelioration In Commercial Poultry Farms Mahesh Kajagar

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Rebuilding the foundation: no more a luxury, but a necessity!

Mr. O P Singh

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Tips to Improve Broiler Feed Efficiency Dr. Dinesh T. Bhosale

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Drinking Water Vaccination In Chicken 1

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G.H. Hudson , T. Vasanthakumar and Atmakur Venkatesh

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Department of Livestock Production Management, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu- 614 625 1 Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Production Management, VCRI, Orathanadu.

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Introduction Va c c i n a t i o n i s a c o m m o n l y employed disease prevention technique in commercial chicken and backyard flocks. It allows the birds to build up immunity against a particular disease by mimicking the natural infection without any harmful effects. Vaccination in chicken can be done through different routes namely in-ovo injection, intramuscular injection, subcutaneous injection, ocular/nasal routes, feather follicle, wing stab method, spray vaccination and through drinking water.

Drinking water vaccination is a simple, quick and most practical method of mass vaccination technique in chicken. Vaccines for the diseases like New castle disease, Infectious bronchitis and Infectious bursal disease can be administered through drinking water.

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be carried out with dedicated equipments. The buckets and equipments used for disinfection / other medications should not be used as it may contain residual amount of disinfectants, antibiotics etc which may inactivate the vaccine. Live vaccines are susceptible to ultraviolet light, heat, heavy metals, chlorine, organic matter, disinfectant, detergents, etc. Hence, these factors should be kept away from vaccines, equipments and water used for vaccination. Excessive bio-films in the drinker line should be removed by using the suitable products and the drinkers should be clean.

Calculation of water intake Accurate vaccine dosing and dilutions are essential for successful drinking water vaccination. Early morning is the recommended period of drinking water vaccination, since birds will exhibit their maximum activity, such as first feeding period and therefore have peak water consumption. The amount of water consumed by a flock in two hours period is known, dilution can be made accurately. This can be done by monitoring the water intake of the birds during the same time period of the previous day before vaccination. Digital water meter s can also be used to measure water consumption.

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administered in drinking water for a period of two hours. If the vaccination time is less than 1 hour and 30 minutes, all the birds will not receive the proper dose of vaccine. If it is above two hours, the vaccine may get inactivated in the drinking water itself. General rule is that for every 1000 broilers a 1000 dose vaccine can be dissolved in the maximum of 4045 liters of water. However, the amount of water required depends o n t h e a g e g r o u p of b i r d s , environmental temperature, strain of the birds etc. Sufficient drinker space should be provided so that, 2/3 of the birds in the flock should be able drink water at a time. Water can be with held for a period of 1-2 h o u r s b e f o re va c c i n a t i o n to stimulate thirst and thereby encourage water consumption.

Some of the drinking water/ vaccinated water remains in the dead spaces of the drinker system and become unavailable for the birds. This should also be taken in consideration for calculating the quantity of water needed.

Calculation of amount of Water in a Tank

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Article Vaccine handling and dilution The drinking water used for vaccination can be stabilized by the addition of skim milk powder.

It should be added at a rate of 2.0 – 5.0 g per liter of water or 2.0 – 5.0 liters of skimmed milk per 100 liters of water. Addition of the skim milk powder will form flakes which may block the pipelines.

This can be prevented by stirring the water, so that all the powder is dissolved. The water should have optimum pH, but too high (>7,5) or too low (<6.0) pH will have negative effect on vaccine efficiency. Chlorine levels in drinking water as low as one ppm (1gram per 1000 lit of water) can even inactivate the vaccine.

Effervescent tablets available in markets can be used to neutralize chlorine if the levels are higher.

The water should be at a temperature of around 15 degree celcius which can be maintained by adding ice cubes. Certain commercial products like VacSafe , Bluefarm contain chlorine neutralizer along with a water soluble blue dye. The dye when mixed with water changes the colour of water to blue, which can b e u s e d a s a n i n d i c a t o r of presence of vaccine water at the e n d o f t h e d r i n ke r s y s t e m .

Further, these dyes mark the tongue, crop and feathers of the birds, in which the intensity of the color indicates the effectiveness of vaccination.

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maintained properly. The expiry date, vaccine strain and number of doses required can be checked. It can be transported as per the manufacturer's directions and kept at cold chain in the farm as soon as possible. Live vaccines are quite stable as long as they are in freeze dried form and stored in the r e f r i g e r a t o r. O n t h e d a y of vaccination, the vaccine vials should be prepared indoors and not in the floor of the entrance area of shed/ farm. Vaccine vials should be opened under water.

Alternatively vaccine diluents can be injected into the vial to dissolve t h e va c c i n e . W h e n o p e n i n g vaccine vials, hands must be clean (free of sanitizer/soap residues) or use disposable gloves. When reconstituting vaccines it is better to use distilled water, or mains water that has been stabilized to neutralize chlorine.

Vaccine administration 1. The water supply should be turned off allowing the birds the drink the remaining water in the drinker line.

2. Raise the drinker line. Water deprivation should be done for about 60 minutes. Check the birds for the signs of excessive stress/ thirst 3. I n t h e m e a n t i m e , t h e unvaccinated water in the drinker line should be removed.

The line should be flushed with untreated water to remove the residues of chlorine, antibiotics, etc.

4. The drinkers can be then primed

with vaccine water. Check that the vaccinated water in the head tank has reached the end of the line 5. Lower the drinker line and allow the birds to consume the vaccinated water within 2 hours. Encourage the movement of birds to the drinkers, monitor stress and continued flow of vaccine.

6. After 2 hours, turn on main water line, clean the equipments, dispose of the remaining dose properly and continue to monitor the birds.

Monitoring and Record keeping As already described the intensity of blue dye in the tounge can be used to monitor the drinking water vaccination. If vaccination has been done correctly, at least 90% of the tongues and crops will be colored blue. Further, the birds can also be checked for serum antibody levels. Proper records should be maintained with complete details of vaccination done.

Conclusion Drinking water vaccination is one of the economical method of immunizing the birds which incur lower labor cost, minimal stress to the birds and stimulates mucosal immunity.

Inconsistencies of vaccine dosage and less number of birds covered can be effectively overcome by following standard r vaccination protocols.

