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Texas Poultry Federation presents its 2013 awards SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Texas Poultry Federation has presented its highest award, the Golden Feather award, to S.R. (Pat) Lester of Holmes Foods.

The federation also presented its Salesman of the Year award to Bob Ickes, regional sales manager for Cobb Vantress The awards were presented during the federation’s 90th annual convention held in San Antonio, Texas.

Lester was born into the family business that started in 1933 and worked alongside his mother and fa-

ther all through school years. Today, he works in the business along with his sons. Lester and his wife Bethel have three children, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Ickes graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor of science degree in agri-business and economics and a masters degree in poultry science. He began his career with Arbor Acres, serving as territory sales representative, vice president of sales for North America and national account manager. He later joined Southwestern Sales to head

its U.S. sales and marketing efforts.

He joined Cobb Vantress in 2007.

Also during the convention, the federation elected Morris Hill of Tyson Foods-Nacogdoches as president to serve a one-year term.

Paul Bredwell of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association presented an association Family Farm Environmental Award to the Darrell Glaser Family of Thorndale.

The award recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry and egg production.

UEP outlines egg legislation efforts

By Barbara Olejnik Poultry Times Staff

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ATLANTA — United Egg Producers members got an update at a recent area meeting on actions the organization had taken in its failed efforts to achieve federal legislation for the egg industry.

UEP had hoped to attach the legislation, the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendment, to the Farm Bill, but was not able to achieve this goal.

Although an amendment was proposed, it failed to be included in either the Senate or House legislation for the Farm Bill.

Reasons for failure to get the egg bill attached to the farm bill varied, but at lease two issues stood out — the massive opposition by other agricultural groups such as the American Farm Bureau Federation; and the fact that other groups were leery of the inclusion of the Humane So-

ciety of the United States.

HSUS had partnered with UEP in support of passage of the federal egg bill legislation.

Although both the Senate and House passed Farm Bill legislation, each separate bill must be reconciled in a conference committee in order for a single bill to be enacted into law.

A new Farm Bill must be enacted

by Sept. 30, when the present legislation expires. If no bill is enacted, the Congress may pass extensions to the present bill until a new one can be established.

Chad Gregory, UEP president, said the organization will continue to explore all options toward achieving an Egg Safety Bill.

One of those options would be to search for another piece of legislation in which to attach the egg bill.

However, he noted that House sponsors of the original egg bill are

continuing their push for the egg bill legislation.

“Great legislation never passes on the first round,” Gregory quoted.

David Lathem, UEP chairman, said the organization is “going to go forward. The question is how we’re going to go forward.”

“Its a huge situation and we don’t need to hurry,” Gregory added.

One situation UEP will be monitoring is congressional action on the King Amendment on Interstate Commence, proposed by Rep. Steve King of Iowa.

Under this amendment, states that produce agricultural products, including eggs, would be allowed to sell them in any other state and that one state would not be allowed to ban those sells.

This would effectively nullify California’s Proposition 2 rule, which established specific cage

See UEP, Page 8

Special

Golden Feather: S.R. (Pat) Lester, right, co-owner of Holmes Foods, received the Texas Poultry Federation’s Golden Feather award, the group’s highest honor, during the TPF annual convention. Gary Fuchs of Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms, a former Golden Feather recipient, presented the award. (See additional TPF photos on page 8.)

Scientists plan controversial research with lab-made bird flu The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Scientists who sparked an outcry by creating easier-to-spread versions of the bird flu for research purposes want to try such experiments again using a worrisome new strain. This time around, the U.S. government is promising extra scrutiny of such high-stakes research up front.

Since it broke out in China in March, the H7N9 bird flu has infected more than 130 people and killed 43. Some of the world’s leading flu researchers argue that genetically altering that virus in high-security labs is key to studying how it might mutate in the wild to become a bigger threat to people,

maybe even the next pandemic.

“We cannot prevent epidemics or pandemics, but we can accumulate critical knowledge ahead of time” to help countries better prepare and respond, Ron Fouchier of Erasmus University in the Netherlands told The Associated Press.

In letters published Aug. 7 in the journals Science and Nature, Fouchier and colleagues from a dozen research centers in the U.S., Hong Kong and Britain outlined plans for what’s called gain-offunction research — creating potentially stronger strains, including ones that might spread easily through the air between lab ani-

See Flu, Page 8

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Arkansas experts seek quick end to China chicken ban The Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Poultry experts said on July 31 that they are hopeful China will quickly lift import restrictions put in place after nine Arkansas chickens were exposed to a strain of avian influenza.

The USDA told Arkansas’ congressional delegation on July 30 that China had stopped importing Arkansas chicken parts, following similar moves by Japan and Russia. A reason wasn’t cited, but nine birds at a Scott County farm were exposed to a non-pathogenic strain of avian flu during floods in June.

Other birds in the chicken house were destroyed as a precaution and all birds in a 6.2-mile radius are be-

ing tested regularly to ensure they weren’t exposed.

Bans are sometimes imposed for 90 days at a time as growers confirm their birds are healthy. The Arkansas Farm Bureau said it would expect the Scott County farm involved to be cleared if no additional signs of exposure are found, but it is still up to individual countries to allow imports.

“This is not so much a case of us saying that we’re safe, but their saying that we’re safe,” said Matt King, an economist with the Arkansas Farm Bureau. “We have a safety protocol in the United States. By our standards, if nothing is found in September, they can get a clean bill of health.”

Agriculture officials, poultry companies and trade groups would likely work to convince China and the other nations that Arkansas poultry products are safe, King said.

The nine birds exposed to avian flu are among 1.2 billion birds produced in Arkansas annually.

“It’s a blip on a blip,” King said.

Toby Moore, a spokesman for the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, said in an e-mail on July 31 that routine surveillance detected the presence of antibodies consistent with exposure to low-pathogenic H7N7 avian flu.

“They showed no clinical signs of sickness and there was no increase in mortality,” Moore wrote. Subsequent blood tests have been nega-

tive for the virus, he said. “We were surprised that China did not limit restrictions only to the county level, since the event was isolated.”

Scott County suffered widespread flooding in June; King said it is possible the chickens were exposed through water from an inundated pond that had recently visited by a migratory bird carrying the strain.

“However it got in there, it got in there,” King said. “It was detected, but nothing ever came close to getting into the food supply.”

Arkansas is the nation’s secondlargest poultry producer, behind Georgia. While breast meat is typically bound for U.S. kitchens, China takes beaks, feet, heads and other chicken parts, King said.

“U.S. customers won’t see a decline (in prices) because the product that is going to China will be in oversupply and that won’t necessarily be the product that we’re eating,” King said.

U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor issued a statement on July 30 saying his family would continue to eat Arkansas chicken, and Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), said all Arkansans can attest to the “nutritious, tasty and perfectly safe poultry products.”

“One isolated incident, dealt with according to regulations and without any further evidence of illness, should not preclude our entire state’s poultry industry from access to the Chinese market,” he wrote.

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IPPE is expected to attract more than 26,000 attendees and is a collaboration of three shows — International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo and International Meat Expo — representing the entire chain of protein production and processing. The event is sponsored

by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the American Meat Institute (AMI).

Online is the only way to preregister for the discounted price of $50 through Dec. 31, 2013. After Dec. 31, 2013, the registration fee will increase to $70.

The new IPPE website, www. ippexpo.org, offers easy navigation with access to important information including attendee and exhibitor registration, hotel registration, a video describing the upcoming

IPPE experience and a schedule of 2014 educational seminars offered during IPPE. The annual global poultry, feed and meat industry trade show is scheduled Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 28-30, 2014, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

Resuming for 2014 is the popular “Members to Atlanta” (M2A) program, which waives the pre-registration fee through Dec. 31, 2013, for attendees from member companies of all three associations engaged in the production of poultry, eggs and meat for consumption, and feed and pet food manufacturers. The program is supported through the sponsorship of elite IPPE exhibitors.

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M2A continues to provide significant results in increasing attendance

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Research promoting poultry health through diet URBANA, Ill. — Developing strategies to increase the amount of saleable product while reducing dietary inputs is a priority for animal scientists. University of Illinois researchers have been looking at how dietary components affect gut health and disease resistance in chickens.

“An important nutritional outcome is how well an animal is able to digest and metabolize its diet,” said Dr. Ryan Dilger, an assistant professor with the University of Illinois-Urbana’s Department of Animal Science.

Poultry and swine nutritionists are concerned about dietary fiber in alternative dietary ingredients, particularly the by-products of biofuel production. Fiber concentrations are very high in these ingredients because the starch content is removed during processing.

Dilger and his master’s student Emma Wils-Plotz looked at how purified fiber fed to young chicks affects their dietary threonine (Thr) requirements, intestinal morphology and ability to resist a disease challenge.

Threonine is an essential amino acid accounting for as much as 11 percent of mucin, an important component of the mucus layer covering the intestine’s absorptive surface, which promotes gut health by protecting the body against bacteria and digestive enzymes.

Previous research has suggested that mucin dynamics may be sensitive to Thr availability. Dilger and Wils-Plotz hypothesized that dietary Thr requirements would increase in the presence of two purified fiber sources, cellulose and pectin, which are natural components of many feed ingredients.

They fed diets containing purified

cellulose, pectin or silica sand (control) to chicks and found that body weight gain and feed efficiency (the conversion of feed into body-weight gain) were reduced when 7 percent supplemental pectin was added to the diet.

Pectin creates a viscous environment in the gut that interfered with the birds’ ability to access dietary nutrients, thus reducing growth performance. Feeding 7 percent purified cellulose did not provide any nutritional benefit.

In a second experiment, WilsPlotz and Dilger quantified the dietary threonine requirement in the presence and absence of purified fiber sources. Chicks were fed one of the three fiber-containing diets.

