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POULTRy

Aviagen Anadolu Holds First Customer Academy

The Aviagen® Anadolu team held its first Customer Academy
in Adana, Türkiye from 05-06 February. Over 90 participants at-
tended the 2-day event focused on breeder and broiler man-
agement topics. The event served as a dynamic platform for
industry insights and management best practices, providing
attendees with valuable, practical knowledge.
Throughout the event, the participants were provided with
information on a number of important topics including:
• Performance trends in Türkiye
• Biosecurity for organizing such an insightful event.’’
• Chick quality and brooding practices Serif Isci, Breeder Manager, Abalioglu, added, ‘’The seminar
• Grading considered the important points with regards to broiler and
• Ventilation breeder management and best practices in the field. I would
like to thank the Aviagen Anadolu Technical team for their or-
• Hatching egg management ganization and we look forward to future seminars.’’
• Lighting programs Riza Elmas, Technical Operations Manager, shared his
The Academy was designed to provide producers with the thoughts on the event, ‘’This event provided a valuable plat-
knowledge to optimize their breeder and broiler performance, form to engage with our customers and share the latest techno-
while also sparking insight discussions among the group. logical advancements at farm level. By integrating theoretical
Fatih Gursoy, Broiler Production Manager, Adana Region, Sen- knowledge with practical strategies, our customers can opti-
pilic, commented ‘’The meeting brought together regional in- mize genetic potential, enhancing efficiency and maximizing
dustry representatives, and emphasized that genetics alone is profitability in their operations. We are committed to support-
not enough for maximum performance, management practices ing our customers and will continue to do so with events such
are also of great importance. Thank you to the Aviagen team as this one.” Circle 33 on enquiry card
The spread of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza calls

for stepped up action
he spread of H5N1 highly pathogenic in risk mitigation
Tavian influenza, bringing losses of hun- • Strengthen outbreak response
dreds of millions of poultry worldwide with
increased spillover into mammals, high- • Foster regional and international coop-
lights the urgent need for strengthened eration
biosecurity, monitoring and surveillance, • Raise awareness
rapid-response mechanisms, and risk com- Bechdol said “FAO remains fully commit-
munication to safeguard the poultry sector ted to global monitoring, sharing informa-
and protect livelihoods and economies. tion, and providing guidance and tools to
That was the message from a briefing by the Strategy for the Prevention and Control of support all our Member countries tackle
Food and Agriculture Organization of the High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza. this serious threat.” She also emphasized
United Nations (FAO) to Member countries that partnership with the private sector is
Bechdol highlighted FAO’s role in com-
here today. bating avian influenza and other potential vital. She described the sector as the key
FAO Deputy Director-General Godfrey pandemic threats, underscoring the impor- stakeholders in HPAI prevention and con-
Magwenzi described the spread of the dis- tance of strong veterinary and animal health trol, playing a crucial role in ensuring safe
ease as unprecedented, “leading to serious system capacity in every country. “A chain is and responsible value chains, developing
impacts on food security and food supply in only as strong as its weakest link. By working new technologies for vaccines and diag-
countries, including loss of valuable nutri- together, we can reduce the impact of avian nostics, and providing good quality animal
tion, rural jobs and income, shocks to local influenza and protect both animal and hu- health services.
economies, and of course increasing costs man health – locally and globally,” she said. Funding proposals call
to consumers.” The last four years have seen a major shift The meeting also included a third call for
Among the complex challenges avian in- in avian influenza in terms of geographical funding proposals for initiatives to be un-
fluenza poses are how to protect poultry spread, with increased spillover to mam- dertaken by the Pandemic Fund, hosted by
production systems to ensure food security mals and massive losses in domestic birds, the World Bank, with which FAO has co-led
and the nutrition of the millions who rely on impacting food security and driving up dozens of projects in the last two years.
poultry for meat and eggs. Additional chal- prices for poultry products, the Members Pandemic Fund projects aim to improve
lenges revolve around safeguarding biodi- were told. Large numbers of wild birds have disease surveillance, develop early warning
versity, livelihoods and safe trade, and pre- succumbed to the disease, harming biodi- systems, strengthen health infrastructure,
venting social impacts, most often borne by versity with at least 300 newly affected wild and promote cooperation across human,
poultry farmers, Magwenzi said. bird species since 2021. animal, plant and environmental health
Coordinated response needed FAO called on countries to take several sectors. The Fund aims to attract additional
FAO Deputy Director-General Beth measures to address the global avian influ- resources, incentivize increased invest-
Bechdol emphasized that this is a trans- enza challenge: ments from countries, enhance coordination
boundary issue requiring a global, coordi- • Enhance surveillance and reporting among partners, and serve as a platform for
nated response. “FAO has been on the front • Improve laboratory capacity advocacy.
lines of tackling this virus for over 20 years • Develop and implement preparedness Among the other participants in the ses-
– supporting governments in detecting, pre- plans and plan for business continuity sion were Permanent Representatives from
venting, and responding to outbreaks,” she Indonesia and Senegal and representatives
said. To strengthen these efforts, FAO and • Promote risk management through bios- from the International Poultry Council, the
the World Organisation for Animal Health ecurity World Egg Organization and Health for Ani-
(WOAH) have launched a ten-year Global • Consider a potential role for vaccination mals. Circle 34 on enquiry card

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