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Excellence in research and learning through partnerships with the
entire value chain to advance the development of value-added
poultry products and production practices.
To conduct excellent research that leads to the development of innovative and sustainable production systems
To serve as a leading source of scientific knowledge that supports the production of safe, high quality poultry products that meet
changing consumer needs
To foster an environment of learning that incorporates input from industry, as well as teaching, technology transfer and
knowledge transfer activities
To connect with industry on a continuous manner, both in the receiving of input and the transferring of
knowledge
Table of Contents
Chair’s Report 1
Executive Director’s Report 2
This Year’s Highlights 4
Research Highlights 7
Organizational Overview 11
Research Funding: Project Listing 2008-09 16
Funding 30
Facility Usage 32
Evidence of Productivity
Refereed Papers in Scholarly Journals 33
Conference Presentations (Abstracts) 34
Scientific and Industry Presentations 36
Books and Book Chapters 41
Technical Publications and Industry Reports 41
Research into Practice 42
Patents 44
Awards and Honours 45
Acronyms Used 47
In 2008, the Poultry Research Centre Advisory Board of
Directors initiated a major review of the function of the
Centre. A full program review was conducted in early
2009 by independent experts in poultry researcher and
technology transfer from the USA, Australia and Canada.
The report has provided the Board with a lot of excellent
ideas that will enable the Centre to continue to meet and
exceed its goals in the future. This type of exercise
provides researchers, students, staff and Board members
with an opportunity to refocus on the vision and goals of
the Poultry Research Centre (PRC).
I want to congratulate all of the researchers, students
and staff who were awarded special recognition at the
2008 Poultry Science meetings. This recognition shows
the success of past work at the PRC as well as the abilities
of the individuals involved. Congratulations to Frank
Robinson, Doug Korver, Martin Zuidhof, Felicity Dennis,
Lukas Kawalilak and Mojtaba Yegani.
There have been several changes to the PRC Board
during the past year. We welcome Reg Ference, Jo Ann
Nanninga, and Ed Rodenburg to the Board. They will
bring us new perspectives from their industry sectors and
their individual backgrounds. On behalf of the Board, I
want to extend our thanks for the work of departing
members Robin Horel and Lloyd Johnston. They were
both excellent participants in our discussions and
contributed greatly to the success of the PRC. Also,
thanks to Iwona Pawlina and the PRC staff for their
efforts during the past year.
The current economic situation is going to offer many
challenges and opportunities as the PRC and its staff
attempt to balance budgets and obtain research funding.
We will all need to be diligent in properly managing the
funds that have been allocated to the PRC as well as
attracting new funds in the future. Research is the
lifeblood of innovation, and it is through innovation and
entrepreneurship that our industry will continue to
develop and progress.
Don Copeland, Chair
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A famous Greek author and philosopher, Plato, once
wrote that necessity is the mother of invention, meaning
that if we need to do something that has been never
done before, we will find a way to do it. At the Poultry
Research Centre, we partnered with the poultry industry,
funders, the University of Alberta and Alberta Agriculture
and Rural Development to work collectively to meet the
needs of our poultry industry. Together we can make a
difference.
The PRC measures its accomplishments in several key
result areas. In 2008 – 2009, we attracted over
$3,000,000 in research funding, including $600,000 from
industry. For every dollar received from the poultry
industry in Alberta and Canada this year, we secured four
dollars from provincial, federal and other sources. These
funds supported 49 research projects at the PRC. We are
grateful for $4,000,000 of basic funds we received from
the University of Alberta, Alberta Agriculture, Alberta
Livestock Industry Development Fund, Alberta
Agricultural Research Institute and poultry industry
partners for the PRC operations.
This past year we had 35 graduate students. We are very
proud of our recent graduates who completed their
studies and entered the workforce. Dr. Luis Romero has
taken on a research scientist position with Danisco in
Marlborough, UK. Nick Wolanski (MSc) is working for
Parkland Conservation Farm in Mundare, Alberta.
Adrienne Herron (MSc) joined the Office of the Chief
Provincial Veterinarian in Red Deer, Alberta, as a Livestock
Welfare Tech Transfer Specialist. Dr. Michelle Jendral is an
Assistant Professor with Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
Abie Naeima (MSc) is working at Maple Leaf Hatchery in
Wetaskiwin toward improving hatchability, chick quality
and efficiency. Dr. Jennifer Saunders-Blades is a Post
Doctoral Fellow with Dr. Korver at the PRC.
Our research teams participated in numerous activities
and events aimed at sharing knowledge and transferring
technologies developed at the PRC. The PRC researchers
and students published 20 papers in peer-reviewed
journals, delivered 34 presentations at research
conferences, delivered 81 presentations at scientific and
industry meetings, as well as published four book
chapters and submitted 23 reports to industry and
funders. We also organized industry workshops and
events to share what we have learned.
Last year, I reported that our new value-added research
team secured research funding and engaged Post
Doctoral Fellows, research associates and graduate
students. The researchers and their collaborators are
currently developing technologies that could lead to
innovative poultry products. Our value-added program is
focused on addressing issues important to our industry.
Researchers are developing technologies to efficiently
extract proteins, proteoglycans and gelatin from
underutilized poultry by-products such as mechanically-
separated poultry meat or spent hens with potential
application in protein-based adhesives, edible protein
film (casing), biodegradable packaging, coating agents,
food ingredient and meat fillers. They are also developing
an innovative technology for producing new further-
processed meat products without sodium chloride and
polyphosphates by using high-pressure processing of
chicken meat proteins.
On the poultry production site, the PRC researchers
continue their research in improving production
practices. A recently completed project has provided an
optimal protocol for producing omega-3 enriched broiler
chicken breast and thigh meat. Researchers just
completed two large-scale projects to understand the
links between maternal growth, production efficiency
and uniformity on broiler performance and uniformity.
Considerable efforts are focused on studying the
mechanisms behind decreasing hatchability. You can
learn more about our efforts in the research, learning
and technology transfer in our Annual Report.
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I would like to thank the researchers, students and staff
at the Poultry Research Centre for their contribution to
our successes. I would also like to thank our Advisory
Board of Directors for their guidance and commitment to
the PRC.
