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Page 3: VIV Asia 2015 showcases complete global feed to meat supply chain Page 5: Personality awards presented at VIV Asia Page 6: ‘Meet the Press’ day at VIV Asia Page 7-11: VIV Asia 2015 Seminars Page 12-13 : New products launched at VIV Asia Page 14-16: VIV Asia 2015 Trade Show

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VIV ASIA 2015 OPENING CEREMONY

VIV Asia 2015 showcases complete global feed to meat supply chain The VIV Asia livestock exhibition and conference event was held once again at Bitec Bangkok, Thailand from March 11-13 this year. The simple concept of VIV Asia is to showcase the complete global feed to meat supply chain. “Consumer attitude and behaviour towards food is rapidly changing on a world wide scale,” the organisers of VIV stated. “Today there is a strong focus on health issues, including healthier food. “The demand for convenience food products, in smaller ‘ready to eat’ portions is on the rise,” said Ruwan Berculo, VIV Asia’s Project Manager. “Consequently the importance of delivering fresh and safe meat products with an extended shelf life is increasing. “Packaging is becoming more important in the selling process: fresh foods should be conveniently packaged and easy to store,” he said. In the 10 years or so since Primary Media has been attending this event, it has changed from a primarily Thai farmer driven event with international interests to a major global business to business focused event with a distinctly Thai flavour. Initially focused on poultry and pork production, VIV Asia now includes dairy, aquaculture and whole of protein production from feed to meat. Now, not only is it a truly international event but major agri producing countries take blocks of stands in the exhibition halls. This year it was the turn of Holland whose dominance in intensive livestock technology for a comparatively small nation was on display both in the trade halls and lecture theatres. The country had its own pavilion, as did the USA at the 2013 event. Many companies take advantage of the VIV Asia week to hold their own seminars both on and off site. Other innovations that were welcome were the extentsion of hours that the exhibition halls were open until 8.00 p.m. Given the sheer numbers of business attendees – at least 25,000 – just getting around the stands can be a challenge with so much to see and do. The exhibitors’ attitude to the extended hours was very positive. The opening ceremony on the

Formality was mixed with entertainment at the Opening Ceremony as talented young Thai musicians performed for guests. morning of March 11 maintained the tradition of formality with keynote speakers and dignitaries from government. For 2015 however, the formality was mixed with entertainment as talented young Thai musicians performed for guests at the official opening. There were many Australian and New Zealand identities present at VIV Asia 2015. For the poultry industry there is a consistent emphasis on new technology including broiler cage systems, which the Australian broiler sector still studiously avoids. Layer farming is big in Asia and equipment for that sector was very much in evidence at VIV 2015 as Asian egg consumption continues to rise. Chinese influence at VIV Asia remains high, there was a little less emphasis on equipment at the 2015 event but more stands representing companies selling feed additives and animal health products most of which would struggle to enter Australia due to regulatory compliance. VIV Asia consistently delivers a treasure trove of new products and innovation for the Australian industry. For those who take the trouble to visit the event the rewards are plenty and then there is Bangkok’s vibrant nightlife and the opportunity to socialise and enjoy the bustle of an Asian mega city. Not appreciated on this trip was

an exchange rate (24 Baht to A$) that made many a diner gasp when the bill arrived. The venue at Bitec is great as is the Skytrain that gets you there from the Bangkok CBD and hotel belt. We noticed that overnight the construction workers building the new high rise multi story car park had added a complete extra floor level overnight! Australia talks endlessly about infrastructure development whereas Thailand just gets on with it hurling real estate into the sky at a rate that shames our pedestrian progress. VIV Asia 2015 was a great event and increases its depth and capabilities event by event – if you didn’t make the 2015 event start planning for 2017. A tip – get there a couple of days before and maybe stay a couple of days after the close of the event. You will meet a lot of people that you need more time with than can be managed in the frenetic exhibition halls. Apart from the business aspect Primary Media enjoyed the company of friends from both Australia and overseas. Also thanks from the Primary Media team to Arne Overgaard and the Skov team for providing a great trip on the river and fabulous dinner. The bus ride at ‘Rush Hour’ from Bitec to the river in the centre of Bangkok through what is possibly the world’s worst traffic was the stuff of legends!