Within each diet, they were subdivided into seven groups, each fed a different level of Thr supplementation ranging from zero to 9.6 grams per kilogram (g/kg).

Contrary to the researchers’ expectations, birds fed the diet with pectin had the lowest Thr requirements at 5.6 g/kg; birds fed the control diet had the highest, estimated to be 6.8 g/kg. Cellulose-fed birds required 5.8 g/kg.

Ileal tissue, which is at the end of the small intestine, was collected from chicks and examined for physical changes in the villi (small folds in the intestine), crypts (pockets next to the villi) and goblet cells, which produce and secrete mucin.

Chicks fed cellulose or pectin had deeper crypts than chicks fed the control diet; crypts were deepest for birds fed cellulose and adequate Thr levels, and their outer intestinal muscle layer (serosa) was thicker.

Chicks fed diets containing fiber had higher goblet cell counts than the birds fed the control diet, with

highest levels in birds fed the pectin diet with adequate or high Thr levels.

The findings suggest that dietary Thr concentration and fiber source affect growth performance, intestinal morphology and mucin secretion in young chicks. It also established optimal dietary Thr levels.

Having determined these levels, the researchers wanted to see if fiber and Thr in the diet could affect how chicks responded to a coccidiosis challenge.

Coccidiosis is a parasitical disease of the intestinal tract caused by protozoa of the genus Eimeria maxima, which is responsible for major economic losses in the poultry industry.

“Right now, there are a few advancements in coccidiosis vaccine development, so we tried to develop dietary approaches to assist the bird through a coccidiosis challenge,” Dilger said. “Our hypothesis was that by providing adequate threonine, the bird would have better immune defenses through improved gut function and immunity.”

Chicks received either a diet supplemented with pectin or a Thrdeficient control diet and either 75 percent or 125 percent of the previously determined optimal Thr supplement of 6.8 g/kg. Within each dietary treatment, one group of chicks was inoculated with E. maxima; the other was not.

“The goal was to determine the interaction between dietary fiber and dietary threonine, knowing that pectin was going to negatively affect digestion and threonine was going to positively affect intestinal health,” Dilger said.

Growth and feed efficiency were monitored for 16 days; then ileal tis-

sue, mucosal scrapings and the ceca (the part of the digestive tract used for water absorption and fermentation) were collected. Researchers looked at growth performance, morphological changes in the intestine, changes in the cecal environment and gene expression in the ceca and mucosa.

“The most important part of the story was the cytokine response to the acute coccidiosis infection,” Dilger said.

Cytokines regulate how the immune system communicates with the rest of the body and adjust the immune response. Interleukin-12 (IL-12) expression in the ceca was increased in birds fed the control diet with high threonine. Interleukin-1 beta expression increased with infection but only in birds fed the low-Thr diet.

Expression of interferon gamma (IFNG), a protein made and released in response to the presence of pathogens, increased in the ileal mucosa of birds fed high Thr, and was highest in the uninfected chicks. It in-

creased with infection by only in control-fed birds.

The researchers concluded that while pectin had some protective effects against coccidiosis infection, Thr supplementation had an even greater influence on the intestinal immune response and helped to maintain growth of chicks infected with coccidiosis. This study and others being conducted in Dilger’s lab highlight the potential for using nutritional strategies to manage poultry and swine diseases.

The research is described in more detail in “Effect of fiber and threonine on chick growth,” by E.L. WilsPlotz and R.N. Dilger and “Modulation of the intestinal environment, innate immune response and barrier function by dietary threonine and purified fiber during a coccidiosis challenge in broiler chicks,” by E.L. Wils-Plotz, M.C. Jenkins and R.N. Dilger, both in the March 1, 2013, issue of Poultry Science (http:// ps.fass.org/content/vol92/issue3/ index.dtl?etoc).

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Viewpoint Compiled by Barbara Olejnik, Associate Editor 770-718-3440 bolejnik@poultrytimes.net

NPIP has a history of keeping flocks healthy

By Dr. Benjamin Johnson Special to Poultry Times

OAKWOOD, Ga. — The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) was started in the 1935 to coordinate state programs aimed at the elimination of pullorum disease from commercial poultry.

Pullorum is a bacterial disease of Johnson poultry that is transmitted from a hen to her chicks via the egg. By testing adult birds and eliminating the disease carriers from the

breeding flock, commercial chicken and turkey producers have eliminated this costly disease.

The objective of the NPIP is to provide a cooperative industrystate-federal program through which new diagnostic technology can be effectively applied to the improvement of poultry and poultry products throughout the country.

The provisions of the NPIP — both technical and management — have been developed jointly by industry members and state and federal officials. These provisions establish standards for the evaluation of poultry breeding stock and hatchery products with respect to freedom from egg-transmitted and hatcherydisseminated diseases.

Through this work, the NPIP provides certification that poultry and

poultry products destined for interstate and international shipment are free of all such diseases.

Administration The plan is administered through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between USDA-APHIS (Aninal & Plant Health Inspection Service) and Official State Agencies (OSA). Individual producers in the plan all sign a memorandum of participation with their Official State Agency.

USDA-APHIS publishes the provisions of the NPIP in Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

When the rules of the plan need to be revised, APHIS consults with producers and state poultry officials and submits all regulations to normal rulemaking procedures before publishing them in the CFR. Participation Participation in the NPIP is open to all producers whose poultry, game-bird, ratite, or waterfowl facDr. Benjamin C. Johnson is with the Georgia Poultry Diagnostic Network and is the NPIP director for the state of Georgia. Johnson is also a Master of Avian Medicine and a Diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians.

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WASHINGTON — There’s hardly a school kid who is not familiar with the American folksong, “Fifteen Years on the Erie Canal.”

The song went by a number of names including “Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal.” If you remember your American history, you’ll recall that the Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo, N.Y., was a marvelous engineering feat. Work commenced Stewart Truelsen is the author of “Forward Farm Bureau,” a book marking the 90th anniversary of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Dr. Benjamin Johnson Georgia NPIP director

ilities meet plan requirements. The first step is to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the applicant’s Official State Agency, that his or her facilities, personnel and practices are adequate for carrying out the applicable provisions of the NPIP. Once accepted into the plan, participants have to maintain in the plan

in 1817 and the 363-mile canal was finished by 1825, just eight years later.

Today, it would take the entire eight years just to study whether the canal should be built and that is no exaggeration. The canal cost $7 million to construct. Nowadays, the rehabilitation of one lock on an inland waterway can cost $50 million.

Farmers were some of the strongest supporters of building the Erie Canal while President James Monroe opposed it. The New York legislature went ahead without federal support and costs were recovered from tolls.

Once again, American farmers

are strong supporters of the nation’s ports and inland waterways. The American Farm Bureau Federation has made the Water Resources Development Act one of its top legislative priorities. The WRDA Act of 2013 passed the Senate in May and is expected to be taken up by the House this fall.

The Erie Canal is credited with making New York City the financial capital of America. WRDA will help the United States retain its position as the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products. Without it, we face the prospect of falling behind a big competitor like Brazil that

See Truelsen, Page 5

all of their poultry hatching-egg supply flocks and hatchery operations in a given state. Although the NPIP has several classifications related to freedom from various diseases, the only required classification for plan participation is U.S. PullorumTyphoid Clean.

See Johnson, Page 5

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World Health Organization: Bird flu hits 15 countries GENEVA — From 2003 through Aug. 29, 2013, 637 laboratoryconfirmed human cases with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection have been officially reported to the World Health Organization from 15 countries, of which 378 died, according to the latest WHO report.

Since the last update on July 4, 2013, four new laboratory-confirmed human cases with influenza A(H5N1) virus infection were reported to WHO from Cambodia.

One of these died.

All cases are considered to be sporadic cases, with no evidence of community-level transmission.

As influenza A(H5N1) virus is circulating widely in poultry in Cambodia, additional sporadic human cases or small clusters might be expected in the future.

The World Health Organization noted that whenever influenza viruses are circulating in poultry, sporadic infections or small clusters of human cases are possible, especially in people exposed to infected household poultry or contaminated environments. However, the WHO stated, this influenza A(H5N1) virus does not currently appear to transmit easily among people as such, the risk of community-level spread of this virus remains low.

Avian influenza A(H7N9) China has reported two cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus since the last update of July 4, 2013. The first pa-

tient was a 61-year-old woman from Hebei Province who had onset of illness on July 10. The second was a 51-year-old woman from Guangdong province with onset on July 27, 2013. As of 16 Aug. 16, 2013, 135 human cases with influenza A(H7N9) infection were reported to WHO, including 44 deaths. Most human cases presented with pneumonia.

Most human A(H7N9) cases have reported contact with poultry or live animal markets. Knowledge about the main virus reservoirs and the extent and distribution of the virus in animals remains limited. Given the reports of additional human cases, combined with the likely continued circulation of the virus in poultry, reports of additional human cases and infections in animals would not be unexpected, especially as the Northern Hemisphere autumn approaches.

Although four small family clusters have been reported among previous cases, evidence does not support sustained human-to-human transmission of this virus.

Overall public health risk assessment for avian influenza A(H7N9) virus: Sporadic human cases and small clusters would not be unexpected in previously affected and possibly neighboring areas/countries of China, and potentially in travellers from these areas returning to other countries.

Continued vigilance is needed within affected and neighboring

areas to detect infections in animals and humans. WHO advises countries to continue surveillance and other preparedness actions, including ensuring appropriate laboratory capacity. All human infections with non-seasonal influenza viruses such as avian influenza A(H7N9) are reportable to WHO under the IHR (2005).

