Transcript FORUM OBJECTIVES - UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Forum Objectives
To update Specialty Poultry Producers on Avian influenza: AI virus Domestic and wild bird interface AI public health risk
To describe government funding programs for the specialty bird industry
To encourage membership in the Specialty Bird Association
To provide information on the emergency response data base and request specialty industry involvement Forum sponsored by the UBC, SBA, MAL and SBRC committee
Specialty Bird Research
MAL Grant $1.5 million – 10 Years + interest
Purpose: To assist industry to be competitive, overcome constraints to growth and be sustainable through research in:
Economics and marketing
Biology and genetics Environment
Production and management Food science
Develop over the long run enhanced poultry research expertise and resources at UBC to service the industry
UBC’s grant; Directed by a framework; Guided by the SBRC industry/UBC/ PARC/MAL
Specialty Birds
TC’s, TC crosses, Hong Kong Golden, Blue Legged, Silkies
Organic broilers and organic layers, free run and free range egg layers
Waterfowl including ducks and geese
Ratites including emu and ostrich
Squab, Pheasants, Wild Turkey, Quail, Partridge, Tinamou and Guinea Fowl
Other birds as agreed upon by the SBRC and authorized by MAL
Supply managed and non supply managed specialty birds
Specialty Bird Research Advisory Committee (SBRC)
UBC
Dr. Kimberly Cheng Dr. Jim Thompson PARC
Dr. Valerie Stevens
Dr. Fred Silversides INDUSTRY
Ken Falk Jack Vandraager George Pang Dr. Bill Code Rod Reid MAL
Stewart Paulson
SBRC Role
Advises on priorities
Identifies expertise and linkages
Plans and budgets research
Allocates funding to approved projects
Leverages funding
Application Procedure
Idea from industry submitted to an SBRC member
SBRC member submits preliminary proposal to SBRC
Detailed proposal - sponsor and researcher
UBC researchers must be involved – “not a grant to others program”
INDUSTRY MATCHING FUNDS NOT REQUIRED
Challenges: Depleted research resources, facilities, staff, students, lack of industry organization
Projects – “Go status”
Balut Tinamou Salvage Taiwan Conference Alternative Housing for Layers Robotic Squab Feeder Emu Oil Carotenoids/Impact on Artheriosclerosis Development Variation in Disease Resistance Genes in Local and Commercial Layers Squab Production Manual-biosecurity
Duck Balut (
partially incubated duck embryos
)
Objective:
Identify CCP’s for balut production and marketing
Gather data to develop risk mitigation strategies and sound regulations Rationale:
Lack of scientific information on risks associated with balut production and marketing Status: Analysis and summarization Sponsor/Researcher: Ken Falk/ Drs. Cheng and Byrne
Tinamou Salvage
Objective:
To maintain the tinamou line for commercial development Rationale:
The unique Tinamou flock developed by UBC has commercially attractive production attributes – worth salvaging Status:
Tinamou is commercially placed and undergoing flock expansion in preparation for a selection program
Taiwan Conference
Objective:
To transfer information on AI in wild birds to BC
To build contacts and seek opportunities for joint projects Rationale:
H5 has been identified in wild birds in world fly ways. Wanted information on risks to domestic fowl
Opportunities for joint research projects with Asia Status: Drs. Robinson and Cheng attended Presentation of salient concepts re: AI surveillance
Alternative Housing for Layers
Objective:
To determine the effect of housing systems on production and welfare of hen strains Rationale:
To exploit growing domestic and export markets for eggs from less intensive systems
To respond to growing public concerns re: caged egg housing Status:
Planning stage/ Alta Funding Consortium, PIC, Alta Farm Animal Care and Alta Egg Board Sponsors/Researchers:
Dr. Silversides, Dr. Cheng, John Church, Nigel Cook, John Feddes, Doug Korver
Robotic Squab Feeder
Objective:
To develop a robotic squab feeder for improved production efficiency through faster recycling, more eggs, lower costs and improved disease control Rationale:
