Avipro co ltd - Tanzania Animal Feed Manufacture Association

JAMBO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
KARIBU MAURITIUS
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Mauritius is a fascinating , world- in –one island of paradise
.Multicultural society– living in peaceful harmony.
It lies off the south east coast of the African continent – 2040 KM 2 .
Population : 1.29 million including Rodrigues Island .
World Bank Doing Business survey 2015 :1st in Africa – 32 Global
Index of Economic Freedom 2015
: 1st in Africa – 10 global
Global Competitiveness Index 2015 : 1st in Africa -39 global
Democracy Index 2014 : 1st in Africa -17 global
Environmental Performance Index (EPI ) 2014: 3rd in Africa-56 global
Gender Equality 2015 we are very bad and need to improve
seriously : 23 rd in Africa -120 global out of 145 countries.
However our President since june 2015 is a woman :Mrs Ameena
Gurib-Fakim.Our Vice President is also a woman : Mrs Monique
Bellepeau
FOOD AND ALLIED GROUP
MAURITIUS
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From the fattening of a few broiler chicken in 1966 , the Food and Allied group has
considerably expanded over the last five decades to emerge into a widey diversified
group :food-industry ,farming ,services ,commerce ,hotels and logistics.
A pioneer in most sectors where it is involved , the group has grown in line with the
country’s economic growth.
When it entered the poultry sector in 1966 , under the name of FOOD AND ALLIED
INDUSTRIES LTD ,the country was not yet independent .We acquired independence
in march 1968 and we had then to stand on our own feet. By developing this sector ,
the Food and allied Group aimed at reducing the country’s dependance on food
imports.
In the 80’s , Food and Allied consolidated its agro-industrial foundation by engaging
in the production of other foodstuffs such as flour,dairy products, fruit and vegetable
canning.
In the 90’s the group started to diversify its services and developed the freight
services and is today engaged in IT , creative advertising and business hospitality.At
the same time the group moved across the Indian Ocean to develop the poultry
sector in Madagascar through Avitech.
In december 2011 through an exercise of rebranding the company name Food and
Allied Industries Ltd was changed to bear the name of AVIPRO CO LTD
AVIPRO CO LTD
MAURITIUS
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Our operation starts with Hubbard broiler Grand Parent stock imported from France
and selected under tropical environment and integrates the parent stock ,hatchery
,broiler farms and ends with its modern processing plant up to European Standard.
The breeding department consists of one quarantine farm , one breeding farm and a
hatchery for the GP , three rearing farms and eight breeding farms for the broiler
and layer parent stock and a modern hatchery with a capacity of 250000 chicks per
week.We run seventeen broiler farms spread all over the island applying the
principle of all in all out. Our slaughter house up to EU standard has a capacity of
6000 birds per hour.
We export parent stock chicks to Madagascar , Kenya ,Tanzania , Uganda ,Zambia
and Rwanda and extend our technical support and transfer of knowledge to our
customers through regular visits twice per year .
A control laboratory contributes significantly to the high standards of hygiene and
sanitation at all levels of production and is equipped to perform serological ( Elisa )
and bacteriological tests.A full time veterinarian is attached to our laboratory and
ensures that all biosecurity measures are implemented and monitors the health
status of our flocks.
AVIPRO
BREAKING NEWS :
 IN 2016 WE ARE STARTING A BROILER GRAND
PARENT FARM IN KENYA TO PRODUCE
HUBBARD CLASSIC PARENT STOCK CHICKS
FOR EXPORT
 AVIPRO EAST AFRICA IS BORN
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AVIPRO CO LTD
MAURITIUS
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Strict biosecurity measures are applied on all the production
sites which are isolated from residential areas , completely
fenced and provided with bathrooms where all employees and
visitors are compelled to shower and to wear boots and
uniforms before getting access to the production units.
