Brazil’s São Salvador Alimentos adopts single-stage incubation

Five years since the launch of its multi-stage hatchery, São Salvador Alimentos is expanding the operations of its hatchery with SmartPro technology 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,” commented 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 a compelling factor in São Salvador Alimentos’ ultimate decision, said São Salvador Alimentos Director Rimarck Vieira de Carvalho. “We were struck by the way service was always mentioned as an important aspect of collaborations with Pas Reform.”
After undertaking some trials with single-stage systems 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 realized 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,” continued Thomazini.
Thomas Calil from Pas Reform do Brasil, commented: “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.”

Pollos San Mateo operating new hatchery in Argentina

Pollos San Mateo has inaugurated its new hatchery in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. The new hatchery has been equipped with Petersime single-stage BioStreamer incubators as well as a complete hatchery climate control system, including heat recovery, for an efficient and biosecure production of day-old broiler chicks.
Pollos San Mateo is a family business which has already been dedicated to poultry for more than 40 years. The head office is located in Rio Ceballos, about 30 kilometers from the city of Córdoba.
 “As a company that works hard to get excellent quality chicks, we are proud that we now own a modern hatchery with the best technology present in our country,” said Mateo Ligato, president of Pollos San Mateo.
Pablo Ligato, owner of Pollos San Mateo, added: “Our idea is to create added value to the Argentinean grains by transforming it into poultry products, leading to significant job creation for our region. Our customers are our most important asset. With this new important investment, we are sure to be able to serve them better, thus safeguarding the success of our company for future generations.”
In addition to the new hatchery, Pollos San Mateo operates modern technology breeder and broiler farms as well as a state-of-the-art feed mill.
“It is an honor for us to have been selected as a supplier for this new hatchery project. We sincerely thank the Ligato family for their trust in our company and our products,” said Pieter Hemeryck, Latin America director at Petersime. “Together with our agent in Argentina – Mr. Jose Zamora – and his technical team, we will make sure the hatchery operation runs as smoothly as possible.”

HatchTraveller chosen for Saudi Arabian hatchery transport

HatchTraveller will be able to transport more than 62,000 chicks per truck.

HatchTech announced that Saudi Grandparent Poultry Co. selected HatchTraveller to transport its day-old chicks across Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries in the Gulf region. HatchTraveller is the transportation arm of HatchTech, an incubation technology supplier.
HatchTraveller will ensure chicks maintain their optimal body temperature and body functions independently of outside climate conditions, which is essential given the inability of chicks to regulate their own body temperature during the first days of life. Extreme weather conditions in the Gulf region and long transport distances — up to 48 hours — also threaten the health of day-old chicks. HatchTraveller trucks are equipped with a climate control system based on HatchTech's laminar airflow technology and perforated radiators. The system ensures that the body temperature of every chick in the truck is kept at a constant 104F — the neutral body temperature which enables chicks to make optimum use of their nutrients.
Saudi Grandparent Poultry Co., a hatchery built by HatchTech, is located near the city of Arar in the northern region of Saudi Arabia. The company produces breeder chicks, and the hatchery has a capacity of more than 16 million eggs a year. The Saudi Grandparent Poultry Co. hatchery has been selected by Cobb, an international poultry breeder, to distribute its breed in the region. The chicks will be transported in two HatchTraveller trucks, which have a capacity of 67,200 day-old chicks each. 

Malaysian hatchery integrates new technology

Hyfresh Group is a fully integrated poultry business, with a feedmill, a breeder farm and broiler farms in several Malaysian States. The company supplies chicken to three broiler processing plants in Sri Sulong, which also serves as headquarter for the company, in Pedas Halal Park and in Singapore.
Dato Sri Pua Tian Siong, managing director said, "The integrated model is borne out of necessity. Well-managed, it is a competitive model that delivers a fair return." 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 executive director Pua Tian Haw.
Hyfresh Group uses SmartPro single stage incubation from Pas Reform. The first six sets of SmartPro incubators at Kuantan Hatchery have been operational for more than six months.
Hatchery managers say they have seen higher percentage hatchability since the installation of Pas Reform incubation technologies. 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."

Food, agriculture group replaces incubators at Swedish hatchery

Lantmännen Swehatch -- part of one of the Nordic area’s largest groups within food, energy, machinery and agriculture -- has recently replaced six incubators in its hatchery in Väderstad, Sweden, with Petersime BioStreamer incubators. At the same time, 12 other Petersime incubators have been upgraded. 
In January, six Petersime BioStreamer 12S setters, completely equipped with Embryo-Response Incubation technology, were installed in the Väderstad hatchery. Moreover, 12 AirStreamer incubators have been upgraded with Petersime’s Eco-Drive technology – a system that reduces the incubator’s energy consumption by up to 50 percent by reducing pulsator speed at less critical times during the incubation process. 
To get the upgraded hatchery running at its full potential in the shortest possible period of time, Lantmännen Swehatch signed up for Petersime’s Hatchery Guidance Program^PLUS, a service pack that includes training sessions, remote supervision, an incubation guide, and several hatchery visits by Petersime incubation specialists. 
“We have been working with Petersime equipment since the very beginning, and the company has shown itself to be a trustworthy partner in terms of equipment quality and customer service all along,” said hatchery manager, Christoffer Anderson. "The new BioStreamer incubators are already producing the top quality and uniform chicks and that we aim for.” 

