NatureFormUSA NatureForm Hatchery Technologies – A force for hatchery excellence in the USA > p. 2

UvesaSpain Uvesa chooses innovative total hatchery solutions for major new Greenfield hatchery > p. 9

São Salvador AlimentosBrazil São Salvador Alimentos shifts to single stage incubation with SmartPro™ > p. 7

Babolna TetraHungary Setting the pace for change! Babolna Tetra builds one of Europe’s most advanced hatcheries with SmartPro™ > p. 21

BetagroThailand Betagro commissions SmartPro™ single stage incubation for increased capacity > p. 39

Pas Reform TimesPas Reform Hatchery Technologies

As we go to press with this, the latest edition of Pas Reform Times, our company is celebrating 95 years of innovation, partnership and expansion: an unparalleled journey that has placed Smart™ single stage incubation technologies at the heart of hatchery operations for customers in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Looking back over those decades, we have learned a great deal to support growth in a global poultry industry that faces many challenges: challenges that are rapidly being overcome by better, more efficient solutions.

We have learned that collaboration between customers, suppliers and scientists working together has the power to dramatically improve results in the many, different processes that take place in the poultry production chain. In this, Pas Reform Academy is becoming an increasingly significant source of knowledge for the good of the industry every year.

Food safety has emerged as a major issue for the industry worldwide, bringing with it the need to produce robust day old chicks with less medication. Meeting this need has been an important focus for Pas Reform, giving rise to the

Pas Reform Home of Hatchery Innovation

Pas Reform: celebrating innovation, partnership and expansion in a global poultry industry

development of new incubation tools, such as Circadian Incubation. For hatcheries, food safety also means that hygiene is becoming increasingly important. Our response, which delivers easy to clean equipment and innovative solutions, among them antibacterial additives in plastics, is proving to be highly effective for our customers.

Another key issue for the industry globally is sustainability: how to provide animal protein for a growing world population while at the same time using less water, feed and energy and reducing CO2 emissions, for example. This has created an increased focus on Feed Conversion Ratios and hatchability in our industry. To meet these needs, Pas Reform’s attention is unwavering in delivering better uniformity, both in the processes we employ and ultimately in the day old chicks produced by our advanced incubation technologies. We know that the short hatch window our customers can achieve with SmartPro™ gives their birds the best start in life, to grow in a uniform way - and with the best chance of reaching their full genetic potential.

The journey we are taking would not have been possible without the support and dedication of all our partners – but

most of all, the support of our loyal customers. Every year, our SmartPro™ hatchery technologies become available in more countries. Our global distribution network continues to show strong growth – and we remain absolutely committed to seeing still further expansion, looking forward to working together with partners and colleagues on every continent: to deliver excellence as standard throughout the poultry production chain.

It is my great pleasure to invite you to explore this extraordinary edition of Pas Reform Times, where I trust you will find innovation, inspiration and new partners to expand your business, wherever you are.

Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies Bart AangenendtCEO

Pas Reform expands into USA

Pas Reform has made another landmark move in its plans for international expansion, with the formation of a new company, based in the USA, to serve the North American poultry industry.

Pas Reform has joined forces with NatureForm, a leading supplier of single stage technologies for the poultry, game and vaccine development markets. The newly formed company, NatureForm Hatchery Technologies, will deliver fully integrated solutions for North American hatcheries seeking expansion, as the US poultry industry prepares to deliver 15 per cent growth* over the next seven years.

NatureForm Hatchery Technologies’ product range includes Pas Reform’s SmartPro™ hatchery technologies, NatureForm’s Phoenix range of incubators and a full complement of hatchery automation and hatchery climate control systems.

In addition to equipment supply and technical support services, the new partnership will have the full backing of Pas Reform Academy, for incubation research, hatchery

Pas Reform TimesCelebrating innovation, partnership and expansion 1 Pas Reform expands into USA 2 Circadian incubation™ for broiler quality and robustness 4 CIC Feeds, Sri Lanka 6SPK Udarnik, Russia 6Pas Reform appoints new regional sales director 6 São Salvador Alimentos, Brazil 7 Occhiodoro, Italy 8Herbro, Hungary 8 Uvesa, Spain 9 Integrating innovation: Hatchery Automation Systems 10Pas Reform appoints new sales director 10 SmartCount™ 11 Do we understand ‘hatch of fertile’ correctly? 12New Pas Reform collaboration provides deep data mining to optimize hatchery performance 12 Algerian hatchery sector welcomes Pas Reform 13 Learning from the shape and texture of hatching eggs 14Pas Reform appoints new manager research and development 14 Aviagen, The Netherlands 15Ariztia, Chile 15 The true value of preventive hatchery maintenance 16 Kazakhstan signs up for Smart hatchery expansion 17Hyfresh, Malaysia 17 Holmes Foods, USA 18Pas Reform’s new Logistics and Training center: open for business! 18 Preventing cross-contamination in the hatchery 19 SmartTray™ - Smart thinking from Pas Reform 20 Bábolna TETRA 21 The power of data to unlock performance 22Marking a Lifetime Achievement 22 Ross Breeders, Zambia 24AS Putra, Indonesia 24 Willmar/AG Forte, 25 Correctly interpreting ‘dead in shell’ 26 New appointment to drive Supply Chain developments 26 Incupasaje, Ecuador 27Amrit Group, India 27 Hama Plus 28Duck King, Thailand 28 Frango Natto, Brazil 29 Building the future of Hatchery Technologies 30 Poltavskaya, Ukraine 32 Hy-Line, Italy 32 Grading eggs for improved uniformity 33 Pollo Bakity, Mexico 34Where to put the paper? 34Pas Reform appoints new representative in the Philippines 34 Krasnodonskaya, Ukraine 35Hukuru, Zimbabwe 35 Luckily it rained 36St Petersburg SRI, Russia 36 Combining expertise to reduce farm mortality 37Aviagen, Russia 37 Pronavicola, Colombia 38Pas Reform delivers growth for Sarawak’s poultry integrations 38 Betagro, Thailand 39SuperChicks, Zimbabwe 39

NatureForm met colleagues from across the poultry sector when the new company was unveiled at this year’s IPPE Show in Atlanta.

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NatureFormHatchery TechnologiesA force for hatchery excellence in the USA

In partnership with Pas Reform

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management training and customer-level consultancy. The new company will be headquartered in Jacksonville (Florida, USA) with production facilities, logistics, sales and after-sales service coverage for customers across North America.

The two companies are complementary in many aspects, says Pas Reform CEO Bart Aangenendt, which will be a strong foundation for the new venture: ‘NatureForm and Pas Reform have enjoyed a mutually successful association for several years. As companies – and as people – we share a dynamic and progressive vision for the future of the hatchery sector globally. We believe that this new company has unparalleled expertise in single stage hatchery practice and is unique in being able to deliver truly integrated solutions for the hatchery business in North America.’

‘NatureForm Hatchery Technologies signals a key moment in Pas Reform’s plans for international expansion, and we are fully committed in this collaborative venture and in the future of the poultry industry in the USA.’

* Source: USDA

For further, detailed information about NatureForm Hatchery Technologies, please request your own free, full-colour, fully illustrated brochure by emailing info@pasreform.com or download the brochure in pdf format directly from Pas Reform online at www.pasreform.com

Bart Aangenendt, CEO Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies and Steve Warren, President NatureForm Hatchery Technologies

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Circadian incubation™ for broiler quality and robustnessBy Dr Marleen Boerjan, director R&D, Pas Reform Academy, The Netherlands, Lenise Inácio de Souza, Pas Reform do Brasil, Rio Claro, Fernanda Flores, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP

Modern poultry integrations require broilers that grow uniformly and efficiently. Efficient birds use only small amounts of nutrients to maintain their basic physiological systems and are robust and resistent to stressful conditions in the farm. Batches of robust chicks need less medication and have the potential for optimum growth.Recently Pas Reform has introduced Circadian Incubation™ as a natural and progressive development of single stage incubation. Circadian incubation™ is based on observations that embryonic ‘training’, or the imprinting of body functions, stimulates robustness on the farm. This ‘imprinting’ is achieved by exposing the embryo to environmental triggers, like short periods of high or low temperatures, during critical periods in embryonic development. Mounting evidence, accumulated from scientific experiments and trials in the field, shows that short periods of thermal conditioning reduce the basic metabolism of embryos and broilers during the growing phase in the farm. Although we see clear interference with breeder management or ‘egg quality’, we conclude that there are many reasons to implement Circadian incubation™ in hatchery practice, that improve performance throughout the poultry production chain overall.

development, but egg content also reflects maternal stress, which is transferred to chicks (Rettenbacher, 2013). Experiments in quail showed that chicks produced from mothers exposed to heat stress perform better under heat stress conditions compared to standard normal conditions (Groothuis et al. 2013). We do not know whether broiler breeders, comparable to quail mothers, transfer environmental experiences to the chicks. But if so, it could explain the heterogeneity of results in experiments using hatching eggs from flocks managed differently. When the premature egg arrives in the shell gland (uterus), the egg rotates along its long axis to form a smooth egg shell. However, as a consequence of the rotation a differential gene expression is activated in the embryo that becomes visible in the formation of the head-to-tail axis (Gilbert, 2006). The activation of differential gene expression is the result of an environmental factor: gravity as a result of egg rotation.

In conclusion, the condition of the mother hen influences the first stages of embryonic differentiation during eggshell formation, while her physical and nutritional condition is reflected in the composition of the egg and in the performance of the chick.

Environmental programming of embryonic development: influence of incubation conditions

Today, the basic assumption in the single stage incubation program is based on the idea that the embryo should develop under constant conditions without any fluctuation in either climate parameter. However from scientific research, it becomes clear that the so-called thermal conditioning of the embryo during specific phases of incubation induces long-term adaptations, such that post-hatch thermoregulation and performance is positively influenced (Piestun et al.,2008; Shinder et al., 2009; Tzschentke and Halle, 2009). In layers, temperature manipulation during late embryogenesis has been shown to influence postnatal temperature preference until day 8 of age (Walstra et al., 2010).

General aspects of embryonic development and imprinting

The female gamete, oocyte, floats on top of the yolk and is fertilized within 15 -18 mins. of its arrival in the upper part of the oviduct. The single-cell embryo cleaves several times to form a cluster of undifferentiated embryonic cells. As the embryo grows, the number of cells increases and when the egg arrives in the shell gland, the first important steps of development are initiated. During shell formation, both the head-to-tail axis and the dorsal-ventral axis of the future chick are determined and differentiated. When a cell is differentiated, it is assigned a specific fate: some cells will grow to muscle tissue, while others become part of the skeleton, for example. The differentiation of cells is the result of differential gene expression, whereby muscle cells express genes for contractive proteins, while bone cells produce proteins that can bind calcium. In conclusion differential gene expression is the fundament of embryonic development. It is now generally accepted that minute variations in the environment of cells induce variations in gene expression, also called epigenetic adaptation. In birds and therefore in our domesticated poultry breeds, we must discriminate between the maternal factors and the incubation dependent factors which imprint the developing embryo. Embryos derived from the same parents have basically inherited similar genetic potential, yet develop to different phenotypes because the embryos were exposed to different environmental inducing or imprinting factors. Epigenetic adaptation studies how changes in gene expression patterns mediated by the environment can cause phenotype variations. An example of epigenetic adaption in poultry production is thermal conditioning (Circadian incubation™) during sensitive phases of embryonic development.

Maternal programming of embryonic development: influence of the breeder

Much more information is now available regarding maternal influence on chick quality and performance. The freshly laid egg contains not only the nutrients needed for optimum

Pas Reform Academy provides practical training for customers at its new state-of-the-art facility in Doetinchem, The Netherlands

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With thermal-conditioning, the embryo receives hot or cold stimulation at specific time-points during embryonic development. Thermal conditioning is only beneficial when is it applied in a clear, controlled manner for specific critical time points and duration (Tzschentke, 2008). In turkey embryos, the number of muscle cells is increased by thermal conditioning during the early phases of muscle cell differentiation (Maltby et al, 2004). In broilers, the metabolic rate of embryos and chicks is lowered after the application of thermal conditioning (12 h/day at 39.5 °C/day) for embryos 14-18 days of age, when the hypothalamus-hypophyse-thyroid axis is developing (Piestun et al., 2009, 2013). Thermal conditioning during the final phases of embryonic chick development induces a shift of the neurons in the brain involved in thermoregulation and metabolism (Tzschentke, 2007).

Conclusions

In recent years, a growing body of research has shown that the thermal conditioning of bird embryos improves hatchability and feed conversion rates. Thermal conditioning in the practice of a commercial hatchery is defined as ‘Circadian incubation™’.

Circadian incubation™ means that the embryos receive short, daily periods of heat or cold stimuli of 1 to 2 °C during the second or third week of incubation. Circadian incubation™ provides the hatchery manager with an extra tool to produce high numbers of robust day old chicks, which can cope with different environmental conditions and fully benefit from their genetic potential. Circadian incubation™ has been applied on a commercial scale in several broiler hatcheries in Europe and Brazil. In all these commercial hatcheries, the setters and hatchers were equipped with accurate climate controllers and sufficient cooling capacity.

Short-term thermoconditioning has been shown to improve hatching results in the majority of incubation trials, increasing final body weight by 1-2 % and delivering 1 to 2 points better feed conversion rates. Results were predictable and good in most cases, with the recommendation that hatchery managers finetune incubation programs carefully to achieve optimum timing and duration of temperature stimulation during thermal conditioning. In addition, results can be influenced by breeder flock management. As discus sed above, this may be related to the transfer of environmental experience from the breeder hen to her chicks.

Summary1 In birds, embryonic development starts during

egg formation. 2 The development of the day old chick is the

result of differential gene expression, induced both by internal factors and by factors from the environment.

3 Breeder management influences chick quality through factors transferred by the hen to the egg and by embryo quality.

4 Epigenetic adaptation studies how changes in gene expression patterns mediated by the environment can cause variations in phenotypes. An example of epigenetic adaption in poultry production is thermal conditioning (Circadian incubation™ ) during sensitive phases of embryonic development.

5 Circadian incubation™ is implemented as a progressive development of single stage incubation for the production of high quality, robust day old chicks.

6 The influence of the parent flock on the effect of Circadian incubation™ on chick quality requires evaluation.

7 To support the effective, optimized use of Circadian incubation™, the single-stage incubator should provide highly accurate control over time and climate, to promote tight temperature uniformity.

References are available upon request.