Thank you very much to out partners for their support.
The University of Alberta
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Alberta Livestock Industry Development Fund
Alberta Agricultural Research Institute
Alberta Chicken Producers
Alberta Egg Producers
Alberta Hatching Egg Producers
Alberta Turkey Producers
Lilydale Inc.
Maple Leaf Foods
Sparks Farms
Burnbrae Farms
Iwona Pawlina, Executive Director
Dr. Frank Robinson has accepted
the position of Interim Vice-
Provost and Dean of Students for
the University of Alberta, effective
July 1, 2008. While his research
program has been greatly reduced,
he maintains his teaching program
in Animal Science 200. In his new
position, Frank is responsible for
many student services on
campus. In particular, he is
working to enhance student
engagement and improve student retention rates across
all faculties. After almost 22 years in his poultry
production and physiology position, Frank embraced his
new role and is enthusiastic about the new
opportunities. Frank continues to support the PRC as a
non-voting member of the PRC Advisory Board of
Directors as well as a member of the PRC management
team and the PRC Communications and Technology
Transfer Committee. He continues to make
presentations to the broiler breeder community in
Canada and internationally and serves the agricultural
community as a member of the Agriculture and Food
Council of Alberta.
Why did Dr. Zuidhof cross the
road?
Dr. Martin Zuidhof, poultry
scientist from Alberta Agriculture
and Rural Development (ARD) who
helped establish a strong and
effective partnership between the
PRC and the ARD joined the UofA
as an Associate Professor. Effective
February 1, 2009, Martin’s
research program is focused on
optimizing poultry production
systems. This involves estimating
rates of poultry growth and development under different
nutrition and management scenarios and predicting
nutrient requirements that could be met at a reasonable
cost. Martin will continue supporting a close partnership
with ARD. University students will benefit from Martin’s
scientific expertise, teaching and experience in building
relationships with industry and government
organizations.
Felicity Dennis retired on August 31,
2008 after 18 years as a research
technician with Frank Robinson and
his research team. Felicity gained
expertise in broiler breeder work
including artificial insemination,
feeding, poultry health as well as
data collection in carcass
composition, egg breakout,
dissections and reproductive
exams. Most importantly about 50
faculty, students or staff benefited
from her skills, knowledge and support. Felicity was
known to meet new graduate students and help them
outfit apartments, feed them and organize social events
to make them feel welcome at the Poultry Research
Centre. We wish Filly the very best in retirement.
On July 23, 2008, the Poultry
Research Centre crew took
centre stage in front of an
international audience at the
Poultry Science Association’s
Centennial meeting. They
accepted distinctive awards in
recognition of their many
contributions to poultry science
and the poultry industry.
Dr. Frank Robinson was
named a Fellow of the Poultry
Science Association. Election
to Fellow is one of the highest
distinctions a PSA member
can achieve. Dr. Doug Korver
received the American Feed Industry Association Poultry
Nutrition Research Award for distinctive work
demonstrating sound research in poultry nutrition.
Dr. Martin Zuidhof was recognized by the National
Chicken Council Broiler Research Award for distinctive
research work that has a strong economic impact on the
broiler industry.
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This Year’s Highlights
Dr. Frank Robinson
Dr. Martin Zuidhof
Felicity Dennis
Drs. Renema and
Zuidhof, expressed their
appreciation to Felicity
Dennis for assisting them in
research activities
Mrs. Felicity Dennis received the Tyson Foods Support
Personnel Award to acknowledge her long-term role in
assisting faculty in poultry research. Mr. Lukas Kawalilak,
received an NSERC undergraduate award to conduct
research in the summer of 2007 with Dr. Fasenko. Mr.
Kawalilak was awarded the PSA Student Research Paper
Certification of Excellence for his oral presentation
“Impaired intestinal villi growth in broiler chicks with
navel buttons”. Mr. Mojtaba Yegani, Dr. Korver’s
graduate student, won the PSA Student Essay
Competition for his essay on “The Future of Poultry
Science”. Mojtaba had the opportunity to present his
views during a symposium on the future of the poultry
science at this PSA meeting. Ms. Victoria Sikur, a former
student of Dr. Robinson, received the PSA Early
Achievement Award from the poultry industry.
The PRC Welcomes New Graduate Students
This year we welcomed 14 new graduate students from
around the World to the PRC community including: Jacky
Chan, Yuliya Hrynets, Yang Liu (supervisor Dr. Betti);
Dulal Paul (supervisor Drs. Renema and Zuidhof); Mejo
K.R., Sen Li, Liyana Arachichilage Chamila Koushalya
Nimalaratne (supervisor Dr. Wu); Patrycja Romanowska
(supervisor Dr. Goddard); Sandeep Singla (supervisors
Drs. Korver and Betti); Cibele Torres (supervisor Dr.
Korver); Zahir Uddin; Josue Romao (supervisor Dr.
Fasenko); Simmon Hofstetter, Christine Lui (supervisor
Dr. McMullen).
Connecting With Urban and Rural Communities to Enhance Agricultural Awareness
Food and U Day
The PRC participated in the UofA’s public event – “Food
and U Day”. School children and general public learned
about poultry science and how research impacts their
lives.
The PRC researchers, students and staff developed
displays under the theme of Healthy Food and More.
These displays demonstrated important concepts about
incubation, meat production, egg production and value-
added product development. It is estimated that over
2,500 people attended the two-day event.
There is a Heifer in Your Tank - Science Answers to
Questions You Didn’t Know You Had About Animal
Agriculture.
Once again, university learning has gone beyond the
classroom walls. This year, Dr. Frank Robinson traveled
with his Heifer in Your Tank Team (HIYT) to Camrose and
Vegreville to deliver science answers to questions you
didn’t know you had about animal agriculture as part of
Animal Science 200 course.
The HIYT team has also organized summer camps where
children age 9-13 enjoyed summer sports and learned
about the agri-food industry through hands-on
experience with chickens, pigs and cows. If you have
every wonder if they would serve bigger chicken wings in
restaurants if chicken could fly or if turkey could drown in
a rainstorm, visit HIYT website for answers at http://
www.heiferinyourtank.ca/
Amazing Agriculture April 14th to 18th, 2009.