Current technical information as well as guidance related to avian influenza can be found at: http:// www.who.int/influenza/human_ animal_interface/influenza_h7n9/ en/index.html.

may designate qualified persons as authorized agents to do the sample collecting and whole-blood testing.

The OSA must employ or authorize qualified persons as state inspectors to (1) perform or supervise the performance of the testing of participating flocks and (2) perform the official inspections necessary to verify compliance with NPIP requirements.

NPIP is considered one of the most successful cooperative programs under USDA. NPIP has the ability to meet the membership’s needs as science/technology and as the industry changes.

The program allows members from a small hobby flock owner to the largest commercial poultry company to have successful business across the U.S. and the world.

Influenza A(H3N2) The United States reported 16 cases of human infection with influenza A(H3N2)v this year in Illinois (1), Indiana (14) and Ohio (1). Only one person was hospitalized and no deaths have occurred. All cases reported close contact with swine in the week before illness onset and no ongoing human-to-human transmission has been identified Limited serological studies indicate that adults may have some preexisting immunity to this virus but children do not. Seasonal vaccines do not provide cross-protection to influenza A(H3N2)v in adults or children. Three candidate vaccine viruses specific for A(H3N2)v have been developed in the U.S. and could be used to produce an (H3N2) v vaccine if needed.

Overall public health risk assessment for influenza A(H3N2)v

•Johnson (Continued from page 4)

Inspections, Supervision Each participating hatchery is inspected at least once a year to satisfy the OSA that the operations of the hatchery are in compliance with the plan’s provisions.

Recordkeeping is another important element in the plan. The OSA

viruses: Further human cases and small clusters may be expected as this virus is circulating in the swine population in the USA and the season of agricultural fairs is ongoing.

Close monitoring of the situation, including continued characterization of viruses to detect any changes, is warranted.

HPAI outbreaks Overall, official reports of animal influenza outbreaks are at their expected seasonal level (http://www. oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/ Diseaseinformation/WI). Normally, with the onset of summer in the northern hemisphere, there is a downward trend in the number of reports of influenza events in birds.

Owing in part to the emergence of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus and infections of humans with this virus in China, there is enhanced surveillance for various subtypes of avian influenza in both humans and animals in China, the countries neighboring China and globally. It is therefore expected that more in-

fluenza A(H5) and A(H7) events in humans and animals will be detected and reported, as well as identification and reporting of infections with a variety of other influenza subtypes and reassortants. Most infections that might be reported in humans will likely be clinically mild and sporadic, and will not change the overall public health risk assessment. However, it is critical that these events be reported through the appropriate channels and that viruses be collected and fully characterized in appropriate animal or human health influenza reference laboratories in order to detect changes that may affect public health.

Due to the constant evolving nature of influenza viruses, WHO continues to stress the importance of global monitoring of influenza viruses in animals and people and recommends that all Member States strengthen routine influenza surveillance. All human infections with non-seasonal influenza viruses are reportable to WHO.

•Truelsen (Continued from page 4)

is modernizing its infrastructure.

Most of us are familiar with inadequate roads and crumbling bridges, but we don’t have firsthand knowledge of the condition of ports and waterways, which are just as bad or worse. According to the World Economic Forum, U.S. harbors rank 22nd in the world. Of the top 10 global ports, six are in China.

The Panama Canal is undergoing an expansion that will allow passage of ships with three times more cargo capacity. However, only a few U.S. ports, generally those on the West Coast, are capable of handling the larger ships. Shipping costs for agriculture and other industries could drop significantly if port facilities

and harbors are upgraded, to say nothing of the jobs that would be created. The inland waterway system is in bad shape, too. Many of the locks are well beyond intended lifetimes and a vast majority of lock chambers are undersized to accommodate typical tows of 15 barges.

This makes transport of grain about as slow as the mule-drawn barges that once plied the Erie Canal.

In addition to modernizing and expanding the water transportation network, WRDA includes major policy reforms that cut federal red tape and bureaucracy and streamline the project delivery process.

WRDA will not inspire songwriters as the Erie Canal did, but it is critically important for Congress to pass it.

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Business Compiled by David B. Strickland, Editor 770-718-3442 dstrickland@poultrytimes.net

Analyst not concerned about impact from McDonald’s wings The Associated Press

NEW YORK — An analyst said on Aug. 27 that he’s not overly concerned that McDonald’s limited time chicken wings offering will pressure Buffalo Wild Wings due to the company’s new pricing plan and better cost outlook.

McDonald’s Corp. will have Mighty Wings at some of its restaurants starting on Sept. 9, with the offering available nationwide by Sept. 24.

The bone-in chicken wings will be sold in three, five and 10 pieces, with prices starting at $2.99. The wings are expected to exit McDonald’s restaurants by the end of November.

Robert Derrington of Wunderlich Securities said in a client note that Buffalo Wild Wings’ new wing-pricing strategy, which sells wings by portion instead of individually, will help protect the company’s costs from being impacted by fluctuating wing sizes and volatile commodity prices. The chain is also benefiting from a recent drop in wing prices and will likely gain from one extra week of NFL and NCAA football programming in September, he added.

Derrington expects McDonald’s Mighty Wings will have a minimal impact on Buffalo Wild Wings’ business, but noted that it could make future wing prices more volatile as McDonald’s looks for enough chicken wing supply for its restaurants for the limited offering.

Still, the analyst feels that Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has the ability to do well during good economic times and bad because it offers “families and sports fans a relatively low-cost, entertaining meal with its stateof-the-art TV systems, friendly service and broad menu of shareable wings and things.”

Derrington reaffirmed a “Buy” rating and raised the company’s price target to $118 from $117.

Shares of Buffalo Wild Wings declined $1.40 to $106.58 in afternoon trading on Aug. 27, while McDonald’s stock fell 25 cents to $95.06.

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Other Business News Raeford assists stop hunger efforts ROSE HILL, N.C. — For the second consecutive year, House of Raeford Farms’ associates in Rose Hill and Wallace, N.C., packed meals for Stop Hunger Now, reaching a goal of 30,000 meals destined for school children in Haiti. Supporting this international hunger relief organization’s distribution of food and other life-saving aid around the world, this was an increase of 10,000 meals over last year.

The event was held on Aug. 10, and attracted more than 60 volunteers from House of Raeford’s two local chicken processing plants and live production operations. In addition to the volunteer work, employees and the company contributed $7,500 to offset the cost of ingredients. The meals are made up of dehydrated, high protein, and highly nutritious grains and vegetables and are primarily distributed to school children in more than 65 countries.

“Our F.L.O.C.K. employee team in this local community had such a good experience with this event in 2012, that it was easy to decide to get involved again,” said Dave Witter, manager of sustainability and communications for House of Raeford Farms. “Every time we see a hungry child it reminds us of why we need to get involved in outreach efforts like this one.”

The partnership with Stop Hunger Now came to realization through House of Raeford Farms F.L.O.C.K., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded by the company. F.L.O.C.K. responsibly stewards and distributes its resources to help meet needs with House of Raeford Farms’ associates, community residents and other worthwhile organizations with like-minded objectives.

In the recently completed fiscal year 2013, House of Raeford distributed more than 150,000 pounds of chicken and turkey in four southeastern states. Recipients included

local food banks and other feeding programs as well as fundraising events that benefited persons with critical needs.

More information can be obtained at www.houseofraeford.com .

Sanderson reports quarterly results LAUREL, Miss. — Sanderson Farms Inc. has reported results for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2013.

Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 were $739 million compared with $624.9 million for the same period a year ago. For the quarter, the company reported net income of $67.9 million, or $2.95 per share, compared with net income of $28.7 million, or $1.25 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2012.

Net sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 were $1.96 billion compared with $1.74 billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 totaled $85.3 million, or $3.71 per share, compared with net income of $44.6 million, or $1.94 per share, for the first nine months of last year.

“Sanderson Farms’ financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 reflect improved market conditions when compared to last year’s third quarter,” said Joe F. Sanderson Jr., chairman and CEO of Sanderson Farms Inc. “Market prices for poultry products were higher than the third quarter of fiscal 2012, as the Georgia Dock whole bird price remained historically high during the quarter. The Georgia Dock price reflects steady retail grocery store demand.

“In addition, market prices for wings, while below last year’s third quarter levels, improved during the quarter. Boneless breast meat prices remained well above last year’s prices and peaked in May as several quick serve restaurants and

other food service establishments featured chicken on their menus.”

Overall market prices for poultry products were higher in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 compared with prices in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the company noted. As measured by a simple average of the Georgia Dock price for whole chickens, prices increased 11.6 percent compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Boneless breast prices improved when compared to last year’s third fiscal quarter, averaging 32.3 percent higher than the prior-year period. Jumbo wing prices averaged $1.28 per pound for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, down 19.3 percent from the average of $1.59 per pound for the third quarter of fiscal 2012.

The average quoted market price for bulk leg quarters was essentially flat during the quarter, averaging 51 cents per pound during the third fiscal quarter of 2013 compared to 50 cents during the third fiscal quarter of 2012. Cash prices for corn delivered to the company increased 8.1 percent compared with the third quarter a year ago, while the price for soybean meal delivered to the company increased 10.3 percent.

For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, the company’s cash prices for corn increased 13.2 percent and soybean meal increased 29.3 percent when compared to the nine months ended July 31, 2012.

“While poultry market prices improved during our third fiscal quarter, the company continued to experience higher grain prices compared with the same period last year,” Sanderson added. “Market prices for grain have remained high through most of August, but favorable growing conditions this summer have fueled considerable optimism about this year’s corn and soybean crops. While the available grain quantity and prices during the coming months will ultimately depend on this year’s final crop per(Continued on next page)

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formance, prices have recently moved lower. If we priced all of our needs for the remainder of the fiscal year at yesterday’s market prices, cash paid for feed grains would be approximately $79 million higher during fiscal 2013 compared to fiscal 2012. However, fourth quarter cash market prices would be $65 million lower than last year’s fourth quarter. We have priced our grain needs through August but will be on the market for our needs starting in September.”