Figure 1: Temperature profile of cold stimuli in a commercial setter (76.800 eggs) during five successive days – starting at day 14 of embryonic development

Figure 2: Temperature profile of hot stimuli in a commercial setter (76.800 eggs) during five successive days – starting at day 14 of embryonic development

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Russia’s SPK Udarnik on track for increased production with Smart™

Russia’s SPK Udarnik has completed the major refurbish-ment and expansion of its hatchery complex in the Vyborgskiy district of Leningradskaya region, with the installation of Smart™ hatchery technologies from Pas Reform to produce nine million day old chicks per year. With more than four decades’ experience of egg production, SPK Udarnik’s hatchery expansion includes five SmartSet™ setters, six SmartHatch™ hatchers and a full complement of hatchery automation, climate control and ventilation systems. The reconstruction in parallel of 12 broiler houses, a slaughter capacity of 3,000 broilers/hour, waste utilization factory, feed mill and hen egg production farm has enabled the company to meet increased local demand for its poultry meat products.Partnering with Pas Reform for this major project came after a rigorous comparison of hatchery equipment manufacturers. “This was a major project to meet growing demand from local customers who enjoy visiting our stores,” says Grigoriy Chistyakov, general director of Udarnik, “It is good for the region and with government support, we were able to undertake this work as quickly as possible, so that we are now in a position to look to the future with confidence!”

Sri Lanka’s CIC Feeds (Pvt) Ltd. has selected the latest SmartSetPro™ setters and SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, together with a full suite of ventilation, climate control and hatchery automation systems from Pas Reform, to fasttrack plans for further expansion.As an integrated poultry company the operations of CIC Feeds Group include the manufacturing of compound feeds, breeder farms, hatchery, broiler farms and processing plant. With plans to expand its breeder business, the company will increase production with a further 400,000 day-old chicks per week, to meet rising demand both in its own broiler farms and for supply to customers. Mr Lal Silva, Managing Director of CIC Feeds Group, said: “For solid, sustained growth, we have looked at the latest Modular, single-stage technologies to deliver robust, uniform day-old-chicks that support our plans throughout the integration, as well as increasing efficiencies in our hatchery operations. “In choosing Pas Reform, we have an incubation partner that understands our challenges and opportunities for the future, with SmartPro™ hatchery technologies that meet all of our criteria for quality, increased production and energy savings.”

As an integrated operation, says Mr Silva, it has become imperative to exploit the full genetic potential of modern chicken breeds, which is made possible by modular, single stage incubation practices.

The company has chosen 12 SmartSetPro™ setters and 12 SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, in combination with Pas Reform’s SmartTray™ 162 setter tray with space saving honeycomb design, for improved cost per hatch. The new hatchery is nearing completion and will be fully operational in the third quarter of this year.

The Group’s General Manager Mr. Ajith Weerasinghe and his team have set high standards for the new hatchery, which is expected to be one of the best in Sri Lanka. “Overall hatch quality, performance and the savings we can realise, both in improved feed conversion in the broiler chicks and in the reduced electrical energy consumption of Pas Reform’s SmartPro™ incubators, will make our new hatchery one of the most efficient and profitable in Sri Lanka.”

Pas reform appoints new regional sales director

In line with continuing international expansion and growing demand for its hatchery technologies, Pas Reform has appointed Mr Asad Yaseen to the new role of regional sales director. Based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mr. Yaseen will be responsible

executive and four years’ in a sales management role for Al Wadi Poultry (Saudi Arabia), also on the equipment side.No stranger to sales and marketing in the poultry equipment sector, Asad’s academic background has also centered on poultry, with an M.Sc. in Poultry Production from Jordan University of Science and Technology – and he is currently

undertaking a Ph.D in Poultry Production, at the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. This strong combination of industry and marketing experience, a scientific background and his familiarity with the Middle East have, says the Company’s Sales Director Michael Kampschöer, been compelling in appointing Asad to this pivotal new role. ‘We are

for client relations, account management and the ongoing development of Pas Reform’s growing profile as a premier supplier of hatchery technologies and automated hatchery solutions. Mr. Yaseen’s previous experience includes six years with Agricultural Development Company (Saudi Arabia), as a poultry equipment sales

delighted to welcome Asad to our team’, says Mr. Kampschöer, ‘We wish him great success in developing relationships and retention with existing customers - and further growth for Pas Reform, particularly in the area of hatchery automation where demand is growing rapidly in the region.’

Mr. Lal Silva, Managing Director CIC Feeds Group

CIC Feeds targets efficient growth with SmartPro™ incubation

Mr. Grigoriy Chistyakov, General Director of Udarnik

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Brazil’s São Salvador Alimentos shifts to single stage incubation with SmartPro™ from Pas ReformFive years since the launch of its multi-stage hatchery, São Salvador Alimentos is expanding the operations of its hatchery with SmartPro™ from Pas Reform do Brasil.

When the company, a family-owned corporation from Itaberaí in the Goiás state of Brazil, built its hatchery in 2008, single stage hatchery operations were not well established in Brazil and São Salvador Alimentos elected the traditional route, building a multi stage hatchery which at the time was one of the most modern in the country. However with a period of rapid growth necessitating the further expansion of hatching operations, the Company looked again at single stage as an option for its future plans.

“After thorough consultation with industry leaders and different groups that were already using single stage incubation, we started looking at the single stage SmartPro™ system from Pas Reform do Brasil for our expansion,” comments Claudionor Thomazini, hatchery manager.

“We had been following the progress of Pas Reform do Brasil, and over the past five years, we have seen what they can do, delivering single stage incubation projects on time, and with a dedication to their customers that we have not seen before in this country.”

Speaking with current customers of Pas Reform was, says director Mr. Rimarck Vieira de Carvalho, a compelling factor in São Salvador Alimentos’ ultimate decision. “We were struck by the way service was always mentioned as an important aspect of collaborations with Pas Reform.”

After undertaking some trials with a single stage system and a thorough analysis of results and the options available, São Salvador Alimentos decided that the combination of SmartPro™ single stage equipment and technical support from Pas Reform Academy offered the best solution for its future plans, according to Roberto Jardim Filho, Technical Director of São Salvador Alimentos.

São Salvador Alimentos’ expansion project has now been realised with 16 SmartPro 6™setters, 2 SmartPro 3™setters and 18 SmartHatchPro™ hatchers. “With an HVAC system from NatureForm Hatchery Technologies already in place, our decision to work with SmartPro™ incubation only seems even more logical since the announcement of NatureForm

and Pas Reform’s new partnership,” continues Claudionor Thomazini.

Thomas Calil from Pas Reform do Brasil, comments, “When São Salvador Alimentos first built its new hatchery, Pas Reform do Brasil was just taking off in Brazil. Our success in expanding our customer base – and indeed, the success of our customers here over the last five years - has definitely contributed to São Salvador Alimentos’ decision to join the Pas Reform family. Our focus on service and the technical support available from Pas Reform Aacademy has played a pivitol role in their decision to start their collaboration with us, and we look forward to working with them for many years to come.”

Asad Yaseen can be contacted directly on +966533500150 or by email, to yaseen@pasreform.com.

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Hungary’s Herbro triples capacity with SmartPro™ hatchery expansion

Mr Pál Kiszel, owner of Herbro Ltd., his son Gábor Kiszel, production director and Michaël Kampschöer, sales director Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies

Herbro Ltd., part of the Hercsihús Ltd integration in Hungary, is to more than triple its annual production of day old chicks with SmartPro™ single stage incubation technologies from Pas Reform. The hatchery modernisation and extension programme, which also includes hatchery automation for candling and transfer, chick counting and boxing, full HVAC (climate control) with energy-saving heat recovery system and washing machines, will bring total production to more than 34 million day old chicks each year.

The Company, founded in 2008 to ensure the continous production of quality day-old-chicks for Hercsihús’ integrated operations, is expanding capacity from 11 mio. day old chicks each year, in response to an expanding share of the domestic market and new opportunities for growth.

Based close to Hercsihús Ltd’s headquarters in Hernád, the new Herbro hatchery is an investment for the combined integration, which currently processes 14 million chickens annually through a network of owned- and contracted farms throughout Hungary. Sister-company Bro-Ker-Bét Ltd.’s yearly production is 18 million Ross, Cobb and Sasso breed hatching eggs, with parent stock farms located close to the hatchery, near Újhartyán. Associated production in collaboration with a German company brings annual production up to more than 20 million broilers a year, with additional hatchery operations.

Italy’s Occhiodoro Hatchery makes Smart investment Italy’s Occhiodoro Hatchery is further consolidating its position as a supplier of premium eggs, layers and high quality day old chicks, with a renewed investment in Smart™ hatchery technologies from Pas Reform.

Established by founder Guiseppe Occhiodoro in the ‘60’s, the family owned and run business first adopted Pas Reform incubation technologies more than 50 years ago. Today, the company produces around 5 million varied breed d.o.c. a year, including Red Shaver, Naked Neck Red and Grey, Grey Kabir, Red Kabir, White HI-Y and Red Color Pac, for the domestic market.

The hatchery’s recent investment includes SmartSet™ Setters with Pas Reform’s unique SmartTray™ 150 setter tray incorporating Microban® antimicrobial technology; a dynamic, web-based SmartCenter™ hatchery information system, and the upgrade of the existing hatchers with CO2-level controllers, also integrated to deliver real-time data through SmartCenter™.

In an operation that today covers c. 35 hectares, Occhiodoro is fully engaged in every aspect of poultry farming, from egg production and breeding, to the production of organic feed, with strict policies to safeguard bio-security throughout the company’s operations.

“We are finding already that automated incubation programmes and the careful monitoring of CO2 levels in our setters is producing significant benefits in terms of chick quality”, says hatchery manager Achille Cristiani.

“SmartCenter™ makes it very simple to create ideal conditions for every breed-type, while at the same time simplifying and improving hatchery and incubation management processes, thanks to the remote monitoring and intervention that is possible using SmartCenter™ via a Smartphone or iPad, from any location.”

Occhiodoro Hatchery plans to further increase production with additional SmartSet™ and SmartHatch™ incubators in the future.

Keeping it in the family: L-R: Anna Occhiodoro, wife of founder, with daughters Paola, owner and commercial manager, and Luisa, office manager. Back: Paola’s husband and hatchery manager, Achille Cristiani, and their son Matteo.

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Spain’s Uvesa adopts Smart™ innovations for green field hatchery

Grupo Uvesa, one of Spain’s leading broiler integrations, is to build its new green field broiler hatchery with the most advanced SmartPro™ single stage incubation, climate control and hatchery automation systems from Pas Reform.

The new hatchery, which will be located at Tudela in the Navarra region of Spain, 300 km to the west of Barcelona, will incorporate 25 SmartSetPro™setters using Pas Reform’s space saving honeycomb 162 SmartTrays™, for the highest number of hatching eggs per m2 and incorporating Microban® antibacterial technology, and 24 SmartHatchPro™ hatchers. In addition, Pas Reform is designing and installing a bespoke HVAC (climate control) system, including a hatchery-specific heat recovery system, to maximise efficiencies and reduce costs while maintaining biosecurity throughout the facility and creating an optimised environment for producing high quality day old chicks.

Comprehensive automation in the new hatchery will include SmartTransfer™ for the simultaneous transfer of up to 34 settertrays and a complete candling and transfer line, with automatic unloading, stacking and de-stacking; an automatic separator will deliver hatched chicks, without remnants of shell, to the next stage of processing. A double SmartCount™ counting and boxing system, incorporating Pas Reform’s innovative new Vision Technology, will count and box chicks after inline sexing and high pressure washing machines will ensure the thorough cleaning of all trays, baskets and boxes between hatch cycles.Running behind every aspect of hatchery operations, Pas Reform’s advanced SmartCenterPro™ Hatchery Information System will integrate the control of incubation, HVAC (climate control) and automation systems to a single user interface, recording all key data and generating batch reports to assist the hatchery manager in the full optimization of hatchery performance.

As a leading producer of poultry products in Western Europe, the Spanish poultry sector has grown considerably in recent years. With a substantial share of this growing market, UVESA’s general director, Mr. Raúl Gómez Arranz, says that investment in a new hatchery is a logical move for the Company which is committed to deploying the latest, most advanced incubation technologies in its operations. He says: ‘In our search for the most innovative solutions for a new green project, we have visited hatcheries in several Western European countries over the last five years - and seen the level of equipment and results that are being delivered by Pas Reform’s hatchery technologies.

‘We were impressed by Pas Reform’s technological advancements and while we did look initially at working with separate suppliers for incubation and hatchery automation systems, we found that Pas Reform was very able to combine both and truly deliver a complete hatchery solution for Uvesa.’

We see many advantages to working with a single supplier for all systems,’ comments Rodrigo Garcia, UVESA’s hatchery manager, ‘Aside from streamlining development by working with just one engineering team for this project, we will see advantages once the hatchery is in operation, by being able to integrate incubation data with climate control data and hatchery automation data through the new SmartCenterPro™ system.

‘The combination of optimizing incubation profiles to achieve the shortest hatch windows, while integrating these hatch window measurements with the uniformity frequency distribution of day old chicks from the SmartCount™ technology will open new horizons for the hatchery in the years to come.’

Jaume Santaularia, Pas Reform’s representative in Spain, adds: ‘We have been gaining market share over the last five years in Spain with installations at Crusvi, Aviagen, Avilesa and Avigan Teralta. This new green field hatchery with Uvesa is an important development to our positioning in the Spanish market - and moreover an exciting one, as it

showcases all our specialisms, incubation, climate control and hatchery automation, in a truly future-focused new hatchery environment.’

Erwin Prinzen, Pas Reform sales director, concludes: ‘Western Europe is a region of great importance to Pas Reform’s strategic growth plans. Over the last few years, we have built several new green field projects in the region, among them new hatcheries for ISA in the Netherlands and Tetra, in Hungary.

‘This new project for Uvesa is a further and unique opportunity to demonstrate our capabilities as a total hatchery solutions provider, with the full integration of incubators, climate control and hatchery automation systems. We are delighted to have been commissioned – and look forward to placing Uvesa’s state-of-the-art new hatchery as an important reference site for Pas Reform in Western Europe.’

Mr. Raúl Gómez Arranz,General Director of Grupo Uvesa

Mr Jaume Santaulària, Pas Reform’s Representative in Spain

Erwin Prinzen, sales director Pas Reform

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  Egg handling

Over the past 95 years, Pas Reform has remained true to founder Gerrit Pas’ vision for innovation and forward thinking. By continually developing and evolving hatchery technologies, the Company has become a driving force for meeting the new challenges that face the global poultry industry in the 21st Century.

The company’s Smart™ single stage incubation technologies have been adopted by modern hatcheries in more than 100 countries for their impact on uniformity, chick quality and overall performance. But today, Pas Reform’s capabilities extend much further, with the application of hatchery automation and climate control systems: complete, turnkey solutions that have a positive impact throughout the poultry value chain.

Hatchery Automation Systems

From the gentle, accurate handling of eggs and chicks for improved hatchability and uniformity, to supporting exemplary hatchery hygiene with equipment that is built to last and easy to clean, Pas Reform’s HAS systems deliver improved efficiency and reliability while requiring minimal maintenance. Full integration with automated data management software further optimizes hatchability and process planning.