1. Nopparat Maythaveekulchai, President of Thailand Convention & Exhibition Centre at the Opening Ceremony. 2. H.E. Petipong Pungbun Na Ayudhya, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand, gave the opening speech. 3. LtoR: Ruwan Berculo, Project Manager VIV Asia; Nopparat Maythaveekulchai; H.E. Petipong Pungbun Na Ayudhya ; Ms Sharon Dijksma, Minister of Agriculture, Netherlands. 4. Arie Veldhuizen, Agricultural Counsellor for Vietnam and Thailand, Royal Netherlands Embassy, gave the supporting speech. 5. Keynote speaker Simon Lague, Business and Development Manager, Fancom. 6. Greg Watt, President/CEO of Watt Global Media.

VIV ASIA 2015 AWARDS Personality awards presented at VIV Asia 2015 The presentation of the Personality Awards VIV Asia, an initiative of UK based Positive Action Publications and VIV Worldwide, included the 2015 Asian Poultry Breeding Personality, the Asian Pig Industry Personality, the Asian Poultry Personality and the Asian Dairy Personality. The awards were presented by Ruwan Berculo from VIV Asia and Nigel Horrox, Positive Action Publications for significant contributions to the feed and livestock industries. The Asian Poultry Breeding Personality award for 2015 went to Bahadur Ali from India. Mr Ali is the Managing Director of the IB Group of Companies (Indian Agro & Food Industries Ltd and ABIS Broiler Pvt. Ltd). Mr Ali won the award for serving his fellow humans by uplifting their work conditions and supporting the rural youth. “Mr Ali today operates the largest vertically integrated broiler operation in central India and from his well run breeder and hatchery operations produces broiler chicks which attain one of the best levels of FCR in his country,” said Nigel Horrocks, Managing Director of Positive Action Publications as he presented the award. The Asian Pig Industry Personality award for 2015 went to Christopher Jackson from the UK. Mr Jackson has been a pig breeder for many years and member of The British Pig Association. Mr Jackson won the award for his contribution in building cooperation in pig production between Asia and the United Kingdom. The Asian Poultry Personality award for 2015 was given to Mr Don Poerjono Utoyo, known universally in the Indonesian poultry sector as Pak Don. Mr Utoyo won the award for his role in coordinating his group’s many activities with various industry associations in Indonesia such as those for breeders, feed millers, broiler producers, layer producers and processors. “Since 2004 he has been President of his country’s Poultry Society and in this role he has co-ordinated the activity of various industry associations. “In this role he has been a father figure to many in the Indonesian poultry industry,” said Nigel Horrocks as he presented the award.

1.Asian Poultry Breeding Personality for 2015 was Bahadur Ali (centre) from India, Managing Director of the IB Group of Companies (Indian Agro & Food Industries Ltd and ABIS Broiler Pvt. Ltd). 2. Asian Pig Industry Personality for 2015, Christopher Jackson from the UK – a pig breeder for many years and a member of the British Pig Association. 3. Asian Poultry Personality 2015, Don P. Utoyo from Indonesia (centre), President of the Federation of the Indonesian Poultry Society. All the award winners are pictured with Ruwan Berculo, Project Manager VIv Asia (left) and Nigel Horrocks, MD of Positive Action Publications.

VIV ASIA 2015 MEET THE PRESS Meet The Press day at VIV Asia 2015 A feature of the VIV Asia program is the ‘Meet The Press’ day which is held prior to the event itself. Meet The Press gives exhibitors the opportunity to meet journalists from a wide range of international publishing companies from the food, feed and livestock industries. For 2015, the location was moved to BITEC and the format was improved by having exhibitors present quick three to four minute talks. This ensured the press didn’t miss anything of note and gave them the opportunity to hear ideas and new products that would have otherwise been missed. Some of the exhibitors used the time to speak about new products that they were launching at VIV Asia such as VDL Agrotech which talked about Valenta, their new feed pan. Sunny Sidhu, Area Sales Manager for VDL Agrotech, explained that the company’s new feed pan had no grill, and therefore chicks could not get stuck in it. Another company displaying new products was Jansen poultry systems, with its broiler cage systems and new slatted floor designs raising broilers off the ground. Intracare BV, a company that specialises in animal health products without the use of antibiotics, has released a new spray that is absorbed through the skin of the animal. Virginie Hervy from French company Idena, focused on very specific pork and poultry animal nutrition products and the manufacture of feed additives. A focus at this year’s VIV Asia were national stands. Marcus Winsley, Trade officer for the British Embassy in Bangkok spoke about the UK’s contribution in Asia, its aim to deliver a service and products that focus on quality rather than quantity while still being sustainable in production. A large focus for them is their commitment to safety through actions rather than words. Holland’s Agricultural Minister, Sharon Dijksma, spoke about finding new ways of providing sustainable production and further creating better linking between Europe and Asia. This was then followed by a series of speed dating sessions where the press were aloud to quickly get an idea of the exhibitors and what they were bringing/presenting at this years event.

