Delst has been awarded the unique and privileged BIONEXUS STATUS by the Government of Malaysia.
Bionexus Status grants Delst incentives it needs to fuel its R&D plans in product enhancement, value addition and new product innovation. The Management and R&D team of Delst is building the momentum forward to actively pursue the development of innovative and novel concepts that reflect its dedication and commitment to the livestock industry’s growth and sustainability.
DelstAsia will continue to pioneer concepts and solutions to resolve issues at post-production, and from feed at the farm level. Providing refreshing novel concepts and solutions is how we intend to support the expansion plans of our global market.
Messe Frankfurt and VNU Group join forces to launch a new meat and food processing trade show for the Asian market in March 2023
In a strategic expansion into the growing food technology sector, Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and VNU Group, announced a partnership to jointly organise ‘Meat Pro Asia’, a new trade show dedicated to meat and food processing and catering to the Asian market. The show will take place on a biennial basis in co-location with VIV Asia – the no.1 international trade show from Feed to Food in Asia. The inaugural edition will open its doors from 8 – 10 March 2023 at IMPACT, Bangkok, Thailand.
Commenting on the new event, Mr. Wolfgang Marzin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Messe Frankfurt Group, said: “Despite a challenging two years, we continue to see the need to establish new trade fairs in emerging markets around the world. With an increasingly wealthy population of 600 million, the ASEAN region is an exciting prospect, with high potential for growth in sectors such as meat and food processing.”
“Adding to an international network of events related to food processing technologies, Meat Pro Asia is Messe Frankfurt’s first venture in this sector in South East Asia,” noted Mr. Stephan Buurma, Member of the Board of Management, Messe Frankfurt Group and Managing Director of the Asia regional head office. “We therefore see great potential to leverage our experience and sector expertise, including the resources of IFFA in Frankfurt, the world’s leading meat processing trade fair, for the benefit of the industry in Asia.”
Combining industry resources
“Working closely with Messe Frankfurt, we aim at attracting the top suppliers and buyers in the processing industry to Meat Pro Asia, establishing this exhibition as a top destination in Asia for meat processing and packaging equipment” said Mr. Igor Palka, Managing Director of VNU Asia Pacific. “VIV Asia has witnessed a consistent growth during the recent editions of the food processing segment. By holding Meat Pro Asia alongside VIV Asia, and leveraging on the experience of Messe Frankfurt in this specific sector, we are going to provide the entire spectrum of food technology to trade buyers. We are confident that this new event will be a great success,” Palka added.
Ms. Panadda Kongma, Director of Agribusiness and Operations, VNU Asia Pacific
“Internationality is a key ingredient of both VIV Asia and the concurrent Meat Pro Asia show,” says Ms. Panadda Kongma, Director of Agribusiness and Operations, VNU Asia Pacific. “The new dates in 2023 will benefit all parties by attracting more international buyers and industry luminaries. March has long been the traditional timeslot of VIV Asia and a well-established sourcing period for the industry every two years. We are therefore thrilled to have secured a prime timeslot at the venue for Meat Pro Asia during this period in 2023.”
A vibrant market
Expected to grow by 4.7% annually until 2023*, the market for processed foods in ASEAN has been bolstered by the demands of a rising middle class.
More important contributors to the industry’s growth trajectory are government policies which aim to convert Thailand into one of the world’s top five food exporters by 2036#, thereby fostering a favourable trading and regulatory environment for Meat Pro Asia’s participants to benefit from when it opens its doors in March 2023.
Comprehensive product coverage from farm to table
Meat Pro Asia focuses exclusively on solutions that deliver meat from farm to table. This includes slaughtering, the full processing chain, packaging, labelling, cold chain logistics, quality control, hygiene, IoT and automation, waste water treatment and more.
The inaugural edition of Meat Pro will be held from 8 – 10 March 2023. Together with VIV Asia, the two fairs are set to attract over 1,500 exhibitors, including equipment manufacturers and distributors, as well as around 50,000 trade visitors, professionals and key buyers from around the world.
Interaction of Poultry TRENDS (magazine and Online portal) with Ms. Ankita Parihar, Co-Founder of Utpan.
Ms. Ankita Parihar, Co-founder in Utpan
Background: Ms. Ankita Parihar, Co-founder in Utpan is MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) and MS analytics – Indiana University USA. Ankita has over 10 years of experience in driving and executing the growth strategy of businesses across financial services and life sciences in India and USA, enabling and innovating digital products for consumers in Indian Financial Market.
Please tell us about Utpan, when and how did you come up with the idea?
Ankita: I come from financial sector and have witnessed the massive impact of ease of availability of funds to MSME & SME segment in the growth of certain manufacturing & non-essential sectors in India. The financial lending industry in India has brought many new-age lending products to fulfill the working capital or business expansion needs of first-generation profitable business owners who cannot meet traditional banking collateral requirements.
Utpan app homepage with commodity wise pricing display
Dr. Anjan, who happens to be the co-founder of Utpan and a well experienced business owner & expert from poultry industry is my Alumni from IIM Bangalore.
While looking at the poultry industry trends over last few years, while this industry happens to be most promising industry in agriculture sector, providing livelihood through many small, medium and large-scale companies – we saw a gap in the information symmetry at both Producer/Supplier & Buyers end as the data is disparate, scattered.
This leads to two issues
Gap & delay in the data/information availability for daily rates, supply & demand across markets
Lack of reliable transaction data for underwriting even for the well performing producers and small businesses
We need to bring structured data to make financial products more accessible to small business owners & farmers. While conventional lending products focus on the underwriting based on collaterals, in fast moving & growing economy like India where many first-generation business owners wants to grow their business & need quick working capital – we have now newer ways to underwrite financial requirements of business expansion by looking at alternate data sources like transactions, sales, revenue and financial track record of the borrowers.
We have launched Utpan to bring entire information, advice, networking & eventually facilitate financial support to the Businesses & Farmers in Poultry and associated sectors.
Our aim is to first enable a strong information accessibility to the farmers by providing them access to the daily & periodic rates to of commodities in the markets, connecting them to potential buyers. This information symmetry of market rates at daily level will enable farmers to decide right price & get best rates from the buyers in an open marketplace. I believe that will play a significant role in improving the earnings potential of farmers & positively impacts the stakeholders in the supply chain.