With HAS now integral to the Company’s capabilities as a total solutions provider for the hatchery sector, Pas Reform occupies a unique position in the poultry industry globally. Supported by Pas Reform Academy and the advanced logistics delivered by LAN Handling Systems, a Pas Reform company, the company’s expansion will continue to fuel innovation and partnership for growth, setting new standards for uniformity and excellence in the poultry industry globally.

Integrating innovation: Hatchery Automation Systems

  Candling & transfer

Tray transfer from farm trolley to

setter trolley

(Un)loading of setter trolley

Egg setting with

point down correction and

4 class grading

Semi-automatic

transfer from setter

tray to hatcher basket

(Un)loading of

setter trolley

In-line stacking and

de-stacking

Manual transfer of stacks of

baskets from / to dolley

Transfer from setter tray to

hatcher basketbasket

Candling, take-out and transfer

to hatcher basket

Candling and take-out

for separate transfer

Candling and take-out

with inline semi-

automatic transfer

Pas Reform’s visionary SmartCount™ chick counting system has become a flagship for Pas Reform’s innovative HAS solutions: an advanced chick counting and quality analysis system that uses Vision Technology to process chicks in stress-free conditions.

With an accuracy of two chicks per thousand, SmartCount™ can ‘see’, analyse, vaccinate and correctly distribute up to 60,000 chicks per hour into chick boxes, while still maintaining low conveyor speeds to promote a stress-free process for the chicks.

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Integrating innovation: Hatchery Automation Systems

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  Chick handling

  Washing and waste handling

Manual separation of day old

chicks and egg shells

Direct stacking and

de-stacking from dolley

High pressure trolley

washing

High pressure tray

washing

High pressure

washing of baskets

and / or boxes

Vacuum waste

collection

Carrousel for sexing

and / or vaccination

Separation of day old

chicks and egg shells

Counting, dosing and spraying by

means of Vision technology

In-line sexing

Elshuis Hatchery in The Netherlands has been among the first European hatcheries to adopt the Company’s innovative SmartCount™ system. Owner Hugo Elshuis says, “Less haste, more speed – it is a principle that SmartCount™ seems to embody, yet at every point the chicks are managed accurately and gently, completing this

part of their journey much more quickly and without stress.”

Spain’s Grupo Uvesa, one of the country’s leading broiler integrations, was among the latest to adopt HAS systems, including SmartCount™ and a fully integrated SmartCenterPro™ hatchery information system, to optimize performance at its new

greenfield hatchery develop-ment in the Navarra region. General director Mr. Raúl Gómez Arranz, says: “In our search for the most innovative solutions, we did look initially at working with separate suppliers for incubation and hatchery automation systems, but found that Pas Reform was very able to

combine both and truly deliver a complete hatchery solution for Uvesa.”

By Gerd de Lange, Senior Poultry Specialist, Pas Reform Academy

Hatchability is commonly used to evaluate hatchery (and breeder flock) performance. Simply said, percentage hatchability = (number of chicks/number of hatching eggs) * 100. However, different interpretations of both the ‘number of chicks’ and ‘number of hatching eggs’, can cause confusion in hatchery performance accounting. Consider the following example:

A batch of 100 hatching eggs produces 87 day-old-chicks (see table). Hatchability of eggs set is (87/100) * 100 = 87.0 %. However if one of these 87 chicks is of second class quality, it is logical to base percentage hatchability on saleable chicks only: (86/100) * 100 = 86.0 %

Evaluating true hatchery performance by calculating hatchability of fertile eggs (‘hatch of fertile’) is widely accepted. This makes sense, because no skill, expertise or technology can hatch chicks from infertile eggs.

Returning to the example: eggs are candled before transfer and nine ‘clears’ recognized and removed. It is not uncommon to calculate hatch of fertile based on the number of transferred eggs: (86/(100-9)) * 100 = 94.5 %.

It is unlikely that all nine clears are actually infertile – and performing an egg break-out on the clear eggs will establish true fertility. Suppose of those nine eggs, five are infertile and four show embryos that died during the first week of incubation. This brings real fertility to 95.0 %. By this method, the correctly calculated hatch of fertile is not 94.5 %, but (86/(100-5)) * 100 = 90.5 %: a very significant difference of 4 % - simply as a result of defining ‘fertile eggs’ differently.

The question is, on which calculation method is the generally accepted standard for good hatchery performance of 95 % hatch of fertile based? When, incorrectly, clears determined by standard candling procedures are the basis for the calculation, it is easier to achieve this standard. However, mostly some of the clears are fertilized eggs that contain a dead embryo. A better definition for the result of this calculation is ‘hatch of transfer’.

‘Hatch of transfer’ also depends on accuracy of candling. Imagine in the above example, with precise candling, one additional ‘clear’, a mid term mortality, was revealed. Hatch of transfer then increases one percent to (86/(100-10) * 100 = 95.5 %, although this does not actually mean that hatchery performance is better!

To achieve 95 % ‘hatch of (true) fertile’, 90 saleable chicks should hatch from the 100 eggs set - and with five infertile eggs, only five hatching eggs may be lost due to early, mid or late embryonic mortality.

Hatch of transfer = (saleable chicks/number of transferred eggs) x 100Hatch of fertile = (saleable chicks/number of true fertile eggs) x 100

Calculating hatch of fertile in daily hatchery practice is challenging, and complicated by the need for correct procedures to accurately estimate true fertility. Just candling is not enough. Early dead embryos during the first days of incubation are incorrectly counted as infertile eggs – and candling equipment’s ability to recognize true infertile eggs depends on accurately calibrating sensors and software.

It is labour intensive to break out a representative number of hatching egg clears, ideally obtained during a 10 day candling procedure. However this does provide the most accurate representation of true fertility and patterns of embryo mortality.

Do we understand ‘hatch of fertile’ correctly?

Advice

• Interpret hatchability data only when the method of calculation is known.

• Base hatchability calculations on saleable chicks rather than total chicks hatched.

• Use ‘hatch of fertile’ to better understand true hatchery performance.

• Perform a hatching egg break out on a representative number of clears, preferably obtained during 10-day candling, to estimate true fertility.

• Use ‘hatch of transfer’ if there is no procedure to estimate true fertility.

• Continue to seek improvement even when ‘hatch of transfer’ is over 95 %, if early mortality is high.

Eggs set ‘Clears’ 1st class chicks

2nd class chicks

Total chicks

100 9 86 1 87

Infertile Early dead Mid dead

5 4 1

evaluate and enhance hatchery performance.Following trials undertaken last year, this new collaboration means that Pas Reform will be the only manufacturer of incubation equipment to offer this level of detailed hatchery data analysis to customers worldwide. Using Pas Reform’s advanced hatchery management

New Pas Reform collaboration provides deep data mining to optimize hatchery performance

Pas Reform has signed an agreement with Leuven University spin-off Porphyrio, a leader in the field of animal science and data mining, to provide customers with deep data analysis services to

L-R: Kristof Mertens, Managing Director Porphyrio, and Bart Kemps, Product Manager Porphyrio

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Algerian hatchery sector welcomes Pas Reform Pas Reform continues its international expansion, with news of a series of new contracts in Algeria.

Typically a relatively fragmented market, with many small producers and hatcheries, the tendency in this the largest country in Africa has, says Pas Reform’s local representative Bob de Rycke, been to consolidate, while at the same developing GP hatcheries to fuel growth. Notably, he says, Arbor Acres’ commitment to this dynamic and emerging region signaled an increase in the development of GP facilities, when they partnered with Groupe Kerbouche two years ago, to develop a state-of-the-art Smart™ installation for the production of female parent stock.

Pas Reform’s new contracts include:Lounigrain Import-Export: Mr. Khaled Lounis, CEO, was instrumental in placing the first SmartSetPro™ setters and SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, to evaluate the machines in terms of chick quality, hatchability and ease of operation. Mr. Lounis has, he says, been impressed with hatch results in terms of hatch of fertile percentages and resulting day old pullet quality.

Eurl El Rabie Engraissement de Volailles: headed and lead by Mr. Saleh Rabie, and a company well established in East Algeria for the production of Lohmann layers in the market. Mr. Rabie and his brothers have, they say, chosen Pas Reform technologies for their new broiler project, because they recognize the need for greater day old chick uniformity to maintain a market-leading position. Smart™ single stage technologies will expand current weekly production capacity from 88,000 day old female pullets per week, to a weekly capacity of around 130,000.

Eurl Ouarou Avicol: Mr. Youcef Ouarou is replacing existing machines and expanding the capacity of his broiler chick hatchery, with SmartSetPro™ setters and SmartHatchPro™ hatchers. With a commitment to investing in the latest technologies, both in terms of machine engineering and technical service and back up, Mr Ouarou selected Smart™ incubation technologies after visiting Eurotier in Hanover (Germany) last year, and comparing all the world leading incubation solutions. The new installation will provide a capacity of 7 million hatching eggs per year.

Sarl Nutrimag: owned by the Douadi family, this growing young company, situated in the West of Algeria, close to Oran, specializes in animal feed and now plans to further expand operations with the development of a new broiler hatchery. Mr. Bénaceur Douadi selected Pas Reform’s Smart™ hatchery technologies after visiting the company and its team in Zeddam, Netherlands where he was invited to discuss the new project with Pas Reform’s technical team, including machine engineering, HVAC specialists and commercial and technical staff. “Our aim is for nothing short of excellence in our day old chicks,” he says, “and we believe that Pas Reform’s Smart™ technologies represent the future of incubation.” The Nutrimag installation is for a a complete incubation system, including SmartSetPro™ setters and SmarthatchPro™ hatchers, a complete HVAC system and hatchery automation, to ultimately produce and process 200,000 day old chicks per week / 10 million d.o.c. per year.

Sarl Cherrati Engrais de Volailles: Hatchery owner and CEO Mr. Hacene Cherrati will invest in the further expansion of his broiler hatchery with six new SmartSetPro™ 2 setters and two SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, for a weekly production capacity of 65,000 day old chicks per week (3.4 million day old broilers per year).

Ouchelouz Sarl: Situated in Timgad, Batna, in the east of the country, Mr Tarek Ouchen is investing in a new Smart™ single stage hatchery, with an initial capacity of 100,000 day old chicks per week. Mr Ouchen recently met with Pas Reform at the SIPSA exhibition in Algiers, to discuss the final stages of the installation process, and make plans for familiarising hatchery personnel with the new incubation systems through a programme of training with Pas Reform’s incubation specialists and technical training programmes.

Since joining Pas Reform’s international team in 2010, Bob de Rycke has been responsible for market development in Belgium, France and francophone Africa, as well as for the distribution of Smart™ incubation, hatchery automation and climate control systems.

“Pas Reform has seriously invested in this new market, to make a strong and enduring commitment to the future of the hatchery sector here.

“These new contracts and installations represent a very exciting time for us – a true accomplishment, and we very much look forward to extending the same, continuing high levels of service and support for our customers in North Africa in the future.”

capabilities of Pas Reform Academy with the ground- breaking new techniques available through Porphyrio, we are now in a unique position to deliver highly advanced statistical analysis that unlocks insights for a profound impact on hatchery performance.’

Reform Academy says: ‘Pas Reform’s commitment to innovation is focused on delivering excellence in hatchery performance. ‘With the availability of increasingly advanced hatchery technologies throughout the incubation process, hatchery data plays an important role in that strategy. But data as such is just numbers. By combining the

information software, Pas Reform Academy initially organizes and consolidates the complex datasets derived from every recorded hatching cycle to formulate hatchery-specific queries. This information is then supplied to Porphyrio for detailed analysis, to unlock key insights for the refinement of customers’ incubation programs.

The insights revealed by Porphyrio’s analysis enable hatchery managers to implement changes and rapidly improve day-to-day operational decision-making in hatchery-critical processes, such as the optimization of incubation for different egg types.Commenting on the new collaboration, Dr Marleen Boerjan, director R&D, Pas

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By Dr Marleen Boerjan, director R&D, Pas Reform Academy

Eggshell is a well-organized structure, arranged in a matrix of organic matter (proteins) and a palisade layer of crystalline calcium carbonate columns. Between these columns, funnel-shaped openings, pores, are formed, which facilitate the exchange of gas, including water vapor, during the development of the embryo. The outer surface of the shell is covered by a waxy cuticle that protects the eggs from dehydration and invasion by micro-organisms.

From arrival in the shell gland, it takes approximately 20 hours for the egg’s shell to form completely. Albumen and shell membranes have developed while the yolk, with its embryo (blastoderm) on top, travelled through the magnum and isthmus, in the upper part of the hen’s oviduct. The shell gland is the part of the oviduct that secretes a highly concentrated solution of different minerals: calcium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride and proteins. Shell formation begins with the precipitation of calcium carbonate crystals and glycoproteins on the outer shell membrane.

Learning from the shape and texture of hatching eggs

Calcium carbonate crystals are deposited at a constant rate of about 0.33 g/h. To facilitate smooth, regular shell formation, the egg rotates in the shell gland. Any disturbance of this rotation, for example when the female encounters an aggressive male during mating, produces abnormally formed shell. The shape and texture of the shells is therefore a good reflection of the health and well being of the breeder flock.

This understanding is valuable to hatchery managers, not only to help evaluate the quality of the eggs delivered to the hatchery, but also to have valid input into discussions with breeder farm managers about ways in which to improve hatching egg quality. It is important to remember the influence of flock age on egg (shell) quality. Older flocks lay larger eggs with thinner shells - and the number of misshapen shells increases. Poor hatching egg shell quality often results in increased weight loss and decreased hatchabilities, with an increased risk of cracks during handling leading to dehydration and contamination.

Broadly, there are three major classes of shell abnormality:

1 Rough, sand paper-like shells point to a delayed oviposition. Environmental farm factors, e.g. too high a temperature or a cold draught, can cause retention of the egg in the oviduct while additional calcium deposition occurs. This can lead to brittle, pink colored shells.

2 Misshapen eggs are usually the result of a disturbance of the deposition of calcium carbonate in the shell gland by (viral) disease or stress. Irregular ovulation in young flocks, as well as stress or disease in the hen, can influence shell quality and result in misshapen eggs, such as the flat sided example shown in the photo below. Another type of misshapen eggs are so called ‘body checks’: eggs that have broken and repaired in the shell gland. Externally, this is visible by a thickened ring around the egg. Conditions in the farm-house, for example fighting between birds, cold draughts or high temperatures, can influence the external appearance of the shells in a batch of eggs.

Pas Reform appoints new Manager Research and Development

Leading Dutch hatchery technology supplier Pas Reform has expanded its Research & Development team with the appointment of Mr. Edwin Tinnevelt to the position of R&D Manager.

