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WORK TOGETHER WITH GOVERNMENT 38 OUT AND ABOUT AT JULY 2015 AVI AFRICA 24 VOL 4 ISSUE 7 GEARING UP FOR GROWTH 29 The official mouthpiece of the South African Poultry Association Die amptelike mondstuk van die MONITORING Suide-Afrikaanse Pluimveevereniging Founded 1904 | Gestig 1904 ANTIMICROBIALS 22 Ross® 308 is Simply the Better Bird

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4 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin Editors NOTE ahead of the curve. Besides influenza and the USA. the importance of the various The country seems to have organisational AGMs, Avi Africa breathed a collective sigh is, for many people, all about of relief at the renewal of the networking with old and Agoa – and it’s clear that our new friends. We hope that our local producers, SAPA and picture spread helps capture government worked together some of the spirit of this year’s to make this happen. Read show. about this in the From the For a good look at some of Desk as well as the Local these presentations, visit SAPA’s News section, where you’ll website at www.sapoultry. also find a report on AgriSA’s co.za where you’ll find these engagements with the ANC in the Avi Africa section. It’s over land reform. worth noting that the Bulletin As the issue of also appears online in the antimicrobials is high on the SAPA website in an easy-to- global agenda, we continue By Cameron Mackenzie read format. So, if you’d like with the subject in a highlight to turn a cyber page in any in the Local News section. nother Avi Africa back issue, look no further We’ll continue to report on this has drawn to a than your internet connection. in the year ahead. Interestingly, successful close, with With more than 200,000 hits the issue of antibiotics in record attendance a month, this offers more poultry has been with us for a Aand an array of topics and value for our readers and our while, and our regular ‘Page in presentations that’ll give advertisers. Time’ covers this topic – from every visitor food for thought As the official mouthpiece August 1954! over the coming year. We’re of SAPA, one of our main Lastly, thanks to Doug Koen justifiably proud that the tasks is to keep you informed for his email. We’ll certainly Bulletin, as the official on developments in the take on board your suggestions mouthpiece of SAPA, has been organisation. To this end, the on topics for the smaller associated with Avi Africa for new organisational structure producer in upcoming issues. the more than 100 years its is covered in depth in Kevin Please contact me at editor@ been held. For readers unable Lovell’s From the Desk, sapoultry.co.za to share your to attend all, or some, of the together with the members views and news, or just to say presentations, we’ll devote elected to guide the association. hello; it’s always good to hear some column inches in this The column is also packed from you. ¡ issue and over the next few with information on trade months to report on these issues, brining matters and the subjects to make sure you stay latest developments on avian

July Issue 5 From the DESK Dear Reader, all non-egg and non-broiler Organisation the committee specific affairs of the industry members will be: nother Avi Africa has and to be the overarching • Marthinus Stander and joined the historical authority of the organisation. Theo Delport representing records of SAPA. This, The members of the new commercial farmers/ the 109th Congress of Egg Organisation Committee integrators; Aour 111 year old organisation, will be: • Ajallon Zondi, Aziz has led to a new SAPA, one • Koos Pretorius Sulliman, Cathy Phatsoane, that will hopefully be better representing the breeding Justice Zotwa and Peter suited to your needs. Our new industry; Phaahla representing organisation is now a simpler • Jimmy Murray developing commercial and more inclusive one. representing the rearing farmers; Welcome to our shared future. industry; • Chris Coombes and Pieter This was also our most • Colin Steenhuisen, Gawie Willemse representing well attended Avi Africa in the Rossouw, Dr Naude abattoirs; nearly nine years that I’ve been Rossouw, Nic Elliot, • Jake Mokwene and Jimmy at SAPA. We had almost 2,000 Robin Barnsley and Roelof Murray representing registrations, something which Viljoen and representing contract growers; and the team that organises Avi larger producers; and • Gary Arnold and Jaco Africa can be very proud of. • Achmat Brinkhuis, Viljoen representing the Hlengiwe Hlope, Siphiwe breeders and hatcheries. New Organisations Magagula, Thabo Masilela The leaders of this and Willie Bosoga committee will be Marthinus representing smaller Stander as Chairman, Aziz ongress 2015 has voted producers. Sulliman as Vice-Chairman, to create two new The leadership of this and Jaco Viljoen as the third organisations - one committee will be Robin executive member. for people involved in Barnsley as Chairperson, Roelof The new SAPA Board Cthe egg value chain, and one Viljoen as Vice-Chairman, and will be made up of four involved in the broiler value Dr Naude Rossouw as the third representatives from each chain. Congress has also voted executive member. of the two Committees, and to establish a Board to manage For the new Broiler two alternates from each

6 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin organisation in the event that the meantime the ‘old’ SAPA • Dave Stock – broiler one of the four members is continues, hopefully for not breeder unable to attend the meetings. more than a month or so. • Jannie Serfontein – co- The four Egg Organisation The elected committees of opted members will be Achmat the ‘old’ SAPA are as follows: • Justice Zotwa – (DPFO) Brinkhuis, Robin Barnsley, • Koos Pretorius – layer Roelof Viljoen and Willie Broiler Organisation Committee breeder Bosoga. The first alternate • Dr Petrus Engelbrecht - will be Dr Naude Rossouw hatcheries • Marthinus Stander and the second will be Colin • Willie Bosoga – (DPFO) (Chairman) Steenhuisen. • Theo Delport (Vice- The four Broiler DPFO Committee Chairman) Organisation members will be • Chris Coombes (Third Aziz Sulliman, Justice Zotwa, Executive Member) • Justice Zotwa – Eastern Marthinus Stander and Theo • Aziz Sulliman – (DPFO) Cape (Chairman) Delport. The first alternate will • Pieter Willemse- (small • Willie Bosoga – Gauteng be Chris Coombes with Jake producer representative) (Vice-Chairman) Mokwene as the second. • Sas Kasselman • Achmat Brinkhuis – Marthinus Stander will • Simon Mdau-Mzizi – Western Cape (Third be Chairman, Achmat (DPFO) Executive Member) Brinkhuis as Vice-Chairman, • Aziz Sulliman – Northern while Robin Barnsley will Chick Producers’ Committee Cape (Fourth Executive be the third executive Member) member. Justice Zotwa will • Ajallon Zondi – KZN continue as Chairman of the • Jaco Viljoen – broiler • Cathy Phatsoane – Free Transformation Committee breeder (Chairman) State that he heads up in terms of • Ray Stanbury – broiler • Jake Mokwene – North the current constitution. breeder (Vice-Chairman) West These new bodies will come • Jimmy Murray – layer • Peter Phaahla – Limpopo into effect when SARS approves breeder (Third Executive • Simon Mdau-Mzizi – the new SAPA constitution. In Member)

July Issue 7 Mpumalanga on what the staffing decisions of the Management Committee Egg Organisation Committee are, there might well be a few short term consultancy assignments simply to help us • Robin Barnsley (Chairman) in the transition from the old • Roelof Viljoen (Vice- to the new. Chairman) For members who received • Dr Naude Rossouw – the AGM notices, I can report (Third Executive Member) while and will be creating that all proposed amendments • Achmat Brinkhuis – new budgets form scratch were passed except for those (DPFO) so as to make the changes relating to the number of • Alwyn Krull real. The ‘old’ committees terms of office of Board • Colin Steenhuisen stay in place merely to keep members, and the voting • Gawie Rossouw corporate governance at an rights of the CEO. As soon as • Johan Oberholzer acceptable level. The same SARS has approved the new • Justice Zotwa – (DPFO) goes for the current budget, constitution, we will place • Marco Torsius which is operating on a least the final version, the rules • Nic Elliot cost basis and will, initially, of the new egg and broiler • Pan Lamprecht be carried forward into the organisation, as well as those of new structure. At the strategy/ the Board, on our website. Management budget session, we’ll develop Committee the new first principles budgets, which’ll either come Avi Africa • Marthinus Stander into effect at the beginning ost of the (Chairman) of next year or even later this presentations made • Robin Barnsley (Vice- year - as the members decide. at Avi Africa are Chairman) The last part of the now on the SAPA • Justice Zotwa (Third organisational puzzle is the Mwebsite. Please make use of Executive Member and final restructuring of the them as you see fit. I thought Chairman: Transformation secretariat, which at the time the talks were mostly rather Committee) of writing this letter has not good and hope you feel the • Achmat Brinkhuis been finalised. What is believed same. Any suggestions for • Aziz Sulliman to be the final staff meeting topics, meeting structure, • Jaco Viljoen dealing with staff restructuring etc. for the next Avi Africa • Ray Stanbury was held last month. At the will be welcome as we’re • Roelof Viljoen end of June, interviews for the currently reviewing the 2015 • Theo Delport newly redefined positions were version. It was an honour to • Willie Bosoga held by a panel appointed by the Management Committee. have Minister Rob Davies as It’s certain that at least some our keynote speaker, and his SAPA Strategy staff members will have left support of the industry is to SAPA’s service by the time you be lauded. Ambassador Faizel o put this new read this, and it’s also possible Ismail, who was instrumental constitution into effect that some of the newly-defined in getting the AGOA is going to require positions might have been agreement finalised, was also quite a lot of work. advertised. We have had to in attendance. I hope the dti is TThe nature of SAPA is about getting a better understanding wish goodbye to Dr Charlotte to change, with the new egg Nkuna, who’s left the PDMA of our industry. and broiler organisations for the joys of corporate life. The exhibition was of a much more in control of Her post will definitely be very high standard this year how the secretariat will serve advertised long before you read and the space is now fully them. To make this happen, this, as it’s a key position for utilised. Thank you to all we’ll be organising a budget/ our future success. Depending the exhibitors, for without strategy session in the next you we couldn’t host such a