Northlands Agricom, Edmonton, Alberta. Along with the
Parkland Conservation Farm and Alberta Agriculture and
Food, the EarthCare Balloon was brought to AMAZE-ing
Agriculture at Northlands. This is 20 foot by 20 foot
model of the world allowed kids to see where their food
comes from and learn about “food miles” and
agricultural sustainability. Student groups could even go
inside the balloon to see the entire world from the inside
and appreciate how little land we have to produce food
on. Agricultural products from Alberta were focused on
including the poultry industry.
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Sopilka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
Learning from Each Other
Cluck -The science behind
the hen house doors.
Feather boas, chicken hats
and laughter… Through the
performing arts, members
of the PRC shared table egg
research and science with
150 Alberta egg producers and allied industry members.
The event was a new form of edutainment where science
and learning is woven into a fun light hearted venue.
Through short skits and singing the audience learned
about laying hen housing, physiology, husbandry and the
future of the industry.
Cluck - The science behind the hen house doors was
developed to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the
Alberta Egg Producers by a group led by Valerie Carney ,
executive producers Brenda Schneider (ARD) and Dana
Penrice (UofA).
Cast members included Frank Robinson as Old Hen,
Martin Zuidhof as Dr. Pecker, Rob Renema as Dr. Clo
Aicha, Jianping Wu as Dr. WooHoo, and Nick Wolanski as
Henrietta the young layer.
New Directions in Feeding Poultry - Seminar.
The PRC and Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
shared their research results in the area of poultry
nutrition and feeding with producers and feed company
reps. Workshops were held in Olds and in Edmonton.
Researchers presented practical information on new feed
ingredients and quality, broiler diet formulation and
product quality and broiler breeder feeding programs for
improved chick production. Fact sheets were provided
for attendees and subsequently posted on the PRC
website.
Managing the Modern Broiler Breeder Workshop.
This three day event was co-hosted with Aviagen and
was designed for people working in the hatching egg
industry. Forty attendees, including producers and
service personnel, participated in lectures and “hands-
on” laboratories. PRC researchers, Aviagen personnel
and industry experts from across North America
presented information for best management practices to
improve fertile hatching egg production.
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Does the age of parents affect quality of offspring?
MACKENZIE (FASENKO) –Researchers examined the
effects of factors attributed to the rooster and the hen at
different ages on fertility, chick quality and broiler
performance. There were no differences between young
and old roosters in sperm concentration or sperm
mobility in regards to flock age, however there were
differences between the individual males within each
flock. The fertility of young roosters (37 weeks of age)
mated to old hens (60 weeks of age) as lowest of all the
age group pairings. The combination of young hens (37
weeks of age) mated to old roosters (60 weeks of age)
resulted in the lightest broiler.
Broiler navel condition affects intestinal development.
KAWALILAK & ULMER FRANCO (FASENKO) -- Research
has recently been completed to examine the effects of
small navel buttons in broiler chicks on intestinal
development during the first days post-hatch.
Results show that chicks with navel buttons had larger
yolk sacs than chicks with healed navels. Additionally, the
intestine was more developed in chicks with healed
navels (i.e. the villi were taller). Absorption of the yolk
sac content is necessary for chick growth and
development of the intestine. Because intestinal
development is important for nutrient absorption, even
small navel buttons affect chick quality and potentially,
chick growth and performance.
Research Highlights
Embryology and Chick Quality
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Metabolism and Reproduction
Feather coverage and mating behavior…what’s the
connection?
RENEMA - Researchers have studied the relationship of
female feather coverage and reproductive condition with
male mating aggression and social behaviour in broiler
breeders. They reported that feather cover may be used
as general but not definitive indicator of mating
frequency. The more uniform the male body weight
distribution the less male to female aggression was
observed. In flocks with poor uniformity, it was the
larger males that showed more male to female
aggression. It was also found that females that mated
least frequently tended to be the smaller pullets during
the rearing phase and would likely have matured later
than the rest of the flock.
Manipulation of protein during growth affects breeder
development.
RENEMA – The impact of timing of protein intake and
growth patterns on reproductive efficiency in broiler
breeder females was examined. By over-feeding or
under-feeding protein to test birds, researchers found
that affecting protein intake between 7-13 weeks of age
had the greatest impact on reproductive development.
While ultimately egg production was similar among all
groups, manipulation of protein during any part of the
rearing phase negatively affected chick numbers.
Nutritional impact on fertility and hatchability are key
components of research just getting underway in 2009.
New techniques to measure body temperature
ZUIDHOF - Preliminary research has recently been
completed that will ultimately enable early disease
detection and barn management through improved
detection of bird temperature. Female broilers were
implanted with a live broadcasting temperature monitor.
Local microclimate temperature significantly affected the
response to feed restriction. This demonstrates the need
for uniform barn environments for the creation of
uniform flocks. Live, constant temperature recording is a
practical way to collect very accurate, individual response
data in nutritional and environmental studies.
Broiler breeder feed allocation affected by temperature
ZUIDHOF - Determining feed allocation for restricted
broiler breeders can be very challenging. Feed must be
gradually increased to meet target body weight gains
without over- and under-compensating, which can lead to
mixed messages to the birds’ metabolism. Environmental
temperature can also affect feed allocation though
altering energy requirements for basal metabolism. A
study investigated the affects of fluctuating temperature
on feed requirements for growth and maintenance.
During the 4 to 18 week period, feed allocation should
increase by 0.6g/day to generate a 10 g/day body weight
gain when barn temperature is 21 C. For each 1 C increase
in environmental temperature, feed allocation must
decrease by 0.1 g to reach the 10 g/day body weight gain
target, with the opposite true for temperature decreases.
Management and Physiology
Maternal feeding strategies to improve uniformity.
ROBINSON – Uniformity in broiler breeders improves
profitability along the entire broiler chicken supply chain.
