Eggs In NZ History Arrived with Captain cook 1780s Household - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Eggs In NZ –History  Arrived with Captain cook 1780s  Household –backyard to Farms  In 2016 New Zealand had some 146 commercial egg producers, with the largest 6 companies accounting for over 75% of total production. An estimated national flock of 3.8 million hens laid over 100 million dozen eggs per year.

Exports in 1912  Exports  In the days before organised marketing, local supplies sometimes exceeded local demand, so in 1912 the Department of Agriculture exported a trial shipment of eight 30-dozen cases of eggs to Vancouver. These arrived in excellent condition.  By 1913, organised cooperative ‘egg circles’ sent shipments to Vancouver and London. Between the world wars larger consignments were shipped.

Welfare in 1910  Cooped-up  Even in the early days of the poultry industry, hen housing was a matter for debate. An article in the 1910 issue of the Journal of Agriculture stated that ‘The proper housing of fowls is one of the most discussed questions of the day. … The old, closed in and ill ventilated house must go. The open front and draught proof structure is the ideal’.

Eggs – NZ since 1989  Egg Producers Federation and Eggs Inc.  The Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand (EPFNZ) was formed in July 1989 to represent commercial egg producers. Membership is mandatory under the Commodity Levies (Eggs) Order 2009 – any person or organisation that buys 100 or more day-old layer chicks automatically becomes a member. The EPFNZ is funded by a levy which is incorporated into the price of the chicks, and is payable on chicks up to five days old when sold for the first time. 60% of the EPFNZ levy is used to fund Eggs Inc., an organisation that promotes eggs.

Egg Producers Federation  A trade association that represents the interests of commercial egg producers in all production systems.  Registered as an Incorporated Society in 1989.  Governed by a board of up to 9 members, currently 8 members. 5 regional farmer reps, 1 dedicated free range rep, 2 national reps

EPF  Funded under the Commodity Levies Act since 1992.  The Levy is collected on the sale of day old chicks from the two commercial hatcheries  Every six years farmers vote for the renewal of the levy. Next vote is in 2010. Over 70% of the levy is spent on generic promotion of eggs.

EPF  The EPF is serviced by an office of 5 staff The Executive Director, a PA/Administrator and three Technical Executive Officers.  The office also separately works for the Poultry Meat Industry (PIANZ) and the Manufactured Feed Industry (NZFMA)  No Regulatory Powders

Eggs Inc Marketing Arm  Levy from fee  Supports egg sales  Egg Man  Get Cracking  TV adds  Recipes  Marketing separate from EPF

Egg NZ -stats  146 farmers -100 to 400K farm size  3.8 million layers  Hyline or Shaver birds-50/50  Conventional cages all gone by 2022  Phasing out by 2018/2020/2022 (31 st Dec)  Egg consumption at 235/per person  Supermarket (1)cage free 2024

EPF  NZ is unique – it is known as the healthiest country in the world to raise chickens – due to our freedom from the 3 major poultry diseases i.e. Newcastle Disease, Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD), and highly pathogenic Avian Influenza.  The NZ Poultry Industry (meat and eggs) funds an Industry IBD Surveillance Programme to prove our freedom from IBD

NZ Egg Stats  Caged eggs $3.24 – 4.44 / doz  Colony eggs $6.00 / doz  Barn or Free-range eggs $6.96 - 9.00 / doz  Organic $12.00 / doz  Poultry Feed and Premixes are approx. $1.00 - $1.40 / kg and make up a big component of the farm budget  A barn est. $400 - $600 per sq. m

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Egg NZ Stats  Layer average at 330 eggs/year  Flock laying to 70-80 weeks  Conventional cage -75%  FR 16 %  Colony 5 %  Barn- 3% -- trend to this with aviary  Supermarket – no caged eggs by 2020

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NZ Bird health Core Vacc.  NO –AI/ IBD/ NVD  Vaccinations for  Marek’s –All hatchery along with UV beak trim  Infectious Bronchitis– some  Avian Encephalomyelitis (AE) : All  Coccidiosis : All breeders and floor reared  Chicken Anaemia Virus (CAV) : All  Salmonella Typhimurium: All