Substantiate & measure the strength of the businesses by leveraging on records & transactions and sales via both offline & online medium. on the business owners & farmers
Uptan presents periodical Price trend of commodities from different markets of India
As we all know, in today’s digital technology and social media era, information percolates every minute and the poultry sector is not beyond that. Every morning, evening and during the day market information is received in megabytes through multiple groups or platforms. But this information is so asymmetric and scattered in nature that often it becomes extremely difficult for the farmers and the related stakeholders of the sector to read and interpret it.
We therefore started to incubate the idea that what-if we create a technology solution to this price and demand discrepancies, what-if we can abolish the prevailing information asymmetry, a platform which can process these asymmetric data and present to us in a readable format for easy decisions making, brings in future prediction based on historical data, a platform where our farmers and producers can participate transparently, display their goods as a marketplace, quote and change their prices based on demand and supply, compare with the other producers, understand the demand by visualising the availability of stocks, What if the buyers use the same tool to get access to quality produced at a best possible price at his/her market and thereby invite the buyers to the same marketplace to procure the goods at an optimal price.
With this thought in mind, about 10 months back, we discussed the subject in depth, took time to understand the prevailing system, mapped the solution and finally created“ Utpan” – the information technology platform for the poultry farmers and the buyers.
The Android version of Utpan app is now available at playstore.
How would you describe Utpan to the readers
Ankita: Utpan is a first ever marketplace initiative in the poultry and related sector focused on bringing the farmers and the buyers together on a single platform, and interact with each other for an optimal buy and sell of their produced goods. This platform is created by a competent team of engineers and sector experts, and aims to reach farmers and buyers in India with multilingual and multi-state/market presence.
Utpan enables users to :
View daily price trends of all major poultry commodities of all major markets.
Get suggestions on placement and sales decision
Buy or Sell batches of commodities at your fingertips
Get latest sector related news and articles
Through its financial channel partners, Utpan also provides a platform for its registered users to apply and avail quick finance options with diverse repayment options fuelling the sector to grow at a faster pace.
Please tell our readers more, how does Utpan Benefit the Users?
Ankita: Our aim to create a scalable platform that connects producers with buyers across India for timely sales & pricing bench marked with market trends –
We aim to empower farmers & producers with latest information, market trends so they can make informed decisions during crop placements & sales.
Enlisted Commodities in Utpan app
Also, for equally important segment in the market – Buyers can benefit by having access to nearest sellers based on availability and rates.
The batch listings through platform helps producers build a healthy transaction history as well which creates avenues for the financers to underwrite the segment better for quick working capital or invoice financing.
Beyond this the users have easy access to following benefits:
Daily and periodical market trend price of different agri based commodities in different markets. Users can search for any market related historical price trends for a defined period in pre-specified market, and can determine future placement / sowing plan based on the market signals.
Through the channel partners of Utpan, eligible users can apply and avail quick hassle free working capital finance within a short span of time with easy repayment options
Utpan help farmers with providing easy access to the latest sector related information, news bulletins and blogs
A registered user in Utpan can follow the market price trend in desired geography, can view the marketplace, marketable produced goods, their volumes and offered price
Users can read latest news, blogs related to the agriculture and market trends
Registered users can view the list of buyers in the platform with the ratings and reviews
Utpan enables a user to follow the latest industry related news, information bulletin and blogs
Utpan provides a platform for the stakeholders of the sector to display their products and services for the benefit of the farmers
List of sellers with diversified commodities from different markets
We have added features for Producers/Farmers group:
Farmers can list their multiple numbers of batches for sale with available quantity, average weight and desired price, under one or multiple farms, group them under the desired community/company
Farmers can view the other produce listings in the defined market of their choice, and explore based on market, district, states, volume and offered price.
Farmers can communicate with fellow farmers through the platform and understand the market trends
The platform provides options for farmers to change and edit price and available quantity for sale in real time basis comparing the price of prevailing market
Farmers can view the list of registered buyers in the sector, their ratings and reviews and find the contact details to establish direct communication for dealing.
Farmers get notified by buyers upon showing interest by a buyer in their displayed batch, can see the list of registered buyers and their detail contacts in their area and can connect directly with buyers for selling his /her produced goods
The platform enables the farmers to rate and review a buyer based on their level of satisfaction over the transaction
Utpan facilitates farmers to connect with an expert to address their produce and farming related query
Buyers can also benefit with this app as it enables:
List of buyers in Utpan app from different markets
A registered buyer can follow the daily as well as historical price trends of different produces/commodities pan India
Utpan provides the platform for eligible buyers to apply and avail quick hassle free working capital finance with easy repayment terms through its channel partners in a short span time
Utpan facilitates buyers to view, compare and evaluate all the enlisted batches of farmers’ produced goods in his/her area of interest, can filter and sort based on the market, district, state, volume & offered price
Through Utpan, buyers can interact with a farmer directly, show interest on produced goods based on chosen volume and offered price and interact with a farmer to complete a transaction
Utpan enables a buyer to view all related industry information, blogs and news and helps interact with the fellow buyers
Is there any additional benefit to the Utpan users other than what you mentioned already
Ankita: Yes, Utpan also provides a platform for its registered users to apply and avail quick finance options with diverse repayment options fuelling the sector to grow at a faster pace.
What is the present status of Utpan, can anyone download the rightaway ?
Ankita: Absolutely, At present, The application is live in the market, with 1000s of downloads within a few days of launch with multiple applications for finance options. Anyone interested can refer to the Utpan application in Play Store through the link https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.utpan.androidapp
To know more about the app, guiding video available in Utpan YouTube channel
Thank You So much Ankita, for sharing with us and with our readers about Utpan and its benefits. Would like to add any other point
Ankita: Platform applications providing easy access to data & connectivity are becoming now an integral part all sectors & function from ecommerce, education & finance. Optimal utilisation of technology platforms and leveraging the information can dramatically change the scale & profitability of an enterprise and the sector as a whole.
The use of technology in Agri space will enable & open vast opportunities of growth by making information available to producers & sellers at the right time.
