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Vol. 14, Issue 3 | May 2013
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Heat stress in poultry with special reference to the role of grape pomace
Nutritional interventions can prevent pododermititis
BOVIAN Health Care Participation In 2nd Paschim Banga Poultry Mela-2013
Vets Club Ludhiana celebrates “World Veterinary Day-2013”
Interview Netherland’s Centre of Excellence- Science Fiction for Livestock Industry in India
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Hy-Line do Brasil Appoints New Tech Services Director
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Netherland’s Centre of Excellence- Science Fiction for Livestock Industry in India
BOVIAN Health Care Participation in 2nd Paschim Banga Poultry Mela-2013
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India is the 3rd largest producer of eggs in the world, but
still at least 70 per cent of its eggs come from commercial
farmers who confine their hens to barren battery cages so
small that each bird has less space than an A4 size sheet of
paper in which to spend her entire life.
According to HSI/India, this violates the provisions of Section 11(1)(e) of the
Prevention of Cruelty to as per Animals Act, 1960. Animal Welfare Board of
India issued an advisory to all state governments stating that battery cages
should not be used and existing ones should be phased out by 2017.
In EU over 60% of the world's eggs were produced in industrial systems, mostly
using battery cages, including over two thirds. In UK, statistics from the
Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs indicate that 50% of
eggs produced in UK throughout 2010 were from cages However, introduction
of the European Union Council Directive 1999/74/EC which, due to welfare
concerns, effectively banned conventional battery cages in the EU from
January 2012.
According to HSI/India, enforcement remains a concern and we will continue
to do what we must to ensure that intensive confinement of laying hens is
brought to an end. It is also working with the Government of India to end this
practice in the remaining parts of the country and bring in regulations for
rearing egg-laying hens in India as recommended by the AWBI.
On the whole, when the birds kingdom is giving us our bread & better, we
should also sacrifice something for their comfort & easy living. World
Veterinary day celebrated on April 28 of every year also remind us about
unnecessary cruelties made by us to livestock sector. It will not go unpaid in
future but kill give much higher returns than we expect from their birds.
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CONTENTS
! Andritz Feed & Biofuel 31
! Bovian Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. 5
! Chaudhary Agor Industries 2
! DSM 23
! IAI Expo 2014 32
! IAI Nutrition Forum 20
! IMV Technologies 11
! Indian Herbs Overseas 18
! ISRMAX Asia 2013 9
! Kemin 30
! Natural Remedies 28
! Novus 13
! Venky’s (India) Limited 7
! Zeus 23
27 Egg Rates
23-26 News
22 New Appointments
Banning Battery Cages-our responsibility 4 Heat stress in poultry with special reference to the
role of grape pomace
8 Nutritional interventions can prevent pododermititis
12Hubbard and Suomen Broiler Oy enter into a Historic Agreement
12BOVIAN Health Care Participation In 2nd Paschim Banga Poultry Mela-2013
14Netherland’s Centre of Excellence- Science Fiction for Livestock Industry in India
17Vets Club Ludhiana celebrates “World Veterinary Day-2013”
19 Venky's (India) invests in Petersime incubators
21Pas Reform: expanding global distribution with a future-focus
29 Event Calender
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Poultry production in hot regions of India suffers significant losses every year because of heat stress, especially from sudden heat waves, which usually occur during summer.
In poultry production, heat stress can be described as acute or chronic. Acute heat stress refers to short and sudden periods of extremely high temperature, whereas chronic heat stress refers to extended periods of elevated temperature. Chronic stress has deleterious effects on birds reared in open-sided houses mainly through reducing feed consumption and increasing water consumption. Most of the reduction in feed consumption is due to reduced maintenance requirement.
In broilers, growth rates, feed efficiency and carcass quality are negatively affected. Again, prolonged periods of elevated ambient temperature increase the broilers' time to reach market weight and increase mortality. In laying hens, heat stress leads to a decline in egg production and egg quality, as well as, shelf life of eggs is shortened. In breeders, high ambient temperature coupled with high humidity decreases fertility resulting in low hatchability. During the heat stress period the increase in body temperature has a negative effect on gamete formation and the fertilization process. The purpose of the article is to know the effects of heat stress on poultry performance and the better ways to replenish the loss.
Unfortunately there are very few options to alleviate the negative effects of hot humid weather on poultry. We have known for a long time that poultry of all kinds eat for their energy needs, and not for proteins. When it gets hot, humans and all other forms of life tend to eat less or change diets to match the environment. Decreased feed consumption and increased water intake occurs in poultry due to heat. As temperature rises, the bird has to maintain the balance between heat production and heat loss, and so will reduce its feed consumption to reduce heat from metabolism (Hurwitz et al., 1980). Research demonstrated that feed consumption is reduced by 5% for every 1 ºC rise in temperature between 32-38ºC. The effects of heat stress on broilers are seen immediately in heart attacks (flipovers). The effects on laying hens are not seen until the week or so following heat (Post Stress period).
At high temperatures, heat production in birds decreases while heat dissipation increases. The main pathway of heat dissipation for birds under hot environment is respiratory evaporation, especially when ambient temperatures approach the body temperature.
Heat stress in poultry with special reference to the role of grape pomaceTarun kumar, Naveen Sharma, Praveen KumarBovian health care Pvt. Ltd, SSR Corporate Park, Faridabad-121003
What Happens During Heat Stress? Turkeys, broilers and layers perform well in comfortable summer temperatures between 7 0 8 0 o F ( 2 1 - 2 7 o C ) . W h e n a m b i e n t (surrounding) temperatures rise above 80oF, feed intake, growth and production are affected. Heat exhaustion and death will occur when temperatures exceed 90oF (32oC).
Mechanism of heat stress:Decreased feed intake will affect bird performance and profitability, whereas water consumption increases in hot weather conditions.Reductions in feed intake will cause decreased body weight gain, egg production and lower egg weights in layers(Bonnet et al., 1997). Eggshell quality is also affected in hot weather, but not entirely due to the dietary calcium deficiency resulting from decreased feed intake. As the hen pants to keep cool, excess carbon dioxide is exhaled, which causes the blood to become more alkaline. The alkalinity of the blood reduces its capability of carrying calcium to the reproductive system for shell formation so increasing dietary calcium will not improve shell quality (Macariet al., 1994).
Birds lose heat normally by:Radiation Heat will be lost from the body by radiation if the surrounding surfaces are below bird surface temperature. Conversely hot walls and roofs may radiate heat to the bird surfaces.Convection Heat loss will occur from the natural rise of warm air from around a hot body. Providing moving air can assist convection, but only if the air moves fast enough to break down the boundary layer of still air that surrounds the body.Conduction Heat will transfer from one surface in contact with another surface, for example, if the birds are seated on litter that is cooler than their bodies. However, the litter immediately under the birds assumes a temperature close to that of the body.When birds can no longer maintain its body heat balance by one of these three methods, it must use “evaporative heat loss”, or panting. Evaporative heat loss, whilst essential to the bird, does not contribute to heating the house.Evaporation This is very important at high temperatures as poultry do not sweat but depend on panting. This is only effective if the humidityis not too high. Hot, humid conditions are therefore much morestressful than hot dry conditions.In order to keep cool, birds will increase their respiration rate as much as ten times the normal rate and indulge in throat flutters or panting.
Throat fluttering allows the evaporation of heat by moving air in and out of the throat area without actually entering the lungs. This method is very efficient on hot dry days, but it is not very helpful during hot humid weather because evaporation is more difficult. Older and heavier birds are less able to manage heat stress. Due to the lower body surface area per kilogram of body weight, older birds produce more internal heat and are less able to cool down by convection and evaporation. Moreover Older birds have more feathering and hence more insulation, which makes it more difficult to get rid of body heat. In addition, as birds become larger there is less space between individuals in the poultry house, which traps more heat between birds and significantly increases the temperature at the floor level. Thus, air movement is an important method of keeping older flocks cool.The acid-base balance is disrupted by the increased electrolyte excretion through urine and faeces. Electrolyte supplementation has been shown to restore the acid-base balance and improve bird's performance. The body fluids (present in and outside the cells) carry oxygen and carbon dioxide, move nutrients to the tissues, remove waste and distribute enzymes and hormones to their target tissues. To function efficiently the body cells must have a constant, balanced environment, which is provided by the fluids surrounding them. These fluids must be regulated for composition, volume, temperature and distribution. Therefore all must be maintained in balance.Prevention of electrolyte, minerals and vitamins imbalance should be obviously approached through incorporation of appropriate cations, anions along with minerals and vitamins. However it must be accepted that during heat stress diet got influenced significantly and feed intake reduced drastically with increase in water intake.Water is the most important nutrient for the overall health and performance of commercial broilers. It plays an essential role in every aspect of metabolism and is critical to the regulation of the bird's body temperature, food digestion, and waste elimination. By weight, broilers consume twice as much water as feed (Lacy, 2002). So it must be emphasized to consider water electrolytes, minerals, and vitamins during high temperature. Enriching the water electrolytes with nucleotides, organic minerals, amino acids and fatty acids provide a boost to fight the imbalance in poultry birds because of heat stress.
