BioStreamer™ HD – High Density single-stage

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EDITORIAL
BioStreamer™ HD – High Density single-stage incubators engineered for higher capacity / 1
Hatchery Management Training / 4
Major upgrade at PS hatchery van Gent (the Netherlands) / 6
Cobb chooses Petersime for major GP hatchery project in China / 7
Dayntee Farms (Nigeria) orders Petersime incubators for new hatchery / 8
Petersime reinforces Latin American sales team / 8
Petersime and Proline Group extend distributor agreement to include Vietnam / 9
Improving hatchery performance through on-site assessment, advice and training / 10
Newcomers / 12
Upcoming events / 12
Dear Partner,
After the absolute high the poultry industry
enjoyed in 2011 and 2012, the past year has
brought the unavoidable cyclical downturn.
All time high feed prices, avian flu, political
turmoil and unfavourable exchange rate
movements have created uncertainty and
extremely tight margins for poultry produ­
cers around the globe.
At Petersime, we have decided to utilize this
period of transition to further extend our
offering to our customers. In this issue of our
newsletter we will highlight the results of this
effort.
As some of you have discovered at the
IPPE Show last January, we’ve successfully
launched our BioStreamer™ HD-range. A
spin-off from the market-wide recognized
BioStreamer™ incubator, the HD caters for
12% more eggs within the same footprint,
helping you to further increase the return on
your hatchery project investment.
BioStreamer™ HD – High Density
single-stage incubators
engineered for higher capacity
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Understanding the importance of assisting
you in optimizing the performance of your
hatchery, we are introducing our Hatchery
Management Training module. Meanwhile,
we are further investing in our international
sales team by bringing on board Rafael
Alonso to reinforce the Latin American sales
force and by appointing Proline Group as the
new Petersime distributor for Vietnam.
Our Hatchery Development Manager, Roger
Banwell, shares his professional viewpoint
on our Hatchery Performance Audit Service
Pack.
Last but most certainly not least, we proudly
highlight some new hatchery projects that
have been granted to our company, namely
Cobb’s GP hatchery in China, Dayntee
Farms’ new project in Nigeria and van Gent’s
hatchery refurbishment in the Netherlands.
Wishing you an enjoyable read!
Paul Degraeve
Managing Director
The S-line is a modern range of single-stage incubators that
helps you to achieve high chick output and uniformity at low
labour, maintenance and energy costs. Petersime has brought
this concept to the next level. The BioStreamer™ HD or High
Density setters and hatchers are designed to further minimise
the investment cost of your entire hatchery project. More >
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The honeycomb structure of the 84 egg HD setter tray allows setting 12% more eggs in an incubator of the same footprint.
Unique honeycomb shaped
setter tray
Petersime’s High Density solution is
designed around setting the eggs
in a honeycomb structured setter
tray rather than the traditional matrix
shaped version. The structure of this
honeycomb tray allows setting 12%
more eggs on the same surface while
keeping the airflow between the eggs
optimal.
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Petersime’s HD trays are compatible
with today’s automation systems. This
implies that more eggs will be handled
at the same time, significantly reducing
your throughput time.
The HD tray pockets are designed to
hold the large eggs produced by modern strains, while supports are provided
to keep the smaller eggs in place.
Depending on the workflow of your
hatchery, you can opt for a stackable
version of the HD tray. These stackable
trays can be transported from farm to
hatchery on pallets.
Features and benefits
The benefits of this HD tray are numerous. As your incubators hold 12%
more eggs while occupying the same
footprint, you need to install fewer
machines to achieve the total hatchery
capacity you have in mind. As a result,
your hatchery will be smaller and your
land purchasing and construction
costs reduced.
On top of that, thanks to the honeycomb trays, egg transportation will
be more compact and thus cheaper.
Adaptations for higher density
For the BioStreamer™ HD to be able to cope with the increased capacity,
Petersime has adapted some essential components:
Increased ventilation
capacity
The pulsators on the BioStreamer™
HD are equipped with five large
blades, which provide the necessary
air velocity between the eggs. In
addition, the upgraded ventilation
exhausts installed on the roof allow
for extra ventilation.