Many sectors are getting benefited with new-age methods of using non-conventional information sources to define eligibility & access to financial products like invoice financing, purchase financing, working capital quick loans, revolving credit lines. The same can be introduced & enabled in poultry & related business to help the community thrive even further.
Abstract: Protein is the second most substantial nutrient in poultry diets, as well as the most expensive vital ingredient. Reduced feed costs and improved animal protein supply are two important concerns for the current poultry sector. An alternative might be to supplement low protein (LP) diets with more crystalline amino acids. A low-protein diet delivers all of the essential amino acids without going overboard. Low-protein diets can increase animal performance & profitability, play a crucial role in egg development and increased hatchability, provided they are properly balanced. To ensure sustainability, the poultry industry employs low-protein diets which are critical for lowering feed costs and to reduce the risk of nitrogen emissions in the environment.
Feeding animals a healthy, balanced diet is a challenge for animal husbandry. In commercial poultry feed, protein is one of the most expensive nutrient. The popularity of low-protein poultry diets has increased in recent years. This diet must contain all essential amino acids that are not synthesized by the animals. Broilers require dietary protein for a variety of purposes, the most significant of which is broiler meat accretion. It has long been established that, rather than crude protein, poultry require a certain quantity and balance of dietary essential amino acids as well as adequate nitrogen for the synthesis of non-essential amino acids. This rationale, together with the affordable availability of free amino acids, has encouraged nutritionists to limit the amount of dietary crude protein in order to minimize feed costs. Low-protein diets can increase animal performance and profitability provided they are properly balanced. If the cost is comparable, giving low-protein diets supplied with all required amino acids can result in greater health and feed efficiency. Now, using synthetic amino acids to decrease a diet’s crude protein content is critical, and this is where economics should benefit the lower-protein diet. Only crystalline lysine, methionine, threonine, and tryptophan are now accessible commercially at acceptable costs.
Why are low-protein diets advantageous for poultry?
Low-protein diets boost broiler chicken maintenance energy efficiency and minimize performance at high ambient temperatures.
Low crude protein diet in the starter phase of broiler has an effect on immune development and response throughout the growth period.
In a low crude protein diet, increasing the lysine level by 0.2% while maintaining the usual requirement of methionine considerably improved the FCR (feed conversion ratio), while the chicken’s growth rate was intact.
Low-protein diets can increase bird performance, with arginine and glycine being advantageous to broiler performance as well as the intestinal barrier.
Reduced nitrogen excretion and ammonia emissions from broiler houses might be achieved by lowering the CP content of the feed.
Because of the economic, environmental, and bird welfare benefits, there is a lot of interest in developing low-protein diets for broiler chickens that are balanced with additional crystalline amino acids (Moss et al., 2018). Table 1 showing the dietary protein requirements of broiler chickens at different body weight and egg size.
Table 1: Dietary protein requirements at various chicken body weight and egg size.
Effect of low protein diets supplemented with free amino acids
When compared to high protein fed birds, low protein fed birds had 12.8 % greater feed intake, 14% less breast muscle but 97% higher abdominal fat at 22 weeks of age. As a result of the decreased embryonic mortality in the initial part of the laying cycle, hatchability improved by 1.3% (23-45 week of age). Furthermore, during the second phase of the laying cycle, low protein fed birds produced 3.6 more hatching eggs (46-60 week of age). According to estimates, feeding a low protein diet resulted in a profit gain of € 0.53 per breeder. Most broiler breeder hen diets include at least 16 percent CP which offers up to 26 g of CP/d under practical conditions at maximal output and is more than the recommended protein consumption. Such high levels of CP have been shown to be not only unnecessary for optimal performance of broiler breeder hens, but also to have deleterious impacts on hatchability.
The amino acid content of the diet has a significant impact on the efficiency of protein utilization. Some studies have observed satisfactory egg production with CP demands as low as 18.6 g CP with 1,022 mg lysine per bird per day. This means decreased protein requirements could only be achieved by ensuring that the bird’s amino acid needs are satisfied. Synthetic amino acids have made it possible to reduce dietary CP while still providing the amino acid requirements of broiler breeder chickens. Furthermore, the amino acid-supplemented diets had reduced feed consumption and protein intake, resulting in lower nitrogen (N) excretion than the control diets (Table 2).
Table 2: Performance of laying hens fed high-protein diet (18% CP) and low-protein diet (14% CP) supplemented with synthetic amino acids from 22-66 weeks of age.
It’s difficult to differentiate the effect of supplementary protein from the effect of limiting amino acids, particularly methionine, lysine, and tryptophan, in broiler breeder chickens (Harms, 1992). At peak production, a CP intake of 16 g per bird per day were accompanied with intakes of 944 mg of methionine + cysteine and 1,312 mg of lysine per bird per day, was sufficient to ensure egg production. In fact, the present study discovered that these birds had superior egg production persistency than birds on higher-CP diets, especially in the later stages of egg production.
Excess protein in a low-energy diet has been observed to be dissipated as heat after intake, suggesting that a high protein content in broiler feed isn’t beneficial. This indicates that there is a threshold at which the protein content as a nutrient is no longer acceptable (Si et al., 2001), and thus no good results in terms of growth and other performance metrics are anticipated. The increased feed intake observed in broilers given the diet which is high in energy and low in protein, throughout both the starter and finisher phases, resulting in larger cell mass and volume. Low-energy, low-protein combination diets could be fed to broiler chickens in order to maintain an adequate balance of calorie and protein ratio to get satisfying performance, which is beneficial given the poultry industry’s feed shortage. For 8-35 days, dietary exogenous proteases supplementation in a low-protein diet will increase broiler growth performance, nutritional digestibility and physiological response and can be introduced to improve production efficiency. Whitehead et al. (1985) found that a 13.7 percent protein breeder diet resulted in a considerable increase of saleable chicks per breeder when compared to a 16.8 percent protein breeder diet (Table 3).
Table 3: Effect of dietary protein levels on broiler breeder performance (26 to 60 weeks age).
Selected and rearranged data from Whitehead et al. (1985).