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Heat Stress And Its Amelioration In Commercial Poultry Farms 1

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Mahesh Kajagar , Yallappa M. Somagond Sachin S.P V. R. Upadhyay and Pooja Devi

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Introduction Poultry farming is a domestication of different type of birds and marketing of meat, eggs and feathers of different types of birds. Chicken is the commonest and most commonly raised poultry. Approximately 5 million chicken (meat and chicken eggs) are raised annually as a source of food. The chickens that are grown for eggs are called layer chicken.

Chickens are grown for their meat production are broiler chickens.

Chicken are mostly affected by heat stress during summer season. In warm countries, steps must be taken to continue maintained production and avoid poor heat-related flock efficiency, though not all mitigation steps can be economically justified in areas where temperature rises are only occasional.

Effects of heat stress in commercial poultry farm 1 Effects of heat stress on feed consumption Feed intake - there is decrease of 1.5 g of feed intake for every °C i n c re a s e i n of te m p e r a t u re between 26 and 32°C and decrease of 4.2 g for every °C increase in temperature between 32 and 36°C. Energy - In light poultry strains, the regulation of feed intake mainly based on the energy content of the diet, this happens as long as the ambient temperature does not exceed much over 30°C. 12

1`Proteins - Protein requirements remain same even at high temperatures. Nitrogen retention is highest between 16 and 22°C and decreases on both sides of these two values. Due to the reduction in feed intake and lower nitrogen in hot climates, so it is necessary to increase dietary protein concentration during heat stress conditions.

2 Effects of heat on water consumption – increase in ambient temperature results in increase in water consumption. It increase in water intake by 2x when the temperature rises from 21 to 32°C and 3x when it goes from 21 to 37°C. The Water/Feed ratio increases rapidly as the temperature increases, reaching values close to eight at around 37°C. 3 Effects of heat on growth - In broilers, there is the decrease in daily weight gain due to decrease in bird metabolism and intestinal nutrient absorption.

4 Effects of heat on viability Mortality from heat shock is mainly due to heart failure related with nervous disorders resulting f ro m a l k a l o s i s a n d c h ro n i c hypoxia.

5 Effects of heat on egg laying – increase in temperature affects the quality and quantity of egg production. This impact is mainly due to decrease in energy intake and various nutrients, disturbance

in homeostasis and reduction of blood flow in internal organs, including the ovary because of increased blood flow to periphery.

The resulting drop in egg production is more affected when the temperature along with an increase in relative humidity.

Decrease in egg weight comes with greater shell breakability due to alkalosis and calcium leakage.

Therapeutic measures to ameliorate effect of heat stress 1 Correcting the acid-base balance a) Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is administered in drinking water at a concentration of 0.5% or incorporated into the feed at a concentration of 4 kg/ton. b) Ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) is administered in drinking water at a concentration of 0.3 to 0.5%, with a risk of acidosis beyond 0.6%. The combination of NaHCO3 and NH4Cl at suggested doses gives better results than by administering them separately. c) Sodium chloride (NaCl) at a dose of 3 to 5 g/l does not generate alkalosis, but increases the ingestion of water as long as its temperature is relatively low. d) Potassium chloride (KCl) at a concentration of 0.1 to 0.2% may also be used.

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watering. The protection of hepatocytes is provided by sorbitol and choline particularly when using fat (vegetable oils) to increase the feed energy intake.

protection against main winds, especially against hot winds. The direction of the building will be determined by the physical characteristics of the field chosen for the location, and the direction of dominant winds.Especiallyin warm countries, orientation of buildings should be in east-west direction. Further, it is important to consider the ease of access and proximity to market facility in order to avoid the transportation of poultry over long distances during hot weather conditions.

For biosecurity reasons, it is best to avoid major roads. If several buildings are located in the same farm, these buildings must not be downwind from one another.

3 Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) NSAIDs interfere with prostaglandin synthesis acts mainly on thermoregulator y centres. a) Flunixin at a dose of 5 mg/liter of water for three days. b) Acetyl salicylic acid (aspirin), long recommended in the treatment of heat stroke, alone or combined with vitamin C at a dose of 300 mg/liter of water for 1-3 days.

4 Antibiotics - Erythromycin and oxytetracycline stimulate growth performance and reduce m o r t a l i t y. B a c i t r a c i n z i n c stimulates the immune response and increases feed consumption at a dose of 55 g/t of feed (continuous feeding during hot season, and at 110 g/t during very hot periods).

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Other substances a) Carnitine -The consumption of carnitine can increase water consumption and eliminate excess free fatty acids. b) Vitamins -Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and E can be recommended. c) Phenothiazine - is an organic compound related to the thiazine class of heterocyclic compounds incorporated in broiler feed at the dose of 2.5 to 5 g/kg of body weight.

I. Fans are placed vertically in the building and produce a horizontal airflow. This type of installation has many disadvantages. ii. Tubes with holes provide a rapid air stream which attenuates quickly, thus having no effect on the stratification of air and on the litter. iii. Circulating fans are placed horizontally and provide a vertical air flow which spreads on the floor with the advantages of eliminating heavy toxic gases (NH3, CO2, CO, SH2) accumulated at the level of the litter as it dries (thus decreasing the fermentation and production of gas and heat) and eliminating air stratification. b) Bird density - during warm period's bird density must be reduced at least by 20%. This density reduction lowers heat production by birds and the litter, and ensures aeasy access toventilated areas, drinkers and feeders.

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Broilers: 8 to 11/m2 c) Drinking water - Water represents 70% of body weight of chickens. So, water significant element for thermoregulation is essential for the bird's metabolism. Access to clean water should be easy, germ-free, and at a temperature lower than the core body temperature. There should be a sufficient number of drinkers:

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Cage: 1 nipple for 1-3 hens and 10 cm linear drinker space per hen.

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On the ground: 14 m linear drinker per 1,000 hens and 12 round drinkers per 1,000 hens. d) Feed Formulation - To offset the reduction in feed intake in broilers, a high energy ration of 3,200 kcal metabolizable energy (ME)/kg should be available with a higher fat content; since digesting fat produces less metabolic heat than carbohydrates . To maintain production performance without increasing protein levels in layers, the diet must be additionally supplemented with amino acids, especially lysine and methionine. e) Feed distribution schedule – there is secreation of HClin the proventriculusduring process of digestion which lead to increased intestinal motility and it also leads to thermogenesis. Fasting for the period of 3-8 hours before a period of high heat is also preferable so as to maintain feed intake production performance and viability. It is also necessary to reduce lighting program and feed distribution can be scheduled very early in the morning to maintain feed intake during heat hours. r

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Rebuilding the foundation: no more a luxury, but a necessity!