1. Paul Buisman from Moba BV talked about the dangers of Salmonella and how it mostly comes from eggs of unkown freshness. 2. Jan Rooijakkers, Business Development Livestock Management, Nedap spoke about group sow housing and higher production results. 3. Frank Schreurs, Hotraco Agri BV at ‘Meet The Press’. 4. Sunny Sidhu from VDL Agrotech talked about the company’s new feed pan which has no grill. 5. Virginie Hervy from Idena spoke about pork and poultry nutrition products.

SEMINARS

Putting a number on sustainability On March 11, 2015 at the VIV Asia Feed to Meat event there was a seminar, ‘Putting a number on sustainability’ in which a number of speakers talked about the environmental impact of making poultry production more efficient. The seminar, chaired by well-known poultry journalist Ad Bal, started with a paper delivered by Dominic Elfick, who is now working in the US for Aviagen as International Product Manager. Dominic is well known to the Australian poultry industry having worked here for many years. His paper was entitled ‘A breeders view of sustainability’. He pointed out that “improvements in FCR and growth rates delivered by better genetics could contribute, over time, to a significant reduction in green house gases produced during the production process,” he said. Dominic spoke about the ‘Empirical sustainability – three pillars model, which were he stated, Environment (with an emphasis on GHG and pollution): Social (welfare-food safetyhuman nutrition) and last but not least

– profitability. On water usage he pointed out that just two points of FCR improvement globally would result in saving 1667 Olympic swimming pools of water a year, or 28 days flow of the River Thames in London. At the same event Biomin’s Director of Innovation Management, Franz Waxenecker spoke about the Biomin ‘Life Cycle Assessment’ that took into account carbon emissions, water efficiency, land use, energy efficiency, raw material efficiency and waste production – a cradle to gate approved life cycle a ssessment (ISO 14040). Such third party assessments, he suggested, would be required by various agencies, both government and commercial, now and into the future, he said. “Biomin has carried out a full life cycle analysis (ISO 14040 & ISO 14044) to quantify the environmental footprint from production, and weighs that against the performance enhancing effects of Biomin products in animals and the associated reductions in CO2 equivalent emissions,” he concluded.

Top: Poultry journalist Ad Bal. Above: Franz Waxenecker, Biomin’s Director of Innovation Management.

Dr Paul Iji – Early nutrition for broiler chickens At the ‘Feed Your Brain’ Seminar hosted by Hamlet Protein, Dr Paul Iji, Professor of Animal Science at the University of New England (UNE) Armidale in NSW, Australia spoke about the importance of ‘Early nutrition for broiler chickens’. Dr Iji’s main area of research is poultry nutrition with specialisation in gastrointestinal physiology. Dr Iji covered the topics of gut development in broiler chickens, early nutrition and its benefits, early feeding programs, including in-ovo feeding and immediate post-hatch access to feed. He also covered products used in early feeding programs and other nutritional interventions. “The starter phase now represents 24-36% of the production cycle of broiler chickens and nutrition during this period is not only useful for development of digestive function but for long term prodductivity,” he said. “Chicks could be provided with early nutrition in a number of ways and we need to look at the most sustainable procedures and products. “Several studies have shown that

supply organs develop more rapidly in the starter period than the other organs or body,” he stated. “Chicks hatch over a wide time window and have an initial dependence on the yolk sac for nutrients. This means weight losses occur and intestinal development may be hampered. “So would chicks benefit from early access to feed and how should it be delivered?” “Programs could be egg-based or post-hatch. One method is in-ovo administration of nutrients via drinking water or supplementation with solid feed. “One suggestion for post-hatch programs is patio hatchers which provide early access to feed.” Dr Iji concluded by saying that with the current knowledge of digestive physiology of current strains, there is scope for adopting existing applications and the development of future applications. He also concluded we should be looking at suitable products for pre-starter diets.