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Scan me show. I hope that you all got is renewed and maintained in the US agreement comes into sufficient commercial exposure a manner satisfactory to the effect. It’s our estimate that to warrant us seeing you next poultry industry. So, we’re this rebate facility should be year, displaying all things new reasonably well protected from in force by the end of the year. and improved. further volume squeeze, now Clearly, we’ve our work cut and in the future. out if SAPA is to help you not Trade Our agreed import quota suffer negative effects of new still has to be turned into a and cheaper imports. lawful instrument. As I write For those of you who read y now you’ve heard our this, we’re awaiting final inputs newspapers as part of your trip to Paris achieved its on the proposed agreement daily ritual, you’ll have noticed goal of getting a poultry that records the outcomes of the ping pong between David import agreement that the Paris discussions before Wolpert of AMIE and myself. Bremoved one of the obstacles we can send this proposed What’s this all about? Well, to the renewal of AGOA. agreement to the US producer the key thing to understand Our thanks to Chris Schutte, and export bodies. Once is the answer to the question: Marthinus Stander, Justice signed by both parties (this will these US imports be Zotwa and Stephen Meltzer remains an agreement between additional to what we from Webber Wentzel, who industries although it is now currently experience (we are helped ‘getting us to yes’. The an agreement facilitated talking bone-in portions alone renewal has been signed into and supported by our two here) - or will they replace force by President Obama. governments), SAPA will imports from elsewhere, most One clause of the renewed make a submission to ITAC to likely from Europe? Firstly, Act requires South Africa to establish a rebate facility. the average imports of bone- suffer the indignities of an For those of you who in portion over the last three ‘out of cycle’ review within 30 listened to Minister Davies at years has been about 155,000 days. What this entails - and Avi Africa, you’ll have noted tons. 65,000 Tons could make whether it’ll have any effect that he’s aware that measures this 220,000 tons if the lower Customised veterinary medicines to on us - remains to be seen. to minimise the harm this price of the US imports creates effectively address your patient’s requirements Our concession of 65,000 tons concession might cause need new markets. They could also is dependant on a number to be put in place as soon as replace 65,000 tons of the of restrictive clauses, chief possible - hopefully before current imports. Our view is among these being that AGOA Service Centre: 0860 109 779 ISO 9001:2008 or [email protected] Accredited

10 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin that they’ll be additional, or with an application by an avian influenza outbreaks. The at least mostly so, so we need importer to create a rebate US seems to simply expect to manage the total volumes. facility - and thereby avoid us to believe their assurances Why do we say that? Firstly, paying import duties. After that all is well with the meat they’re likely to be cheaper some heavy paper swamping they wish to send to us. This than EU imports; secondly, actions, the application has particular disease is not as it’s the intention that at least been withdrawn. Perhaps it well suited to the concept of a percentage of these new will be resuscitated. There are regionalisation or zoning as imports will be allocated to also two other legal actions some other diseases are. The HDI importers i.e. importers relating the imposition of best mechanism for safe trade who do not currently exist and anti-dumping duties against during an HPAI outbreak is who might well have to find the three EU countries still the compartment system, alternate channels to market. wallowing around the legal something in which our The current level of bone- fishpond. What this all says country excels. Charlotte had in imports, avian influenza is that we should expect a a very successful meeting notwithstanding, is at the continued and sustained attack on the side-lines of the OIE highest year to date level on the industry to try make it general meeting, helping DAFF ever. Now these imports are easier to get more imports into to spread information on the not always consistent, so one the country. Our legal efforts way in which South Africa should be cautious to assume are unlikely to diminish in approaches the matter. I really that the 2015 annual import scope, which of course has a do hope that other countries figure will be much higher significant impact on the fees follow the system as defined by than the figures of the past we need from you all. the OIE, for then safe trade is periods. The omens are not a possibility, even in times of good though. We’ll monitor the Avian Influenza outbreaks. effect of the EU anti-dumping The US poultry industry, duties over the next few in conjunction with their f you’ve been following months to see how effective veterinary officials, recently the HPAI outbreaks in the they are although I fear that hosted a workshop on NAI in USA, around 50 million for the Netherlands, they’re Baltimore, where a number of birds have been removed next to useless, and for the South Africans were present. Ifrom their national flock as UK, they’ll only have a limited As it so happens, a report a result of this disease. At effect. An alternate approach is issued a few days before this the time of writing, there in the offing. meeting showed US producers are some indications that the Our Namibian action have themselves played a outbreak may be slowing, so trundles along and there is a significant role in the spread it’s possible that trade with tentative court date set for near of the disease, a finding which the USA could resume later the end of the year to have the further limits their ability to this year. We’re monitoring merits of our claim tested. I’m expect us to believe that their the situation very closely, as not yet certain that further systems are good enough to be the US is trying to bypass the obstacles won’t be placed in trusted. approved OIE mechanisms our path. The International Egg that can assist in allowing safe We’ve also had to deal Commission (IEC) has asked trade - even in the event of

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Service Centre: 0860 109 779 ISO 9001:2008 or [email protected] Accredited Charlotte and I to assist the some very important insights has NAI in our flocks! Simply egg producers of the world in coming from this work. One telling them, as we have done, dealing with NAI. Charlotte is that the product is heavily that this is codswallop will not will head up a communications abused by our consumers, who remove the false declaration, group amongst all global egg are thawing and refreezing but the point is that for us to producers and I, together with it up to three times. This export, we’ll have to deal with a Chinese Professor based isn’t good, either for product real barriers as well as false in the US, will be tasked to quality or food safety reasons. ones. Exporting is a goal worth establish and lead a global The manner in which the striving for, but it’s going to technical expert group on the IQF is used - as the meat base take quite a lot of coordinated disease. Both of these honours of a seshebo type stew - also effort if we’re to become a are appreciated, but as you leads to protein disassociation significant exporter. If we can well imagine, they’ll add (foaming) and an undesired could capture 5% of the global to our workload. The IEC has odour. We’re going to do export market, we’d become also asked me to become their further research to better the single biggest agricultural official link to the Food and understand these effects, exporter in South Africa. So Agricultural organisation of and will have to develop an we don’t have to be big to be the United Nations. I’m not yet educational campaign on how significant in local terms. sure what this appointment to use the product safely. The will entail. final report will be presented General to the Broiler Organisation Committee within the next few Independent Meat nother of the DAFF weeks, after which we’ll share CEO Forum meetings Inspection (IMI) the results more broadly. In the was held last month. meantime, if you want to get These meetings he industry has a summarised version of the Aare meant to be a means for banded together to report, please visit our website senior leaders of the industry approve a scheme to see the presentation made at to listen to and discuss their where a voluntary Avi Africa. concerns with the Minister of Tlevy to implement the IMI We’re still working hard to DAFF and his key officials. I’m system would be put in place move the regulatory process afraid that the meetings have sometime this year. This along as the delay is not lost their way a bit and will includes major producers who leading to resolution; only need to provide a better ‘value are not currently members direct engagement is likely to proposition’ if we’re get the of SAPA. There’s a reasonable do this. major company CEOs to want chance that the final approval to attend. of the whole IMI scheme Exports Eskom load shedding is a could be gazetted within the major problem for the large next two months or so. Our hris Coombes and abattoirs in our industry. DAFF thanks to Dr Louis Theron and Blaine van Ransburg have offered to help us to Blaine van Rensburg for all have offered to get present a case to Eskom, and the work they’ve been doing involved in our we’ve had some positive media to get all the planets aligned. Cproposed Export Forum, as exposure on the matter as well. This work is a good example of has Colin Steenhuisen from an Securing power to the major how positive coopetration with egg perspective. The US egg abattoirs can give us a measure DAFF can lead to workable industry has expressed their of relief and aid in good farm solutions willingness to take imports and processing planning. We’ll from us for the next while keep you updated as to the Brining as they repair the damage success or otherwise of our caused by avian influenza. efforts. ¡ he Zanusi research When we enquired as to the we commissioned on requirements, we found out Regards until next month, brining was presented that the US has determined Kevin Lovell Tat Avi Africa, with that South Africa currently CEO.

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WWW.MERIAL.COM 14 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin Broiler Industry Production REPORT djustments were made by producers to the number of broiler chicks hatched in Nov. 2014 and Dec. 2014. This has affected both the number of broiler chicks placed and Abroilers slaughtered.

July Issue 15 Please note: chicks that will hatch; assumptions and the data • The number of broilers supplied by the industry. • The revised 2013 standards that will be slaughtered. • The reliability of the model were applied in the broiler • This information is output is dependent on production forecasting deemed to reflect the the supply of accurate models from January 2013 industry potential. monthly data from broiler onwards and were fully 2. Based on the number of hatcheries and broiler implemented by October day-old broiler chicks hatched breeder operations. 2013. as supplied by commercial • Two methods are used hatcheries, the model predicts: isclaimer: information to produce the data • The number of broilers in this report reflects summarised in this report: that will be slaughtered. assumptions and Based on the number of • This information is deemed also actual data. The female parent chicks placed, to reflect the actual Dprojections presented in the the forecasting model predicts: production and is regarded report are based upon specific • The number of 20-week- as a true reflection of the production standards and old parent hens that will industry performance. indicate historic and forecasted be transferred; • Comparisons are made trends only. • The number of hatching between potential and Any and all information, eggs that will be produced; actual figures as a means of data, know-how, • The number of broiler validating both the model documentation, materials and other communications, written or oral, which are disclosed or provided to SAPA or its designees by a SAPA member shall be regarded as confidential information belonging to that member and will not be disclosed to any other member.

Executive Overview: Broiler Industry – March 2015

1. Broiler Breeders

Day-old parent pullets placed

An average of 172 605 day- old parent pullets was placed per week in March 2015. This is a decrease of 1.8% compared to the previous month. This is an increase of 2.2% compared to the same month of the previous year. In total 776 722 day-old parent pullets were placed in March 2015.