Grape seeds and skins are good sources of phytochemicals such as gallic acid, catechin,
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and epicatechin and are suitable raw materials for the production of antioxidative dietary supplements. Flavonoids,are a large group of polyphenolic antioxidants present in a variety of foods from vegetable sources, such as onions, apples, citrus, grapes, tea, and wine. Most of the naturally occurring flavonoids express various antioxidant effects, like scavenging of free radicals, chelation of transition metals, and inhibition of radical producing enzymes (Choi et al., 2010).Scientific studies have shown that the antioxidant power of proanthocyanidins (flavonoid available in grape seed extract) is 20 times greater than vitamin E and 50 times greater than vitamin C (Uchida, 1980). Oral administration of grape seed extract lowers reactive oxygen species generation and plasma protein carbonyl groups, while it enhanced the activity of the endogenous antioxidant system. Grape pomace consisting of peel, seed and stem, should be treated as a special solid residue, due to its high levels of residual phenolic compounds. Grape seed and peel are increasingly being used to obtain functional food ingredients such as natural antioxidants and dietary supplements. Simonettiet al. (2010)reported that proanthocyanidinsof grape seed extract showed significant sparing effect on a-tocopherol in RBC membranes, helped to reduce oxidative DNA damage, and might increase the level of polyunsaturated fatty acid in RBC membranes thus proved to possess good antioxidant properties.
Grape fruit contains naringin, a ? avonoid
glycoside responsible for the bittertaste of grape juice is capable of inhibiting intestinal drug metabolizing enzymesas well as improves drug area under curve so acts as bioenhancer (Mekalaand Arivuchelvan, 2012). The knowledge on the use of bioenhancer is new to modern science but it was very familiar as yogvahi in Ayurveda. Yogvahi was used to enhance the bioavailability, tissue distribution, and e?cacy of drugs, especially those with poor oral bioavailability and also decreasing the adverse e?ects (Randhawaet al., 2011).
Considering the facts it can be concluded that heat stress possess a great economical burden to the poultry farmers in turns of mortality, morbidity, production loss etc. To minimize the loss during heat stress instead of going for feed electrolytes and vitamins it is better to supplement water with electrolytes, minerals, vitamins and amino acids. Grape pomace prevent damage to the cells caused by free radicals and proved to be an efficientbioenhancer so can be used along with electrolytes and vitamins to fight heat stress.References available on request
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Involuntary changes of lymphoid organs
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Demand for adequate nutrients
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Low feed intake and adverse effect on body
Immunosuppression
Pixie Consulting Solutions Ltd. is organizing IAI NUTRITION FORUM-Inte rna t iona l Symposium for discussing the problems faced by Indian Poultry industry in association with Kemin-the nutritional giant.Below are the tentative topics for the program scheduled on 21st February concurrent to 8th in series of IAI Expo from 20th-22nd February at IARI Ground, PUSA, New Delhi. 1. Poultry performance and Nutrition trends-
A global scenario 2. Broiler Nutrition trends in India – Past,
present and the future3. Feed raw materials and their impact on
production goals and cost4. Alternate nutritional strategies to manage
feed cost and sustain performance5. Nutritional strategies for disease avoidance
6. Pathogens and bird performance in poultry nutrition
7. Mycotoxin prevalence in south east Asia 8. Mineral nutrition and its importance in
poultry nutrition9. Feed milling technology in South Asia -
evolution ,growth and developments10. Amino acid balancing? 11. Alternate protein sources - Are they
available and how to choose the right ones?12. Grain Storage and treatment· Modern grain storing technology/silo
management· How to deal issues faced in storage like
shrinkage/spoilage by insects and molds13. Feed formulations – what tools are the ideal
ones?14. Layer nutrition and the challenges and
changes needed15. Breeder Nutrition and the advancements16. Smart milling-Concept and practiceThe conference promotions have already been started through various trade specific portals and mailer shoot outs. Hence the event promises to be a one of its kind platform that encompasses the complete Poultry Industry. You may suggest further topics or speakers for the above conference. For further information please contact us at [email protected] | +91 9991705621
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Pododermititis or foot pad lesions is one of the main indicators of welfare status in broilers. Wet litter due to digestive inefficiency can initiate lesion development. In order to maintain foot pad integrity, suitable nutrition is required to ensure skin robustness, which prevents lesion formation. Using a combination of natural forms of minerals and immune enhancing products make lesions less likely to form and may prevent secondary infections in established lesions.
The lesions are primarily caused by wet and sticky litter, leading to damage and burns on the sole of
the foot.
By Dr Jules Taylor Pickard, Alltech and Prof Peter Spring, Swiss College of Agriculture
Pododermititis (foot pad lesions) is an important welfare problem in poultry, mainly in broilers and turkeys, kept on litter floors, where the birds can develop foot lesions of varying degrees due to damage from the litter. In terms of codes of practice for poultry, the development of these lesions affects two of the 'five freedoms', i.e. freedom from discomfort and freedom from pain, injury and disease. A third - 'freedom to express normal patterns of behaviour' - could be added to this list if the lesions affect the bird's ability to walk. According to the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council, flock-keepers must check for such problems daily and take advice from nutritionists and veterinarians regarding controlling these lesions, and must also seek feedback from processors at the slaughterhouse regarding the quality of each flock's feet (see the Farm Animal Advisory Council Code of Practice for the Welfare of Broiler Chickens).
Extra burn effect
So what is pododermititis (or foot pad dermatitis (FPD) as it's often know), what causes it and how can it be controlled from a nutritional point of view? The lesions are primarily caused by wet and sticky litter, leading to damage and burns on the sole of the foot. Ammonia present from excreta in the litter is linked to the extra 'burn' effect seen in terms of the visible damage. The lesions start as an eroded part of the plantar surface of the foot, and once this damage is established, the lesion continues to develop, leading eventually to a black blister-like formation. Such damage can also lead to skin infections, as well as reducing the bird's ability to walk, and can therefore reduce
Nutritional interventions can prevent pododermititis
feed and water intake.
Overall, the effects of FPD in terms of welfare are considerable, which is why, in 2005, the EU proposed that the incidence of FPD in broilers should be used as one of the main indicators of welfare status, forming the basis of recommenda-tions on future stocking density for farms. Scoring s y s t e m s h a v e b e e n published for both broilers and turkeys to assist in establishing the severity of lesions in flocks. In some counties in Scandinavia, welfare monitoring is based on FPD scores, and affected flocks may be culled rather than processed, at great cost to the producer.
In economic terms, the effects of FPD are of major importance. Because the birds ability to walk, feed and drink is reduced so is their performance when compared with their unaffected flock-mates. The sale of feet to Asian countries, where they are a delicacy, is also severely affected when FPD is evident.
Other factors have been identified which have a bearing on FPD incidence and severity. De Jong, in 2011, identified a seasonal effect, whereby FPD is more prevalent and severe during the winter months, compared to summer, based on studies conducted in Denmark and Sweden between 2002 and 2010. This may be due to ventilation, which is known to impact on the development of lesions due to ammonia emissions from litter. The presence of certain bacteria, especially Staphylococcus and E.coli species, can lead to secondary infections of the lesions, furthering the severity of the problem and even causing joint inflammation. The types of water systems used as well as heating, ventilation, lighting patterns and stocking density, all contribute to FPD, but the aim of this article is to investigate the impact of feed and nutrition on this problem.
Impact of feed on PFD
Certain raw materials are known to affect the development of FPD, as they can cause wet litter and hence initiate the development of lesions. Feed materials that are high in potassium (e.g. soya, manioc) can cause wet droppings, leading to poorer litter quality due to the negative effect of potassium on water resorption in the gut. Non-starch polysaccharide intake from cereals such as wheat and barley is also a well-known cause of wet
litter and contributes to dysbacteriosis in the gut, leading to wet droppings which may also be
contaminated with pathogenic bacteria. Poorly digested protein will add to the levels of excreted nitrogenous material and hence ammonia, which develops in the litter, adding to the burn damage to the feet. Researchers have suggested the use of various alternative feed materials, such as organic minerals, and specialist supplements to support skin strength and immune response to potential secondary infections.
Prevention of les ions and infect ionsPrevention is the most desirable way of addressing FPD, as this not only reduces the requirement for expensive veter inary intervention, but also maintains the integrity of the foot pad in its ideal form (i.e. without scarring), preventing downgrades at slaughter and economic losses, as well as satisfying welfare standards. In order to maintain foot pad integrity, suitable nutrition is required to ensure skin robustness, which prevents lesion formation.
In a trial conducted in turkeys fed diets with either inorganic or lower levels of organic minerals, the FPD incidence was monitored and reported. Birds received either a control, inorganic mineral diet containing 15 ppm added Cu plus 60 ppm added Zn, Mn and Fe or an organic (chelated) mineral diet formulated with 2.5 ppm added Bioplex Cu plus10 ppm Bioplex Zn, Fe and Mn. Ninety-six birds per treatment were used in a replicated trial design. The results showed that, at 12 weeks of age, the turkeys fed the organic mineral diet had no FPD on their feet, whereas foot lesions for the control group were at least score 1 (mild burns on one leg), with
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one animal showing burns on both feet (score 2). This result was attributed to better skin integrity in those turkeys fed the organic mineral diet, even at a lower inclusion rate. Other research examined the role of organic forms of minerals on skin development in broiler chickens. Birds were
fed either an inorganic ?control or a diet
containing chelated (organic) selenium and zinc. The figure below shows the difference between histological assessment of the groups.