Dr Paul Iji from UNE speaking at the ‘Feed Your Brain’ Seminar.

SEMINARS Trouw Nutrition presents ‘Feed to Food - Safety in the Value Chain’ On March 12, 2015 at the BITEC Centre during VIV Asia, Trouw Nutrition presented its seminar on ‘Feed to Food - Safety in the Value Chain’ to an international audience. Trouw Nutrition Commercial Director for the Asia-Pacific Region Ramakanta Nayak introduced the first speaker Dr Leo den Hartog, R&D Director of Nutreco, the parent company of Trouw Nutrition. ‘Ensuring Feed to Food Safety: from raw materials to your fridge’, was his topic. Dr den Hartog defined the problem of feeding a growing population while maintaining the production efficiencies needed to produce more protein safely. “Feed to food safety and quality is realized in Nutrace, our internal quality program to safeguard the quality of Nutreco products and services by using one consistent feed to food quality approach creating value to our customers, food chain partners, and Nutreco,” Dr den Hartog said. “The quality program is based on five harmonised standards, namely: Certified quality and food safety; Ingredient and supplier assessment and management; monitoring & control; risk management, tracking and tracing. “Nutrace standards are compatible with international standards,” he said. “In conclusion, animal feed and nutrition are crucial in livestock production. “Innovations have the potential to meet the challenges and to result in resource efficiency, healthy livestock and people, responsible production systems and optimal profit through the value chain. “Nutreco’s worldwide feed to food safety and quality programs ensures safety and quality from feed ingredients to finished products,” Dr den Hartog concluded. Pierre van Zon, Trouw Nutrition, Global Product Manager for feed additives, spoke about the risks posed by moulds and mycotoxins and their impact on feed quality and safety. “Trouw Nutrition’s mould control program includes diagnostic services to perform mould analysis, determine feed shelf life as well as free water available for mould growth. “Fylax Forte is a feed additive solution, containing activated

propionates that increases the porosity of the moulds, outer cell wall, enhancing the mould inhibiting effect of the product,” Pierre explained. “Specific dosing equipment, including engineering, is also available to safeguard correct application of the product. “Trouw Nutrition’s mycotoxin control program consists of a combination of a mycotoxin analysis tool and an effective feed additive solution, branded TOXO, containing multiple animal protection mechanisms, including mycotoxin binding, intestinal protection and immunity support. “Mycomaster is a rapid mycotoxin analysis tool that combines rapid, cost effective and user friendly analysis. “Rapidly available analysis results enable raw material quality screening before processing into final feed. “Mycomaster is packed into a portable toolbox, containing all equipment needed to perform the analysis. “Mycomaster can also be used in the field, hence bringing ‘the lab to the sample’. “All Mycomaster devices worldwide are connected to a central database allowing feed and raw material mycotoxin profile comparison, in and between region,” Pierre concluded. Maarteen van der Heijden, Global Business Manager Feed Additives, Trouw Nutrition spoke about ‘Salmonella Feed and Food Safety Programs’ presenting an analysis of critical points in the feed and livestock industry. “Raw materials and feed are an important source of salmonella vector in the animal production chain,” he said. “Feed additives can reduce the risk of Salmonella transfer in feed and between animals. “The key to safeguarding food safety is to identify the source of the Salmonella contamination. “”Selko offers its customers a unique concept of Salmonella audits in the raw material and feed production chain, product, hygiene and management consultations to guarantee success with limited resources,” he explained. “Critical points involving Salmonella risk in the feed mill were – raw materials intake, cooling after sterilisation, in

Top: Dr Leo den Hartog, R&D Director, Nutreco was the first speaker. Other speakers included (LtoR) Emma Teirlynck, Pierre van Zon, Dr Leo den Hartog and Maarteen van der Heijden. the temperature conditioner/pelletize and cooler and the highest risk of Salmonella transfer in feed was in the cooler/dryer process,” he said. “Salmonella can hide everywhere and we just need to find it,” he concluded. The final speaker was Emma Teirlynck, Global Product Manager Feed Additives for Trouw Nutrition. “The performance results of livestock in the last few decades have systematically improved, largely due to improved genetics. “However this also implies that we demand that the animals put all their energy into growth and less in protection against pathogens,” Emma said. “”One major issue we experience in poultry and pigs is impaired gut health. “Gut health requires a close interaction between the animal itself, its microbiota and the feed and water we provide. “It is our job to keep our animals healthy by providing them with the best possible care,” she said. Emma then went on to describe a service tool developed by Trouw and its Selko division to provide service tools and gut health scoring to assist in achieving the ends of better overall health. This paper was followed by a Q&A session in which all speakers and members of the audience interacted on points raised during the seminar.

