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forward your innovative idea into a Poultry Tech Summit new South Africa records a technological advancement for extends presentation the poultry supply chain. second bird flu submission deadline Brazil’s BRF invests outbreak The deadline to submit applications South African Poultry Association $ 5 4 m i l l i o n t o (The for The Poultr y Tech Summit's S A PA ) h a s re p o r te d a s e c o n d i n n o v a t i o n a n d t e c h n o l o g y modernize poultr y outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu presentations has been extended to 12 at a broiler breeder farm outside operations in Parana May. Johannesburg. Poultr y Tech Summit 2021 has extended the deadline until May 12, for completed applications for both innovation and technology p r e s e n t a t i o n s . S u b m i s s i o n s of innovations and technology presentations applicable to any point in the poultr y live production, processing or distribution supply chain are encouraged.
SAPA says that the farm is under quarantine and the exposed birds are being culled with help from the Depar tment of Agriculture. The outbreak, at a farm on the East Rand of Johannesburg, is in the same location as the first outbreak. Testing suggests that that outbreak, which affected laying hens, was highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu. Brazil's largest chicken processor, BRF SA, says it will invest 292 million reais ($54 million) to modernize certain facilities in Paraná state through 2022.
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Reuters reports that the company also said it will resume turkey production at its Francisco Beltrão unit, which received authorization in March to export products to Mexico. Francisco Beltrão, where BRF also produces chicken, will be expanded as part of the plan. The aim is to process an estimated 7,500 birds per day at the plant as of the second quarter of 2022. The expansion of that unit will also create more than 400 direct jobs, BRF said. The announcement was made earlier by BRF Chief Executive Lorival Luz, who addressed Paraná Governor Ratinho Júnior by video conference, the statement said. "BRF has the state's calling, which is to produce food to the world," the governor was quoted as saying in the statement. Luz said BRF has a big presence in Paraná, where it directly employs 18,500 people. ($1 = 5.4370 reais) www.pixie.co.in
Poultry producers in South Africa remain on high alert in case the virus spreads. Existing biosecurity measures and import bans on South African poultry products are expected to remain in place. “The effects on the ongoing supply of b ro i l e r m e a t a re m i n i m a l , a n d consumers are assured that broiler meat and eggs remain safe to eat provided proper cooking protocols are obser ved, with temperatures exceeding 60ºC achieved,” a SAPA spokesperson said.
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