Work by Youssef et al investigated the role of biotin, zinc and mannan-oligosaccharides (as an immune modulator) in the incidence of FPD in turkeys. They found significant improvements in FPD scores on dry litter with any one of these feed ingredients compared to broilers kept on wet litter. This may be enhanced if the effects on ammonia production in wet litter are also addressed by enzyme supplementation or using different, more
digestible ?protein sources.
In a review by Costa et al , the role of nutrients and specialist supplements are discussed. The inclusion of supplements such as enzymes is highlighted regarding reducing digesta viscosity and hence minimising the production of wet litter, and showed that diets using enzymes to address these factors lowered viscosity, resulting in a reduction in the incidence of FPD in broilers. There was a positive relationship between viscosity reduction and improved litter dryness, leading to a lower incidence of foot pad wounds, especially in older birds.
Research conducted by Nagaraj, in 2006, looked into the role of protein level and enzyme addition
on FPD in broilers. This work revealed that ?broilers fed high levels of protein ?had increased
FPD (in terms of both incidence and severity), and feed enzyme supplementation reduced this, as a direct consequence of increased protein digestibility and reduced ammonia emissions from litter.
Nutritional interventions
The application of appropriate nutritional interventions can prevent or alleviate the development of FPD. Using natural forms of minerals can enhance skin integrity, making lesions less likely to form. In addition, immune enhancing products, such as mannan-oligosaccharides, may prevent secondary infections in established lesions. Ensuring good protein digestibility has an impact on ammonia produced from litter, reducing foot pad burns, and so either a more digestible form of
protein or the ?addition of a proven protease
enzyme will assist in reducing lesion incidence. Preventing wet litter from NSP in the diets (from cereals predominantly) by adding a suitable glucanase and/or xylanase product help to prevent the initial development of lesions. Using a combination of these approaches in feed can assist in the prevention of FPD, leading to fewer downgrades and slaughter and improved welfare of birds kept on litter.
US - Food-grade antimicrobials are approved for use by the US Department of Agriculture and classified as "Generally Recognized As Safe" by the FDA at the recommended use levels as a very safe and effective way to kill or inhibit the growth of any potential foodborne pathogens, like Salmonella, on raw poultry products.
They are used to assure the safety of poultry products, said the National Chicken Council (NCC) in response to claims made on Friday (26 April) in an article appearing in the Washington Post.
When administered properly at the federally recommended use levels, these antimicrobials are safe for poultry products, for consumers and for those working in the plant. These levels are frequently tested by both USDA and plant personnel to ensure they are at safe levels for the product and for workers in the plant.
It is important to reiterate that OSHA found no connection or causation whatsoever between the very unfortunate passing of the inspector mentioned in this article and the plant environment.
Though these antimicrobials are approved for use and are used in very low, allowable concentrations, the poultry industry takes very seriously the health and safety of our workforce and there are a number of steps and precautions in place in order to minimize any exposure to them:
? When diluted antimicrobials are applied to carcasses, they are done so in controlled areas (inside of closed equipment or inside the chiller) to minimize any potential exposure to employees;
? In order to ensure proper ventilation, poultry processing plants follows strict
Safety of Antimicrobial Use in Poultry Production Reaffirmedguidelines for air flow set by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Engineering controls such as ventilation are acceptable means to control employee exposure to hazards;
? Workers and companies must comply with OSHA standards, wear personal protective equipment and complete required training programs; and
? The mixing of water and antimicrobials is a highly automated process in poultry plants so that workers rarely come into contact with any undiluted agents.
Most of these antimicrobials have a pungent odor that if an excessive concentration were to occur, it would be taken care of immediately. Therefore, continued exposure to any potential harmful level is very rare.
NCC and others in the scientific community also contested the assertion that antimicrobial use would increase if USDA's poultry inspection proposal goes through.
Among many other inaccuracies in Kimberly Kindy's article, NCC takes exception to the Post's characterization of our statement that “the volume of chemicals would increase further under the new rules because a larger volume of birds would be processed.”
The volume of chicken produced is dictated by demand and the market, not line speeds or inspection systems, NCC told the Post. Increasing line speeds does not equate to more chickens being produced. More than likely it means less production time, not more chickens produced, and not more antimicrobial use.
Dr S. F. Bilgili, a professor in Auburn
University's Department of Poultry Science, and a past president of the Poultry Science Association, added, "The slight increase in processing line speeds that may occur as a result of the proposed changes to the US poultry inspection system is not likely to change the antimicrobial use much, as novel application sites (i.e., use in finishing chillers rather than pre- and final chill tanks) and delivery methods (i.e., mist sprays rather than as a carcass dip) have already reduced the antimicrobial use significantly. Furthermore, novel technologies continue to be developed and commercialized to enhance the antimicrobial efficacy at lower application levels," he said.
Tom Super, NCC vice pres ident of communications added, “We take very seriously the health and safety of everyone working in our plants. It is ironic that these inspectors, their union and their allies are claiming how bad the work environment is in the plants, yet they're fighting tooth and nail to stay in them, in an attempt to save some taxpayer-funded jobs that have proven unnecessary over the past 13 years.”
A March 2012 CDC/NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation of a poultry plant tested employees who worked in areas of the plant where antimicrobials were used the most, and found their reported symptoms (itchy eyes, sneezing, blurry vision, chest tightness) were not related to increased levels of antimicrobials. The tests that were conducted as part of this evaluation, using both area air sampling and by monitors attached to workers (personal breathing zone devices), revealed minimum, often even undetectable levels, in almost every case all well below the permissible exposure limits for chemicals set forth by OSHA.
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Hubbard and Suomen Broiler Oy enter into a Historic AgreementFinland/France - Suomen Broilerand Hubbard SAS are very pleased to announce that recently they have signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Hubbard.
The first consignment of Hubbard H1 Grand Parent stock arrived by charter to Turku airport end of April in very good condition and Suomen Broiler Oy will start supplying the Hubbard H1 Parent Stock to their customers in Finland and neighbouring countries as from the end of 2013.
After 25 years of collaboration with Aviagen, Suomen Broiler will no longer act neither as a Distributor of Ross stock into Finland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia nor as a subcontractor to Russia. Suomen Broiler will continue to distribute Ross Parent Stock until depletion of the Grand Parent Stock during the first quarter of 2014.
Reijo and Vesa Jokela, Directors of Suomen
Broiler Oy, said “we are very excited to become part of the Hubbard family to help our business grow in Scandinavia and abroad”. Paul van
Boekholt, Hubbard Business Director, stated: “this agreement is a first and major step of Hubbard into Scandinavia, we are very confident that the Hubbard products will succeed in this region as Hubbard is well-known for its focus on animal welfare traits. For example, thanks to the much dryer litter the Hubbard broilers have a very low level of footpad lesions and hock burn. We are looking forward to our collaboration with Suomen Broiler Oy and to expand our market share in Northern Europe”.
For further details please contact:
Hubbard
Mr. Paul van Boekholt
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Mr. Hannu Tiuttu
BOVIAN Health Care Participation in 2nd Paschim Banga Poultry Mela-2013Bovian Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. a young and dynamic organization working in the animal health and nutrition domain with the aim to propel by providing innovative, scientific & research based solutions to the farmers, participated in the '2nd PASCHIM BANGA POULTRY MELA-2013' in Kolkata organized b y W E S T B E N G A L P O U L T R Y FEDERATION from 2nd- 4th May, 2013 under the guidance of Managing Director, Mr. Subrata Mukherjee and Poultry Business Head, Dr. Naveen Sharma. Other team members include Dr. Tarun Kumar (Asst. Technical Manager), Mr. Santanu (Zonal Sales Manager), Mr. Ravi Ranjan (ASM), Mr. Pranesh Kumar , Mr. Swapan Das and Mr. ParthaModak (PSO). The intention was to make an impression mark of Bovian in the poultry industrywith impressive technical discussions and new concepts.
The Bovian stall was esthetically designed and placed in the Hall number 2 of Mela ground. During the entire period of Melaeveryone in the team was on their toes as the stall was visited by large number of poultry farmers, consultants, feed millers, researchers and young students.In total about 50 consultants/researchers visited the stall and shared the technical queries and facts about the Bovian products and Indian poultry industry. They were very much fascinated about the new initiative in the form of BRU (Bovian Research Update) from Bovian-Team Poultry, as they find the newsletter very informative to all the class of readers indulged in poultry sector.
Almost 500 farmers from distant places of West Bengal/ Orissa/ Bihar/ Jharkhand showed their presence in the stall with lot of enthusiasm. They shared all the information about Bovian products in the market and were very much
excited about the new innovations of Bovian like Optiblend-PTM. In addition about 15 big feed millers of the area shared their requirements and capacity of manufacturing feed for poultry. They showed lot of interest in the products like OildolTM, DucoxTM and KalnxtTM.During the MelaBovian team was in companionship with two foreign delegates from Malaysia named Dr. Sze and Dr. Wilmot Sasindran. They interacted with the team and discussed the importance of phytogenic feed additives in feed sector.