16 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin Table 1: A comparison of broiler production standards since 2003:

2003 2006 2008 2011 2013 Introduced: Aug 1997 Aug 2005 Jan 2007 Oct 2011 Jan 2013 Fully implemented: Aug 2001 Jun 2006 Nov 2007 Sep 2012 Nov 2013 Broiler Breeder Flock: Mortality to 20 weeks of age: 3,5% 6% 6% 5,6% 5,6% Laying Cycle: 20 weeks to 63 weeks 63 weeks 61 weeks 61 weeks 61 weeks Mortality during the laying 12,4% 12,4% 11,5% 8,5% 8,5% cycle: Broiler Breeder Performance Hatching eggs per hen 151,1 152,5 148,4 151,6 153.7 housed: Broiler chicks produced per 126,2 124,7 119,5 124,2 128.9 hen housed:

Table 2: A comparison of the same broiler production standards at week 60:

2003 2006 2008 2011 2013 Introduced: Aug 1997 Aug 2005 Jan 2007 Oct 2011 Jan 2013 Fully implemented: Aug 2001 Jun 2006 Nov 2007 Sep 2012 Nov 2013 Broiler Breeder Flock: Mortality during the laying 11,8% 11,8% 11,3% 8,45% 8,45% cycle: Broiler Breeder Performance Hatching eggs per hen housed: 144,6 145,8 146,1 149,2 150.8

Broiler chicks produced per 121,3 119,6 117,8 122,4 126,9 hen housed: Graph 1 DAY-OLD BROILER PARENTS PLACED (AVERAGE PER WEEK TO Broiler breeder flock MARCH 2015)

210 000 The average number of 200 000 breeder hens for the month

C 190 000 under review was 6 645 471. H I This is an increase of 0.5% C 180 000 K compared to the previous S

170 000 month. P E This is an increase of 0.9% R 160 000 compared to the same month W E of the previous year. E 150 000 The forecast for July 2015 is K 6 711 145 breeder hens; a 1.0% 140 000 increase on March’s figure. 130 000 Jan.2010 Apr.2010 Jul.2010 Oct.2010 Jan.2011 Apr.2011 Jul.2011 Oct.2011 Jan.2012 Apr.2012 Jul.2012 Oct.2012 Jan.2013 Apr.2013 Jul.2013 Oct.2013 Jan.2014 Apr.2014 Jul.2014 Oct.2014 Jan.2015 2. Broiler Chick Placements Graph 2 AVERAGE BROILER BREEDER FLOCK LAYING CYCLE : 20 TO 61 WEEKS OF AGE Actual placement: Millions 6.9 43.0

B 6.8 42.5 Broiler hatcheries produced R O 6.7 42.0 19.50 million day-old chicks I A L 6.6 41.5 per week in March 2015. E V R 6.5 41.0 E Compared to the previous R B 6.4 40.5 A month this is a 10.1% decrease. R E G 6.3 40.0 Compared to the same E E D 6.2 39.5 E month of the previous year A R this is a 2.9% increase. S 6.1 39.0 G E In total 87.73 million broiler 6.0 38.5 chicks were hatched during the 5.9 38.0

5.8 37.5

month under review. J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J O J A J u a u a u a u a u a a u p p p p p p c c c c c l n l n l n l n l n n l r r r r r r t t t t t ...... 2 2 2 2 2 2 ...... 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 2 3 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 2 3 4 1 Industry Potential: 0 1 2 3 4 5 Average Breeders per Month Avg. Flock age Parent Flock Trend

Based on the forecasting model, potential production of 20.33 million broiler Graph 3 AVERAGE BROILER BREEDERS PER ANNUM Millions chicks per week was projected 6.8 6.770 for March 2015. There is a difference of -4.1% between 6.7 actual and potential figures. 6.660 6.601 B R 6.6 E E 6.521 D 3. Broiler Production E 6.5 R

H 6.408 Actual production: E 6.386 N 6.4 S 19.86 million broilers were produced per week in March 6.3 2015. This is 10.1% more than the 6.2 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 to July 2015 previous month. YEAR

18 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin This is 5.5% more than the Graph 4 BROILER CHICK PLACEMENTS PER WEEK same month of the previous (BREEDER CYCLE : 20 TO 61 WEEKS OF AGE) year. Millions 21.75 A total of 87.93 million 21.50 broilers were produced for 21.25 21.00 slaughter in the month under 20.75 20.50 review. B 20.25 R 20.00 O 19.75 I 19.50 Industry Potential: L E 19.25 R 19.00 18.75 C 18.50 Potentially 18.99 million H 18.25 I 18.00 broilers could have been C 17.75 K produced per week in March S 17.50 17.25 2015. Actual production per 17.00 16.75 week was 4.6% more. 16.50 Jan.2010 Apr.2010 Jul.2010 Oct.2010 Jan.2011 Apr.2011 Jul.2011 Oct.2011 Jan.2012 Apr.2012 Jul.2012 Oct.2012 Jan.2013 Apr.2013 Jul.2013 Oct.2013 Jan.2014 Apr.2014 Jul.2014 Oct.2014 Jan.2015 Apr.2015 Jul.2015

1. Broiler Breeders Forecast based on Parents placed Actual broiler chicks hatched

Graph 1: Day-old broiler Graph 5 ACTUAL BROILER CHICKS PLACED female parents placed. (MILLION per ANNUM)

Graph 2: Monthly broiler Millions 1 022 breeder flock and average hen 1 007 age. B Graph 3: Annual average R 1 000 O 992 number of broiler breeder I L hens. E 978 R 975

C H 2. Broiler Chick I C 950 K 950 Placements S

P R Graph 4: Monthly day-old O 925 D chick placements. U C Graph 5: Actual broiler E D chicks placed per annum. ¡ 900 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 YEAR

July Issue 19 Local NEWS

grondhervormingvoorstelle van die regering toe te lig en te versoek dat die staat goa’s renewal eerder vrywillige skemas moet ondersteun wat teen ‘n veel laer koste goeie resultate kan brings relief but oplewer. “Minister Nkwinti het storm clouds laasjaar Agri SA se raamwerk- A voorstelle, wat op ‘n ondersteunde markbenadering looming aren’t rain berus, verwelkom en Agri SA werk sedertdien op tegniese vlak ten nouste saam met ‘n A dry season looms imported by April 2016, the regeringstaakspan wat moet bulk of which will be yellow adviseer oor hoe Nasionale maize used in animal feed. ¡ Ontwikkelingsplan-voorstelle, he worst drought in wat landelike ontwikkeling South Africa since 1992 en grondhervorming insluit, is bad news for the Agri SA in gesprek prakties toegepas moet poultry industry and met ANC word. Die aankondigings Tlocal consumers, as the country oor beperkings op readies itself to become a net gri SA het van ‘n grondbesit en die importer of corn for the first gespreksgeleentheid 50/50-plaasverdelingvoorstelle time in seven years. With met die sekretaris- rym nie hiermee nie, is harvests in the Free State and generaal van die verwarrend en ondermyn Northwest severely impacted AANC, Gwede Mantashe, vertroue,” het Dan Kriek, wat by the lack of rain, Grain SA gebruik gemaak om weereens Agri SA by die geleentheid reports that more than 766,000 sy kommer oor onwerkbare verteenwoordig het, gesê. tons of corn may have to be Hy het beklemtoon dat

20 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin die kommersiële have a significantly landbou gereed is positive impact on om groot bydraes tot the South African grondhervorming te economy. Not only maak, indien dit op will it will liberate ‘n vennootskapsbasis market access to the met die staat geskied, US without any free ondersteun deur trade agreement, ‘n finansierings- it will spark long- meganisme wat term foreign direct risiko’s kan verlaag investments, which en bekostigbaarheid in turn will equate verbeter. to job creation across Mantashe het Agri various industries in SA se benadering om the country. gereeld en Matthew Conroy, konstruktief met Trade Manager of die regering oor Maersk Line Southern landboubeleid Africa, says the gesprek te voer, Agoa renewal will verwelkom en dit as bring about major voorbeeld aan ander benefits for South groeperinge in die Africa, including burgerlike samelewing export security in the voorgehou. Hoewel automotive, chemical, konsensus, volgens wine and citrus Mantashe, nie altyd industries. bereikbaar is nie, “Although the moet dialoog tog agreement will result resultate oplewer in South Africa wat tot ‘n groter importing chicken mate van gemak from the US again, lei. Hy het versoek regardless of the anti- dat die gesprek oor dumping duties which grondbeleid met were put in place, the minister Nkwinti agreement will be voortgesit moet word, beneficial in the long wat hy glo, bereid is run for numerous om aan beredeneerde industries,” he said. ¡ standpunte oorweging te gee. ¡ Outcome AGOA renewal favourable for positive for SA SA poultry economy s part of a delegation he recent of SA decision government to renew Aand industry officials the African who met with their TGrowth and US counterparts in Opportunity Act for Paris for talks on another ten years will agricultural and

