Pas Reform Times 2014

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NatureForm
USA NatureForm Hatchery Technologies – A force
for hatchery excellence in the USA > p. 2
Uvesa
Spain Uvesa chooses innovative
total hatchery solutions for
major new Greenfield hatchery
> p. 9
Pas Reform Times
Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies
Pas Reform
Home of Hatchery
Innovation
Babolna Tetra
Hungary Setting the pace for
change! Babolna Tetra builds
one of Europe’s most advanced
hatcheries with SmartPro™
> p. 21
São Salvador
Alimentos
Betagro
Thailand Betagro commissions
SmartPro™ single stage incubation
for increased capacity > p. 39
Brazil São Salvador Alimentos
shifts to single stage
incubation with SmartPro™
> p. 7
Pas Reform: celebrating innovation,
partnership and expansion in a global
poultry industry
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Bart Aangenendt
CEO
Pas Reform Times
Celebrating innovation, partnership and expansion 1
Pas Reform expands into USA 2
Circadian incubation™ for broiler quality and
robustness 4
CIC Feeds, Sri Lanka 6
SPK Udarnik, Russia 6
Pas Reform appoints new regional sales director 6
São Salvador Alimentos, Brazil 7
Occhiodoro, Italy 8
Herbro, Hungary 8
Uvesa, Spain 9
Integrating innovation: Hatchery Automation
Systems 10
Pas Reform appoints new sales director 10
SmartCount™ 11
Do we understand ‘hatch of fertile’ correctly? 12
New 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 14
Pas Reform appoints new manager research and
development 14
Aviagen, The Netherlands 15
Ariztia, Chile 15
The true value of preventive hatchery maintenance 16
Kazakhstan signs up for Smart hatchery expansion 17
Hyfresh, Malaysia 17
Holmes Foods, USA 18
Pas 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
Pas Reform
expands into USA
Bábolna TETRA 21
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.
The power of data to unlock performance 22
Marking a Lifetime Achievement 22
Ross Breeders, Zambia 24
AS Putra, Indonesia 24
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.
Willmar/AG Forte, 25
Correctly interpreting ‘dead in shell’ 26
New appointment to drive Supply Chain
developments 26
Incupasaje, Ecuador 27
Amrit Group, India 27
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.
Hama Plus 28
Duck King, Thailand 28
Frango Natto, Brazil 29
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
Building the future of Hatchery Technologies 30
Poltavskaya, Ukraine 32
Hy-Line, Italy 32
Grading eggs for improved uniformity 33
Pollo Bakity, Mexico 34
Where to put the paper? 34
Pas Reform appoints new representative in the
Philippines 34
Krasnodonskaya, Ukraine 35
Hukuru, Zimbabwe 35
Luckily it rained 36
St Petersburg SRI, Russia 36
Combining expertise to reduce farm mortality 37
Aviagen, Russia 37
Pronavicola, Colombia 38
Pas Reform delivers growth for Sarawak’s poultry
integrations 38
Betagro, Thailand 39
SuperChicks, Zimbabwe 39
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NatureForm met colleagues
from across the poultry sector
when the new company was
unveiled at this year’s IPPE Show
in Atlanta.
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
Bart Aangenendt, CEO Pas
For further, detailed information
and Steve Warren, President
Technologies, please request your
Reform Hatchery Technologies
NatureForm Hatchery
Technologies
about NatureForm Hatchery
own free, full-colour, fully
illustrated brochure by emailing
[email protected] or download
the brochure in pdf format directly
from Pas Reform online at
www.pasreform.com
NatureForm
Hatchery Technologies
A force for hatchery
excellence in the USA
In partnership with Pas Reform
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Circadian
incubation™
for broiler quality
and robustness
By 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.
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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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 posthatch 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).
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References are available upon request.
Figure 2: Temperature profile of hot stimuli in a commercial setter (76.800 eggs) during five successive
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Figure 1: Temperature profile of cold stimuli in a commercial setter (76.800 eggs) during five successive
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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™’.
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 discussed
above, this may be related to the transfer of environmental
experience from the breeder hen to her chicks.