As the vision of the organization is to provide scientific and research based solutions to the customers, the poultry division is continuously working on war front to come up with better products and solutions keeping in mind the betterment of poultry industry.
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13 May 2013- Netherlands delegation visited India for two days to share their know-how to increase food production in India through improved production methods, logistics and food safety measures.
Embassy of The Kingdom of The Netherlands organized networking cocktail hosted by Mr. Arie Veldhuizen- Agriculture Counselor at The Netherlands Ambassador residence. The agenda of the networking cocktail was to welcome the delegation consisting of Mr. Ton Akkerman, Veterinary Counsellor in General Service, Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO); Mr. Erik Bosker, Senior Policy Officer from Ministry of Economic Affairs; Mr. Tjeerd den Hollander, Senior Policy Advisor, Product Board of Meat and Eggs (PVV) and Mr. Henny Swinkels, Director Van drie Group and announce their agenda of visit. Below are the excerpts from the interview:
Netherlands is a trading country but besides that it also exports knowledge. In 2011 Indian g ov e r n m e n t r e q u e s t e d Ne t h e r l a n d s government to share our knowledge. Indian delegation visited Netherlands and after exploring the industry they felt the need to
Netherlands is the 2nd largest exporter of Agricultural produce after US but India is also an exporting country. Would you please elucidate our readers about your purpose of this visit?
upgrade Indian industry. If we look at mid 2011, India had a lot of production but approx 40% of produce was lost which never reached the end-consumer.
The best way to improve the productivity and reduce the losses is to use the knowledge and expertise of others and Dutch businesses will contribute to increasing food production in India through improved production methods, logistics and food safety measures. We are here to deliver that knowledge.
In September 2011, a bi-lateral agreement was signed between Product Board for livestock and Product Board for Poultry and Eggs; and National Meat Poultry Processing Board (NMPPB) which is a part of MOFPI and joint action plan was developed to work closely with Indian government. Since then Centre of Excellence have been introduced and finance is being assisted by state and central government.
To achieve better quality and quantity, India needs to upgrade using others knowledge and experience. Like one cannot improve milk productivity of cows on its own, he needs bovine semen, heifers, better feed, better farm management practices etc.
Because of religious and economic reasons,
Meat & Poultry Board is the main nodal body in India; do you have any agreement with them?
India is very hard country to get into with products. Therefore it is wise decision to enter with knowledge. Hence Nether lands Ministry-responsible for issuing Veterinary certificates decided to come with industry stake holders to meet with Joint Secretary and discuss the problems we are facing to send veterinary products and get Veterinary certificate in India.
As we are not familiar with all the procedures, this is the reason delegation consisting of Mr. Ton Akkerman, Veterinary Counsellor in General Service, Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO); Mr. Erik Bosker, Senior Policy Officer from Ministry of Economic Affairs; Mr. Tjeerd den Hollander, Senior Policy Advisor, Product Board of Meat and Eggs (PVV) and Mr. Henny Swinkels, Director Van drie came to visit India.
This combination gave us possibility to discuss with various people in livestock and agriculture sector and get the information so that we can send the products needed for Centre of Excellence which is coordinated by NAFTC.\
Livestock is segmented into four main parts: Genetics, Nutrition, Farming and Processing. India is having very small processing percentage that too is exported; can we use same Netherlands technology to upgrade our technology or it will need to
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invent some new technologies as per Indian requirements.
If we go 20 years back, Indian Poultry Industry was facing same problems. There were only 1000 birds farms but today various farms are available with bird capacity of more than 1 million. So in terms of poultry farming we have achieved world class standards. But in Dairy Framing we are still lacking how your know-how can help us in this sector?
Today if we compare India with Netherlands technology then Netherlands is like Science Fiction because the technology is far beyond the borders which can be achieved. But if you look 50 years back Netherlands was same as that of India.
One can gain from our knowledge and expertise but can't copy the whole system. Netherlands is such a small country with 17 Million population and is most dense population on other hand India is a huge country with 1.3 Billion population.
We consume frozen products whereas in India consumer prefers fresh products as that of Vietnam. Hence you can adopt some parts but cannot copy the whole system.
Centre of Excellence will play significant role in Dairy sector development. Here we are showca s ing f a rm management , f e ed management, genetics improvement, cold chain etc. We will also focus on quality of milk, milk collection system and hence we cover all aspects of dairy farming.
India would not remain same at same position; farmers would not remain backyard farmers. Some of them will drop farming and others will grow with their calves.
50 years ago, Netherlands farmers also had 40
cows; today they have 120. Similarly India will also develop and purpose of Centre of excellence is to understand those needs and bring Netherlands knowledge to India so that it can achieve its targets.
This practical display will showcase the technology how it can be adopted in India. It will be displaying 100-200 dairy farm cows with feed system and cold chain to showcase how it can be accomplished.
In centre of excellence we can also demonstrate profits-that is the only key to success. In beginning farmers want to have profits from their existing systems. Hence we need to show case them how they can earn more profits from their existing systems. For example in Europe you can feed new born calves with milk which will cost you 40 euro cents per L but you can also feed those calves with milk replacers that will cost 10 euro cents and it won't give only financial profits but also the calves will grow faster.
In 2012, the Indian and Dutch Governments signed mutual agreements to work together towards greater efficiency in the Indian agrifood sector. In recent months the Ministry of Economic Affairs, together with several Indian states, the Netherlands Agro, Food and Technology Centre (NAFTC) and Greenport Holland International (GHI), have worked on proposals for the establishment of Dutch-Indo Centre of Excellence, which show case Indo-Dutch government to government approach.
Netherlands Centre of Excellence works like Indo-Italian Centre of excellence for vegetable which is a government to government project. What is your focus- government organizat ion or private companies?
India's central Government has now agreed to the establishment of 10 Dutch–Indo Centre of Excellence across India and has given the green signal for the steps necessary for further developments.
Private to private connections are also there which are supported by two governments. As per my opinion this is the only approach we can work upon.
Kick off for first 10 Centre of excellence is planned for next week which will be started on small scale as it also needs the capacity and we need people to transfer the knowledge. At present we have planned Centre of Excellence will concentrate on the horticulture, dairy cattle, potato, meat and pork chains and will provide opportunities for collaboration between Dutch and Indian businesses in Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP, Karnataka, Punjab and West Bengal.
India will be one of biggest economies in the world. In 2020, India won't need Centre of excellence (it is here for short time period). India will be well developed by that time.
Netherlands can bring its knowledge for the country and try to find solution and new opportunities. Two governments have shared the responsibility to produce food on sustainable and efficient manner.
In 2020, food safety won't be required, it will be food security. We are smallest country with huge production; we have to share this knowledge with the other countries. Dutch knowledge and experience will help in developing India.
Your vision 2020 for Indian Livestock industry.
INDIA - About three per cent of egg and environmental samples from farms in Bareilly were found to be positive for Salmonella but the relatively high antibiotic resistance among the bacteria was raised as a concern by scientists carrying out the study.The prevalence of Salmonella bacteria at egg farms was found to be low by Renu Singh of the Central Avian Research Institute in Izatnagar and co-authors there and at M J.P. Rohilkhand University in Bareilly and Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History in Coimbatore. However, they express concern that the relatively high resistance among the bacteria present in poultry could pose a risk to public health as well as therapeutic problems to consumers.Their latest study, published in Food Control, was carried out to detect Salmonella spp.
Antibiotic Resistance in Egg Farm Study Raises Concernscontamination of poultry and poultry environmental samples from layer farms in Bareilly and to determine the antibiotic susceptibility profiles and serotype distribution of the isolates.A total of 720 samples of egg, feed, water, cloaca and faeces were collected and screened for the presence of Salmonella.Twenty-four (3.3 per cent) of the samples tested were found to be positive for Salmonella. Out of 180 chicken eggs, 120 poultry feed samples, 120 poultry water samples, 120 faecal samples and 180 cloacal swabs, the isolation frequencies of Salmonella spp. were 3.3 per cent, 2.5 per cent, 3.3 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 4.4 per cent, respectively.Among the isolates, Salmonella Typhimurium was the predominant serovar.The antibiogram testing revealed differential
multi-drug resistance among Salmonella isolates in poultry and poultry environment samples. All the isolates were resistant to clindamycin, oxacillin, penicillin and vancomycin whereas sensitivity was recorded for ampicillin, enrofloxacin and colistin.As a result, the relatively high resistance among the bacteria present in poultry could pose public health and therapeutic problems to consumers as potential vehicles of resistant Salmonella foodborne infections, concluded Singh and co-authors.