Effect of a low protein diet on chicken’s microbiome
Feed conversion rate was considerably higher in the finisher phase in birds low-protein diet. Reduced crude protein intake (i.e., 82 g/bird during the rearing period) in broilers enhances Lactobacillaceae abundance in the ceca, which appears to be associated with a higher feed conversion rate. Lactobacillus, according to the scientists, can protect the gut against infections and promote effective food and energy extraction in the host.
Effect of low protein diet on immune system
Furthermore, total leukocyte levels in the blood at day 35 were greater in the low-protein diet, the potential advantages of immunological alterations caused by low-protein in the starting phase may help vaccination strategies, disease resistance to various types of field relevant infections, or growth performance recovery post-challenge would be beneficial to the industry.
Effect of low protein diet on nitrogen excretion and ammonia emissions
Broiler and commercial layer chickens excrete 50 to 65 percent of their nutritional nitrogen, as a result, nitrogen overloading in poultry diets continues to be a serious problem that endangers the environment. Nutrition has a lot of potential, and one of the most efficient ways to minimize emissions is to feed low-protein diets. The major objective in this area is to determine the rate of protein reduction that does not adversely influence production qualities and, in certain cases, can even reduce feeding expenses. Low protein diets had the same digestible lysine content and followed the “optimal protein principle” guidelines were able to accomplish a 2% protein reduction without impairing production attributes. Ferket et al. (2002) found that decreasing dietary crude protein levels and optimizing synthetic amino acid supplementation can substantially decrease nitrogen excretion. In younger broilers, feeding low-protein diets resulted in larger N-excretion decrease. In 24-day-old broiler, a 1% protein reduction reduces N excretion by 17.6%, while in 40-day-old broiler, it decreases by 11.5 percent (Table 4).Effect of low protein diet on immune system.
Table 4: Effect of % protein decrease in diet of chicken on N-excretion and on the ratio of the urinary and fecal N-excretion.
Conclusion:
A low-protein diet should not be one that fails to provide the critical amino acid requirements of animals, causing them to perform poorly. However, if the quality of the protein and its amino acid profile are not taken into account, the lower quantity of dietary protein may be deleterious in some situations. It was shown that by using protein sources that provide the appropriate amounts and proportions of methionine and lysine, it is feasible to lower 2-4 percent of diet protein without compromising weight increase or feed conversion. In order to fulfill the ever-increasing demand for poultry meat in the most sustainable way possible, approaches utilizing crystalline amino acids or exogenous protease added to low-protein diets, the latter being the more recent trend, have become standard industry practice.
Author: Dr. Neelam Chaudhary
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Perstorp launches Gastrivix™ Avi – a unique gut health solution combining the benefits of valeric and butyric acid
Perstorpis expanding on its innovative range of broiler feed solutions after the launch of Gastrivix™ Avi in late March 2022.
The company is the first to pioneer the commercial use of valeric acid in animal nutrition, following successful trials of Gastrivix™ Avi. Like butyric acid, valeric acid is naturally created by the gut microbiota of broilers, although in too small quantities for optimal gut health during production cycles. Perstorp has used complex organic chemistry to create esters of valeric acid, which were tested over many years in a multitude of combinations with butyric acid esters to develop the right synergy, and the best match with nature.
Gastrivix™ Avi has been created to meet the bird’s biological needs, support gut integrity and promote reliable growth and performance. Perstorp believes that the solution will solve multiple challenges for the industry, by reducing feed volumes for the broiler’s lifecycle, providing consistent growth results, and boosting ROI.
Dr. Antonia Tacconi, Global Product Manager of Gut Health at Perstorp commented: “We can now prove that the synergy of these two esterified acids works better than one. After multiple trials, we have seen a reliable and consistent improvement on FCR for broilers thanks to the effects of butyric and valeric acid. With valeric acid, we have essentially found the missing ingredient.”
Gastrivix™ Avi is a dry product that is easy to handle, palatable, has no dangerous goods restrictions and has no odor issues . Perstorp believes Gastrivix™ Avi represents an new important step in supporting and improving animal performance.
The product will be the first new product to be produced on the brand new state of the art production line for powder products at Perstorp’s Waspik plant in the Netherlands.
Overview: Looking back at the history of chickens, we realize that they have traversed a long way. Over the years, the chicken diligently retained its popularity. In the 1900s, what was considered a delicacy has today become a worldwide necessity. With over 118 Million Tons of universal meat production, it remains as the most consumed animal meat by humans. Ceaseless advancements in the poultry industry facilitated the shift to intensive commercial farming from what used to be just a backyard activity.
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While the dynamic shift lays many sweet offerings, it also ushers in a reasonable amount of difficulties. Coccidiosis in poultry can be one such difficulty. Moreover, consumption of egg and chicken meat is slated to witness a multifold increase in the coming years. To meet the robust demand and maintain profitability, understanding the disease and the cost it bears would help mitigate the losses attached with it.
The objective to write this article is to review basic concepts of coccidiosis, including the different Eimerian species that infect chickens, their life cycle pattern and the most sustainable and holistic methods to control the disease.
What is Coccidiosis?
Coccidiosis is ubiquitous in any long-standing intensive poultry facility, especially in birds raised in deep litter housing systems. If not nipped in the bud, Coccidiosis can pose a substantial economic threat to the industry. In poultry, Coccidiosis spawns due to protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Eimeria. It is an enteric disease involving critical invasion and decimation of the intestinal mucosa. The following taxonomy chart will further shed light on the origins of this parasitic species.
Eimeria has multiple species with varying levels of pathogenicity that can infect poultry birds. Nine contrasting species of Eimeria can infect different sections of the chicken gut. Only five to seven species can cause severe to more severe disease in commercial flocks out of these nine.
How Coccidia Affects Performance of Flock?
Robust growth rate, superior FCR, stable egg production levels and reduced average days to market are key indicators of a healthy functioning poultry farm. When there is a noticeable dip in the growth rate, and most of the flock comprises visibly sick birds suffering from dreadful diarrhea, Coccidiosis might be the one causing all the agony. Chicken infected with Coccidiosis may showcase multiple symptoms, obtrusive to chicken welfare and overall business profitability. Once infected, the fowl loses affinity towards consuming feed and water. The egg production reduces along with high mortality and an increase in FCR. During subclinical Coccidiosis or mild infection, depigmentation in the flock is also possible. If the disease is left unchecked at the subclinical level, it can potentially pave the road for the onset of secondary infections like necrotic enteritis. While birds carrying mild conditions can be timely recuperated, survivors of severe infections may never quite recover the lost performance.