Based at the company’s Zeddam headquarters in The Netherlands, Mr. Tinnevelt brings more than 25 years of experience in manufacturing, design and engineering to the post, with specialisms in software systems engineering, mechatronic project engineering and project management.Prior to joining Pas Reform, Edwin worked with VMI Holland,

where he was Manager Standardization and Vice President Order Engineering.In his new role, Edwin will manage Pas Reform’s full team of hardware, software, electrical and mechanical engineers. He will also have responsibility for implementing technical policies and developments, supporting production and procurement for customer-level projects, and for

the introduction of new products and processes.Working in close collaboration with Pas Reform Academy and its director Dr Marleen Boerjan, director R&D, Pas Reform Academy, Edwin will drive the long-term translation of market needs and developments into concrete product innovations. With technical responsibility for Pas Reform’s entire product

3 White, pigment-less shells often are the result of viral infections, like Infectious Bronchitis (IB), Egg Drop syndrome or Avian Influenza. IB eggs are not only white, but also have abnormal shapes and albumen quality is often affected, with thick albumen becoming thin and watery.

Advice

• Score the general appearance of eggshells: good, medium, poor, from each batch of hatching eggs that arrives at the hatchery.

• Perform a detailed analysis of 450 eggs, if general appearance scoring is poor.

• Contact the breeder farm manager or supplier if 3% or more of eggs are classified as poor.

• Use this simple classification as a guide for discussions with suppliers about egg quality.

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Aviagen boosts R&D investment with SmartPro™ hatchery at Spelderholt’Aviagen has made significant investments at its Spelderholt research and development facility based in Lelystad, the Netherlands. The latest of these is a newly equipped hatchery to add to the existing Broiler and PS houses.This recent addition now makes Spelderholt a self-contained, fully-comprehensive research facility covering all aspects of breeder, incubation and commercial broiler performance. Previously owned and run by Livestock Research Wageningen UR, the Spelderholt facilities opened in 2003 but closed in early 2012. Aviagen then took on the buildings on a long term lease, boosting its global R & D capabilities.

For the new hatchery, Aviagen worked closely with Pas Reform to design a suitable hatchery to set and hatch the eggs produced in the breeder trials houses every week, as well as to provide suitable facilities to run trials of egg storage, egg hygiene and incubation conditions. The new hatchery boasts SmartSetPro™ setters and SmartHatchPro™ hatchers. The facility will allow weekly single stage setting of eggs for trials from on-site production facilities.Other additions to the new Spelderholt hatchery include egg disinfection facilities, two separately controlled storage rooms for hatching eggs, an egg quality and breakout room, transfer facilities and take off, dispatch and cleaning room. Full shower ‘in and out’ facilities have also been installed for the new hatchery, meeting required biosecurity standards.Jim McAdam, UK Breeding Programme Director said:

“The Spelderholt facilities offer a unique opportunity to investigate the production, environmental and welfare impact of slower-growing alternative products in addition to the more traditional and well known brands.

As a company, we invest heavily in research and are always looking to find ways in which we can improve our R & D offering. The set-up of Spelderholt allows us to replicate conditions and monitor performance across the entire poultry production chain. The addition of these facilities to our current resources is therefore a real boost not only to Aviagen but also to our customers.”

Just prior to completion of the hatchery works there was a great opportunity for students at the Aviagen EMEA Hatchery School, which also took place in the Netherlands, to get a first-hand look at the facility and see some of the key developments in incubation technology as well as getting advice on best practise within a hatchery environment.

Ariztia chooses SmartPro™ for new GP hatchery in Chile

L-R: Mr Don Manuel Ariztia, President of Agricola Ariztia and Mr Fernando Varas, Pas Reform’s representative in Chili

Chile’s Agricola Ariztia, one of the country’s largest poultry producers, has commissioned Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies for the supply and installation of a new Grand Parent hatchery in Lagunillas (near Casablanca). Pas Reform will supply SmartSetPro™ setters and SmartHatchPro™ hatchers as well as the complete HVAC system for the new hatchery, which is due to be operational in August 2013.

The new hatchery will take full advantage of some of the latest innovations from Pas Reform, by incorporating new SmartSetPro™ Setters with Microban® setter trays, new SmarthatchPro™ hatchers with Pas Reform’s patented 5-blade Vortex™ ventilation principle, and the integration of HVAC control in the SmartCenter™ operating software, for detailed analysis and remote diagnostics throughout the new installation.

performance and return on investment. Access to the latest scientific studies and proven knowledge-base make this a very exciting role that works at the forefront of emerging hatchery technologies.’Pas Reform’s CEO, Bart Aangenendt, welcomed Edwin saying: ‘The company is evolving to support continuing international growth and I am

range, he will also be responsible for continuously improving the quality and efficiency of processes within the company’s Research and Development teams.Commenting on his appointment, Edwin says: ‘As a sector experiencing high levels of pro duct development and receptive to new technologies, the focus is on enhanced

very pleased that Edwin has joined us at this critical time.‘With his broad range of technical, product development and managerial experience, he will contribute significantly to the further definition of Pas Reform’s market presence, by working with our scientists, engineers and product developers to drive the stream of innovation and product

enhancement that Pas Reform customers expect.’

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The true value of preventive hatchery maintenance

By Erik Meijer, Manager Parts & Maintenance Programmes, Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies

Modern hatcheries are capital intensive, production orientated businesses that depend on minimal downtime to realise optimised profitability. A well-organized preventive maintenance program is therefore a critical focus for these businesses which, by anticipating and preparing for potential machinery or equipment failures, are far more efficient, smooth-running and ultimately better placed to realise maximum returns on investment.

Operational or equipment break-downs and malfunctions can cause severe disruption to the business, potentially with serious and costly implications for hatchability and chick quality.

Waiting until equipment breaks down is the opposite of a proactive, well-organized preventive maintenance program. It is important to avoid equipment break-downs and malfunctions because:

• They almost always come unexpectedly and at inappropriate moments, such as half way through an incubation cycle, in the middle of the night or during a festive holiday.

• The hatchery’s technical engineer may not be available when the breakdown or malfunction occurs, or not know exactly how to repair or solve an urgent problem

• Relevant spare-parts may not be in stock and it may take several days for urgently ordered spare parts to be received.

• During the period of equipment break-down, followed by time to make the required repair, costs are being incurred, for example because hatchery staff are idle for some hours until they can re-commence their normal work activities.

• Depending on the duration of the break-down or equipment malfunction, such an event will almost certainly have a negative effect on hatchery results.

A skilled and dedicated technical staff and the ready onsite availability of a full range of spare parts are key ingredients for a successful preventive maintenance program.

With these factors in place, the hatchery can expect to achieve relatively uninterrupted operation, not only of incubation equipment, but also of supporting and auxiliary functions, such as climate control systems, hatchery automation, stand-by generator, alarm and waste systems, trucks and the many other services and systems that together support the comprehensive modern hatchery in its day-to-day operations.

A well-organized preventive maintenance program typically includes:

• regular checks to ensure that all hatchery equipment is functioning correctly

• carrying out relevant services and maintenance to extend the lifetime of essential parts, and

• replacing parts before they reach the end of their technically recommended lifetime.

When problems are detected during regular checks, there is still ample time to plan for the replacement of relevant parts before they actually break down, which is fundamental to preventing disruption to the smooth-running of the hatchery.

Accurately recording maintenance activities generates an essential maintenance history for the hatchery, which will be invaluable in the event of changes to personnel. By analyzing maintenance data over a longer time period, the frequency of preventive maintenance as well as specific instructions for maintenance activities can be adjusted.

With such a systematic approach to preventive maintenance, hatchery equipment can be expected to deliver top performance, achieve a maximum lifetime of use and contribute to hatchery reliability and profitability.

Advice

• List all hatchery equipment that requires preventive maintenance.

• Define who is responsible for the preventive maintenance of each item of hatchery equipment.

• Schedule the frequency of regular service/maintenance checks for each item of hatchery equipment.

• Describe what should be done at which interval. Make a distinction between activities that should be carried out daily, weekly, before each incubation cycle and less frequently, for example every six months.

• Record all preventive maintenance activities, including any and all corrective actions performed and/or which parts are repaired or replaced.

• Review maintenance records on a regular basis, to fine-tune the optimal frequency of the hatchery’s preventive maintenance program.

Mr Ranulfo Ortiz, Representative Mexico Mr Jose Izaguirre, Representative VenezuelaMr Luis Dulanto Martínez, Representative Peru16

Kazakhstan signs up for Smart hatchery expansionPas Reform has recently concluded several contracts for the delivery of Smart™ and SmartPro™, including:

Priirtyshskaya Broilernaya Ptitsefabrika LLP (PBPF) has recently refurbished its hatchery in Eastern Kazakhstan Oblast, with Smart™ incubation from Pas Reform. The commission includes SmartSet™ setters, SmartHatch™ hatchers, a pressure controlled ventilation system and hatchery automation systems. PBPF is a subdivision of AFK Ardager LLP.

Vostok Broiler (formerly Semey Kus) has also opted for Smart™ incubation, with the scheduled delivery of 10 SmartSet™ 38400 setters and six SmartHatch™ hatchers for a reconstructed facility that is being redirected from egg production to the production of 20,000t of broiler meat per year.

Kysylzhar Kus in Pavlodarskaya region is also moving into meat production, with a phased transition that will initially produce 4,000t of meat per year, doubling to 8,000t. The installation includes four SmartSetPro™ setters with a capacity of 57,600 eggs each and three SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, to combat the high cost of energy in the northern region of Kazakhstan and meet the demands of local consumers.

For Sarybylak Company in the Almatinskaya region, purchasing new Pas Reform equipment means stronger performance on the market. Sary Bulak Ltd. has commissioned Pas Reform to equip its new broiler hatchery in Chapaevo, Republic of Kazakhstan, with eight SmartSet™ 77 setters and eight SmartHatch™ hatchers, hatchery automation and climate control systems. The hatchery is a part of an integration that produces 10,000 metric tonnes of broiler meat per year.

These projects will better meet Kazakhstan’s demand for poultry meat, at the same time significantly reducing the country’s dependence on poultry imports. Domestic poultry production benefits from growing industrial capacity and strong domestic demand, and now accounts for half of all poultry consumed in Kazakhstan.

Mr Jamil Al-Khawaja, Representative Jordan Mr Hany Hassan, Representative Egypt Mr Hisham Hassan, Representative Egypt

Mrs. Aigul Nurmagambetova, Manager of the poultry division, Crown Central Asia

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Malaysia’s Hyfresh Group sees results with SmartPro™

Hyfresh Group is a fully integrated poultry business, with feedmill, breeder farm and broiler farms in several Malaysian States. The company supplies chicken to the three broiler processing plants in Sri Sulong, also headquarter for the Group, in Pedas Halal Park and in Singapore too. The processed product is supplied to its own Hyfresh retail shops plus other customers.

Dato Sri Pua Tian Siong, Group Managing Director said “The integrated model is borne out of necessity. Well-managed, it is a competitive model that delivers a fair return“. Together with his younger brother Mr.Pua Tian Haw, Executive Director, Hyfresh Group has plotted a path for further successful growth. “We will grow with the market and by 2016, Hyfresh Group will need another 24 sets of incubators to meet the growing demand for our day-old chicks” said Mr.Pua Tian Haw.Hyfresh Group has based its planning, investment and growth on a fundamental belief in quality. Starting in the hatchery, this standard ensures that crucial stocks of robust day-old chicks are supplied to the group’s own broiler farms as well as to customers’ farms.

SmartPro™ single stage incubation from Pas Reform is serving the integration well. The first six sets of SmartPro™ incubators at Kuantan Hatchery have been operational for more than six months, and the impact of high quality day-old chicks is being seen in highly uniform broilers for processing that also give a great FCR.Hatchery Manager Mr. Azam has, he says, been a happy man since the installation of Pas Reform’s SmartPro™ incubation technologies; he says: “We are seeing a higher percentage hatchability with single stage over the old multi stage machines and because hatch quality is so uniformly good, they complete the job much earlier”.

Dr Khaw Eng San, the Group’s Poultry Integration Planner, concurs: “Hyfresh Group selected Pas Reform based on its people, its advanced SmartPro™ incubation system, the cost of ownership and overall value of investment. “Based now also on results, I would say it was a good choice.”

Pas Reform’s new Logistics and Training center: open for business!

Hundreds of invited guests, including customers, suppliers and colleagues, accepted Pas Reform’s invitation to the official inauguration of the Company’s new purpose-built Logistics & Training Center, located at Doetinchem, near the Company’s

The new Center, which has been designed to provide light, airy workspaces throughout, also includes a training floor, with practical study spaces to accommodate the increasing number of international poultry specialists visiting Pas Reform Academy to further develop their hatchery management skills.

Zeddam headquarters, in The Netherlands.

The day’s proceedings included a tour of the new facility, which incorporates the most advanced computer-controlled logistics capabilities for the fastest, most accurate delivery of Pas Reform’s Smart™ incubation, hatchery automation and climate control systems to customers worldwide.

Holmes Foods chooses Phoenix from NatureForm Hatchery Technologies for renovation project in the USAHolmes Foods has placed a new order with Natureform Hatchery Technologies as it continues the renovation of its Gonzales-based hatchery in Texas, USA.

The company first installed Phoenix machines in 2010, when it placed six single stage Phoenix P18 incubators in test alongside six single stage incubators from a previous supplier.

Holmes’ Breeder Hatchery Manager Joe Weber says, “The Phoenix single stage machines have outperformed our previous incubators in terms of hatchability and post hatch performance. When compared with our existing multistage operations, the improvements are even more significant.”

As each Phoenix single stage incubator occupies the same footprint as the company’s existing multi-stage machines, Holmes Foods will be able to renovate and expand its hatchery operations on the same premises, reducing the expected return on investment time to less than three years.

Mr Weber says news of Natureform’s new partnership with Pas Reform was a pleasant surprise. “Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies has the longest experience in single stage incubation in the poultry industry - and they offer the support and expertise of Pas Reform Academy. This combination of a committed R&D department with new machine developments and a hands on approach to training demonstrates a wealth of knowledge and great confidence in the US industry.”

In the second phase of the renovation project, Holmes Foods is adding nine more P18 incubators and plans to replace the entire hatchery with Phoenix single stage incubation from NatureForm Hatchery Technologies.

“The formation of Natureform Hatchery Technologies has been so well received by the industry”, says Steve Warren, the company’s President, “The integration of our founding companies has created a business capable of delivering total solutions for projects of any size and we truly appreciate the continued confidence that Holmes Foods has placed in NatureForm Hatchery Technologies.

“They are fantastic people to work with and we are delighted to be supporting the renovation of their Gonzales hatchery.”

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Preventing cross-contamination in the hatcheryBy Gerd de Lange, Senior Poultry Specialist, Pas Reform Academy

Due to its central position between breeder farms and poultry production houses for meat and eggs, optimised hatchery hygiene plays a crucial role in preventing the spread of pathogens in the poultry value chain.

Optimised hygiene in the hatchery is dependent on three key areas:1 preventing pathogens from entering the hatchery, ie.

maintaining bio-security;2 avoiding cross-contamination or the transfer of pathogens

within the hatchery; 3 inhibiting further pathogenic development in the

hatchery ie. cleaning and disinfection.

