NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2024

Introduction from the Secretary General, Ir Peter van Horne

After the very successful European Poultry Conference in Valencia (Spain) we continue to promote WPSA in other parts of the world. I am proud to announce that the African Poultry Network of WPSA, together with the WPSA Secretary General, is organising a seminar during VIV Africa in Kigali (Rwanda) on October 2nd. WPSA is also contributing to the Leadership conference at the Kigali Convention Centre. The key topics explore the latest trends, challenges and opportunities in poultry value chains in Africa.

The secretariat of the WPSA is also busy with renewing the website. It will be a website complete up to date according to the newest standards presenting all the WPSA information in clear and modern way. We expect to launch the website before the end of 2024.

Peter van Horne

• The Italy branch of WPSA led the first fruitful collaboration between the European Federation of WPSA and the EAAP Poultry Working Group (PWG) took place at the 75th EAAP Annual Meeting, held from 1-5 September, 2024, in Florence, Italy, through the creation of joint session entitled ‘Slow-growing meat-type and dual-purpose genotypes for conventional and alternative farming systems in the EU’. >> Link
• The Turkish Branch has successfully organised the International Poultry Congress 2024 from 8-11 May 2024 in Bursa in cooperation with Uludağ University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science.
• The Cameroon branch of WPSA was represented at the XVI European Poultry Conference in Valencia by Dr Mekuiko Whatsop Hyppolite, recipient of the WPSA’s Travel Grant. >> Link
• Representing the WPSA Cameroon at the SPACE Rennes 2024, his SG, Pr Djitie Kouatcho François, presented the “Valorization and sustainable management of local resources used in poultry farming in Africa” during the AgriPanel held on the September 18.
• Last July, the Colombia branch of WPSA held the X version of our International Poultry Nutrition Seminar, with a large participation and important speakers, covering current topics and quality for the regional poultry industry. Last August, we held a workshop at our Bogotá facilities focused on food manufacturing and control of critical points in feed plants, with great participation from the industry and developed by experts in the field. Information about the programme and speakers of these two events can be found here.
• The Vol. 3, No.1 (July 2024) of the World Family Poultry Journal (WFPJ) can be downloaded.

The Turkish Branch has successfully organised the International Poultry Congress 2024 between 8-11 May 2024 in Bursa in cooperation with Uludağ University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science. The Proceedings are available here.

Check the WPSA website for a complete list of upcoming webinars.

• 1 October, 2024 – Deciding on coop plans for backyard hens
• 5 November 2024 – Budgeting for backyard or urban poultry flock
• 14 November 2024 – Gut Health Seminar

Socio-economic background, egg characteristics and hatchability of guinea fowl (Numida meleagris L) farming in Far-North Cameroon. (Cameroon)
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Effects of zingiber officinale essential oil as a feed additive on zootechnical performance and some biochemical parameters in broiler chickens. (Cameroon)
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Development of molecular assays for the analysis of genetic relationships of Mycoplasma iowae. (Israel)
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Genetic characterization of newly emerging avian reovirus variants in chickens with viral arthritis/tenosynovitis in Israel. (Israel)
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Association between movement patterns, microbiome diversity, and potential pathogen presence in free-ranging feral pigeons foraging in dairy farms. (Israel)
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Temperature manipulation during incubation: effect on embryo development and incidence of white striping and expression of related genes in broiler chickens from two commercial breeds. (Turkey)
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Feed form and perch design do not interact to production performance, gastrointestinal tract traits, behaviour and welfare of laying hens reared in enriched cages.  (Turkey)
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A methodological review in sensory analyses of chicken meat.  (Italy, WG5)
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Research progress on regulating factors of muscle fiber heterogeneity in poultry: a review. (China, WG5)
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Chicken ovarian follicular atresia: interaction network at organic, cellular, and molecular levels. (China)
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Goose IFIT5 positively regulates goose astrovirus replication in GEF cells. (China)
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Trimethyltin chloride induces oxidative damage and apoptosis in chicken liver. (China)
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First report of goose circovirus identified in ducks from China. (China)
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Genome-wide re-sequencing reveals selection signatures for important economic traits in Taihang chickens. (China)
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USP13 regulates ferroptosis in chicken follicle granulosa cells by deubiquitinating ATG7. (China)
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