How it spreads?
What makes managing Coccidiosis costly and demanding is the mode of its spread. Coccidia is prolific and can rapidly infect an entire poultry housing system. Though Coccidia is omnipresent in any well-established poultry facility, clinical disease crops up upon the ingestion of a colossal amount of sporulated oocysts by receptive birds. Both recovered and infected birds discharge oocysts in their faeces, contaminating the feed, water, litter and surfaces.
Typical lesions of coccidiosis [(Courtesy: Ahmed J.S NVRI Vom / Davou et al. 2015, DRJAFS; Vol.3 (5)]
For a relatively short life cycle span of 6-8 days, Coccidiosis can cause much havoc. Eimeria consists of a complex life cycle mechanism, including both asexual multiplication and sexual reproduction. Asexual multiplication is responsible for developing a myriad of infective sporozoites from a single oocyst. The sporulated oocyst, upon ingestion, releases four sporocysts containing two sporozoites each. The sporozoites occupy and invade intestinal epithelia in several parts of the gut developing into schizonts. Each schizont progresses to become an infective merozoite which enters new intestinal epithelial cells. And then the process repeats itself.
Post completion of the iterations of the asexual stage, the merozoite develops into macrogametocytes (females) or microgametocytes (males) to produce a single macrogamete or multiple microgametes in the host cell to undergo sexual reproduction. An unsporulated oocyst develops and is discharged in the bird droppings upon fertilization. Unsporulated oocysts are not infective. Under optimal environmental conditions, oocysts sporulate within 1 – 2 days. Temperature falling between 21-32°C, along with sufficient oxygen and humidity, is ideal for supporting sporulation.
All the nine species of Eimeria are unique. It can mechanically spread by workers, equipment, pets, rodents, wild birds, etc. Most commercial chickens are likely to get exposed to one or more Eimeria species during their lives conjointly due to high stocking density, poor litter management. Protection from one type does not ensure safekeeping from others. Since every species comes with its own set of challenges, identifying the disease is arduous and perplexing for any poultry farmer. Also, with age, birds develop resistance to Coccidiosis. Older birds boast of a better immunity than younger birds. Controlling Coccidiosis in a mixed age flock is tricky as older chickens can always infect the younger ones.
Moreover, farm practices differ in every poultry housing facility. Even in well-maintained farms, Coccidiosis can persist. Sometimes, oocysts remain viable in litter for several months. It can sustain in the farm for more than a year. It might not be feasible to keep a tab on multiple aspects simultaneously, leading to moderate Coccidiosis resulting in grave severity resulting in mass mortality.
Coccidiosis occurrence & its consequences
The coccidiosis phenomenon depends on the infective dose (amount of sporulated oocysts ingested) and environmental and host factors. Ecological factors include stocking density, farm size, litter quality, ventilation, etc. Some of the host factors are host genetics and nutritional factors. Since the development of Coccidiosis depends on multiple parameters, managing Coccidiosis can get costly unless prevented when there is still time.
Coccidian parasite affects the gut epithelia / absorptive area, resulting in considerable feed wastage and poor FCR, thus a dip in profitability. If the problem persists, leading to frequent culls or sick birds, it becomes expensive to treat the flock and make up for the loss in business. The subclinical disease generates even more huge economic losses than clinical ones. The subclinical disease may remain undetectable or get confused with other conditions due to the similarity in symptoms resulting in inaccurate or wrong medication or treatment. Hence, identification is key for treatment and control.
Prevention Is Always Better!!
Disease prevention can be a game changer when dealing with Coccidiosis. Owing to a few prophylactic measures, poultry farmers can get Coccidiosis under control.
It is crucial to limit the intake of sporulated oocysts. The regulated intake would induce immunity. Nevertheless, every Eimeria species is unique, and exposure to one species does not protect others. Regulated intake of sporulated oocysts may become uncontrollable, unfolding into clinical Coccidiosis. Additionally, Eimeria is a self-limiting host-specific disease, and prevention would be a better alternative to costly treatments.
The broad spectrum anticoccidial drugs were introduced in the 1960s and 1970s. In the past couple of decades, coccidiostats have reigned in controlling Coccidiosis. Coccidiostats are antiprotozoal. They inhibit the reproduction and development of the parasite in the host cell. They are clubbed into two classes, the polyether ionophores and the nonpolyether ionophores (chemicals). These compounds target both the asexual and sexual stages of the Eimeria life cycle. The majority of the coccidiostats attack the first stage schizonts and are apt for control than treatment. It reduces the probability of reinfection, shrinks the length of illness, and lowers the discharge of oocysts limiting the likelihood of secondary diseases.
How is it Economically Significant?
The following table provides real-time cost analysis for two scenarios: the flock is already infected with cocci, and the flock is given treatments before the onset of cocci.
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The table doles out how prevention is better than treatment when dealing with Coccidiosis. In the past decades, anticoccidial drugs helped in managing Coccidiosis. While some drugs kill the parasite (coccidiocidal), others only arrest the development (coccidiostatic). Generally, ionophores cause death (coccidiocidal) to the parasite by interfering with the passage of ions across the cell membrane. In contrast, synthetic drugs/ chemicals prevent replication and growth (coccidiostatic) by inhibiting different biochemical pathways of the parasite. But, using a single drug for an extended period causes the flock to develop drug resistance. Shuttle programs and Rotation of Drugs are popular methods to overcome drug resistance. Generally, combination drugs are used in Pre-starter / Starter feeds, and ionophores in Finisher feeds.
Additionally, Chemicals are used at least once a year for Clean-up Programme. The most widely used anticoccidials are now combination drugs and ionophores. Since they are prophylactic, they are more cost-effective than cure. Owing to the mechanics of poultry production and the traits of Coccidiosis, preventing the proliferation of Eimeria is crucial. With a reasonable cost not exceeding more than 0.27 rupees per bird, it is apt for tackling the challenge of Coccidia.