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Conclusions
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.
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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-hypophysethyroid 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).
1 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.
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CIC Feeds targets
efficient growth
with SmartPro™
incubation
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.”
Russia’s SPK Udarnik
on track for increased
production with
Smart™
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.”
Mr. Grigoriy Chistyakov, General Director of Udarnik
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
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.
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
Mr. Lal Silva, Managing Director CIC Feeds Group
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!”
Pas reform appoints new
regional sales director
for client relations, account
executive and four years’ in a
undertaking a Ph.D in Poultry
delighted to welcome Asad to
In line with continuing
development of Pas Reform’s
growing profile as a premier
Wadi Poultry (Saudi Arabia), also
University in Saudi Arabia.
‘We wish him great success in
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,
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Mr. Yaseen will be responsible
management and the ongoing
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
sales management role for Al
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
Production, at the King Saud
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
our team’, says Mr. Kampschöer,
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.’
Brazil’s São Salvador Alimentos
shifts to single stage incubation
with SmartPro™ from Pas Reform
Five 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.
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.”
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
Asad Yaseen can be contacted
directly on +966533500150 or
by email, to
[email protected].
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Hungary’s Herbro
triples capacity with
SmartPro™ hatchery
expansion
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.
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.
production director and Michaël Kampschöer, sales director
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™.
Herbro Ltd., part of the Hercsihús Ltd integration in Hungary,
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.
than 34 million day old chicks each year.
“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.
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Mr Pál Kiszel, owner of Herbro Ltd., his son Gábor Kiszel,
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
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.
Spain’s Uvesa adopts Smart™
innovations for green field hatchery
Mr. Raúl Gómez Arranz,
General Director of Grupo Uvesa
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.’
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.’
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
Mr Jaume Santaulària,
Pas Reform’s Representative
in Spain
Erwin Prinzen, sales director
Pas Reform
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Integrating innovation: Hatchery
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.
Tray transfer from farm trolley to
Egg handling
setter trolley
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.
(Un)loading of setter trolley
Egg setting with
point down correction and
4 class grading
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.
Semi-automatic
transfer from setter
tray to hatcher basket
(Un)loading of
setter trolley
Transfer from setter tray to
Candling & transfer
hatcher basketbasket
Candling and take-out
with inline semiautomatic transfer
Candling and take-out
for separate transfer
In-line stacking and
de-stacking
Manual transfer of stacks of
Candling, take-out and transfer
baskets from / to dolley
to hatcher basket
With an accuracy of two chicks
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.
10
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.
Automation Systems
Counting, dosing and spraying by
means of Vision technology
Carrousel for sexing
and / or vaccination
Chick handling
Separation of day old
chicks and egg shells
In-line sexing
Manual separation of day old
chicks and egg shells
Direct stacking and
de-stacking from dolley
Vacuum waste
collection
High pressure trolley
washing
High pressure
washing of baskets
and / or boxes
Washing and waste handling
High pressure tray
washing
Elshuis Hatchery in The
Netherlands has been among
the first European hatcheries to
part of their journey much more
quickly and without stress.”
adopt the Company’s innovative
Spain’s Grupo Uvesa, one of the
Hugo Elshuis says, “Less haste,
integrations, was among the
SmartCount™ system. Owner
more speed – it is a principle
that SmartCount™ seems to
embody, yet at every point the
chicks are managed accurately
and gently, completing this
country’s leading broiler
latest to adopt HAS systems,
including SmartCount™ and a
fully integrated SmartCenterPro™
hatchery information system, to
optimize performance at its new
greenfield hatchery develop-
combine both and truly deliver
General director Mr. Raúl Gómez
Uvesa.”
ment in the Navarra region.
Arranz, says:
a complete hatchery solution for
“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
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Do we
understand
‘hatch of fertile’
correctly?
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 100
Hatch of fertile = (saleable chicks/number of true fertile eggs) x 100
Eggs set ‘Clears’
100
1st class
9
Infertile
Early dead Mid dead
5
4
chicks
chicks
chicks
86
1
87
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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.