US broiler eggs up, chicks down last week of August

U.S. commercial hatcheries in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 19-state weekly program set 189 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 1, up slightly from the eggs set the corresponding week in 2011 and continuing the positive trend from July, according to the USDA's latest report.
Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas set the most eggs, at 31.33 million, 27.19 million and 20.76 million eggs, respectively. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84 percent.
Broiler growers in the program placed 160 million chicks for meat production during the week, down 1 percent from the comparable week in 2011. Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas came out in the top three again, with 26.27 million, 20.04 million and 19.03 million chicks placed, respectively. Cumulative placements from January 1 through September 1 were 5.74 billion, down 3 percent from the same period in 2011, according to the USDA.

For more information and statistics on U.S. poultry, see www.wattagnet.com/marketdata.html.  

Aviagen studies storage, hatchability improvement methods

Aviagen tests in the U.S., Europe and Australasia have demonstrated improvements in hatchability and chick quality when stored eggs are given short periods at incubation temperature during storage, a method the researchers have called SPIDES.
Normally, according to the researchers, extended egg storage causes lower hatchability and higher cull rates. The SPIDES method seems to offset these effects. To date, the SPIDES technique has been found to give 2 percent to 3 percent better hatch in eggs stored for 7–14 days and significantly more when they are stored for over two weeks. After a series of replicated experiments, field testing is currently being undertaken in Aviagen hatcheries around the world. Researchers are now focusing on how the technique can be applied on a commercial scale.
"The SPIDES technique will not completely prevent the decline in hatch due to long egg storage, but it can limit the loss and give much more predictability," said the researchers. "Aviagen believes it will be of considerable interest to the poultry industry."

US broiler eggs, chicks down at end of March

U.S. commercial hatcheries in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 19-state weekly program set 198 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 31, down 5 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week in 2011, according to the USDA's latest hatchery report.
Georgia set the most eggs, at 32.8 million. Alabama and Arkansas rounded out the top three for the last week in March, setting 27.3 million eggs and 21.2 million eggs, respectively. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 85 percent.
Broiler growers in the program placed 165 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 31, down 5 percent from the comparable week in 2011. Cumulative placements from January 1 through March 31 were 2.11 billion, down 4 percent from the same period in 2011. Georgia, Arkansas and Alabama placed the most chicks, at 27.23 million, 20.36 million and 20.34 million, respectively.

For more poultry information and statistics, see www.wattagnet.com/marketdata.html.  

US broiler-type eggs down 6% first week 2012

U.S. commercial hatcheries in the 19-state weekly program set 193 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 7, down 6% from the eggs set the corresponding week in 2011, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 85%. Broiler growers in the program placed 162 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 7, down 4% from the comparable week in 2011. 

US broiler eggs, chicks down first week in October

Commercial hatcheries in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 19-State weekly program set 186 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 8, 2011, according to the latest USDA report.
This was down 7% from the eggs set the corresponding week in 2010. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 85%. Broiler growers in the program placed 150 million chicks for meat production during the same week. Placements were down 8% from the comparable week in 2010. Cumulative placements from January 2, 2011 through October 8, 2011 were 6.70 billion, down 2% from the same period in 2010.
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Hendrix Genetics acquires Grelier Groupe

Breeding company Hendrix Genetics has acquired 100% of breeding and hatchery company the Grelier Groupe.
An exclusive negotiation period was announced in December 2010. The acquisition is expected to strengthen the groups and secure their international growth, according to both companies. The new combination will have around €300 million in sales and more than 2,000 employees. 

US broiler eggs set, chicks hatched down

Commercial hatcheries in the 19-state weekly program set 195 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 30, down 6% from the eggs set the corresponding week in 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest report.
Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 85%. Broiler growers in the program placed 163 million chicks for meat production during the week, down 4% from the same week in 2010. Cumulative placements from January 2 through July 30 were 5.10 billion, down slightly from the same period in 2010.

US broiler eggs, chicks down

Broiler placements were down 4% from 2010 numbers.

U.S. commercial hatcheries in the 19-state weekly program set 196 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 9, down 5% from the eggs set the corresponding week in 2010, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture report.
Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 85%. Broiler growers in the weekly program placed 166 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 9. Placements were down 4% from the comparable week in 2010. Cumulative placements from January 2 through July 9 were 4.61 billion, up slightly from the same period in 2010.

US broiler eggs, chicks up in April

Commercial hatcheries in the 19-State weekly program set 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 30, 2011, slightly up from the same time in 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Georgia set the most eggs, at 33.3 million, down slightly from the previous week's 33.8 million, while Alabama came in second with 29.6 million eggs set. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 84%.
Broiler growers in the program placed 173 million chicks for meat production during the same week, also up slightly from 2010. Georgia placed the most chicks for the week, at 28.6 million, while Arkansas came in second at 22 million. Cumulative placements from Jan. 2, 2011 through April 30, 2011, were 2.89 billion, up 1% from the same period in 2010.