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4. Article
04
Feed intake and photostimulation are the key
factors for good production of fertilised eggs,
according to Tom Tabler (Extension Professor),
Chris McDaniel (Professor), Jessica Wells
(Extension Instructor) and Haitham M. Yakout
(Visiting Research Professor) of the Poultry
Science Department at Mississippi State
University.
Broiler breeder genetics are constantly changing
as the poultry industry continues to shift more to
processed items to meet increasing consumer
demands for these products. Strains with the
potential for high breast-meat yield in a feed-
efficient manner now have the majority of the US
market. Genetic improvement over the past 50
years has been nothing short of remarkable. In
fact, the six-fold improvement in carcass yield of
2001 broilers fed a 2001 diet compared to 1957
broilers fed a 1957 diet was 85 to 90 per cent due
to genetics, and only 10 to 15 per cent due to
nutritional changes (Havenstein et al., 2003).
However, this efficient growth and high meat
yield in the broiler means that a lot is demanded
of broiler breeders. Unfortunately, efficient
growth in the broiler and reproductive fitness in
the breeder are negatively related production
traits (Siegel and Dunning ton, 1985). As a result,
effective management of a commercial broiler
breeder flock is a compromise. The continued
genetic advancements in feed efficiency, rapid
growth, and high breast-meat yield in the broiler
requires constant modifications to the
management and feeding of broiler breeders to
prevent overweight birds and the associated
negative impacts on egg numbers, fertility and
reproductiveperformance.
Bodyweight gain must be limited throughout the
life of breeder birds by controlling feed intake to
minimise reproductive problems in the adult bird
(Richards et al., 2010). This presents breeder
managers and broiler breeder growers with what
is commonly known as the 'broiler breeder
paradox' (Decuypere et al., 2006); that is, the
difficult task of managing a breeder bird so that it
retains all the important broiler production traits
by strictly controlling its feed intake and body
weight gain to prevent decreased egg production
andpoor reproductiveefficiency.
TheGoalisFertilised Eggs
The main goal of broiler breeder management is
producing eggs. Eggs ultimately determine the
number of broiler chicks per hen housed. But the
only good broiler breeder egg is a fertilised egg
(McDaniel, 2011). A non-fertile broiler breeder
egg is basically a table egg that holds little value
for the breeder manager. If egg production
numbers or mating activity is low, it is likely that
the number of chicks per hen housed will be less
than desirable. While it is true that integrators are
in the business of selling broiler meat and not
eggs, you have to have a fertilised egg before you
can have a broiler chick, and eventually broiler
Broiler Breeder Management is No Easy Task
meattosell.
Achieving a fertilised hatching egg is more
difficult than you might think. The external
factors that can affect egg production are
numerous. Bird age, flock management practices
and specific feed ingredients, formulations and
allocations can affect the oviduct, the egg itself
and semen quality. In turn, these affect egg
production numbers and reproductive efficiency.
Understanding ovarian function of the chicken
and its interaction with nutritional status, age
and genetic strain is critical to the production of
fertile eggs with a high hatching probability
(Renemaetal., 2008).
The interaction between nutritional and
reproductive traits is complex and constantly
shifting as genetic advancements continue to be
made (Renema et al., 2007). Managing modern
broiler breeder strains is made more difficult
because these birds cannot adequately self-
regulate feed intake during the growth and
development stage. This increases the difficulty
associated with achieving an optimal body weight
and composition needed to support efficient egg
and chick production by the hen (Richards et al.,
2010).
To assist integrators with managing the changing
genetic landscape, primary breeders provide
guidelines that target feeding levels, diet
compositions and body weights that best suit
individual genetic strains.The key to maximising
egg production is to provide just enough feed at
the right times.Too much or too little feed intake
will result in decreased egg production. In
general, the best performing breeder flocks
closely follow primary breeder recommendations
for bodyweights, photostimulation, diet
composition andfeed allocation.
Feed Intake
Female broiler breeders require a minimum
cumulative nutrient intake before
photostimulation to sustain subsequent egg
production and fertility during the production
cycle (Walsh and Brake, 1997).The same may be
true for male broiler breeders to sustain
subsequent reproductive performance (de
Reviers and Seigneurin, 1990). Although
numerous factors affect egg production and
mating activity, nutrient intake is certainly high
on the list. Also important is the underlying
relationship between energy status and the
physiological processes that require energy, such
as maintenance, growth and reproduction
(Richards, 2010). Included in broiler breeder
management is the strict control of feed
allowance during both rearing and breeding
phases to limit bodyweight gains and reduce the
incidence of overweightbirds.
Correct feed allocation and proper body weight
management are essential to maximising the
potential of any breeder flock, regardless of
genetic strain. Although birds in controlled
feeding programs take longer to reach sexual
maturity (Leeson and Summers, 1982), the
added value associated with increased egg
production, increased fertility, improved
hatchability, improved egg quality, and reduced
mortality far outweigh the delayed sexual
maturity and starting of lay (Bruggeman et al.,
1999). However, even with controlled feeding
programs it is still very easy to over-feed broiler
breeders. Therefore, regularly monitoring and
recording body weight and uniformity are critical
management tools, especially during the period
between15 weeksof ageandphotostimulation.
In addition, care must be taken not to stimulate a
flock with too much feed at the wrong time. Feed
management benefits reproductive efficiency in
broiler breeder females by controlling follicle
development (Robinson, 2002). Pullets that
enter the breeder house overweight tend to have
excessive follicular development that can lead to
oviductal prolapse, increased number of double-
yolk eggs, egg yolk peritonitis (presence of egg
yolk in the abdominal cavity), erratic oviposition
(laying outside the normal laying time) and
laying more than one egg per day (often with
poor quality shells) (Stanley, 2003). Overweight
hens may have poor fertility due to sperm
transport problems in the oviduct.They also may
become too large to matesuccessfully.
Feed management after peak of lay is also critical.
Mistakes can have negative consequences for the
remainder of the lay cycle. A number of factors
may affect timing and amount of feed reduction
post-peak (Aviagen, 2013):
! Body weight and body weight change from
thestart of production
! Dailyegg production
! Dailyegg weightand egg weighttrend
! Eggmasstrend
! Health status of the flock and feathering
condition
! Ambient temperature
! Feedenergy andproteinlevels
! Feedtexture
! Feed quantity consumed at peak (energy
intake)
! Flock history (rearing and pre-peak
performance)
! Changes in feed clean-uptime
! Feathercover
Too much nutrient intake after peak can result in
overweight birds and a faster drop in production
and fertility as the birds age (Meijerhof, 2011).
Proper feed management in the breeder flock
during and after peak helps prevent excessively
heavy birds that may lay poorly or show very low
fertility as the flock ages. Breeder managers often
struggle with when to start cutting feed back after
peak, especially if the birds are still laying eggs at a
high level. However, waiting too long increases