Furthermore all the units of Avipro Co Ltd are ISO 9001-2008
certified and the processing plant is HACCP certified .The
audits are carried out by an external agency namely Anglo
Japanese American Registrars Limited ( A.J.A).
AVIPRO
JF Hamon Groupe Grimaud
Société Hubbard & Novogen
ROBERT SOUPE
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I joined Food and Allied Group in 1972 as a junior Farm
Superintendant .Have completed 43 consecutive years of
service on 1 december 2015.
Studied at Barneveld College The Netherlands in 1976.
I have been managing Broiler Grand Parent Stock , Broiler and
Layer Parent Stock and hatchery for a number of years and
also for few years Duck and Guinea Fowl Parent Stock.
Last twenty years travelling regularly to Madagascar and East
Africa to market and advise farmers about management of
broiler breeders .
AVIPRO CO LTD
CHICK QUALITY
PRESENTED BY ROBERT SOUPE
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Where does chick quality start ?
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Is it from the feed ?
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Is it in the Breeding farm ?
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THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE BREEDERS
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Is it in the hatchery ?
AVIPRO CO LTD
CHICK QUALITY
HOW SHOULD A GOOD QUALITY CHICK LOOK LIKE ?
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Clean –dry- free from dirt and
contamination
Clear bright eyes free from
deformties
Dry and fluffy feathers
With completely sealed and clean
navel-no yolk sac or membrane
should come out of the navel-black
button
Well developed legs that are soft
and well hydrated when the toes
are stretched.
No swelling of the hocks and
without redness.
The beak should be well formed
and straight.
Alert and active
AVIPRO CO LTD
CHICK QUALITY
FACTORS WHICH AFFECT CHICK QUALITY :
 Nutrition of the breeders
 The environment on the breeding farm
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HEALTH STATUS
Handling storage and incubation of hatching
eggs
 Transfer of chicks from hatchery to the farm
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BREEDER NUTRITION
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Protein and amino acids contents in the breeder diet and their ratio
to energy content are important not only for parent performance and
hatchability but also for chick quality .Whitehead et al. (1985)
demonstrated that a high protein to enrgy ratio depresses
reproductive performance and chick quality.
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All essential amino acids must be present in the diet to avoid
deficiencies which will adversely impact on egg size , chick size and
growth of the birds:
Lysine , Methionine + Cystine ,Threonine and Tryptophan
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A recommended diet containing 2750 Kcal with 15 % TO 16 % CP is
considered sufficient to meet the energy intake requirement of the
female without an excessive amino-acid intake.
BREEDER FEED INTAKE
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AT AVIPRO IN MAURITIUS AT PEAK WITH A RATION OF 16 % CP AND
2750 Kcal WE REGULARLY FEED 180 GMS ( BROILER BREEDERS ):
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180 GMS = 28.8 g ( a bit on the high side) and 495 Kcal/DAY
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MY EXPERIENCE IN AFRICA WITH SMALL BREEDERS WHO
MANUFACTURE THEIR OWN FEED :TO REACH A PEAK OF 80 % WE
HAVE HAD TO GIVE UP TO 210 GMS OF FEED AT PEAK MOST LIKELY
DUE TO THE LOW LEVEL OF ENERGY IN THE FEED WHICH CONTAINS
MOSTLY MAIZE BRAN .FURTHERMORE THE QUALITY OF THE MAIZE
BRAN VARIES GREATLY .
FEEDING THE CORRECT AMOUNT IN SUCH CASES IS A MATTER OF
EXPERIENCING AND DECIDING ALMOST ON A WEEKLY BASIS .
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BREEDER NUTRITION
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THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF THE BREEDER DIET HAS BEEN SHOWN TO AFFECT THE
FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF THE EGG YOLK, WHICH IN TURN CAN AFFECT HATCHABILITY
AND CHICK QUALITY.LINOLEIC AND ARCHIDONIC ACIDS ARE EXAMPLES OF OMEGA-6
FATTY ACIDS
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THE LIPIDS PRESENT IN THE YOLK PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE EMBRYO , SERVING AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY , FATTY ACIDS AND LIPID-SOLUBLE
VITAMINS .