“We are also pleased to report that our due diligence and related permitting processes are substantially complete for our previously announced Palestine, Texas, facility,” said Sanderson. “Most conditions precedent to breaking ground on the new poultry complex have been met, and we hope to finalize a date to begin construction of the new feed mill, hatchery, processing plant and wastewater treatment facilities in September, subject to final approval by our board of directors. We greatly appreciate the support, encouragement and welcome we have received from the public officials and communities in Palestine, Anderson County, Freestone County and Austin, and we are anxious to begin this next phase of growth for our shareholders, employees and other stakeholders.”

More information can be obtained at www.sandersonfarms.com.

Cobb launches first mobile app SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — Cobb-Vantress, a leader in the research and development, production and sale of broiler breeding stock, has announced the launch of its first mobile application, “Cobb Connection.”

This announcement comes just months after the unveiling of the company’s new website, www. cobb-vantress.com, and social media initiatives.

“We continue to look at new ways to move our digital strategy forward

by creating tools that make it easier for our customers to find what they need from us, when they need it,” said Roger Vessell, Cobb director of world marketing.

He noted that the mobile app is an ideal platform for customers and employees to access important information while out in the field.

“The app was developed to provide Cobb’s expertise to the industry as well as product offerings and our library of product guides at the tip of our audience’s fingers,” he added.

“With global penetration of smartphones and tablets increasing significantly over the past few years, we felt it was essential for Cobb to build an app that deeply connected the organization with its worldwide population of customers and employees,” said Eric Karlovic, partner at HughesLeahyKarlovic, a digital communications agency who built the app.

The app was built for platforms with iOS 5.1 and above, and supports six different languages — English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Mandarin and Arabic.

Additionally, Cobb recently implemented a similar system for its new website, providing users the opportunity to choose between the six languages to read and interact with content. This was needed in order for Cobb to reach and expand to its growing global customer base, Karlovic said.

“Cobb has locations and customers all over the globe, and, by providing these customers with the opportunity to choose from many of the global languages, we have the opportunity to connect and engage with the majority of our audience,” Vessell said .

Wolfenden honored with PSA award FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Poultry Science Association has recognized Dr. Ross E. Wolfenden, vice president of research and development for Pacific Vet GroupUSA, with the organization’s Early Achievement Award.

The award is given to recognize

achievements of PSA members in the early stages of their poultry industry careers.

Wolfenden, 32, was raised in northwest Arkansas. He completed his undergraduate degree in poultry science at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and began his poultry industry career as an assistant pedigree complex manager for Cobb-Vantress Inc., where he managed nearly every aspect of live production.

In 2007, he was awarded a distinguished doctoral fellowship at the University of Arkansas and accepted a position as a graduate student at the John Kirkpatrick Skeeles Poultry Health Laboratory with Dr. Billy Hargis and co-workers.

After earning his doctoral degree in 2009, Wolfenden joined Pacific Vet Group, a biotechnology company focused on science-based health and nutrition products for the poultry industry. In his position as director of product development, he continued work with technologies PVG has licensed from the University of Arkansas. He also acted as primary technical representative for the company, coordinating field trials and providing expertise on product applications worldwide.

Wolfenden was promoted to his current position in 2012. He is responsible for overall guidance of PVG’s research and development, quality systems and process development. He also is involved in research projects at five major universities and in collaborations with two partner organizations in the animal health industry.

Wolfenden says his research interest is the “development of innovative, first-in-class products that will enhance animal performance, improve animal welfare, increase the sustainability of food animal production and improve the safety of our food supply.” The company will introduce two of these products later in 2013.

“We have recognized and benefited from Ross’s talents and expertise at Pacific Vet Group,” said William Davies, president of Pacific Vet Group-USA. “We are pleased that his colleagues in the Poultry Sci-

Business ence Association have granted him this honor.”

More information can be obtained at www.pacificvetgroup.com.

LAHI selects new quality control dir.

WINSLOW, Maine — Lohmann Animal Health International recently named Dr. Anna Mashchenko as director of quality control and avian services.

Mashchenko will manage the day-to-day operations of the department while researching and implementing technical advances to improve efficiency and quality for production and testing of all products. In addition, Mashchenko will compile technical reports on investigations and trials, establish benchmarks and track performance of the department’s processes.

With 20 years of vaccine development and production experience, Mashchenko recently served as a post doctoral research scientist at the University of Georgia. She previously held research positions with several universities.

Mashchenko holds a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Kursk Agricultural Library in Russia. She and her husband, Anatoliy, have a daughter, Liza.

More information about LAHI can be obtained at www.lahinternational.com.

Tyson donating to hunger campaign FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. donated the protein for up to 308,000 meals to families across America for every 5-pound bag of Tyson® chicken nuggets purchased at Sam’s Club stores Aug. 15-Sept. 1.

The donation was part of the “Be a Hunger Hero” campaign to educate kids about childhood hunger

through coloring books and secret identity cards which were given at six nationwide in-store demonstrations throughout the month of August.

The “Be a Hunger Hero” campaign, created through a partnership between Tyson Foods, the Tyson Foundation, Champions for Kids and Sam’s Club, aims to fight childhood hunger by providing 4 ounces of protein for each meal, to families in need.

The program is supported by www.BeaHungerHero.com, where people can learn about ways to help fight childhood hunger in their own communities. In-store demos occurred nationally in August.

The partnering organizations expect the campaign to spread awareness about childhood hunger and teach children that small steps can go a long way toward helping someone who needs it.

“The ‘Be a Hunger Hero’ program encourages young people to don the identity of a superhero,” said Blake Brandes, chief program officer for Champions for Kids. “When helping people is part of who we are, we don’t help others out of a sense of obligation. We help them out of a deep and personal commitment to improving the world around us.”

In addition to the purchasing of Tyson chicken nuggets, participants can “be a hunger hero” by completing a service project or donating to a hunger relief organization in their communities. The first 2,500 “heroes” to post pictures of their contribution at www.facebook.com/ clubtyson will receive a free food dipper cone.

Tyson Foods’ current hunger relief campaign, KNOW Hunger, is focused on helping more people understand and join the effort to eliminate hunger in America, the company noted. Tyson also partners with Share Our Strength, Lift Up America and Feeding America.

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Texas Poultry Federation awards

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Farm family: Paul Bredwell of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, left, presented the Family Farm Environmental Award to the Darrell Glaser family of Thorndale, Texas, during the Texas Poultry Federation’s annual convention. The award, sponsored by USPOULTRY, recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry and egg production.

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mals. They say the work could highlight the most important mutations for public health officials to watch for as they monitor the virus’ natural spread or determine how to manufacture vaccines.

The announcement is an attempt to head off the kind of international controversy that erupted in 2011 when Fouchier and Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, created easierto-spread strains of another deadly kind of bird flu, the better-known H5N1.

The concerns: How to guard against laboratory accidents with the man-made strains, and whether publishing findings from the research could offer a blueprint for would-be bioterrorists. The H5N1 work eventually was published.

Now the researchers aim to ex-

plain to the public ahead of time why they want to do more of this scary-sounding research, and how they’ll manage the risks.

The Obama administration already had tightened oversight of research involving dangerous germs.

On Aug. 8, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced an extra step: In addition to scientific review, researchers who propose creating easier-to-spread strains of the new H7N9 will have to pass a special review by a panel of experts who will weigh the risks and potential benefits of the work.

“There are strong arguments to do the science,” but it has to be done properly or not at all, said Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health, which will refer such projects to the special HHS panel.

“It’s not a rubber stamp,” Fauci said. “If the risk is felt to be too high by this outside review, they will rec-

ommend it won’t be done and we won’t fund it.”

The extra oversight is for federally funded researchers; there is no way to know what privately funded research may be in the works.

The findings from the earlier man-made H5N1 strains haven’t changed how health authorities are monitoring that virus in the wild, said University of Minnesota professor Michael Osterholm, who was on the federal advisory board that first sounded the alarm over the issue. Nor is there scientific evidence that the mutations that seem most dangerous in the lab really could predict an impending pandemic.

“H5N1 surveillance is as haphazard today as it was two years ago,” said Osterholm, who said latest announcement overstated the potential benefits of such research and minimized the risks. “Should we do the work if it’s not actually going to make a difference?”

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Top salesman: Bob Ickes of Cobb Vantress, right, received the Salesman of the Year award from the Texas Poultry Federation. Presenting the award during the group’s annual convention, was Bob Rochelle of Merck Animal Health, a previous recipient of the salesman award.

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sizes for California layers and also stated that those stocking density requirements would apply to all chickens whose eggs are sold in California.

If the King amendment passes, eggs from any establishment would be allowed to be sold across state lines.

Gregory also pointed out that there has been “massive consolidation” in the egg industry in the last 30 years. Where there was once 10,000 producers, there are now less than 200, although that smaller group supplies most of the eggs produced in the U.S. Other advancements in the egg

industry over the past 50 years were noted by David Inall, UEP senior vice president.

Compared to 1960 hens, 2010 hens are: yy 26 percent lower in feed intake. yy 27 percent higher in hen-day egg production. yy 42 percent better in feed conversion. yy 57 percent lower in mortality. yy 32 percent lower in water use.

Using 1960 technology to produce eggs for 2010 would need: yy 27 percent (78 million) more hens. yy 72 percent (1.3 million) more acres of corn. yy 72 percent 1.8 million more acres of soybean.