The effects of broiler breeder feed and management
strategies during the growth phase on flock uniformity
were examined. Treatments included everyday and skip-
a-day feeding, scatter feeding (broadcast feed on litter),
feed dilution, and bird sorting. Pullet flock uniformity was
improved by 7 weeks of age by sorting birds based on
body weight or scatter feeding pelleted feed – in both
cases without increasing feed consumption. Diet dilution
by 25% with oat hulls had no effect. The breeder
production and broiler performance data is currently
being analyzed.
Efficiency in broilers linked to efficiency in breeders.
ROBINSON – A study to investigate linkages in broiler
breeder efficiency with efficiency and meat quality traits
of broilers was recently completed. Minimizing
maintenance requirements may not be compatible with
maximizing broiler performance and meat yield. A key
finding was that shifting our target body weight profiles
up or down a bit does not help to trigger improved
production for the majority of hens. Specific sub-
populations of birds benefit the most from these shifts.
Smaller pullets in particular see large increases in egg
production when allowed a higher plane of nutrition.
This project also recently revealed unique information
linking aggressive feed withdrawal to shell quality issues.
The researchers concluded that hen body weight was less
important than feed allocation for egg composition and
quality traits, which were negatively affected by rate of
feed withdrawal.
Metabolism and Reproduction (cont.)
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Phytase in broiler diets
KORVER - The majority of phosphorus contained in plant-
based feed ingredients is unavailable to chickens. This
can lead to over supplementation of P using expensive
mineral sources, and increase phosphorus pollution from
poultry operations. A recent study found that a new feed
phytase (enzyme to release bound phosphorus)
increased feed intake, phosphorus digestibility and
broiler growth.
Feed and Nutrition
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Meat and Egg Products
Eggs contain valuable proteins with potential heart
health effects
WU - Eggs contain valuable proteins and fragments of
these proteins, called bioactive peptides, may have the
potential to lower high blood pressure in humans.
Research has shown that when the cooked eggs come in
contact with stomach enzymes they are broken down
into bioactive peptides that act the same way as ACE
inhibitors blood pressure lowering drugs consumed
by millions of high blood pressure sufferers around the
world. The drugs lower blood pressure by preventing the
formation of angiotensin II, a vasoconstrictor that
contributes to high blood pressure in body. These
valuable peptides may be used to develop a functional
food for cardiovascular disease prevention and
management.
Underutilized protein into high value products
BETTI – Research is underway to investigate methods to
recover and utilize proteins from mechanically separated
poultry meat and spent hens. Proteins extracted and
isolated from these sources can be used as a food
ingredient in proteins include meat fillers, edible protein
film (casing), biodegradable packaging, and coating
agents. One of the advantages of using poultry proteins
as functional ingredients for food applications is the
lower predisposition to allergenic reactions in humans as
compared to other sources of proteins such as soybeans,
eggs or milk. This research offers the flexibility to use the
extracted proteins in high-end products.
Dietary affects on broiler breast meat properties
BETTI - Feeding strategies designed to maximize growth
and yield can affect the suitability of breast meat for
further processed products. Pale, soft, and exudative
(PSE) chicken breast meat is a growing problem in the
industry. An experiment was conducted to study the
effect of dietary protein and energy level on physical and
functional properties of broiler breast meat. Results
indicated that dietary energy and protein levels did not
have a commercial impact on the breast meat physical
and functional properties. However, the gender and
slaughter age did impact the water holding capacity and
pH of the meat.
New methods to increase the value of poultry
byproducts
PIETRASIK and BETTI -Researchers have developed
methods to increase the value of poultry processing
byproducts. The extraction of valuable compounds
found in bone, cartilage, skin, muscle and adipose tissues
increases the economic value of this material. Studies to
date have demonstrated two methods that can be used
to extract chondroitin sulfate from mechanical deboning
byproduct. Further studies are needed to develop low
cost extraction methods. A practical gelatin extraction
method has been developed that provides a high yield
and purity of the final product. Further work is needed
to improve the efficiency of the extraction method.
Bio - Economic Modeling
Pricing strategies in the frozen chicken product market
NILLSON -Researchers evaluated types of pricing
strategies employed by processors/retailers to
understand the degree of industry competitiveness and
its implications for welfare of consumers and chicken
producers. Data suggest that consumers are much more
likely to switch among chicken products in response to
price changes then they are to move completely away
from chicken to other meats. By processors/retailers
raises prices, demand for Canadian frozen chicken
products are raised above what they might be in the
absence of such behaviour. These price and quantity
impacts affect farmer and consumer welfare, as reduced
quantities available in the Canadian marketplace could
affect producer quota allocations in the long term.
Consumers’ understanding and willingness to pay for
egg attributes
GODDARD - Recent studies aimed to understand the
consumer response to certification of credence
attributes for eggs – free run and pasteurised eggs.
Consumers seem to have a significant amount of faith in
labels (without third party verification) and were willing
to pay more for attributes such as animal welfare or free-
run than for attributes directly affecting their health such
as pasteurization. Consumer willingness to pay for a
health attribute (food safety or enhanced health) was
very low but increased significantly with certification
provided by a credible organization, the government
being the most credible. To encourage the uptake of
health enhanced shell eggs beyond a niche market of
highly health conscious/motivated individuals required
objective certification of the credence attribute and may
also require public awareness campaigns.
Product attributes key drivers of value-added poultry
retail prices
ANDERS – Different value–added attributes of frozen
and processed poultry product were found to have a
significant impact on product prices at the retail level.
Besides the price mark-up of renown brands, products
with low processing, chicken breast and trendy flavours
(e.g. teriyaki) fetched the highest retail prices over
comparable generic frozen and processed poultry
products. Retail sales data also indicate the importance
of package and portion size in the consumer’s willingness
to pay a price mark-up for value-added poultry. Ongoing
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Broiler diets to maximize yield and carcass quality
ZUIDHOF – The poultry industry is under increasing
pressure to offer consumers healthier food at lower
prices. Because quality traits in broiler meat are affected
by nutrition, it is important to understand the costs and
benefits of producing a leaner product. A trial using two
different prestarters and 15 different diets varying in
protein and energy levels was designed to evaluate
broiler growth and processing yields. Results indicated
that feeding a prestarter diet formulated for maximum
growth and feed conversion rather than least cost was
beneficial to the entire supply chain because growth and
yield were improved for the lifetime of the broiler. Lean
broiler meat production was achieved by feeding diets
that were 7 to 15% higher in dietary balanced protein
than the breeder recommended diets for maximum
growth and feed conversion.
