XXII Central American and Caribbean Poultry Congress in Panama begins

Fantina B. de Arce, president of the Congress Organization Committee, addresses the delegates.

The XXII Central American and Caribbean Poultry Congress in Panama began May 23 with an opening ceremony and continues through May 25. Conferences begin May 24 and cover topics such as poultry health, incubation, nutrition, processing and handling.
Nearly 200 companies are exhibiting with information about poultry equipment, genetics, pharmaceuticals, feed additives, incubation, chemicals and feed equipment. Congress attendees are from throughout the region, Latin America, the U.S., Canada, Europe and elsewhere. WATT Publishing and Industria Avícola are also present at the congress in Booth 41.
For more information about the congress, visit the website of the National Association of Panamanian Poultry Farmers, ANAVIP.

Latin American Poultry Hall of Fame inducts 4 new members

During a ceremony at the recent Latin American Poultry Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Spanish poultry magazine Industria Avícola inducted four new members into its Latin American Poultry Hall of Fame.
The Latin American Poultry Hall of Fame was established in 1987 to recognize those who have been pioneers and leaders in the Latin American poultry industry. WATT Publishing conducted the presentation ceremony in cooperation with the Latin American Poultry Association.
Below is a brief summary of the new members, in alphabetical order of their surnames.
Bernardo Lozano Dubernard
Born in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico, he is a veterinarian at UNAM. He has over 100 publications and 150 lectures in Mexico and in Asia, Middle East, America, Europe and Latin America. He began his career at Pfizer Inc. de CV. He is a private consultant for the Mexican poultry industry and to date is president and CEO of Laboratorio Avi-Mex S.A. de C.V., Diagnósticos Clínicos Veterinarios S.A. de C.V., Fertileggs S.A. de C.V. and Grupo Industrial Pecuario S.A. de C.V. He has received awards from UNAM, ANECA and CANIFARMA / INFARVET. He was president of INFARVET - CANIFARMA and of ANECA. He participates in the Committee on Infectious Diseases of Birds in CONASA.
Miguel Ángel Jacinto Márquez Ruiz 
Born in Mexico City, he is a veterinarian at UNAM. He completed an internship in Avian Pathology with a specialization in Viral Diseases of Birds at the University of Liverpool, England. He is a veterinary science teacher at the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Paris, France. As a professional translator and polyglot, he has held various jobs and functions in the UNAM and UAM-Xochimilco, Mexico Vineland Laboratories, Dow Chemical Mexico, Laboratorios Intervet Mexico, Ross Breeders Ltd., Sanofi Santé Animale, Pfizer and Boehringer Mexico Ingelheim Vetmedica, as well as chairing several conferences and a consultant to USSEC / ASA, FAO, OIE, World Bank, the National Union of Poultry Farmers in Mexico and ALA. He is a member of associations such as ANECA, AAAP, WVPA, among others.
Ariel Antonio Mendes
Born in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil, he is a veterinarian at the Federal University of Paraná. He has developed administrative activities at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and CADE CONDUNESP charges and commissions and working groups. He has an intense research activity, with more than 100 published papers, 250 papers, abstracts and articles in areas such as performance measurement and carcass quality, chicken meat and chicken bone problems. He is the author of books on poultry production and breeding, among others. He has received several awards and honors, such as "Distinguished Professional of Brazil." He is in charge of the Technical and Production Division at UBABEF. He continues his work with ALA, OIE and Codex Alimentarius. He was president of ALA.
Antônio Mário Penz Junior 
Originally from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, he is an agronomist and teacher in Animal Science from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. He is a member of several associations, including the WPSA and the Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia. He is currently Global Director of Poultry at the Provimi Group. He was professor of UFRGS, where he retired after 35 years. His specialty was the nutrition and feeding of monogastric animals with emphasis on nutritional requirements of poultry diets preinitiation, pelletization and the effect of particle size. He has published 345 papers in international journals and conference proceedings, has presented 360 lectures in 30 countries. He founded the company Nutron Alimentos Ltda, now part of Provimi. He has received several honors and awards at UFRGS, the Associação Gaucha Poultry and the University of Georgia, among others.
To view the rest of the members of the Latin American Poultry Hall of Fame, see the online Spanish-language database.

Industria Avícola is now on Facebook

Industria Avícola is now on Facebook – the largest social media website in the world. Log on to Facebook, search for "Industria Avícola," and click on the "Like" button to read and discuss daily news, recent articles and the latest blogs; to watch videos; and to network with fellow poultry industry members.
Other ways to stay up-to-date with the poultry industry is to follow Industria Avícola on Twitter, create a profile on AnimalAgNet or read Industria Avícola on any smartphone.

Two editors join Industria Avicola

Two editors, both based in Latin America, have joined the staff of Industria Avicola. Benjamin Ruiz, based in Mexico City, has been named editor. He has a degree in Nutrition and Foods from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, has a Masters in Animal Science (Poultry) from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, USA and has worked in marketing, tech service and sales in Latin America for the American Soybean Association, Novus International, National Renderers Association and Wenger Manufacturing.
For the past 18 years, he has been a translator of the animal agriculture sector, with studies also in Translation and Terminology. He founded the agency Fabulare, SC and for the last 5 years he has worked as a freelance, in addition to being a translator of Industria Avícola over the past 18 years.
He can be reached at bruiz@wattnet.net
María de los Ángeles Gutierrez, based in Santiago, Chile, has been named managing editor. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics from the Universidad Católica de Chile, has a vast experience of more than 14 years as a journalist in Reed Business' magazine,
Avicultura Profesional, geared exclusively to the poultry area for the global and Latin American markets. She will focus on news and covering the South American markets. She can be reached at magutierrez@wattnet.net.
The two editors are supported by Kayla Kling, who began work for WATT on as an intern in 2009 while a student at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, with a double major in Spanish and Journalism. She now works for the Egg Industry, Feed Management and Industria Avícola from the company’s U.S. headquarters.
The increased staff will allow Industria Avicola to improve its coverage the entire continent both in the printed and electronic versions, with new features and means of communicating the latest news and developments in the poultry industry.

World's Top Poultry Cos. Database now online

Compiled by WATT editors of Poultry International, WATT PoultryUSA and Industria Avicola, the World's Top Poultry Company Database includes company names, locations, production volumes, products offered and markets served. You can sort by region or nation, or do a search for a specific company.
Search the top companies database here, or view the October issue of Poultry International to see the report.