July Issue 21 broader trade matters related met 76% verhoog nadat die important aspect of this is to SA’s eligibility in terms afgelope jaar se operasionele the stringent monitoring of of the African Growth and resultate grootliks teruggekeer antimicrobials in food sources. Opportunity Act (AGOA), Chris het na sy potensiaal. Die beter “Currently the industry Schutte, CEO of Astral Foods operasionele prestasie in 2015 can produce a broiler chicken Limited, says the agreement kon die eenmalige wins uit die ready for the market under reached is deemed to be an samevoeging van die Afgri en five weeks. This is thanks to acceptable outcome to the Senwes handelsbesighede in genetic selection, improved negotiations for SA poultry 2014 finansiële jaar grootliks feeding and enhanced health producers. goedmaak. management practices, He confirmed that a Die grootste oes in 33 jaar often involving the use of framework was agreed upon het lae graanoordragvoorraad antimicrobials as therapeutic that provides for the return of vanuit die 2014 finansiële agents to treat bacterial diseases poultry exports into SA for US jaar teengewerk en die in intensive farming practices. bone-in-chicken portions at marktoegangskanaal het sy These antibiotics can be used 65,000 tons per annum. These bedryfsresultate voor belasting either in feed or in water,” imports will not be subject met 147% verhoog na R210 says Johan Oosthuyse, CEO to the anti-dumping duties miljoen. Die insetkanaal of V-Tech. “While there has currently in place against US se bedryfsresultate met been an increase in bacterial poultry, but will be subject to 11% verhoog vanaf R80 resistance as a result of the an ad valorem most favoured miljoen na R89 miljoen. Die need to use the anti-bacterial nation import duty of 37%. finansiële dienstekanaal het medicines, with antimicrobial “We are pleased with the dieselfde tendens gevolg en resistance – or AMR – outcome of these negotiations sy bedryfswins na rente maar becoming an international and believe that sanity voor belasting het met 4% concern due to the increase in prevailed where we were verhoog na R99 miljoen. trends of resistance patterns, able to ‘protect’ the poultry “Ten spyte van die most developed countries have industry from untenable wisselvalligheid van put plans in place to manage levels of US bone-in-chicken die landbou-omgewing this.” imports,” said Schutte. ¡ handhaaf Senwes sy He believes that AMR is a strategie van konsolidasie reality for both human and ‘n Rekordopbrengs en deur vennootskappe, animal health and one that herorganisasie en spesialisasie. needs to be taken seriously. droogtesiklus in een Die verskeie, gesamentlike “Since pathogens have no finansiële jaar beheerde beleggings werp limit to their boundaries, South vrugte af en verskaf kritiese Africa is expected to play an massa, optimaliserings- en important role in the fight wee heeltemal integrasiegeleenthede sowel as against AMR. Veterinarians uiteenlopende ‘n groter platform vir groei,” sê and other health officials, landbousiklusse in Strydom. ¡ together with companies een finansiële jaar is like V-Tech, need to work Tweereens die kenmerk van together towards achieving the die hoogs volatiele omgewing strategic objectives set out in waarin landboumaatskappye Monitoring the AMR strategy framework. volhoubaar besigheid moet antimicrobials in SA Globally it’s a major concern bedryf, volgens Francois that antibiotic resistance by Strydom, Uitvoerende Hoof poultry organisms are increasing and van die Senwes Groep. may limit the availability of Die 2014/2015 wins na s poultry becomes one effective antibiotics in human belasting van R247 miljoen of the world’s fastest medicine in the future.” ¡ is ‘n 2% verlaging vanaf growing sources of die vorige finansiële jaar se meat, it is becoming R251 miljoen. Daarteenoor Aincreasingly important to het genormaliseerde ensure the health of poultry wesensverdienste per aandeel destined for the table. An

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The 109th Avi Africa broke all attendance records while the exhibition stands were jam-packed with familiar faces and new visitors alike. The Bulletin stopped in to say hello.

← Ray Stanbury, Pieter Willemse and Theo Delport.

↓Professor Peter Plumstead with students Alet de Villiers, Kelly Branner and Jacques Cloete

← Stephanie von Waltsleben and Willem de Lange

24 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin AVI AFRICA

→ Theuns Kuhn, William Lucas and Jean Joubert

↓ Gorden Kgang and Cathy Phatsoane with Rob Lunenburg

↓Ahmed Hadjee

July Issue 25 ↑The Big Dutchman Team

← Gauteng’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

↑ Chris Mason, Sindiwe Mbiko and Marco Torsius

26 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin ←Naude Rossouw, Jaco Viljoen, Robin Barnsley, Jannie Serfontein and Ray Stanbury

→ Achmat Brinkhuis, Khotso Radebe, Terence Mmatladi and Aziz Sulliman

←Andy Crocker and the team from Ross

July Issue 27

Gearing up for GROWTH By Jacques Claassen

stral Foods recently opened the new Aextension of its County Fair Hocroft Processing Plant.

←The extension of County Fair’s Hocroft Processing Plant

July Issue 29 ne of the most near Klipheuwel in the 1,050,000 to 1,600,000 per significant Western Cape, County Fair sells week.” consequences of a significant 880,000 birds as County Fair services Cape the broiler supply fresh poultry on a weekly basis Town’s southern suburbs Oagreement signed between in Cape Town. from its facility in Epping Tydstroom Poultry and County “There is a strong market while deliveries for the city’s Fair in February last year was for fresh poultry in the northern suburbs are made the extension of County Fair’s Western Cape,” says Theo directly from the abattoir near Hocroft Processing Plant to the Delport, Managing Director Klipheuwel. Changes at the tune of R85,9 million as well of Astral’s Poultry Division. Hocroft Processing Plant are as a 52% increase in slaughter “Before the expansion, summarised in Table 1. The volumes and fresh processing Hocroft’s fresh processing price paid to Quantum is based capacity. capacity was 580,000 birds on County Fair’s live broiler Following the 2,730 square per week. Its overall slaughter cost. metre extension of the plant volumes saw an increase from

Table 1: Changes at County Fair’s Hocroft Processing Plant

Key indicator “Before” Tydstroom “After” Tydstroom Factory built 1976 Slaughter volumes (1976) 350 000 birds per week Slaughter volumes 1 050 000 1 600 000 County Fair broiler farms 26 24 Employees on site 950 1 625 Shifts per week 10 11 Continuous shift No Yes Electricity usage 7 Megawatt 8 Megawatt Fresh processing capacity 580 000 birds per week 880 000 birds per week Distribution vehicles 44 66 Floor area new extension 2 730 square meters Capital spent R85,9 million Product mix IQF 40% : Fresh 28% IQF 36% : Fresh 32% IQF = Individually quick frozen

According to Gary Arnold, Astral Foods Limited’s Director: Gary Arnold, Astral’s Director Business Development, of Business Development investments such as these gear the group for future growth. The extension was undertaken despite the poultry industry’s lengthy production cycles and the fact that the market for poultry meat cannot be turned on and off. Having selected the birds for the fresh and frozen market segments, they are hung on to two separate lines at the

30 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin The division for packaging fresh poultry meat

Hocroft Processing Plant. The succulence and tenderness as Bird, Sovereign and Afgri. air chilling process takes place well as its moisture holding Astral derives 58% of its in two separate rooms. capacity. gross revenue from poultry Processing and packing He added that the brine production, 38% from feed for fresh chicken consists of injection machinery contains production and 4% from cutting, packing, scale and a grid or series of needles business with other African pricing, boxing, storage, and that force marinade into the countries. despatch. For IQF, the process tissue under pressure. The He added that retailers buy consists of cutting, injection, needles are spring loaded and 54% of South Africa’s poultry freezing, packing, bagging, stop penetration upon contact meat, while 42% and 4% storage, and despatch. with bone surfaces. The brine are destined for wholesalers Before the individually is diffused into raw meat and the food services sector quick frozen (IQF) process portions. respectively. starts, the meat is subjected During a presentation Divided by volume by to brine marinade injections. to investors and the media, category, 57% of South Africa’s Arnold explained that the Arnold spoke about several poultry meat is packaged and salt levels in Astral’s brined myths among the general sold as individually quick poultry meat are only 0.510g public with regard to poultry frozen (IQF) pieces, while per 100g, which is well within meat (see Table 2). another 4% of broiler meat the recommended guidelines Arnold also pointed out is sold in a frozen form. of the Heart Foundation. The that South Africa’s broiler Countrywide, only 4% of Foundation regards salt levels production amounts to 19 broiler volumes are sold which are below 0.3g per 100g million birds per week of as fresh meat. Value added as low and levels above 1.5g per which 4,950,000 broilers are poultry meat constitutes 6% of 100g as high. processed by Astral Foods production volumes, while low According to Arnold, brine Limited on a weekly basis. value cuts constitute 21%. ¡ injections are done to improve Leading the market among sensory and functional local producers with its properties of poultry meat, 26% market share, Astral is including flavour, colour, followed by Rainbow, Country

July Issue 31 Table 2: Myths about poultry meat

General market Astral’s response perception 1. Do chickens grow No, definitely not. No chickens produced by any of Astral’s poultry so fast because they operations are injected, fed or in any way whatsoever subjected to hormones. are injected with Desired growth and weight targets are obtained via a perfect combination of growth hormones? superior genetics, scientific nutrition and best farming practices which are ethically applied. Be assured, eating our chicken products is perfectly safe for you.

2. Are all chickens No, this is not entirely true. Our fresh chicken, which is never frozen, is injected with water 100% natural. Excess moisture is removed from fresh chicken through an before being sold? air-chilling process before being packed. We do flavour enhance Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) portions with a water-based brine, to improve meat tenderness and succulence by means of a scientifically applied injection method. 3. Are chickens This is not true at all. Our chickens are raised in large poultry sheds designed restricted from to keep them as comfortable as possible. movement by being Disinfected floors are bedded with wood shavings, sunflower husks or wheat kept in small wire straw which allows them to scratch and move around as they please. They cages? have unrestricted access to light, clean water and nutritious feed 24 hours a day. 4. Are chickens Maize, the main energy source in a chicken’s diet, comprises approximately reared on a 50% of the feed ration. Specially formulated protein ingredients, together diet of maize only? with key vitamins and minerals, are added creating the perfect balanced diet -- fed in the form of easily digested crumbles or pellets. 5. The antibiotics No, this is not entirely true. Antibiotics are administered when necessary administered to through chickens – feed intake and under the strict guidance of a do they remain in registered veterinary practitioner. Any incidental antibiotic residues are the meat and are well within the legislated maximum residual levels (MRL). Our standard they dangerous to practice is to withdraw antibiotics from feed according to the manufacturers’ our health? guidelines, at least five days prior to slaughtering. Additionally, our independent laboratory tests the livers and muscles of slaughtered chickens for traces of antibiotic residues.