This article focuses on the prevention of cross-contamination from relatively ‘dirty’ rooms in the hatchery, such as the chick processing room, to what should be the cleanest room, the setter room.

To prevent cross-contamination, it is important to clearly demarcate the different hygienic zones in the hatchery: egg arrival area; setter room; candling/transfer room; hatcher room; chick handling and despatch room. In a well designed hatchery, the practical implementation of the ‘clean should never meet dirty’ rule is easily achievable. For example, eggs being transferred to the hatcher do not cross the path of chicks just being pulled. After being washed and disinfected, hatcher baskets do not pass through the chick room or any

directly into exhaust plenums that can easily be cleaned and disinfected. The use of air ducts should be restricted for clean, unused air only.

In the hatcher, condensation on the cooling surface is normal and the majority of fluff will be caught by this moisture if the surface is large enough. The integration of cooling pipes inside the wall panels creates a large surface area that significantly minimizes the risk of cross contamination, while at the same time greatly reducing cleaning time and promoting excellent disinfection results.

Advice

• Organize regular hygiene-awareness training for hatchery staff; people are often the weakest link in the ‘hygienic chain’.

• Apply the rule ‘clean should never meet dirty’ strictly, for eggs, people, air and items such as trolleys and trays.

• Maintain setter room in overpressure in relation to hatcher rooms to avoid the entrance of fluff.

• Transfer batches with an increased risk of exploders to the hatcher last.

• Plan daily chick production based on the number of hatchers per hatcher room.

area where processing takes place, on their way to the transfer room. And importantly, hatchery staff, including the technician responsible for maintenance, do not walk from the chick processing room to the setter room on a hatch day. Differently coloured hatchery clothing and shoes, as well as tools like floor rubbers, greatly help to enforce hygiene-responsible behaviour by hatchery personnel.

Exploders, often caused by Pseudomonas spp, are an important source of cross-contamination between batches within the same setter. To reduce this risk, batches with an increased incidence of exploders should be transferred to the hatcher last.

Strictly applying the ‘One batch per hatcher’ rule, enabled by limiting the capacity of the hatchers, greatly prevents the risk of cross contamination, for example from older to younger batches. In a well designed hatchery the number of hatchers per hatcher room is based on the daily production of chicks. This prevents recontamination after cleaning and disinfection, so minimizing the risk of contaminating tomorrow’s hatch.

Chick down, also a potential contaminant, is easily airborne. Its movement must therefore be controlled to prevent cross-contamination. The setter room, to be maintained as the cleanest room in the hatchery, should be kept overpressure in relation to the hatcher rooms. The accumulation of down in air ducts should be avoided, because this forms breeding grounds for moulds like Aspergillus spp. Air leaving the hatcher - and ideally also the setter – should be brought

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SmartTray™- Smart thinking from Pas ReformPas Reform’s SmartTray™ setter trays offer unrivalled performance in the modern hatchery.And the good news is – you can enjoy these advantages even if you’re not running Smart™ incubation systems! Check out the benefits of using SmartTray™ below – and contact us today for your free, no obligation quotation.

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Eco-friendly Smart™ hatchery sets the pace for Bábolna TETRA expansion

Bábolna TETRA Kft., one of the world’s leading layer-hybrid breeding companies, has developed one of Europe’s most advanced hybrid hatcheries at Uraiújfalu, in Hungary’s Vas county, with SmartPro™ single stage hatchery technologies from Pas Reform.

With an annual capacity of 35 million eggs, Bábolna Tetra’s new hatchery has been developed with all the very latest innovations in single stage incubation, hatchery automation and environmental control from Pas Reform. Opened in March 2014 the new site includes 12 SmartSetPro™ 6 setters, 12 SmartSetPro™ 2 setters, 22 SmartHatchPro™ hatchers and an onsite Watter™ disinfection production system.

For all egg- and chick handling, Pas Reform’s latest automation systems are being employed to deliver pointsetting, egg grading, sexing and vaccination, chick counting, vacuum waste system, washing, stacking and de-stacking.

The hatchery uses various renewable energy sources to deliver environmental and energy-efficient benefits in its operation, including Pas Reform’s innovative heat transfer system, which uses the heat produced by the developing embryos during incubation to preheat fresh air intake within the hatchery’s ventilation and climate control systems.

Bábolna TETRA Kft. is market leader in Hungary and distributes its TETRA grandparent- and parent breeders to chick hatcheries producing commercial egg layers for egg producers in more than 40 countries around the world. Committed to the highest levels of efficiency and environmental awareness, the Company’s hatchery expansion in Uraiiújfalu is the result of increased sales worldwide, following the successful genetic development of three new Hybrids, the Tetra HB Color, Tetra Blanka and Tetra SL Long Life.Mr. Zoltán Budai, director of Bábolna TETRA Kft., says of the project: ‘Our company is delivering significant growth for sales of our breeder layer lines and with Pas Reform’s innovative hatchery technologies to support that growth, we have created a strong, stable platform for achieving ambitious targets both now and in the future.’

Michaël Kampschöer, sales director Pas Reform

Mr László Korösi, Representative Hungary

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By Dr Marleen Boerjan, director R&D, Pas Reform Academy, K. Mertens and B. Kemps (Porphyrio, Leuven)

Introduction

A great deal of data is collected in hatcheries all over the world, as batches of eggs, originating from many different sources, are set. Hatcheries hold information about the history of the eggs: which flock they originate from, flock age, the number of egg storage days and many other factors, as well as hatchability percentages, fertility percentages, and very often the results of detailed break out analyses.

This data is extremely valuable, as it can be used not only to gain insights into the incubation process, but also to improve hatchery performance. However, in day-to-day hatchery practice, the expertise and/or time available to extract practical information out of such complex datasets is often missing.

During the season 2011/2012, Pas Reform gathered data from 6,800 batches of eggs set in Latin America. To fully exploit this data we initiated a collaboration with Porphyrio. The expertise of Porphyrio was used to convert the available raw data into reliable information.

The report of this study, summarized in this article, demonstrates the value of a profound statistical analysis of observational datasets gathered in hatcheries. After a detailed evaluation of the quality of the dataset, analysis can provide fact-based information for improved hatchery management and decision-making.

First, the importance of data quality evaluation was discussed in terms of the great care that should be taken when interpreting complex data, to avoid reaching the wrong conclusions and consequently making incorrect management decisions. Secondly, those parameters that have an important influence on hatchability rate were investigated. Finally, the performance of the SmartSetPro™ setter (Pas Reform) was compared to that of a conventional incubation system.

Improving hatchability and chick quality

The power of data to unlock performance

In collaboration with Porphyrio, Pas Reform Academy can now perform such advanced statistical analyses for customers worldwide, to unlock the information held in the available data as a real asset to day-to-day operations in the modern hatchery.

Data quality evaluation

An important first step in data analysis is to gain insight into the available data. Figure 1 shows the experimental structure of the dataset gathered in Latin America. Figure 1a provides

an overview of the number of observations per flock. Figure 1b shows in which setter the eggs from the different flocks were placed. Additionally, figure 1c displays the storage duration of eggs from the different flocks. Finally, figure 1d shows the age range of the different flocks during the period of data collection. For example, in the case of flock 61 (fig. 1a), there are 227 observations; the eggs were set in setter numbers 1 to 24 (fig 1b)(excluding Setter 8), they were stored from 1 to 8 days (fig. 1c) and flock age ranged from 40 to 70 weeks during the period of data collection (fig. 1d).

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Marking a Lifetime Achievement

Pas Reform recently celebrated Mr Sergio Morelli’s 40th Anniversary as Pas Reform’s representative in Italy.

Before friends and colleagues from around the world, Mr. Morelli was honoured for his

outstanding performance and loyalty to Pas Reform. ‘Sergio has set a powerful example while building our business in Italy,’ said CEO Bart Aangenendt, ‘and it is with gratitude and respect, that we acknowledge the hard work and skill he has committed to Pas Reform and our customers for more than four decades.’

Dr Marleen Boerjan, director R&D, Pas Reform Academy

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From Figure 1, it can be seen that many combinations of parameters are not present, e.g. for some flocks, observations for a limited range of flock age were available and the eggs were not placed in all setters. This is a common observation for data collected at a hatchery. For such an observational dataset, it is difficult to extract causal relations. We illustrate this with an example. Figure 2 shows the observed hatchability rates for two different flocks without taking relevant information such as age of the flock and storage duration into account. The conclusion from this data is that flock 57 performs significantly worse than flock 82 (fig. 2). As can be seen from Figure 1d, observations for flock 57 originate from old hens, while the observations for flock 82 originate from young hens. However for old hens, the hatchability rate decreases significantly as can be seen in figure 3.

To conclude: comparing hatchability rates between flocks without taking this relevant information into account will lead to the wrong conclusions. The hatchability rates observed in Figure 2 result, among other factors, from differences between the flocks and differences in the age of the flocks during data collection. Based on the available data, it is impossible to separate these effects. Therefore in this example, a conclusion about the origin of the observed differences in hatchability rate cannot be made.

Results – Which parameters influence hatchability rate?

From figure 1, it could be seen that the experimental design is incomplete, i.e. many combinations of parameters are not present. To minimize the problem of correlated parameters, a subset is created for which the experimental design is as complete as possible. The observations from flocks 66 to 74 are the most complete with respect to setter (fig. 1b), storage duration (fig. 1c) and age of the flocks (fig. 1d) and are used to create the subset on which the final analysis was performed. This subset consists of approximately 3500 observations.

Next, an initial selection of the most important parameters with respect to hatchability rate was made based on existing literature (Yassin et al., 2008) to include the following during this investigation;

– Age of the flock (FlockAge)– Storage duration (EggStorage)– Flock– SmartSetPro™ setter vs conventional setter (SetterType)– Season

A statistical logistic model selection procedure was applied to determine the most informative statistical model for a given number of parameters. For a straightforward interpretation, only the parameters that have the largest impact on hatchability rate are included. This allows rapid assimilation into the management decision-making process.It was concluded that variables FlockAge and EggStorage have the largest influence on hatchability rate. Compared to FlockAge and EggStorage, the other variables and their interactive effects have a less pronounced effect.

Performance analysis

An analysis was performed to compare the performance of the SmartSetPro™ setter with a conventional incubation system. A powerful way to investigate the effect of SetterType (conventional vs SmartSetPro™ setter) is to use the information from batches of eggs for which one part was incubated in a conventional setter and the other part of the batch in a SmartSetPro™ setter. Eggs from one batch originate from the same flock, with the same flock age and storage duration. Therefore, any variability due to Flock, FlockAge and EggStorage is excluded.

Based on these observations, the average hatchability rate for the SmartSetPro™ setters and conventional setters was 78.6 and 76.6 % respectively. A student t-test was performed to analyze whether the effect of SetterType on hatchability rate is significant. The calculated t-statistic corresponds to a p-value of 0.013, leading to the following conclusion:At a significance level of 0.05, it can be stated that the new SmartSetPro™ setters perform significantly better in terms of hatchability rate compared with conventional setters.

Comparing average hatchability data per machine type could easily lead to the formation of incorrect conclusions. Figure 4 shows the distribution of the number of observations per FlockAge for the different SetterType. This indicates that the batches of eggs incubated in the SmartSetPro™ setters originate from older flocks than those set in the conventional setter. As shown in Figure 3, hatchability rate decreases considerably with FlockAge. Therefore to make a fair comparison, flock age should be considered and kept equal.

Summary

Statistical analyses were performed on a relational dataset gathered in Latin America. It was concluded that the age of flock and the duration of storage have the largest influence on hatchability rate. Other variables and their interactive effects have a less pronounced effect.

Analysis revealed that the SmartSetPro™ setters perform significantly better in terms of hatchability rate compared with conventional setters. A difference of hatchability of 2 % was observed (76.8 % for conventional vs 78.6 % for SmartSetPro™ Setters).

It was also observed that comparing hatchability rate between different SetterType without correcting for FlockAge will produce incorrect conclusions. Since the distribution of FlockAge of eggs set in different SetterType was very different, the actual effect of SetterType was masked by the FlockAge effect.

Conclusion

To conclude, Pas Reform sees great potential in the new collaboration between its Academy and Porphyrio, for the opportunity to obtain and provide deeper insights into the dynamics of modern incubation for the benefit of clients worldwide. Such collaboration enables the profound and well-substantiated analysis of numerous large and complex hatchery data sets. This report shows that such levels of analysis can support day-to-day operational decision-making in hatchery-critical processes, such as the optimization of incubation time and the performance of individual incubators. On a more strategic level, reliable data analysis forms the basis for decision-making in poultry integration, for example regarding investment proposals. This sort of analysis has the potential to become a powerful management tool for hatcheries and integrations focused on performance, results and growth.

Celebrating a lifetime’s achievement: Mr Sergio Morelli was presented with a sculpture symbolising the strength and energy of cooperation by Bart Aangenendt, CEO, and Bouke Hamminga, Director International Sales and Business Development.

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The sky’s the limit for quality partnership in ZambiaSeen from the air! Ross Zambia’s flagship new Chainda Hatchery is the result of a recent collaboration between Ross, Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies and its local representative, Pas Reform Southern Africa Region: a state-of-the art new facility, ready to deliver 350,000 day old chicks per week in support of Zambia’s growing poultry sector.

Pas Reform Southern Africa L-R: Jankees Sligcher, Adriaen Sligcher

Ross Breeders Zambia expands with Pas ReformRoss Breeders Africa is expanding its Zambian operations with SmartPro™ incubation technologies and air handling systems from Pas Reform. The project includes a new broiler hatchery, additional breeder houses, a new grandparent farm, staff housing and ancillary buildings.

The broiler hatchery, situated at the Company’s main breeding farm close to Lusaka, will hatch 1 million day old broiler chicks per week in a state-of-the-art new building, designed to hatch six times per week rather than the conventional four. This system enables Ross Breeders Zambia to fully realise the genetic performance of the Ross 308 while also giving customers more choice on which day of the week to place broilers.

Additional breeder houses will be constructed when the hatchery is completed in October this year, to triple Ross Breeders Zambia’s production capacity with the complete relocation of the current Grand Parent Project to the new site at Mazabuka. This will allow full veterinary compartmentalization of the facility, which will open new export markets as well as securing the veterinary status of the flocks. A greenfield project, the new breeder facility will comprise a dedicated new grandparent hatchery, separate and bio-secure breeder facilities and staff housing. GP farm and parent breeder houses are due for completion by the end of 2014.

Mr Colin Lindsay, managing director of Ross Breeders Zambia, commented on the developments: “ This investment is a reflection of Ross Breeders Zambia’s continuing commitment to the Region as an expanding economy.

“The new facility will create 200 new jobs in the poultry sector, as a hub for the export of parent stock all over southern and central Africa, as well as providing the local industry with Ross 308 broilers and parents.

“We chose Pas Reform because sound engineering and technological advances in the SmartPro™ incubators will see us producing the best quality chicks for a long time to come. We are thrilled to be one of the first customers for the SmartHatchPro™’s Vortex™-based airflow system. This is a very exciting project for Zambia and the region”.