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.
L-R: Kristof Mertens, Managing
Director Porphyrio, and Bart
Kemps, Product Manager
Porphyrio
New Pas Reform
collaboration provides deep
data mining to optimize
hatchery performance
evaluate and enhance hatchery
Pas Reform has signed an
the only manufacturer of
agreement with Leuven
University spin-off Porphyrio,
a leader in the field of animal
science and data mining, to
provide customers with deep
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2nd class Total
data analysis services to
performance.
Following trials undertaken last
year, this new collaboration
means that Pas Reform will be
incubation equipment to offer
this level of detailed hatchery
data analysis to customers
worldwide.
Using Pas Reform’s advanced
hatchery management
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.
information software, Pas
The insights revealed by
Reform Academy says: ‘Pas
capabilities of Pas Reform
organizes and consolidates the
hatchery managers to
innovation is focused on
breaking new techniques
Reform Academy initially
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.
Porphyrio’s analysis enable
implement changes and rapidly
improve day-to-day operational
decision-making in hatcherycritical processes, such as the
optimization of incubation for
different egg types.
Commenting on the new
collaboration, Dr Marleen
Boerjan, director R&D, Pas
Reform’s commitment to
delivering excellence in hatchery
performance.
‘With the availability of
increasingly advanced hatchery
technologies throughout the
incubation process, hatchery
data plays an important role in
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.”
Academy with the groundavailable 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.’
that strategy. But data as such is
just numbers. By combining the
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Learning from
the shape and texture
of hatching eggs
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.
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.
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.
Broadly, there are three major classes of shell abnormality:
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.
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
Based at the company’s Zeddam
where he was Manager
the introduction of new
Netherlands, Mr. Tinnevelt
President Order Engineering.
Working in close collaboration
Leading Dutch hatchery
experience in manufacturing,
technology supplier Pas Reform
has expanded its Research &
Development team with the
appointment of Mr. Edwin
Tinnevelt to the position of R&D
Manager.
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headquarters in The
brings more than 25 years of
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,
Standardization and Vice
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
products and processes.
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
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:
Ariztia chooses
SmartPro™ for new
GP hatchery in Chile
“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.
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.
range, he will also be
performance and return on
very pleased that Edwin has
improving the quality and
scientific studies and proven
‘With his broad range of
responsible for continuously
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
investment. Access to the latest
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
joined us at this critical time.
enhancement that Pas Reform
customers expect.’
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
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The true value of preventive
hatchery maintenance
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
By Erik Meijer, Manager Parts & Maintenance Programmes,
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.
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Mr Ranulfo Ortiz, Representative Mexico
• 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.
• 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 finetune the optimal frequency of the hatchery’s preventive
maintenance program.
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.
Mr Luis Dulanto Martínez, Representative Peru
Mr Jose Izaguirre, Representative Venezuela
Mrs. Aigul Nurmagambetova,
Manager of the poultry division,
Crown Central Asia
Malaysia’s Hyfresh
Group sees results
with SmartPro™
Kazakhstan signs
up for Smart
hatchery expansion
Pas 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.
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.
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 dayold 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
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.
Mr Jamil Al-Khawaja, Representative Jordan
Hyfresh Group is a fully integrated poultry business, with
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.”
Mr Hany Hassan, Representative Egypt
Mr Hisham Hassan, Representative Egypt
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Holmes Foods chooses Phoenix from
NatureForm Hatchery Technologies
for renovation project in the USA
Holmes 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.”
Pas Reform’s new Logistics
and Training center:
open for business!
Zeddam headquarters, in The
Hundreds of invited guests,
tour of the new facility, which
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
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Doetinchem, near the Company’s
Netherlands.
The day’s proceedings included a
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.
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.
Preventing
cross-contamination
in the hatchery
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
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 hygieneresponsible 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 crosscontamination. 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
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.
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SmartTray™- Smart thinking
from Pas Reform
Nine good reasons to choose SmartTray™ over ‘traditional’ setter trays
Pas 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
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1 Supports hatching eggs at two levels
One size fits all! Innovative design provides maximum
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at two levels – and no hairline cracks!