The order make-up area for County Fair’s different customer routes

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Russia extends food NEWS embargo he retaliatory Russian food embargo – ussia shrugs off implemented as a response to EU and US sanctions effects Tsanctions – has been extended until the end of January 2016. The sanctions, imposed due as others fill the to Russia’s role in the conflict R in the Ukraine, appear to be gap having little effect in the local food market, where retailers are reported to have adjusted to the effect and arranged alternative sources of supply. ¡

Salmonella risky in EU

he EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed has reported a 25% rise in the number Tof notifications of health risks compared to the previous year, with poultry being notably at risk from salmonella infection. Poultry salmonella incidents remained high in the EU and the free trade area, with France and Germany appearing to have the biggest problems.

34 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin The report advised poultry companies to ensure the feed they use is free of salmonella. ¡

Ten years of growth ahead

report produced by the UN’s Organisation for Economic Cooperation and ADevelopment and the FAO predicts increased livestock production over the next decade, supported by lower feed costs and nominally higher prices for meat. “Governments should concentrate on developing Hubbard flocks sales representatives from policies that raise productivity 5 continents in Nantes and boost innovation, better together for a week to share and manage risk and ensure that exchange their knowledge robust agricultural systems ubbard and Novogen and experience. Focusing on benefit farmers and consumers recently gathered Hubbard’s ‘Less Feed, More alike,” said Angel Gurria, their worldwide Meat’ and Novogen’s ‘Genes secretary-general of the OECD. teams of more for Better Eggs’ campaigns, ¡ Hthan 100 technicians and workshops covered genetics,

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Dr Rob Davies with Kevin Lovell 38 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin and the SAPA team gro processing is Government opening next year. In addition, Saudi the largest source Arabia has encouraged South of employment in opportunities Africa to exhibit in the poultry manufacturing, exhibition that it will host later Acontributing 11% of avies posed the this year.” manufacturing value add and question as to how Davies added that Iran 15% of the jobs in that sector, the DTI can support is also very important as a making it a “critical new job the poultry industry market, where South Africa’s driver” in South Africa. Dto grow, prosper, continue to competitive advantage is that The Minister of Trade transform, provide jobs and the country already has Halaal and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, create opportunities for new certification, something that speaking at the opening of the entrants. can be built on. 109th Avi Africa conference “We’ve seen the Gulf as an “Another possibility is on the 23 June, said the area where there’s a high and Russia, which used to import poultry industry is the largest growing income, and where huge amounts of agricultural provider of protein consumed opportunities are opening up products from the European in South Africa, and the largest for South African imports. Union. As the EU imposed agricultural sub sector in the These countries include the sanctions on Russia’s exports, country. United Arab Emirates and the Russians retaliated by “The poultry industry has Saudi Arabia. Also opening up stopping agricultural imports a very important role to play, as a result of the relaxation of from the EU. Some of our one which has been identified sanctions on food products is industries have already taken for support, accelerated Iraq. We are actively exploring advantage of this. Last year development and job creation these,” he said. “In the case of we attended the Moscow in government’s action Saudi Arabia, I was there for International Food Fair and plans,” he said. “The DTI, in our bi-lateral Trade Investment South Africa won the prize for our incentive programmes, Commission meeting earlier the best exhibit. So there are deployed R1,2-billion between this year and met with their opportunities in Russia, and 2009 and 2013 to support agro Agriculture Minister and we’d like you to work with processing.” Trade Minister. There is a us to consider these,” he said. possibility of us supplying “We’re looking in-depth at 2,250 tons of different poultry the issues that exporters are products into Saudi Arabia to facing and how we can work the value of US$8.4-million around them. I encourage

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July Issue 39 Kevin Lovell and Marthinus Stander of SAPA with Dr Rob Davies, SA’s Minister of Trade and Industry

the poultry industry to be choices, and encouraging billion of the coffee value part of that process. Look local food producers to steal a chain is captured outside the to alternative channels and march on imported products, continent.” develop our export profile. This because if you can change Clearly indicating that is something we can assist you your production patterns to the real worth lies in value with.” meet these requirements, addition, he added that SA importers won’t bother. This needs to develop industries Campaigning for will establish the local product that add value to our as the preferred choice - the agricultural products in the growth healthier option.” same way that the beneficiation of mineral commodities adds o promote local Reaping greater value to those. products, Davies said “More than 60% of world government has been profits for Africa trade is in intermediate goods, running a campaign which tells us that if we are at Tcalled ‘Eat well, eat safe, ccording to Davies, the bottom of the value chain eat local’. He explained that there is a need Africa we’re not going to derive the the Department of Health and South Africa incomes and create a new basis will soon be introducing to generate greater for economic growth.” new food safety regulations Afinancial benefits for the Although South Africa based on information from continent from their export has much to grapple with to health authorities around products through processing develop its poultry value chain, the world that indicates that activities that will add greater opportunities exist for poultry non communicable lifestyle value to these. producers and government to diseases, such as eating “To give you an example,” work together to raise South excessive amounts of fat or he said “coffee produced Africa’s international trade salt, are the biggest threats to and exported on the African competitiveness and provide human life. continent fetches US$6-billion. more jobs and more food for “Through this campaign, Outside Africa, where it’s more people. ¡ we’re encouraging South processed, it fetches US$100- Africans to make healthy billion, meaning US$94-

40 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin Cheap imports stunt GROWTH

ost South Africans are but one step away from poverty and we Mneed to fix that

outh Africa is in unemployed also face losing the middle of an their life skills. unemployment crisis, “Using an expanded with slightly more than definition of what youth is, Sa quarter of all working age namely 15 to 34, nearly three South Africans in a position quarters of the unemployed where they cannot find a job. are youth, and almost half have Kevin Lovell, CEO of never worked, which means SAPA, in his Avi Africa 2015 that the life skills required to presentation entitled ‘Trade: work with others is lacking in friend or foe?’, said of those about half of the people who unemployed, roughly two haven’t worked,” he said. “So thirds haven’t worked for more if you wonder why there is so than a year. And with only half much anger, so much angst, of South Africans possessing why there is so much protest a matric certificate, those and resistance, it’s because we

July Issue 41 Africa, already providing more than 115,000 employment opportunities. “So how does South Africa grow this number? By government and industry working together. Trade is a partnership that government and industry must make happen. Trade is a partnership action, not an individual action,” he said. “Industries must play their part, but your government has to go with you to open doors. If you don’t have government intervention, you are unlikely to succeed.”

The impact of imports and exports on jobs have young, energetic people the developed world doesn’t who’ve come into the world want and is able to sell at lower he number of direct with hope - and are losing it.” prices than local products, and indirect jobs that “We need more protected as they are by could be created if SA employment, better international trade agreements. did not import any employment, skills Importing chicken reduces Tchicken meat, says Lovell, is improvement that can lead to local sales and weakens the 18,069. More importantly, how career progression and interim Rand. many jobs would be created if solutions that can deal with “Imports affect volumes, SA exported more? the education deficit. Without and volumes per se affect “For every 10,000 tons of more and better employment local production possibilities. chicken meat we’d export, we’d we wont have a successful SA.” Therefore, volumes take away create 1,069 jobs. Last year we opportunity. Imports affect exported 61,822 tons worth Poor growth of local volatility and volatility affects R1,108-billion,” he said. “For price on an immediate basis. every 10,000 tons of eggs or industry Therefore, volatility takes away egg product we’d export, we pricing power. Volume and would create an additional 318 volatility affect farm-planning ovell suggested that jobs. Last year we exported decisions, and this affects the the country’s inability 8,166 tons worth R407- growth of our economy,” he to provide the number million.” said. of jobs necessary to In 2014, he said the poultry Ltake people out of poverty and industry created roughly 7,000 build a nation is the result of Increasing jobs jobs, but could do so much poor local industry growth, through poultry more. with much of this due to “Over a five year period high volumes of imports and from 2009 to 2014, this restrictions on South African griculture can provide industry grew by 10.1%. exports. a solution because The local population grew Lack of internal growth in it can create high by 8.8% so real growth was the poultry industry is linked numbers of jobs. 1.3%,” he said. “Imports of to unfair trade – the import ALovell said that the poultry the key product that affect of cheap chicken parts and industry is a significant us – American and European so-called brown meat, which provider of jobs in South ‘waste’ – grew by 144.4% over

