This is the first exhibition in the Ukraine that is dedicated exclusively to animal farming. Victam, international trade show for the feed business, will have its own pavillion at the show. Agricultural trade exhibition "Kiev AgriHort", which was organized by ITE / BTO will be re-branded and move into Animal Farming Ukraine.

Western suppliers in all sectors recognise the rapid expansion of the Ukrainian livestock sector and the potential it offers, especially in the animal feed market.  Victam International will therefore be ondisplay with a Victam Ukraine Pavilion during Animal Farming Ukraine 2010. The key product areas for the Pavilion are Feed Technology, Feed Ingredients & Additives, Quality control, Flour Milling, Grain Processing & Storage.

Animal Farming Ukraine 2010 will be organised in Pavilion 3 of the International Exhibition Center on Brovarskiy Prospekt in Kiev. The "IEC" is located and only 10 minutes away from the old city centre.

 

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The Board of Investment (BOI) has reported that 17 livestock and aquatic breeding and processing projects received investment promotion during the first seven months this year for projects, ranging from farms to processing units, with a combined investment value of more than 4.2 billion baht.

Prominent projects include a 1.03- billion-baht ready-to-eat meal venture from Songkla Canning Plc, and poultry and animal feed production expansion programmes by two major chicken producers and exporters, Betagro Group and GFPT Plc.

Betagro subsidiary, Betagro Foods Products International, received incentives for its broiler chicken farming site in Nakhon Ratchasima. The 528-million-baht project aims to farm 17.36 million chicks a year to feed its production plants in the area.

Krungthai Farm Co received investment perks for three projects in chicken farming and animal feed with a combined investment capital of 845 million baht.

Sukhum Panyakorn, an investment analyst for GFPT, said the Krungthai projects, to be completed by 2012, would add 150,000 chicks a day to the GFPT production lines. This will increase its capacity to 250,000 chickens per day in support of its 1.56-billion-baht joint venture with Japan's leading food company, Nichirei Food Inc. This is meant to make frozen and processed chicken for export which will become fully operational in December with the capacity to produce 30,000 tonnes of cooked products for export to Japan.

Mr Sukhum said the group was also increasing animal feed capacity by establishing a new feed plant in Chon Buri with the capacity to produce up to 500,000 tonnes, increasing its animal feed production to one million tonnes a year.
The expansion, he says, is intended to cash in on the increased import quota the European Union allocated to Thailand this year of 160,000 tonnes, which has.helped increase Thailand's chicken exports to the EU to 93,000 tonnes in the first half this year, a 7.5% rise year-on-year.

Strong demand from Japan and Asian countries drove chicken meat exports in the first half to increase by 8.66% year-on-year to 200,560 tonnes and experts expect exports will reach 400,000 tonnes this year worth 53.3 billion baht, up from 397,069 tonnes worth 52.7 billion baht in 2009.

Kukrit Arepagorn, manager of the Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association, said Thailand ranks at the top for exports of cooked and semi-cooked products thanks to high production skills in cutting and the ability to produce various products to meet market demand. He said that of the 397,069 tonnes of chicken meat exported last year, 378,809 tonnes were cooked and semi-cooked items.

But for raw meat exports, Thailand lags Brazil and the US, which ship more than 2 million tonnes of mostly raw chicken meat a year. Thailand's large-scale production facilities and product quality, he says, have raised the profile of the Thai chicken industry to become a significant global food source and attract foreign investor

 

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For more on the recall:
FDA: Feed to be blamed for salmonella in major egg recall
Update: Salmonella outbreak forces second recall of shell eggs
Vaccines could have prevented US Salmonella egg recall
 
Statement The Iowa Poultry Association:
The Iowa Poultry Association wants consumers to understand that we appreciate their concerns and questions relative to the current voluntary recall of eggs. Our egg farmers understand that consumers expect and require a safe, wholesome food.  We accept that calling.
 
Our egg farmers understand that consumers expect and require a safe, wholesome food.  We accept that calling.
The two farms involved have voluntarily participated in the recall due to the potential of Salmonella contamination.  This is an on-going investigation and once a conclusion is reached, we can determine what can be learned.
Consumers who are concerned about eggs they have purchased should look for the plant number and Julian dates described on the FDA website (www.fda.gov) or the Egg Safety Center (www.eggsafety.org). Dates and codes can be found stamped on the end of egg cartons as shown on the FDA website.  If you have any of these cartons, contact the store at which they were purchased.
 