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SANTA FE, N.M. — A national outbreak of salmonella has been linked to an eastern New Mexico hatchery that sells live baby chickens, ducks and other poultry by mail and supplies them to feed stores, state health officials have announced.

The state Department of Health said a strain of salmonella that’s infected more than 300 people in 37

states was found in a duck pen at Privett Hatchery in Portales.

No deaths have been reported, but 51 people have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Children ages 10 and younger account for nearly three-fifths of those who’ve become ill.

People buy baby chickens and other poultry to keep as pets and to raise the birds for eggs or meat.

Paul Ettestad, state public health veterinarian, said the hatchery was most likely the source of the outbreak. However, he said questions remain because federal officials have found that the people sickened with salmonella had purchased baby poultry at 113 feed store locations that were supplied by 18 mail order hatcheries in several states.

The CDC said more testing is ongoing.

Privett Hatchery said in a statement on its website that it’s cooperating with state and federal officials, and that some of the salmonella cases may be linked to its operation.

The department said the hatchery has agreed not to sell any poultry from the pen where the salmonella strain was found, will administer a vaccine to its birds and include a brochure on the safe handling of baby poultry in all of its shipments.

According to the CDC, the sal-

monella cases have occurred across the country — from California to New York — since March. Colorado has reported the most cases, 37, followed by Texas with 32.

Salmonella infections can happen when baby chicks are brought inside a home and children handle them.

People should thoroughly wash their hands after touching live poultry or anything in the area where they roam, the department said.

American Meat Institute Foundation updates animal handling guidelines WASHINGTON — The American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) has released an updated version of the AMI Foundation Recommended Animal Handling Guidelines & Audit Guide: A Systematic Approach to Animal Welfare, July 2013 Edition.

AMI’s Animal Welfare Committee collaborates regularly with guideline author Dr. Temple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University, to deter-

mine what changes and clarifications are needed based upon realworld use.

The audit underwent a major overhaul in 2010 when a transportation audit was added. The audit was fine-tuned in the August 2012 edition and fine-tuned even further in the July 2013 edition.

The latest edition provides the following changes: yy A clarification has been added that farrowing on trucks should be

counted just as calving and lambing are. yy A new category called “ambulatory disabled animals” has been added to Core Criteria Six of the Transportation audit to track animals that can still walk and are not severely injured, but appear lame and have some impairment of movement. yy Under Core Criteria 2 of the Sheep Transportation Audit, an omission of “compartments gated”

was corrected.

The new edition has received an updated certification from the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO). The guidelines were the first and remain the only association-authored animal welfare guidelines certified by PAACO. “We are proud of our guidelines’ long history in encouraging continuous improvement in animal

handling and welfare in meat packing plants and of our continuing effort to make this a living, breathing document that is improved and refined based upon new knowledge and real-world experience,” said AMI Animal Welfare Committee Chairman Dr. Rob Elder, director of HACCP, Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance at Seaboard Foods.

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GEA officers: Georgia Egg Association officers for the 2013-14 year are, left to right, Dennis Hughes, United Egg Marketers, Blackshear, Ga., first vice president; Brent Booker, Country Charm Eggs, Gillsville, president; Danny Beckham, Cal-Maine Foods, Shady Dale, outgoing president; and Gijs Schimmel, Centurian Poultry, Lexington, treasurer. Beckham was elected to serve as second vice president. The election took place at the close of the association’s recent 52nd annual meeting, held on St. Simons Island, Ga.

GEC staff honored: The Georgia Egg Commission has presented its highest honor, the Golden Egg award, to Executive Director Jewell Hutto, left, Robert Howell, former executive director and now president; and Vice President Holly Hidell for their years of service to the industry and their efforts to promote Georgia eggs. Howell was also presented a crystal sphere by Hutto and Hidell, who in turn were presented engraved omelet pans by Howell. Georgia producers have voted not to continue the commission and it will officially cease operations on Sept. 13.

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DELAWARE Production added to national meeting GEORGETOWN — The National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production will be held Oct. 7-9 at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel in Ocean City, Md. The Delmarva Poultry Industry’s annual national meeting, what used to be called the National Meeting on Poultry Health and Processing, has merged with the local universities’ Delmarva Poultry Conference.

While DPI’s meeting was focused on poultry health, processing and food safety issues, the universities’ meeting was focused on live production topics, primarily for flock supervisors. Both meetings were held just weeks apart. Because of the many topics of interest to all three groups, the decision was made to merge the meetings.

There will be a combined educational session as well as concurrent sessions on poultry health, processing and live production.

The combined session will examine high path avian influenza and animal welfare.

Persons attending the opening combined session and the live production session can earn four hours of continuing education credits through the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Nutrient Management Program and four hours of continuing education credits through the Delaware Nutrient Management Program.

More information can be obtained by contacting the Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., 16686 County Seat

Hwy., Georgetown, Del. 199474881; 302-856-9037; dpi@dpichicken.com; www.dpichicken.com.

GEORGIA Ga. Poultry Conf. set for Sept. 24-25 ATHENS, Ga. — The 2013 Georgia Poultry Conference will be held here Sept. 24-25 at the Classic Center.

General session talks will examine current environmental issues facing agricultural industries and modern poultry nutrition.

Concurrent session will follow for the boiler, commercial egg, breeder and processing areas of the poultry industry.

Among the topics to be discussed are: Broiler — solutions for leaning broiler house foundations, litter management, common diseases and reovirus in broilers.

Commercial egg — genetics, breed in non-conventional housing systems, production in aviary/ organic housing and salmonella studies comparing housing systems.

Breeder – pan feeders, sex separation rearing of pullets and cockerels, mycoplasma and fertility after 50 weeks.

Processing — stunning methods, food safety regulatory updates, white striping in muscle tissue and identifying pathogenic organisms.

There will also be golf and sporting clays tournaments and an informal social.

The conference is sponsored by the Georgia Poultry Federation and the Cooperative Extension Service, Poultry Science Department, at the

University of Georgia.

More information can be obtained by contacting Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, 222 Poultry Science Bldg., Athens, Ga. 30602-4356, Ph: 706542-1325, jmosko@uga.edu; or Georgia Poultry Federation, P.O. Box 763, Gainesville, Ga. 30503.

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Seminar examines poultry protein, fat TUCKER, Ga. — Rendered poultry by-products provide safe and sustainable value and are becoming increasingly important to today’s poultry industry. This year’s Poultry Protein & Fat Seminar will provide technological updates and useful programs for managers in all stages of the rendering process.

Sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the Poultry Protein & Fat Council, the seminar will be held Oct. 3-4, 2013, at the Doubletree Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

“There is no doubt that rendered products offer useful, sustainable value for the poultry industry.

There are also financial, regulatory and safety components that are imperative to the bottom line,” said program committee chairman Bo Watson, Tyson Foods Inc. “With topics such as Salmonella Interventions in the Rendering Plant, Financial Impact of Basic Rendering Calculations and Decisions, and Controlling Industrial Hazards in Rendering Plants, attending this year’s seminar will help ensure that you stay abreast of the latest rendering technology, equipment and management techniques,” Watson added.

Other program topics include A Regulatory Update; Research Funding Update; Worker Safety; Communicating with the Changing Workforce; Rendering Plant Atmosphere Best Practices; A Top Management Perspective of the Rendering Industry; Pet Food Customer Perspective; and A Virtual Plant Tour.

The agenda was developed by a program committee of industry leaders: Brandon Lairmore, Pilgrim’s; Greg Drollinger, 3D Corporate Solutions; Dr. Charles Starkey, American Proteins; Dan Henson, Simmons Foods.; Byron Kriz, Valley Proteins; and Watson.

Registration for the Poultry Protein & Fat Seminar, can be obtained at www.uspoultry.org/educationprograms/index.cfm#ppfs

MISSOURI Vaccines are focus of USAH-AAVLD ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) and American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) will hold their 2013 joint Annual Meeting on Oct. 17-23, 2013 in San Diego, Calif.

This year’s joint plenary session on Monday, Oct. 21, will feature, “Vaccines: 100 years of Virus Serum Toxin Act and Beyond,” providing a historical look at VSTA over the years including key disease impacts and economics, as well as address current vaccine technology and what the future may hold.

“The 2013 USAHA/AAVLD Plenary Session should provide a very comprehensive look at a very important tool for animal health - vaccines,” says Dr. Steve Crawford, USAHA program chairman and New Hampshire state veterinarian. “Our goal is to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Virus Serum Toxin Act, take a look at lessons learned over that time and how that will shape the future.”

Crawford is co-chairman of the program with Dr. Catherine Barr, AAVLD program chairwoman and quality assurance and safety manager with the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL). Dr. Ron DeHaven, AVMA executive vice president, will moderate the session.

In addition to the plenary session, USAHA hosts 30 committee

sessions on a broad range of animal health topics. The meeting also includes several opportunities to hear the latest in disease research through the AAVLD Scientific Sessions and poster displays. Learn more about the entire list of events at www. usaha.org.

VIRGINIA AFIA and K-State offer HACCP course ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Feed Industry Association along with the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University have again partnered to offer another HACCP Feed Manufacturing Short Course, “Establishing a HACCP Program for the Feed Industry.” The course will be held Oct. 14-17 in Manhattan, Kan. The short course focuses on the development of a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan for all sectors of the feed industry, including feed mill managers, quality assurance personnel and ingredient suppliers.

K-State, in partnership with AFIA and the National Grain and Feed Association, has held Feed Manufacturing Short Courses since 1976. These courses are taught by a unique blend of individuals from K-State and within the feed and allied industries and provide in-depth training on all aspects associated with feed manufacturing.

The registration fee of $525 covers course materials and select meals. Online registration is available at www.afia.org under “Upcoming Events.” Due to limited space, early registration is recommended as the HACCP short courses often sell out.