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FATS BLENDS CONTAINING VEGETABLE OIL ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF LINOLEIC ACID
WHICH IF PRESENT AT MARGINAL LEVELS MAY REDUCE EGG SIZE AND CONSEQUENTLY
CHICK SIZE.
EG OF COTTON SEED CAKE : BAD EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST : GOSSYPOL IS A TOXIC
FACTOR INDIGENOUS TO THE COTTON PLANT .WE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DROP IN
HATCHABILITY FROM 84 % DROPPING GRADUALLY TO 35 % ! IT TOOK US TWO WEEKS TO
FIND OUT THAT THE CAUSE WAS A TOO HIGH INCORPORATION OF COTTON SEED CAKE
IMPORTED FROM MADAGASCAR .THE CAKE CONTAINED HIGH LEVEL OF GOSSYPOL
WHICH KILLED THE EMBRYOS AT THE EARLY EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT STAGE..AT
HIGH DOSES GOSSYPOL CAN AS WELL CAUSE MALES TO BE INFERTILE..MALVALIC ACID
PRESENT IN COTTON SEED OIL IS THE CAUSATIVE AGENT FOR THESE ABNORMALITIES .
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AVIPRO CO LTD
CHICK QUALITY
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If the feed is deficient in macro and micro nutrients the quality
of the chicks will be affected :
Vitamin deficiencies ( A ,D, E ,B complex ) as well as lack of
essential minerals ( calcium , phosphorus
,magnesium,Potassium,Manganese ,zinc ) will all have a
negative bearing on the growth , bones ,and health of the
chicks .It is important to ensure that the nutritional
requirements of the breeders ,especially for vitamins ,are
completely satisfied.
BREEDER NUTRITION
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VITAMINS AND TRACE MINERALS ARE IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR
BREEDER PERFORMANCE BUT ALSO FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF
THE PROGENY.
DEFICIENCIES MAY AFFECT HATCHABILITY ,CHICK VIABILITY AND
BROILER GROWTH.
A MARKED DEFICIENCY OF ANY ONE VITAMIN IS KNOWN TO RESULT
IN NEGATIVE RESPONSES IN PARENT EGG PRODUCTION ,FERTILITY ,
HATCHABILITY AND OFF SPRING PERFORMANCE AS THERE IS
INCREASED EVIDENCE FOR IMPORTANT CARRY OVER EFFECTS TO
CHICKS.
AT THE BEGINNING OF PRODUCTION NUTRIENTS ARE NOT SO
EFFICIENTLY TRANSFERRED TO THE EGG.IT IS A GOOD PRACTICE TO
FEED EXTRA VITAMINS AT THIS STAGE TO THE BREEDERS.SAY FROM
24TH TO 28TH WEEK.
BREEDER NUTRITION
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ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS THE LOSS OF POTENCY OF
VITAMINS WHICH OCCURS BETWEEN FEED MANUFACTURE AND
CONSUMPTION BY THE BIRDS.
CAUSES OF LOSS OF POTENCY ARE STORAGE TIME,STORAGE
TEMPERATURE/HUMIDITY OF THE VITAMIN PREMIX BEFORE
MIXING AND ALSO OF THE FEED
CALCIUM , PHOSPHORUS,SODIUM,POTASSIUM,MAGNESIUM
AND CHLORIDE ARE INVOLVED IN SHELL FORMATION.GOOD
SHELL QUALITY LEADS TO BETTER EGGS AND CHICK QUALITY.
HATCHING EGGS MUST HAVE A SOLID SHELL WITH NO HAIR
CRACKS .
LEG PEROSIS MANGANESE DEFICIENCY
UGANDA
RETARDED GROWTH
UGANDA