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Vets Club Ludhiana recognized by Animal Welfare Board of India, Ministry of Environmental & Forestry, Govt. of India, celebrated “World Veterinary Day-2013” on Sunday, the 28th April 2013, on its campus at 1/A, H-Block, BRS Nagar, Ludhiana, Punjab.Technical Programme was sponsored by Punjab State Veterinary Council, Chandigarh and Nestle India Limited, Moga. The celebrations started with a Free Camp for Antirabic Veterinary, Deworming & Deticking of Dogs & Cats, which was inaugurated by Bibi Veeran Bedi, Councilor of the area and sponsored by AAS- A Ray of Hope, an NGO being run by animal lovers. Programme inaugurated by Dr. H.S. Sandha, Director, Punjab State Department of Animal Husbandry as the Chief Guest by lighting ceremonial lamp. The chief guest also released Volume 1 (i), 2013 Issue of Vets Press, Newsletter of the Club for circulation amongst members of the club and other interested veterinarians of livestock farmers. Technical programme included lectures related to the theme of the c e l eb r a t ion s i . e . “ Vacc ina t ion - in prevention and control of diseases in animal”. Dr. Ajit Singh, Prof.-cum-Head, Deptt. of Veterinary Microbiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & An ima l S c i ence s Un ive r s i t y, Hi s a r, Haryana, delivered the main lecture, followed by lecture on the theme relating to parasitic diseases by Dr. L.D. Singla, Prof.-cum-Head, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, , GADVASU, Ludhiana and another one relating to Wild-life animals by Dr. M.P. Singh, Senior Veterinary Officer, Chhatbir Zoological Park, Chandigarh. Presentation of lecture was followed by a Panel Discussion-cum-Question-Answer Session, which was presided over by Professor Dr. H.S. Sandhu and Dean, College of Veterinary Science, GADVASU, Ludhiana and Dr. P.N. Dwevedi, Professor of Veterinary Microbiology acted as the Floor Coordinator. The Panelists' consisted of Dr. Kirti Dua, Professor of Veterinary Medicine and In-charge Wild-life Centre, GADVASU. Dr. N.S. Sharma, Professor-cum-Head, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, GADVASU and Professor Dr.Vandana Ve rma , Depa r tment o f Ve t e r i n a r y Mi c ro b i o l o g y, C h r i s t i a n Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana.
Vets Club Ludhiana took a lead this year in honoring & felicitating sixteen persons for their distinguished contributions including
Vets Club Ludhiana celebrates “World Veterinary Day-2013”
four Veterinarian Entrepreneurs including Retd. Professor Dr. M.L. Kansal for his valuable innovations in poultry farming, Dr. Satish Kumar Chadha, a successful veterinarian poultry farmer, Dr. Sunil Dutt Rampal running an ISO certified company Imperial. Marketing Services India, Pvt. Ltd since 1990, job provider to more than 200 persons and Dr. Sham Tewari , Chairman-cum-Managing Director VETS, FARMA Ltd. an ISO GMP & GLP certified company as per world standards and having attained a multinational status. T h e h o n o r e d o n e s i n c l u d e d o n e progressiveand innovative buffalo farmer, S. Harminder Singh Sandhu and one progressive pig farmer, S. Sukhwinder S i n g h G r e w a l . S c i e n t i s t s h a v i n g dis t inguished themselves with many n a t i o n a l / i n t e r n a t i o n a l r e c o g n i t i o n s honored included Professor Dr. R.S. Sahota, as the most popular Professor among livestock farming community; Professor Dr. H.K. Verma, most successful literature provider to the livestock farmers; Dr. Jasbir Singh Bedi, a promising budding Public Health Scientist, Dr. Chandrahas, a guiding force for goat farmers; Dr.
Jaswinder Singh, one of the most vibrant nutr i t ioni s t -cum-extens ion man; Dr. Devendra Pathak, a popular basic science teaching veterinary anatomy specialist and Dr. Niraj Kumar Singh- a budding animal biotechnology.
Student achievers honored were Dr. Navdeep Singh Ratta, young veterinary Gynecologist and Dr. Sravani Gantasala, a budding veterinary microbiologist-cum-artist, Dr. Sukhchain Singh, IRS, honored for possibly being the first veterinarian from Punjab to have cleared the Civil Service Examination conducted by Union Public Services Commission and after undergoing training to join in Indian Revenue Service Department at Ludhiana. Ms. Aditi Sewak, a student of PAU and d/o Retd. Captain, Dr. Aditya Sewak one of the club's members, was honored for securing a gold medal in 10 meter Air Pistol shooting at national level.
Dr. H.S. Sandha presented shields/shawls & certificates of honor to all the honored & distinguished persons. The felicitation programme was sponsored by INTAS & Indovax. Felicitation function was followed by culture programme conducted by Dr. Sukhwant Singh, a renowned Punjabi Singer and Professor Dr. Dwivedi with heartfelt orchestra accompanists.
Dr. P.N. Diwedi Professor of Veterinary Microbiology, G.A.D.V.A.S.U, Dr. Vinod Gupta(Vice-President Ex. Former Joint Director Animal Husbandry Punjab), Dr. K.K. Bakshi President, Vets Club, Ludhiana (Ex.
Dean of Veterinary College P.A.U/G.A.D.V.A.S.U., Ludhiana & Dr. H.S. Sandha Director Animal Husbandry Punjab, Dr. Pramjeet Singh, General Secretary and Dr. H.S. Sandhu Dean College of
Veterinary Science G.A.D.V.A.S.U, Ludhiana are seen the above picture. Professor Dr. M. L. Kansal Technical Director, Kansal & Kansal Agro Farms receiving Award of Honor from Dr. H.S. Sandha, Director, Animal Husbandry, Punjab, Chief guest at the time of World
Veterinary day ( 28th April 2013) celebrations.
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[BANGALORE, India] The world is producing 959 million tons of feed and has increased its production by at least four percent in the last year, according to the 2013 Global Feed Tonnage Survey released today by Alltech. Alltech assessed the compound feed production of 134 countries in December 2012, through information obtained in partnership with local feed associations and Alltech's sales team, who visit more than 26,000 feed mills annually. “The 2013 publication of the annual year-end assessment by Alltech is being released as an industry outlook resource for the new calendar year and will hopefully allow governments, non-governmental organisations and the greater public to appreciate the value that the feed industry is generating globally,” said Aidan Connolly, vice president of Alltech and director of Alltech's annual Global Feed Tonnage Survey.Among the 134 countries assessed in Alltech's survey, China was reaffirmed as the chief producer of feed at 191 million tons and an estimated 10,000 feed mills. Consistent with late 2011 assessments, the United States and Brazil followed with 179 million tons produced by 5,251 feed mills and 66 million tons produced by 1,237 feed mills respectively. Overall, a 26 million ton increase was observed in BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) year to date.Globally India continues to be in the 6th place with 26.837 million tons produced by 862 feed mills in 2012 when compared to 23.4 million tons in 2011. In which aquaculture accounted as the most grown from 1.4 million tons in 2011 to 3.5 million tons in 2012. Pet and equine feed each constitutes 0.002 million tons.Asia continues to be the world's number one
Alltech Feed Survey Findings: World Increases Production to 959 Million Tons; Asia grew by 13% within a year
producing region at 350 million tons and this is a 13% increase compared to the figures 12 months ago. Over 43% of the total pig feed production comes from this region and more than half (56%) of the global aqua feed is produced in Asia. However, Africa exceeded Asia in percent growth over 2011 results, increasing its tonnage nearly 15 percent from 47 million in 2011 to 54 million in 2012. Globally, the survey identified 26,240 feed mills, with China serving as home to 10,000 of them. Together with the other Asian countries this number reaches 12,149. The Middle East was estimated to have the largest feed mills, with an average of more than 63,000 tons produced per mill which is significantly higher to the Asian figures of 28,818 tons. Sixty percent of feed produced globally is pelleted, with percentages particularly high in Europe.When analysed by species:? Poultry continues to dominate with a 43
percent share of the feed market at 411 million tons, likely due to religious and taste preferences as well as cost. It grew by approximately 8 percent over 2011 estimates globally which is lower than the growth of over 13% inAsia . Sixty percent of all poultry feed tonnage is dedicated to broilers, with the rest fed to egg layers, turkeys, duck and other fowl.
? The pig feed sector matched poultry's 8 percent growth, moving to 218 million tons globally. Asia's share is 94,5 million tons of it which is more than 13% incease as of last year's figures.
? The ruminant feed market, comprising dairy, beef and small ruminants, grew more than 13 percent between late 2011 and December 2012, and now requires 254 million tons. The annual growth in this area is also more dynamic
in the Asian continent (15%; 94,1 million tones).
? Equine feed tonnage increased almost 17 percent to 10.8 million tons.
? Aquaculture is the fastest growing species sector by tonnage with growth greater than 55 percent since 2011. Out it this, Asia was responsible for 25,6million tones.
? Pet food represents 20.5 million tons, 40 percent of which is produced in the United States, but Brazil continues to make considerable advances in this sector.
“As we look to the demands of the future, chiefly the feeding of 9 billion people by 2050, these survey results should stir optimism and resolve within our feed and food industries,” said Dr. Pearse Lyons, president of Alltech. “Our global feed industry is rising to the challenge, and we're seeing growth across the board. Moreover, we're seeing it in some particularly key areas BRIC, Africa and aquaculture.” Global feed production has traditionally been difficult to quantify because many countries lack a national feed association. For this reason, Alltech began in late 2011 to leverage its global presence to obtain a finer estimate of the world's feed tonnage. The results of the annual year-end assessment are announced in January as an industry outlook resource for the new calendar year.Connolly presented the 2012 Alltech Global Feed Tonnage Survey findings at a joint meeting of the International Feed Industry Federation and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Oct. 2012. The meeting identified the need to collect more detailed information, a request to which Alltech responded, engendering a deep appreciation for what the feed industry is delivering worldwide.
