Poultry

Exceptional warm temperatures have been recorded on the 1st of January 2023, worthy as some experts said to a “spring day in April”. Sign than global warming is more than a reality, the experts are already expecting a summer hotter than the last one.

Several of our Research & Innovation projects on nutrition and heat stress were presented at the 14th Journées de la Recherche Avicole et Palmipèdes à Foie Gras held on 9 and 10 March in Tours.

Embark on the Thermo®Tour, our annual pre-launch tour for the Thermo® campaign! The CCPA Group teams took part in various actions on the ground. The objective? To promote the Thermo® range to our customers and prospects.

Every year, Thermo® solutions of CCPA Group are used in the field or tested on new farms. This edition includes some of the feedback on these solutions during the year 2021.

During heat episodes, blood is diverted to the skin to eliminate internal heat. As a result, the intestines are less irrigated and the cells less oxygenated. The junctions between the cells loosen, which can allow certain germs and toxins to enter the bloodstream. The absorption of nutrients is reduced. All this greatly deteriorates the comfort of the animals by causing oxidative stress and inflammation. This syndrome is known as “leaky gut”.

At the end of 2021, two CCPA Group employees were invited to take part in the InnoFeed podcast, the podcast that interviews the players in the animal feed industry in a 20 to 40 minute format. Bernard Gozlan, expert in feed ingredient specialities and host of the podcast, welcomed two of our CCPA Product Managers, Anne-Sophie Valable (Monogastric Product Manager) and Jean Pascard (Ruminants Product Manager), to discuss one of the key topics of the moment: the impact of heat stress in animal production.

In a context of rising feed raw materials prices, investing in nutrition during hot weather is profitable strategy.

In February, CCPA scientific forum gathered scientists from its Research and Innovation department along with academic researchers from all around the world. More than 120 poultry industry specialists attended. The event addressed the effect of the association between Scutellaria baïcalensis and Curcuma in broilers and laying hens.