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6. the risk that birds may become overweight as egg
production gradually declines in the weeks after
peak.
Photostimulation
Photostimulation, or daylength perception, is
just as important to breeder managers and
growers as nutrient intake. The actual age to
increase daylength from short (8 hours) to long
(≥11 hours) depends on the average flock body
weight and flock uniformity. However, in most
cases, primary breeders recommend that
photostimulation not occur before 20 to 21
weeks.Flocks that arebelow target weightor non-
uniform (CV greater than 10 per cent) may need
todelayphotostimulationbyaweekormore.
Photostimulating a flock too soon will make the
feeding programme even more difficult to manage
and result in a sexually uneven flock. All birds will
be receiving the same feed allotment, but sexually
mature birds will have to split their feed nutrients
three ways - some for maintenance, some for
growth and some for egg production. The non-
layerswillonlyhavetosplittheirfeednutrientstwo
ways (some for maintenance and the rest for
growth), allowing them to divert additional
nutrients to unwanted weight gain and body fat.
Maintaining high egg numbers and fertility
throughout the production cycle depends on
reaching the desired target weight and flock
uniformityatphotostimulation.
Photostimulation sets up a series of events that
ultimately results in eggs. As daylength increases,
thebrainrespondsbyproducinghormonesthat,in
turn,traveltotheovarywheretheycausefolliclesto
develop. When the mix and amount of hormones
is right, the follicle ovulates an ovum (yolk) that
can then be fertilized before traveling down the
oviduct where albumen and shell are formed
around the yolk (Robinson, 2002; McDaniel,
2011).
For hens, the complete process of egg formation,
after ovulation of the egg yolk, takes a little longer
than 24 hours. You may have noticed that hens
usually lay for several days in a row and then
pause for a day or two. This happens because of
the relationship between the time of day
hormones are released and the length of time it
takes for an egg to form. The number of eggs a
hen lays on consecutive days before pausing is
called her sequence. The rate of follicle
maturation and egg formation determines the
sequence length; hens with slow follicle
maturation and egg formation rates lay in short
sequences (two to three days), while hens with
faster rates lay in long sequences. Sequence length
changes throughout the production cycle, with the
longest sequences occurring at peak production
somewherearound30to35weeksofage.
Hens that have their feed intake strictly
controlled produce more eggs because they lay
longer sequences, persist in lay longer, lay fewer
abnormal eggs and have fewer multiple
ovulationsinasingle day (Gibson et al., 2008).
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Government of India,
Ministry of Agriculture
notified that some
poultry farmers in the
country are using
spurious Avian Influenza
vaccines in poultry under
some other names. The
vaccine had been tested
by government and it was found that it contain antigen of H9 Avian
Influenza virus.
As per National Action Plan on Avian Influenza, Government of
India has not permitted any use of Avian Influenza vaccines in the
country. According to government this is a serious issue and can
spread the virus in the clean flocks as well because this virus
undergoes antigenic shift very frequently and low pathogenic H9
strainmight be mutatedtohighlypathogenic strain.
Government asks poultry farmers not to use such vaccines as it is
illegal and might aggravate the problem of frequent bird flu
outbreaks in the country. Under this notification Andhra Pradesh
Animal husbandry department take immediate action and instruct
the field staff to create more awareness and to adopt bio security
measures.
The poultry, which was considered as a backyard proposition in the
early 60's has now been transformed into a strong agro based
commercial activity having tremendous employability and income
generation potential contributing nearly 0.7% of the national GDP
and about 10% of the Livestock GDP. India produces about 65
billion eggs and 2 million tons broiler meat annually. This mammoth
industry is already facing dual crisis of increasing feed costs and almost
stagnant product prices. In such situation use of these fraudulent
practices by some ignorant people reduces faith of stake holders and
otherinvestorswhichwillfurtherdeterioratethecondition.
In this period of crisis government & poultry industry should come
forward and take some bold initiatives and work together for possible
wayout.
Fear of Bird Flu outbreak:
Illegal use of H9 avian
influenza vaccines in poultry
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8. Article
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First 10 Days of Chick's Life: Today's Care,
Tomorrow's Performance
Dr AK Jain, Head – Training & Development, Zydus Animal Health Limited, Ahmedabad
Whether broiler or layer, first 7 – 10 days of
chick's life are crucial to its future performance.
In the body of the chick, the digestive organs
develop in the first week and thereafter
musculoskeletal tissue mass increases. The
intestine is almost sterile initially and needs the
normal microflora to develop. But pathogens
pose threat and multiply faster in a stress
condition. The immune system is yet to develop.
Therefore, the focus has to be to hatch sound &
healthy chicks with a good initial weight. Taking
extensive care in initial 10 days is vital, as healthy
beginning of chick decides the future
performance.
In order to keep chicks healthy particularly
during first 10 days, the following challenges pose
themajor threat:
1. Management challenges
2. Nutritional challenges
3. Infectious or pathogenic challenges.
4. Challenges due to non-specific or metabolic
disorders
Management challenges & measures
· Prefer good quality, genetically sound
chicks from a reliable source. Chicks having
uniform size are easier to manage in later
life.
· Feeding and watering within 24 hours of
hatching
· Transportation: Suffocation and
dehydration are common problems faced
during transportation, causing early chick
mortality. Care should be taken while
keeping chicks in the boxes. Use of
electrolytes (e.g. C - Lyte) can help to reduce
it. Chicks should notbestarved.
· Prefer morning time for chicks' arrival, so
thatwehaveentireday for close monitoring.
· Litter material: Litter material plays a very
important role in deep litter system. It helps
to maintain temperature and to absorb the
moisture. The bedding should be a
minimum of 4 inches in depth. The
bedding material should be chosen
carefully. It should not be uncomfortable to
thechicks at any time.
· Brooding: Brooding is the backbone for
poultry farming. Proper brooding is vital for
bird's future and production. Count the
chicks before placing in the brooder.
Brooding affects the body weight and feed
conversion. Maintain proper temperatureas
per guidelines, keeping the age and weather
conditions in view. High or low brooding
temperatureshavetheir own disadvantages.
· Space: 3 – 4 square inches of space per chick
is the minimum floor space required.
Overcrowding causes excessive dampness in
the litter leading to lot of complications
including coccidiosis and other infections.
It may increase mortality and reduce
growth.
· Feeders and drinkers: Regular feeders
should be provided after 3-4 days. Initially it
is advisable to spread the feed on paper.
Cleandrinkers should beused.
NutritionalChallenges;
Deficiency of certain key vitamins and minerals
can lead to deficiency syndromes. Therefore,
provide nutritious balanced feed to chicks. The
first feed should be provided to chicks 3 hours
after the arrival of chicks. Starter feed should be
given for first 10 days. Preferably sieved crumbs
or mini pellets should be given. In case, mash feed
is to be given, ensure a coarse uniform particle
size. Minimize the use of fine particles or powder
form.
Pathogenic Challenges:
Omphalitis&Yolk Sac Infection:
Omphalitis may be defined technically as an
inflammation of the navel. The term refers to
improper closure of the navel (navel ill; mushy
chick disease). Since yolk sac is close to navel in
birds, it is invariably involved with omphalitis
causing yolksac infection.
Immediately after hatching, approximately 20%
of the chick's weight comprises of yolk material.
Yolk sac infection is one of the commonest causes
of high chick mortality. The major pathogen
responsible is E. coli. The other pathogens
include Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Bacillus cereus
and Staphylococcus etc. The pathogens enter
through the unhealed navel. The disease often
spreads due to poor hygiene and faulty
management at hatchery. Egg shell
contamination by fecal material is the major
cause of infection. Number of chicks are found
dead in the boxes on arrival from the hatchery.
The peak mortality time is first 4 days. Chicks
are often wet and mushy with an offensive odour.
Abdomen is distended with discoloration around
the navel. To minimize yolk-sac infection, strict
hygiene plays vital role at hatchery and farm level.
The preferred treatment for all E.coli infections
includes flumequin (e.g. Zydaquin) and
amikacin injection (e.g. Amidac). Other
antibiotics can be given based on the need.
Antibiotic treatment should be given for not less
4-5days.
Aspergillosis:
Also known as 'brooder pneumonia', it is a fungal
disease caused by Aspergillus. Newly hatched
chicks are highly susceptible to aspergillosis.
Infected chicks show very rapid and difficult
breathing. Contaminated poultry litter is the
major source of infection. Sometimes feed also
contains spores of aspergillus which could be
inhaled by chicks to produce aspergillosis. Daily
cleaning and disinfection of feed and water
utensils helps to reduce the occurrence of
aspergillosis. Hygiene at hatchery level plays the
vital role. Fumigation of eggs at hatchery level is
recommended.
Pullorum Disease:
It is a highly contagious, egg-transmitted disease,
caused by gram negative bacterium Salmonella
pullorum. It spreadsfroman infected mother hen
through the eggs to the newly hatched chicks.
Many chicks are found dead in shells only. The
affected chicks develop white viscous droppings,
that's why it is called bacillary white diarrhoea.
Probiotics (e.g. Improval Gold) help to reduce
pathogenic load in the intestine. Use of
antibiotics like Flumequin (e.g. Zydaquin) and
amikacin injection (e.g. Amidac) is
recommended to treat Pullorum in chicks. Strict
biosecurity both at hatchery and farm level is the
key to minimize the chances of infection.
Terminal disinfection (e.g. Use of Glufort) is
recommendedtoprevent theinfection at farm.
Mycoplasmosis:
Mainly transmitted through hatching eggs,
Mycoplasmosis or CRD is of great economic
importance. It affects younger birds more
severely than mature birds. Many times
mycoplasmosis is complicated by E.coli resulting
in CCRD. CRD is mainly characterized by
abnormal respiratory sounds, coughing and nasal
discharge.
Tylosin phosphate granules (e.g. Winmyco) is
recommended for prevention of CRD. On the
other hand,Tylosin injection (e.g. CRDnil
injection) is the most preferred antibiotic to treat
CRD.
Viral Diseases:
Adenovirus infections:
Transmitted vertically through egg, adenoviruses
are the non-enveloped viruses. . They can cause
respiratory disease, diarrhoea, poor growth &
poor feed conversion in chickens. The infection
of Adenoviruses can be reduced by strict
biosecurity measures.