The Indian poultry producing company Venkateshwara Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd (better known as Venky's) has invested in Petersime equipment for its new hatchery in Tamil Nadu, India. The company has ordered 18 B i o St r e a m e r ™ 2 4 S s e t t e r s a n d 1 2 BioStreamer™ 8H hatchers, all equipped with Embryo-Response Incubation™ technology, as well as HVAC equipment.
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Poultry breeding company Aviagen launched the latest version of its corporate website, which includes access to information about the company's Arbor Acres, Indian River, and Ross brands.The website redesign is in response to positive customer feedback as well as statistical analysis of how visitors use the site and the information accessed most frequently. The full site is currently available in five languages: English, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish; Arabic and Turkish versions of the full site are currently under development and expected to come on line in the second quarter. There are also an additional nine language-specific pages on the site which highlight documents available in those languages.
Tech Centre
One key area with enhanced functionality is the Tech Centre. Containing more than 400 documents and representing 14 languages, this online and searchable technical library was developed by Aviagen to give customers fast and easy access to the best flock management
practices and technical advice on veterinary, nutr i t ion, hatchery, production, and environmental topics. To make the search feature even more robust, additional search criteria options were integrated, allowing customers to target an area of interest more precisely.
The comprehensive and informative Parent Stock management handbooks are now easily downloadable as interactive documents with built-in navigation, making them ideal reference tools for customers to use on mobile devices anywhere.
Global Customer Support with More Languages
Another enhancement to the site is the result of input from customers in growing markets whose primary languages are not one of the five in which the full site is available. To address this need,
easily identifiable country flags were added to the navigation structure and new language specific-pages created in nine additional languages, including Balkan, Bulgarian, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, and Turkish.
On these specialty pages, customers will find a list of all technical documents available in their native language as well as contact information for the Aviagen office serving that country. “The goal of the country-specific pages is to make information easily and quickly available to our global customers in their native language. As Aviagen continues to expand into new markets and regions, we will continue to proactively evolve our website and other tools to meet the diverse needs of our customers,” stated Patrick Claeys, president of European Distribution for Aviagen.
Pas Reform: expanding global distribution with a future-focusAs a direct result of rapid and continuing global expansion over the past two years, leading hatchery technology company Pas Reform has entered phase two of ambitious plans to further extend and upgrade its award-winning Global Distribution Center at Doetinchem, in The Netherlands.
The new 3,779m.sq.expansion, already clearly visible at the Doetinchem site, integrates the l a te s t t echnolog ie s and advances in automation,to provide enhanced global logistics and quality control, for Pas Reform's customers in more than 100 countries, and for increasingly larger hatchery projects and installations worldwide.
The new facility doubles the storage, loading and unloading capacity of Pas Reform's flagship GDC, with state-of-the-art computer controlled storage, retrieval and transfer systems that significantly improve the speed, accuracy and safe
handling of parts. Full integration with existing Warehouse Management systems will decrease picking time by more than 60 per cent, particularly for smaller items, to have a significant impact on the speed of delivery to the company's customers.
In addition to enhanced global logistics, a new training center, complete with the very latest audio-visual facilitiesand practical laboratory suite, will accommodate Pas Reform Academy's internationally renowned hatchery management training programmes.
CEO Bart Aangenendt sees this latest development as pivotal to achieving Pas Reform's global aims. “When we originally conceived our global distribution facility, it was designed and planned to be future-proofed in every way possible. We were and remain - ready and willing to lead the way, as a truly global, future-focused, customer-orientated supplier.
“Two years on, our continuing expansion is a direct result of the growth that our customers, old and new, are achieving around the world. We will continue to invest in that growth and this new facility is the realisation of one more step towards future-proofing our plans, and those of our customers, for many years to come.”
INDIA - Feed prices are likely to rule flat in near term following volatility in prices of key ingredients.Heavy fluctuation in prices of its input materials kept poultry feed prices unaltered in 1st week of May.
Aditya Mishra, a commodity expert, told that following fluctuations in ingredients prices, feed prices have not been declined yet.In 1st week of May, soyameal has decreased by almost INR 1,000 a tonne. Feed prices may continue to rule around current levels for the next few days, he said.
On Saturday, soyameal eased by INR 750 to INR 36,050 a tonne.Bajra went up by INR 20 to INR 1,510 a quintal, DCP was at 35 a kg, MBM eased by Re 1 to INR 40 a kg, while maize dropped by INR 30 to INR 1,370 a quintal.
Mustard De-oiled Cake remained unchanged and sold at INR 14,500 a tonne. DRB ruled flat at INR 9,100 a tonne, while rice bran oil quoted at 51 a kg, down Re1.
Pre-lay mash quoted at INR 1,040 for a 50-kg bag, while layer grower mash sold at INR 980 for a 50-kg bag.Broiler concentrate quoted at INR 2,000 for a 50-kg bag while Broiler Starter Mash was at INR 1,520.
Meanwhile, higher supplies in the market coupled with steady demand pulled poultry products further down on Saturday.Egg went further down by 15 paise on slack demand to INR 2.05. Broiler eased by INR 2 and quoted at INR 58-65 a kg, while chick went for 8, INR 4 down from previous levels.
Traders expect that poultry products may go further down in coming days
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US - Ceva Animal Health has recruited three new veterinary professionals to support the company's rapidly growing livestock and companion animal product portfolios. Jo Gourlay and Anna Zakharova have joined the team as field-based Veterinary Advisors, while Emma Rixon has been appointed as the office-based Technical Advisor.
Jo Gourlay BVM&S MRCVS, completed her veterinary degree at Edinburgh University, after which she worked in mixed and then small animal practice. Based in South West Scotland, Dr Gourlay is responsible for providing technical support for customers in Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland. She is the proud owner/trainer of two registered polo ponies and her areas of expertise are in equine medicine, nutrition, pheromones and companion animal parasiticides.
Anna Zakharova BSc MA VetMB MRCVS, holds a degree in Pharmacology from Aberdeen University as well as a veterinary degree from Cambridge University. She has worked in mixed, equine and small animal practices, has lectured in animal health and welfare, worked for DEFRA and owned her own small animal practice. She farms sheep and cattle in Wales with her husband who is also a vet. Dr Zakharova is responsible for providing technical support for customers across Wales, the West Midlands and the South West of England. She has particular expertise in ruminant reproduction, animal production and anti-infectives.
Emma Rixon RVN, is a qualified veterinary nurse. She worked previously as Head Nurse at a busy veterinary hospital where she co-ordinated a high standard of patient and client care, including nurse consultations and nursing CPD. Dr Rixon is based in Amersham and specialises in nutraceuticals.
Sarah Endersby, the Senior Veterinary Advisor at Ceva, will provide technical support for customers in the East Midlands, East Anglia and the South-East of England. Dr Endersby's areas of expertise are in companion animal behaviour, pheromones and cardiology.
Managing Director, Alan Doyle said: “The consistent growth of our products and services, across both the large and small animal sectors, makes it imperative we provide the highest levels of veterinary and technical back-up - our customers expect nothing less. All our team are highly qualified and experienced to ensure we continue to deliver the very best levels of technical support.”
Paul Pressley has been elected as the Animal Agriculture Alliance's chairman of the board of directors.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance elected Paul Pressley, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, chairman of its board of directors in April.
USPOULTRY has been an active member of the Alliance for 24 years, and Pressley will serve a two-year term as chairman. The Alliance's board of directors consists of representatives from all major sectors of animal agriculture.
"I look forward to working with Kay and the Alliance staff. The Alliance has been a strong voice for all of animal agriculture for over 25 years. Now, more than ever, the ability to unite
USPOULTRY's Pressley appointed chairman of
Animal Agriculture Alliancethe industry across species lines is critical to responding to animal welfare issues," remarked Pressley.
"We look forward to having Paul serve as our chairman," said President and CEO Kay Johnson Smith. "His insight and continued leadership will provide critical guidance to ensure that the Alliance remains a leader in uniting all sectors of animal agriculture."
Pressley is Executive Vice President of Industry Programs for the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association where he is responsible for the strategic management of USPOULTRY's technical and education services including food safety, production, worker safety, and environmental programs. He is a 30-plus year veteran of the poultry industry, having spent 25 years with Gold Kist Inc. before joining USPOULTRY.
BRAZIL - Vitor Arantes has been appointed Te c h n i c a l S e r v i c e s Director at Hy-Line do Brasil.
T i a g o L o u r e n c o , Managing Director of Hy-Line do Bras i l , has a n n o u n c e d t h e appointment of Vitor
Arantes as Technical Services Director at Hy-Line do Brasil.
As head of the company's technical service department, Mr Arantes is responsible for helping customers fully realise the genetic
Hy-Line do Brasil Appoints New Tech Services Directorpotential offered by Hy-Line layers. In addition to his duties in the large Brazilian market, Mr Arantes will also provide technical expertise to key accounts in Hy-Line International's substantial and growing Latin America business.