Increased heating and
cooling power
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Powerful heating elements and larger
cooling coils
The capacity of the heating elements
has been upgraded. This guarantees a
short warm-up time of all of the eggs
at the beginning of the incubation
cycle. The cooling coils have an increased diameter, resulting in a larger
total cooling surface. This way, the
setter can easily cope with the 12%
increase in heat production.
Reinforced trolleys and tray
turning systems
The HD version of the OvoScan™ sensor
also scans the egg shell temperature of
4 adjacent eggs, and it uses the same
algorithms as the standard version.
However, its shape has been adapted to fit
in the honeycomb structure of the trays.
Compatible with EmbryoResponse Incubation™
The castors of both the HD setter
trolleys and the HD hatcher trolleys
are sturdier. Moreover, the hanging
bars of the setter trolleys have been
reinforced. Despite the extra weight,
the trolleys are just as ergonomic and
easy to manoeuvre.
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Stronger castor
These design changes guarantee the same results in terms of hatchability, chick
uniformity, post-hatch performance and energy consumption per egg as those
achieved with standard S-line incubators.
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Five large pulsator blades
The patented Embryo-Response
Incubation™ sensors and algorithms
are perfectly applicable on the
BioStreamer™ HD setters and hatchers.
Dynamic Weight Loss System™ and
OvoScan™ have been reshaped to fit in
the HD concept, whereas CO2NTROL™
and Synchro-Hatch™ have remained
unchanged.
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Petersime NEWS
Hatchery Management Training:
in-depth knowledge and best practices for a maximum economic return
You already have some experience in running a hatchery, and you know how to program your
incubation equipment. However, you would like to take your hatchery’s results to the next level.
How?
Petersime’s Hatchery Management Training provides the answer. During this intensive threeday course, you are offered a broad range of practical advice and tools to improve the quantity
and quality of your day-old chicks - and maximize your profit for life.
Training objectives
The Hatchery Management Training is
set up for hatchery managers and their
assistants that already have some experience with incubators and the hatchery
workflow, but want to optimize their
hatchery’s results.
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During the training, ample attention is
spent on egg management, logistics
and HVAC systems. Participants will
be able to significantly improve the
bio-security in the hatchery. The training programme also includes courses
on how to conduct comparative trials
that include advanced hatch breakout
sessions, and correctly analyse and
interpret the results.
At the end of the programme, all
trainees receive the Petersime Hatchery
Management Training Certificate.
Training programme
Topics addressed during the training include:
• Egg management
• Embryonic development
• Transfer: hatching triggers
• Bio-security
• Hatch problem analysis
• Advanced hatch breakout sessions
• Comparative trials
• Data analysis
• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning in the hatchery
There is ample room for discussion
with fellow trainees, and our experts
are at your service at all times to
answer any possible questions.
Practical information
The Hatchery Management Training
is organized two times per year at the
Customer Centre at the Petersime
headquarters, in English. For timings,
consult the training calendar on
www.petersime.com/services.
For more information, contact
the Petersime training coordinator:
training@petersime.com
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Petersime NEWS
Broederij van Gent b.v.
Major upgrade at PS hatchery van Gent
(the Netherlands)
Broederij van Gent, a Cobb PS
hatchery located in Veenen­
daal (the Netherlands) has
recently upgraded a substan­
tial part of its incubation
equip­ment. Hatchery mana­
ger Mr Cees van Gent gives us
an exclusive view inside his
hatchery.
Installation of 30 Petersime BioStreamer™
setters was completed at the end of
December 2013, and in January 2014,
the Eagle Eye™ hatchery monitoring
software was set up. Moreover, the
floor has been renewed and the existing HVAC control system has been
replaced with Petersime controllers.
