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EMEA SCHOOL STUDENTS

ENGAGE IN EFFECTIVE BREEDER

MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

profile, and others. The poultry experi-
ence of others in my group – their way of
analyzing and thinking and how they go
the extra mile – really inspired and mo-
tivated me,” concluded Jeetanand Mutt-
hoor, Operations Coordinator, Avipro,
Mauritius.
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IFRG MEETING

FURTHERS
INNOVATION

Aviagen® and the Incubation and
During Aug. 25-31, 34 Aviagen® cus- Alan Thomson, General Manager of Fertility Research Group (IFRG) of the
tomers from 22 countries throughout Eu- Aviagen UK Limited, added, ”Our goal World Poultry Science Association
rope, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) is to provide an environment to learn, (WPSA) both share a common commit-
as well as Asia attended the 8th Breeder exchange knowledge, and of course, ment to research and innovation that
Module of the EMEA Production Man- enjoy the experience. While all students serve to advance the global poultry
agement School. Together with their tu- have different objectives, the overriding industry. During Aug. 28-30 in Tours,
tors and industry colleagues, students target is the same: the success of their France, the Aviagen Hatchery Support
explored breeder management topics businesses and the global poultry in- team joined industry colleagues from
with two-pronged benefits: balanced dustry, coupled with personal develop- around the world for the annual IFRG
performance, health and welfare, along ment. Our wish for our students is that meeting to discuss the latest devel-
with high economic returns for produc- the learning doesn’t stop at the end of opments and initiatives in the field of
ers. the School, but instead that they apply incubation.
the best practices toward continuous im-
To achieve these goals, the training provement of their businesses, and keep
covered the latest developments in up an ongoing connection and collab-
breeder nutrition, health, ventilation, oration with their fellow students from
rearing and laying management. At the around the globe.”
same time, it addressed the importance
of effective data analysis, key perfor- Students react to School
mance indicators and other profit driv-
ers in the chicken value chain. Diana Szentmiklosi, a Veterinarian on
the staff of Baromfi-Coop Kft. In Hungary,
Innovative learning shares her most important takeaway
technique from the course: “If you want to solve a
problem, you can’t focus on one thing,
The EMEA Schools are experiencing but instead must use a wide-angle lens Nick French prize –
widespread success due to their unique, and take multiple parameters into ac- commitment to the
hands-on and collaborative training count. I can apply this principle to my
methods. Presented with real-life case job and to my life as well.” future
studies, students of both the Breeder and “The course provided beneficial prac-
Broiler Schools investigate issues and tical advice, such as the attention that With an aim to give back and sup-
agree as a team on the best solutions to must be shown to birds, particularly in port those who are up-and-coming
solve them. Together they work toward the first weeks of rearing and brood- to the industry, Aviagen introduced
the common goal of optimizing broiler ing”, commented Jenni Martikainen of the first “Nick French Prize,” which
and breeder management in a realistic DanHatach in Finland. will become a regular award given
farm scenario. out at each annual IFRG meeting. The
Soudeeka Sewnundun - Runghien, accolade honors Aviagen’s retired
School Director Glenn Bushell ex- Live Bird Production Manager for Inno- Global Head of Technical Transfer
plains that the common thread uniting dis Poultry Limited in Mauritius, added, Nick French, and recognizes a young
the students and tutors alike is that, “The “The main learning for me is the high scientist who gives the best presenta-
interaction among students and tutors importance of detailed data analysis to tion at the meeting. The inaugural Nick
during the Breeder Module was excep- improve the key performance indicators French Prize went to Naama Reicher,
tional. It’s rewarding to see global poul- (KPIs) in our breeding operation.” a student at the Hebrew University
try people coming together and working of Jerusalem, Israel, who offered her
as a unit to enhance the performance of “I was inspired by many ideas that I findings on, “Intestinal brush border
Aviagen birds. Of course, the ultimate re- plan to implement on my farms: how to maturation during the peri-hatch pe-
ward is the idea-sharing that takes place select the best males, the importance of riod: the effects of in-ovo feeding of
and lifelong friendships that are built good gut health and how to achieve it, L-Glutamine.”
during the learning journey.” the effect of feed allocation on growth
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