NZ Poultry Health
Only Country free from 3 fatal poultry diseases:
1. [blank_start]Infectious Bursal Disease[blank_end]
2. [blank_start]Avian Infuenza[blank_end]
3. [blank_start]Newcastle Disease[blank_end]
Answer
Newcastle Disease
Avian Infuenza
Infectious Bursal Disease
Question 3
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Broiler Chickens
[blank_start]Vertical[blank_end] integration = each company has control over [blank_start]all stages of the production process[blank_end]
Meat = [blank_start]domestic market focus[blank_end]
Trends:
- [blank_start]70%[blank_end] sold fresh
- [blank_start]30%[blank_end] sold frozen
- [blank_start]35%[blank_end] sold as whole birds
- [blank_start]65%[blank_end] sold as cuts, fillets, and value added products
Key stages of production:
- poultry breeding organisation produces [blank_start]nucleus breeding stock[blank_end]
- breeding farms are [blank_start]company owned[blank_end]
- feed mills owned and operated by [blank_start]processing companies[blank_end]
- hatcheries
- broilers grow out farm [blank_start]company owned OR contract farmers[blank_end]
- processing [blank_start]plant[blank_end] and [blank_start]marketing[blank_end]
Answer
Vertical
all stages of the production process
domestic market focus
70%
30%
35%
65%
nucleus breeding stock
company owned
processing companies
company owned OR contract farmers
plant
marketing
Question 4
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Table Egg Industry
[blank_start]Horizontal[blank_end] Integration = [blank_start]individual farmers[blank_end] buying chicks from [blank_start]commercial[blank_end] hatcheries and buying feed from [blank_start]commercial feed compounds[blank_end]. Marketing is done [blank_start]individually[blank_end] or under a [blank_start]common brand.[blank_end]
[blank_start]1/3[blank_end] of industry operated by vertical integration
Systems:
- [blank_start]conventional caged[blank_end] (50%)
- [blank_start]furnished colony[blank_end] cage
- [blank_start]barn[blank_end]
- [blank_start]free range[blank_end]
Answer
barn
free range
furnished colony
conventional caged
1/3
Horizontal
individual farmers
commercial
commercial feed compounds
individually
common brand.
Question 5
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Processing of Eggs
NZ consumption = [blank_start]240[blank_end] eggs per capita per annum
Approx. [blank_start]20%[blank_end] of egg production goes to further processing
Uses:
- [blank_start]foaming[blank_end] ability
- [blank_start]emulsification[blank_end]
- [blank_start]Colour[blank_end] and [blank_start]Aroma[blank_end]
Layers Welfare Issues
Egg a day production:
- [blank_start]osteoporosis[blank_end]
- predisposed to [blank_start]broken bones[blank_end]
- [blank_start]musculoskeletal[blank_end] problems
- [blank_start]aggression/cannibalism[blank_end] in large flocks
- [blank_start]feather pecking[blank_end]
- [blank_start]spent and male chickens[blank_end] are killed
Answer
osteoporosis
broken bones
musculoskeletal
aggression/cannibalism
feather pecking
spent and male chickens
Question 8
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Broilers Welfare Issues
- [blank_start]Lameness[blank_end]
- [blank_start]Dermatitis[blank_end] in feet and hocks
- [blank_start]Pulmonary hypertension[blank_end] syndrome
- [blank_start]Sudden[blank_end] death
- Caught by [blank_start]hand or machine[blank_end]
- [blank_start]Transport[blank_end]
- [blank_start]Slaughter[blank_end]