Mr. O P Singh Managing Director Advanced Bio-Agro Tech I am writing this at a time just when the COVID-19 news cycle is making way for African swine fever (ASF) which has been reported in India for the first time and the political manoeuvre declaring 'we are ready' to companies looking to exit China and making their way into India! Do I lament or do I cheer? I've time for neither, because I've a house to put back in order, and I better get a move on it.

I'm not sure what percentage of Indian companies had an existing framework or a policy for 'work from h o m e' b e f o r e t h e l o c k d o w n precipitated by COVID-19. Since our industry is so people centric and real time, and ofcourse, because 'who does sales from home??', we didn't have one! When the lockdown was announced, I think the feeling was like when in school, an unexpected 'off day' would be announced and you would go home, only difference being, in this case you weren't returning the next day, far from it.

Since no one knew what was h a p p e n i n g , t h e fi r s t p o te n t i a l challenge we expected was flagging employee motivation and engagement. The management team rallied and put together a daily interface comprising of technical trainings, marketing sessions, business reviews, updation of data etc.. Wellness of our team - physical and mental was a priority for us, for one, the business climate has been cloudy for a time now 16

and for another, COVID brought with it fear of the unknown and uncertainty.

The regular engagement ensured that the team remained anchored.

The second challenge was how to protect the business itself that was rendered handicapped. One team was constantly working on finding ways to reach our products to its customers to make sure we had a business to get back to on the other side of COVID-19.

The third challenge was how to continue paying salaries to our workforce. I've been an employee myself at a point in life and I understand how every penny coming in, is already spoken for, before it even hits your account. The anxiety in the employee's minds was palpable. It was a character defining moment for the organisation and we managed to work our way through, making an accommodating decision for all.

I won't be alone when I say that these past 6 weeks have altered a lot of things for us.Its made us think of things we otherwise never would have had to. It was a realisation of what was important in life and what wasn't. For the first time we were left to our own devices at a time which was clearly 'make or break'. The team was looking to each other for hand holding and support. We relied on

each other to bring to the table experience and wisdom, to create our own model which helped evaluate our current situation, and also ensure that in the time to come, we not only survive, but thrive.

So far, it was each for his own. But if you ask me, going forward, it's my firm belief that the industry will have to act and work collectively, because the revival of the industry is beyond the scope of mere corrections. Our action areas will need to be defined, because the future of this industry depends on how we understand what the market is telling us and not what we want it to be. I expect the following tenets to shape the industry:

How do I say this?

Post Covid-19, there will most certainly be a change in consumption of animal protein. How consumer looks at the industry right now will change. Its likely to manifest itself through: Ÿ

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Article approximately 15 billion in the past 56 weeks. During the lockdown, demand has been low. Those still consuming have shown a clear preference to packaged , branded poultry products that vouch for high hygiene standards. It will not be an exaggeration, if in time to come, consumers demand bar coding of such products, scanning of which will give them access to the entire supply chain stages of the product.

Millennials and Generation Z are the demograpic driving meat consumption in our country. They are more aware, understand and demand 'food safety' and are sophisticated in their choices.

I don'tsee consumers lining up outside chicken shops for their sunday special lunches for some time to come. And here, the spotlight shifts to our poultry processing. Currently about 5% of poultry meat is sold in processed form, of which only about 1% undergoes processing into value-added products (ready-to-eat/ready-to-cook).The poultry processing industry in India was expected to expand at a CAGR of ~12% between 2018 and 2023.

However, taking into consideration consumers preference for packaged meat, this could go as high as 20%.

Poultry is the major source of meat in our country, its share in total meat consumption is about 28%. And since we cannot allow this to change, we will need to look at the processing requirement, recalibrate our existing capabilities and capacities to prepare to match the demand.

Job losses and pay cuts are bound to lower the disposable income in the hands of urban and rural consumers alike. Over 70% of the Indian population in non-vegetarian. Eggs are the cheapest source of protein and chicken is the most loved meat!

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Will this change post COVID-19?

While there are no statistics to support at this time, in this scenario chicken might become a luxury or once in a while eaten commodity. It will be natural behaviour for consumers to keep the focus on filling their bellies. Imagine the daily wage workers- those who are the customers for entrails, there aren't any daily wages any more! The strata of society which can still afford it are not likely to fill the consumption gap.

In this likely scenario, the industry will need to 'restructure' itself in ways more than one. Future production will have to be rationalised by re assessing the market size to establish a figure of eggs and chicken that can be sold. We might have to look at price & product customization to keep poultry and products attractive for all consumers for inclusive growth.

On another front, institutional buyers like hotels etc constitute 40% of poultry/ products sale. This demand has been close to non-existent since mid March. There are yet no clear indications when this will change. This is a big hit to industry and we have no idea where from to make up for this gap.Even when this section is back on its feet, for patrons to flock to their favourite eateries could take 6-8 months. And this is provided they are satisfied about hygiene and safety s t a n d a rd s f o l l o w e d a t t h e s e establishments. 'Biosecurity' hitherto not applied in this context, will become the new normal for institutional business.It will be expected and it will have to be delivered.

Chicken growers and egg producing farmers will have additional responsibilities, to include that they adhere to and comply with food safety, biosecurity and hygiene

standards in operations. And it cannot only be claimed. The claim will have to be legitimisedin order for the product to be acceptable. They will be expected to be able to prove the q u a l i t y of p r o t e i n , w i t h f u l l traceability. This will undoubtedly add to production cost and consequently transferred to the cost of protein delivered/kg body weight.A lot of small players might succumb to the pressures of the current situation and either perish or aggregate. If a company is in the poultry industry today and continues to see itself as part of it 10 years from now, this has to be considered as an investment.

The industry will have to step up to this challenge. Communication will be key. What worked against us, must be made to work for us. Distribution channels have to be sensitised to the need for higher degree of sanitisation.Production has to be calibrated to demand, to be managed very effectively and efficiently not just in the short term, but also in the long term. There can neither be surplus nor shortage. Availability in the right n u m b e r w i l l b e ke y. A n y mismanagement will only further perpetuate pricing issues and losses to each and every stakeholder in the integrated operation, which we can ill afford.