Future-focused AS Putra expands into hatchery operations with SmartPro™

Java’s AS Putra is to add broiler breeding and hatchery operations to its established poultry business on West Java, with a significant investment in SmartPro™ modular single stage hatchery technologies from Pas Reform.

Research to find a preferred incubation solution was, says company director Aif Sidhik, very extensive and a quite a challenge. “After more than 15 years in the broiler producing business,” he says, “we believe that the process does not start on the farm, but rather when embryo development begins - in the incubator.

“Ultimately this was why we selected Pas Reform’s SmartPro™ incubation system for our new hatchery. We see a great synergy between our beliefs and observations in practice – and Pas Reform’s focus and results in achieving greater chick uniformity, as a precursor to greater efficiency throughout the broiler production process.”

The new hatchery will include SmartSetPro™ setters, equipped with Pas Reform’s innovative Energy Saving Module™ (ESM™), to reduce the use of electricity while providing active control over ventilation in the setter; the SmartCenter™ hatchery information system and SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, equipped with SmartWatch™, an innovation that monitors and adjusts the hatching process automatically from the day of transfer through to the last chick hatched.

First established in 1986 as an egg producer for the local market, AS Putra began broiler production to serve its local market in 1997. Today, the company raises 1.5 million chickens each week, for distribution throughout Java Island and Southern Sumatra, with day old chicks sourced from various producers. The new hatchery operation is targeting 30 per cent of d.o.c. supply for the company’s broiler operations over the next three years.

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Willmar Poultry Company/ AG Forte is reporting outstanding first hatch results following the recent installation of 12 new Phoenix single stage turkey incubators from NatureForm Hatchery Technologies at its hatchery in Aurora, Missouri.

First hatch results are close to breaking all previous hatch records, with almost 91 per cent hatch from eggs set. Flock vs. flock against results recorded with previous equipment is up across the board, with increases ranging from 1 – 9.6 per cent.

‘We have been working with Natureform Hatchery Technologies for over two decades and have always appreciated their dedication. We consistently have outstanding service from them and excellent performance from their equipment,’ says Richard VanderSpek, President & COO at Willmar Poultry Company/AG Forte.

‘The collaboration that they now bring to the market with Pas Reform adds new knowledge and commitment to our US turkey industry. We have been watching Pas Reform and we are impressed by their R&D facilities and capabilities. The partnership of these two companies represents a dynamic new force for the US poultry industry generally, and for the turkey sector in particular.’

Steve Warren, President of NatureForm Hatchery Technologies, adds: ‘NatureForm has traditionally been very strong in the turkey market, with dedicated machines designed specifically to support the turkey incubation process, which is more challenging than that of broilers and layers.

‘Our new partnership with Pas Reform extends and deepens this knowledge - and we look forward to sharing our combined research and capabilities, through specialised incubation training courses with the turkey sector worldwide.’

Outstanding results for Willmar / AG Forte with Phoenix incubation from NatureForm Hatchery Technologies

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By Gerd de Lange, Senior Poultry Specialist, Pas Reform Academy

A high percentage of ‘clears’ is usually regarded as a breeder farm or egg handling problem, whereas a high rate of late embryonic mortality is more likely to be seen as a hatchery failure. While suboptimal incubation conditions may indeed be responsible, other non-hatchery factors should not be overlooked.

Determining, recording and monitoring levels of late embryonic mortality is good practice - and can be valuable to optimizing hatchery results.

It is not uncommon for the term ‘Dead in Shell’, or ‘DIS’, to be used instead of ‘late embryonic mortality’. Logically one would expect DIS to represent late embryonic mortality. But the question remains: on which day during incubation does mid-mortality stop and late mortality begin?

To avoid confusion around this definition, especially when sharing data with other hatcheries or consultants, it is recommended that DIS, as well as late mortality, are defined as follows: ‘All embryo’s that died after the start of yolk sac retraction into the abdominal cavity, therefore all embryonic mortality after approximately day 17.’ According to this definition, DIS includes all embryos that died after transferring the eggs from setter to hatcher. It is worth noting that ‘live pips’ are not included in this definition, and raised numbers of these point either to pulling the chicks too early, or to too broad a hatch window.

Determining the true level of DIS can be problematic, as counting them accurately is not practically achievable. This is in contrast to ‘clears’, which are either counted electronically by the automatic candling equipment, or by simply counting, for example, the number of 30-egg flats with clears when using a simple candling table or hand candling lamp.

It is therefore not uncommon for DIS to be calculated based on the number of eggs set, minus clears removed during candling, minus hatched chicks. While this method is easy and fast, it still may not accurately provide the actual levels of DIS or late embryonic mortality, as defined above. Consider the following simplified example, derived from actual practice:

From a batch of 100 set hatching eggs, 15 clears are removed during candling. The remaining eggs are transferred to the hatcher, to produce 74 first class chicks and one culled chick on hatch day. The hatchery manager calculates 100 – 15 – (74+1) = 10 DIS, or 10 per cent of eggs set. For DIS as defined above (ie. mortality after 17 days) this is far too high and could indicate considerable challenges in the hatchery. However, performing a break-out on the 10 unhatched eggs still remaining in the hatcher basket after chick take-off finds: five clears (including one infertile egg and others with mortality up to the ‘dark eye stage’); one mid-mortality and four late mortality embryos, in which retraction of the yolk has actually started. So in reality, DIS is in fact much lower, at just 4 per cent.

From this example, it can be concluded that DIS-figures should be interpreted with great care to avoid hasty or incorrect conclusions.

Advice

• Determine, record and monitor DIS-levels on a regular basis in at least six baskets per batch.

• Recognise that a calculated DIS-level (eggs set – clears – chicks) may not represent the actual percentage of late mortality.

• Perform a break-out of all unhatched eggs (after candling) from at least six baskets per batch to determine the actual percentage of late mortality.

• Pay attention to special observations while performing an egg break-out, such as the wetness of embryos, malpositions/malformations, rots and cracks and delayed chicks (‘live pips’), as these provide relevant information for the optimization of hatchery management and the finetuning of incubation parameters.

• Take corrective actions if DIS-levels exceed your hatchery specific flock-age dependent standards.

Correctly interpreting ‘dead in shell’

procurement professional, Jacques holds a B.Ec. in Logistics and Economics from HEAO-Arnhem, and has worked in senior purchasing, procurement and supply chain management roles for more than a decade.In his new role with Pas Reform, Jacques is responsible for strategic procurement and the day-to-day management of an international team.

‘The true power of Pas Reform’s Supply Chain lies in its flexibility,’ he says, ‘and the added value that comes from a coordinated, highly motivated international team on all sides of the supply chain.’Director of Operations Wouter Heideman says Jacques’ appointment is central to Pas Reform’s strategy for further expansion in new and current

New appointment to drive Supply Chain developments for Pas Reform

Pas Reform has set the tone for further expansion and supply chain development with the appointment of Jacques le Comte to the new role of Procurement and Supply Chain Manager. An experienced, international

markets, as the Dutch company gears up for increasing demands on its supply chain globally.‘Pas Reform achieved its highest ever supply of units in a single month last year’, he says, ‘which really tested – and proved - communications, flexibility and dependability within our supply chain.With Value Engineering at the core of its strategy, Pas Reform

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SmartPro™ delivering daily for Ecuador’s Incupasaje Cia. Ltda.

Incupasaje Cia. Ltda., one of Ecuador’s leading producers of day old chicks, is planning the second phase of its hatchery expansion with Pas Reform, following a successful first phase development last year.

The installation of a complete SmartPro™ single stage incubation system at the company’s hatchery in Pasaje, Ecuador in 2013 has, says company President Jimmy Rios, delivered ‘very good results’ in terms of uniformity and a reduced hatch window, with the hatchery now outperforming its multi-stage predecessor on a daily basis.

Pas Reform supplied SmartSetPro™ setters and SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, to deliver advanced, next-generation single stage incubation capabilities, together with a complete HVAC system including air handling units, pressure controls, air ducting and chillers, to create a fully managed and conditioned environment throughout the entire facility. Incupasaje also invested in hatchery automation from the Dutch company, with a complete chick take off system incorporating in line sexing and vaccination carousels, as well as washing machines and a waste handling system.

The Pasaje development came following a recommendation from the hatchery’s genetics’ supplier, explains Mr Rios: “We were advised to look at Pas Reform’s machines, climate control and hatchery automation systems and in particular to evaluate machine quality and after sales technical support.

“Now in operation since the second half of 2013, we have been getting very good results and can comment positively and confidently on Pas Reform’s after sales support first-hand, which has included numerous visits from Pas Reform’s incubation specialists to help us realise optimum performance from our new single stage incubation operation.”

maintaining this robust performance with increased demand.’Jacques le Comte will be based at Pas Reform headquarters in Zeddam, The Netherlands.

Jacques can be contacted directly on +316 22 542 848, or by email to: lecomte@pasreform.com

Mr Natarajan Venkitakrishnan, Country Manager India

will also introduce a new barcode system and an international code of practice this year.‘Jacques’ role is to coordinate, manage and optimize contributions to these goals from the entire supply chain. His substantial OEM experience and collaborative, highly motivational approach will be important drivers for

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Amrit Group brings single stage innovation to the fore in India In the year that India’s Amrit Group celebrates its 20th anniversary, the company is on track to launch a landmark new hatchery complex at its new 1.15 million egg/week hatchery facility in Panagargh, India.

Amrit Group signed a contract with Pas Reform at VIV Asia in March last year for the supply and installation of a fully equipped SmartPro™ single stage hatchery at its new poultry processing complex in Panagargh. The new development also includes feed mills, broiler, breeder and layer poultry farms, which are being built concurrently.

Due for completion towards the end of this year, the new Amrit Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd. Facility has been conceived and developed to incorporate the most advanced, innovative materials and technologies: a flagship operation for a company that has demonstrated strong, sustained growth by leading the way in innovation in India since 1994.

With a full suite of hatchery technologies from Pas Reform, the hatchery will incorporate the most advanced SmartPro™ modular, single stage incubation technologies, with 24 SmartSetPro™ setters, each with a capacity of 115,200 hatching eggs and a corresponding suite of 24 SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, each holding 19,200 hatching eggs, to deliver a weekly setting regime of 921,600 hatching eggs. The new hatchery also includes climate control and hatchery automation systems from Pas Reform.

Mr. Harish Bagla, Group Managing Director, says, “ Amrit Group has demonstrated strong growth over two decades for its focus on quality and its dedication to the continuing expansion in four key areas; feeds, poultry, dairy and frozen food. And we at Amrit Group are unwavering in our commitment to provide premium quality for our customers.

This strategy is centred on the delivery of products with high nutritional value, setting new standards in India for excellence and hygiene. Our new SmartPro™ hatchery fully supports these aims and we look forward to seeing it fully operational so that we can quickly realise the benefits of SmartPro™ incubation throughout the integration.”

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Duck King on a Smart™ track for continued growth in Thailand

Thailand’s Duck King is on track to achieve capacity production by 2016, in line with a brand development programme to highlight the Company’s reputation for quality and professionalism as Thailand’s top broiler duck producer.

Since expanding hatchery operations with a new Smart™ single stage duckling hatchery in the final quarter of 2012, the company has more than doubled capacity to deliver a total of 180,000 ducklings every week, with plans to further increase that number by 2016.

Duck King’s managing director, Mr Naris Poonyalikit, says the new hatchery has improved duckling quality, reducing first week mortality to less than two per cent, with ducks reaching a final weight of 3-3.2kg by 45 days of age. The company plans to build a new parent stock farm to take full advantage of its expanding hatchery capacity and to accommodate growth, which has been maintained at a steady rate of 15 per cent each year.

Duck King distributes whole ducks and cut ups under the Siam Makro brand ‘ARO’, with whole duck products being produced for restaurant chains in the country. With product also distributed regionally through a collaboration with Betagro, the Company is cementing growth with customised lines for food service outlets and developing new duck menus for retail customers, as well as developing ready to cook meals and ready to eat products for retail distribution throughout Thailand.

Poland’s Hama Plus to double capacity with SmartPro™Hama Plus S.A., Poland’s largest producer of day-old-chicks and a fully owned subsidiary of Denmark’s DanHatch A/S, is advancing its plans to double capacity with SmartPro™ single-stage incubation technologies from Pas Reform.

The company aims to continue its dynamic growth on the Polish and European markets by constantly increasing its range of high quality products, an important strand in parent company DanHatch A/S’s expansion, particularly in the north-east and southern regions of Europe.

With such ambitious growth as a key pillar of Hama Plus S.A.’s development strategy, work began in 2012, when the company launched its first hatching egg farms at its Stary Widzim site, to provide the highest quality eggs for its hatchery operations, with 20 million eggs produced annually. Since then, further expansion has brought production to 50 million hatching eggs each year .

In 2014, the Stary Widzim hatcheries are being refurnished with Pas Reform’s most advanced SmartPro™ single stage incubation technologies and fully automated egg setting lines, as the hatchery extends capacity to deliver 95 million day old chicks annually by June of this year and putting the company on track to achieve production levels of 115 million day old chicks each year by 2016. By deploying the very latest hatchery technologies for its forward-looking plans, Hama Plus S.A. has grown quickly to become one of the largest producers of day-old broiler chicks: a strong partner not only for individual producers in Poland, but also for large integrated poultry companies developing in across Europe.

L-R: Mr Maciej Kolanczyk, Senior Hatchery Specialist, Pas Reform Academy and Mr Marek Pospiech, Representative Poland

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Pas Reform do Brasil’s expansion continues with green field project for Frango Natto Poultry integration Frango Natto, from Northeast Brazil, is building a new state of the art green field hatchery near the city of Balsas in Maranhão State, with advanced SmartPro™ incubation technologies from Pas Reform.

With an annual capacity of 40 million day old chicks per year, the new facility will be the largest single stage facility in the region, supporting Frango Natto’s expanding operations in the north while also representing a substantial boost for the poultry sector in this part of the country.

Pas Reform do Brasil will supply 24 SmartSetPro™ 6 setters, 24 SmartHatchPro™ hatchers and a complete hatchery HVAC system to provide total environmental control throughout the new hatchery. In addition, all design drawings for the green field project have been supplied by Pas Reform do Brasil. Construction will begin in June 2014 for the hatchery to be fully operational by the end of the year.

Family-owned Frango Natto has served the Northeast region of Brazil for the last 15 years and currently exports to the Middle East and Asia. Owner Markos Notaro comments: “This is a logical step that will complete our poultry integration.

“With the Company’s heritage stemming originally from feedmill operations, we understand the importance of feed conversion ratios in the integration. We have watched Pas Reform’s expansion in Brasil and also in the rest of Latin America in recent years, and on speaking with other users of the Company’s Smart™ hatchery technologies, all have highlighted improvements in feed conversion ratios when moving to single stage incubation with Pas Reform.”