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10. Article
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Infectious Bronchitis:
Caused by a coronavirus, Infectious Bronchitis is
a highly contagious disease and more common in
young chicks. Many times, other pathogens also
invade which include E.coli, Mycoplasma &
Haemophilus. Affected chickens will be
chirping, with a watery discharge from the eyes
and nostrils, accompanied with laboured
breathing (gasping). The IB virus spreads by air,
people and fomites (virus-contaminated
substances). For prevention, IB H-120 live
vaccine is recommended to the day-old chick.
Alternatively, combined IB H120 + ND live
vaccine can be used on 3rd to 5th day. For the
treatment of secondary bacterial infections,
antibiotics like flumequin (e.g. Zydaquin) and
amikacin injection (e.g. Amidac) are
recommended. The intensity can be reduced
through proper brooder management.
Biosecurity alsohelpstoreducetheincidences.
NewcastleDisease:
Caused by avian paramyxovirus (enveloped
virus), ND is one of the most dreaded and highly
contagious viral disease of poultry. It can affect
birds of any age, although young ones are more
susceptible. The disease transmits rapidly via
airborne droplets
s p r e a d b y t h e
c o u g h i n g o r
sneezing of infected
b i r d s . T h e
incubation period of
3 -5 days. The
disease in young
chickens begins with
difficult breathing, gasping and sneezing. This
phase continues for 10 to 14 days and may be
followed by nervous symptoms which include
paralysis of one or both the wings and legs or the
twisting of neck toone side knownas torticollis.
Non-specific diseases:
Reduced blood glucose level:
Chicks that are hatched early or from small eggs
may have reduced blood glucose level when taken
from hatchery. During transportation, the chicks
may be without feed for 24 -48 hours, which may
cause reduced glucose level. Use of C-Lyte
containing dextrose helps in elevating the blood
glucose level.
Gout:
Gout is a multifactorial disease of chicks. The
mistakes committed in management at farm level
is the major cause e.g. Simple dehydration due to
lack of water, or
inadequate number
of drinkers can lead
to an outbreak of
gout in the flock.
Many times it is due
to the infection of
nephropathogenic
IB virus. There is urate deposit on the surface of
kidneys and then other visceral organs. The birds
die from kidney failure. IB H120 vaccine (live) is
recommended on day-1 to prevent
nephropathogenic IB strains in young chicks.
Provide plenty of drinking water to chicks. Care
should be taken to use cool water during
summers in particular. Herbal anti-gout
medicines (like Nephroclean) are recommended
to treatgout inbirds.
Ascites:
All these factors result in imbalance between
oxygen supply and demand, thus causing ascites.
Anti-oxidants such as vitamin E & Selenium (e.g.
Supermune WSP) are recommended to reduce
mortality in ascites. Nephroclean can also be used
to treatascites.
Summary:
Chicks are very delicate birds. They need special
care particularly during first 10 days of life. Lesser
the stress on chicks, better the growth, more the
profits. Therefore, understanding the challenges
during this period is vital to minimize risks and
maximizeprofits.
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had to go through rigorous tasks to win the top
honour. “Three were different parameters for
each industry. My company was judged on three
levels: Promoter' back ground, parameters of the
company, and financials. What gave us the edge,
is the fact that since we are from the poultry
industry, not many know the challenges of
delivering quality products to the end
consumer”, Dr. Reddy said, duly thanking
'No one knows about poultry
partner Dr. A.Tirupathi Reddy, breeding farmers
and everyone in the firm. Poultry is a very big
industry and no one realizes this when they eat
chicken. We select the female and the male lines,
and we , maintain the generation of every
chicken.These facts impressed the Microsoft”, he
adds. Now, the three winners will be supported
by Microsoft, Linked In Money Control, Web
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Introduction:
Discovery of antimicrobial agents became a
transformative moment in human history,
beginning with the discovery of penicillin in
1928 by Alexander Fleming's. Antibiotics were
easily accepted as wonder drugs and “magic
bullets,” and the services they offered seemed
infinite.Bacterial diseases in poultry are of great
economic importance worldwide due to the
monetary losses incurred following
infections.However, the emergence of multi
antibiotic resistant bacteria is one of the most
critical problems of modern medicine. Resistance
particularly multidrug resistance to
antimicrobials is an emerging problem in
Enterobacteriaceae, Mycoplasma and many more
commonly prevalent pathogens for developing
and developed countries. Resistant
microorganisms have emerged as a result of
improper use of antibiotics in human health as
well as in agricultural practices. In the poultry
industry low level antibiotics are administrated as
growth promoters. Over the time these low doses
of antimicrobials confer the ability of
microorganisms to evolve mechanisms of
defense, therefore, making them less susceptible
to the effect of the drug and contributing to
treatment failure (Khachatourians, 1998).
Concerns about development of antimicrobial
resistance and about transference of antibiotic
resistance genes from animal to human
microbiota, have led to withdraw approval for
antibiotics as growth promoters in theEuropean
Union sinceJanuary 1, 2006 (Castanon, 2007).
Earlier in 1986 Sweden ban all growth-
promoting antibiotics, whereas Denmark in
1995 and 1998ban the use of avoparcinand
virginiamycin. In 1997 European Union (EU)
banned the use of avoparcinand in 1999 the other
four antibiotics used for growth promotion like
bacitracin (a polypeptide), spiramycin, Tylosin
(macrolides), and virginiamycin (a streptogramin
combination) were restricted. Many of the
authors feel that these bans were imposed may be
because of consumer and political opinion, and a
scientific concern that resistance selected in
animals might be transmitted to humans posing
threat to human health (Casewell, 2003).But
experience in Sweden as quoted by Wierup,
(2001)had shown that the bans might have
adverse consequences for animal health and
welfare, and economic consequences for
farmers.Some of the workers also suggested that
human health is unlikely to benefit and that it
might even be adversely affected(Acaret al., 2000
and Phillips, 1999).Studying carefully the scanty
published literature of events in Europe since the
EU ban showed that these concerns were well
supported and need tobe undertaken.
EPIDEMIC OF RESISTANT BUGS IN POULTRY INDUSTRY
AND SEARCH OF NEW ANTIBIOTIC
Tarun kumar, Naveen Sharma, Praveen Kumar
Bovian healthcare Pvt. Ltd, SSR Corporate Park, Faridabad-121003
The ban has resulted in the complete removal of
thebanned compounds as growth promoters in
many of the developed countries.With the ban of
antibiotics in Denmark where about 105 metric
tonnes of antibiotics were used for growth
promotion in 1996, the usage fell to nil by
2000(DANMAP, 2000). With the banreduction
of resistance to avoparcin, macrolides and
virginiamycin among enterococci was observed
infood-animal faeces, in Denmark and
elsewhere,although vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus faecium has persisted in samples
from Danish broilers and pork (Heueret al.,
2002; Boel and Andersen 2002). So it may be
hypothesizedthat the pool of antibiotic resistance
genes in animal faecal enterococci has not
completely diminished even with the implication
of antibiotic ban.
With the use of all these antibiotics resistance also
showed its emergence. In one recent study
(Álvarez-Fernándezet al., 2012) it was observed
that all the Salmonellastrains isolated from
poultry in spain were multi-resistant (resistant to
3–13 antimicrobials). The average number of
resistances per strain increased from 3.98 in 1993
to 5.00 in 2006.An increase in the incidence of
resistance was observed between 1993 and 2006
for cephalothin, enrofloxacin,and tetracycline
(Fig. 2)
Fig. 1: Percentage of Salmonella isolates
resistant to each antibiotic tested.
Why weneed new antibiotic
Even with more appropriate prescribing and
antibiotic usage, it seems likely that antibacterial
resistance will continue to accumulate in many
pathogens and settings, especially in hospitals/
poultry farms etc. posing problems in treating
bacterial infections in poultry. There is
remarkable variation in resistance of Salmonella
from chickens and turkeys to a wide range of
antimicrobialagents, possession of conjugativeor
co-transmissible plasmids encoding resistance is
often a major factor in dissemination of
resistance. A dominant clone that carries
resistance genes may be the major determinant of
resistance patterns. For example, occurrence of
the multi-resistant S.Typhimurium DT104 may
be responsible for a speci? c pattern of resistance.
Class I integrons appear to be important in the
acquisition and spread of genes that encode
antimicrobial resistance in many serovars of
Salmonella frompoultry(Gyles,2008).
Re s i s t a n c e t o f l u o ro q u i n o l o n e s f o r
campylobacteriosishave been reviewed by Zhang
et al. (2003) and stated that resistance is most
commonly due to mutations in the quinolone
resistancedetermining region (QRDR) regions of
gyrA, with high levels of resistance to
cipro? oxacin associated with the Thre-86-Ile
mutation and intermediate levels associated with
the Asp-90-Asn or the Thr-86-Lys mutation. A
functional ef? ux pump is required for the gyrA
mutations to confer resistance; over-expression of
the ef? ux pump is not required for high-level
resistance.The fact that a single mutation in gyrA
can confer highlevel resistanceto ? uorquinolones

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indicates that such resistance may occur readily
(Moore et al., 2006; van Bovenet al., 2003).Avian
pathogenic E.coli responsible for respiratory/
septicemic diseases in chickens and turkeys
requiregood antibiotics to treat these
infections.Resistance of these strains to
antimicrobials is therefore important in the
selection of agents for treatment.Zhao et al.
(2005) reported that resistance to quinolones like
nalidixic acid was associated with mutations in
gyrA, gyrB and parC, and with up-regulation of
the multi-drug resistance pump encoded by
acrAB. Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance
has also been detected at low prevalence and
involves Qnr proteins that interact with
topoisomerase, a quinolone-acetylating enzyme,
a n d a Q e p p u m p ( Y u e e t a l . ,
2008).Enterobacteriaceae resistant to third-
generation cephalosporinsresistance often arises
through mutational hyper-production of
chromosomal AmpCß-lactamases in
Enterobacterspp.
In Indian scenario it is well documented that
multiple antibiotic resistance pattern is prevalent
in the poultry sector making most of the disease
outbreaksunmanageable for poultry consultants/
practitioners. In 2012, Kumar et al. stated that
multiple drug resistance patterns in Haryana
making Salmonella infection difficult to treat in
broilers and breeders. In the study antibiotics,
namely chloramphenicol, amikacin, gentamicin,
cephotaxime and cephadroxil, were
used.Tamulyet al. (2008)found that out of 30
Salmonella isolates frompoultry 28 were resistant
to all the 15 antibiotics used including
levofloxacin, gentamicin, chloramphenicol
etc.Enrofloxacin was the most effective antibiotic
against E. coli infection in earlier days but its
indiscriminate usage in poultryleads to
fluoroquinolone resistancein zoonotic Gram
negative bacilli as reported by Oteoet al., (2005).
Akondet al., (2009) found that the E.coli isolated
from poultry in Bangladesh found to have
multiple drug resistancepatterns against the most
commonly used antibiotics. In a very recentstudy
from Pantnagar, North India (Joshi et al., 2012)
workers reported multiple drug resistance in
52.63% E. coli isolates with highest degree of
resistance to Cephalexin and Enrofloxacin. So
there is no doubt that next epidemic in Poultry
will be of resistant bugs or maybe we are already
facing ittoday.
It is well understood that antibiotics have
revolutionized Veterinary medicine allow totreat
number of fatal infections that may lead to severe
economic losses to the famers and ultimately
industry. But with the development of resistance
to number of existing antibiotics it become
difficult to treat number of disease outbreaks. No
antibiotic escapes all resistance and if any one did
this then it would shift the microbial ecology in
favour of some more resilient opportunist
pathogens.Livermore (2004) stated that there
should be sound reasons to doubt whether
reductions in antibiotic use can be achieved or
maintained at a suf? cient degree to substantially
reverse growing resistance. Cessation of use, as
with growth promoters, is not an option for
therapeutic drugs, and the objectives of reducing
usage and selection pressure are counter-poised
by number of social and economic
factorsespecially in India. With detailed studying
and reviewing various aspects of antibiotic
resistance it is not accepted that small
improvements or reductions in antibiotic usage
can tremendously decrease the increasing
resistanceproblem(Gillespie, 2001).
So antibiotic development remains vital if man is
to keep ahead of resistant bugs, and it is known
that despite press hype some new agents do
continue to be developed and marketed.The
most important fact is that one should be clear
about the judicious use of antibiotics. So the need
of new antibiotic in veterinary sector especially in
poultry medicine is very clear as the
disadvantages with the use of existing resistant
antibiotics are many more in terms of financial
loss, secondary infections and public health
concern. The intentions of using new developed
antibiotics in poultry may vary, but deleterious
effects will be more if we stave off the use of new
developed antibiotics and continue to use old
resistantantibiotics.
Poultry Feed Prices Remain Unchanged
NDIA - Despite a downtrend in the prices of its
key ingredients, poultry feed prices remained
unchanged thisweek.
Aditya Mishra, a commodity expert, told that
prices of a few ingredients have come down but
it hasn't made any major impact on the cost of
production.
Demand for feed is steady in the market and
feed products may continue to rule without
alteration for thenextfew days, hesaid.
In the physical market, soyameal dropped by Rs
500 and soldatRs 34,400atonne.
Bajra dropped by Rs 100 to Rs 1,460 a quintal,
DCP was at Rs 35 a kg, MBM eased by Rs 200 a
quintal and sold at Rs 35,300 while maize went
down byRs100 toRs15,100 a quintal.
Mustard De-oiled cake dropped by Rs 100 and
sold at Rs 14,900 a tonne, DRB quoted at Rs
11,000 a tonne while rice
bran oil went down by Re 1
and ruled at Rs 53/kg.
Broiler concentrate feed
quoted at Rs 2,050 for a
50-kg bag while Broiler
starter mash was at Rs
1,550. Pre-lay mash sold at
Rs 1,040 while layer
grower mash quoted at Rs
980.
Layer concentrate 25 per
cent was Rs 1,490 while
layer concentrate 35 per
cent wentfor Rs1,175.
Meanwhile, a downtrend
was witnessed in the poultry products market on
reduced offtake. Egg decreased by 18 paise and
sold at Rs 2.96. Broiler dropped by Rs 8 and
quoted at Rs 78/kg, while chick went for Rs 11,
Re 1down frompreviouslevel.