SEMINARS Progressus Dinner introduces the different branches of the company The Progressus Dinner was held on Tuesday March 10 at the Royal Dragon Restaurant in Bangkok. Yiannis Christodoulou, Managing Director of Athene Consulting and Director of Progressus, introduced the different branches of the company, Progressus, AgJobs Asia and Agentis Innovations. He announced that Progressus had united with Kasetsart University to launch a much needed training resource for feed milling, livestock and aquaculture across Asia. In the form of five day short courses, they will cover a variety of management and production fields for various industry segments. All Progressus Agrischools short courses are facilitated by Kasetart University and industry experts, at the university and on-farm. Dean of Agriculture at Kasetsart University, Kampaengsaen Campus, Assistant Professor Seksom Attamangkune said, “We are pleased to be aligned with Progressus on this important initiative and we look forward to developing these courses not only for the industry, but also for our Thai and international students.” The idea of the short courses is to give professionals in the agricultural industry the opportunity to see and experience the latest techniques and technology in animal production and management. Programs offered include feed mill management, pig management, layer management and broiler management. Also at the dinner the company announced the launch of www.agjobs.asia which is dedicated to the agricultural industries in Asia. This is the first website of its kind and provides a platform for companies and industry professionals to find each other. Spokesperson David Faulkner said, “Companies and professionals have been crying out for a service that is 100% focused on agriculture and general job search websites are just not specific enough for what is needed in the agricultural industry. Mr Christodoulou then spoke about Agentis Innovations, its new products and the opening of the European headquarters in Nicosia in Cyprus, which gives them the base for a

Top left: Dr Seksom Attamangkune, Dean of Agriculture at Kasetsart University. Top right: The M007 In-Line Moisyture-Density Measurement and Control system. Above: David Faulkner, Dr Seksom Attamangkune and Yiannis Christodoulou, Managing Director of Athene Consulting and Director of Progressus. strategic expansion into central Europe, Africa and the middle east markets where there is already demand for their products. He also announced the launch of the M007 In-Line Moisture-Density Measurement and Control system. Developed for the feed mill industry, M007 In-Line feed reformulation provides real time moisture measuring and automated process control systems in a feed mill or raw material handling and storage environment. Not only can it measure in real time the moisture of a selected raw material before batching, but can also auto correct the batching weight in real time to adjust for the true dry matter. This is done without any delay to the batching process and provides an

adjusted formulation for verification, traceability and stock reconciliation purposes. Also announced was the launch of the real time energy monitoring software, known as Asis EE which offers the means to any commercial facility for managing electricity usage and costs. Agentis Innovations President Yiannis Christodoulou explained “ASiS EE Suite is capable of calculating demands in real time, monitoring peak demand and forecasting usage at specified time intervals. “The user then has the required information to make on-time decisions either manually or automatically via ASiS EE Control to reduce risk of exceeding the peak demand as well as efficiently control and electricity load.”

