BC BROILER HATCHING EGG COMMISSION

JUNE 2020 NEWSLETTER GREEN BIOSECURTY STATUS

Please see the attached alert from Christine Koch, Manager, BC

Poultry Association.

OFFICE UPDATE

The Commission office is open with limited staff. Most staff are still

currently working remotely; the On-Farm Team is continuing to

complete on-farm operations.

CHEP COVID-19 UPDATE

Please see the attached letter from the Canadian Hatching Egg

Producers.

OPEN LETTER ON THE VALUE OF ANIMAL

AGRICULTURE

Please see the attached letter that CHEP signed along with many

other Canadian and international agriculture groups.

ELECTION RESULTS

Congratulations to Calvin Breukelman and Daniel Zylstra were

acclaimed as Members of the Commission.

CHEP AGRISKILLS

Please see attached document on the new CHEP Agriskills learning

platform.

SMALL EGG PROGRAM UPDATE

Producers should be aware that Barry Harder is currently on a

medical leave and Chris Richard is driving the truck full time. Chris

has the same cell phone number (604-302-4017) and can be

reached directly with Small Egg Program questions.

POSTPONED OR CANCELLED EVENTS

Chicken Golf Tournament has been cancelled.

Pricing Orders

Period

Live Chicken

Hatching Eggs

Saleable Chicks

Day-Old Broiler Chicks

A-158 1.691 $/kg 572.19 ¢/doz 59.60 ¢/chick 78.52 ¢/chick

A-159 1.707 $/kg 574.59 ¢/doz 59.85 ¢/chick 78.77 ¢/chick

A-160 1.697 $/kg 598.71 ¢/doz 62.32 ¢/chick 81.26 ¢/chick

A-161 1.694 $/kg 600.92 ¢/doz 62.55 ¢/chick 81.49 ¢/chick

A-162 1.694 $/kg 602.95 ¢/doz 62.76 ¢/chick 81.70 ¢/chick

A-163 1.697 $/kg 605.64 ¢/doz 63.03 ¢/chick 81.97 ¢/chick

Production Cycles

Period

Start Date

End Date

A-158 Aug 4, 2019 Sept 28, 2019

A-159 Sep 29, 2019 Nov 23, 2019

A-160 Nov 24, 2019 Jan 18, 2020

A-161 Jan 19, 2020 Mar 14, 2020

A-162 Mar 15, 2020 May 9, 2020

A-163 Mar 10, 2020 Jul 4, 2020

INDUSTRY

STATISTICS

YTD Hatchability

83.3 %

Average Lay Cycle End

56 weeks

Average Breeder Price

Female: $11.71

Male: $15.56

2020 Audit Stats

Total Premises to Audit: 57

Premises Completed: 19 / 57

Hatching Egg Tip

Click the link below to find a

helpful brooding checklist for

you and your employees.

http://en.aviagen.com/assets/Tech

_Center/BB_Resources_Tools/Bro

odingEquipmentChecklist-2020-

EN.pdf

1 These are not all of the BC Biosecurity Program requirements; please refer to your producer manual for more information. Note if your commodities On-Farm Food Safety Program requires more stringent biosecurity measures please follow them instead. The measures above are minimum requirements.

Regular Biosecurity “Green” (Revised October 30, 2015)

These are the measures outlined in the BC Biosecurity Program1 and must be followed on a

daily basis. These measures must be in place to prevent the introduction and spread of

diseases.

Ensure that all personnel entering your premise follow your biosecurity protocols and sign in on

your Visitor Log. Ensure there is enough room for personnel to park off road ways without

entering your CAZ. The CAZ and RAZ zones must display proper biosecurity signage on barn

doors and CAZ barriers (gates or chains) are to be kept closed when not in use.