About Broederij van Gent
For reasons of flexibility, the incubators
are a mix of 4, 8 and 12 trolley machines as van Gent works with all kinds
of batch sizes. Delivery, installation
and commissioning were completed
by Petersime and its Dutch distributor
PEJA Automation within a very
short time frame in order to ensure
continuous operation.
“Firstly, we wanted to optimize our
hatch results, and for me Petersime’s
S-line incubators are among the best
in the market,” he explains. “Secondly,
we want to improve bio-security even
further. Hatchery hygiene is of the
utmost importance for us, and Petersime
incubators are especially designed to
safeguard bio-security during the entire
incubation process.”
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Broederij van Gent is a PS breeder
hatchery that works exclusively with
Cobb Europe. The company has already been working with Petersime
equipment for 41 years. For this upgrade, owner Cees van Gent opted for
high-end BioStreamer™ incubators for
two reasons.
Hatchery owner Mr Cees van Gent operating
one of his new BioStreamer™ setters
Hatchery hygiene is of the highest
importance at Broederij van Gent.
Broederij van Gent was founded
in 1946 in Veenendaal, the
Netherlands, as a layer and broiler
hatchery. In 1991, the company
became a parent stock breeder
hatchery for Cobb Europe, with
whom the owners enjoy an
excellent partnership. Van Gent
employs 17 people in total. The
chicks are supplied to Cobb
customers across the Europe,
Middle East and Africa region and
can sometimes go farther afield
in support to other Cobb regions
worldwide.
Cobb chooses Petersime for major
GP hatchery project in China
Cobb-Vantress, Inc. has
signed a joint venture agreement with integrated Chinese
chicken producer Hubei Tong
Xing Agriculture Co. Ltd. to
establish new grandparent
farms and hatchery facilities
in Suizhou, China. Petersime
was selected to design the
hatchery and supply the incubation and HVAC equipment.
The joint venture company is official­ly known as Hubei Tong Xing Cobb
Breeding Company, Ltd., with 85% of
the shares of which owned by Cobb.
Its initial production target amounts to
five million parent females per year.
The hatchery will have a total capacity
of 18 million hatching eggs per year,
and the first egg setting is planned
on October 1st, 2014. Petersime BioStreamer™ incubators for 4 and for 8
trolleys have been ordered to provide
maximum flexibility.
Petersime was selected as the hatchery
designer and equipment supplier after
extensive research.
“
Petersime already has strong
references in China. After
reviewing all incubator supplier options we concluded
that choosing Petersime
made the most sense for this
business venture in terms of
product quality, service, and
logistics,
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says Mr Dave Juenger of Cobb USA.
The GP project in Suizhou is an important step forward in the strategies of
both Cobb and Petersime to increase
their presence in China.
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From left to right: Mr André van Rij (Petersime Area Sales Manager), Mr Dave Juenger (Cobb Director of Global Support Services), Mr Ben Green
(Cobb Director of Hatcheries), and Mr Michel De Clercq (Petersime Managing Director), at the signing of the contract at the Petersime headquarters
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Petersime NEWS
Dayntee Farms (Nigeria) orders Petersime
incubators for new hatchery
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Recently the company has installed a
new hatchery equipped with Petersime
Conventional setters and hatchers with
a total setting capacity of 4 million eggs
per year. This initial capacity is planned to
be doubled in 2014.
Dayntee Farms is located in
Amberi Village, Ajase Ipo, Kwara
State, northern Nigeria. The
company produces day-old
chicks, point of lay/point of
cage birds and commercial
eggs. Besides top quality products, the company also wants to
provide secure employment in
the Ajase Ipo area.
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comments Mr Ayo Alade,
Managing Director at Dayntee Farms.
Installation of the incubators has been
realized by Chi Ltd., Petersime’s distributor for Nigeria, directed by Mr Martin
Middernacht. Chi will be taking care of
spare parts and technical support during
the entire hatchery’s lifetime.
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Dayntee Farms Limited is a
Nigerian poultry producer
with an international mind
set and a strong focus on
producing quality products.