Understanding the Consumer
Organizational Overview
Governance
Don Copeland, Chair Donco Poultry Ltd., Ontario
Duane Olson, Vice Chair Alberta Turkey Producers
Steve Howe Starline Poultry
Darcy Fitzgerald Alberta Livestock Industry Development Fund Ltd.
Deborah Whale Ontario Livestock and Poultry Council (founding member)
Doug Korver Department of AFNS, University of Alberta
Helen Anne Hudson Burnbrae Farms
Jake Kotowich Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Jo Ann Nanninga Alberta Hatching Egg Producers
Reg Ference Foothills Poultry Farm , Lilyfer Poultry Farms (Black
Diamond) Ltd.
Ed Rodenburg Lilydale
Iwona Pawlina, Ex Officio
The Poultry Research Centre - University of Alberta
Frank Robinson, Ex Officio
Department of AFNS - University of Alberta
Martin Zuidhof, Ex Officio, Alberta Agriculture and
Rural Development
Iwona Pawlina Executive Director
Poultry Research Centre
Doug Korver Academic Leader
University of Alberta
Valerie Carney Technology Transfer Specialist
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Shannon Park Technology Adoption and Commercialization
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Lyle Bouvier Poultry Research Centre Unit Manager
University of Alberta
Operations
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Mirko Betti Assistant Professor - Value Added Poultry Meat
Graduate Students: 4 + 2 (co-supervisor)
Technicians: 1
Summer Assistants/Undergraduate Students: 1
Gaylene Fasenko Associate Professor - Poultry Embryology and Chick
Quality
Graduate Students: 5
Technicians: 1
Summer Assistants/Undergraduate Students: 2
Ellen Goddard Professor - Co-operative Chair in Agricultural Marketing
and Business
Graduate Students: 1
Technicians/research assistants: 2
Derek Haley Assistant Professor - Applied Animal Behaviour
Douglas Korver Associate Professor - Poultry Nutrition
Graduate Students: 5 + 1 (co-supervisor)
Technicians: 2
Summer Assistants/Undergraduate Students: 1
Lynn McMullen Professor - Food Microbiology
Graduate Students: 4 + (co-supervisor)
Technicians: 1
Tomas Nilsson Assistant Professor - Agribusiness, Industrial
Organization and Member of the AVRI Council
Graduate Students: 1
Undergraduate Students: 2 + 4 (co-supervisor)
Robert Renema Assistant Professor - Value Added Poultry Science
Graduate Students: 2+2 (co-supervisor)
Post Doctoral Fellows/Research Associates: 1
Summer Assistants/Undergraduate Students: 1
Frank Robinson Professor - Poultry Production and Physiology; and
Interim Vice-Provost and Dean of Students
Graduate Students: 3
Technicians: 1
Post Doctoral Fellows/Research Associates: 1
(Robinson/Renema)
Summer/Undergraduate Students: 1
Bodo Steiner
Assistant Professor - Economics of Value Chain
Wendy Wismer Associate Professor - Sensory and Consumer Scientist
Graduate Students: 1
Post Doctoral Fellows/Research Associates: 1
Summer/Undergraduate Students: 1
Jianping Wu Assistant Professor - High Value Egg Utilization
Graduate Students: 4 + 2 (co-supervisor)
Post Doctoral Fellows/Research Associates: 4
Technicians: 1
Summer/Undergraduate Students: 4
Martin Zuidhof Associate Professor – Poultry Science
Post Doctoral Fellows/Research Associates: 1
Technicians: 1
Summer Assistants/Undergraduate Students: 1
Researchers
Totals
Graduate Students 35
Post Doctoral Fellows/Research Associates 7
Technicians 11*
Summer Assistants/Undergraduate Students 10
*includes 6 technicians employed by researchers and 4
employed by the Poultry Unit
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Fernando Hernandez (Dr. Zuidhof)
Jennifer Saunders-Blades (Dr. Korver)
Ali Pishnamazi (Dr. Renema)
Dileep, A O (Dr. Betti)
Lei Bo (Dr. Wu)
Sun Jong You (Dr. Wu)
Huang Wuyuan (Dr. Wu)
Erin O’Dea Christopher Research Technician
Nigel Davidson Animal Care Technician
Yan Xu Research Technician
Felicity Dennis Animal Care Technician
Giles Hinse Animal Care Technician
Shawn Rankin Animal Care Technician
Chris Ouellette Instrumentation Technician
Laurie Heidebrecht Administrative Support
Jordana Williams Laboratory Research Technician
Kerry Nadeau Research Technician
Shengwen Shen High Value Egg Technician
Matt Oryschak Biosecurity Coordinator
Research Associates
Technical and Administrative Support
Post Doctoral Fellows
13
Jacky Chan MSc program (Dr. Betti)
Project: High pressure effects on chicken meat process.
Umesh Chand MSc program (Dr. Nilsson)
Project: Consumer welfare, firm behaviour and supply
management policies in the chicken industry.
Dulal Paul MSc program (Drs. Renema and Zuidhof)
Project: Temperature and protein: energy ration
linkages between breeder and broiler energetics,
performance and carcass quality.
Ana Ulmer Franco PhD program (Dr. Fasenko)
Project: Omphalitis and broiler chick quality: evaluating
the morphology and microbiology of yolk sack.
Jacob Hamidu PhD program (Dr. Fasenko)
Project: Factors affecting turkey embryonic
metabolism, cell viability and gene expression.
Melissa Haveroen PhD program (Dr. McMullen)
Project: Detection of bacteriocins in meats.
Linda Ho MSc program (Dr. McMullen)
Project: Spoilage of meat by psychrotrophic Clostridium
spp.
Simmon Hofstetter PhD Program (Dr. McMullen and Dr. Gänzle)
Project: High pressure processing to improve the safety
of processed meats.