Conclusion:
Coccidia is considered to be a frequent and expensive problem e.g. Colombia reports a frequency of 92.8%; 90% in Argentina; 92% in Romania, 79.4% in North India, 65.8% in East China, and 78.7% in South Korea.
As coccidian parasite cannot been totally eradicated from commercial facilities where chickens are reared and is still capable of causing performance and health issues due to the generation of resistance to certain anticoccidials because of improper dosing or nonscientific practices. However coccidiosis can be successfully handled by a combination of better management practices, the proper selection and prophylactic use of effective drugs maintaining the healthy economics. Glamac International Pvt. Ltd. Caters with effective anticoccidial range for effective coccidiosis management.
Authors: Mrs Meghana Mukherjee Salvi, Director & Dr Gopal Potdar, Product Manager
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In a recently concluded event, Hartmann India Ltd launched New Egg trays “HIL-Medium” & “HIL-Large”. Hartmann’s Indian team co-developed a new egg-trays for 30 eggs (Medium & Large size). Using an existing new product as a base for development, it is better suited for the specific needs in India.
Poultry TRENDS Magazine & News Portal interacted with Dr Mahendra Deshpande, General Manager, Hartmann India Ltd. Excerpts of the interaction is as under:
Q 1. What is “HARTMANN’ and where is it based at?
Dr Mahendra Deshpande – General Manager, Hartmann India Ltd
Hartmann is the world’s leading manufacturer of moulded-fibre egg packaging, a market-leading manufacturer of fruit packaging in South America and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of technology for the production of moulded-fibre packaging. Founded in 1917, Hartmann is headquartered in Gentofte, Denmark. Listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen & since 2012 part of TORNICO with experience from the egg industry.
Our strong market position is founded on our long-term partnerships with customers and unique technological know-how and expertise gained from experience in moulded fibre production since 1936. We closely collaborate with SANOVO TECHNOLOGY GROUP, which is also a part of the THORNICO conglomerate, as we have vastly overlapping markets and customers.
Q2. Why Hartmann entered in Indian Market & How it benefits the customers
In 2020, Mohan Fibre Pvt Ltd, Chandigarh a 43 year old company with biggest production facility in India was acquired by Brodrene Hartmann A/S, a leading specialist in moulded fibre packaging with more than a century of experience and knowledge.
This acquisition established a solid platform for Hartmann in the attractive Indian market, which is characterized by a favorable demographic development and increasing egg and fruit production. The combination of population growth and rising urbanization in the coming years forms a solid foundation for continued development of the retail industry and increasing demand for quality egg packaging in India. In addition, the penetration of moulded-fibre packaging for protection of fruit is expected to increase as supply chains are professionalized.
Our unique market position and capabilities render Hartmann relatively resilient to economic fluctuations, allowing us to leverage a number of attractive market drivers, including increasing global demand for eggs and fruit, rising environmental awareness and a growing focus on health and nutrition.
Q3. How Entry of Hartmann will benefit to Indian Egg Producers
India is the #3 market in egg production, and growing YOY with CAGR 7%. on. According to Animal Husbandry Dept of Govt of India, in 2020 the per capita egg consumption in India was 79 units & which is growing by 10% every year. Despite of the strong growth, Indian consumption is still relatively low compared to other countries. According to National Institute of Nutrition recommendation In India per capita egg consumption need to reach 180 unit asap.
Packaging is an important component in delivering quality eggs to buyers. Hartmann’s environment friendly packaging solutions embraces both the art and science of preparing products for storage, transport and eventually sale. Packaging protects the eggs from:
Micro-organisms, such as bacteria & Viruses
Natural predators
Loss of moisture
Tainting
Temperatures that cause deterioration
Possible crushing/damage while being handled, stored or transported.
Q4. Hartman’s Focus on sustainability, innovation, and customer service
At Hartmann, we are committed to making sustainable egg packaging exclusively based on bio-degradable moulded fibre that can be recycled or disposed of with a minimal impact on our surroundings. Our definition of sustainability also reaches out to other areas including forest stewardship, the climate, our employees and supplies, and our investors.
Our mission is to find solutions to complex problems of our customers in most sustainable way thereby helping environment as well in doing our bit- Customer Focused, Helping community in area we are operating in. Our aim is to Safe, Secure Eggs in Sustainable packaging. Protection of environment is integral part of Hartmann business model. Hartmann is working closely with our customers to accommodate demand for sustainable products in the retail industry, Hartmann was the first manufacturer to offer both FSC®-certified and CO2-neutral retail packaging.
Q5 . What is importance of Packaging in Egg Industry
Packaging is important to the egg industry as corn as they facilitate mass marketing of a fragile food product. Understandably, eye appeal which projects the image of a product relates directly to costs for material and artwork. Ironically, many consumers purchasing the most expensive organic eggs favor molded fiber cartons based on their perceptions of sustainability and biodegradability.
Future advances will include higher levels of sustainability, design changes which can improve on-shelf quality and eye appeal. Both the industry and carton manufacturers must become more aggressive in their informational programs regarding sustainability. The egg industry will have to respond to the demands of the major chains, retail stores and consumers for environmentally friendly packaging.
Q6. What is USP of Hartmann Egg Trays?
HIL trays are made by HC Pulper, on Fully automatic machine, Dried at 200-220 ° C.
HIL trays come in polywrapped packing to avoid bacterial/viral contamination, to avoid physical damage of trays.
HIL Trays Pocket Sizes of International standards – Suitable for all Egg Sizes
HIL Trays with high Strength, Flexibility & Consistent quality.
HIL trays are Water repellant & best suitable for Cold Storage of Eggs
HIL provided Immediate supply & 24*7 services
Minimal Egg Breakage, HIL Trays give cushion to Egg, protect & absorbs shock during transport through its ability of compress tray that absorb condensation when it forms due to rapid changes of temperature during storage
Q7. What raw material used in your Egg Trays
Hartmann’s FSC®-certified moulded fibre packaging is made from recycled paper/waste papers. The packaging itself can be recycled and reused and is also bio-degradable in industrial composting plants for easy disposal after use.