To meet its high quality
standards, Dayntee works
with equipment from
renowned international
suppliers, such as Petersime.
The mission of our business
is to provide Nigerians with
affordable, top quality poultry
products that comply with
our high standards. This is
achieved through a strict biosecurity programme at the
hatchery.
We strongly believe Petersime’s incubators and hatch­
ery equipment will help us to
achieve this goal,
About Dayntee Farms
Mr Ayo Alade, Managing Director
at Dayntee Farms
Petersime reinforces Latin American sales team
In January 2014, Mr Rafael
Alonso joined Petersime’s
sales team as an Area Sales
Manager for Latin America.
Rafael will be responsible for the
Spanish speaking countries in South
America, in close cooperation with the
Petersime do Brasil office.
while maintaining close contact with
customers as the link between the
field and the Petersime office,” Rafael
comments.
Rafael (34) was born and raised in
Spain and has more than 10 years of
experience as a sales executive in the
agriculture and farm hygiene industry.
Pieter Hemeryck, Director of Latin
America, adds: “We are delighted
to have Rafael on board. With sales
booming in Latin America, we needed an
experienced, Spanish speaking Area Sales
Manager in order to ensure continuing,
full customer support in the area.”
“My goal is to continue developing
and reinforcing business in that region,
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Petersime and Proline Group extend
distributor agreement to include Vietnam
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Mr Hugo De Ruyck (Sales & Marketing
Manager at Petersime), Mr Darren
Rose (Managing Director at Proline)
and Mr André van Rij (Area Sales
Manager at Petersime), signing the
contract at IPPE Atlanta
During the IPPE show in Atlanta earlier this year, Petersime and
the Proline Group signed a distributor agreement for Vietnam.
Proline is a Canadian based company
that supplies various product lines for
pigs, poultry and feed to Southeast Asian
markets. Proline and Petersime have
already been working together since
2009 in the Philippines. From now on,
however, the company will be distributing and servicing Petersime incubators
and hatchery equipment in Vietnam as
well.
Vietnam:
a land of opportunity
Proline has been active in Vietnam for
5 years now, and even in this relatively
short time frame, the local poultry
industry has drastically changed.
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Mr Ho Dac Khanh, Vietnam Country
Manager at Proline Group, comments:
“Vietnam has a lot of potential in the field
of poultry production. More and more
integrators are investing in the poultry market, implementing modern technologies.
Moreover, in the past few years we have
seen increasing investments in the breeder
and layer markets.”
Mr Khanh sees lots of opportunities in
Vietnam for both Petersime and the
Proline Group.
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There is a clear trend towards
larger and more integrated
hatcheries. The demand
for energy efficient, high
performance equipment is on
the rise. Our challenge is to
catch these opportunities by
distinguishing ourselves and
convincing investors of
Petersime’s technologies,
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says Mr Ho Dac Khanh, Vietnam Country Manager
at Proline Group.
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Petersime NEWS
Improving hatchery performance through
on-site assessment, advice and training
By Roger Banwell, Hatchery Development Manager
In recent years, Petersime has developed a number of support packs and training sessions
for both new and existing customers. The Hatchery Management Training, introduced in this
newsletter, is just one example. All of these programmes ensure an efficient start-up of any new
installation and help to maintain a high level of ongoing performance.
However, no two hatcheries around the world are alike. Since 2013, Petersime also actively supports hatcheries that want
to optimise the performance of their specific facilities. For this purpose, the Hatchery Performance Audit (HPA) was
developed, during which Petersime hatchery specialists visit hatcheries to identify key areas requiring attention. Based on
this assessment, and on the client’s own request, they also provide tailored training.
Benefits of the programme
The objective of the HPA is to ensure
optimum hatchery performance,
incorporating Petersime incubation
equipment. All areas are assessed,
from egg selection through to chick
holding.
The HPA service is configured with
clear objectives and procedures but
has sufficient flexibility to ensure the
package is available to all customers
regardless of size or location. Thanks to
the one-to-one element, without the
presence of other companies’ representatives, the client can be completely open with regard to any issues.