Controlled Access Zone (CAZ)

• Identify your CAZ

• Maintain a secure physical barrier (gate or chain) at the CAZ entrance

• Restrict movement in and out of your CAZ

• Have the ability to wash and disinfect vehicles or equipment entering and exiting your

CAZ

• Regularly maintain your CAZ – Keep vegetation low, clean up debris, and grade

driveways to avoid standing water

Restricted Access Zone (RAZ)

• Identify your RAZ

• Maintain a permanent and visible demarcation (a physical barrier is highly

recommended)

• Only allow essential personnel into your RAZ

• Any equipment entering the RAZ must be free of visible organic matter

Farmers and Employees Accessing the Restricted Access Zone (RAZ)

• Wash and sanitize your hands or wear disposable gloves

• Change foot wear

• Clothing worn in the RAZ should be changed before going out in public

Visitors Accessing the Restricted Access Zone (RAZ)

• Must wash and sanitize their hands or wear disposable gloves

• Must wear premise specific coveralls and RAZ specific boots.

CHEP BIWEEKLY UPDATE

June 1, 2020

COVID-19

- CHEP has now moved from hosting weekly General Managers’ calls to hosting them on an as needed basis.

- The National Poultry Group continues to meet regularly; these calls have been moved to a weekly basis from 3 times per week.

- The SM5 continues its partnership with the Canada Takeout campaign to encourage Canadians to order takeout to support their favourite local restaurant, meeting weekly to discuss how to engage in the campaign.

o Discussions are in place about how to join Phase 2 of the campaign. o The farmer video, which features all groups from the SM5 supporting the

campaign, has been edited and will be available soon. - AAFC continues to host teleconferences on the impact of COVID-19 three times per

week. o On May 19, eligibility criteria to the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA)

was updated as many farmers did not meet the payroll criteria, and the number of eligible farms has doubled. This should address the issue for owner/operators and those that did not have significant payroll numbers to meet the initial criteria.

o $3 billion in funding has been transferred to the provinces to be used as wage top-ups. The provinces make decisions on how the money is delivered to the essential workers.

o On May 16, an investment of up to 9.2 million to enhance the Youth Employment and Skills Program was announced. This additional funding will help the agriculture industry attract Canadian youth (ages 15-30) to organizations that need assistance with wage subsidies to address labour shortages brought on by the pandemic and will fund up to 700 new positions for youth in the agriculture industry.

o Approximately 6,000 Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) have arrived in May and a total of 16,000 have arrived since April 1st, 2020.

o CFIA has placed a temporary Ministerial Exemption (MEI) process that will permit interprovincial movement of meat and poultry products from establishments that are not federally licensed if such trade becomes necessary to alleviate meat shortages due to the pandemic.

- CHEP continues to participate in the now bi-weekly Public Safety Canada (PSC) cross-sector calls to discuss industry-wide impacts of COVID-19, sector needs, and actions taken by government.

o The focus is currently on provincial re-opening activities, testing and contact tracing, and second wave planning as needed.

o There continues to be an ongoing need for PPE outside the healthcare and frontline sectors, particularly in the food sector. The federal government is increasing national stockpile holdings and working to expand domestic production of PPE.

o Canadian private industry has responded to COVID-19-related supply shortages with the Rapid Response Platform, a PPE supply and demands portal – with over 1,200 businesses having matched their needs on this site (read more here).

- CHEP is working closely with the other building owners of 21 Florence St to finalize a plan to reopen the office with additional measures and investments to protect the health and safety of all staff and visitors. No timeline for a reopening is yet available.

Other Meetings

- A CHEP Directors’-Only meeting was held on Zoom on May 25. - A CHEP Research Committee meeting was held on Zoom on May 29. - The National Poultry Group held a call with the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss the

impact of COVID-19 and needed federal support. - Aubrie hosted an ACP Producer Education on Zoom for BC producers on May 20. - Participated in a Poultry Working Group meeting for the Transportation Code update on

May 21. - Circulated CIPARS update with preliminary findings from 2019. - Circulated CgFARAD spring newsletter. - Reviewing an inquiry from Amphoraxe (a start-up research and development company in

Vancouver) on how recent restrictions on antibiotic use are affecting producers and how this can inform their work on antimicrobial peptides for the poultry industry. More information will be provided when it is available.