42 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin the same period. Therefore, in proteins follow – soya being real terms, where we grew by the best.” How can we fix the 1.3%, they grew by 135.6%. This shows massive instability in What’s good and import problem? favour of the overseas markets. We have the dishonour of what’s bad in our e need being one of the top ten import economy? market destinations of the world for interven- poultry.” ccording to Lovell, tions, as an open market “Wpolitical will and administrat- Is there a future for economy, we ive capacity to fix South this industry? are subjected to Africa’s import problem,” said Aimports. In the face of policy Lovell. Market interventions uncertainty and problems could include quota control; oultry is the second with policy implementation, farmer incentives whereby we largest animal protein there is provision for increased have the option to subsidise type. Poultry is the government support, and farmers, but don’t; farm and most traded meat type, the South African Poultry industry subsidies; trade Pbut only 13% of production Association has started measures that benefit the is traded. Total trade is worth discussions about this. Up industry; and national pride in about US$18-billion. As much to now, government hasn’t buying local, as SA consumers as 50% of the global trade value involved itself in agriculture don’t know if they’re buying is in dark meat surpluses - the because, collectively, it hasn’t poultry produced in this meat that the developed world been sure if agriculture is a country. doesn’t want so ‘dumps’ on the partner or an enemy. “Selling eggs and all parts developing world. Eggs are the “If we don’t change this of the chicken to your own world’s fourth largest animal perception, we are not going people, as well as to someone protein source, but only 5.3% to make things move forward,” else, is the best way forward,” of production is traded. The he said. There are risks to he said. “Trade is neither your opportunities are enormous, government intervention, for friend or your foe – it is your said Lovell. example, around land, and as partner. “There has been a massive the country is on the road to Trade is not about imports growth in poultry meat and transformation, it is our job, or exports; it is about both. The good growth in egg production as South Africans, to change vote was a step for freedom, over time,” he said. “In the case from a minority economy to a but employment can create real of eggs, we’re a low consumer. majority economy. freedom for South Africa. The There’s a huge amount of “We have to change what future is collective action with growth opportunity. We exists and create something government.”¡ could more than double our that never existed,” he said. consumption and still wouldn’t be in the top four to five egg consuming nations in the world.” “Neither of these products will lose their inexpensive status. They are always going to be high quality proteins. I never tire of reminding everyone that the egg is the best source of protein. Scientifically, every other protein is measured against the egg. Egg is best, milk second, meat third, then various plant

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References 1. European survey confirms Intestinal Integrity loss in Late Phase, Elanco, P10010, 2010. 2. Evaluation of the effect of Monteban (narasin) to prevent coccidiosis, Elanco, WEBRLMTB00001, 2010. 3. Efficacy of three anticoccidial programs to prevent coccidiosis, Elanco, WEBRLMTB00002, 2010. 4. Thiery P. Assessment of Anticoccidial Programs in Experimental Station. Elanco Symposium Prague 2007. 5. Elwinger. The effects of narasin on Clostrodium perfringens in caeca and the occurrence of necrotic enteritis in broilers chickens. 19th World Poultry Congress. 6. Bilgili S. Broiler processing timely information. WOGS, Poultry Science Department, Auburn University, December 2001. 7. Macklin E.S. and Hess J.B. influence of narasin on broiler live performance and yield during the withdrawal period, 2007. 8. Saggiorato M. et al, Can We Predict Early The Performance of a Broiler Flock? Experience From Clostrodium First Test, WPSA symposium, Tours, 2010. 9. Johansson A. et al, Genetic Diversity and prevalence of netB in Clostrodium perfringens isolated from a broiler flock affected by mild necrotic enteritis, Veterinary Microbiology 144 (2010) 87–92. 10. As per the R to € exchange rate on July 2014. www.google.com/finance/converter

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s chair of SAPA’s Developing he structures re- Poultry Farmer’s Organisation, Justice Zotwa flect the racial di- reported at Avi Africa 2015 Aon the change happening in SAPA, as evidenced in the racial diversity versity of a SAPA on the Board and in all of the T association’s structures. transformed “What I hear when we talk about transformation is that it’s not happening, it’s too slow, it’s window dressing, or it’s only for the chosen few. But from SAPA’s point-of- view, transformation is a journey that we are taking together,” said Zotwa. “We’ve established a Transformation Committee and put transformation in each of SAPA’s four committees, namely the Broiler Organisation, Egg Organisation, Chick Producers Organisation and Developing Farmers Organisation. We’ve also established a united and non-racial SAPA Management Committee and Board.” Justice Zotwa Since 1994, the local poultry industry with Egg has enjoyed the benefits of freedom, which Organisation accounted for much of the industry’s growth chairperson Robin because consumption grew as people could Barnsley afford to buy more produce as the economic

46 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin benefits of freedom people and they are reached the majority. busy working on “But something employment equity happened in the in their companies. process,” he said. They report to SAPA’s “The industry did Transformation STOP not realise the Committee. I am very the Gumboro cycle implications of a free glad to say this is with Transmune® IBD country in terms of happening,” adding Protects against all markets being opened that transforming our Gumboro virus strains. to other countries, country and moving and imports took it forward required the South African South Africans having poultry industry off a dream that unites guard. Many lost their them. step. This is because “I suggest that to the industry did not make South Africa a recognise government successful country, all as a partner in that of us as South Africans growth. must work together “Some fell, some and link together, big scaled down and companies and small survived, some closed producers, industry down permanently, and government. We and others regrouped need the private sector and started again. and government to Those who survived come together to the period and those form public-private who persevered partnerships.” realised the need Zotwa added that of partnering with black South Africans government and should not rely understood the only on others for importance of transformation, but Transmune® IBD – higher transformation. Those that they too should are the companies take responsibility for vaccination accuracy and we are working with advancing themselves. homogenous vaccine take in charting the way “If you don’t do forward for all of us.“ anything, nothing will With Transmune® IBD you can rely on: happen. We must not • Moving South forget that as black Full Gumboro control – blocks the bursa people we need to for all types of Gumboro virus strains Africa forward come up with our • Convenience through hatchery vaccination own initiatives. God in ovo or day old monitored by Ceva otwa pointed does not provide when C.H.I.C.K Program to Sovereign you are sleeping, God • Compatibility with Vectormune® Foods, Afgri, provides when you are Astral, moving. If you don’t HVT - NDV ZGrainfields and CBH do anything, nothing • 40 billion vaccinated broilers since 2006 as leading role players will happen. It is only in transformation. when you wake up “They are buying and do something that from previously things will happen.”¡ disadvantaged Ceva Animal Health (Pty) Ltd Reg. No. 1973/016009/07 Tel: +27(0)11 312-4088 Fax: +27(0)11 312-4092 Website: www.ceva.co.za

Cevac® Transmune® Reg. No: G3457 (IBD virus) is registered under Act 36 of 1947. Together, beyond animal health OUT & ABOUT Every year, SAPA recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to the poultry industry – as well as those exhibitors whose time, money and energy goes in to making the Avi Africa exhibition a must-see on the local agricultural calendar. SAPA chairman Marthinus Stander presented the awards. ↓Robin Barnsley is awarded for his contribution to the industry

↑Alan Saunders receives his award as SAPA Honorary President from Marthinus Stander ↓Phakade Mqadi from Elanco receiving a Big Stand Award ↓Katelyn Conlong from Molecular Diagnostic Services gets a Small Stand Award

48 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin ↓Kobus Brits from Ceva receiving his Big Stand Award

↑Zest’s Leon Beyleveld receives a Small Stand Award SAPA AWARDS

↑Stan and Ryan Levin from Poltek receive a Big Stand Award

July Issue 49 Northern VIEWS By Gineke Mons

major shift awaits the sector, had to adjust its Dutch broiler industry own predictions. In 2012, Rabobank expected that by 2020 the intermediate segment A would represent 50 percent of all Dutch broiler meat. he Dutch broiler That prediction was met by industry is on the verge disbelief, but for the wrong of a metamorphosis. reasons. As it turns out, the Within the next 12 outlook was too conservative, Tto 18 months, roughly 30 to in time as well as in scope. 40 percent of our 580 broiler Because around the same time farmers will have to make a Rabobank published this, the strategic choice, Rabobank animal welfare organisation predicts. Will they stay Wakker Dier started its producing for the regular campaign against the regular market, or switch to the broiler segment. With the intermediate segment where negative ‘plofkip’ label (literally broilers have significantly more - exploding chicken) and living space? smart tv and radio advertising The Dutch Rabobank, firmly campaigns, Wakker Dier rooted in the agricultural successfully pressurised the

50 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin retailers and producers. shift. Currently, our 580 broiler overall production capacity will They sure did feel the heat. establishments hold 47 million be reduced by 128,000 tonnes Farmers and supermarkets broilers (81,000 per farm, on of poultry meat. Meaning that teamed up to produce more average) on 2.2 million square more than 3 million so-called sustainable poultry meat. This metres. To switch the Dutch poultry production rights was never seen before. They retail-meat from regular to the (required for Dutch farmers to felt the need for a change intermediate segment, a total operate) will flow back to the towards a more welfare- floor space of 950,000 square market. These rights will create friendly way of poultry meat metres is required; roughly 40 a new dynamic in the Dutch production. United, they percent of the available space. poultry producing business, launched the Kip van Morgen As Rabobank predicts, around depending of course on the initiative, or Tomorrow’s 25 percent of the intermediate developmental opportunities Chicken. And as I mentioned segment will be sourced from on the individual farms. in earlier columns, the Dutch abroad, which means that 75 Therefore, the regular segment anti-cartel watchdog ACM percent will be produced in the will also be able to benefit brought the initiative to a Netherlands. Ergo: 3 to 4 out from the transition towards screeching halt. of every 10 broiler producers more sustainable production. But, as Rabobank says, will have to make a choice. “It’s creating opportunities the paradigm had already Soon. “The impact of this move for the industry as a whole,” started to shift. And by now towards sustainabilisation is Rabobank jubilates. Although it’s unstoppable. Individual huge,” Rabobank writes in the outlet of these regular retailers are developing their its June 2015 outlook on the broilers in the supermarkets own intermediate segment, broiler industry. “This will also will become less and less, this with slower growing broilers increase consumer’s support segment will be forced to focus that have more living space for the broiler business.” on export, wholesale and food and daylight in the barn. With less broilers per square service to channel their poultry This will result in a major meter in the current barns, the meat. ¡

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ollowing on from last month’s article, we have just concluded AVI FAfrica 2015, the largest