Prior to joining Hy-Line, Mr Arantes worked as the Technical Coordinator for Uniquímica where his responsibilities included health management and nutrition recommendations, technical support and new product development. He received his degree in Animal Science in 2004 from the Universidade Julio de Mesquita Filho in Botucatu, Brasil. In 2010, he completed his Masters of Business Administration in Industrial Poultry Business from the Instituto Didatus in Campinas in Brazil.
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US - Diamond V is pleased to announce the addition of David Kenyon as Poultry Specialist.
Mr Kenyon will be responsible for supporting and developing the turkey business in North America.
Most recently, Kenyon was the President of Valley of the Moon Commercial Poults, Inc. (a division of Aviagen Group).
He has also worked at British United Turkeys of America (BUTA) as Director of Sales for North and South America and at Cargill Turkeys in various supervisory and management positions.
He earned his Animal Science degree from Southwest Missouri State University.
Kenyon Joins Diamond V as Poultry Specialist
David Kenyon, Poultry Specialist,
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Animal feed additive producer, Norel has appointed IndustriasMakano as a new distributor for its products in Panama.“IndustriasMakano has an extensive and successful experience in the Panama market, which could be crucial for the penetration of Norel's products in the industry,” said Norel in a statement. “This appointment reflects the continued expansion of NOREL, with the aim to bring to all markets our products and solutions, thus becoming a global supplier of nutritional additives with a special focus in the Central American market.” Panama has an interesting poultry industry, although small in terms of production, it is considered as a benchmark in the region thanks to the improvements and developments observed over the past 10 years.
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GLOBAL - In many countries around the world, World Veterinary Day (WVD) was celebrated on 27 April for its thirteenth year.On this occasion the veterinary profession highlights its various contributions to the health of both animals and humans, underlining the vital role of veterinarians in also ensuring animal welfare, food safety, food security, safe world trade in animals and animal products as well as protecting public health.WVD was initiated by the World Veterinary Association (WVA) in 2000 in order to celebrate the veterinary profession annually on the last Saturday of April. The objective is to bring the importance of the Veterinary Profession to the society as well as individuals in focus.World Veterinary Day activities around the world vary from seminars, workshops, 'open doors' activities at clinics, hospitals and veterinary schools, social and media events to inform the general public about the key role played by veterinarians in our daily life.In 2008, the WVA and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) agreed on the creation of the World Veterinary Day Award. The aim of this award is to reward the most successful celebration of the veterinary profession. The first WVA-OIE World Veterinary Day Award was given in July 2008 to the Kenya Veterinary Association.
Celebrating World Veterinary DayEvery year, the WVA and OIE are choosing a different theme for the World Veterinary Day Award. The selected theme for World Veterinary Day Award 2013 is Vaccination.
In previous years, themes were Antimicrobial Resistance, Rabies, the One Health Concept and the Diversity of the veterinary profession.
The veterinary profession, through effective and efficient Veterinary Services, is crucial to the success of vaccination campaigns in animal health and consequently, in protecting human health from diseases of animal origin.
A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. The term vaccine derives from Edward Jenner's 1796 use of cow pox, to inoculate humans, providing them protection against smallpox.
Today, vaccines are valuable tools to stop the spread of a large number of transmissible diseases that threaten the health and welfare of animals and people. Through well organised campaigns, vaccination contributes to the eradication of diseases from certain areas and even from the world. The use of mass vaccination campaigns also limits, in many situations, recourse to depopulation in case of disease outbreaks.
The price of chicken and eggs in India rose by up to 95% in different areas due to higher feed costs over the past fiscal year, the country's Agriculture Minister, SharadPawar, has said.
“Average prices of chicken in different stations during 2012-13 have shown an increase, ranging from 3.8% to 95.5% compared to 2011-12,” Pawar told local media sources in India.
One of the major reasons for the increase in the price of poultry products is the rise in the price of poultry feed and feed ingredients like soyameal and maize, Pawar confirmed.
The Minister also said the government has not imposed a ban on poultry exports following the recent outbreak of avian influenza.
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TURKEY - The first chicks were hatched at a new facility that Cobb has
opened in Turkey to supply increasing demand in the country and
across the Middle East.
Cobb has made a multi-million Euro investment in purchasing and
completely redeveloping the hatchery located in Bandirma, south west
of Istanbul.
The hatchery has been designed initially to produce five million parent
stock a year, with the first order of Cobb500 being supplied to Banvit,
which has been a Cobb customer for many years and is one of the
leading producers in the Turkish market. The facility has been
completely redesigned and upgraded to comply with Cobb's global
standards with the emphasis on efficiency and biosecurity.
“The hatchery will operate as a single stage operation to ensure
optimum chick quality for our customers in Turkey,” said Lloyd Ponder,
Cobb Europe hatcheries manger. “We hatched our first parent stock
using the single stage format and have been very pleased with chick
quality from day one.
“We also commissioned Petersime in Belgium to redesign our
ventilation for the hatchery. This ensures we have air handling units
feeding into each room to optimize the pressure and air volumes to each
room so we can consistently achieve the best results for our customers.”
Cobb's partner in the venture is Erol Can, who has been the company's
sales agent for the past five years. Erol will lead the Turkish operation
and continue to be an important driver of Cobb's growth in the region.
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INDIA - The Tamil Nadu government is planning to promote poultry clusters in seven backward and non-poultry regions of the state.
According to Namakkal, in southern Tamil Nadu, is the largest egg exporting hub of the country. The state occupies second position in egg production in the country.
At present, most of the poultry farming has been developed on a commercial scale in the western parts of the state, with Namakkal developing as layer belt and Palladam region developing into a
Tamil Nadu to Promote Poultry Clusters in Poor Districts
hub for broilers.
According to the animal husbandry department, it is proposed to involve Nabard and commercial and nationalised banks to implement the scheme, which will be integrated with the existing Poultry Venture Capital Fund of the Government of India, wherein 25 per cent back ended subsidy is provided by Nabard to the individuals. The individual entrepreneur has to raise the rest of the funds through his own sources or through bank loans. Farmers, individual entrepreneurs and self-
help groups are eligible.
The total egg production increased 2.94 per cent over the previous year in the state .
The state government will provide 25 per cent front ended subsidy for setting up a poultry farm. An individual is eligible for availing assistance only once for each component. The beneficiaries under this scheme will be provided with 5 days training on commercial native poultry rearing through Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.
“Average prices of chicken in different stations during 2012-13 have shown increase, ranging
from 3.8 per cent to 95.5 per cent compared to 2011-12,” Mr Pawar said in a written reply to the LokSabha on 7 May.
Mr Pawar said that one of the major reasons for increase in prices of poultry products is rise in the price of poultry feed and feed ingredients like soyameal and maize.
The Minister also said the government has not imposed ban on export of poultry items after the outbreak of recent Avian Influenza.
To curb prices of these items, the government had allowed duty-free import of oil cakes, used as animal feed, till 31 March.
INDIA - Chicken and egg prices rose by up to 95 per cent in different
areas on higher feed cost in the 2012-13 fiscal year, according to
Agriculture Minister, SharadPawar.
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Novus Receives 2012 Product Differentiation Excellence AwardUS - Novus International, Inc. has received the 2012 North American Animal Feed Ingredients Product Differentiation Excellence Award for its trace mineral product MINTREX®.Novus was selected from an elite group of competitor companies by Frost & Sullivan, a 50-year-old global research organization that specializes in helping clients accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. This is the second award Novus has received from Frost & Sullivan in 2012. The company also was the recipient of the 2012 New Product Innovation Award in Prebiotics for its product PREVIDA® in September 2012.
"We are so proud that Frost & Sullivan is recognizing Novus and MINTREX with this distinguished award," stated Thad Simons, president and CEO of Novus. "When we develop animal health and nutrition products, it is always with the goal of fulfilling our mission to make a clear difference in sustainably
meeting the growing global need for nutrition and health. Receiving awards for what we truly perceive as 'doing our job' is a wonderful and much appreciated affirmation of our efforts."
To support its evaluation of best practices across multiple business performance categories, Frost & Sullivan employs a Decision Support Matrix (DSM) that is customized for each award. Potent i a l rec ip i ent s o f the Product Differentiation Excellence Award are evaluated on a scale of 1 to 10 using the following set of criteria: 1) Unique Features/Functionality; 2) Quality/Complexity; 3) Customization; 4) Matched to Target Market Needs; and 5) Brand Perception. MINTREX received an overall rating of 9.4, outranking the next highest competitor by 2.4 points.
"As a leader in this market space, Novus clearly understands its customers' needs, which is evident in the range of products they offer around
the world," noted Anjaneya Reddy, Industry Analyst of Frost & Sullivan. "MINTREX excelled in all five product evaluation areas and we are delighted to present Novus with the Product Differentiation Excellence Award in Animal Feed Ingredients. This product has earned its well-deserved reputation as the industry's best mineral source." MINTREX is intended to be used as a source of trace minerals. By definition, the specific metal chelate must be declared as a metal methionine hydroxyl analogue chelate. MINTREX chelated trace minerals, including zinc, copper and manganese, are chelated using HMTBa, creating a strong bond between the ligand and the metal. This maximizes the use of minerals by the animal through greater bioavailability and digestive tract stability. Since 2004, when Novus first introduced MINTREX to the market, this product has been a trusted nutritional solution for multiple species, providing the essential trace minerals needed for healthy hooves, immunity, production and reproduction.
