According the latest report from Rabobank, demand for poultry is strong, with most countries open after adopting ‘living with Covid’ strategies. This is pushing up poultry demand, while global pressure on spending power and high food prices are also leading consumers toward the lowest-priced meat protein: poultry.
The biggest challenge for the industry is on the operational side. Feed and energy prices are higher than they have been in many years and are expected to stay high into 2023. In addition to lingering Covid-19 impacts, the industry currently faces one of the highest-pressure avian influenza (AI) seasons in history. The Ukraine crisis directly affects global feed commodity, energy, and fertiliser prices, further challenging industry operations in the second half of 2022.
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Poultry industry can learn from COVID-19:
Biosecurity is not sufficient to control avian coronaviruses like infectious bronchitis in commercial poultry, no matter how good it is, said Mark Jackwood, PhD, a molecular virologist and professor of avian medicine at the University of Georgia.
“It takes a combination of vaccination as well as biosecurity in order to effectively control the disease,” he told Poultry Health Today.
The same is holding true for COVID-19 in people, he said. It became evident that wearing masks and practicing social distancing was not enough.
“The virus continued to spread. And then, when we started to vaccinate, we saw the number of cases go down,” he added.
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Results of a new study strongly suggests that during evolution, the DNA of indigenous Ethiopian village chickens has changed to develop traits that can help the birds cope with the climatic challenges they face in their local environments.
Researchers found six key environmental drivers for adaptation:
one connected with temperature
three connected to rainfall, which impacts water availability
two connected to soil or land cover which would impact food availability for foraging chickens
Multiple candidate genes associated with adaptation to these six specific environmental stresses in Ethiopian village chicken populations were also identified. This research will help develop future breeding programmes to improve the productivity and climate resilience of indigenous village chicken breeds.
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Big Dutchman recently unveiled a new product at IPPE, the Natura Nova Barn, which is a layer system that focuses on welfare and efficiency for layers. The True Aviary Natura Nova Barn is for organic, free range and barn egg production and is designed with welfare in mind. The Natura Nova Barn is built around proven concepts in cage-free that Big Dutchman has learned over the years. It has been designed from top to bottom to allow layers free movement and gives them ample space to perform natural behaviors
Bringing together all the attributes of cage-free that birds want including perching, feed, etc., the system was designed around the Natura family of products. Globally, the Natura family houses more than 100 million birds and learnings from that on-farm experience have been incorporated into this new design.
"True Aviary is a key feature, and in our mind it is a system with a true actuated mechanical nest. We feel and believe that drives higher nest acceptance, and we see more eggs laid in a nest that is a cleaner nest. Therefore, you have less dirty eggs," said Walcott.
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Ethiopia’s leading animal husbandry international tradeshow enjoyed more than 3000 attendees, making all exhibitors satisfied with the result (quality and quantity of visitors).
Collocating the 29th Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP) annual conference with the trade fair enabled researchers, Academia, and policymakers to meet in one platform with private sector stakeholders operating along the entire animal husbandry value-chain.
The event was officially opened by high-ranking representatives of Ethiopian government officials and different foreign ambassadors. H.E. Dr. Fikru Regassa, State Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, said, “this trade fair creates a platform for all key stakeholders in the whole livestock value chain to meet, discuss and transact business that can improve productivity in the sector. He also mentioned that the government had set plenty of incentives for those who show interest in working and growing in the sector besides encouraging already established livestock producers to expand their production capacity and start value addition schemes to benefit themselves and the nation, in general serve the African market.
Despite having one of the largest cattle populations in Africa, Ethiopia has been struggling for years to fulfill the sector’s potential. Worldwide, five of agriculture’s top ten commodities are animal-sourced, said Dr. Daniel Temesgen, President – Ethiopian Society of Animal Production. In Africa alone, the market value for animal-sourced foods is expected to rise to USD151billion by 2050. He added that Ethiopia can unleash the huge potential to become a leader in livestock production in the World by acting now, together, and coherently.
According to Mr. Rinus Vann Klinken, Project Manager of SNV BRIDGE, the dairy processors have reached a capacity of processing 340,000 liters of milk per day from 250,000 liters of milk per day within a year. However, 340,000 liters of milk per day for a population of 117 million people is not very much, but it is a gross percentage of 20%. Thus the target is to reach a capacity of processing 1 million liters per day, which is also the ambition of the Ministry, which benefits both businesses and consumers.
The 10th Ethio Poultry Expo (Ethiopex), and 5th African Livestock Exhibition and Congress (ALEC) enabled 3000+ trade visitors from 20 countries to communicate with 50+ exhibitors from 6 countries. Their business conversations led to sales leads, knowledge sharing, and strong business relationships.
Even though the event industry faced many challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the outcome was unexpectedly achieving a remarkable success! The exhibitors were very happy, as a satisfying number of targeted participants visited their booth to continue discussions on existing and new projects.
International companies that recognize the huge potential of Ethiopia – like Aviagen, BigDuthman, Lohman, Babolna Tetra, Trouw Nutrition, and AVICO has participated in the trade fair with the objective of creating a network with the industry stakeholders and promoting their modern equipment’s and products as well as building their brand in the fastest-growing market. The show gives them the perfect platform to meet customers, which they have missed for the last two years due to COVID – 19.