More information can be obtained by contacting K-State’s Carlos Campabadal at 785-532-3187 or Keith Epperson, AFIA vice president of manufacturing and training, at 703-558-3568.

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Calendar Compiled by Barbara Olejnik, Associate Editor 770-718-3440 bolejnik@poultrytimes.net

SEP 10-11 — POULTRY PROCESSING & SAFETY WKSHP., Athens, Ga. Contact: Poultry Processing & Safety Workshop, Extension Food Science Outreach, University of Georgia, 240A Food Science Bldg., Athens, Ga. 30602-2610. Ph: 706-542-2574; http://EFonline.uga.edu; EFS!uga.edu.

SEP 12-15 — MPA ANNUAL CONV., Hilton Sandestin Resort & Spa, Destin, Fla. Contact: Becky Beard, Mississippi Poultry Association, 110 Airport Road, Suite C, Pearl, Miss. 39208. Ph: 601932-7560; beard@mspoultry.org.

SEP 10-12 — AFIA LIQUID FEED SYMPM., Union Station Marriott, St. Louis, Mo. Contact: American Feed Industry Association, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916. Arlington, Va. 22201. Ph: 703524-0810; afia@afia.org; www.afia.org.

SEP 10-13 — UEP RETAIL ANIMAL WELFARE CONF., Micigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.

Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770360-9220; www.unitedegg.com.

SEP 17-18 — POULTRY PRODUCTION & HEALTH SMNR., Marriott Downtown, Memphis, Tenn. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401, seminar@uspoultry. org, www.uspoultry.org/edu_index.cfm

Way, Suite 4, Modesto, Calif. 95356.

Ph: 209-576-6355; www.cpif.org.

Ph: 770-493-9401; info@uspoultry.org; www.uspoultry.org/ppfc.

SEP 22-25 — NPFDA FALL MTNG., Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: National Poultry & Food Distributors Association, 2014 Osborne Road, St. Mary’s, Ga. 31558.

Ph: 770-535-9901; www.npfda.org.

OCT 7-9 — NATIONAL MTNG. ON POULTRY HEALTH, PROCESSING & LIVE PRODUCTION, Ocean City, Md. Contact: Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., 16686 County Seat Hwy., Georgetown, Del. 19947-4881; dpi@ dpichicken.com; www.dpichicken.com

SEP 24-25 — GEORGIA POULTRY CONF., Classic Center, Athens, Ga. Contact: JoAnn Mosko, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, 222 Poultry Science Bldg., Athens, Ga. 30602-4356, Ph: 706-542-1325, jmosko@uga.edu; or Georgia Poultry Federation, P.O. Box 763, Gainesville, Ga. 30503. Ph: 770-532-0473.

SEP 25-26 — INTERNATIONAL AGRIBUSINESS CONF. & EXPO, International Trade & Convention Center, Savannah, Ga. Contact: J. Marie Lutz, 912-478-1763, Curtis Woody, 912-478-8678; www.iace.us.com.

SEP 18-19 — PA. POULTRY SALES & SERVICE CONF., & AVIAN DISEASES CONF., Eden Resort & Suites, Lancaster, Pa. Contact: Paul Patterson, Penn State University, University Park, Pa.. Ph: 814-865-3414; php1@psu. edu; http://extension.psu.edu/animals/poultry/conferences/psscnecad.

OCT 2-3 — NCC ANNUAL CONF. & FALL BOARD MTNG., Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1052 15th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

Ph: 202-296-2622; ncc@chickenusa.org; www.nationalchickencouncil.org; www.eatchicken.com.

SEP 19-20— CPF ANNUAL MTNG. & CONF., Monterey Plaza Hotel, Monterey, Calif. Contact: California Poultry Federation, 4640 Spyres

OCT 3-4 — PPFC SEMINAR, Doubletree Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Poultry Protein & Fat Council, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084.

OCT 8-11 — UEP BOARD MTNG. & EXECUTIVE CONF., Inn on Biltmore Estates, Asheville, N.C. Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770360-9220; www.unitedegg.com.

SMNR., Stanislaus County, Calif., Ag Center. Contact: California Poultry Federation, 4640 Spyres Way, Suite 4, Modesto, Calif. 95356.

Ph: 209-576-6355; www.cpif.org.

NOV 3-6 — PROCESS EXPO and INTERNATIONAL DAIRY SHOW, McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill. Contact: Food Processing Suppliers Association, www.myprocessexpo. com; or International Daiary Foods Association, www.dairyshow.com.

NOV 6-8 — AEB BOARD MTNG., Savannah, Ga. Contact: American Egg Board, 1460 Renaissance Drive, Park Ridge, Ill. 60068. Ph: 847-2967043; aeb@aeb.org; www.aeb.org.

OCT 15-17 — SUNBELT AG EXPO., Moultrie, Ga. Contact: Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition, 290-G Harper Blvd., Moultrie, Ga. 31788. Ph: 229-9851968, ext. 28; www.sunbeltexpo.com.

NOV 10-13 — ABA AGRICULTURAL BANKERS CONF., Minneapolis, Minn. Contact: American Bankers Association, 1-800-BANKERS, w w w. a b a . c o m / A g C o n f e r e n c e .

OCT 17-23 — USAHA and AAVLD JOINT MTNG., San Diego, Calif. Contact: United States Animal Health Assocition, www.usaha.org; or American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, www.aavid.org.

NOV 12 — DPI ANNUAL MEMBER MTNG., Contact: Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., 16686 County Seat Hwy., Georgetown, Del. 199474881; dpi@dpichicken.com; www. dpichicken.com 4881; dpi@dpichicken.com; www.dpichicken.com

OCT 21-23 — SOY & GRAIN TRADE SUMMIT, Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Minn. Contact: HighQuest Partners, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 30, Danvers, Mass. 01923. Ph: 978-8878800; info@highquestpartners.com.

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NOV 13-14 — COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES WKSHP., Embassy Suites Atlanta Centennial Olymjpic Park, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401, seminar@uspoultry. org, www.uspoultry.org/edu_index.cfm

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NPFDA announces its 2013-14 scholarship winners SAINT MARYS, Ga. — The National Poultry & Food Distributors Association has announced the 2013-14 scholarship winners awarded to students enrolled fulltime pursuing an agriculture, poultry or food science (related) degree.

The winners and their scholarships received are: yy Brady Rundell, Kansas State University, Agribusiness, Albin S. Johnson Memorial Scholarship; yy Victoria Willis, Kansas State University, Animal Science, William Manson Family Memorial

Scholarship; yy Rachel Blount, Texas A&M University, Poultry Science, Alfred Schwartz Memorial Scholarship; and yy Andrew Thompson, Auburn University, Poultry Science, NPFDA Scholarship. yy Betty McConn, Virginia Tech, Animal and Poultry Science, was named an alternate should one of the award winners not use all of his/ her funds.

Cash awards go to the top four winners, varying from $1,500 to

$2,000 per student.

The NPFDA Scholarship Foundation was established in 1979.

Since that time, the foundation has awarded more than $183,000 in scholarships to outstanding students. The NPFDA Scholarship Foundation Inc. is entering its 34th year of assistance to help build “People Resources” for the poultry and food industries by providing scholarships to students pursuing an education in all fields relating to the poultry industry. The goal is not only to help students achieve their degrees, but to help students who

may one day become effective leaders in the industry.

All land grant colleges and universities throughout the country, along with other qualified schools, receive full details of the scholarship program for circulation to those students who would qualify for consideration each winter for the upcoming academic year.

Each student must complete the application, write a one page narrative on their goals and ambitions and submit these papers with their transcripts. A foundation committee reviews each applicant’s application,

letter(s) of recommendation and the student’s essay on his/her goals and aspirations. Each student is graded (individually by each committee member) on their goals and aspirations, their extracurricular activities and industry-related activities.

Committee member ballots are compiled and the top five students selected.

More information on the NPFDA scholarship program can be obtained at NPFDA, 2014 Osborne Road, Saint Marys, Ga. 31558; Ph: 770-535-9901; Fax: 770-535-7385; e-mail: info@npfda.org.

USPOULTRY updates its carbon footprint estimation toolkit TUCKER, Ga. — U.S. Poultry & Egg Association recently updated its Carbon Footprint Estimation Toolkit. The toolkit was first released in the summer of 2011 to assist its members with adhering to the Environmental Protection Agency’s

greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirement and to reduce the burden of performing GHG emission calculations.

The Carbon Footprint Toolkit has been updated with a narrated tutorial to make the emission calculation

and record keeping process more efficient. A tool to calculate the greenhouse emissions from mobile sources has also been added.

This tool allows facilities to calculate emissions generated from its fleet of product delivery vehicles,

as well as company automobiles and the personal automobiles of its employees.

This program is available to USPOULTRY members, free of charge. Contact Paul Bredwell at

pbredwell@uspoultry.org or Marjorie Maul at mmaul@uspoultry. org for information on this and other programs. To view all of the educational programs USPOULTRY offers, visit www.uspoultry.org.

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Photo by David B. Strickland

GPIA chairman award: Charlie Westbrook, left, Cobb-Vantress, was presented an award in recognition for his service as chairman of the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association for the past year during the group’s 77th annual meeting on Aug. 21, in Gainesville, Ga. Presenting Westbrook with the award is Joel Williams, Mar-Jac Poultry.

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and contributing to the success of IPPE,” said Charlie Olentine, IPPE show manager.