Its time to come out of our silos and put on a united front and take on these challenges head on. Not all of us will be of one mind, but this is an existential threat, which requires us to rise above any differences. Our industry has been put to and passed through several trying times. But we came out on the other side- stronger, smarter. This time should be no different, and I only hope we can add united to the words that are used to describe us. r Poultry Planner | Vol. 22 | No.06 | August - 2020

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Tips to Improve Broiler Feed Efficiency Dr. Dinesh T. Bhosale Regional Sales Director, AB Vista South Asia, Pune M: +91-9860315558, E: dtbhosale@gmail.com

Next 18-24 months will be challenging not only for global economy but also for Indian farmers. Animal husbandry activities brings daily and regular income in life of farmers. It will take time to revive consumption of animal proteins in HORECA segments. So demand for animal proteins like milk/products, chicken, mutton, eggs and fish will be lower at least by 30-50% in short term.

Around five crores population is dependent on poultry farming directly or indirectly. Around 5 million MT of poultry meat was produced last year (85000 crores worth), but per capita consumption is still at 3.4 kg. Around 109 biullion eggs were produced last year (45000 crores worth), but per capita availability is 80 eggs only.

Although poultry production is at par with international level and India is number three in egg production and number four in broiler production in the world, it suffered most before and d u r i n g l o c k d o w n p e r i o d . Fa l s e messages on social media brought chicken consumption to almost 10% of normal during February 2020. Due to efforts by Government and private sector, it started picking up in second week of March, but again went down during lockdown period due to lack of supply chain and logistics issues.

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Only 5% of chicken are processed and sold in chilled or frozen form. Rest is sold as live chicken. There is need to do active promotion of chicken and egg consumption in India. There is need to increase share of processed chicken.

There are many misconception about eggs and chicken like use of hormones, antibiotics residues, birds in cages, desi eggs - among consumers. There is need of education of consumers, doctors, d i e t i c i a n s , c h e f s , te a c h e r s , e tc .

Associations should come forward for year-long active promotion through activities like cookery shows. Our exports are negligible.

As schools were closed, mid-day meals including eggs were stopped.

Government should give eggs to police, doctors, nurses and other staff of hospitals, Jails, government offices.

Poultry meat and eggs should be served in canteens of companies. There is need of development of ready to eat, ready to cook dishes. Poultry sector should learn from dairy sector about how to do value addition and marketing of products. Placements should be planned as per demand. There should be unity among poultry companies working in particular area. New talent should be attracted towards poultry farming. Veterinary college can play important role of coordination among government and poultry farmers and also in training of poultry farmers.

Poultry farmers should develop strong relationship with vets working in Animal Husbandry departments and also with politicians to take up demands with Government. There is need to change syllabus designed by VCI so that students learn more about poultry sector in last year. Industry and college should work with Women self-help

groups and farmer producer companies and should help NGOs in promotion of poultry farming. Vets can play important role in growth of poultry sector in short term and long term period.

Vet is the most important person in life of Indian farmers. He will have to play role of three people – Veterinarian, Extension worker and Trainer (VET) for betterment of animal husbandry sector.

We will have to keep our animals healthy as usual. We will have to help our farmers to improve productivity per animal and to reduce cost of production of animal proteins. During lockdown, only those products could reach urban kitchen where supply chain was in place. Farmers needs to be motivated to form Farmer Producer Companies and to build product wise supply chains which includes procurement of animal proteins, primary or secondary processing to increase shelf life and to do value addition, branding and marketing, logistics etc. so that consumers get product of right quality at right price.

Farmers should get maximum share out of rupee spent by consumers.

Our population is expected to grow from 1.38 billions to 1.7 billions by 2040.

In the early 1970s our milk production was 1/3 of USA and 1/8 of EU. Since 1998, we are number one in milk production. Today our milk production is around 189 MMT which is twice of USA and 25% more than EU. Its’1/5 of the world;s total milk production.

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Article production. Turnover of dairy sector stands at 800,000 crores today. Increase of every one lakh liter per day provides employment to 5000 households for production and 1000 households for processing and marketing. Recently Government announced 15000 crores animal husbandry infrastructure fund which will increase milk processing capacity from 1200 LLLPD to 1700 LLPD. It will create 30 lakhs jobs. Kisan credit cards and interest subvention schemes will also help dairy farmers.

Government also announced 13343 crores fund to implement National Animal Disease Program to eradicate FMD and brucellosis. These diseases reduces production by 10% which is worth of 80000 crores Rs. Farmers share in Consumer Rupee spent will go up as Government has allowed farmers to sell outside APMC, directly to consumers.

Milk prices are down by 15-25% due to lockdown. Excess milk is converted into 1200-1500 MT SMP and 500 MT butter every day. Government should can cancel decision to import SMP, as stocks of around 12000 MT of SMP is already lying unsold.

In dairy farming, vets should educate farmers on how to buy/sell animals, calf rearing, feeding, loose housing, breeding and improved management practices. This will help to reduce intercalving period. Farmers should be educated about fodder production, conservation in form of silage and hay and ration balancing. Farmers should be motivated to feed balanced cattle feeds instead of feeding raw materials directly. Hydroponics and azolla production should be promoted.

Vets should become entrepreneur in field of animal breeding. There is growing demand for desi cow milk.

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animals. Vets should start feed mills to manufacture and sell balanced cattle feeds. There is need to promote goat farming and marketing of goat products. It will open new avenue for landless and marginal farmers.

Vets should also spend time and money on skill development. They can take help of veterinary colleges, associations like CLFMA of India, PFI and IDA, NDDB, ICAR Institutes and private companies.

Both vets and farmers needs to learn many things from consumers. There is need to promote animal protein consumption in rural India as well.

Presently production is in rural area whereas most of the consumption happens in Urban India.

Young Vets should start startups instead of looking for jobs. Startup India and many private venture capital companies are helping startups in animal husbandry sector. Institutes like NAARM, IVRI and NDRI have started incubation centers for startups. Few examples of star tups in animal husbandry sector are Teplu, Shekru, Zoofresh, Humpy A2, Sumbran goat farm, powergotha, Milk Mantra, etc.

Vets should make list of success stories in different fields of animal husbandry.

He/she should have knowledge about government schemes and should do h a n d h o l d i n g of f a r m e r s to g e t maximum benefit out of it. This will help weaker section of the society to do profitable animal agriculture.