Pas Reform do Brasil’s Thomas Calil has been pivotal to developing the partnership with Frango Natto. He concludes: “This is an ambitious project for a customer that is focused on market leadership through quality at every level of its integrated operations.

“The combination of advanced, results-orientated Smart™ hatchery technologies, as well as sophisticated hatchery automation and climate control systems and Pas Reform do Brasil’s unwavering commitment to service has enabled us to become a dominant player in the Brazilian market in just five years – and we look forward to continuing our expansion with projects of this calibre.

Mr Thomas Calil, Director Pas Reform do Brasil

Bouke Hamminga, director international sales & business development, Pas Reform

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Hy-Line Italy selects Smart for further hatchery expansion

Hy-Line Italy, the largest supplier of day old layer pullets for the Italian market, is fuelling the further expansion of its hatchery operations with SmartPro™ single stage incubation technologies from Pas Reform.

The company, formerly owned by the Costa family and now part of Hy-Line’s hatchery operations in Europe, selected SmartPro™ after a careful evaluation of the incubation solutions currently on the market. Pas Reform has supplied SmartSet™ incubators as well as a complete HVAC system for the hatchery expansion project, which has been in operation since the start of 2014.

The new hatchery incorporates all of Pas Reform’s most advanced technology innovations, with SmartSet™ setters, Microban® antibacterial technology in the setter trays and a new SmartCentre™ hatchery information system with operating software for detailed analysis and remote diagnostics throughout the expanded installation.

Mr. Claudio Ambrogio, GM at Hy-Line Italy comments: “Hy-line Italy has worked with Pas Reform for 35 years now, – and with results that have always been among the top in the industry, we have seen the benefits of Pas Reform’s technologies in terms of dependability and performance.

“This expansion is a logical next step for us, as a result of increased demand for our pullets in the Italian market – and based on our experience with our existing incubators, the decision to continue working with Pas Reform for this present expansion was not difficult.

“In looking for a state of the art incubation system that would be suited to our conditions, we found Pas Reform’s support and technicians to be extremely well-informed in their use and understanding of the latest technologies. Moreover, they are well positioned to give us incubation support from their operational base in Italy.”

According to Sergio Moreli, Pas Reform’s representative in Italy for 40 years, confirmation of this new project for Hy-Line is a good demonstration of customer satisfaction in the country, both with the company’s Smart™ incubators and the levels of operational and technical support that they receive. Hy-Line Italy and the Hy-Line group are well known in Europe, he says, and continuing to deliver projects for this important customer provides an excellent reference site in the European market.

Ukraine’s PAO Poltavskaya extends operations with Smart incubationOne of Ukraine’s largest producers of table eggs, PAO Poltavskaya PF, has commissioned a new 20 mln. egg per year Smart hatchery from Pas Reform, with further plans for expansion to 30 million eggs.

As part of the Inter-Agrosystems Group of companies, the new Poltavskaya hatchery is located in v. Machukhi, Poltavskaya region, joining a large integration that includes PS farms, eight commercial layer farms, six feed mills, slaughter houses and a brand new factory for feed additives, as well as logistics and final product sales.Pas Reform’s project management team has provided detailed planning and technical support, together with the delivery, supervision and commissioning of 12 SmartSet™ setters, 18 SmartHatch™ hatchers and a SmartCenter™ hatchery information system. Тhe installation also includes full hatchery automation, vacuum waste and hatchery climate control systems, with detailed planning for incubation schemes, technological routes, drainage, ventilation, automation and other hatchery utilities.

“This decision was not made lightly,” says Poltavskaya PF director, Mr. S.I. Plakhotya, “We evaluated all the alternatives for both our current and future requirements, to establish the options for delivering and safeguarding our future plans for the business.“We chose Smart incubation systems from Pas Reform for many reasons, but especially for a narrow hatch window, and the ability to increase hatchery capacity from 20 to 30 mln. hatching eggs per year with minimum investment.”

Having already seen the incubation results, the quality of the chicks and the performance of the commercial layers, Mr Plakhtoya says that PAO Poltavskaya welcomes the ongoing, comprehensive support of Pas Reform in bringing the new hatchery up to peak performance. “Our aim is to increase capacity; to strengthen our existing facilities and capabilities. Our trusted partnership with Pas Reform is a significant contributor to achieving these goals.”

Leading the project management team, Pas Reform’s Representative in Ukraine Mr Boris Marchenko has worked closely with Poltavskaya throughout the planning, negotiations and delivery of the new hatchery. He concludes: “Poltavskaya PF, which also exports 300 mln eggs per year, has an exclusive agreement with Lohmann Tierzuht Gmbh., producing 18 mln. hatching eggs for its own farms as well as for customers’ hatcheries in Ukraine. “The company is making a substantial commitment to future growth and the quality of supply for its growing markets – and Pas Reform is committed to Poltavskaya’s success.”

Mr Boris Marchenko, Representative Ukraine

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By Gerd de Lange, Senior Poultry Specialist, Pas Reform Academy

The modern poultry industry requires uniformity, which dictates that broiler farms deliver batches of broilers for processing with the smallest possible variation around target weight. Research has shown that one gram of difference in the weight of the day-old-chick eventually leads to between 2-13 gram difference in broiler weight at six to eight weeks of age (Wilson, 1991). It is therefore fully understandable that broiler farmers look for batches of uniform day-old-chicks from the hatchery.

The major factor determining chick weight is the weight of the hatching egg. Under optimal egg storage and incubation conditions, chick weight is 67–69 per cent of egg weight at setting. It is therefore safe to assume that ‘the more uniform the egg weight, the more uniform the chick weight’. Breeder uniformity determines uniformity in the hatching eggs produced; the more uniform the breeder flock, the more uniform the egg weights.

Grading eggs for improved uniformity

However it is not uncommon to see substantial egg weight variation in batches of eggs originating from the same breeder flock – and grading eggs into two or three different weight categories seems a logical solution. There are however various aspects to consider:

1 An egg in a certain weight category from a younger flock is not the same as an egg with a similar weight from an older flock (see table 1; Vieira et al, 2005). For example, eggs of 54 and 58 grams of different flock ages are in the same weight category, but differ significantly in yolk percentage. The same applies to eggs of 73 and 69 gram. Yolk percentage depends more on flock age and less on the weight category of the eggs.

2 Collecting eggs of similar weight categories from different breeder flocks to supply a specific broiler house may result in more uniform body weights in a batch of day-old-chicks, but less uniformity in maternal aspects, eg. immunity, nutrition and stress factors. Also in this scenario, tracing first week mortality problems in the broiler farm back to a specific breeder flock is impossible.

3 Depending on flock size, grading eggs into different weight categories within one specific breeder flock means that eggs need to be collected over a longer period of time and therefore need to be stored for longer, to have sufficient eggs per weight category to produce a batch of day-old-chicks for one specific broiler house. Storage beyond 5–7 days reduces hatchability, chick quality and post hatch performance, while setting eggs of short and long storage periods together widens the hatch window, which negatively affects uniformity in the resulting batch of day old chicks. Grading eggs and incubating these separately while mixing the chicks again during placement does not make much sense.

4 Grading eggs could also aim to simply reject eggs that are out of the hatchery-specific acceptable range.

5 Individual weighing of eggs, needed for accurate grading, delivers detailed information about weight uniformity and is a useful evaluation tool for breeder farm management.

Advice

• Make egg weight uniformity a major focus of breeder farm management.

• Decide if grading eggs prior to setting delivers the necessary benefits by considering all the above mentioned points.

• Aim to place day-old chicks from one breeder flock only per broiler house. If this really is not possible, minimize breeder flock age difference to less than 10 weeks.

• Avoid collecting eggs from a breeder flock for one specific setting over periods any longer than 5 – 7 days.

breeder age (weeks)

egg weight (g)

yolk (%)

albumen (%)

shell (%)

27 54d 26.9b 61.3a 11.8ab

40 light eggs

58c 31.4ab 56.7c 11.9a

40 heavy eggs

73a 29.7ab 58.8b 11.5b

59 69b 34.1a 54.5c 11.4c

Means followed by the same letter within a column are not different according to Tukey’s test – Source: Vieira et al, 2005

Gerd de Lange, Senior Poultry Specialist, Pas Reform Academy

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Mexico’s Pollo Bakity makes its mark with SmartPro™ and HAS from Pas Reform

Mexico’s Bahena-family owned Pollo Bakity has commissioned Pas Reform to deliver its new state-of-the-art hatchery in Uruapan with SmartPro™ modular, single stage incubation systems that will, when all phases of the new project are complete, deliver well over 600,000 day-old-chicks each week.

The hatchery, which is a completely new green field operation, is a turnkey project with layouts and planning also supplied by Pas Reform’s engineering team. As a multi-phase project, the hatchery will begin operations in its first phase with six SmartSetPro™ setters, each with a capacity of 115,200 hatching eggs and six SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, each holding up to 19,200 eggs.

The new Uruapan hatchery is fully climate-controlled, with Siemens controlled air handling units to manage air conditioning in the setter rooms, hatcher bays and chick holding rooms, pressure controls for exhaust plenums and Pas Reform’s SmartCenter™ hatchery information system to provide total operational control of the different hatchery functions from a single work station.

Hatchery automation is also being supplied by Pas Reform, including an egg classification line and 50,000 egg-per-hour Embrex-integrated candling transfer system, to automatically detect infertile eggs and early, mid- and late embryonic mortality, eliminating clears from the setter trays before vaccination.

The hatchery, owned by Uruapan’s Bahena family, has been planned with expansion in mind, with full online connectivity through SmartCenter™ to enable Pas Reform to provide technical support whenever it is required. “While this type of online backup will never replace on site technical service visits,” comments Ranulfo Ortiz of Pas Reform Mexico, “it is an excellent source of reassurance and backup that receives positive feedback from our clients.”

Carlos Bahena concludes: “Our new Pollo Bakity hatchery will be one of if not the most advanced in Mexico, and we will make full use of the access we have to Pas Reform Academy and its hatchery management training programmes, to fully optimise our single-stage capabilities in this new operation as quickly as possible.”

By Martin ‘Tiny’ Barten, senior hatchery specialist, Pas Reform Academy

Most of the time, my visits are limited just to the hatchery – and certainly there is usually plenty to discuss with the hatchery manager and his staff. During a visit to a recently installed hatchery however, my only critical observation was related to pulling time. I noticed that the empty shells left in the hatcher basket after the chicks had been taken out were quite heavily stained with meconium and most of the chicks showed mild dehydration of their legs.

Since pulling time was relatively fixed as a result of labour and transport planning, we agreed to set the eggs several hours later, for the hatchery manager to follow-up on the effect of this change. But as the chicks already showed signs of dehydration, I asked about brooding conditions in the broiler farms and whether he knew how quickly and easily the chicks had access to drinking water. He admitted that he did not know, so we decided to follow the chicktruck to one of the broiler houses to observe unloading and chick-placement.

After driving for almost two hours, we watched as the chicks were taken out of the well-designed chick truck. They were in good condition and the receiving team worked efficiently to drive the dolleys with chick boxes into the broiler house and, after changing into farm clothes, we followed them inside.

The house was well-equipped with feeding pans and drinking nipple lines and, placing my hand on the concrete below the thin layer of wood shavings, I was satisfied that the house was properly warmed.

Much to my surprise however, I saw big rolls of chick paper being rolled out underneath the feeders, but not under the drinking lines as one would expect. When I asked one of the workers why, he explained that this was to stimulate the chicks to start feeding as quickly as possible: the sound of the first chicks walking and picking on the paper attracted the others to come and feed too.

I advised that stimulating water intake was more urgent, especially when the chicks were already showing signs of slight dehydration. Placing paper under the drinking lines and making some feed available there too has the added advantage of getting the chicks to drink and feed as quickly as possible, so getting ‘the best of both worlds’.

Where to put the paper?

Pas Reform appoints new representative in the Philippines

Pas Reform is continuing its international expansion with the appointment of Mr Victor C. Velonza, president of Maagir Farm Corporation (MFC), as the company’s representative in the Philippines.

positioned MFC as a benchmark for quality in the supply of agricultural products and services in the region.Speaking of the new cooperation between the two companies, Mr Velonza says: ‘As a recognized leader and innovator in single-stage incubation technologies, hatchery climate control and

automation equipment, we are delighted to represent Pas Reform.‘This cooperation is a milestone for our Organization, completely supporting MFC’s mission to collaborate with industry leaders for the delivery of the highest quality products, services and innovations for our markets.’

As a registered Philippine Corporation, MFC is primarily engaged in the supply of high quality poultry equipment. Strongly focused on building partnerships with industry leaders, MFC’s dedicated approach to providing knowledge-based support for customers has, says Pas Reform’s sales director Bas Kanters,

Bas Kanters concludes: ‘MFC shares very similar values with Pas Reform, with a focused dedication to valued customers and to the markets we serve to deliver business growth. ‘Pas Reform welcomes Maagir Farm Corporation into our growing global family. We look forward to working in partnership for many years to

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Hukuru selects SmartPro™ for expansion in ZimbabweHukuru and its sister company Charles Stewart Day Old Chicks produce Ross genetics for the broiler market in Zimbabwe with a current capacity of 140,000 day old chicks per week.

With plans to increase production, the Company is embarking on a three-phase expansion programme that will enable the production of 450,000 day old chicks in its final phase.

Hukuru selected SmartPro™ setters and hatchers, says Gordon Brown, co-owner and director, not only for their excellent quality, but also for their flexibility in expansion. “We are very impressed with the ability to convert the SmartSetPro 4™ setters into SmartSetPro 6™ setters. This degree of flexibility fell very much in line with Hukuru’s expansion plans and was a lynchpin in the finalisation of the contract.”

Hukuru has, says David Bookless, also a co-owner and director of the Company, also been impressed by Pas Reform’s hatchery consultants.: “In 20 years of working with other incubation companies, none has ever sent out an expert of the quality of Martin Barten to audit my hatchery.” At the time of writing, work has started on the groundworks for Hukuru’s extended hatchery building, with plans to have completed the first phase of expansion by August of 2014.

L-R: Dr. Yani Adviento, Director Operations & Marketing, Victor C. Velonza, CEO, Ms. Lyn Redelosa, Accounts Executive and Dr. Ivan Lazaro, Technical & Marketing Executive

come, as together we work to provide the highest quality products, unparalleled service, integrity and commitment to our customers in South East Asia.’

Contact details: Phone +63 235 459 88Fax +63 235 459 88Email sales@maagirfarm.com

Krasnodonskaya commissions Smart turnkey project in Russia

OAO Krasnodonskaya Poultry Farm has signed an exclusive agreement with Dutch hatchery technology company Pas Reform for the design and installation of a new 27 mln. eggs per year turn-key Smart™ hatchery project in Volgogradskaya region, in the South of Russia. Krasnodonskaya, the largest producer of poultry and pork in the Volgograd region since 1996, operates on a closed cycle system and before construction of the new project incubated 11 million eggs per year.