2 Open, spacious grid
Open, spacious grid promotes the free movement of air for
more uniform heat and humidity distribution.
3 Microban® antibacterial technology
The only setter tray to incorporate Microban® continuous
antibacterial technology.
4 Superior Construction
Superior construction: highly impact and temperature
resistant. Ideal for automated hatcheries!
5 Stable and self-centering
Stable and self-centering: securely positions each egg for
on-target in-ovo vaccination.
6 Safe, secure stacking
Blind-find bottom design for fast, safe, secure stacking.
7 HACCP compliant
Smooth finish for easy, thorough, fully HACCP compliant
cleaning.
8 Ergonomic design
Lightweight, ergonomic design for ease and comfort in
handling.
9 Space saving honeycomb design
Space saving honeycomb design: range of capacities now
includes SmartTray™ 162, for the highest number of hatching
eggs per m2
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SmartTray™ 150
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capacity 150 hen eggs
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capacity 162 hen eggs
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capacity 126 duck eggs
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capacity 126 turkey eggs
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.
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.’
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.
Mr László Korösi, Representative
Hungary
Michaël Kampschöer, sales
director Pas Reform
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Improving hatchability
and chick quality
The power of data to
unlock performance
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.
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).
Figure 1. Overview of the data distribution for the different flocks.
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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.
Data quality evaluation
Setter number
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.
a. Number of observations per flock
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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.
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Marking a Lifetime
Achievement
outstanding performance and
Pas Reform recently celebrated
building our business in Italy,’
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
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Dr Marleen Boerjan,
Academy
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By Dr Marleen Boerjan, director R&D, Pas Reform Academy,
K. Mertens and B. Kemps (Porphyrio, Leuven)
loyalty to Pas Reform. ‘Sergio has
set a powerful example while
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.’
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;
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Storage duration (EggStorage)
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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.
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 wellsubstantiated 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.
Figure 4. Distribution of the number of observations per flockage for
each setter type
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Number of observations
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.
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.
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Figure 2. Boxplot of the hatchability rates for flock 57 and 82
Figure 3. Boxplot of the hatchability rates at different flockage.
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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 Zambia
Seen 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.
Future-focused AS
Putra expands into
hatchery operations
with SmartPro™
Ross Breeders
Zambia expands
with Pas Reform
Ross 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.
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.
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.
First established in 1986 as an egg producer for the local
“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.
various producers. The new hatchery operation is targeting
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
30 per cent of d.o.c. supply for the company’s broiler
operations over the next three years.
“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”.
Pas Reform Southern Africa
L-R: Jankees Sligcher, Adriaen Sligcher
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Outstanding results for
Willmar / AG Forte with Phoenix
incubation from NatureForm Hatchery
Technologies
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.’
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Correctly interpreting
‘dead in shell’
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.
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.
New appointment to drive
Supply Chain developments
for Pas Reform
procurement professional,
‘The true power of Pas Reform’s
markets, as the Dutch company
and Economics from HEAO-
flexibility,’ he says, ‘and the
on its supply chain globally.
Pas Reform has set the tone for
senior purchasing, procurement
further expansion and supply
chain development with the
appointment of Jacques le
Comte to the new role of
Procurement and Supply Chain
Manager.
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From this example, it can be concluded that DIS-figures
should be interpreted with great care to avoid hasty or
incorrect conclusions.
An experienced, international
Jacques holds a B.Ec. in Logistics
Arnhem, and has worked in
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.
Supply Chain lies in its
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
gears up for increasing demands
‘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
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.”
los mejores pollitos BB
will also introduce a new
maintaining this robust
international code of practice
demand.’
barcode system and an
this year.
‘Jacques’ role is to coordinate,
manage and optimize
contributions to these goals
performance with increased
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.
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.”
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 Natarajan Venkitakrishnan,
Country Manager India
Zeddam, The Netherlands.
and collaborative, highly
or by email to:
important drivers for
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.