52 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin to date judging by attendance in conjunction with the in the sector. The money figures. What was encouraging SAPA secretariat and the Egg will be used for a specific to note was the amount of Organisation. industry training need yet to interest shown by attendees be identified. The focus for in the practical sessions, DAFF funded farmer previous grants has been on with the rooms brimming to Poultry Meat Examiner training overflowing. I anticipate that training and indications are that we we shall need to book larger need to look at other areas for venues for AVI Africa 2016. rrangements for this particular intervention. This year’s successful event is various DAFF funded Should any of the reader wish attributed to the enthusiastic training interventions to submit suggestions as to exhibitors who invested are well underway what skills areas need to be a lot of time and effort in Aand July will see the start of addressed please feel free to their displays, the speakers training in Kwa Zulu Natal, send your suggestions to me. who willingly made their Mpumalanga followed by time available to share their courses in the Western Cape in MEC visits the KZNPI knowledge, and the delegates August. This initiative is open who attended the conference. to existing small scale poultry he MEC for KwaZulu- farmers. Should you wish to Natal Agriculture and take part in this opportunity Galliova 2015 Rural Development, please contact Christopher Mr Cyril Xaba, visited Mason christopher@sapoultry. rrangements for Tthe Kwa Zulu-Natal Poultry co.za or on (011)795 9920. Galliova 2015 have Institute in Pietermaritzburg, commenced. The where he addressed the awards will be held in AgriSETA funding poultry sector from the entrant AOctober in the Western Cape farmers to the commercial with a venue still to be decided griSETA have farmers about growth on. Once again Protactic committed a further possibilities the departmental have been asked to make all R500,000 to SAPA strategy on Agrarian Reform the necessary arrangements Atowards training and Transformation has for the

July Issue 53 sector. ‘’A united, sustainable and viable agricultural sector with thriving rural communities in balance with nature is the new vision of the Department which I want to see the poultry farming sector in line with. We have to strengthen the support of poultry farmers at a local and a district level,” he said. The Department is taking a cooperative arrangement with the KZNPI for specialist poultry training to the Department’s Extension Officers, Animal Heath Technicians and students from the Department’s Colleges. This will be one of the building blocks of the new Agrarian Reform and Transformation strategy as extension services at ground level. and an affordable source of will be more scientific and MEC Xaba alluded to the protein, therefore the market technologically developed to fact that chicken remains is ready to be exploited and withstand farming challenges South Africa’s food of choice grown exponentially.¡

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Delivering results against severe DISEASES By Dr Jonathan Wright of such global efforts is the disease challenge. Farming more poultry under intensive conditions to improve ore food for more profitability and increase production has resulted in higher risks of disease people means outbreaks. Growing calls from diseases must be consumers to reduce antibiotic M usage in food producing animals puts further pressure controlled on intensive production systems. Fortunately, The global poultry industry as South Africa and the rest most poultry diseases are is facing a challenge to meet of Africa where population is preventable through proper the protein needs of an ever- set to increase at a higher pace vaccination and biosecurity. increasing world population. than other continents. According to field poultry This is even more important One of the factors posing veterinarians in South in developing countries such a threat to the realisation Africa it is very clear that

56 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin Newcastle disease (NCD) is (NCD) challenges, with some that more producers have still considered as the most producers reporting mortality looked at alternative, reliable economically important rates of more than 60% per and proven means of dealing poultry disease in the country. cycle. This prompted producers with high NCD challenges. Diseases such as infectious and veterinarians to rethink The availability of vector bronchitis (IB), infectious vaccination programs and NCD vaccines has provided bursal disease (IBD), Salmonella biosecurity measures in an poultry producers with a better and Mycoplasma make up effort to deal with this. alternative to control NCD. the other four spots on the It is common practice to The superior performance of list of diseases considered increase the number of live these vector vaccines was very to be amongst the top 5 NCD farm vaccinations in an evident in South Africa during economically important effort to improve the NCD high NCD challenge. poultry diseases in South immunity of the birds when Ceva’s Vectormune ND Africa. The impact of these the challenge is high. In some vaccine, which was the first diseases on the profitability cases oil vaccination together vector NCD vaccine on the of a poultry enterprise is with a live spray vaccination market was launched in massive; a severe outbreak of at day old in the hatchery, South Africa in May 2013, for example NCD or IBD can followed by further live NCD at a time when the poultry result in the total collapse of a vaccinations on the farm is industry was facing severe poultry enterprise. employed in an attempt to NCD challenges. The vaccine increase the NCD immunity of has been a revelation in the Newcastle Disease Control the birds. industry with most producers The above methods of NCD and veterinarians opting to The South African poultry control, even though they are include it on their vaccination industry has over the past well accepted, do not always programs. This vaccine helps 18-24 months been facing work and always yield variable to strengthen the protection of severe Newcastle Disease results. It is for this reason chickens against NCD, while

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58 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin A Page IN TIME The S.A.P.A. Poultry Bulletin - August 1954

Vrystaatse Gedagtes - Deur Dajak

July Issue 59 Te Goed Om Waar Te natuurlike weerstandsvermoë van die hoenders verswak het. Wees Bowendien mag moontlik met die antibiotika dieselfde gebeur n ‘n oorsese pluimveeblad as wat met D.D.T. gebeur het, het ons kort gelede wat blykbaar op die oomblik ‘n berig gelees dat die nie meer dieselfde dodelike Amerikaanse ondersoekers, uitwerking op vlieë het as wat IOlson en Jennings, daarin in die begin die geval was nie. geslaag het om deur middel In so ‘n geval mag hoenders van inspuitings onder die met ‘n verswakte natuurlike vel, B.W.D. te bestry. Volgens weerstandsvermoë baie die Bedryfpluimveehouder, makliker die prooi van allerlei waaraan ons hierdie het ons proefnemings gemaak siektes word as in die tyd toe berig ontleen, sou ‘n en dit lyk asof sterfte onder die gebruik van antibiotika nog nuwe antibiotikum, nl. kuikens stellig ietsie minder onbekend was. Daarom lyk dit Synnematine, ‘n besonder is, hoewel ‘n mens met vir ons toe asof, veral telers, goeie inspuitingsmiddel, proewe op gewone plase altyd versigtig moet wees met die teen B.W.D. wees en sou alle versigtig moet wees, omdat gebruik van antibiotika in hul salmonella pullorum basille die geleentheid vir die nodige kuikenmengsels. na onderhuidse injeksies teentoetse nie altyd aanwesig is heeltemal vernietig word. nie en dinge soms toegeskryf Rekords Van Broeis Geen verdere besonderhede word aan ‘n bepaalde metode oor hierdie toetse en oor die of voersisteem, wat eintlik Henne onkoste hieraan verbonde het maar net die gevolg van ons tot dusver onder die oë ander omstandighede kan oewel broeisheid nie, maar sulke berigte gee ‘n wees. Vanuit die Kaap het maar baie min mens moed dat ons eenmaal ons verneem van proewe meer onder die nog op ‘n ander manier die wat duidelik bevestig dat die Wit Leghorns gevreesde B.W.D. sal kan kuikens baie vinniger groei as Haangetref word, bly, veral bestry as net deur middel die A.B. kuikenmeel gebruik onder die Australorp henne, van bloedtoetse en afslagting. word. Die gebruik van A.B. die neiging om broeis te word Hoewel ons nie die indruk kuikenmeel vir kuikens wat nog taamlik sterk en, hoewel kry dat stefte onder kuikens vir slagdoeleindes grootgemaak miskein in mindere mate, as gevolg van B.W.D. nog steed word kan gelukkig nie veel tog ook nog onder die R.I.R. toeneem nie, bly dit tog maar kwaad doen nie maar of dit henne maar dit mag as bekend een van die gevaarlikste siektes wenslik is om alle kuikens, ook veronderstel word dat die waarmee ons te kampe het. En by telers bv. op hierdie meel neiging tot broeisheid glad met belangstelling sien ons uit te voer betwyfel ons tog. In nie beteken dat sulke henne na verdere berigte oor hierdie sommige lande is nog strenge geen goeie produseerders sou proefnemings. beperkings op die gebruik van wees nie. Ons het by ‘n vorige antibiotika in kuikenmengsels geleentheid al verwys na die Versigtigheid Met geplaas. Die groot vraag lêbatterye wat mnr. Winter van is watter uitwerking die Kroonstad op sy boerdery het. Antibiotika gebruik van antibiotika op Begin van die jaar het die hoenderstapel van die hy heeltemal willekeurig 13 ins die gebruik van toekoms gaan hê. Op die R.I.R henne wat broeis was antibiotika in ons oog af lyk dit baie mooi om in sy lêbatterye geplaas en die kuikenmengsels kuikens in hul groeityd teen gemiddelde produksie oor toegelaat word, het reeds die nadelige inwerking van die 1ste helfte van 1954 dus Sheelwat boere proewe hiermee allerlei siektekieme te beskerm, oor die maande Januarie tot geneem en dit sou nogal maar die toekoms mag miskien en met Junie 117 eiers. Die interessant wees om rapporte vir ons leer dat hierdie produksie van die 5 hoogste hieroor te kan lees. Persoonlik kunsmatige beskerming die produseerders was 148-147-