Erica Holm MSc program (Dr. Robinson)
Project: Optimizing broiler chicken carcass uniformity
through maternal management and nutrition.
Yuliya Hrynets MSc program (Dr. Betti)
Project: Recovery of muscle protein extracted from
mechanically-separated poultry meat.
Mejo K.R. MSc program (Dr. Wu
Project: Antioxidant peptides from egg.
Melissa Johnson MSc program (Dr. Korver)
Project: The Effect of maternal antioxidants on innate
immune function in broiler chicks.
Sen Li MSc program (Dr. Wu)
Project: Reducing egg allergenicity by fermentation.
Christine Lui MSc program (Dr. McMullen)
Project: Multiple-bacteriocin producing lactic acid
bacteria.
Margaret MacKenzie PhD program (Dr. Fasenko)
Project: (1) Breeder parent age effects on fertility,
embryonic mortality, and broiler chick quality. (2) Effect
of male age and semen storage length on sperm
motility, semen protein composition, and fertility in
broilers and turkey breeders.
Sandy Mael PhD program (Dr. Korver)
Project: 25-OH vitamin D3 in poultry.
Kaustav Majumder MSc program (Dr. Wu)
Project: QSAR-aided study of antihypertensive peptides
from eggs.
Lorelei Martinez Miguel MSc program (Dr. Wismer)
Project: Consumer product maps for poultry products:
Established perceptions and new product opportunities.
Vida Moayedi MSc program (Dr. Betti)
Project: Recovery of muscle protein extracted from
broiler dark meat.
Sahar Navidghasemizad PhD program (Drs. Wu, Temelli)
Project: Extraction of egg phospholipids from leftover
egg yolk.
Emefa Monu PhD program (Dr. McMullen)
Project: Multiple bacteriocins to improve safety of meat
products.
Graduate Students
14
Sandeep Nain MSc program (Dr. Renema)
Project: Optimization of laying hens for value-added egg
production.
Abie Naeima MSc program (Dr. Robinson)
Project: Linkages between reproductive fitness and
growth potential in broilers.
Liyana Arachichilage Chamila Koushalya
Nimalaratne MSc program (Dr. Wu)
Project: Phytochemicals in egg.
Tulia Ines Perez de la Ossa MSc program (Drs. Betti and Renema)
Project: Stability of omega-3 enriched poultry products.
Yuan Ren MSc program (Drs. Wu, Renema)
Project: Stability of omega-3 PUFAs in enriched eggs
fortified with antioxidants following storage and
cooking.
Josue Romano PhD program (Dr. Fasenko)
Project: to be determined
Patrycja Romanowska MSc Program (Dr. Goddard)
Project: Consumer demand for certification of
production and credence attributes in food.
Melanie Rustad PhD program (Dr. Robinson)
Project: Growth vs. reproductive fitness in female
broiler parent stocks.
Brenda Schneider MSc program (Dr. Betti)
Project: Supply chain approach to meat quality.
Sandeep Singla MSc program (Drs. Korver and Betti)
Project: Factors affecting the occurrence of “black
bone” discoloration in broiler chicken thigh meat.
Hayat Shah MAg program (Dr. Korver)
Project: course-based degree program
Cibele Torres PhD program (Dr. Korver)
Project: Effect of maternal trace mineral nutrition on
bone development in broiler embryos and chicks.
Zahir Uddin MSc program (Dr. Fasenko)
Project: course-based degree program
Mojtaba Yegani PhD program (Dr. Korver)
Project: Factors affecting feedstuff quality for broiler
chickens.
Graduate Students (cont.)
15
16
Examining the effects of the hole created
during in ovo injection in turkey hatching
eggs.
Project duration: 2008
Total project cost: $1,287 (in – kind)
Funders: Lilydale
Fasenko, G. Lilydale (in-kind) 1,287 Turkey producers, hatching egg
producers, hatcheries
Poultry embryonic metabolism, cell viability
and gene expression: the influence of egg
storage
Project duration: 2008 - 2010
Total project cost: $145,287
Funders: AFC, PIC, UofA
Fasenko, G.,
Barreda, D.,
Guan, L.
AFC
PIC
UofA in-kind
Egg producers, hatching egg
producers, hatcheries
Chick quality: Links to chick score, maternal
efficiency, and enrichment of the maternal
diet.
Project duration: 2007 - 2008
Total project cost: $15,376
Funders: SCIDF
Renema, R.,
Robinson, F.
SCIDF
7,376
Chicken producers, hatching
egg producers
84,342
15,946
45,000
Embryology and Chick Quality
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Research Funding: Project Listing 2008-09
Embryology and Chick Quality (cont.)
Omphatilitis and broiler chick quality:
evaluating the morphology and
microbiology of yolk sacs
Project duration: 2008 - 2010
Total project cost: $199,415
Funders: ALIDF, AFC, ACP, SCIDF, NSERC,
UofA, Hatch Tech, Oregon State University,
Maple Leaf
Fasenko, G.,
McMullen, L., Raivio, T.
Cherian, G. (Oregon
State University),
Meijerhof, R. (Hatch
Tech, the Netherlands)
ALIDF
ACP
AFC
SCIDF
NSERC
UofA in-kind
Hatch Tech in
kind
Oregon State
University (in -
kind)
Maple Leaf (in -
kind)
20,000
3,525
13,683
10,000
4,000
22,500
3,750
3,750
251
Hatching egg producers,
chicken producers, processors
Nutrient enrichment of broiler breeder
diets to improve broiler chick quality and
immune function
Project duration: 2009 - 2010
Total project cost: $287,267
Funders: AFC, Archer Daniels Midland, DSM
Nutritional Products, UofA
Korver, D.
AFC
Archer Daniels
Midland
DSM Nutritional
Products
UofA (in-kind
16,133
50,000
40,000
37,500
All sectors
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Altering broiler breeder composition to
improve support of early chick quality and
long-term maintenance of lay
Project duration: 2008-2011
Total project cost: $242,591
Funders: ALIDF, PIC. ACP, Aviagen
Renema, R.,
Zuidhof, M.
PIC
8,000
Hatching egg producers,
chicken producers, processors
17
18
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Embryology and Chick Quality (cont.)