SEMINARS Animal Science Products Seminar Bangkok On March 10 2015 , the day before the opening of VIV Asia 2015, US-based Animal Science Products held a seminar at the Conrad Bangkok to introduce two major new product lines including Gel-Pac. Gel-Pac is a new generation gel delivery system with stabiliser that aids in the administration of gel-delivered vaccines, probiotics and nutritional ingredients for poultry. It is especially designed to prolong the viability and improve the effectiveness of reconstituted and diluted vaccines and probiotics in a gel that is convenient to prepare and easy for the birds to consume. The President of Animal Science Products, Bailey Reynolds, opened the proceedings and in introducing GelPac pointed out the advantages of the product to the poultry industry. “Stable gel ensures uniform suspension; it is perfect for insoluble ingredients and individual gel drops are easily consumed,” he said. “The product will not soak feathers and is readily visible to the birds and is ideal for use in gel delivery systems,” he added. Ryan Izard, ASP’s Chief Scientific and Technology Officer, in explaining the development of Gel-Pac, stated that its first adoption was, “for probiotic supply – the coccidiosis vaccines were added in combination followed by gut active respiratory virus vaccines then gut protective bacterial vaccines.” In summing up the advantages of Gel-Pac, Ryan pointed out that the product “aids hydration in perinatal chicks and is perfect for delivering insoluble ingredients”. Next, Peter Cargill who runs his consultancy Pharmsure International Ltd, spoke about the ‘Practical experiences of gel delivery in the European market’. He showed examples of devices developed to deliver the gel in commercial situations. “Gel-Pac has great potential in Europe but that there are still some practical issues to overcome,” he said. “There are many other possible applications in addition to those mentioned,” he added. Identities from the Australian poultry sector were present at the presentation

including Dr David Tinworth from Bioproperties as well as Brett and Trent Antonio from BEC who are currently agents for other ASP products. Brett Antonio later confirmed that they are looking at possibilities for GelPak in the Australian market but have to establish regulatory requirements and market acceptability first.

Top: President of Animal Science Products Bailey Reynolds introduced Gel-Pac. Centre: Gel-Pac – perfect for delivering insoluble ingredients. Above: Peter Cargill from Pharmsure International Ltd spoke about the ‘practical experiences of gel delivery in the European market’.

SEMINARS Biomin launches Mycofix 5 at VIV Asia 2015 During VIV Asia 2015 the Managing Director of Biomin Dr Hannes Binder, launched his company’s new generation mycotoxin binding solution Mycofix 5. “The Mycofix product and associated services presented new levels of efficiency in dealing with mycotoxins in animal feed and had achieved registration staus in the EU and other markets,” he told visitors to the Biomin stand. From Australia, Country Manager Mark Olley and nutritionist Dr Neil Gannon were present for the launch. “We should have the product available in Australia and we anticipate a high level of interest as problems caused by mycotoxins in a variety of our basic feed grains can play havoc with productivity levels,” Dr Gannon said.

LtoR: Dr Neil Gannon, Ursula Hofstetter, Dr Hannes Binder and Mark Olley.

Alltech: What if nutrition kept pace with genetics? At the Alltech Innovation Day at VIV Asia 2015, the company asked the question “What if our nutrition kept pace with today’s genetics?” Chaired by Aidan Connolly, Alltech Chief Innovation Officer, a panel of experts debated the future of feed, animal and food production over dinner. Mr Connolly asked, “What keeps you awake at night?” Gordon Butland, Director of G&S Agri Consultants, spoke about food supply, food safety and regulations. Philip Wilkinson, Executive Director of 2 Sisters Food Group, said that campylobacter has been a concern globally, increased milk supply in the EU is causing a sharp drop in milk prices and there is increased competition in the retail sector, where discount stores are stealing market share from the traditional market leaders such as Tesco. Dr Mark Lyons, Alltech Vice President of corporate affairs and head of Greater China, spoke about the changing attitude of consumers, particularly in China where changes are happening more rapidly than the rest of the world. He also spoke about environmental concerns in China, once a low priority but now the number one issue, which will have an impact on farming systems and the supply chain. The dinner followed an afternoon of informative presentations.

LtoR: Gordon Butland, Philip Wilkinson, Mark Lyons at the Alltech Innovation Day. Matthew Smith, Alltech Vice President Asia Pacific, began the afternoon, asking if he could steal the imagination of the attendees because imagination and innovation are linked together. He said the food industry should listen to Steve Jobs, who aimed to sell dreams, not products. Daniel Graugnard, Alltech nutrigenomics research scientist, shared his enthusiasm for the possibilities within nutrigenomics. Aidan Connolly focused on the increased pressure facing antibiotic use in agriculture, highlighting McDonald’s recent announcement that they will change the requirements for chicken

suppliers, requiring the removal of human antibiotics in the next two years. He spoke about how Alltech’s AGP-free program, known as Seed-Feed-Weed, can assist flock performance, lower the risk of wet litter and downgrades and minimise the risk of antibiotic resistance. Steve Elliott, Alltech Global Director of minerals, spoke about five challenges with trace mineral nutrition. Tugrul Durali, Alltech Poultry Technical Manager, Asia-Pacific, spoke about the challenges to finding mycotoxins, including errors in sampling and the complexity of conjugated or masked mycotoxins.