FSSAI has brought out standards for milk and milk products last year. They want to control antibiotic residues and mycotoxins (eg. Aflatoxin) in milk. There is need to promote use of herbal plants to treat common diseases. Farmers should be educated not to sell milk of sick cows where antibiotics are used.

Conventional ways of training and social media should be used to reach large number of farmers. Every farmer has smart phone now a days and during lockdown he has learnt how to use social media like youtube, whatsapp and Facebook, etc. Vets should help NGOs working with farmers to improve profitability and productivity of animal husbandry sector. There should be trust among all stakeholders who intends to work with farmers.

Zoonotic diseases will play ver y important role in coming days while selling animal proteins. Farmers and consumers needs to be educated about it. Vets are best people to write and implement various policies of state and central governments. Consumption of animal protein will help to increase immunity of Indian population. There is wrong propaganda by various animal welfare organizations which may affect consumption of animal protein and thereafter profitability of farmers. Vets should educate all stakeholders about it. Vets should spare some time to write articles and print it in various media to reach farmers. r Poultry Planner | Vol. 22 | No.06 | August - 2020

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Enzymes Role and impact in poultry The biggest single expense in any system of poultry production is feed accounting for up to 70% of total cost per bird.

Poultry naturally produces enzymes to assist the digestion of feed nutrients.

However, they are doing not have enzyme to interrupt down fiber completely and wish exogenous enzymes in feed to assist digestion. Enzymes are biological catalyst composed of amino acids with vitamins and minerals. They bring about biochemical reactions without themselves undergoing any change.

Feeding enzymes to poultry is one of the major nutritional advances in the last fifty years. It is the culmination of something that nutritionists realized for a long time but until 1980's it remained beyond their reach. Indeed, the theory of feed enzymes is simple. Plants contain some compounds that either the animal cannot digest or which hinder its gastrointestinal system, actually because the animal cannot produce the required enzyme to degrade them. Nutritionists can help the animal by identifying these indigestible compounds and feeding an appropriate enzyme. These enzymes come from microorganisms that are carefully selected for the task and grown under controlled conditions (Wallis, 1996).

Exogenous enzymes hydrolyze non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) which could be potentially employed by the animal, increasing the usage of feed energy.

Moreover, the releasing of cell content occurs, becoming available to enzymatic digestion, therefore increasing the digestibility of all nutrients. Phytase, in its turn, hydrolyzes phytate that's found in every ingredient from vegetal source. Phytate is a polianionic molecule with potential to chelate nutrients positively charged (Na , Mg , K , Ca and Zn , among + ++ + ++ ++ others), characterizing its antinutriotional property, which compromises utilization of protein, energy,

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calcium and trace-minerals (Selle and Ravindran, 2007). Consecutively, phosphorus and other elements become available for metabolism and animal (Roland, 2006).

Hence, this review aims to present the economic and environmental impacts of enzymes utilization in poultry diets.

Economic impacts: Economic benefits from exogenous enzymes utilization on poultry nutrition is said to feeding costs reduction, allowing the flexibleness on diets formulation and / or a far better performance, as well as better litter quality and birds' health, which, thus, will influence on total production costs.

F l e x i b i l i z a t i o n of l o w c o s t d i e t s formulation: Availability and variety of grains in India are great, which permits the total or partial inclusion and/or substitution of certain ingredients by others with reduced prices, mainly during the time between harvests. However, such ingredients also named alternatives present some restrictions as for their use in poultry diets formulation, due to the presence of anti-nutritional factors that impair performance and consequently, result in low uniformity and profitability at the end of production.

metabolizable energy (+6%) and amino acids (+10%) availability. Likewise, phytase utilization represents a potential economy, since by turning the phytic phosphorus available, makes unnecessar y inorganic phosphorus supplementation, resulting in reduced diet formulation cost. Studies performed

by Plumstead et al. (2008)

The possibility of using enzymes in reformulated diets must be evaluated, in which the enzyme nutritional matrix is to be considered during diets formulation, allowing a greater reduction on feeding costs, since enzymes contribute with 50 to 75 kcal of ME, 0.1% of Ca and 0.1% of obtainable P by kilogram of ration (Wyatt and Bedford, 1998).

Higher nutrient digestibility and better poultry performance: Nutrient digestibility can be improved with exogenous enzymes supplementation.

According to Rutherfurd et al. (2002) phytase addition improves minerals retention and amino acids, fat and litter moisture lower incidence of wounds in older carbohydrates digestibility. Kocher et al. (2003) verified an increase of AME of corn and soybean based diets for broilers with a combined supplementation of pectinase, protease and amylase only when basal diets presented low protein and energy. Yu and Chung (2004) verified that the addition of appropriate levels of "amylase, glucanase and xylanase in diets with 3% of ME reduction for broiler chickens resulted in similar performance to the obtained with the control diet.

Economic and Environmental Impact of Using Exogenous Enzymes on Poultry Feeding recommend the utilization of enzymatic complexes in extruded soybean on broiler chicks diets, verified that diets using wheat as main ingredient thanks to the feeding costs reduction, reached through the greater

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Bacteriophages and their applications in the poultry industry Aditya Vashistha – Regional sales Head - North The poultry industry is one of the largest consumers of antibiotics globally. Owing to the risk of increasing antimicrobial resistance, The European Union banned the use of antibiotics in food producing animals. However, they continue to be in use in other parts of the world.

The emergence of multidrug resistant bacteria has been a cause for concern in poultry producers across the world. In the light of this crisis, scientists across the world are working to utilize microbial warriors as alternatives for antibiotics.

Bacteriophages are viruses that latch on to bacteria, replicate and destroy them from within. They kill bacteria and other microbial pathogens, but have no adverse effect on humans. They are remarkable because they have co-evolved with bacteria, and every single bacterium has a phage opponent that can be turned against it. Phages outnumber bacteria by a ratio of 10 to 1, and also play an important role in recycling the carbon in bacteria. They have both preharvest and posthar vest applications in poultr y production, and bacteriophage preparations are becoming increasingly commonplace in the global market.

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Treatment Of Bacterial Infections Excessive use of antibiotics to treat pathogenic bacteria not only increases antimicrobial resistance, but also can also affect intestinal microbiota, and cause dysbiosis, immunosuppression, and secondary infections.