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Digestarom® – the phytogenic product line of
BIOMIN – was launched across India through a
series of events hosted in Hyderabad, Panipat and
Ooty.These events brought together close to 250
industry delegates. In addition to serving as key
knowledge-transfer meetings, they also provided
the opportunity to introduce Digestarom®, the
poultry-specific phytogenic solution from
BIOMIN that has been specifically formulated to
support digestion and feed efficiency in poultry.
With 30 years of experience in animal health and
nutrition, and with more than 400 invitro and
invivo trials conducted with Digestarom®,
BIOMIN has grown its global network of
collaborations with institutes to over 100. Several
trials with major poultry producers in India have
shown that Digestarom® significantly
contributes to improvements in FCR, egg
production, egg quality, nutrient sparing effect
and reductionof ammonia.
BIOMIN kicked off the launch of Digestarom®
at the poultry hub of India – Hyderabad on 16th
April, hosting the event at the Novotel Airport
Hotel. Leading industry figures from Andhra
Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat attended the
event, and several independent experts in the
field of poultry were invited to present on key
issueschallenging theindustry.
The event was opened by Dr. SujitKulkarni, Sales
Director of BIOMIN India, who warmly
welcomed the delegates and introduced the
global business activities of BIOMIN as well as
the company's India-specific focus. This was
followed by a presentation from Dr. Ramakoti
Reddy, Principal Scientist ofAvian Health
Laboratory, PDP Hyderabad who highlighted
gut immunity and the importance of the GI tract
as key functions of immunity in poultry. Echoing
that point, Ms.Ines Rodrigues, Technical
Manager with BIOMIN Singapore, then
presented on the role that phytogenics can play in
improving the performance of poultry. Focusing
on the benefits that have been proven with
Digestarom®, Ms. Rodrigues explained how the
defined mode of action of this specific
BIOMIN India launches Digestarom®
– a specifically-formulated phytogenic palatant that
supports digestion and feed efficiency.
phytogenic solution can improve poultry
performance through exertion of combined
aromatic and biological properties.
“Digestarom® is able to up-regulate the
transcription factor Nrf2, responsible for both
anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activities
within the body, thereby increasing nutrient
digestibility and improving feed efficiency”
explainedMs. Rodrigues. She then went on to
highlight the nutrient-sparing effect of
Digestarom®, supported by multiple trial data
generated globally from BIOMIN, as well as the
ability to reduce ammonia emissions which can
have significant application potential with the
increasinguseof ECshedswithinIndia.
“We are seeing very exciting opportunity for
Digestarom® application within the Indian
poultry industry” explained Dr.Sujit. “Despite
the tough economic conditions being faced by
the producers, we are seeing that application of
Digestarom® is effective at improving feed
efficiency, supporting an improved health status
of the bird and even has the capability for
nutrient sparing evaluation, further allowing
offset of costswithin theformulation exercise”.
The Hyderabad event came to an end with a
Q&A session, and finally a special vote of thanks
was given by Mr. Subramaniam, Director of Tara
Enterprises and the exclusive distributor of
BIOMIN for Andhra Pradesh. Further thanks
was offered to the delegates by the local
representatives of BIOMIN in Andhra Pradesh –
Mr. Ramakrishna, Technical Sales Manager
based in Hyderabad, and Mr. Krishna Reddy,
Technical SalesExecutivefor CoastalAPregion.
Next stop on the Digestarom® launch roadshow
was Panipat in Haryana on 17th April. Close to
80 delegates joined this event at Nirulas Hotel,
including several key industry personnel from
East India. Following a similar format as the
Hyderabad event, independent specialists were
invited by BIOMIN to address key issues facing
the industry. Dr. Pawan Kumar, Program
Manager of US Soya Export Council for North
and East India presented on “Soya – the present
status and future challenges” Dr. Kumar
highlighted the importance of soya in poultry
feed and shared extremely useful information
concerning present soya production, exports,
domestic consumption and future trends. This
was followed by Ms.Ines Rodrigues again
presenting on Phytogenic applications and the
specific benefits that can be achieved through the
strategic application of Digestarom® Poultry.
Ines shared some very recent data that has been
generated through extensive commercial trials
within India that has shown very good
improvement in FCR, egg production, egg
quality and ammonia reduction. All the delegates
from the north and east India appreciated this
event and there were some lively interaction
during thediscussions.
A special vote of thanks was given to the delegates
in Panipat by Mr. Manoj Garg, Director of MG
Marketing and the exclusive distributor of
BIOMIN in North India. The north delegates
were thanked by Mr. Arvind Sharma, Technical
Sales Manager for BIOMIN in North India, and
for the East delegation, the thanks was offered
from Mr. Neeraj Singh, Technical Sales Manager
for BIOMIN in EastIndia.
The final stop on the week-long tour led to Ooty,
a beautiful hill station in Tamil Nadu, where
Hotel Gem Park was chosen as the venue. More
than 60 delegates from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
and Kerala gathered for the event on 19th April.
This launch event of Digestarom® also served as
the opening session for the Front Runners 2 event
– a programme designed specifically to address
challenges being faced by the industry and
potential solutions to overcome these. A full
review of Front Runners 2 will be given in the
coming weeks.
A vote of thanks in Ooty was given by Mr.
Krishnan Sekar, Director of Sri Amman
Enterprises and exclusive distributor for
BIOMIN in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
Mr. Rajan, Regional Sales Manager for BIOMIN
in Tamil Nadu thanked the delegates from Tamil
Nadu and Kerala,and Mr. Rajesh,Technical Sales
Manager for BIOMIN in Karnataka thanked his
respective delegates for their support and
attendance.
BIOMIN would like to thank all delegates for
having attended these events, and also look
forward to continual support of the India poultry
industry through more of these highly interactive
knowledge-transfer events.Moreexciting news of
BIOMIN's events in India will be released next
month.
Dr.SujitKulkarni, Sales Director of BIOMIN
India, delivers his welcome speech
Dr.Pawan Kumar,
Program Manager of US
Soya Export Council for
North and East India,
delivers his presentation,
“Soya – the present status
and future challenges”
Ms. Ines Rodrigues, Technical Manager of
BIOMIN Singapore, with
staffof BIOMIN India, and Mr. Manoj Garg,
Director of MG Marketing

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18. The World
of Incubators
The World
of IncubatorsPetersime is the world leading supplier of incubators, hatchery
equipment, project services and turnkey hatcheries. Our headquarters
in Olsene, Belgium (40,000 m²) include production units, an R&D
department, an in-house hatchery and a Customer Centre.
Petersime is part of the TBG Europe, which groups companies that are
active in the agro-industry. TBG has three main activities: egg
handling, hatcheries and fruit, flower and vegetable handling.
Petersime belongs to the hatchery branch of TBG.
OUR MISSION
We aim to strengthen our position as the world leader in the development, production, export and service of incubators and hatcheries, with
the view to maximize our client's return on investment. Our mission consists of identifying the exact needs of our clients to define a tailor-
made solution and then implement it to make the hatchery more bio-secure, more efficient and more cost effective.
Ourproductsand services
Incubators
In 2010, Petersime launched a new range of state-
of-the art single-stage incubators: the S-line.It is
designed to optimize hatchery performance by
increasing chick quality and quantity. In
addition, it reduces energy, maintenance and
labour costs. The new S-line provides the long-
awaited answer to hatcheries wishing to
maximizetheir economic return.
S-line incubators are equipped with Petersime's
patented technology guaranteeing a constant
interaction between the embryo and its incubator
e n v i r o n m e n t : E m b r y o - R e s p o n s e
Incubation™.By on-line diagnosis of the real
embryo temperature, actual CO2 output, egg
weight loss, etc. the system constantly and
interactively adapts the incubation parameters to
create the optimal environment for each specific
batch of eggs.
Scientific research and extensive field trials have
proven that chick quality and hatchability as well
as post-hatch performance largely benefit from
this active control of bio-response parameters
during incubation.
Hatchery equipment
Besides incubators, Petersime provides a whole
range of equipment for hatcheries: HVAC
equipment, trays, trolleys, baskets, automation
equipment, washing machines, hatchery doors,
etc.
Petersime recently launched Eagle Eye™,a
revolutionary software package that allows
hatchery managers to monitor and control their
entirehatchery from one single PC. It provides an
integrated solution for all of the key parameters
and settings in the hatchery: incubators, room
conditions, cooling water temperatures,
parameters related to air handling, etc.This
allows hatchery managers to reduce their labour
cost but also to react immediately if an abnormal
condition should occur.
Turnkeyhatcheries
We design, deliver, and install your complete
hatchery and provide support over the lifetime of
the hatchery. Petersime has more than 35 years of
experience in designing turnkey hatcheries. We
have already installed several turnkey hatcheries
over the world. And more than 6,000 hatchery
layoutdrawings havebeen made byour experts.
Services
OurService Department provides:
- 24/7 helpdesk assistance from technical and
incubation experts,
- Documentation in13languages,
- Acomprehensive Incubation Guide,
- Freesoftwareupgrades,
- Anextensivespareparts e-shop,
- Hatcherytraining courses,
- Service packs for maximum hatchery
efficiency.
Petersime has a modern Customer Service Centre
with a showroom and training facilities at the
headquarters. Moreover, an increasing number of
local distributors have Certified Field Service
Engineers and spare parts warehouses that can
offer a fast solution to the problem in the local
language.
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poultry and hatchery industries are no exception
to this global trend.Increasingcompetition in the
poultry market and pressure on prices are driving
hatcheries to maximize their production. Here at
Petersime we view such a challenge as a good
opportunity for improving the use of resources,
such as energy and raw materials, in the most
efficient way.
A concrete example of our philosophy is our new
range of single-stage incubators, the S-line. Our
S-line provides higher chick output by ensuring a
bio-secured environment, higher hatch
performance, and high uniformity of day-old
chicks, resulting in lower feed conversion ratios
and increasing the efficiency in the meat
processing chain. What's more, maintenance,
labour and energy costs are reduced to a
minimum. This way, the S-line is exactly what
our customers need to keep their competitive
position in the increasingly global and integrated
poultrysector.
People who contact us want a competitive initial
capital investment and they expect a guaranteed
return on their investment for many years to
come. That's why we provide long-lasting
solutions: an incubator can last 25-35 years and
our equipment is designed to have a long life
without worries. We select components and
materials that are suited for intense use and are
highly resistantto wearandtear.
We're determined to be close to our customers
and it's necessary to become a local player in
developing countries like Russia, Brazil, India
and China, where poultry companies are growing
much faster than elsewhere. For example, we
already are a local player in Brazil thanks to our
History
The origins of Petersime NV date back to the year
1912, when Mr Petersime invented the very first
electric incubator in theUnited States.
In the 1920s, the first models of this incubator
were producedin the US and exported to Europe.
In 1949, an agreement was concluded between
the American exporter and Mr Bohez from
Olsene, who started producing the incubators
under license. 1949 thus saw the establishment of
the Belgian company Petersime nv as we know it
today.
The year 1968 marked the end of this license
agreement as well as the starting point of
Petersime's own developments in Belgium.
Numerous technical innovations lead to a
dramatic increase of market recognition. The
name “Petersime” was kept and soon became a
symbol of leadership in the European markets
and in the Middle East. In 1984, the company
was taken over by an international investment
group, an event followed by strong growth and
increasing export, due to exploration of new
markets.
Continuous research investments led to the
launch of Petersime's patented Embryo-
Response Incubation™ technology in 2000: a
system that constantly and interactively adapts
the incubation parameters to create the optimum
environment for each specific batch of eggs. One
decade later, in 2010, the S-line was launched:
state-of-the-art single-stage setters and hatchers,
with a capacity of 14,112 to 115,200 chicken,
turkey or duck eggs. The new product range
immediately proved an enormous success in the
market.
Ourfocus
Globalization is increasingly affecting our lives in
every way possible, whether we like it or not.The