Pigeons produce 8-14 squab per year if young are raised by parent. If the young are removed from the parents and brooded artificially, production could be increased to 35 to 40 squab per year Status: Camera setup with computerized direct DVD recording Sponsor/Researcher: George Pang/Dr. K. Cheng
Emu oil
Objective:
To determine if the antioxidant and anti inflammatory properties of emu oil slow down atherosclerosis onset
To characterize the antioxidant carotenoid profile of emu oil Rationale:
To exploit the opportunities for emu oil in the high value medical and nutriceutical markets Sponsors/Researchers: Drs. Code, Cheng and Godin CK Life Sciences - Dr. Luk
Survey of Disease Resistance Genes in Layers and Broilers
Objective:
To measure the variation in disease resistance genes in the local and commercial layer lines of poultry Rationale:
Many stocks used in the specialty industry originated from Asia and may be genetically divergent from commercial stocks and may be able to contribute to our genetic resources for disease resistance Sponsors/ researchers: Egg Marketing Board Scholarship, Drs. Cheng, Fulton and Lamont, grad student Izadi Pacific Egg and Poultry Association funding
Squab Production Manual
Objective:
Provide a bmp manual for BC pigeon producers Rationale:
Disease prevention through good management practices is highly cost effective
Biosecurity and disease control through technology and management advances Sponsor/Author/Researcher: Drs. Marini, Cheng and Bowes
Preliminary Proposals
Ivermectin – off label use for pigeons/residue Reinhardt Gromueller
Quail value added egg products/tech transfer Evert Vandenborn
Diatomaceous earth for internal parasite control- preliminary literature review - in vitro work Rod Reid
Squab body wt/feather pattern - selection program Walter and Al Bergen
Selenium eggs- nutritionally enhanced eggs Ralph Van Nuys
Develop your ideas!!
Take the opportunity provided by research
Enhance your competitiveness
Ensure your sustainability
Grow your business
Alternative Housing
Small bodied leghorn, Lohman White, commercial Brown and Shaver Brown Egg Cross x conventional cage, furnished and free run
Egg numbers, egg quality, feed conversion, bone density, feather condition
Prelay and nesting behaviors, roosting, preening, dust bathing and aggression and avoidance behaviors Status:
Planning stage/ Alta Funding Consortium, PIC, Alta Farm Animal Care and Alta Egg Board Sponsors/Researchers:
Dr. Silversides, Dr. Cheng, John Church, Nigel Cook, John Feddes, Doug Korver
Survey of Disease Resistance Genes
6 non-commercial flocks and 3 commercial lines will be screened for 12 immune related genes
MHC - A series of genes that produce immunoglobulins will be compared across flocks lines
Sponsors: Egg Board Scholarship, Dr. Cheng, Susan Lamont, Fariba Izadi Pacific Egg and Poultry Association Scholarship
Emu oil
Characterize antioxidant/carotenoid profile of emu oil compared to other poultry oils
In vitro work on antioxidant properties of emu oil on human blood cells
Tests of emu oil mixed with CKBN-01 (soybean derived natural food supplement) using SUS quail line as a model Sponsors/Researchers: Dr. Code, K. Cheng, Dr. Godin, Dr. Luk
CK Life Sciences ?
Duck Balut, con’t
Testing eggs at the production level for pathogens - AHC Measure shelf life and quality and safety impacts of storing balut at different temperatures Market research at the retail level Status: Analysis and summarization Sponsor/Researcher: Ken Falk/ Dr. Cheng/Dr. Byrne
Survey of Disease Resistance Genes
Goals:
Identify genetic variability in disease resistance in free range and organic production flocks
Examine specificity of avian influenza receptors in these flocks
Examine the association of the immune response variability with production traits
Robotic Squab Feeder
Study feeding behavior
Hand feeding experiments – rates, training, frequency, brooding temperatures
Designing and testing robotic brooder Status: Camera setup with computerized direct DVD recording Sponsor/Researcher: George Pang/Dr. K. Cheng