Recycled newspaper, magazine and cardboard are the key components in our fiber recipe. For us digitalization creates a new challenge: in the future there will not be as much recycled paper available as our production requires. We thought that this was a good opportunity to test other alternatives. The new material was to be stronger, humidity resisting and available in the future.
The new future-looking raw material recipe has now been developed and implemented.
Q8. Please elaborate on your new products “ HIL Medium” & HIL Large”
Since acquisition in last one year Hartmann India team was working with their global technical team to establish new 30 egg trays as per Indian Layer farmers & Egg traders need, suitable for long distance egg transportation, High strength & flexibility for rough handling @ various points, High water repellency or moisture resistant & best suitable pockets for all sizes of Eggs.
Hartmann’s Indian team co-developed a new egg-trays for 30 eggs (Medium & Large size). Using an existing new product as a base for development, they made it better suited for the specific needs in India. Within the project, our team also came up with a new raw material recipe. All this was created in close co-operation with a key customer in India and within the Hartmann global team.
Both trays are very suitable of Medium & Large sizes Eggs. As their pocket size is unique , it will properly accommodate the respective egg & avoid egg breakages during stacking, storage & transportation.
Indian Poultry Leader Suguna Foods Announces Management Rejig; Elevates Vignesh Soundararajan as its new Managing Director
Suguna Foods, India’s largest poultry conglomerate, announced the appointment of Mr. Vignesh Soundararajan as its new Managing Director effective April 1st, 2022. In his new role, Vignesh will lead the Farm, Feed & Process Food Division of Suguna Foods operations in India. In addition to this, Vignesh will also power the company’s expansion within the poultry segment and focus on strengthening the footprints of the brand across the nation. The current Managing Director and co-founder Mr.G.B Sundararajan will continue to be associated with Suguna Foods as part of the Board.
Commenting on this Mr. Soundararajan, Chairman, Suguna Group said, “Sundararajan and I are truly satisfied with the transformation we have brought to the poultry industry through Suguna and how we have empowered farmers across the nation. From backyard farming to integrated growers’ poultry industry has come long way in being a significant contributor to the Agro-Food industry. The industry has also played a significant role in building a healthy and strong population. The foundation on which Suguna’s legacy has been built and we are confident that Vignesh as the new Managing Director will continue this momentum which, will benefit the farmers, industry, customers, partners and people.”
Adding to this, Mr. Vignesh Soundararajan, Managing Director, Suguna Foods said, “The last seven years had been very eventful, from facing the global pandemic to rebranding Suguna Foods, we have faced the highs and lows of the industry. As a market leader and name which resonates across all geographic locations, Suguna Chicken has always been the favorite among consumers. We have also launched “Delfrez” the new age brand in meat retail, which has further strengthened our product portfolio adding to diverse purchase options to consumers. While we are devoted to continuing Suguna Foods’ legacy and strengthening its overall commitment to the people and nation, I am personally looking forward to bringing additional innovations and retail expansion across all operations in my new role. As we move towards a brighter tomorrow, I look forward to creating a mutually beneficial future for each of our betterment. With this in mind, we have placed a high value on our farmers and Business Associates, and we will continue to work hard to provide best – quality products for our consumers”.
Mr. Vignesh Soundararajan holds MBA degree from IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL , Barcelona, Spain, B.Com from Christ University and an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting – Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) – London, UK. In 2013, he joined Suguna Foods as a Management Trainee and now has risen to the level of the Managing Director of Suguna Foods. With a Close to a decade of experience, he has trained extensively in many domains and has gained a solid understanding of all the business functionalities. As part of his current role – Executive Director, Mr. Vignesh launched Delfrez, Suguna Foods’ retail divison, which catapulted the retail segment in South India. Mr. Vignesh contributed to the company’s transformation by fostering innovation, bridging technology and positioning the brand to have a stronger consumer impact.
About Suguna Foods: Suguna is one of the top ten poultry companies in the world, operating in 18 states in India and offering wide range of poultry products and services. Our service ranges from broiler farming, hatcheries, feed mills, processing plants, animal healthcare products are all part of the fully integrated operations. Suguna product portfolio includes animal & poultry feeds broiler chicken, processed chicken, and value-added eggs. Suguna under its retail segment has launched “Delfrez” – The modern meat retail outlets which provide customers with fresh, safe, and hygienic chicken. As hygiene plays a important in the retail segment, utmost care as been taken safety and hygiene of the store. The store caters freshest chicken processed from our plant in all categories.
The Alltech ONE Conference (ONE), scheduled for May 22–24, both in person and virtual, will feature tracks that will uncover the challenges and opportunities in agriculture, business, health and wellness, and professional development. Now in its 38th year, Alltech’s global agri-food conference continues to be an invaluable resource, uniting thought leaders and changemakers in an exploration of the power of science, sustainability and storytelling. This annual flagship event will be held May 22–24, both in person in Lexington, Kentucky, and virtually on a first-class platform, with live-streaming keynote and select on-demand track presentations available to ensure accessibility to everyone, everywhere.
Many topics* are slated for discussion at ONE, including:
From the Great Resignation to the Great Re-Engagement
From Soil to Slainté: Making Irish Whiskey
Echoes of War: The Global Impact of Conflict
Making Moves: Turning a Vision Into Reality
Partnering for Success: Why Business is Better Together
The Agenda on Aqua, Beef, Crop Science, Dairy, Equine, Pet, Pig, Health and Wellness, Neurogastronomy, Stay Curious, is available at https://one.alltech.com/agenda
*Topics are subject to change. Some track topics are virtual or in-person only. Check the agenda for details.
In addition to the many track topics, ONE attendees will be inspired by keynote speakers who have unleashed the power of innovation and courageous leadership to make a positive impact, including:
Mick Ebeling, founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs and author of “Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn’t Be Done,” will take the ONE mainstage in person, and his presentation will also be live-streamed for those joining virtually.
Paul Polman, presenting virtually at ONE, has been described by the Financial Times as “a standout CEO of the past decade”. While serving as the CEO of Unilever, he stopped reporting quarterly earnings to focus on a long-term strategy that would successfully double revenues while reducing the company’s environmental impact by half.