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[LEXINGTON, Ky.] –The Alltech 29th Annual
International Symposium came to a close today,
challenging delegates to take a glimpse into the
future, search out opportunities to make an
impact in the agribusiness industry and give the
farmer of tomorrow a competitive advantage in
the marketplace.
Speaking to more than 2,300 delegates from 72
countries, Rebecca Timmons¸ global director of
applications research and quality for Alltech,
kicked off the closing session highlighting the
latest applications for algae in livestock and
human nutrition.
While most of the attention on algae has focused
primarily on it being a source for biofuel,
microalgae contain large quantities of high
quality eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) that can bring
additional nutritional improvements to feeds and
food. Currently, the most common sources for
DHA or “good fat” are fish meal and fish oil.
However,Timmons said these products can often
be inconsistent, unsustainable, unavailable, poor
quality and unsafe.
At Alltech's Algae production facility in
Alltech Symposium Challenges Agribusiness
to Make an Impact
Winchester, Ky., Alltech SP-1 was recently
developed to provide a consistent source of algae
with a wide range of benefits for a variety of
species as well as improvements for both ends of
the value chain. Besides seeing an increase in
immunity, a decrease in mortality and increased
litter size in their herds, producers who utilize
feeds with this type of algae will also be able to
further brand their products as value-added
DHA Omega-3enriched for consumers.
“It's going to be two-fold; you're going to have
those benefits to the animals as well as through
the enriched product to consumers. This means
you will be improving your return while creating
a healthier population of both humans and
animals all at the same time,”Timmons said. “We
can reallychange the way wefeed the world, so we
are not just looking at feeding the world but
feeding theminabetterway.”
Dr. Patrick Wall, University College Dublin,
Ireland, expanded upon Timmons' presentation,
stressing the importance of food safety in feeding
today's growing population. The former
veterinarian, medical doctor, businessman and
European Food Safety Authority chairman said
the curtain hasn't fallen on food scares and that
every day a chronology of food scares and recalls
show up in themedia.
“Your jobs are so important. If something goes
wrong in the food chain, the repercussions are
huge. Everything an animal eats - so do we,” Wall
said. “It takes millions of dollars and years to
build a brand, but can take a few seconds to
destroy it.”
Wall said the problem with the food chain is that
that we have convinced the consumer that it's a
straight line from farm to fork; however, there is a
major disconnect between the final consumer
and modern agricultural practices with issues
such as a rising population, diverting food to fuel,
global food trade, downward pressure on price
and inconsistent country regulations. Wall said
every agricultural corporation needs to develop a
fully integrated risk-based system by choosing
trusted suppliers, managing a well-trained staff,
implementing a stringent quality control and
regulatory system, using the latest in composite
testing, being proactive with consumers and the
media, and developing a safe feed culture at the
leadershiplevel.
“We have the fundamental goal to provide safe,
nutritious food. We are in the human health
business. Doctors and nurses are in the sickness
business,” Wall said. “What is our most valuable
asset? It's not your farm, your stock or shares. It's
About Alltech:
Founded in 1980 by Dr. Pearse Lyons, Alltech
improves the health and performance of
animals, plants and people through natural
nutrition and scientific innovation. With more
than 3000 employees in 128 countries, the
company has developed a strong regional
presence in Europe, North America, Latin
America, the Middle-East, Africa and Asia. For
further information, visit www.alltech.com.
For media assets,visit www.alltech.com/press.
Alltech is the proud title sponsor of the Alltech
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22. Press Release
22
your health and the health of your friends and
family.Youarein thehuman healthbusiness.”
Dr. Mark Lyons, vice president of corporate
affairs at Alltech also stressed the importance of
food safety as he shared the company's vision for
helping expand agricultural production in
China. According to Lyons, food security is seen
as “the potential Achilles' heel of China” and is
too big of an issue toignorepublicly.
China's five-year plan focuses on making farms
larger, more efficient and more traceable. For
example, half of the world's pigs livein China and
from those 50 million sows, 20 pigs per sow are
born alive per year. This equals an annual
production of one billion pigs per year. However,
due to preweaning mortality, only 600 million
actually go to market. The 400 million lost is
three times the size of U.S. pig production. In
China, one more pig per sow per year would
meanone milliontonsof feed saved.
“What is Alltech's five-year plan? We want to be a
foreign brand with a Chinese heart,” Lyons said.
“We want to firmly establish market leadership,
partner with the government and leading feed,
production and food companies, and give our
customersacompetitiveadvantage.”
Founder and president of Alltech, Dr. Pearse
Lyons wrapped up Symposium, challenging the
delegates to help the farmer of tomorrow and to
use the resources provided to them at this year's
event.
“Are you going to fly or are you going to soar?
Willyou flourish?” Dr. Lyons asked. “You need to
leave here today and say, 'I may not rule the
world, but I can have an impact on feeding the
world's growing population.'”
The Symposium's 175 contributors, 20
sessions and 22 discussion dinners focused on
how agribusiness can meet the challenge to
produce enough food to feed three billion new
urban dwellers, or nine billion people in total
by 2050.
Poultry Prices Up on Reduced Output, Higher Feed Costs
INDIA - A cut in production combined with a
rebound in demand and rising feed prices have
taken poultryand egg prices to a new high.
The poultry industry was reeling under excess
supply and low demand, leading to a crash in
prices. But a harsh summer has resulted in an
increase in chicken mortality across north India
and Andhra Pradesh while farmers in other
regionsslowedproductiontobring down loss.
Poultry prices have now zoomed toRs 140-200
per kg in Kerala, which is predominantly
dependent on supplies from neighbouring states.
In May, prices were in the range of Rs 70-80 per
kg.
"There is a demand-supply gap now as
production has come down. An increase in the
cost of production due to high feed prices has also
contributed to the rise in prices," said VK
Mohan, general manager, Suguna Poultry Farms.
In Tamil Nadu, prices have nearly doubled to Rs
110 per kg in the space of two months. With the
arrival of the monsoon, demand has risen in
western states. Trawling has been banned in
Kerala and Karnataka, which has led to a decline
in fish catch. This has led an increase in chicken
consumption.
In north India, which is still in the grip of
summer, chicken shortage and rising feed cost
have pushed up the prices. Prices have moved up
from Rs 60 per kg in the first week of May to
aroundRs85 perkg now.
"Soya prices have doubled toRs
36-40 per kg in two years while
maize prices continue to
remain around Rs 13-14 per kg
blowing up the cost of
production. Production has
also fallen by around 30 per
c e n t , " s a i d R a m e s h
ChanderKhatri, secretary of
Poultry Federation of India.
T h e
decline
in the
rupee's
v a l u e
has inflated the prices of
medicines given to
chicken.
"Almost 90 per cent of
such medicines are
imported," said Ram
Reddy, president of
Andhra Pradesh Poultry
Breeders Association.
Egg prices are now
inching towards Rs 4
apiece after a 20 per cent
cut in production when
prices slid below Rs 3 last
month.
With egg prices ruling
below the production
cost of Rs 3.20 for most
of the time last year, the
sector has suffered heavy
l o s s . T h e l o s s i n
Namakkal in Tamil
Nadu, the hub of egg
production, would come
to around Rs 240 crore,
according to Dr P V
Senthil, secretary of
Livestock and Agri
F a r m e r s T r a d e
Association.
"Retail prices are around
Rs 3.80 per egg while the farm gate price is Rs
3.45, which means farmers are making a profit
now. But this has to be sustained for a long time
for farmers to recover from last year's loss," he
said. Meanwhile, the government has failed to get
Oman lift the ban on Indian egg imports. The
two consecutive bans were imposed after
incidences of bird flu in Karnataka and Bihar
fromlastOctober.

23. Kemin reinforces the need for Optimal Nutrition
Chennai, India – June 26, 2013
Profitability is the roadmap to successful
business. Having focused on increasing
production the efficiency of poultry
production has reached an optimum. The feed
prices are increasing at a tremendous rate and
therefore out of a poultry farmers' control.
Over the past five decades, Kemin has earned
the reputation of being a total nutrition
provider. Having extensive knowledge in the
field of nutrition, Kemin has conceptualized a
new theme called “Optimal Nutrition”.
Optimal Nutrition is the roadmap for poultry
farmers to increase nutrient utilization by the
bird without compromising on bird
performance therefore increasing profitability.
It is the process by which the farmer can
increase his profitability by controlling things
that are under his control. Optimal Nutrition
focuses on the three facets of the birds'
digestion – Breakdown & Absorption of
nutrition, Gut Health and Efficiency. By
focusing on all the facets, we provide a holistic
support for the bird to efficiently achieve its
genetic potential.
In order to increase awareness among poultry
farmers and consultants on the benefits of
Optimal Nutrition and the need for focus on
nutrition to enhance profitability, Kemin
conducted two Kemin Kontact programs at
Coimbatore and Bangalore on 24th and 25th
of June 2013 and will be conducting more
such events across the country in the near
future.
The main focus of these programs was to
encourage the industry to redirect the industry
to focus on the nutrient wastage that result in
loss in profitability. During his discourse, Dr.
Chris Nelson, PhD, now President and CEO
of Kemin, had enthralled the audience with
his powerful insight about the dynamic
changes around the world that have resulted in
drastic changes in agriculture and feed
availability. Talking further, Dr. Chris Nelson,
stressed upon the need to focus on the
adaptability to the changing environment in
order to ensure continual survival.
Taking it further from Dr. Nelson, Mr. K.P.
Philip, President, Kemin Industries South
Asia P Ltd, captivated the audience with his
insight about the amount of nutrient wastage
in our Industry. He reiterated that the prices of
chicken have not kept pace with rise in price of
feed costs and therefore using Optimal
Nutrition was significant. As he explained the
Kemin, founded in 1961 by R.W & Mary
Nelson, was and still is family effort based on
developing innovative products and delivering
outstanding services. Today, R.W & Mary
work alongside their son and company
president Dr. Chris Nelson at the global
headquarters inDesMonies, Iowa.
Kemin Agrifoods South Asia Pvt ltd is 100%
subsidiary of its US Parent Kemin Industries.
Kemin has completed 50 years of its existence
in 2011 and has established a very strong
presence in all the continents of the world. In
the past five decades, Kemin Industries has
grown into a global company that provides
innovative ingredients to various segments
including Animal Nutrition, Human health,
Pet healthy, crop sciences, Pharmaceuticals and
beauty industry.
Kemin is focused in achieving its vision of
touching and improving the quality of life of
half the population of the world with its
product and services and is currently able to
reach 1.5 billion people across the world on
daily basis.
Kemin has committed and invested in an
advanced research and production facility in
India early on and built its first plant in
Gummidipoondi in Chennai in 2000. The
plant was expanded in 2011 and the
production of organic minerals commenced in
India. Currently Kemin India is the only
subsidiary of Kemin, which is locally producing
organic minerals other than the parent
company intheUSA.
Kemin South Asia produces all its products in
India under stringent quality control measures
and is certified with IS0 9000, HACCP,GFSI
etc. The research Centre in India is well
equipped and has employed numerous top
scientists and is currently doing research in the
fields of Biochemistry, Microbiology, Bio
technology etc. Kemin India has modern
animal research facilities and has tied up with
many leading veterinary university in the
region and has done many scientific
publications and filed global patents for its
products.
Kemin has supported the Poultry, Dairy and
Aqua industry through its strong technical
services, laboratory services and engineering
services. Using its global presence and
awarenessKeminhas done extensivestudy in all
the fields it is present in and constantly
challenged the industry practices and
introduced novel and path breaking
technologies to increase the return on
investmentsof its customers.
Kemin will continue its focus in adding value to
its customer business in the coming years and
through its “Total Nutrition” approach and is
committed to provide safety, health and
efficiency for the animals and the consumers
and though its capable technical and laboratory
support. It strives to elevate the customers
quality consciousness and input quality
consistently.
Kemin's goal is to be the leader in the animal
nutrition and in the health business by offering
superior products and services in the industry
weserve.
For media inquiries, please contact:
manasi.v@kemin.com
Kemin Industries at Glance
Press Release
23
Dr. Chris Nelson, PhD, now President
and CEO of Kemin
Mr. K.P. Philip, President,
Kemin Industries South Asia
different nutritional available to the bird, he
stress upon the amount of gross energy that is
wasted in the feaces.
Indicating one of the many lapses in nutrient
utilization, Mr. Philip showed how the
proteases and the NSPases failed to completely
Poultry Delegation at
Kemin Kontact

