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POULTRY

AVICOLA LA GUASIMA INVESTS IN

SMARTPRO™ TECHNOLOGIES TO DEVELOP

VENEZUELA’S LEADING HATCHERY

Avicola La Guasima, a professionally run The new hatchery is equipped with hatchery support contract that will pro-
business based in Valencia, Venezuela, is 30x SmartSetPro™-6 setters, with a ca- actively involve both company’s teams to
investing in a new, integrated SmartPro™ pacity of 132,192 eggs each, and 30x maintain optimum hatchery performance.
broiler hatchery from Royal Pas Reform, SmartHatchPro™ hatchers, each with a “The building has been designed to op-
which will include SmartPro™ incubators, capacity of 22,032 hatching eggs. The timize work-flow efficiencies and avoid
a HVAC climate control system and full two separate hatch rooms will create a cross-contamination,” says Elias Rubén
automation. weekly setting capacity of more than 1.2 Maica Morillo, Royal Pas Reform’s repre-
The company chose to work with Royal million eggs. sentative for Venezuela. “Our SmartPro™
Pas Reform to achieve its ambition of cre- The SmartCenterPro™ hatchery informa- setters and hatchers have been devel-
ating Venezuela’s leading hatchery – both tion software will super-connect data from oped with maximum biosecurity in mind.
in terms of efficiency and also to ensure the entire hatchery. Integrated data from Moreover, SmartCenterPro™ software is
maximum bio-security, quality and trace- incubation, climate control and hatchery a powerful tool that enables La Guasima
ability for its chicks. automation systems produce a unique cycle to deliver full traceability.”
report for every batch of eggs, including Royal Pas Reform’s Sales and Market-
full traceability information with details of ing Director, Bouke Hamminga comments:
chick uniformity, setter and hatcher cli- “This is a milestone for Royal Pas Reform
mate, hatchery climate and alarms. and the Venezuelan industry. As the world's
The fully integrated solution does not only provider of fully integrated hatchery
stop when installation is complete. Avicola solutions, it is a truly exceptional oppor-
La Guasima and Royal Pas Reform have tunity for us to supply and install a project
worked together to customize a Smart- of this size and caliber.”
Care™ preventative maintenance and

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ZINPRO® CORPORATION EXPANDS

MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS WITH NEW

BRAZIL PLANT

Zinpro Corporation, the world’s leading Zinpro products, solutions and tools more
innovator and manufacturer of high-per- efficiently than ever before. We look for-
formance trace minerals and animal nutri- ward to working with our customers to
tion solutions, has announced the opening enhance animal health and wellbeing and
of its new state-of-the-art blending facili- drive better animal performance.”
ty in Marialva, in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
“This new facility marks an exciting
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growth milestone for Zinpro,” said Presi- ADVERTISE
dent and CEO Rob Sheffer. “But even more
important is our ongoing commitment to IN THE ARAB
IN THE ARAB
serving customers in Brazil. We look for-
ward to delivering greater efficiency and
WORLD
flexibility for producers and agribusinesses WORLD
in this critically important region of the
AGRIBUSINESS
world – especially as the demand for an- AGRIBUSINESS
imal proteins continues to increase with
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the growing global population.” MAGAZINE
According to Sheffer, the new plant will
AND PROMOTE
give Zinpro increased flexibility to inno- AND PROMOTE
vate and develop breakthrough solutions
YOUR
for animals and producers. “By delivering ered a need for innovative nutrition solu- YOUR
products locally, we can increase speed and tions in this market,” said José Francisco
efficiency while enhancing sustainability.”
PRODUCTS
Mendes, Zinpro vice president of sales – PRODUCTS
“Through our close partnerships with Latin America. “This new, modern blend-
customers across Brazil, we have discov- ing facility allows us to offer our proven
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