Most of the local participants are very happy to get back to physical shows that enable them to reconnect with industry players and explore new partnership opportunities.
Following the success of the physical event, the organizers also announced a three-month-long series of the online trade fair that is going to take place from 08 November to 29 January. With a more significant number of people realizing the benefits of Digital Trade fairs, it’s highly likely for virtual events to become a permanent fixture in future marketing strategies. Virtual events offer the opportunity for attendees to browse content at their own pace and zoom in on the topics of their choosing much faster.
Register at https://virtual.africanlivestock.net/ You can Participate in the Virtual AFRICAN LIVESTOCK EXHIBITION AND CONGRESS (ALEC) AND ETHIO POULTRY EXPO (ETHIOPEX) using the following link
New research published in the journal Scientific Reports based on the largest-to-date analysis of commercial data on egg-laying hen mortality finds that mortality in higher-welfare cage-free housing systems decreases over time as management experience increases and knowledge accrues.
This finding marks a major turning point in the debate over the transition in housing systems for egg-laying hens from battery cages to indoor cage-free systems, which some egg producers have argued would increase hens' mortality even as it allowed birds to stretch their wings.
The study, authored by Dr. Cynthia Schuck-Paim and others, included data from 16 countries, 6,040 commercial flocks, and 176 million hens in a variety of caged and cage-free systems. Specifically, researchers compared mortality of flocks housed in conventional battery cages; furnished cages -- which provide hens with additional space, together with a few home comforts such as a perch, nest and litter substrate to allow them to forage and dust bath; and indoor aviaries, or cage-free housing systems.
The authors conclude that mortality in cage-free flocks is not inherently higher than those housed in conventional battery cage systems, but rather declines as managers gain experience and knowledge over time.
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With expectations of the poultry sector growth to triple in the next two decades, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is engaging with private sector players in the slaughter node of the poultry value chain to establish and implement best practices aimed at reducing public health-related risks and threats, such as food-borne and the zoonotic diseases.
These dialogues are premised under the Africa Sustainable Livestock 2050 (ASL2050), funded by USAID and implemented under the umbrella of the FAO Global Health Security Programme in collaboration with the ministries in charge of livestock, health, and environment sectors. ASL2050 objectives are to: identify emerging public health challenges associated with the growth and transformation of the livestock sector, such as emerging zoonotic diseases and livestock driven antimicrobial resistance; facilitate policy reforms at the local level to ensure that businesses along the livestock value chains adopt biosecurity and other good practices that reduce the risk of livestock-driven public health threats.
As part of the implementation of project activities, FAO collaborated with the Makerere University Business School (MUBS), and the Ministries of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, Health and Environment to gather information in the two pilot districts of Mukono & Wakiso on the poultry business models at the different nodes of the value chain. An analysis of business models allows identification of actionable changes that ensure adoption of biosecurity practices by poultry producers, slaughterers, traders as well as retailers.
The findings indicate that poultry operators rely on family labor to operate, and do not keep proper books of accounts. These findings make it difficult to assess production costs and ascertain the actual profits of the business. Indeed, many poultry businesses use very rudimentary and highly labor-intensive methods, which cause them to incur high operating costs and consequently affect profits negatively. Adoption of basic biosecurity practices; ranging from vaccinating birds to regularly to disinfecting slaughter equipment and vehicles; in many cases would increase the profitability and sustainability of the business while reducing public health risks for consumers, and society as a whole.
According to FAO global perspectives unit, chicken consumption is projected to increase by 320%, while eggs by 240% in Uganda. While chicken production is expected to increase by 409% from about 175 Million birds (poultry alone), from the current 47 Million by 2050, the average carcass weight is expected to increase from the current 1.3 Kg per bird to 1.5 Kgs per bird.
The FAO’s Emergency Center for Transboundary Diseases (ECTAD) country team leader in Uganda; Dr Willington Bessong Ojong, cited that the poultry sector is expected to grow at an estimated 4.8% annually alongside the piggery sector in the next 30 years. The beef and dairy shall trail these sectors and are anticipated to grow at 4.7% and 3.6% per year, respectively. These trends represent a major business opportunity for producers, which will result in transformative changes of the livestock value chain, particularly in urban and peri-urban areas. Indeed, the demand for foods of animal origin in the future will largely originate from the growing and increasingly affluent urban population
“Whereas this potential is positively projected to improve livelihoods in form of income, source of protein, employment, among other benefits, this transformation is likely to come along with unanticipated negative events and especially public health challenges such as livestock-driven antimicrobial resistance, emerging infectious and increased endemic zoonoses, environmental contamination among others. We need to take actions now to ensure a sustainable transformation of livestock in the years ahead.”
Mr Godfrey Kisembo, a poultry value chain actor in Wakiso district expressed concerns over the likelihood of an increase in prices of poultry and derived products resulting from the implementation of some of the best practices recommended such as, cost of veterinary inspection, increased engagement of veterinary staff in slaughter operations, as well as other costs of running the business.
FAO will further keep the dialogue with public and private livestock value-chain actors with the objective to improving compliance to best practices required by existing laws and legislations while promoting safe food access and profitability.