The Expo will highlight the latest technology, equipment and services used in the production and processing of meat, poultry and feed products. The week of Jan. 27-31, 2014, will feature dynamic education programs addressing current industry issues. The International Poultry Scientific Forum, Sanitary Equipment Design Principles, Pet Food Conference, Media Training for the Meat and Poultry Industry and Animal Agricultural Sustainability Summit will kick off the week’s education programs. A Beef Plant Tour and Poultry Plant Tour are scheduled for Monday and several Tech XChange programs will also be offered on Tuesday and Wednesday. In addition, the Current Issues for the Egg Industry; Poultry Han-

dling and Transportation Quality “Train the Trainer” Workshop; and the International Rendering Symposium education programs will return for 2014.

The 2014 IPPE will also feature several new educational programs including important sessions on food safety, consumer trends and international trade. New for 2014 are the following programs: New Approaches to Ground Poultry Pathogen Reduction; Poultry Market Intelligence Forum; Antibiotic Workshop; AFIA International Feed Education Program; VIV International Pork Production Summit; How to Export Feed & Feed Ingredients to the U.S.; Fall Protection Short Course; Biosecurity — Revisiting the Basics and Implementing New Strategies; and Meat & Poultry Research Showcase.

More information about the 2014 IPPE can be obtained at www. ippexpo.org.

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Markets Compiled by David B. Strickland, Editor 770-718-3442 dstrickland@poultrytimes.net

Nat’l. Broiler Market: (Sept. 3): Whole broiler/fryer prices were steady to weak in the East, steady at best elsewhere. Offerings were light to available for current

trade needs. Retail demand covers the full range but was mostly light to moderate following the holiday weekend. Foodservice demand was trending light to moderate. Floor stocks were mixed ranging light to heavy. Market activity was slow

to moderate. In the parts structure, movement was light to moderate as dealers filled orders entering the week. Prices for breast cuts and tenders covered the full range but were mostly weak. Wing prices were steady to weak and steady for the balance of items. Offerings of breast cuts were readily available with discounting noted, wings and most dark meat items were moderate to heavy. Market activity for parts was mostly slow to moderate. In production areas, live supplies were moderate at mixed but mostly desirable weights.

F owl: Aug. 30: Live spent heavy fowl

Final prices at Farm Buyer Loading (per pound): range 10-21.8¢

P arts: Georgia:

The f.o.b. dock quoted prices on ice-pack parts based on truckload and pool truckload lots for the week of Sept. 3: line run tenders $2.11½; skinless/boneless breasts $2.02½; whole breasts $1.20; boneless/skinless thigh meat $1.54; thighs 74½¢; drumsticks 77½¢; leg quarters 53½¢; wings $1.44.

N ational Slaughter: Broiler: Estimated slaughter

for week ending Aug. 31 is 162,986,000.

Actual slaughter for the week ending Aug. 24 was 157,671,000.

Heavy-type hen: Estimated slaughter for the week ending Aug. 31 is 1,770,000.

Actual slaughter for the week end-

The following chart provides an annual high and a comparison of recent activity of major poultry company stocks.

USDA Shell Eggs AMS weekly combined region shell egg prices Average prices on sales to volume buyers, Grade A or better, White eggs in cartons, delivered warehouse, cents per dozen.

Aug. 30

Company Annual High Aug. 20 Sept. 4

Cal-Maine 52.43 47.52 46.03 Campbell Soup 48.83 46.07 42.92 37.28 35.00 33.86 ConAgra Hormel 43.99 42.78 41.93 Pilgrim’s Pride 19.23 17.07 15.80 Sanderson Farms 75.53 73.12 66.07 Seaboard 2948.24 2798.81 2725.01 Tyson 32.40 31.83 29.52

Extra Large Regions: Northeast 124.50 Southeast 125.50 Midwest 117.50 South Central 129.50 Combined 124.49

Large

Medium

122.00 102.00 123.50 96.00 115.50 96.50 125.50 101.50 121.77 99.13

Computed from simple weekly averages weighted by regional area populations

Grain Prices OHIO COUNTRY ELEV. Aug. 13 Aug. 20 Sept. 5 No. 2 Yellow Corn/bu. $5.89 $6.19 $6.43 Soybeans/bu. $11.80 $12.58 $13.08 (Courtesy: Prospect Farmers Exchange, Prospect, Ohio)

(Courtesy: A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc.)

Broiler Eggs Set/Chicks Placed in 19 States EGGS SET (Thousands)

CHICKS PLACED (Thousands)

Aug. 10

Aug. 17

Aug. 24

Aug. 31

Aug. 10

Aug. 17

Aug. 24

Aug. 31

Del Fla Ga Ky La Md Miss Mo. N.C. Okla Pa S.C. Tex Va Other states

28,183 21,338 10,639 3,692 1,224 33,873 8,005 3,727 7,678 17,361 8,417 20,236 6,815 4,317 5,362 14,731 6,352 7,967

28,426 21,040 10,833 3,692 1,224 33,892 8,004 3,621 7,688 16,789 8,417 20,377 6,464 4,100 5,355 14,377 6,410 8,026

27,872 21,526 10,991 3,687 1,223 32,570 8,077 3,727 7,721 16,762 8,428 20,616 6,962 4,096 5,374 14,957 6,435 7,998

27,711 21,252 10,742 3,584 1,222 33,276 8,104 3,803 7,749 16,631 8,425 20,401 7,028 4,122 5,046 14,757 6,442 7,930

21,678 19,620 10,004 4,933 1,352 27,408 6,109 3,117 6,238 14,417 6,239 15,439 4,135 2,954 4,496 12,460 4,752 5,891

21,618 20,326 10,121 5,053 1,524 26,604 6,542 3,110 5,272 14,990 5,865 15,541 4,078 2,865 4,232 12,563 5,733 5,475

21,421 18,866 10,129 4,764 1,317 26,945 6,298 3,101 5,850 14,383 5,592 15,461 5,153 2,986 4,542 12,368 5,119 5,771

21,201 21,131 9,851 4,503 1,387 26,050 6,622 3,340 6,473 14,807 4,726 16,103 4,395 3,177 5,672 12,029 4,713 5,686

19 States Total

201,950

200,709

201,024

200,295

165,351

166,037

164,295

166,180

% Prev. yr.

105

105

105

105

102

102

101

104

Ala Ark

Ca,Tn,Wv

1/Current week as percent of same week last year.

Estimates: The estimated number of broiler/fryers available for slaughter the week ending Aug. 31 were 155.4 million head, compared to 158.7 million head slaughtered the same week last year. The estimated slaughter for the week of Aug. 31 is 163.3 million head or 7.9 million more than estimated available. For the week of Sept. 7, the estimated available is 157.8 million head, notes USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service.

Broiler/Fryer Report

Industry Stock Report

ing Aug. 24 was 1,880,000.

Light-type hen: Estimated slaughter for the week ending Aug. 31 is 1,880,000. Actual slaughter for the week ending Aug. 24 was 1,771,000.

Total: Week of Aug. 31: 166,636,000. Week of Aug. 24: 161,322,000.

USDA National Composite Weighted Average For week of: Aug. 30 For week of: Aug. 23

90.18¢ 91.89¢

Majority (whole body) Aug. 30 Eastern Region: 88¢--95¢

New York: 88¢--94¢ Central Region: 77¢--89¢ Chicago: 77¢--88¢ Western Region: 86¢--92¢ Los Angeles: 86¢--90¢ Negotiated prices in trucklot and less-than-trucklot quantities of ready-to-cook whole body broiler/fryers delivered to first receivers; prices in cents per pound.

Turkey Markets Weighted avg. prices for frozen whole young turkeys Weighted average (cents/lb.) F.O.B. shipper dock National

Week ending Aug. 30 Last year Hens (8-16 lbs.)

99.58 107.57 Toms (16-24 lbs.)

104.04 110.33 Week ending Aug. 23 Hens (8-16 lbs.)

Toms (16-24 lbs.)

100.33 100.14

Aug. avg.

99.28 100.85

Egg Markets USDA quotations New York cartoned del. store-door: Aug. 20 Sept. 3 Extra large, up 4¢ $1.25--$1.29 $1.29--$1.33 Large, up 4¢ $1.23--$1.27 $1.27--$1.31 Medium, down 2¢ $1.06--$1.10 $1.04--$1.08 Southeast Regional del. warehouse: Aug. 20 Sept. 3 Extra large, up 9¢ $1.14½--$1.32 $1.23½--$1.43 Large, up 10½¢ $1.11½--$1.28 $1.22--$1.39 Medium, up 3½¢ 88½¢--$1.06 92¢--$1.11

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AMERICAN EGG BOARD HOTLINE AEB Hotline appears regularly in Poultry Times and provides an update on programs and services provided for egg producers by the American Egg Board. Details on any item mentioned may be obtained by contacting AEB at 1460 Renaissance Dr., Park Ridge, Ill. 60068.

Phone: 847-296-7043. yy Through its Foodservice Department and Good Egg Project (GEP), the American Egg Board has partnered with Denny’s to urge its guests to “Help Yourself, Help Others.”

The promotion will show that by helping yourself to a new BuildYour-Own Omelette filled with choices including bacon, avocado, cheese, mushrooms and other add-ins, you’ll be helping others at the same time. For each customizable omelette guests order between Sept. 9-15 at Denny’s, AEB will donate one egg to Share Our Strength’s food distribution partners. AEB is the sole sponsor of this promotion that is expected to sell 500,000 omelets in one week at Denny’s across the country.

Denny’s 15-second TV spot will mention America’s egg farmers.

This promotion will also reach Denny’s 2 million rewards patrons and 667,000 Facebook and Twitter followers. The Incredible Edible Egg will also promote this promotion to its 455,000 Facebook fans. The Denny’s partnership is the first national promotion of this type for AEB. Denny’s is planning a press release and media outreach to support this promotion.

AEB’s previous partnerships were more regional in scope.