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Ross technical seminar in Belarus focuses on nutrition, successful broodingThe fourth annual technical seminar for Ross Parent Stock customers included the presentation of Best Ross Broiler Flock Awards for Belarus.
The fourth annual technical seminar for RossParent Stock customers took place recently in Belarus. The event, organized by Aviagen together with its grandparent customer PPR Broiler, OAO Agrocombinat Dzerzhinsky, took place near Minsk and saw 90 delegates attend.
As well as receiving first-hand information about the new Ross 308 Parent Stock Nutrition Specifications, guests at the seminar heard p r e s e n t a t i o n s o n b i o s e c u r i t y a n d successfulbrooding, while Neil Clark, Aviagen regional technical service manager, gave an overview of PS and Broiler results from around the globe. The seminar also included a question and answer session, as well as demonstrations of the Aviagen Russian website and technical center.
"We were delighted to see even more attendees at this year's seminar," Clark said. "The main objective was to introduce the new Ross 308 PS
N u t r i t i o n Specifications and one of our nutritionists, Antonio Kalinowski, did a terrific job in exp la in ing to the audience how new nutrition specs are compiled and how, a p a r t f r o m e x p e r i m e n t a l a n d practical data analysis, new modelling tools, that makes nutrition recommendations much more accurate, are applied."
Yuri Fesin, Director of PPR Broiler, added: "The quality of the presentations given at this seminar was outstanding; they were very informative and the discussions between the delegates were lively. The seminar received exceptionally positive responses from all delegates."
One of the highlights of the event was the
presentation of the first ever Best Ross Broiler Flock Awards for Belarus. The winner was OAO Agrocombinat Dzerzhinsky, with OAO Poultry Farm Druzhba and OAO Vitebskaya Broiler Poultry Farm as runner-ups.
"We would like to congratulate our Ross Broiler Flock Awards Winners on achieving such outstanding results which are testament to the genetic potential of the Ross 308 and the hard work and dedication by our customers to ensure that this potential is realised in their operations,"
INDIA - The first of its kind model Environment Control Chambers (ECC) in India for research purposes will be put to use at the Namakkal Veterinary College and Research Centre (VC&RI) from 29th April.
“It was established at INR 5,200,000 INR 4,700,000 funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and INR 500,000 from the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University,” Dean of VC&RI Dr K.A. Duraisamy said.
He told that there are six separate chambers in the model research facility in which research can be simultaneous carried out among broilers and egg laying (layer) chicken under different artificially maintained climatic conditions.
“Research can be carried in about 2,400 broilers or 5,000 layers with focus on enabling quicker weight gain in broilers and improving quality and egg laying efficiency of layers,” he added.
Head of Animal Nutrition Department Dr D. Chandrasekaran who will spearhead research in the ECC said that the chambers with walls on all its
Environment Control Chambers for Research to
Benefit Poultry Industrysides will help in maintaining the desired temperature with the help of big air coolers, exhaust fans to take away foul smell and sensors to monitor and maintain the conditions inside the room with present conditions in a feeder.
“ECC also known as poultry farms closed with side walls is widely established and used in developed countries. In India there are very few ECC for broilers. Of the 1,000 layer farms in the country's egg production hub (Namakkal) only two are ECC. This is due to the lack of awareness on the benefits of ECC among poultry farmers,” he added.
Recalling his research experience in the United Kingdom and active role played to establish and operate ECC in India, he said that ECCs have a host of advantages over sheds with open sides.
“Time taken for a broiler to reach full size of two kg is 42 days. In ECC broilers gain the same weight in 30 days as conducive conditions are maintained inside the ECCs,” Dr Chandrasekaran said.
In the layer industry it reduces feed intake by 10 per cent and benefits farmers who are facing hardships
due to escalating feed prices.
“On the other hand ECC with about one lakh chicken can be maintained by only one labourer against the more than a dozen in the existing sheds. It also reduces mortality rate of birds in summer,” he added.
According to him another salient feature ECC is protection for birds from aerial infections. n the research front, he said that focus will be in extending the efficiency of layers from the existing prime egg laying period when it is 18 to 72 weeks old and to improve weight gaining process in broilers in a shorter time frame. He said that the area needed for establishing an ECC is only 20 per cent of the space in which the farms are functioning, while investment is also only about a third of the investment for an existing shed.
Poultry farmers said that they will not be able to make a heavy investment to replace their open shed farms with ECC as they cannot afford to do it as the industry is in a very bad shape now.
Source-The Hindu
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Ahmedabad 296 296 296 290 290 280 263 252 252 252 257 262 262 271 271 271 271 255 255 255 249 249 249 237 232 232 232 232 232 236 240
Ajmer 255 255 250 238 235 235 235 235 235 233 245 245 248 245 235 240 235 235 235 235 230 228 218 210 207 207 220 226 223 223 -
Banglore (CC) 290 295 300 300 300 300 275 275 250 250 255 265 265 280 280 280 280 280 280 280 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260
Chennai (CC) 300 310 310 315 315 315 305 295 295 295 295 295 295 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 300 300 300 280 280 265 265 265 265 265 270
Chittoor 293 303 303 308 308 308 298 288 288 288 288 288 288 303 303 303 303 303 303 303 293 293 293 273 273 258 258 258 258 258 263
Delhi (CC) 265 272 272 265 255 255 255 255 250 250 253 260 264 264 264 264 255 250 250 250 250 250 240 240 230 220 220 235 240 240 242
E.Godavari 277 287 291 293 293 293 255 245 245 245 245 247 252 257 259 259 259 253 253 253 242 242 242 225 217 215 215 217 219 223 231
Hyderabad 265 274 277 277 265 255 240 230 230 230 233 236 242 247 249 249 249 243 243 243 237 237 237 225 215 215 215 215 215 217 221
Miraj 300 309 312 312 298 288 271 261 261 261 265 268 270 279 281 281 281 275 275 275 269 269 269 257 252 252 252 252 252 254 258
Mumbai (CC) 300 309 312 312 298 288 271 261 261 261 265 268 270 279 281 281 281 275 275 275 269 269 269 257 252 252 252 252 252 254 258
Mysore 295 295 305 305 305 285 285 285 285 285 265 265 265 290 290 290 290 280 280 280 280 280 270 270 255 255 255 260 262 267 -
Nagapur 265 267 272 270 260 255 240 230 228 230 232 250 252 251 252 248 245 242 232 232 230 227 222 225 215 207 205 212 222 230 235
Namakkal 300 310 310 310 310 290 290 290 290 290 295 295 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 290 290 270 270 260 262 265 270 272
Pune 300 309 312 312 312 312 286 271 261 261 265 268 270 279 281 281 281 275 275 275 269 269 269 257 252 252 252 252 252 252 -
Punjab 249 256 256 250 240 240 240 240 232 232 236 242 248 248 248 248 242 234 234 234 234 234 224 219 209 209 209 219 224 224 -
Vijayawada 277 287 291 293 293 293 255 245 245 245 245 247 252 257 259 259 259 253 253 253 242 242 242 225 217 215 215 217 219 223 231
Vizag 306 310 315 315 315 315 295 285 275 275 275 275 277 279 279 279 279 269 269 269 259 259 259 250 242 235 235 237 240 250 260
W.Godavari 277 287 291 293 293 293 255 245 245 245 245 247 252 257 259 259 259 253 253 253 242 242 242 225 217 215 215 217 219 223 231
Warangal 268 277 281 281 269 259 244 232 232 232 235 238 244 251 253 253 253 246 246 246 240 240 240 228 218 218 218 218 218 220 225
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Allahabad (CC) 286 281 281 281 281 281 276 271 271 257 271 274 276 276 271 271 267 262 262 257 257 257 252 252 238 238 238 243 245 245 250
Barwala 254 262 258 248 236 243 235 235 227 228 242 245 254 251 240 240 238 230 230 233 235 228 228 217 205 206 207 225 230 224 232
Bhopal 275 285 275 270 265 265 250 245 245 245 250 260 263 265 263 258 253 250 250 252 250 245 245 235 225 225 225 225 230 235 240
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Jabalpur 275 278 273 268 262 263 255 245 240 237 247 260 260 263 263 263 260 255 255 252 253 245 237 230 225 220 222 226 230 232 241
Kanpur (CC) 286 286 286 286 286 286 276 278 271 271 276 281 286 286 276 276 276 276 267 267 267 267 262 262 252 245 245 248 248 248 262
Kolkata (CC) 355 356 356 350 - 300 295 280 280 285 295 305 305 305 305 305 297 300 285 285 285 270 270 260 260 255 255 267 275 300 300
Luknow (CC) 283 283 283 283 283 283 280 283 283 283 283 283 283 283 283 283 283 277 274 274 277 277 277 277 277 277 243 267 267 267 267
Raipur 285 300 300 285 270 270 270 270 250 250 250 255 260 265 265 265 265 255 255 255 255 245 240 240 230 220 220 220 220 227 231
Varanasi (CC) 286 286 286 286 286 286 278 278 276 267 276 283 290 290 290 281 274 267 267 267 267 267 257 257 252 257 250 257 257 257 262
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