NZ Bird health—non core Vac  Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT)  Fowl cholera (Pasteurella multocida.  Reovirus  Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG)  Mycoplasma synoviae (MS)  Fowl pox  Mortality – <4 % over flock life

NZ Rules  Demise / Banning of conventual cages  In 10 years 2012 to 2022 90% change in poultry buildings  In 2022 NZ poultry buildings be under 15 years old  Some – mountain too high==will leave/gone  Others see as an opportunity  Biggest compnau-30% just sold to Investment company== Overseas company

NZ –Rules  In terms of the maximum indoor stocking density for barn farmed hens:  NZ Code of Welfare: 7 hens/m2  NZSPCA: 7 hens/m2  EU standard: 9 hens/m2  In terms of flock sizes for barn farmed hens:  NZ Code of Welfare: Not specified, dependent on individual farm land size  NZSPCA: 5,000 hens per enclosure  EU standard: Not specified, dependent on individual farm land size  For free range hens, the maximum outdoor stocking density is 2,500 hens per hectare.

Rules and regulations  Registered Risk Management Programme  Annual Visit –cost $500NZ  Food safety driven  Best Before dates –shelf life 21/35 days NO FRIDGE  RMP on Farm –others are processing plants?  The latest verification check results sent to Industry and published  Welfare –coming  Supermarket stds

Rules and regs. NZ  No Salmonella in Eggs vs On eggs  Salmonella vaccines  Surveys -< 0.1 % off eggs shell  No food poisoning outbreaks—cf Australia  Farms distributed across NZ  Some Local/counties/ councils kinder  No Barrier to entry -- -need to sell eggs?

Issues in NZ eggs • Cage sold as Free Range • Lack of bulk audit by Egg Verifiers • Egg Stamping– by August Fraud 2018? • Isotype Id of farm and production type

Farm Assurance Schemes • No Industry scheme • Number of verifiers Industry • Different stds. • Welfare Assurance • Traceability– Egg stamp Schemes • Food safety- RMP • Jan 2019 – Industry scheme in place –offered

Rules and regulations  Layer Hens Animal Welfare (Layer hems ) Code of Welfare 2012 plus amendments  Minimum standards for density/ range/ food and water  Some Min stds now regulations-  Density  Cage transition dates –all gone by 2022  Barn/free range /Aviary/ enriched cage

The s sci cience - how i w it works Trac aceab ability? Animals and plants absorb the natural • chemicals of their direct environment This creates a unique ‘chemical fingerprint’, • linking them to their origin Unlike packaging or labels, the fingerprint can • not be manipulated We can then compare this fingerprint at any • stage of the supply chain back to the point of origin – ensuring claims stay true It can be phenomenally powerful in accuracy • – differentiating products by country, region and even down to individual farms

RMP Risk Management Programme  Business information and introductory pages (213 KB PDF)  Business information and introductory pages (335 KB RTF)  Attachment A-P (196 KB PDF)  Attachment A-P (781 KB RTF)  Attachment Q (293 KB RTF)  Attachment Q (115 KB PDF)  Attachment R (29 KB PDF)  Attachment R (78 KB RTF)  Guidelines to complete the template (470 KB PDF)  Approval For The Egg Risk Management Programme Template

RMP– Tick box  PEST CONTROL  CHEMICAL CONTROL  DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT  PERSONNEL HEALTH AND HYGIENE  CLEANING/HOUSEKEEPING  LAYER FEED  To ensure that hazards such as Salmonella are minimised in the feed and that feed is not responsible for wholesomeness issues such as off odours and flavours in the eggs

RMP –Rules  WATER  Water that comes into direct contact or indirect contact with eggs must be potable water at the point of use. This does not apply to water used for drinking water of live birds.  RECALL PROCEDURE  DOCUMENT CONTROL  Egg Shelf Life claims