Open Letter on the Value of Animal Agriculture

How livestock is supporting global nutrition, high standards of food safety

and public health during the Covid-19 pandemic

The coronavirus crisis has brought into focus the incredible public health challenge our world faces, and nowhere

is this challenge more apparent than in food production. Nourishing the world during this crisis is a top priority

across nations.

Our world needs the contributions of livestock. Globally, 1.3 billion people depend on livestock for their

employmenti, while billions more rely on livestock to provide food for their families. Animal agriculture provides

milk, meat, fish and eggs at a time when access to safe, nutritious and affordable food is necessary to fend off a

potential global hunger crisisii, and offers invaluable support for farmers facing severe, often existential,

economic hardships.

The precise origin of Covid-19 remains under investigation, but ongoing research continues to confirm that

domestic livestock production is safe and has not played a role in the spread of Covid-19iii iv v. Current evidence

points to a journey from wild animals to humansvi, which aligns with research showing most zoonotic diseases

originate in wildlife.

However, some are making unfounded claims that livestock and modern agriculture were somehow the source

of the pandemic. This threatens to distract the global public health response at a time when animal agriculture

can offer lessons for wildlife zoonosis management as part of the long-term pandemic preparedness.

For example, livestock diseases are monitored globallyvii to help prevent them from spreading across borders

the way that Covid-19 has done, and advances in farm and facility practices, animal nutrition, veterinary

diagnostics and medicine mean many zoonotic diseases, such as Salmonella, are well managed in most

economies. Using these learnings to develop more robust early warning systems for wildlife could enhance our

ability to detect emerging diseases.

Importantly, livestock production is a regulated, monitored system with food safety and public health at its

core. Even in the face of unprecedented challenges, farms and food facilities are taking every precaution possible

to keep employees as safe as possible and fulfill their critical roles in our food supply, while producers continue

to rely on biosecurity, hygiene, vaccination, and other tools to control animal disease.

The knowledge and expertise of the livestock sector can help strengthen the global Covid-19 response and tackle

the growing risk of nutrition insecurity.

We urge authorities, intergovernmental groups, and NGOs to support these efforts by:

• Reaffirming the safety of livestock production and reminding consumers of our robust food safety

system, including the important role of veterinarians and animal nutrition.

• Refuting misinformation that tries to manufacture a link between livestock and the spread of Covid-19.

• Consulting with livestock experts, including farmers and other stakeholders in the feed and food chain

to understand how to aid their efforts to feed communities.

During this pandemic, livestock farms and the value chain are working tirelessly to ensure we have safe and

affordable food to eat and drink. It’s vital that society supports these efforts and tap into their knowledge to

build a more resilient world in the future.

See Next Page for Signatories

This letter is undersigned by the following organisations and individuals

International Signatories

Dr. Daniel Bercovici Chairman International Feed Industry Federation

Donald Moore Executive Director Global Dairy Platform

Guillaume Roué President International Meat Secretariat

Dr. Jimmy Smith Director General International Livestock Research Institute

Dr. Judith Bryans President International Dairy Federation

Dr. Patricia Turner President World Veterinary Association

Rick White Chair International Agri-food Network

Robin Horel President International Poultry Council

Serge Leterme Chairman Diagnostics for Animals

Carel du Marchie Sarvaas Executive Director HealthforAnimals

European Signatories Dr. Anders Karlsson Head of Department

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Prof. Andrew Peters Program Director, Supporting Evidence Based

Interventions (SEBI), Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies University of Edinburghviii

Birthe Steenberg AVEC Secretary General

Dr. Daniella Dos Santos President British Veterinary Association

Dawn Howard Chief Executive National Office of Animal Health

Dr. Dirk-Jan de Koning Professor in Animal Breeding

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Prof. dr. ir. Frédéric Leroy Professor of Food Science and Biotechnology

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Dr. Jana Picoka Professor

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

*

Jean-Louis Hunault Président SIMV

Dr. Jude Capper, CEO

Livestock Sustainability Consultancy

Karsten Maier Secretary General European Livestock and Meat Trades Union

Dr. Mario Estevez

Associate Professor University of Extremadura

Dr. Michael Lee

Professor of Sustainable Livestock Systems, University of Bristol and Head of Sustainable Agriculture Sciences