24. digest the nutrients available in the feed. He
highlighted that currently, different additives
were used to achieve digestibility of different
nutrients. However, birds require a unique
Hyper-Enzyme system to ensure complete
digestion and absorption of all the nutrients.
Highlighting the significance of healthy gut
for preventing of disease incidence and better
nutrient utilization, he shared experimental
data and statistics to indicate the difference in
performances.
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lobal animal health and nutrition
company, Alltech has appointed Dr
Tugrul Durali as Asia-Pacific technical
manager for Alltech's Mycotoxin
Management Team. Based in Sydney,
Durali will provide technical support to
the company's local and regional
accounts, focusing on Alltech's On-
Farmprogram.
Durali started his professional career as
an intern in 2001 at one of the biggest egg and poultry meat producers
in Turkey focusing on aflatoxicosis in layer hens, then joining the
Turkish Armed Force where he graduated as a veterinarian lieutenant
from the Army Veterinarian College. After returning to civil life,
Durali received training on turkey breeder health, management and
artificial insemination from a leading Israeli company specialising in
thepoultrybreederfield in theMiddle East.
Durali later worked as a poultry veterinarian at another company,
focusing on gut health and mycotoxicosis on broiler and breeder
productions, and then moved to Australia to join a leading poultry
producer as a technical services manager. His interests in
improvement of poultry welfare with nutrition and particularly
antibiotic free production led him to establish research trials, and he
played a major role in the establishment of the company's free range
broilerproduction.
Alltech's Mycotoxin Management program was launched in early
2012 in order to help producers in their control of mycotoxins
through a combination of mycotoxin management programs and
technologies.
Alltech appoints technical
manager for Asia-Pacific
NEWAPPOINTMENTS
Press Release
24
The Kemin Seminars provided a neutral
ground for healthy discussion on the raising
feed costs, optimal nutrition and techniques
t o i m p r ov e p r o f i t a b i l i t y w i t h o u t
compromising on bird performance.
Poultry Press with Kemin Team at Kemin Industries South Asia Pvt. Ltd. in Chennai
Dr. Samraj Jeyachandran
Senior Vice President,
Kemin Industries South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

25. 25

26. Press Release
26
OFFICE BEARERS:
1
DR.G.RANJIT REDDY
PRESIDENT
MANAGING DIRECTOR
S.R HATCHERIES (P) LTD.,
2
MR.V. HARSHAVARDHAN REDDY
VICE PRESIDENT
MANAGING DIRECTOR
LAKSHMI VENKAT FARMS LTD
3
MR. G. RAMESH BABU
GENERAL SECRETARY
MANAGING DIRECTOR
DIAMOND HATCHERIES PVT.
LTD.
4
MR.C.MADHUSUDHAN RAO
JOINT SECRETARY
MANAGING DIRECTOR
JANAKI FEEDS PVT LTD
5
MR. K.S. REDDY
TREASURER
MANAGING DIRECTOR
SAI KRUPA HATCHERIES PVT.LTD.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
6
MR. D. RAM REDDY
MEMBER
MANAGING DIRECTOR
SNEHA FARMS (P) LTD.
7
MR. M. DAMODAR REDDY
MEMBER
MANAGING DIRECTOR
CRYSTAL HATCHERIES PVT. LTD.
8
MR. D. RAGHAVA RAO
MEMBER
MANAGING DIRECTOR
KOHINOOR HATCHERIES PVT
LTD
9
MR. JAMES AMALANATHAN
MEMBER
GENERAL MANAGER
SUGUNA FOODS LTD.,
10
MR.K.ASHOK REDDY
MEMBER
MANAGING DIRECTOR
SAURI BREEDING FARMS PVT
LTD.,
11
MR. P. RAMA RAO
MEMBER
DIRECTOR
SIRI BREEDERS PVT. LTD.
SPECIAL INVITEES
1 MR.K.G. ANAND
GENERAL MANAGER
VENKATESWARA HATCHERIES
PVT LTD
2 MR. S. BALASUBRAMANYAM
GENERAL MANAGER – (INT)
VENKATESWARA HATCHERIES
PVT.LTD.
3 MR. K V S SUBBA RAJU
ZONAL CHAIRMAN
NATIONAL EGG COORDINATION
COMMITTEE
4 MR. D. SUDHAKAR
PRESIDENT
A .P. POULTRY FEDERATION
The annual General Body Meeting of Poultry
Breeders Association(A.P) was held on
15/6/2013 at Hotel Blue Fox,Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad. The Meeting was presided by
Mr.D.Ram Reddy President of the Association.
The meeting was attended by as many as 80
members.
President in his welcome speech has made a
remark stating that the unprecedented increase in
the prices of essential ingredients of poultry feed
i.e. Soya meal and Maize has put the industry into
crisis. Thus there is imbalance between the
marketing cost and the output cost. He further
made an appeal to all the members the need for
unity and also to chalk out measures to restore
economic viability and accelerate future growth
of industry.
Later on President took up the agenda items and
requested the General Secretary Mr.G.Ramesh
Babu to present the annual secretary report.
Mr.K.S.Reddy Treasurer of the Association was
also to present the treasurer report for the year
2012-2013 . Both have presented their
respective reportstothehouse.
President took up the election agenda and
nominated Mr.K.G.Anand and Mr.K.V.S.Subba
Raju as the returning officers and requested to
conduct the election for 11 executive committee
posts for the year2013-2015. The members have
unanimously elected the Executive committee
members who in turn have elected office bearers.
The list of of office bearers, executive committee
members and the special invitees for the term
2013-15, functional effective from 16/6/2013
areas follows:
The newly elected president and his team took
over the charge. In his concluding remarks he
sought the co-operation of all the members as the
coming two years is crucial for the new team and
needs hard work to fulfill the aspirations of the
members. He also thanked the outgoing
presidentand his teamfor their good work.
NAME OF THE ORGANISATION
M/s. SHATHAVAHANA BREE. & HAT. P. LTD.
Mr. G. RAJESHWARRAO
M/s. SAVITHA HATCHERIES PVT. LTD.,
Mr.V.DHANAMJAYAREDDY
M/s. SHASHIKALA HATCHERIES PVT LTD.
MR.V. NARSIMHAREDDY
M/s. SINGH POULTRY PVT. LTD.,
Mr. HARBANSSINGH
M/s. SIRI BREEDERS PVT. LTD.,
Mr. P. RAMARAO/ Mr.HARSHAVARDHAN
M/S. SNEHA FARMS PVT. LTD.,
Mr. D. RAMIREDDY
M/s.VARUN BREEDING FARM.
Mr. A. GOPALREDDY
M/s. DENDI AGRO FARMS PVT. LTD.
Mr. D. RAMIREDDY
M/s. SOMANATH POULTRY GROWER FARM
Mr. A. SRINIVAS
M/s. SREE LAKSHMI HATCHERIES PVT. LTD.,
Mr.V.YADAGIRIREDDY
M/s. SLR HATCHERIES PVT. LTD.
Mr.V.VIJAYABHASKARREDDY
M/s. SRI LAKSHMI POULTRY BREEDER FARM
Mr. M. LAKSHMINARAYANA
M/s. S.R. HATCHERIES PVT. LTD.,
Dr. G.RANJITH REDDY, Dr. A. TIRUPATHI
REDDY
M/s. SRI RAMANA HATCHERIES PVT. LTD.,
Mr. K.MOHANREDDY
M/s. PUNNAMI HATCHERIES
Mr. K. ABHILASH REDDY
M/s. SRIVEN HATCHERIES
MR.P.V. KRISHNAREDDY
M/s. SRIVENKATESHWARA BR.FARM & HAT
Mr. NUCHE MALESH
M/s. SRIVENKATESWARA FARMS & FEEDS
Mr. P. SATYANARAYANAREDDY
M/s. SriVINAYAKA HATCHERIES
Mr. S.VENKAT REDDY
M/s. S.S.A. HATCHERIES PVT. LTD.,
Mr. S. CHAITANYA
M/s. S. S. HATCHERIES
Mr. S. NAGESWAR
M/s. STANDARD BREEDERS PVT. LTD.
Mr.VENE GOPAL
M/s. STANEX BREEDING FARMS PVT LTD
Mrs. K. BHAGAWANREDDY
M/s. SUGUNA POULTRY FARM LTD.,
MR.V.VENKATARAMANA
M/s. SUMANTH BREEDERS
Mr. N. SRINIVAS
M/s. TIRUMALA BREEDERS PVT. LTD.,
Mr. P. RAMAKRISHNA
M/s. TIRUMA HATCHERIES PVT. LTD.
Mr. VENUGOPAL
M/s.VENKATADRI BREEDERS
Mr. B. SRINIVAS
M/s.VENKATESHWARAHATCHERISPVTLTD.,
Mr. K.G. ANAND
M/s.VENKATESHWARAHATCHERISPVTLTD.,
Mr. S. BALASUBRAMANYAM
General Body Meeting of Poultry Breeders Association