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.
at Pas Reform headquarters in
Jacques can be contacted
motivational approach will be
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.
Jacques le Comte will be based
from the entire supply chain.
His substantial OEM experience
Amrit Group brings
single stage innovation
to the fore in India
directly on +316 22 542 848,
[email protected]
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Duck King on a
Smart™ track for
continued growth in
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 .
L-R: Mr Maciej Kolanczyk,
Senior Hatchery Specialist,
Pas Reform Academy
and Mr Marek Pospiech,
Representative Poland
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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.
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.
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
Ukraine’s PAO Poltavskaya
extends operations with
Smart incubation
One 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. he 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.
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.”
“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.”
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.
Mr Boris Marchenko,
Representative Ukraine
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technologies from Pas Reform.
Grading
eggs for
improved
uniformity
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.
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.
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
egg weight
yolk
albumen
shell
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.
(weeks)
27
(g)
54d
(%)
26.9b
(%)
61.3a
(%)
11.8ab
40 light
58c
31.4ab
56.7c
11.9a
eggs
40 heavy
73a
29.7ab
58.8b
11.5b
eggs
59
69b
34.1a
54.5c
11.4c
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.
according to Tukey’s test – Source: Vieira et al, 2005
Means followed by the same letter within a column are not different
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.
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-oldchicks 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 multiphase 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
Where to put
the paper?
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.
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’.
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.
programmes, to fully optimise our single-stage capabilities
in this new operation as quickly as possible.”
Pas Reform appoints new
representative in the
Philippines
As a registered Philippine
positioned MFC as a benchmark
automation equipment, we are
Bas Kanters concludes: ‘MFC
engaged in the supply of high
agricultural products and
Reform.
Pas Reform, with a focused
Pas Reform is continuing its
Strongly focused on building
international expansion with
the appointment of Mr Victor C.
Velonza, president of Maagir
Farm Corporation (MFC), as the
company’s representative in the
Philippines.
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Corporation, MFC is primarily
quality poultry equipment.
partnerships with industry
leaders, MFC’s dedicated
approach to providing
knowledge-based support for
customers has, says Pas Reform’s
sales director Bas Kanters,
for quality in the supply of
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
delighted to represent Pas
‘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.’
shares very similar values with
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
Krasnodonskaya
commissions Smart
turnkey project in Russia
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 marketleading position in single-stage incubation, combined with
the company’s competence, experience and understanding
of the complete poultry value chain.
Mr Ruslan Gashuk, general director OAO Krasnodonskaya
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
“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.
Hukuru selects
SmartPro™
for expansion in
Zimbabwe
Hukuru 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.
come, as together we work to
L-R: Dr. Yani Adviento, Director
products, unparalleled service,
Victor C. Velonza, CEO,
provide the highest quality
integrity and commitment to
our customers in South East
Asia.’
Operations & Marketing,
Ms. Lyn Redelosa, Accounts
Executive and Dr. Ivan Lazaro,
Technical & Marketing Executive
Contact details:
Phone +63 235 459 88
Fax +63 235 459 88
Email [email protected]
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St Petersburg SRI
to develop worldranking influenza
vaccine incubation
facility
Luckily it rained…
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.
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!
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!’
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
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.
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.
Martin ‘Tiny’ Barten, Senior
Pas Reform Academy provides
Academy
for customers around the World,
Hatchery Specialist, Pas Reform
hatchery management training
to accelerate the delivery of
optimized results using single
stage incubation technologies
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St. Petersburg Scientific Research Institute of Vaccines and
Combining
expertise to reduce
farm mortality
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.
Partnering for
expansion: Aviagen
and Pas Reform
Russia
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.
Aviagen LLC in Yasnogrosk, Russia, has now reached a supply
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.
very good chick quality and excellent liveability.
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
“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.”
Pas Reform Russia
L-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.”
Pas Reform delivers
growth for Sarawak’s
poultry integrations
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 forwardlooking 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.”
Mr Yew Wei.
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
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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.
SmartPro™ delivers
top results for
SuperChicks in
Zimbabwe
SuperChicks 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
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