– North Wyke, Rothamsted

Minette Batters President National Farmers Union of England and Wales

Alexander Döring Secretary General European Feed Manufacturers' Federation

Prof Nigel Scollan

Director, Institute of Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast

Pekka Pesonen Secretary General Copa-Cogeca

Dr. Philip Skuce Principal Scientist, Moredun Research Institute KE Sector Lead for Livestock, SEFARI

Roxane Feller Secretary General AnimalhealthEurope

Dr. Stefaan De Smet Professor, Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic

Ecology, University of Ghent Dr. Ulf Emanuelson

Professor Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

US and Canadian Signatories

Allan Ribbink Chairman Canadian Sheep Federation

Alexander Mathews President and CEO Animal Health Institute

Benoît Fontaine Chairman Chicken Farmers of Canada

Brian Bilkes Chair Canadian Hatching Egg Producers

Catharine Perry Executive Director American Dairy Science Association

Chad Gregory President and CEO United Egg Producers

Dr. Catherine Filejski President Canadian Animal Health Institute

Dr. Christian Klopfenstein President Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians

Constance Cullman President and CEO American Feed Industry Association

Dr. Dan Thomson Department Chair and Professor Department of Animal Science

Iowa State University

Darren Ference Chair Turkey Farmers of Canada

Douglas A. Freeman DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACT Dean, Western College of Veterinary Medicine

University of Saskatchewan Dr. Ermias Kebreab

Associate Dean and Professor University of California-Davis

Dr. Frank Mitloehner Professor of Air Quality Extension Specialist

University of California-Davis, Dept. of Animal Science

Dr. Fred Gingrich Executive Director American Association of Bovine Practitioners and American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners

Jean-Michel Laurin President and CEO Canadian Poultry & Egg Processors Council

Dr. Jeffrey Wichtel Professor and Dean

Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph

John Jamieson President and CEO Canadian Center for Food Integrity

John Ross Executive Director Canadian Pork Council

John Starkey President U.S. Poultry & Egg Association

Dr. Joy Mench Professor Emerita

Department of Animal Science University of California-Davis

Julie Anna Potts President and CEO North American Meat Institute

Kay Johnson Smith President and CEO Animal Agriculture Alliance

Dr. Ken Anderson PhD Poultry Scientist

Melissa Dumont Executive Director Animal Nutrition Association of Canada

Pamela Griffin Vice President American National CattleWomen

Paul Zajicek Executive Director National Aquaculture Association

Dr. Richard Raymond Former United States Department of Agriculture

Undersecretary for Food Safety

Dr. Robert Hagevoort Co-Founder and Director of Development, U.S. Dairy

Education and Training Consortium

Roger Pelissero Chair Egg Farmers of Canada

Ryan Greir Chair National Sheep Network

Scott Helps Chair Egg Farmers of Ontario

Dr. Shanna L. Ivey

Ph.D., Department Head, Professor, New Mexico State University, Departments of Animal and Range Sciences and Extension Animal Science and Natural Resources

Dr. Yvonne Thaxton

Professor Emeritus, Director of the Center for Food Animal Wellbeing, University of Arkansas

New Zealand Signatories

Prof. Pablo Gregorini Professor of Livestock Production Lincoln University Pastoral Livestock Production Lab

*Endorsement of this letter by academic signatories does not necessarily reflect the views of their institutions

i http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1157729/icode/ ii https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-chief-warns-hunger-pandemic-covid-19-spreads-statement-un-security-council iii http://www.fao.org/2019-ncov/q-and-a/food-safety/en/ iv https://www.oie.int/en/scientific-expertise/specific-information-and-recommendations/questions-and-answers-on-2019novel-coronavirus/ v https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/animals/docs/ah_covid-19_qandas.pdf vi https://www.nature.com/articles/nature06536 vii https://www.oie.int/animal-health-in-the-world/the-world-animal-health-information-system/data-after-2004-wahis-interface/ viii Professor Peters views do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Edinburgh