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Gauravpoultriesfarmwhichissituatedintheheart
of flawlessly green Sehzadpur (Ambala) became a
centre of attraction for hundreds of nearby poultry
farmers because of its owner's bold initiative of
farm automation. Progressive poultry farmer Mr.
Kanwar Pal Singh Rana took intelligent step of
renovation of his farm on fully automatic lines. He
was very happy and enthusiastically shows his farm
to other poultry farmers who also want to adopt
this latest technology. The strength of this newly
build farm is 68.040 layer birds. He successfully
installed this automation with the help of the
German engineer Mr. Udo Barth, Managing
Director of Tracon Trading and Consulting
Pvt.Ltd..
Because of the opening of this first Farmer
AutomaticinstallationinIndia,onJuly12th,2013
in Panchkula (Chandigarh) in the Pride KC Hotel,
a seminar and farmers meeting was conducted on
thesubjects:
“Realization of automated farms for husbandry of
commercial layers. From farm lay out and
equipment design to safety and after sales service”
and “ Introduction of the first Farmer Automatic
battery cage system for 68.040 commercial layers
atGauravPoultriesfarm”.
The organizers were: Farmer Automatic GmbH &
Co.KG, Germany and Tracon Trading and
Consulting Pvt. Ltd. At the event approx.150
participantstookpartespeciallyfromHaryanaand
Punjab,mostlylayerfarmersfromtheregions.
Farmer Automatic has supplied, innovative
products for poultry husbandry based on leading-
edge technology for more than 50 years and can be
regardedasapioneerinthisarea.
The company's motto is “better performance by
design” and will be implemented through the
development, design and production of more than
90% of the machinery in their factory in Laer,
Germany.The husbandry systems for layer, pullets
and broilers combine reliability with intelligent
design and are manufactured with the most
modernmachineryofthehighestquality.
Tracon Trading and Consulting Pvt. Lt. was
founded in 2013 by the owner Mr. Udo Barth and
has "Innovative Solutions for poultry" as the
companymotto.
TraconrepresentsinIndiatheCompanies:
Farmer Automatic, Germany set up its first
automatic layer farm in India
Farmer Automatic: "Battery cage
system for pullets, commercial
layersandcommercialbroilers"
Sperotto SPA, Italy: “Pre-
manufactured houses for poultry
husbandry and floor and slat
systems with automatic nests for
pullets and layers, broiler parents
andcommercialbroilers.
Main aims and visions of Tracon
are:
! Supply of poultry equipment
on highest technical and
qualityleveltoIndia.
! Superior service and
consultancy regarding farm
planning, equipment engineering, spare parts
supply, after sales service and equipment
import.
! Consultancy and support for farm
management, security of equipment and bio
security.
This service will be provided under the guidance of
Mr. Udo Barth, having practical experience in
poultry and systems engineering for more than 25
years.
According to experts it is the right time to initiate
s u c h
technology to
g r a d e u p
existing farms
because costs of
i n p u t s a r e
increasing day
by day but
product value is
a l m o s t
remaining the
same. In such
s c e n a r i o
r e d u c i n g
wastage of feed
and cutting
dailylaborcostismandatorytoincreaseprofits.We
know that feed wastage is more in traditional
system for commercial layers but in automatic
farmsthisfeedwastagecanbereducedalmostupto
0%. Mr. Udo Barth told Poultry Times of India
that installing such automatic system not only
reduces labor requirements but also gives higher
productivity, lesser mortality and zero feed loss as
compared to traditional stair step cage systems.
Birds also feel lesser anxiety and divert more feed
forproductionratherthancombatingstress.
Mr. Rana already has 70,000 birds which are
present in traditional stair step cages. He is
convinced that investment in automation will
definitely give an additional advantage in reducing
cost of production as compared to farms with
conventional equipment. This installation is the
first project accomplished by Farmer Automatic
and Tracon in India and the result of strong
presence in Indian market.Tracon, Mr. Udo Barth
already opened a sales and service center in
Barwala to increase faith of the farmers about his
product and services. He has a team of experts who
are looking after the technical and operational
working of the machinery installed in the farm. He
isalsocommittedtoprovidequalityconsultancyto
new comers. He said that durability of this
machinery can be more than 20 years with proper
use and maintenance. The complete battery
systemhasbeenconstructedin6weeks.
Farmer Automatic and Tracon have a modern
attitude and work according to the principle of
efficiency increase. Another key personal from
Farmer Automatic, Mr. Antonius Kühlmann said
that conventional houses for poultry have only
82% production but this automation increases its
efficiency to more than 90%. Manure is collected
on conveyer belts and disposes off out of the
poultry house on daily basis. This ensures strict
hygiene and lesser probability of disease outbreaks
as well as bad smell in the farm. Company experts
are also working on the feasibility of integrated bio
gas plant in the vicinity of such big farms which
producestonsofmanuredaily.
By opening this farm Mr. Udo Barth has gain
much confidence and he said that he has a list of
farmers who want to upgrade their farms with his
machinery. Tracon has a sales and service center in
Barwala and controls all north Indian operations
fromhere,nowtheyalsowanttoopentheirbranch
office in South India to cover whole Indian poultry
market.
Now competitive market for farm automation
companies has been established in India. Indian
poultry sector has been growing @ of 8% per
annum. Such large market lures technology
providers all over the world and creates oligopoly
market which is needed for higher growth of the
industry. After seeing the installation at Gaurav
poultries we think that Farmer Automatic and
Traconwillplayamajorrole.

29. News
29
Agreements include new subsidiary, building
of facility
Lohmann Animal Health has signed long-
term cooperation contracts with Taiwan
research institutes in order to expand its
global business activities and compound
product portfolio on an international scale.
These agreements include the foundation of
a new subsidiary, Lohmann Animal Health
Pingtung, and the planned building of a
GMP facility for vaccine production in the
Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park,
according to thecompany.
"With this signing we lay the foundation for
future collaboration with the Animal Health
Research Institute, the Animal Technology
InstituteTaiwan and other research institutes
and universities," said Dr. Bruno Kaesler,
managing director of Lohmann. "With the
high level of know-how and the focused
result orientation of the scientists here, as
Lohmann Animal Health we are committed
to converting those research products into
commercial success as we are convinced the
range of new vaccines in development and
the innovative technology involved,
representagreatmarketpotential."
In phase I of three phases already planned for
the collaboration with the institutes,
Lohmann will establish its new subsidiary
Lohmann Animal Health Pingtung and start
the building of a technical center according
to European GMP standards, including a
modular animal house. The facility will arise
in Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park
and will primarily servefor long-term process
development, provision for formulations of
first quantities up to large-scale production
for those products currently in the final
development phase.The Lohmann Pingtung
Agricultural Biotechnology Park facility will
be an important platform for the results of
biological research to become successful
products of commercial value, both for
Taiwan andinternationally.
"Progress is a step-by-step process, and we are
optimistic and determined to meet the
ambitious expectations of our partners and
the Taiwanese government," said Kaesler.
"We believe this investment to be a win-win
project for both Taiwan and Lohmann
Animal Health on a long-term basis and
beneficial for Taiwanese biotechnology -
today andtomorrow."
Lohmann Animal Health
signs contracts with
Taiwan research institutes
INDIA - With feed prices soaring, broiler prices
havesurged toarecordRs100 akgcurrently.
The surge has come in handy for the poultry sector
that had been battered by supply glut and sporadic
incidentsofbirdfluduringthesecondhalfof2012.
Earlier, broiler prices had soared to Rs 75 a kg in
April2011.
The price of an egg, on the other hand, is also
inching towards Rs 4 a piece, while layer birds are
rulingatRs70/kg,againanewhigh.
Feedcoststhataccountforathirdofthetotalinput
costs for the poultry sector, besides pricey
vegetablesandbanonfishingontheWestCoastare
factorsbehindthepricerise.
R. Lakshmanan, President, Broiler Coordination
Committee(BCC),toldBusinessLinethatmostof
thepoultryfarmownershadoperatedonanegative
margin last year after maize prices rose 25 per cent
Surging Feed Costs Drive Broiler Prices
to Record High
andsoyamealpricesmorethandoubled.
The poultry sector consumes 52 per cent of the
total maize produced in the country and any
monsoon vagary tends to hit the profitability of
poultry sector – especially broiler farms that are
sensitivetofeedpricefluctuations.
Following the bird flu outbreak in Bangalore, the
broiler industry cut its output by 20 per cent from
onecrorekgaweeklastyear.Asaresultofrestricted
supply and hatching holidays initiated by some
corporates, the price of poultry meat doubled in
certain regions during the first four months of this
year.
“Last year, prices were very low and we saw input
costs almost doubling. But, prices did not increase
at the same pace. And now, with the consumption
pickingup,pricestooarescalingup,”Lakshmanan
said.
Data available with the National Egg
Coordination Committee point out that prices of
broiler feed were Rs 2,083 for a 75-kg bag in May
lastyearagainstRs2,117thisyear.
Industry sources are upbeat about the prospects of
the Rs 47,000-crore poultry sector that has been
growing at 8-10 per cent annually. Rating agency
ICRA, in its recent report, expected domestic
broiler meat demand to grow by 8-10 per cent in
thelong-term.
PAKISTAN - The price of chicken meat has
rocketed between Rs 285 to Rs 315 per kilogram
although the it should have been around 100 Rs
per kg at the advent of the holy month of
Ramadan.
According to The Nation, the unprecedented
price-hike in chicken meat is attributed to various
factors but it is believed that the control of
industry by some, absence of regulatory
authority, non-implementation of the Punjab
Animals Compound Feeding Stuff Act 2002 and
non-participation of the poultry representatives
in the price control committees are some of the
main causes of theprice-hike.
Chairman of the Pakistan Broiler Farmers
Association (PBFA), Rana Abdul Sattar, said that
the monopolist poultry industrialists were the
main cause of the chicken meat price hike as small
broiler farmers have lost ground due to chicken
disease outbreaks,exploitation and losses.
The broiler chicken farmer said it is a pity that the
largest reared fowl in the world was becoming
extinct in Punjab despite the fact that more than
50 billion chickens are reared annually as a source
of meatand eggs.
Mr Sattar said that in the absence of the Punjab
Animals Compound Feeding Stuff Act of 2002,
substandard poultry feed has become a major
hazard in the provision of healthy chicken meat
PBFA Demands Controlled Chicken Meat Prices
to consumers besides causing financial losses to
poultryfarms.
He said 50 to
60 per cent of
small poultry
farms were
being closed
d o w n i n
Punjab due to
lack of feed,
epidemics and
huge financial
losses which
have left big
industrialists with processing plants to dictate
terms and fix prices according to their whims and
fancies.
He demanded that the Punjab government
implement the Punjab Feed Act of 2002 so that
poultry feed producers could be forced to label
their formula on the feed bags and constitute
regulatory board under the chairmanship of the
DCO or the Secretary of Livestock in order to
bring the prices down and bring an end to the
monopoly of the few, besides setting rules for the
protectionof thesmallpoultryfarmers.
Mr Sattar expressed fears that chicken prices
might experience a soaring trend with the start of
the holy month of Ramadan if the government