The new hatchery will deliver additional hatching egg capacity in a fully integrated turn-key project that incorporates SmartSet™ and SmartHatch™ single-stage incubation systems and a full suite of hatchery automation equipment, including automatic egg positioning and setting, stackers and destackers, automatic egg candling and transfer

with integrated in-ovo vaccination system and washing machines, as well as comprehensive climate control and ventilation systems throughout the new facility.After an in-depth evaluation of the options available for such a project, Krasnodonskoe chose Pas Reform for its market-leading position in single-stage incubation, combined with the company’s competence, experience and understanding of the complete poultry value chain.

“We wanted a fully integrated approach to the development of our new hatchery,” says general director of OAO Krasnodonskaya, Ruslan Gashuk, “and found that Pas Reform’s capability and resources extended not only to delivering a complete technical solution in their setters, hatchers and ventilation systems, but also that they could provide experienced project management to fully support the development of this major project.”

Pas Reform’s project team has designed the entire hatchery layout, including detailed plans for hot and cold water plumbing and drainage, and the facility’s complete ventilation systems.

In recent years KHK OAO Krasnodonskoe’s modernization program has covered the feed mill and slaughterhouse, as well as the modernization and construction of broiler sites. With the new hatchery facility in place, the company will produce 36,000 tons of poultry per year.

Mr Ruslan Gashuk, general director OAO Krasnodonskaya

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St Petersburg SRI to develop world-ranking influenza vaccine incubation facility

St. Petersburg Scientific Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera in Russia is to renovate its primary stage vaccine incubation centre with advanced single-stage hatchery technologies from NatureForm Hatchery Technologies. The Institute, which produces human influenza vaccines for the Russian market, has commissioned the renovation of its entire primary incubation centre with the Company’s P18 primary phase incubators. With an annual primary incubation capacity of around 28 million embryos per year, the new facility will rank among the largest and most advanced systems in the world. In total, 12 P18 primary stage incubators, each with a capacity of 77,760 eggs, will provide a total incubation capacity of 933,120 chicken eggs at any one time, incubating chicken embryos to day nine, at which point they will be inoculated with human influenza virus for vaccine production. Steve Warren, CEO of NatureForm Hatchery Technologies from Jacksonville Florida comments, “We have been working on this project with various vaccine production specialists for more than a year, to design and lay out a facility that delivers the highest levels of bio-security.” NatureForm Hatchery Technologies has created bespoke programmes for its single stage primary incubators, to guarantee the fastest, most uniform growth of the embryos over the requisite nine day incubation period. Mr Warren explains, “Using embryos that are well developed and uniform in size at this stage greatly enhances the vaccine yield post-inoculation.” The renovation project is due to begin in the second quarter of the year and will be completed in time to support production for the 2014 flu season.

Luckily it rained…By Martin ‘Tiny’ Barten, senior hatchery specialist, Pas Reform Academy

Despite excellent hatchability overall, one of our South East Asian customers had, over several weeks, observed weak, listless and even dead chicks at the moment of pulling. They contacted our local agent – and I altered my travel plans, so that I could visit the hatchery to investigate.Arriving at the hatchery just prior to transfer, I noticed immediately that extraction fans in the fluff tunnels behind the hatchers were running at full speed. Due to massive under-pressure, opening the fluff tunnel doors was hard, which could lead to poor air circulation in the hatcher. I explained to the hatchery manager that fluff tunnel control should maintain light under-pressure of 3-5 Pascal, allowing the hatcher to ‘breathe’ freely, while also allowing small amounts of fluff in hatcher air exhaust to settle on the floor, rather than blowing onto the roof. We restored the original settings.

Yet to my surprise the next morning, we found two of the four control boxes indicating zero pressure, while the exhaust fans were still running at maximum speed. On entering the chick processing room, the reason for this became clear. Workers folding chick boxes had ‘improved’ their working environment by opening the doors to two of the fluff tunnels, to create airflow. Naturally this made it impossible to achieve the required under-pressure, and I asked the hatchery manager to enforce the golden rule: ‘keep all doors closed!’

Two hours before pulling time later that week and again, the fans were running full speed – this time with the doors wide open! Despite closing the doors of the fluff tunnels, they blew open as soon as I released them! Inside the hatchers, COc-concentration was rising above set point with dampers fully open.

Finally we discovered the cause on the hatchery roof. Previously, with high under-pressure inside the fluff tunnel air handling unit and chiller, both - also situated on the roof - were gathering exhaust fluff. Covering the fluff tunnel exhaust pipes with a dust bag had rectified this – but in so doing, created another problem! Normally, the extraction fans just had to work a little harder to overcome the extra resistance created by these bags. However on this morning, heavy rain had effectively turned the dust bags into almost airtight, wet cloth.

With heavy downpours a common occurrence and these dust bags in place, the hatchers could not breathe freely, which had lead eventually to the reported problems.

With normalised under-pressure, the dust bags served no purpose and could be removed - and with the hatchery committing to keeping all doors closed, normal levels of hatchability were quickly resumed. Lucky it rained!

Pas Reform Academy provides hatchery management training for customers around the World, to accelerate the delivery of optimized results using single stage incubation technologies

Martin ‘Tiny’ Barten, Senior Hatchery Specialist, Pas Reform Academy

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Partnering for expansion: Aviagen and Pas Reform Russia

Aviagen LLC in Yasnogrosk, Russia, has now reached a supply volume of 6.8 million PS females plus relevant males at its Smart™-enabled breeder hatchery, establishing a firm reputation in the Russian Federation for supplying Ross 308, Ross PM3 and AA broiler breeder parent stock since the hatchery went online four years ago.

Hatchery director Anna Matveeva, who was pivotal to Aviagen’s decision to work with Pas Reform in Russia, says of developments: “With two new GP farms also established locally in the last two years, the new hatchery has delivered very good chick quality and excellent liveability.

“From the start we had very good support from Pas Reform’s project management team, both during construction and in delivering technical services. The quality of product performance now gives us confidence in the potential for further growth, which the hatchery is very capable of delivering.”

Combining expertise to reduce farm mortality By Martin ‘Tiny’ Barten, senior hatchery specialist, Pas Reform Academy

As a travelling consultant it is not uncommon to visit customers who also receive recommendations from other advisors. This can be useful, especially when the consultancy covers different fields of expertise. It is less productive however, when recommendations are contradictory or provide conflicting advice. The customer is left confused and without clear direction for how to proceed. A cooperative approach, whereby individual consultants each contribute from their own expertise to a total solution, is always more fruitful.

In one case that I recall, broiler farm mortality was too high. The resident consultant linked this to incubation temperature being too high, combined with pulling the chicks too late. On his advice, temperature was dropped during the final days of both setting and hatching. Yet mortality remained high and in fact began to rise.

Before implementing a second drop in temperature, the hatchery manager invited me to review the situation. On attending a hatch, we found per hatcher basket four or five living chicks still partially inside the eggs and many chicks with thick bellies and poorly closed navels. Measuring shell temperatures in several setters confirmed that incubation temperature was already too low. I urged the hatchery manager to return to the original settings, because with poor chick quality continuing, mortality would certainly remain high.

Meeting with the resident consultant, the hatchery manager and the broiler farm manager together, we discussed at length possible reasons for increased farm mortality. It transpired that mortality was not only high during the first week, but remained high every week until slaughter. This made it even more unlikely that the hatchery was the source of the problem.

Eventually, as we continued to explore factors that could be contributing to the situation, the consultant mentioned that there had been a problem with Aspergillus in the broiler houses. The more we talked, it became clear that Aspergillus infected floor litter in the broiler houses was the most likely reason for ongoing mortality: a result of poor conditions for the storage of the wood shavings. By combining our individual expertise, we had found the cause of the problem and could now take action to remedy high mortality on the farm.

Several weeks after my visit, the hatchery manager reported to me that chick quality had returned to normal levels and farm mortality during the first 10 days was below 1%. The supplier was treating the wood shavings before transportation to the farms and storage conditions had improved.

Pas Reform RussiaL-R: Wim Schaafsma, Anna Kolygina

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Pioneering Pronavicola first to sign for SmartPro™ in Colombia

Pronavicola, one of Colombia’s leading companies in the poultry sector, is embarking on a multi-phase hatchery expansion project for its broiler operation in Buga (Valle del Cauca) with a complete SmartPro™ single stage incubation system, the first in Colombia, from Pas Reform.

Phase one of Pronavicola’s expansion includes the installation of 3 SmartSetPro™ setters, each with a capacity of 115,200 eggs and 6 SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, each holding 19,200 eggs.

The project will also include a full HVAC system from Pas Reform, to deliver heating, cooling and air conditioning capacity capable of meeting the future needs of the hatchery’s multi-phase expansion. In addition, with eggs being delivered to Pronavicola’s Buga hatchery on setter trays as standard, installing a classification line for the hatching eggs not only overcomes setter tray incompatibility, but also allows the setting of all the eggs into four weight ranges to help reduce the hatch window for improved day old chick uniformity.

Pronavicola is well established in the Colombian poultry industry and the company took care to critically review all its available options before selecting SmartPro™. The company visited a number of existing SmartPro™ hatchery operations outside of Colombia, to meet customers already using Pas Reform’s most advanced single stage incubation technologies.

Mr Raymundo Gonzalez, Pronavicola’s production director explains: “These site visits created an excellent opportunity for us not only to see SmartPro™ in action, but also to hear from hatchery owners and managers who, without exception, were very positive about their relationships with the company. All talked about being part of a Pas Reform ‘family’, clearly valueing the support of Pas Reform Academy and the quality of technical backup that they routinely received from the Pas Reform team.”

L-R: -Dr Tan Ee Seng, Sales Director Pas Reform Henry Arts, Marketing Director Pas Reform

Bas Kanters, Sales Director Pas Reform Suzan Hansen, Office Manager Pas Reform

With a focus on international expansion, leading Dutch hatchery technology company Pas Reform continues to achieve its strategic aims by committing to the delivery of sustained and consistent growth for its customers worldwide.

In Kuching, the state capital of Sarawak on the island of Borneo in Malaysia, the company now accounts for more than 80 per cent of hatching eggs produced in a strong and growing poultry sector.As a major growth centre for business, Kuching serves the whole Sarawak population of around 2.5 million people. Five major poultry integrations are based here, each producing between 150,000-300,000 hatching eggs to meet demand for an estimated total of 1 million hatching eggs per week.

Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies now supports four of these poultry integrations with its Smart™ modular, single stage hatchery technologies; Sing Heng Huat Farming Sdn Bhd, QL Livestock Farming Sdn Bhd, Heng Feng Industries Sdn Bhd and the latest addition, Yeung Lok Breeding Farm Sdn Bhd, which is still under construction. At almost 850,000 hatching eggs per week, the combined setting capacity of these four companies represents more than 80 per cent of total production.

Pas Reform’s Sales Director in Malaysia, Dr Tan Ee Seng, is a veteran of the poultry sector and has worked closely with companies throughout the region since 1990. He says that integrators here were quick to realize the importance of single stage technologies to their plans for future growth. Against a backdrop of rising feed prices, customers using Pas Reform single stage incubators are realizing about 80g of feed saving in a 2 Kg broiler. One customer who produces 100,000 broilers/week using Smart™ incubation reports saving more than 100g feed easily on a 2.5 Kg broiler. At an average 1.70 FCR, this compares very favourably with results previously delivered using multistage incubation, where the best average recorded FCR was 1.74.

Dr Tan Ee Seng concludes: “Over the years, Pas Reform has remained entirely committed to its customers throughout Asia, delivering true partnership in its solutions for projects of all sizes.

Pas Reform’s Smart™ single stage incubation has proven its value in terms of performance and results for these forward-looking companies. The Dutch company has also taken practical steps to support the local poultry sector, opening an office in Malaysia in 2008 and appointing an experienced local team, including agent Mr.Kenny Tan and more recently a dedicated engineer for the region, Mr Yew Wei.

Dr Seng concludes: “Pas Reform’s presence in this region is fully supported by regular customer consultation visits by the company’s hatchery specialists and access to Pas Reform Academy training for hatchery staff. Taken together, all these factors have served to build confidence - and to build greatly valued partnerships with our Malaysian customers.”

Pas Reform delivers growth for Sarawak’s poultry integrations

Mr Yew Wei.

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SmartPro™ delivers top results for SuperChicks in ZimbabweSuperChicks started out in Zimbabwe’s poultry sector with adapted ostrich incubators - and under these circumstances did relatively well. However, according to Brenton Catterall, the Company’s co-owner, they were never going to achieve the kind of results that could really make their operation efficient and ultimately profitable. SuperChicks relies on hatching eggs from South Africa and need to ensure that they get maximum hatchability from these relatively expensive imported eggs. To achieve this, SuperChicks wanted to invest in the highest quality equipment.

The company selected Pas Reform to supply incubators and climate control to update its hatchery – and was the first in the country to take delivery of Pas Reform’s innovative new honeycomb design 162 SmartTrays™. Since its very first hatch in the new hatchery last December, SuperChicks has achieved top results from their SmartSetPro™ setters and SmartHatchPro™ hatchers.

“Results have been excellent,” says Brenton Catterall, “and we are now confident in being able to continuously deliver 140,000 day old chicks to the Zimbabwean broiler market every week.”

L-R: Henk Markhorst, Sales Director Pas Reform Mr Kenny Tan, Representative Malaysia Mr Somnuk Hophaisarn, Representative Thailand

Mr Jakkrin Taepaisitpong, senior vice president poultry integration, Betagro Group

SmartPro™ and the personal touch for Betagro expansion Leading Thai broiler company Betagro is increasing hatching capacity with an investment in SmartPro™ single stage incubation technologies from Pas Reform, to deliver greater efficiencies and reduced rejection rates as the company targets ambitious growth to 2017.

The new facility at Betagro’s Lopburi site, north of Bangkok in one of Thailand’s major poultry producing areas, has been built as an extension to the company’s existing hatchery, to allow for the full utilisation of the chick processing area to accommodate increased capacity. The company currently produces around 40 per cent of its total weekly demand, up to 1.8 million broiler chicks per week, between its Lopburi and Pak Chong sites.

In addition to SmartPro™ setters and SmartPro™ hatchers, Pas Reform has supplied ventilation systems, chiller and heat recovery units, as well as providing intensive hatchery management training at its Zeddam headquarters in The Netherlands and a comprehensive onsite training programme for Thai hatchery staff, during the installation and commissioning of the new facility.

Betagro likes the advanced technology that runs and supports SmartPro™ incubation, with a particular focus on improved chick quality and hatchability results, a reduced hatch window and improved standards of hygiene and biosecurity, which are important features in Betagro’s exports for European and Japanese customers.

These factors, together with the availability of a trusted local agent, ready access to technical and service support and spare parts and Pas Reform’s ability to deliver in line with required timescales, were central to Betagro’s decision in commissioning the project, which is already realising improved performance.

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