Effect of maternal organic trace minerals
on embryonic bone development in
broiler chicks
Project duration: 2009 - 2010
Total project cost: $72,480
Funders: Novus International
Korver, D.
Novus
International
37,240
Chicken producers Hatching
egg producers, Processors,
Breeders, Feed companies
Temperature and protein:energy ration
linkages between breeder and broiler ener-
getics, performance, and carcass quality
Project duration: 2008 - 2010
Total project cost: $574,450
Funders: ALIDF,AFC,ACP, PIC,SCIDF, Aviagen,
ARD, UofA, PRC
Zuidhof, M.
Renema, R.
ALIDF
AFC
ACP
PIC
Aviagen
Aviagen (in-kind)
60,000
60,000
5,000
25,000
40,000
26,450
Hatching egg producers,
breeders, feed companies
Effect of male age and semen storage
length on sperm motility, semen protein
composition, and fertility in broiler and
turkey breeders
Project duration: 2007 - 2009
Total project cost: $217,401
Funders: AFC, ALIDF, NSERC, AFAC, Hybrid
Turkey, UofA, USDA, Oregon State University
Fasenko, G.,
Kav, K., Dyck, M., Bakst,
M. (Germplasm and
Gamete Physiology Lab.,
ARS-USDA), Froman,
D.P. (Oregon State Uni-
versity)
Ag Food Council
ALIDF
NSERC
AFAC
Hybrid Turkey (in kind)
UOfA (in-kind)
USDA (in-kind)
Oregon State University (in
kind )
59,901
45,000
11,000
16,090
11,516
45,000
7,500
7,500
Chicken producers, hatching egg
producers, turkey producers,
primary breeders
Metabolism and Reproduction
Metabolism and reproduction
Breeder parent age affects on fertility,
embryonic mortality, and broiler chick
quality (2006-2009)
Project duration: 2006 - 2009
Total project cost: $127,228
Funders: ALIDF, AARI, ACP, PIC, UofA, U of
Georgia, Oregon State University, N.
Caroline State University
Fasenko, G.,
Froman, D.P. (Oregon
State University),
Wilson, J.L. (U of
Georgia), Wineland,
M.J. (North Carolina
State University)
ALIDF
AARI
ACP
PIC
UofA (in - kind)
U of Georgia (in -
kind)
Oregon State
University (in -
kind)
N. Carolina
University (in -
kind)
20,000
10,000
4,200
11,624
29,120
10,920
10,920
10,920
Chicken producers, hatching
egg producers, breeders
Determining linkages between optimized
maternal growth and egg production
efficiency with broiler offspring growth and
yield traits
Project duration: 2005 - 2008
Total project cost: $197,602
Funders: ACP, BC Hatching Egg Producers,
Aviagen, NSERC, AAFC
Robinson, F.,
Renema, R., Zuidhof,
M., Anthony, N.M. and
Putman, C.T.
ACP
BC HEP
Aviagen
NSERC
AAFC
12,000
10,000
15,000
34,438
34,438
Broiler, hatching egg
producers, hatchery, feed
industry, processing and
primary breeding
Feed Grain Quality and Supply
Project duration: 2006 - 2010
Total project cost: $235,230
Funders: ACIDF
Helm, J,
Zijlstra, R., Beltranena,
E., Korver, D.,
McAllister, T., Oba, M.
ACIDF
45,258
Chicken producers, Egg
producers, Hatching egg
producers, Turkey producers,
Feed companies
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
19
Metabolism and reproduction (cont.)
Optimizing broiler chicken carcass
uniformity through maternal management
and nutrition
Project duration: 2007 - 2009
Total project cost: $141,000
Funders: ALIDF, AFC, Aviagen
Robinson, F.,
Renema, R., Zuidhof,
M., Carney, V.
ALIDF
AFC
Aviagen
12,165
12,165
25,000
Broiler, hatching egg
producers, hatchery, feed
industry
Protein metabolism during the acute phase
inflammatory response in the domestic
fowl
Project duration: 2005 - 2010
Total project cost: $145,000
Funders: NSERC
Korver, D.
NSERC
29,000
Chicken producers, Turkey
producers
Quantum Phytase Broiler Trial
Project duration: 2008
Total project cost: $26,543
Funders: Syngenta Animal Nutrition
Korver, D.
Syngenta Animal
Nutrition
26,543
Chicken producers, Egg
producers, Hatching egg
producers, Turkey producers,
Feed companies
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
20
Meat and Egg Products and Processes
Co-extraction of valuable egg white proteins
through fractionation
Project duration: 2007 - 2009
Total project cost: $262,680
Funders: ALIDF, AEP
Wu,J.,
Kav,N., Mazurek,V.
ALIDF
AEP
73,640
23,000
Egg producers, egg
processors
Integrated utilization of leftover egg yolk
pellet after antibody extraction
Project duration: 2008 - 2011
Total project cost: $337,922
Funders: ALIDF/AARI
Wu, J.,
Temelli, F., Korver, D.,
Curtis, J
AARI/ALIDF
114,224
Egg producers, egg
processors
Protein-based biomaterials from spent hens
Project duration: 2009 - 2012
Total project cost: $60,000
Funders: CPRC
Wu,J.,
Betti, M.
CPRC
20,000
Chicken producers, egg
producers, hatching egg
producers, processors
Antioxidant peptides from egg proteins
Project duration: 2008 - 2012
Total project cost: $125,900
Funders: NSERC
Wu, J.
NSERC
25,180
Egg producers, egg
processors
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
21
22
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Meat and Egg Products and Processes (cont.)
QSAR –aided study of antihypertensive
peptides from eggs
Project duration: 2008 - 2010
Total project cost: $147,564
Funders: ALIDF
Wu, J.,
Davidge, S.
ALIDF
74,239
Egg producers, egg processors
Phytochemicals in eggs
Project duration: 2009 - 2010
Total project cost: $147,090
Funders: CEMA, Ag Funding Consortium
Wu, J., Renema, R
CEMA
Ag. Funding
Consortium in
2010
24,587
Egg producers, egg processors
Development of a comprehensive platform
for value-added utilization of poultry
products (infrastructure funds)
Project duration: 2009
Total project cost: $300,000
Funders: CFI, AB Advanced Education, UofA
Wu, J.,
Betti, M. Renema, R.
