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E-NEWSLETTER • ISSUE 38 • MAY 2016

e-newsMore ChickMaster Incubators Working in Pakistan and France

Sadiq Poultry Inaugurates New Hatchery in Pakistan

A few years ago, Mr. Dominique Daviet came to ChickMaster with an interesting challenge. He had Bekoto setters that were rather old and wanted to convert them to be more like our Avida single stage setters while still using the same tray and baskets. Working in conjunction with our engineering team, we designed the upgrade to make these setters more state-of-the-art by

changing the controls, fans, and setter trolleys. Without having to dismantle all the cabinets and destroy the hatchery floors, our companies worked together to create, build and install these upgrades. The result has been excellent in terms of hatchability and chick quality. Since the initial installation, ETS Daviet has decided to convert more setters with the same upgrade kits. It was a custom design and our team took up this challenge that resulted in success for ETS Daviet in meeting its objectives. We thank them for their ideas and support during the delivery and installation of these special upgrade kits.

ETS Daviet in France Updates its Hatchery

One of the leading companies in Pakistan, Sadiq Poultry, has just completed and commissioned its new single stage hatchery. With ChickMaster Avida A24 setters and C204 hatchers, this modern facility is a state-of-the-art hatchery that is extremely impressive in its design and function. Sadiq chose ChickMaster to supply its first single stage hatchery based on their confidence in our ability to service and support this large project. Not only does it include the best single stage Avida incubation systems, but also a Central Ventilation System designed and supplied by ChickMaster. The ventilation system includes heat recovery to greatly reduce the cost of energy to keep this hatchery running at optimal conditions every day of the year in both hot and cold weather. Working with Zeus controls and the Commodore control software, Sadiq will be able to manage and monitor the hatchery ventilation to optimize the room environments and maximize bio-security in the flow of air throughout this large building. Congratulations to Sadiq Poultry on the completion of this new facility that will set the standard for single stage hatcheries in Pakistan.

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hickMaster was pleased to hold another in a series of Hatchery in Harmony technical incubation seminars on May 5th and 6th in Lujan, Argentina. Organized by ChickMaster in association with its sales representative in Argentina, EXIM International Ltda., the two day event held just outside Buenos Aires was attended by more than 140 individuals from the Argentine poultry industry.

It started the evening before with a typical Argentine “asado” with enough food and more to set the stage for the busy day that followed. Besides the food, the welcome evening event also included local entertainment that gave the group something to laugh about.o

The next day was a technical seminar that included presentations by several individuals about maximizing hatchery production and efficiency. Dr. Mike Wineland, who has spent most of his career teaching at North Carolina State University and consulting many international poultry companies, made two detailed presentations based on his extensive experience and knowledge. One concentrated on the development and needs of the embryo during the 21 day cycle of incubation. The second covered important signs to look for in managing and improving results when looking at the egg residue and baby chicks. o Carolina Diaz (DMV) and a member of the ChickMaster support team discussed how the incubator and embryo

Over 140 attend ChickMaster Seminar in Argentina C work together during the incubation cycle and the

importance of uniform conditions to maximize production of quality chicks with a well-controlled hatch window. Carolina, who has travelled to several countries to visit ChickMaster hatcheries, also presented several tools to measure egg and embryo temperature to obtain better control on improving the hatch process.O

ChickMaster was able to include Ing. Andrea Dribin from Las Camelias in Entre Rios, Argentina, in the program to share some of her experiences managing the hatchery operations of this large company. One of their hatcheries has ChickMaster Classic multistage setters and Avida single stage setters in the same building. Several years ago Las Camelias installed a ChickMaster designed ventilation and heat recovery system. Ing. Dribin explained how this system has reduced their operating costs and paid for itself with the free energy recaptured by this intelligent ventilation system. She also discussed their program for using the Avida setters for SPIDES, the system to extend the life of the embryo by a rapid rise and cool down of the egg mass (ChickMaster offers the Encore system specifically for SPIDES). Las Camelias has had available setter capacity to perform this process on eggs in its regular Avida setters with great success.

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The presentation showed the numbers to support how the process has worked to help extend the life of the embryos held for longer periods of storage.

Dr. Mike Wineland (Professor, Breeder and Hatchery Management)

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Over 140 attend ChickMaster Seminar in Argentina

Robert Holzer (CM President) with Anabella and Aldo Colman (Exim International) Dr. Carolina Díaz

Although the day was mostly dedicated to technical topics, ChickMaster also presented its solutions to meet the demands of the embryo and its development with a uniform and consistent process of incubation. The Avida Symphony setters and hatchers in combination with the unique CC3 or Aria ventilation and energy management systems offer a truly better way to obtain a Hatchery in Harmony. Ricardo Santanna, Latin American Sales, reviewed the different solutions ChickMaster has to offer working in different locations around the world.o

“The day went by very fast with many in depth discussions and questions by the attendees to our speakers”, stated Robert Holzer, President of ChickMaster. “I wanted to attend and participate in this seminar. It was great to see old and new friends and at the same time reconfirm our commitment to the Argentine poultry industry as well as throughout Latin America.” By the time it ended late on Friday afternoon, ChickMaster certainly showed its dedication and support to the Latin American industry that has been a vital part of its history for more than 60 years.

Ing. Andrea Dribin

Visit our events page for more details on upcoming shows and seminars www.chickmaster.com/resources/events/

Medina Employees Donate to “Feeding Medina County”

ChickMaster Active in Local Communities

ChickMaster employees held a chili cook-off

and raffle to raise money to benefit the

local foodbank which is located next door to the

Medina factory. Don Langley, Plant Manager,

presented a cheque to Sandy Hinkle,

Executive Director of Feeding Medina

County. ChickMaster has also donated its land for use to grow

vegetables to help feed those in need.

Craig Harrison, ChickMaster UK, Runs London Marathon

Craig Harrison, UK Service Manager, recently raised £2000 for his chosen charity 'Meningitis Now' by completing the London Marathon with a personal best time of 3 hours and 43 minutes. Congratulations to Craig who is currently in training for an Ultra Marathon Endurance Race where he hopes to run over 100 miles!

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Mr. Fred Sharp joined ChickMaster as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) on April 25, 2016. Fred is based in Medina and is responsible for managing all departments including engineering, manufacturing and accounting. Fred reports to ChickMaster’s President, Robert Holzer.O

Fred brings a wealth of experience to ChickMaster. Prior experience includes Daniel Defense Inc. in Savannah, Georgia, as the COO and with Ferno Washington, Inc. in Wilmington, Ohio, as Vice President of Global Product Development and Manufacturing. Fred has managed product development, manufacturing, procurement and other areas both in domestic and foreign entities. His years of experience give him a great background to understand the needs and challenges of our business.

Fred Sharp Joins ChickMaster as Chief Operating Officer in Medina

Fred has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Vermont. We are happy to have Fred be part of the ChickMaster team and welcome him to the company.