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Campylobacter – This bacterium is commonly found in the gut of birds, on account of their conducive body temperature. Although chickens are carriers, they don't exhibit any clinical signs. Studies have shown a high prevalence of campylobacter in both layers and broilers. Campylobacter phages can reduce their abundance without affecting the gut microbiota. As of now, there have been no reports of phage resistant Campylobacter.

Salmonella – The second most important zoonotic foodborne pathogen, salmonella infections can be grouped. The highest levels of salmonella positive samples are found in laying hens, breeding hens and broilers.

Several outbreaks have been reported from India over the years, and researchers have successfully isolated antibiotic resistant profiles. Bafasal, a regulatory approved feed additive developed by Proteon pharmaceuticals, has a strong impact on food safety, with a high specificity towards Salmonella serovars, apart from improving feed conversion rate and reducing mortality.

Escherichia coli – This gram-negative bacillus is a common inhabitant of the digestive tract of birds. Although most of the strains are non-pathogenic, certain pathogenic serotypes have been found to induce disease and cause mortality. It can act as both primary and secondary pathogen and E. Coli related infections are common among poultry of all ages and categories. Bacteriophages when

used in combination with antibiotics, improved the effectiveness of colibacillosis treatments. Ÿ

Clostridium – This gram positive bacterium is ubiquitous and a common inhabitant of the gut microbiota of chickens. Both types of the bacterium produce toxins that can cause necrotic enteritis, which is the most financially devastating diseases in poultry flocks. It can also cause foodborne diseases,

making it a potential public health concern. The synergistic effect of lytic phages in combination with bacteriocin have been shown to significantly reduce the bacterial population.

Phages as disinfectants From legal regulations to biosecurity strategies, a number of approaches have been suggested to reduce the bacterial contamination in poultry facilities. Since the main source of meat contamination is the flock, we need to reduce their prevalence in chicken farms. Bacteriophage based disinfectants can be used as biosanitizers in farms, hatcheries, and transport crates. They are effective in inhibiting bacterial biofilm formation. Aerosol based sprays can also help prevent horizontal transmission of pathogens. In food processing plants, they can also be used to disinfect food contact surfaces, the skin of poultry carcasses, and in direct on-food application and food packaging.

Are they the future?

Antibiotic resistance is a problem that is not addressed enough. Once you have two microorganisms ina par ticular group that is resistant to an antibiotic, they reproduce in a short time span, and soon you have a generation of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. This m a ke s ba c te r i o p h a g e s t h e p e r f e c t ammunition to aim in the direction of bacteria. For diseases that are caused by only one type of bacteria, page therapy is the perfect option. If the disease is caused by more than one type, then we need a cocktail of phages that are specific to each of the infecting bacteria.

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43 Vets came together to form VIP Vets Welfare association on 6 July 2008 under leadership of Dr.Subhash Vaidya, President and Dr. Dinesh Bhosale, Hon'Secretary. VIPWA flourished under leadership of next Presidents – Dr.VasudevSidhaye (2011), Captain Kiran Konher (2014) and Dr. Ramesh ChanderSikka (2017). VIPWA conducted not only technical seminars but also picnics and family get togthers every year. VIPWA also celebrated World veterinary day on last Saturday of April every year for felicitating vets who have done exemplary work in private sector. We also invited Vice Chancellors, Management Gurus and entrepreneurs to interact with our members.

Dr. Dinesh Bhosale was nominated President for three years on 4 July 2020. Dr.ShavetaSood will be Hon' Secretary. Main objective of VIPWA is to bring family of vets on single platform and to bring needed expertise to improve knowledge of vets on one platform. COVID19 and Technology have brought the world much closer and beyond expectations. We have planned to conduct technical webinars on various topics on every alternative Saturdays. We kick started it with first Webinar on “Investigating vaccination failure in poultry stocks”byDr.SuddheerRukadikar and 130 particpants from all over India. Our goal is to organize offline and online activities for children and ladies of vet family also – once in a month. We will design useful programs to keep motivation and confidence of vets and their families at high level during testing times.

Dr. Dinesh Bhosale (President – VIPWA) BVSc. & A.H. from Mumbai (1991), MVSc. and PhD in animal Nutrition from IVRI, working for last 23 years in private sector, presently working as Regional Sales Director of AB Vista South Asia since September 2007. Former Chairman, CLFMA of India (2012-14). Member of Research and Extension Committees of MAFSU. Hobbies are reading and bird watching. Stays with Manisha (wife), Kshitija (daughter) and Shalini (mother).

Email – dtbhosale@gmail.com; Mobile – 9860315558 Dr. Shaveta Sood (Hon'Secretary) B.V.Sc. & M.V.Sc. in Animal Nutrition from College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur, H.P. Pursuing Senior Management Programme(SMP- 16) from IIMC Kolkata. Worked in Animal Husbandry Dept. for 2 years and working in the Private sector for the last 10+ years. Currently working in Vetina Healthcare LLP from 2017 as Group Marketing Manager. Stays with Sarvesh (Husband) and Aryaman (Son). Hobbies are reading, cooking, listening music.

Email: sood.shaveta@gmail.com; Mobile: 7020396946 Dr. Ripil Kharbanda BVSc and M.V.Sc (Microbiology) in 2009 from Ludhiana and MBA from IFHE, Hyderabad. Industry experience of 10 years with leading animal health companies like Zydus, Merial and presently working as BU Manager of Ceva. Stays with Dr. Neha (wife and Ophthalmologist), Natalia and Temira (children). Hobbies are reading current affairs.

Email – Kharbanda.ripil@gmail.com; Mobile - 9910105893 Dr. Mahesh Brahmankar B.VSc & AH, M.V.Sc (Vet Pathology), Founder and CEO, Vedh Laboratory, Pune. Worked as Toxicologic Pathologist in CROs & Pharma Companies for 12 years. Have National and International Research Publications. Currently doing Pet Practice and running Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Undri, Pune. Hobbies are sharing knowledge and Social work. Stays with Pallavi (wife), Vedant and Vaidehi (children).

Email – vedhlabs@gmail.com; Mobile – 80077 77302 Dr. Santosh Deshpande BVSc from Parbhani, M.V.Sc. from Mumbai, MBA from Pune University. Industry experience of 26 years in poultry vaccine manufacturing. Working as General Manager at Ventri Biologicals, and looking after Hinjewadi site operations. Stays with Shruti (wife), Shweta and Shivam (children). Hobbies are reading and listening music.