Heather White, author, founder and CEO of “OneGreenThing,” will present on the mainstage at ONE, and her presentation will also be live-streamed for those joining virtually. She brings two decades of environmental advocacy work and national nonprofit leadership to life with her joyful and practical book, “One Green Thing: Discover Your Hidden Power to Help Save the Planet”.
Dr. Mark Lyons, President and CEO of Alltech, will welcome all ONE attendees, both in-person and virtually. Based on Alltech’s belief that agriculture has the greatest potential to shape our world’s future, he launched the company’s vision of Working Together for a Planet of Plenty™ in 2019. He has called for collaboration to improve nutrition, human and animal well-being, and the replenishment of natural resources.
Nikki Putnam Badding, will present in-person and virtually during ONE about the crucial importance of making nutrition accessible to all. As a registered dietitian nutritionist, she brings human health expertise to her role as managing director and chief dietitian of Acutia, Inc., an Alltech company.
Dr. Karl Dawson, scientific advisor with Alltech, will join the keynote lineup in person and virtually to discuss how animal agriculture can be part of the solution to improving sustainability.
As the Alltech ONE Conference returns live to Lexington, Kentucky, after being a virtual-only event for the past two years, it will also feature a weekend of fun-filled activities for all. For more details about the ONE Weekend activities and tours, visit one.alltech.com/one-weekend.
Registration for the Alltech ONE Conference is open at one.alltech.com. Join the conversation across social media with #AlltechONE.
2022 Alltech Agri-Food Outlook revealed global feed production survey data and trends. Data collected from 11th annual survey estimates world feed production increased by 2.3% to 1.235 billion metric tons. Top 10 countries produce 65% of the world’s feed.
The 11th edition of Alltech’s annual feed production survey includes data from more than 140 countries and more than 28,000 feed mills, and based on this data, it is estimated that international feed tonnage has increased by 2.3%, to 1.235 billion metric tons of feed produced in 2021. The top ten feed-producing countries over the past year were China (261.424 mmt), the U.S. (231.538 mmt), Brazil (80.094 mmt), India (44.059 mmt), Mexico (38.857 mmt), Spain (35.580 mmt), Russia (33.000 mmt), Turkey (25.300 mmt), Japan (24.797 mmt) and Germany (24.506 mmt). Altogether, these countries produced 65% of the world’s feed production, and they can be viewed as indicators of the trends in agriculture. Additionally, when combined, the feed production of these countries increased by 4.4%, compared to the overall global growth of 2.3%.
Report excerpts:
Despite a year of challenges, feed production grew 2.3% globally over the past year, with an estimated 1,235.5 million metric tons produced in 2021, versus 1,207.9 million metric tons in 2020.
The pig sector rebounded from African swine fever (ASF) with a feed tonnage increase of more than 6%.Aquaculture continues to grow steadily around the world, with a global increase of 3.7%. The pet sector experienced the largest growth, however, with an impressive 8.2% increase in feed production.
China remains the largest feed-producing country and also reported the biggest growth since 2020. Production exceeded expectations in many countries, mainly due to recovery from COVID-19 lockdowns.
Many sectors continue to focus on innovation and partnerships, which proved essential to sustaining business over the last year. As we look ahead to the future of agriculture, there are many reasons to be optimistic. The resilience of the agri-food sector against the challenges of COVID-19, as well as disease and supply chain disruptions, along with its continued growth, modernization and increased sustainability in the midst of those challenges are proof positive of an industry on the right track.
Top Ten Countries
The top ten feed-producing countries around the world produced 799.1 MMT of feed, representing 65% of the total global feed production. Combined, feed production in these countries increased by 4.4%, compared to 2.3% global growth.
Bionexus Status grants Delst incentives it needs to fuel its R&D plans in product enhancement, value addition and new product innovation. The Management and R&D team of Delst is building the momentum forward to actively pursue the development of innovative and novel concepts that reflect its dedication and commitment to the livestock industry’s growth and sustainability.
announced a partnership to jointly organise ‘Meat Pro Asia’, a new trade show dedicated to meat and food processing and catering to the Asian market. The show will take place on a biennial basis in co-location with VIV Asia – the no.1 international trade show from Feed to Food in Asia. The inaugural edition will open its doors from 8 – 10 March 2023 at IMPACT, Bangkok, Thailand.
Gastrivix™ Avi has been created to meet the bird’s biological needs, support gut integrity and promote reliable growth and performance. Perstorp believes that the solution will solve multiple challenges for the industry, by reducing feed volumes for the broiler’s lifecycle, providing consistent growth results, and boosting ROI.
India is the #3 market in egg production, and growing YOY with CAGR 7%. on. According to Animal Husbandry Dept of Govt of India, in 2020 the per capita egg consumption in India was 79 units & which is growing by 10% every year. Despite of the strong growth, Indian consumption is still relatively low compared to other countries. According to National Institute of Nutrition recommendation In India per capita egg consumption need to reach 180 unit asap.
Suguna Foods, India’s largest poultry conglomerate, announced the appointment of Mr. Vignesh Soundararajan as its new Managing Director effective April 1st, 2022. In his new role, Vignesh will lead the Farm, Feed & Process Food Division of Suguna Foods operations in India. In addition to this, Vignesh will also power the company’s expansion within the poultry segment and focus on strengthening the footprints of the brand across the nation. The current Managing Director and co-founder Mr.G.B Sundararajan will continue to be associated with Suguna Foods as part of the Board.
Adding to this, Mr. Vignesh Soundararajan, Managing Director, Suguna Foods said, “The last seven years had been very eventful, from facing the global pandemic to rebranding Suguna Foods, we have faced the highs and lows of the industry. As a market leader and name which resonates across all geographic locations, Suguna Chicken has always been the favorite among consumers. We have also launched “Delfrez” the new age brand in meat retail, which has further strengthened our product portfolio adding to diverse purchase options to consumers. While we are devoted to continuing Suguna Foods’ legacy and strengthening its overall commitment to the people and nation, I am personally looking forward to bringing additional innovations and retail expansion across all operations in my new role. As we move towards a brighter tomorrow, I look forward to creating a mutually beneficial future for each of our betterment. With this in mind, we have placed a high value on our farmers and Business Associates, and we will continue to work hard to provide best – quality products for our consumers”.