AEB will promote the 500,000 eggs that will be donated as a

result of this partnership as well. yy Dr. Fred G. Silversides received the 2013 American Egg Board Research Award that was presented at the recent Poultry Science Association’s Annual Banquet. Silversides also won this award in 1995. This is one of the few awards that allows for a repeat winner, if the committee sees fit. As an independent researcher, Silversides has received funding from the poultry industry and provincial and federal governments. Silversides has reviewed articles for 26 different scientific journals, was an associate editor for Poultry Science for six years and was on the editorial board of Canadian Journal of Animal Science for eight years. yy On Aug. 14, AEB’s Be a Good Egg Contest launched as part of its Good Egg Project partnership with Discovery Education. The dedicated contest webpage prompts visitors to take the five-question quiz to enter their school to win the grand prize of a $5,000 grant and a local egg donation to be made in their school’s name. Four schools will win a $1,000 grant. The Good Egg Project Education Station includes the field trip archives, activities and lesson plans. Discovery will share two targeted eblasts: one will reach 500,000 teachers in kindergarten to eighth grade and another will reach Discovery’s larger database of 1 million teachers. State promotional groups and the industry as a whole will receive this eblast to share with their local teachers. AEB is currently promoting the contest on IncredibleEgg.org with a call out button. Additional promotion is planned. The contest runs through Nov. 26.

Vilsack appoints members to animal health advisory comm.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced the appointment of members of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Animal Health.

The committee will provide public and industry perspectives on USDA strategies, policies and programs to prevent, control and/ or eradicate animal health diseases. The committee will also lead broader dialogue on public health concerns and the stability of the livestock economies.

The following individuals have been appointed to serve on the committee through Aug. 21, 2014.

Stacey M. Evans, American Bar Association vice chairwoman for the animal law committee from Maryland/Washington, D.C. Dr. John R. Fischer, a wildlife veterinarian from Georgia.

Dr. Wayne R. Freese, a veterinarian in swine health and preventative medicine and biologics consultant

from Minnesota.

Adam D. Hater, a general manager of Jones Fish Hatcheries and Distributors Inc. from Ohio.

Dr. Donald E. Hoenig, former Maine state veterinarian.

Dr. Annette B. Jones, state veterinarian and director of Animal Health and Food Safety Services from California Dr. Karen R. Jordan, an ownermanager of Brush Creek Swiss Farms and Large Veterinary Services from North Carolina.

Mary Ann Kniebel, a rancher and feedlot nutritionist from Kansas.

Judith I. McGeary, an agricultural law attorney and sustainable farmer from Texas.

Dr. David L. Meeker, a senior vice president of the National Renderers Association from Virginia Dr. Edmund Orok-Edem, a public health veterinarian from New York.

Dr. Boyd H. Parr, state veterinarian from South Carolina at Clemson

University.

Dr. Willie M. Reed, dean of Purdue’s School of Veterinary Medicine from Indiana.

Dr. G. Donald Ritter, a veterinarian and director of Health Services from Maryland.

Dr. David R. Smith, an expert in epidemiology and preventative veterinary medicine with the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Gilles Stockton, a ranch operator and farmer from Montana.

R. Scott Stuart, CEO of National Livestock Producers Association from Colorado.

Brian D. Thomas, a cattle producer on Duck Valley Reservation from Nevada.

Dr. Elizabeth K. Wagstrom, chief veterinarian for National Pork Producers Council from Minnesota.

Dr. Cindy B. Wolf, a sheep and cattle farmer and small ruminant specialist from Minnesota.

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POULTRY TIMES, September 9, 2013

Poultry ‘enzyme cocktail’ saves more than just chicken feed Texas A&M AgriLife

COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Jason Lee compares the enzyme additives he’s testing in chicken broiler feed to the probiotics now commonly added to human food, such as yogurt.

Like probiotics, the enzymes he’s testing improve digestibility of the food the chicken eats, acting within the gut, said Lee, who is a poultry scientist with Texas A&M AgriLife Research at College Station.

“And like probiotics, the enzymes naturally occur in nature,” he said.

The analogy is imperfect, he said, as the probiotics added to yogurt and other foods to aid digestion are live bacteria, while enzymes are not alive at all, but merely simple proteins.

Improving digestibility of poultry rations is important for commercial producers for two reasons, Lee said.

The first reason is improved digestibility means improved feed efficiency — less feed is required for each pound of weight gain.

Digestibility of soybean meal by poultry is already high, 80 percent to 85 percent, according to Lee. “But we want to make that much

higher,” he said.

According to the National Chicken Council, in 2010, U.S. companies produced nearly 9 billion chickens for meat consumption, most of which were broilers, with a small percentage from breeding stock and spent hen egg-layer flocks. This equates to more than 5 billion pounds of meat, most of which was consumed domestically.

“The poultry industry is very competitive,” he said. “With feeds sources such as soybean meal and corn going up every year, only a small percentage of increase in efficiency can mean big savings to the industry.”

The second reason why improving feed efficiency is important is environmental, Lee said.

Nine billion birds produce large amounts of manure, which when mixed with spilled feed, feathers and bedding material, is called “chicken litter.”

Chicken litter is primarily used as fertilizer, but because nitrogen is less concentrated than chemical fertilizers, transportation costs usually limit its use to nearby farms. And the nitrogen in chicken litter can be lost quickly, according to Lee.

Nitrate runoff is usually not a problem with chicken litter fertilizer as it is with manure from other confined animal operations. But phosphorus can be, he said.

“Phosphorus is an essential nutrient required for proper bone development and for efficient poultry production,” Lee said. “The failure to meet a bird’s requirement of phosphorus can lead to many bird-health problems, including reduced bird performance, increased leg disorders and increased bird mortality.”

To avoid these bird health problems, companies used to include a “a safety margin” of phosphorus when formulating feeds, Lee said. The over-supplemented could lead to the excess ending up in the chicken litter used as fertilizer. Crops can only use so much phosphorus in a given time, and this excess could end up in the water table through run-off.

Environmental concerns, as well as rising costs of inorganic phosphate sources has motivated producers “to consider alternative strategies to reduce the total phosphorous concentrations in broiler diets,” Lee said.

The main strategy utilized to decrease the levels of phosphorus re-

quired in broiler diets is the use of enzymes that utilize the phosphorus in plant sources, such as corn and soybean, according to Lee. A form of phosphorus called phytate can account for as much as 70 percent of the total phosphorus found in plants, he said. However, poultry do not have the ability to digest phytate. But ruminant animals such as beef cattle have bacteria in their rumens that naturally produce an enzyme called phytase that allows them to convert the phytate into organic phosphorus.

Phytase can be relatively cheaply and easily produced and added to poultry feed, but that solves only one aspect of the problem.

“Another anti-nutritive factor found in cereal grains used in broiler diets include the presence of non-starch polysaccharides — NSP, which are fibrous material found in plant cell walls,” Lee said. “Chickens lack the digestive capacity of ruminant animals and the presence of NSP in the diet increases intestinal viscosity resulting in decreased digestibility of the diet.”

Fortunately, according to Lee, another enzyme, carbohydrase, can

help increase digestibility of high fiber broiler diets. Both enzymes need be added at low rates, typically from 0.25 to 1 pound per ton of feed.

But a question remained: Which strains of the two enzymes were best combinations for chicken health and feed conversion efficiency?

To determine this, Lee has been conducting studies comparing how multiple levels of phytase affects the bio-availability of phytate with and without non-starch polysaccharides. The feed tested was a combination of corn and soybean meal with added vitamins and micronutrients — a standard poultry ration.

The relationship between the effects of the two enzymes turned out to be more complicated than expected. Non-starch polysaccharides increased the bioavailability of phosphorus but at only one of the three levels of phytase concentrations tested.

The results of his study will give commercial poultry producers information they need to fine-tune feed mixture to reduce phosphorus runoff from chicken litter without endangering flock health, Lee said.

Sources of E. coli shown stemming from urban areas Instead of just agricultural sources

By Ann Perry

Special to Poultry Times

BELTSVILLE, Md. — USDA scientists have identified sources of Escherichia coli bacteria that could help restore the reputation of local livestock. Studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist Mark Ibekwe suggest that in some parts of California, pathogens in lo-

cal waterways are more often carried there via runoff from urban areas, not from animal production facilities.

Even though most strains of E. coli are non-pathogenic, the bacterium is monitored by public health officials as an indicator of water quality. Cows are often seen as the culprits when E. coli is found in local lakes, rivers and other bodies of water.

Ibekwe, who works at the ARS U.S. Salinity Laboratory in Riverside, Calif., and his colleagues

collected 450 water and sediment samples from 20 sites throughout California’s middle Santa Ana River Watershed. The collection sites included urban areas, livestock feeding areas, parks, national forest lands and three wastewater treatment plants.

Then the scientists extracted E. coli bacteria from each sample and identified 600 different isolates of E. coli in their samples, many of which could be placed into six clonal populations. They found the greatest variety of different types of E. coli in

runoff discharged from areas dominated by urban development or human activities.

Ibekwe also tested all the E. coli isolates for resistance to various antibiotics. He found that from 88 percent to 95 percent of the isolates were resistant to rifampicin, and that around 75 percent were resistant to tetracycline. Tetracycline resistance was by far the most common type of resistance observed in E. coli isolates collected near wastewater treatment plants.

The scientists also found that 24 percent of E. coli collected in sedi-

ment samples associated with urban runoff — a total of 144 isolates — showed resistance to as many as seven antibiotics. Results from this work were published in PLOS ONE. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency, and this work supports the USDA priority of ensuring food safety.

More information can be obtained at www.ars.usda.gov.

Ann Perry is a public affairs specialist with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Md.

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