NEW PRODUCTS Prinzen Ovoset Pro auto egg packer A fully operational demonstration unit, the new Prinzen Ovoset Pro Automatic egg packer for hatching eggs, was on display during VIV Asia 2015 on the Vencomatic stand. With a capacity to handle 30,000 eggs an hour, the Ovoset Pro is “the perfect solution for accurate and gentle setting of hatching eggs directly onto setter trays,” said Peter Schreurs, General Manager Vencomatic Group Asia. “The setter trays are automatically handled and positioned for egg transfer and setting. “Ovoset Pro has been designed with a capacity of 30,000 eggs per hour –

setter tray type depending. “The stainless steel construction and durable materials make the packer unit easy to clean and maintain. “The compact and flexible design allows the packer to conform to multiple farm situations and egg handling room layouts,” Mr Schreurs said. “It is suitable for setter tray types 150 and 36 eggs, also 30 cell trays (plastic or paper). “Other setter tray types or offset matrix patterns can be tailored to individual client requirements. “We offer flexible configuration – left or right handed versions. “Operational costs are low and we

Simon McKenzie, Area Sales Manager Australia/NZ and Peter Schreurs, General Manager Vencomatic Group Asia on the Vencomatic stand. believe that the Ovoset Pro will produce a quick return on investment,” Mr Schreurs concluded.

Roxell introduces CoMeo, the new open broiler feeder pan Roxell introduced a new broiler feeder pan on March 10, 2015 that provides optimal access to the feed, minimises feed waste, maximises feed intake, and features a unique patented cleaning system. The new product was on display at VIV Asia 2015 and attracted much interest. “Yellow Power CoMeo is Roxell’s first open feeding system. By removing the grill the broilers have an easier access to the feed from the first day until the end of the flock,” their press release stated. “The start-up of the flock is optimised by the low pan height (60 mm or 0.2 ft) and the open design of

the pan. Broilers often resort to feeder pans to sleep in. The new open pan, CoMeo, keeps the birds out of the pan from day two, providing all of them with perfect access to the feed, resulting in optimal feed intake. “Yellow Power CoMeo optimises the feed conversion. “The high anti-waste rim and the stepped feeder pan minimise feed waste. “Authorities are imposing increasingly stringent requirements on housing hygiene. The innovative design of the CoMeo pan facilitates cleaning of all components of the feeding system. The patented click system exposes

all components for cleaning, from the inside of the cone to the pan. “With the development of this new feeding system, Roxell, the worldwide market leader in feeding and drinking systems for poultry farms, takes yet another important step in its innovation strategy within the poultry market,” the news release concluded

VDL Valenta feeding pan system unveiled A new pan system on show on the VDL Agrotech Stand was the Valenta system that it’s makers state is “A versatile broiler pan feed system designed for both restrictive and unrestricted feeding”. At the VIV Asia ‘Meet The Press’ event held on March 9, Sunny Sidhu from VDL explained the Valenta system and its advantages . “The low ridge design gives birds easy access to feed from day one and the open pan (no steel grill) prevents

chicks getting trapped inside the pan,” Mr Sidhu said. “The pan minimises feed spillage and has a simple six position feed level adjustment. It is user friendly being centrally adjustable through the winching system,” he said. “The Valenta pan is suitable for meal, crumbled and pelletised feed with smooth surfaces for easy cleaning and disinfection. “The hinged base makes cleaning a simple task,” he concluded.

NEW PRODUCTS Pas Reform unveils SmartCenterPro Rotem RDT-5 Digital Thermometers Pas Reform revealed a new era of super-connectivity for the modern hatchery when it launched its latest innovation, the SmartCenterPro hatchery information system, to a global audience at VIV Asia 2015. SmartCenterPro is the first hatchery software to fully enable data gathering from every process in the hatchery. Incubation, climate control and hatchery automation systems can all be seamlessly connected. A webbased, ‘Internet of Things’ approach, according to the company’s CEO Bart Aangenendt. “It is capable of the most comprehensive data capture from every layer of hatchery operations,” he said. “Food safety, sustainability and animal welfare are business-critical issues for the poultry chain. “Increasing consumer awareness of the origin and safety of food means that today’s retailers and fast food chains demand complete traceability from their suppliers. Meeting this demand is shaping the future for modern hatcheries. “SmartCenterPro has been developed in consultation with our