Email – vbd.smd@gmail.com; Mobile – 82082 79957 Dr. Sanjay Kale BVSc in 1990. After working with VHPL and Pranav Agro Industries, started own business in 2003. Medicare pharma to manufacture and trade poultry and dairy products. Started selling products for humanslike immunity development products, energy booster, panchedriya oil, turmeric lozenges and turmeric tea bags. Stays with Vasundhara (wife), Devyani and Devashish (children). Hobbies are cricket and writing.

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Col. Virendra Kumar BVSc and MVSc (Surgery) Pantnagar, Executive General Management Programme (one year) from IIM Banglore, PGDIB( IB) from SIMS, Pune. After working in RVC from 1982 to 2008, worked in Venkys and MSD Animal Health for eight years. Presently working as corporate trainer, motivator, speaker and executive coach. Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Certified Coach and an Accredited Emotional Intelligence practitioner.Stays with Shashi, wife. He was national badminton player.

Hobbies are reading and sports.

Email –colvirendra1234@rediffmail.com; Mobile - 9890623265 Lt Col Sanjay Borse MVSc from Mumbai, After serving for 23 years in Remount and Veterinary Corps, worked with VaccSyn Biotech, Uttara Feeds and Haffkine. Presently self-employed and helping son in his Venture of Beekeeping. Stays with Jayashree (wife), Purva and Akshay (Children). Hobbies are painting and music.

Email – borses64@yahoo.co.in; Mobile – 9561493561 Dr. Krishna Mankar BVSc from Parbhani (1980 ). Started Khadkeshwara Hatchery. Worked for last 35 yearswith various companies in the Poultry Industry in Middle east and India. Presently working as freelance consultant. Hobbies are reading and social work. Stays with Urmila (wife) and two daughters- Mrunmai and Chinmayee in USA Email – krish.mankar@gmail.com; Mobile - 9511903629 Dr Subhash Vaidya Founder President, VIPWA (2008-11). BVScNagpur (1969), MVSc. Jabalpur (1971), Ph.D. IVRIin Poultry Science (1974), worked as Assistant Professor at PKV Akola. Worked with Poona Pearls, Laxmi feeds, Hindustan Lever and Pranav Agro. Started own company - Noble Vet Science ( Noble group). Consultant to Feed and poultry integrators.Chairman CLFMA of India (19992000). Stays with Supriya, wife.

Email – subhash@nobleagro.com; Mobile – 9822088650 Dr. VasudeoSidhaye Past President, VIPWA (2011-14). BVSc from Mumbai, PG from IVRI, Sr. Dip from Denmark and England in Dairy Reproduction and Management, served in Govt. of Maharashtra for short period, then BAIF, workedas part time consultant in American Soybean Association for 10 years, now freelance consultancy in cow/Buffalo reproduction, Past Editor of Shwetkranti magazine. Stays with Vasanti (wife).

Email – sidhayevj@gmail.com; Mobile– 9370145760 Captain Kiran Konher Past President, VIPWA (2014-2017). BVSc and MVSc from Nagpur. Worked with RVC, NDDB, organized dairy farms at Sri Lanka and Middle East. Presently working as freelance dairy consultant. Stays with Kalyani (wife) and Chaitanya (son).

Email – kirankonher@gmail.com; Mobile - 8007881957

Dr. Ramesh Sikka Past President, VIPWA (2017-2020) BVSc &AH Ranch (1977). Worked with Animal Health segment since last 42 years. Now runs his own company - drsikka&associates. Stays with Madhu, wife at Delhi.

Email - rcsikka@rediffmail.com; Mobile – 98909 63144

Dr. Sushil Chandra MVScin poultry nutrition in 1975 from Jabalpur. Worked with Venkateswara hatchery, Tata oil Mill, Laxmi feeds, Ani chem, IB group and Rainbow feeds till 2007. Now CEO of Chandra Associates and gives consultancy to feed compnies in India, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Stays with Chandra (wife).

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EW Nutrition Launches revolutionary Axxess XY through digital platform

On 7th July 2020, EW Nutrition officially launched Axxess XY, a novel, intrinsically thermostable enzyme that delivers top performance to feed producers and the livestock industry.The revolutionary product was launched at an online customer-centric event organized for South Asian Region.

In its effort to improve animal gut health, control toxin risk, and reduce antibiotic use, EW Nutrition has long supported the South Asian livestock industrywith its holistic, science-backed solutions. The company has now introduced a revolutionary solution to improve feed cost savings to the customers.

This enzymecomes with the highest level of intrinsic thermostability and is active against both soluble and insoluble arabinoxylans.

The top benefit of Axxess XY is an unparalleled flexibility in feed formulation, resulting in significant feed cost savings.

The mechanisms and derived profits of the new product were discussed during the elaunch of Axxess XY. The key speaker wasDr. Howard Simmins, Independent KOL, InSci Associates Ltd, a leading world-renowned authority on enzymes. Dr. Simmins is an accomplished global communicator and his expertise is focused on feed additives development for animal nutrition and health.

Dr. Simmins highlighted the limitations of previous generation carbohydrase enzymes and also guided audience on how to optimize use of xylanases to get maximum benefits.

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Daniel Tepe, Managing Director, EW Nutrition shared the vision and mission of organization and reinforced the modus operandi of EWN operation as Partner in Progress with the customers.

Dr. Andreus Michels, Head of Biotechnology, EW Nutrition highlighted the strength of its research and development facilities in various global research centers. EWN invests the highest percentage of its revenue on innovation in the feed industr y. He highlighted the fact that EWN enzyme development laboratory is the only fully equipped laboratory dedicated exclusively to animal health industry.

Dr. Ajay Awati, Global Category Manager, Enzymes, highlighted the need for such a revolutionary solution in serving animal feed industry. He further described Axxess XY'sunique value propositionalong with the origin of molecule, structure of novel molecule and functionality that sets it apart from currently available xylanases in the market.

Dr.S. Mahendran, Regional Technical Manager, South Asia threw light on feed formulation optimization and explained how the addition of Axxess XY can help release additional energy from feed, which results in optimum performance and production.

The unparalleled thermostability of Axxess XY became a talking point among the audience and various integrators showed their interest in using the new enzyme in

their formulations. Also, EW Nutrition's efforts to bring everyone together on a knowledge-sharing platform was highly applauded by the attendees. Industry partners also iterated the need for more detailed sessions in future.