Offsite training is extremely
important for clients to gain
a sound understanding of our
methodology and general
incubation and management
practices, but true optimisa­
tion can only really be achie­ved
on an on-site basis,
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says Mr Jason Cormick, Hatchery Specialist.
After completion of the audit, sitespecific training as well as a final pre­
sentation are provided to all interested
personnel within the customer’s orga­­
nisation.
Frank Verschuere, Incubation Specialist at the Hatchery Development
Department, comments: “Incubation
knowledge is extremely variable within
the industry and a general training package can often either be too intense for
some or too simplistic for others. The HPA
allows us to identify the specific needs of
the clients and ensure they are met at the
ideal level.”
Jason has over 24 years’ experience in
the industry along with vast product
specific knowledge. This combination
forms a unique insight into optimal
hatchery operation. He adds: “In a busy
operation, critical factors can easily be
overlooked and an independent overview
can often be enough to make major
improvements.”
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The successful completion of numerous audits throughout 2013 leads to
significant gains being made by all
clients.
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Site-specific training
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Tailored on-site training
Analysing incubator history files
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Getting the most out of
Embryo-Response Incubation™
Although Petersime’s EmbryoResponse Incubation™ technologies
offer the ultimate level of real time
control according to the needs of the
developing embryo and hatching
chick, a good appreciation of the
needs of the eggs being incubated is
necessary. Valuable information can
be obtained by organizing detailed
breakout analyses and evaluating
post-hatch performance.
It is important to have a good
data acquisition and analysis
system. Only then can the
optimum conditions in the
incubator be identified and
the Embryo-Response Incu­
bation™ system programmed
to consistently repeat those
conditions,
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adds Frank Verschuere, Incubation Specialist.
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Continued hatchery
assessment
Although the HPA is organized over a
predetermined period, it is essential
that the client continues to monitor
and assess the hatchery’s performance
in order to consistently achieve opti­mal
performance. We strongly encourage
maintaining a good level of ongoing
communication in order to ensure a
high quality of remote support.
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Collecting post-hatch data is essential
to find out optimal conditions in the
incubator.
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Petersime NEWS
Newcomers
Enzo De Pauw
Project Engineer
Kirill Suchkov
Technical Designer
Projects
David Goderis
Finance Controller
Line Cabbeke
Internal Sales Officer
Upcoming events
Avicola Porcinos
VIV Europe
Indo Livestock
13/05/2014 > 15/05/2014
Centro Costa Salguero,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Exhibitor: Bimex
20/05/2014 > 22/05/2014
Jaarbeurs Utrecht,
the Netherlands
Exhibitor: Petersime
Booth: 7, B010
18/06/2014 > 20/06/2014
Jakarta Convention Centre,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Exhibitor: PT Gatra Multi
Rejeki
British Pig & Poultry Fair
PAMED
13/05/2014 > 4/05/2014
Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Exhibitor: Petersime
Booth: 15
03/06/2014 > 05/06/2014
Expo Center Médina,
Hammamet, Tunisia
Exhibitor: Cidape
Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de
Avicultura
SIPSA
AVI Africa
15/05/2014 > 18/05/2014
Palais des Expositions Pins
Maritimes, Alger, Algeria
Exhibitor: Cidape
10/06/2014 > 12/06/2014
Emperor’s Palace,
Gauteng, South Africa
Exhibitor: Spartan
Equipment
18/06/2014 > 20/06/2014
PABEXPO, Havana, Cuba
Exhibitor: Petersime do
Brasil
This newsletter is published as a service to our customers and associates in the hatchery industry. Readers are advised to seek independent expert advice
and confirmation of any opinion/suggestion they wish to apply to their own particular situations. Petersime takes no responsi­bility for the consequences
of any advice given herein. Reader inquiries with regard to the content of this newsletter are welcome and may be sent to Petersime, Zulte (Belgium).
Date of issue: 04/2014
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