60 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin 138-136 en 132 eiers. al hierdie soort van 4 Henne het onder heffings het dit weinig ECAT EGGINJECT: die 100 eiers gelê. nut om te probeer Hierdie syfers bewys bereken watter deel In Ovo Vaccination duidelik tot watter van die heffing deur goeie produksie henne die verbruiker en met ‘n sterk broeise watter deel deur die neiging in staat is, produsent betaal maar tegelyk bewys word nie. Dit het ook dit ook die voordeel net so min nut om van lêbatterye vir reeds op die oomblik sulke henne, want berekenings te maak nie een van die 13 of hierdie heffing het in die batterye ietsie laer of ietsie weer opnuut broeis hoër moes gewees het. geword nie. En met Niemand kan met sulke goeie lêresultate sekerheid bepaalde in die skaars tyd voorspellings maak UNIQUE: Single needle van die jaar behoort oor die omvang van & Dual speed injection needle hoenderboerdery nog ons produksie of oor heeltemal betalend te die oorsese pryspeil wees. van eiers nie. Tereg is daarom o.a. in Daardie die persverklaring wat kort terug deur Heffing... die Eierbeheerraad uitgereik is, it verskill- gewys op die ende berigte wisselvalligheid van en briewe ons uitvoermark en op Regular EGGINJECT blyk dit die noodsaaklikheid Ubaie persone nog nie van voldoende ‘n heeltemal goeie fondse sodat die besef het oor die doel oorseese pryspeil nie van die heffing wat ontwrigtend op ons vanjaar as ‘n spesiale binnelandse peil sal stabilisasieheffing inwerk nie. ingestel is nie. Ook by Daar moet sommige winkeliers getrag word om die heers nog misverstand binnelandse mark en waarskynlik as op ‘n nie al laer peil gevolg van bepaalde te stabiliseer, watter Compact EGGINJECT persberigte het die pryse oorsee ook al gedagte al posgevat dat mag heers en teneinde winkeliers geregtig die eiermark soveel sou wees om ‘n deel moontlik onder van die heffing by hul beheer te hou, het die verkoopprys te voeg Beheerraad fondse om langs die weg die nodig en hoe sterker verbruikers spesiaal die fondse destemeer A12709 vir die heffing te laat kans om doeltreffende betaal. Wat natuurlik beheer te kan glad nie die geval uitoefen. ¡ is nie. Net soos by Ceva Animal Health (Pty) Ltd Reg. No. 1973/016009/07 Tel: +27(0)11 312-4088 Fax: +27(0)11 312-4092 Website: www.ceva.co.za July Issue 61 Together, beyond animal health 62 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin Aspiring CHEF

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6 large potatoes, cooked, peeled and cubed 1 onion, chopped 5 rashers bacon, fried and chopped 250 ml (1 cup) mayonnaise salt and pepper, to taste 4 hard boiled eggs parsley, chopped

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1. Mix all the ingredients except the hard boiled eggs and chopped parsley together in a serving bowl. 2. Lastly top with quartered hard boiled eggs and chopped parsley.

July Issue 63 It’s your BIRTHDAY

ccording to the SAPA records, the following Apeople are celebrating their birthday during August . We hope that you have a wonderful birthday and many more to come!

olgens die SAPV se inligting verjaar al die Vonderstande mense in Augustus. Ons hoop dat julle die dag geniet en dat daar nog vele voorlê!

1 Mnr S Kasselman, Grain Field Chickens Mr T P Pitso, Magakajane Poultry Me I N Thobeni, Boiteko Poultry Mr E Steyn, Supreme Poultry Pty Ltd Mnr J Van Den Heever, Blompot Eiers Kellysview Boerdery T/A Sunnyside Eggs 6 Mr K Baxter, Abilene Poultry Breeders 2 Me LC Phatsoane, Kopano Broiler Limited Me M C Mokoena, Pietern Krans Farm Mr B Roberts, Supreme Poultry Pty Ltd 7 Mr S J Molatelo. Molatelo Abattoir Botshabelo Mnr M J Pottas, Harcos Farm 3 Mrs M Ramjas, Chakula Farms cc 8 Me M A Nkoatse, Mohodi Manthata Mr E Schmucker, Import Export Consult 9 Mr A Nkosi, Cobb SA GMB# 10 Mr B Pringle, Supreme Poultry Pty Ltd Mnr JB Van der Linde, Seiso Pluimvee 11 Mr M M Leeu 4 Mr M J D Brislin Mr J Mark, TDR Milstead T/A Karibu Mnr M Strydom, Bokmakierie Boerdery Farm 5 Mr W P Bakker, Bakkersbult Mrs F Ramabulana, Khumbe Poultry

64 Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin Farm Pluimvee Abattoir Mr M J Taolo Me U Zikalala, Zvezda Investment Mnr W Van der Schyff, Wilco Van der Solution Schyff Boerdery Edms Bpk 25 Mr M A Gouws, Heidel Eggs Pty Ltd 12 Me C Kruger, Country Bird Holdings Me B Mokwena, Kodumela Moepathutse 13 Mnr J P M Basson, Janelda Boerdery Farming Project Mnr J Goosen, Rietfontein Hoenders Mr N R Sparks, Hy-Line SA Pty Ltd Mr R Goremusandu, Supreme Poultry Pty 26 Mev J M Greyling, Ekwalita Braaikuikens Ltd Mr E B Masache, Golden Estate United Mnr D W Serdyn, Amaqanda Plase Edms Mrs N Matanzima, Lanesa Bpk Mr B J Nicolson, Eldorado Chickens Me L van der Merwe, Supreme Poultry 27 Mnr N Grobler, Sunrise Farm Pty Ltd Mr R Groenewald, Little Eden 14 Mr C T Cresswell, Dorian Holdings Pty Mr S A Mnisi, Sonah Poultry Ltd T/A Eden Rock Poultry Farm Me S Mabuza, 41 Leewpoort Mr G White, Red Crest Farms T/A Anca Mr M Moningi Poultry 28 Mnr J C de Klerk, Morgenzon Boerdery Mnr A E M Wohlfahrt ( Jnr), Wohlfahrt Me C Mbili, Azuze Poultry Products Pluimvee Plaas Edms Bpk 29 Mr K P Mooka, Mahumo a Juno Youth 15 Dr D Allwright, Eikenhof Poultry Farms Project Pty Ltd 30 Mr V S Bodigelo Mr M Kgauwe, Supreme Poultry Pty Ltd Me M A Seohela, Manyeding Tigane Mr H Spamer, Supreme Poultry Pty Ltd Mr J Smith, Smith Farm Tigane 17 Mr P J Lindsay, Mon Songe Estate Pty Ltd 31 Mr S Pretorius, Supreme Poultry Pty Ltd T/A Lindsay Farm Belgie Breeder Mr W H P Mako, Potchefstroom College Mnr E C F Prinsloo, Fouries Poultry Farm of Agric T/A Chubby Chicks Mr L M Njoni, Gingrikani Poultry Project Mr A Reynders, Supreme Poultry Pty Ltd Mnr H S Viljoen, Vilbo Boerdery BK Abattoir Botshabelo Mr N Khumalo, KwaZulu Natal Poultry Institute 19 Mnr C J Jansen, Joria Pluimveeboerdery Mr A Mouton, Kairos Community Agric Co-op 20 Me G R Mazwi, Caroline Poultry Mr L Mcgrath, Afgri Poultry Pty Ltd Me M Molantoa, Supreme Poultry Pty Ltd Belgie Hatchery 21 Ms L Dino, Supreme Poultry Pty Ltd Abattoir Botshabelo Mr D D Hill, Happy Hens Mnr A N Schlebush, Noord Wes Eiers Mnr A J Steyn, Gewin Hoenderplaas 22 Mnr H Claassen, Evonik Degussa Africa Pty Ltd Mr F Khwaza, National Chicks a Division of Astral Operations Ltd Ms M Van As - 23 Mr J Mpye, Philar Poultry Farm Mr G Phalafala, Essaurinca Farm Mr L Swart, Grootvlei Kuikens 24 Me MR Mgogo, Nolukhanya Poultry Mev ME Van Der Walt, Van Der Walt

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9 1 Likkebaard of lekkerbek (8) 2 1/12 van ‘n sjieling (6) 10 11 3 Draadberigte (10) 4 Silindervormige vetstaaf om ‘n pit (4) 12 13 5 Griekse woordelement wat lewer beteken (6) 6 Hen wat eier lê se geluid (6) 14 15 16 8 Ouer mens met wit hare (7)

17 18 9 Soos hoenders in los grond krap (5) 19 20 21 22 13 Jaloers (10) 15 In onguns raak (7) 16 Afgesnyde lootjies (8) 23 24 25 17 Op eiers sit en hulle warm hou (5) 18 Vermoë om te onthou (6) 26 27 20 Silindervormige houertjie (6) 22 Krapwonde (6) 24 Die vroulike geslag (4)

KRANSE ASPRIS 5 6 8 1 2 3 4 7 9 R O K W J E O 2 1 4 9 7 5 8 6 3 BEER UNIVERSELE M T T L R E D 7 3 9 6 4 8 1 2 5 PEDANT DOPENDAM E E B A S A 6 4 7 3 1 9 2 5 8 FRUSTREER MIET 3 5 1 2 8 4 7 9 6 T W E Take a KOOK PARTISAAN 8 9 2 5 6 7 3 4 1 O R A A E D 4 7 6 8 5 1 9 3 2 PROMOTOR ENSIEM D J T D R K L 9 8 5 4 3 2 6 1 7 KAPASITEIT ORAL A E L R O U A 1 2 3 7 9 6 5 8 4 issues answers Last BREAK TERRAS RUITER Dwars 7 6 4 2 6 Vlesige uitgroeisels op hane se koppe (5) 1 3 7 Dooier (8) 10 Versamelnaam vir miere (7) 8 2 9 1 11 Skrynwerker of leerlooier se werkstafel (7) 9 1 8 2 3 12 Uitstal in ‘n winkel (7) 13 John Lennon se vrou (4,3) 5 7 1 14 Newcastlesiekte (11) 19 Bekwame maar gevoellose 4 5 2 7 6 werkers (7) 21 Metodes van werk (7) 2 3 8 9 23 Deel van ‘n verhaal (7) 25 Skottels kos (7) 3 2 26 Rak vir legsel in ‘n broeimasjien (8) 27 Berge se gepunte spitse (5) 5 1 2 8

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