T h e e - l a u n c h p ro g r a m w a s a g re a t opportunity to reach to a wider array of breeders, broiler integrators and consultants across South Asia. Major key stakeholders – technicalconsultants, university professors, farm managers, integrators etc. – attendedthe e-launch and benefitted from the information provided during the event.

“We are pleased to bring our revolutionary enzyme solution to our South Asian partners, thus enriching our portfolio of products and services to the benefit of the local livestock industry,” says Michael Gerrits, Managing Director, EW Nutrition.

“We are confident that Axxess XY will be a breakthrough for our customers, and we look forward to providing and servicing our comprehensive animal nutrition solutionsin South Asia, a most valuable and respected market.”

About EW Nutrition EW Nutrition is an international animal nutrition company that offers integrators, feed producers, and self-mixing farmers comprehensive animal nutrition solutions for gut health, antibiotic reduction, young animal nutrition, toxin risk management and more.

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The eligible beneficiaries under the Scheme would be Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), MSMEs, Section 8 Companies, Private Companies and indi vidual entrepreneur with a minimum 10% margin money contribution by them. The balance 90% would be the loan component to be made available by scheduled banks. cull their flocks, causing huge losses.

India's doctors call for Though prices have recovered, banks stricter meat industry aren't willing to lend to farmers. rules to prevent future Aviagen Lends a hand to help with COVID pandemics testing

In pursuance of recently announced Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan stimulus package for ensuring growth in several sectors, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved setting up of Animal Husbandr y Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) worth Rs. 15000 crore.

Government has been implementing several schemes for incentivizing the investment made by the dair y cooperative sector for the development of dairy infrastructure. However, the government realizes that even MSMEs and Private companies also need to be promoted and incentivized for their involvement in processing and value addition infrastructure. AHIDF would facilitate much-needed incentivisation of investments in the establishment of such infrastructure for dairy and meat p r o c e s s i n g a n d va l u e a d d i t i o n infrastructure and establishment of animal feed plant in the private sector.

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According to reporting, hundreds of doctors sent a letter to Harsh Vardhan demanding stricter meat industry regulations to avoid future pandemics.

The letter cites the likely origin of the COVID-19 pandemic: a wet market in Wuhan, China. The letter calls for a ban on such marketplaces due to their ability to spread deadly viruses. The latter also calls for the closure of slaughterhouses that do not follow India's guidelines or established norms under India's 2001 slaughterhouse rules.

India's poultry farmers seek $2.7 billion of relief after COVID-19 panic According to reporting and, farm gate chicken prices have slumped by as much as 70 percent in March compared to January prices. Poultry farmer and Chairman Suresh Chitturi explained that the drop forced many farmers to

Global poultry breeding company Aviagen® has loaned a molecular diagnostic testing machine to a medical facility in Mobile, Ala. The Aviagen Diagnostics Testing Facility in Elkmont, Ala., uses the KingFisher Flex extraction machine to strengthen the health of its internal flocks by routinely testing for Avian Influenza and Salmonella.

Coincidentally, the same system can be used to test for COVID-19 positivity in humans.

“By performing a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test on human samples, the presence of viral RNA can be detected” explains Aviagen Laboratory Manager Dr. Lola Crespo. According to Crespo, a PCR test rapidly makes millions to billions of copies of a specific DNA/RNA sample, and amplifies it to an amount large enough to study in detail.

Because of the significant need for COVID-19 testing, equipment needed to process samples has been in short supply. The big advantage of this equipment is that it can extract 96 samples per run, taking 30-45 minutes for processing. The Elkmont veterinary laboratory currently has two KingFisher extraction machines. In order to help out, the team is doubling up on internal testing for AI or Salmonella, making do with the one machine.

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US poultry executives indicted after 2019 immigration raid

The has sent a letter to the saying that the 28 August deadline may prevent farmers from participating in the $16 billion aid programme.

26 ways UK farmers are doing their bit to reach net zero carbon emissions According to reporting, 680 people were arrested at seven different poultry plants in the US state of Mississippi. The raid was one of the largest workplace immigration crackdowns in the last ten years.

The four executives were not arrested on the day of the raid last year. The US Attorney for southern Mississippi explained that the executives worked as managers, supervisors or as human resources employees.

The arrests drew heavy criticism last year as immigration officials separated children from their immigrant parents who were then sent to detention centres.

The NFU has published 26 examples of how farmers are working towards net zero on their farms, showing how other farmers can make changes to their businesses to help achieve the NFU's 2040 net zero ambition The booklet, titled ", includes case studies from every sector and from farms across England and Wales, and cover each of the three pillars outlined in the net zero plan: productivity, carbon storage and renewables and bioenergy.

The 26 case studies aim to inspire farmers to start their net zero journey ahead of the 26th meeting of the United Nations' Climate Change Conference (COP26), which will take place in Glasgow in November next year.

US farm groups need New research sheds more time to apply for light on using poultry litter as fertiliser and COVID-19 aid soil health

28 farm groups in the United States have asked the US Department of Agriculture to extend the deadline for farm er s to apply for COVID-19 assistance payments reports that the farm groups are urging the department to do more to reach growers who have been hurt by the pandemic.

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While poultry manure has served as a convenient and inexpensive fertiliser source for many farmers, little is known about where those nutrients, minerals and metals go once they pass through the soil Of special interest to a group of researchers is the destination of heavy metals in the manure, including zinc, copper and lead.

“The goal of our research project is to improve our understanding of how heavy metal losses occur in the subsurface flows of the agricultural landscape and what farmers can do to prevent it,” said Jasmeet Lamba, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture's Department of Biosystems Engineering.

BRF plant in Brazil reports 1,138 coronavirus cases

Reuters reports that the single BRF SA unit accounts for nearly 29 percent of COVID-19 cases in Parana state.

Official data shows BRF's Toledo unit has had 1,138 confirmed COVID-19 cases while its Carambei plant had just five. Parana health authorities, which sent the numbers to Reuters upon request, confirmed a total of 3,979 C O V I D - 1 9 c a s e s a t t h e s t a t e's slaughterhouses through 24 July.

"Although most companies have submitted a contingency plan for coping with COVID-19, cases continue to grow significantly," Parana health authorities said in an accompanying statement.

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