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INDIA - Prices of poultry feed products are likely
to remainunchanged for thenextfew days.
Aditya Mishra, a commodity expert, told that too
much fluctuation in prices of key ingredients
kept feed prices unchanged. “We were waiting for
the prices to stabilise and feed products may
continue to rule without alteration for the next
few days,” hesaid.
In the physical market, soyameal dropped by Rs
1,400 to Rs 35,600 a tonne. Bajra improved
further by Rs 50 to Rs 1,600 a quintal, DCP
quoted at 35 a kg, MBM eased by Rs 500 a
quintal to 35,000 while maize went up by Rs 150
to Rs 15,150 aquintal.
Mustard de-oiled cake dropped by Rs 400 to Rs
15,100 a tonne, DRB improved by Rs 600 and
quoted at Rs 11,000 a tonne while rice bran oil
wentup byRs 6and ruled at 54 akg.
After witnessing an uptrend last weekend,
poultry feed prices remained unchanged this
week.Broilerconcentrate feed was at Rs 2,050 for
a 50-kg bag while Broiler Starter Mash quoted at
Rs 1,550.
Volatile Inputs Likely to Keep Poultry
Feed Prices Static
Pre-lay mash was sold at Rs 1,040 while layer
grower mash quoted at Rs 980. Layer concentrate
25 per cent ruled at Rs 1,490 while layer
concentrate35per centwentfor Rs 1,175.
Meanwhile, a mixed trend was witnessed in the
poultry products market, on Wednesday. Egg
decreased by seven paise and sold at Rs 3.18.
Broiler improved by Rs 8 and quoted at Rs 82 a
kg, whilechick wentfor Rs 12,remainedunsold.
INDIA - DVM Joséphine Verhaeghe was a guest
speaker at the Gujarat Livestock and Dairy
DevelopmentConferenceon 11 June.
Twenty states and over 200 districts of India were
representedat theconference.
Shri Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat, spoke
about the need to use modern technology in all
aspectsincluding agriculture.
The Minister also affirmed that the nation's
development rate will surge when the common
man is integrated in the development journey
and can make an effective contribution to the
progress of the nation. The purpose of the
conference was to provide a platform to facilitate
exchange of experiences and ideas of all persons
associated with the Livestock and Dairy Sector in
thecountry.
CID LINES is focusing on a 'Manage Mastitis'
approach for dairy cows in India. During the
presentation, the cost of mastitis was underlined,
as well as the necessity of a preventive approach.
The principles of the concept (service provided to
the farmer with milking hygiene advice and
monthly follow-up), already applied in the North
of India, were explained.
Vet Speaks at Gujarat
Livestock Development
Conference
Australian poultry giant, Steggles, has been found
guilty of misleading consumers about the
housing conditions of its chickens.
Two large poultry producers who supply Steggles
branded chickens - Baiada Poultry and Bartter
Enterprises - were found to have made false,
misleading and deceptive claims on their
packaging and advertisement by claiming their
chickens were free to roam in barns when this was
not the case, thefederal court ruled.
The Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission (ACCC) launched the legal action
in September, 2011 after the peak industry body,
The Australian Chicken Meat Federation
Australian poultry giant guilty of
misleading consumers
(ACMF), claimed on its website that chickens
produced in Australia were "free to roam" or able
to "roamfreely"inlargebarns.
The ACMF, which was also found to have
engaged in false, misleading and deceptive
conduct, has so far declined to comment on the
ruling.
Statistics from Steggles,
which contested the
action, indicated between
17 and 19 chickens were
stocked together per
square metre, giving each
chicken access to an area
less than the size of an A4
sheet of paper.Justice
RichardTracey found that
at times in their growth
cycle the chickens could
not move more than a
metre or so without
having their further
movement obstructed by
a barrier of clustered
birds. Tracey disagreed
with the companies' reality of "free to roam",
saying the ordinary and natural meaning of the
phrase "free to roam" was “the largely
uninhibited ability of the chickens to move
aroundatwillin an aimlessmanner".
The companies all risk fines of $1.1 million per
penalty.
INDIA - Merial, the animal health division of
Sanofi, today announced the approval and
closing of Merial's acquisition of the animal
health division of Dosch Pharmaceuticals
Private Limited, creating for Merial a market
entryin India'sgrowing animal healthmarket.
The signing of a binding agreement leading up
to the acquisition was announced in December
2012. Merial and Dosch have now completed
all regulatory approvals required for the closing
of theacquisition.
The acquired business, now the animal health
division of Sanofi Synthelabo India, will
commence marketing Dosch's 86 animal
health products and 50 brands for ruminants,
poultry and companion animals, as well as
continue the process of registering Merial
brands for companion and production animals
for commercializationinIndia.
Dosch animal health division CEO, Dr. Sharat
Tugnait, and his management team will
continue to oversee the combined
Merial/Dosch operations in Mumbai, India,
under the executive direction of Merial India
countrymanager, Mayank Parekh.
Merial's Closes Acquisition
of Animal Health Division
of Dosch Pharmaceuticals

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DAILY/MONTHLY EGG PRICES DECLARED BY NECC AND PREVAILING PRICES AT VARIOUS
PRODUCTION CENTRES (PC) AND CONSUMPTION CENTRE (CC)
Name Of 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Zone Day
NECC Prices
Ahmedabad 364 364 364 364 364 364 364 364 369 371 373 375 375 377 379 379 379 379 372 365 353 353 343 343 343 333 333 333 328 328 328
Ajmer 320 320 315 310 310 315 315 315 321 323 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 335 310 310 305 305 300 305 305 305 300 300 290 - -
Banglore (CC) 363 363 365 365 365 365 365 365 365 365 365 368 368 370 370 370 370 370 365 365 355 355 355 340 340 330 330 330 330 330 320
Chennai (CC) 380 380 380 380 380 380 380 380 380 380 380 385 385 385 385 385 385 385 380 380 367 367 367 352 352 337 337 337 337 337 327
Chittoor 373 373 373 373 373 373 373 373 373 373 373 378 378 378 378 378 378 378 373 373 360 360 360 345 345 330 330 330 330 330 320
Delhi (CC) 330 330 330 330 320 320 320 320 320 320 327 336 336 336 336 336 336 330 330 325 320 320 320 320 311 311 311 311 311 311 311
E.Godavari 340 340 340 340 340 340 330 330 330 330 330 332 332 333 333 333 333 333 325 325 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 305 305 295
Hyderabad 338 338 338 338 338 338 330 330 333 335 337 340 340 342 344 344 344 344 337 337 325 325 315 315 315 305 305 305 300 300 295
Miraj 373 373 373 373 373 373 367 367 372 374 376 378 378 380 382 382 382 382 375 375 363 363 353 353 353 343 343 343 338 338 333
Mumbai (CC) 373 373 373 373 373 373 367 367 372 374 376 378 378 380 382 382 382 382 375 375 363 363 353 353 353 343 343 343 338 338 333
Mysore 369 369 369 369 369 369 369 369 369 369 370 370 373 373 373 373 373 368 368 355 355 355 340 340 330 330 330 330 330 320 320
Nagapur 355 353 350 345 340 340 345 345 345 350 355 358 360 358 355 352 350 350 345 343 335 330 323 320 316 314 312 308 308 305 305
Namakkal 369 372 372 372 372 372 372 372 372 372 376 376 378 378 378 378 378 373 373 360 360 360 345 345 330 330 330 330 330 320 320
Pune 373 373 373 373 373 373 367 367 373 375 377 379 379 381 382 382 382 382 375 375 363 363 353 353 353 343 343 343 338 338 333
Punjab 314 314 314 314 316 306 306 306 306 306 311 319 319 319 319 319 319 319 314 306 306 300 300 300 300 295 293 - - - -
Vijayawada 340 340 340 340 340 340 330 330 330 330 330 332 332 333 333 333 333 333 325 325 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 305 305 295
Vizag 355 355 355 355 355 355 345 345 350 350 350 355 355 355 355 355 355 355 350 350 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 340 330 330 320
W.Godavari 340 340 340 340 340 340 330 330 330 330 330 332 332 333 333 333 333 333 325 325 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 315 305 305 295
Warangal 342 342 342 342 342 342 334 334 337 339 341 344 344 346 348 348 348 348 341 341 329 329 319 319 319 309 309 309 304 304 299
Prevailing Prices
Allahabad (CC) 333 324 324 324 324 338 343 343 343 350 352 355 355 352 357 357 357 357 357 352 352 352 348 343 338 333 333 328 324 324 324
Barwala 315 305 307 308 300 300 308 305 310 310 317 325 318 320 322 315 316 316 309 300 303 297 300 300 300 294 290 290 286 286 290
Bhopal 351 351 351 351 345 346 351 355 358 358 360 365 365 372 374 374 374 370 372 360 355 345 345 340 340 340 340 340 340 330 323
Hospet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Indore 347 350 350 347 343 343 341 347 347 355 360 365 368 368 372 374 371 365 345 345 345 340 332 332 328 325 325 325 320 320 315
Jabalpur 359 355 355 352 348 345 346 348 356 358 360 368 368 373 374 374 374 370 367 357 355 345 345 339 334 330 330 325 325 322 319
Kanpur (CC) 333 333 333 333 333 333 333 333 333 333 333 343 343 343 348 348 348 348 348 348 348 348 348 348 348 348 348 348 333 333 333
Kolkata (CC) 380 380 370 370 360 350 360 365 365 360 365 365 365 365 365 370 370 370 370 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 338 315 315
Luknow (CC) 347 347 347 347 347 347 347 347 347 347 347 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 360 350 350 350 350 350 340 343
Raipur 360 360 355 355 345 345 347 351 354 358 363 370 370 370 372 372 372 364 351 350 343 338 333 333 333 328 328 323 333 315 308
Varanasi (CC) 350 340 338 343 338 343 345 345 345 350 350 355 355 355 350 348 348 348 352 352 348 348 343 340 343 343 341 338 338 343 338

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