Salmonella in eggs typically is a rare occurrence.  During the 92-day recall notice (Julian dates 136-228) approximately 17.5 billion eggs were produced by farms around the country.  With the recall of approximately 550 million eggs, this represents approximately 3% of the total quantity of eggs produced during that 3-month period.  However, according to the Salmonella Risk Assessment, the risk associated with finding even one contaminated egg is 1 in 20,000 eggs.
 
As with any food source, safe handling and thorough cooking of eggs is key.  The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) both say that thoroughly cooked eggs are thoroughly safe eggs.  Consumers should know that Salmonella is destroyed by the heat of proper cooking.  Eggs should be cooked until the whites and yolks are firm.  For dishes containing eggs, the internal temperature should reach 160 degrees Fahrenheit.


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"The poultry meat and egg segments of the U.S. poultry industry are completely separate entities. The products never come in contact with each other and are produced at separate facilities remotely located from one another, which fully excludes any possibility of cross-contamination," USAPEEC President Jim Sumner said in a statement to Russia.

USAPEEC's response was in reaction to an Interfax report in which Russia's food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said it sought information on the egg recall and that the recall could be a potential obstacle to U.S. poultry meat exports to Russia.
 
USAPEEC is the trade association of the U.S. poultry and egg industry that is dedicated to increasing exports of U.S. poultry and eggs worldwide.
 
Russia just recently began accepting U.S. poultry after banning the product for much of the year because a chlorine disinfectant used here violated its food safety policy. U.S. producers shipping to Russia now use a different disinfectant.

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The system may also help ease the egg farm's impact on neighbours who have sued Olivera over noxious ammonia emissions from its manure lagoons.
Construction of a manure digester should begin in October. Methane and other flammable gases produced by the digester will probably be burned off until the fuel cell is delivered early in 2011.

In a 22-day process, wastes flowing through the digester will emerge, heat-sterilized, as peat moss-like solids suitable for animal bedding and liquids to be used as soil amendments. Once the fuel cell is in operation, emissions will be minimized.
 
"The exhaust gas from the fuel cell is pretty much water vapor,"  a spokesman of G3 Power Systems said. It will give off very little nitrogen oxides or sulfur oxides. "Our exhaust is very clean."
 
Power plant manufacturer FuelCell Energy Inc. announced earlier this month that it had sold a 1.4-megawatt fuel cell power system to G3 Power Systems for the Olivera project. According to FuelCell Energy, emissions are negligible, because there is no combustion.
 
The power plant will meet roughly all the power needs of the egg ranch, and heat from the fuel cell conversion process will go to the anaerobic digester, boosting its efficiency.
 
"Renewable biogas applications, such as this project for Olivera Egg Ranch, demonstrate how a fuel cell can help food processing and agricultural operations manage their waste streams, improve their economics and generate clean electricity," said Chip Bottone, senior vice president of FuelCell Energy.

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This is the second time Ross has been involved with the event, which was organised by Lohmann Tierzucht and shows the scale of knowledge which Ross customers can call on as part of the Wesjohann Group. A number of equipment and veterinary suppliers also sponsored and attended the event.

Ross Technical Managers, Waleed El Deeb and Hosam Amro gave presentations on Ross brooding and critical age management and the event was also attended by Michael Garden Business Manager, Middle East, Turkey and Africa and John Maguire, International Business Manager. Feedback from attendees has been very positive. Other presentations included; incubation and hatching egg management, hatchery management and eggshell quality.

John Maguire said:
“This event is quickly becoming a ‘must do’ for the poultry industry in this area. Not only is it a great place to learn about the latest developments and techniques but the activities in the evening give everyone a chance to meet new people and talk about the industry with like-minded people. Having a forum to share ideas and experience is invaluable.

“For that reason we’d like to pass our thanks to Lohmann Tierzucht for inviting us to be part of this meeting again and we are glad that everyone was able to take away a positive experience from this.”

As always, a number of social events also took place which gave everyone a chance to make new friends and catch up with old ones while sharing advice and insight into the poultry industry. Social events included a Nile cruise and a light show at Egypt’s famous pyramids.

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Aviagen is the world's leading poultry breeding company, developing pedigree lines for the production of broiler chickens under the Ross, Arbor Acres and L.I.R brand names.  The company is based in Huntsville, Alabama, USA with a number of wholly-owned operations across Europe, Latin America, Brazil, India, and Australia, New Zealand and the USA and joint ventures in Europe, South Africa, Turkey and Asia. Aviagen employs 2,000 people and has a distribution network serving customers in 120 countries.  For further information please visit www.aviagen.com.

 

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Steve Harris, Managing Director of Meriden Animal Health will be attending the Pork Expo: ‘I am delighted to be working with Imuvet & to be supporting them at this prestigious event.  The launch of Orego-Stim® in Brazil is set to be an exciting milestone for us.’