customers and partners, to deliver detailed hatchery monitoring, management, analysis and reporting. “From the origin of the hatching eggs at the breeder farm, to the receipt of the day old chicks by the customers farm, SmartCenterPro makes short work of charting, refining and reporting on every event in the hatchery jounrey. “SmartCenterPro was officially launched at VIV Asia, with Pas Reform’s Director of International Business Development, Bourke Hamminga, delivering a session on Effective Data Management for the Future-focused Hatchery, in the Incubation 2015 conference program.

Rotem’s RDT-5 is a five stage digital thermostat that works in conjunction with Rotem Controllers, the RDU-27, or as a stand-alone unit, using its own temperature settings to activate backup systems. The RDT-5 features five independent digital thermostats which are beneficial as they provide highly accurate readings, ensuring that the controller functions according to specifications. Each stage can be set to backup cooling or heating operations. It comes equipped with built-in power and input protection, supports dual phase or triple phase electricity and Alarm logic detects failures. The RDT-5 also has three point and three day temperature curve and no software is needed to run the unit, software is used to configure the unit only.

Skov displays a new Dol 2400 Australian based Skov Export Manager Arne Overgaard, was present at the Skov stand at Viv Asia 2015 talking to growers about his company’s new Dol 2400 alarm system. “SKOV’s DOL 2400 alarm system can monitor the temperature of up to 20 houses and can also be used to warn of faults in equipment and other emergency situations,” he said. “The alarm system includes advanced temperature monitoring with temperature compensation and can also receive analogue input from capacitive sensors so an alarm is generated in case the silo level is too low or the water consumption has changed. “DOL 2400 also monitors its own power supply and battery backup,”recently released company information states. “An alarm may be given in several different ways, in the form of silent alarms, general alarms and local alarms in the form of siren, flashing lights and loudspeakers. “In addition, an alarm can be given via telephone and text message,” Mr

Overgaard said. When it comes to safety and to ensure there are no unintended changes to alarm settings, the alarm is equipped with a fingerprint scanner or alternatively PINs can be used. “It is also possible to view the operation log, which is stored for the past year. “The alarm is designed with a user-friendly touch screen with easily accessible overview menus. “In addition, there is a GSM modem in all units and the option of installing a modem for landlines.” “Depending on requirements, SKOV’s alarm system is supplied in several variants, including and without fingerprint scanner and in two sizes – 10 or 20 inputs/outputs, among other things. “The outputs can be used to initiate the backup ventilation in the event of an emergency. For example, DOL 2400 can launch emergency ventilation when the house temperature exceeds a set level,” Mr Overgaard concluded.

VIV Asia 2015 Trade Show 1. The Hatchtech stand. 2. The Evonik stand. 3. The Kemin stand. 4. The Munters stand. 5. The Lohmann stand. 6. The Trouw Nutrition stand with Christine Clarke from Auspac Ingredients. 7. The PIC stand. 8. The Skov stand. 9. Nick Nettle from Novus and Consultant, Dr Santiago Ramirez. 10. The EW Nutrition stand with General Manager Robert Nicholl. 11. The Rotem stand. 12. The Agrotop stand. 13. The Zoetis stand. 14. Bart Roels from Roxell with the new CoMeo pan feeder. 15. The Aviagen stand. 16. The Hotraco stand. 17. The Biomin stand. 18. The Potters Poultry stand with Mike Button. 19. The Kuul stand.

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1. The TPI stand. 2. Director of Sales from Animal Science Products, Cully Wilson 3. Impextraco girls 4. The Virkon S stand. 5. The Andritz stand. 6. The MagFan on display at the DACS A/S stand 7. Ben Slots from B&M Slots and Gerard Llanes from Jansen at the Jansen Poultry Equipment stand. 8. Alltech Vice President Dr Aiden Connolly with Philip Wilkinson, Executive Director of 2 Sisters Food Group UK at the Alltech stand 9. The Tecno stand. 10. John Hazeldene from Hazeldenes with Alex Bedwell from Primary Media. 11. LtoR: Jimmy Chand, Bromley Park, Peter Mathews, AAS and Jonathan Cloete, Bromley Park.

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