Rodrigo Pulici, Vice-President of Imuvet commented ‘We are looking forward to strengthening our partnership with Meriden and bringing the many benefits of Orego-Stim® to the Brazilian market’

Dr Gene Jin, Managing Director of Meriden (Guangzhou) Biotech Co. Ltd, will also be attending the event and presenting a paper entitled ‘Phytogenic Feed Additives in Swine Production: Theory & Practice’ in the International Forum.

Orego-Stim® is the 100% natural feed additive/flavour used globally in the diets of a variety of commercial livestock species to enhance and maximise overall performance, increasing financial returns. Orego-Stim® not only improves the functioning of the gut, but is renowned for other interesting properties.

The Pork Expo takes place on the 14th – 16th September 2010 at the Estação Embratel Convention Center in Brazil.  For more information please visit www.porkexpo.com.br.

 

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The group included Valeria Costa, vet services & production director and Demasi Francesco, hatchery manager, who were accompanied by Joao Paula, Hy-Line sales director for Mediterranean Europe.

Societa Agricola Valversa is the largest layer hatchery in Italy supplying in excess of 60% of the Italian market.  The company has represented Hy-Line products for 31 years.
 
In the photo (L-R) Robert Cocksworth, managing director of Hy-Line U.K.; Valeria Costa; Joao Paula; Demasi Francesco; and Jonathan Cade, managing director for Hy-Line UK International.
 

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The increased demand for imported beef in the Korea market in 2010 has been reflected in higher volumes from both Australia and the US, assisted by a combination of strong consumer demand and low domestic cattle slaughter, reports Meat and Livestock Australia.

Australian volumes for the past month increased 14 per cent year-on-year, to 11,648 tonnes swt, taking imports for January to July to 76,649 tonnes swt - nine per cent ahead of the same period in 2009. Korean imports of US beef increased 53 per cent in July (7,000 tonnes swt) and 56 per cent for the first seven months of 2010, to 44,591 tonnes swt. Beef imports from New Zealand in July (2,756 tonnes swt) increased 14% on the same period last year, with total imports so far in 2010 back 4% (23,311 tonnes swt).

While positive economic conditions and strong consumer demand has helped to fuel the rise in beef imports so far in 2010, a significant fall in Korean cattle slaughter and beef production has also assisted the rise in imports. In 2009, domestic Korean beef accounted for almost 50 per cent of total beef consumed in the market (and averaged 48 per cent for the past five years). In 2009, Australia held the majority share of the imported beef market at 58 per cent, followed by the US on 26 per cent and NZ with 15 per cent.

Reflecting the reduction in Korea's domestic beef production in 2010 has been a 13 per cent year-on-year decline in total cattle slaughter between January and June, with Hanwoo female numbers back 16 per cent. Over the same period, the Korean cattle herd has reportedly increased nine per cent, to 3.3 million head - the highest number since 1998.

Given the reduction in cattle slaughter throughout 2010 and expanding herd, Korean beef production is anticipated to increase in the near-term, which will put pressure on imported beef volumes.

 

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With straw prices escalating, Quality Meat Scotland has produced a booklet to help farmers optimise bedding use and consider the wide range of alternative products available to Scottish livestock producers.

According to Ian Pritchard, SAC Select Services Beef Specialist, who researched the content for the booklet with Dr Basil Lowman and Dr John Vipond, it is well worth farmers putting some thought into how they use bedding most efficiently.

“Some of the tips in the booklet may seem like common sense but too often simple steps which can produce big benefits are overlooked. For example a lot of straw is wasted because of lack of attention to clearing drain pipes before stacking straw in the shed,” said Mr Pritchard.

“Outside storage is also an issue as square bales have a tendency to absorb more rain water than round bales.

“The overall effect is that when bales are left outside and open to the elements the absorptive capacity is severely reduced. Wet straw is only 10% as effective as a bedding for livestock as dry straw - a lot of wasted money,” he added.

The QMS booklet also gives advice on how to reduce straw usage by highlighting how different feed materials can affect the amount of dung and urine produced.

And it flags up the number of alternative bedding products available in different areas of Scotland. The range of these materials, along with details of their relative absorbency factors, are detailed in the booklet.

“Some of these alternative materials such as oilseed rape straw, sawdust and woodchips have been used for a number of years,” said Mr Pritchard. “Others, such as canary reed grass and miscanthus, are new bedding materials.”

The fertiliser values of these alternatives are also listed as a number of these new materials do not compost as easily as straw does. The booklet also highlights the potential drawback of bedding materials that are too palatable to ruminants as this may affect daily liveweight gain.

 

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