CFI
Alberta
Advanced
Education
120,000
120,000
All sectors
New approach for increasing the
profitability of mechanically separated
poultry meat (MSPM) and dark meat in
further processing
Project duration: 2008 - 2010
Total project cost: $249,881
Funders: ALIDF, ACP, ATP
Betti, M.,
Wismer, W.,
Zuidhof, M.
ALIDF
ACP
ATP
83,500
13,500
11,000
Chicken producers, turkey
producers, processors
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Meat and Egg Products and Processes (cont.)
High pressure processing of chicken meat
Project duration: 2008 - 2010
Total project cost: $135,000
Funders: ALIDF
Betti, M.,
Gaenzle, M.,
Zuidhof, M
ALIDF
65,890
Chicken and turkey producers,
processors
Extraction of proteoglycans and gelatin
from poultry by-products
Project duration: 2008 - 2009
Total project cost: $40,000
Funders: ALIDF
Petrasik, Z. (ARD),
Betti, M., Yau, J., Jantz,
J., Anderwald, A. (ARD)
ALIDF
Chicken and turkey producers,
processors
Improving Omega-3 PUFA Enrichment of
Broiler Meat Using Modified Flax
Project duration: 2009 - 2010
Total project cost: $19,000
Funders: Ag Funding Consortium, PIC
Renema, R.,
Zuidhof, M.,
Betti, M.
PIC
7,000
Chicken producers, processors
Oxidative Stability of Omega-3 PUFA
Enriched Eggs Fortified with Antioxidants
and Subjected to a Range of Cooking
Conditions
Project duration: 2008 - 2009
Total project cost: $15,000
Funders: Ag Funding Consortium, PIC
Renema, R.,
Wu, J.,
Carney, V.,
Zuidhof, M.
PIC
7,000
Egg processors, egg producers
40,000
23
24
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Meat and Egg Products and Processes (cont.)
Value-added Poultry Science
Project duration: 2007 - 2008
Total project cost: $50,000
Funders: UofA
Renema, R.
UofA/AFNS
25,000
All sectors
Factors affecting the “black bone”
discoloration in broiler chicken thigh meat
Project duration: 2009 - 2010
Total project cost: $374,154
Funders: ALIDF, ACP, DSM Nutritional
Products, UofA
D. R. Korver ,
M. Betti,
W. Wismer
ALIDF
ACP
DSM Nutritional
Products
DSM Nutritional
Products (in - kind)
UofA (in-kind)
58,101
12,500
12,500
5,600
95,000
Chicken producers, Turkey
producers, Processors
Bacteriocins for food safety
Project duration: 2006-2011
Total project cost: $170,000
Funders: NSERC
McMullen, L.M.
NSERC
34,000
Poultry processors
Multiple bacteriocin producing lactic acid
bacteria
Project duration: 2007-2010
Total project cost: $492,000
Funders: NSERC
Vederas, J.C.,
McMullen, L.M.
NSERC
164,000
Poultry processors
Management and Physiology
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Meat and Egg Products and Processes (cont.)
High pressure processing to improve the
safety of processed meats
Project duration: 3 years
Total project cost: $329,475
Funders: ALIDF
McMullen, L.M.
G. Gänzle
ALIDF
101,775
Egg processors
Immunotargeting with CD154 (CD40L) to
improve avian influenza vaccine responses
in chicken
Project duration: 2008
Total project cost: $20,000
Funders: AFC, ACP, AEP, UofA
Korver , D.R.
Gutfreund, K.
(U of A, Department of
Medicine)
AFC
ACP
AEP
UofA (in kind)
18,000
1000
1000
2000
Chicken producers, egg
producers, hatching egg
producers, turkey producers,
processors, breeders
Improving the effectiveness of laying hens
for use in value-added egg production
Project duration: 2008-2010
Total project cost: $136,000
Funders: PIC, AFC, AEP, ALIDF, Alltech
Biotechnology Inc
Renema, R.
Alltech
Biotechnology Inc
7,000
Egg producers
25
26
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Use of dietary thyroxin as an alternative
moulting procedure in turkey breeder
hens.
Project duration: 2007-2008
Total project cost: $30,895
Funders: CTMA, CPRC
Renema, R.,
Bedecarrats, G.
NSERC-CRD
18,455
Turkey producers, hatching
egg producers, turkey
breeders
Ante-mortem stressors affect broiler meat
value
Project duration: 2008
Total project cost: $20,000
Funders: AFAC, PIC
Renema, R.,
Zuidhof, M.,
Betti, M.,
Carnery, V.
AFAC, PIC 10,000 Chicken producers, processors
Bio-economics and Consumer Research
Benefits to the poultry value chain
participants of providing new producer
incentives for improved quality: Beyond
relative performance contracting
Project duration: 2008 - 2009
Total project cost: $55,200
Funders: ACP, ALIDF
Steiner, B.,
Zuidhof, M.,
Schneider, B
ACP
ALIDF
5,520
47,680
All sectors
Management and Physiology
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Bio-economics and Consumer Research
Risk perception and risk communication
issues in Canada, a consumer perspective
Project duration: 2008 - 2009
Total project cost: $45,250
Funders: AARI, MITACS
Steiner, B.,
Anders, S.
AARI
MITACS
40,250
15,000
Egg producers, chicken
producers, turkey producers,
processors
Food at home demand
Project duration: 2008
Total project cost: $15,500
Funders: AAFC-CMD
Nilsson, T.,
Goddard, E
AAFC-CMD
15,500
Producers, processors
Consumer and omega 3
Project duration: 2008
Total project cost: $25,000
Funders: AFC-CMD
Nilsson, T. ,
Peng
AAFC-CMD
25,000
Producers, processors
Food at home demand - Changing
Perceptions of Meat
Project duration: 2007 - 2010
Total project cost: $89,585
Funders: Ag Funding Consortium
Nilsson, T.,
Goddard, E,
Anders, S.,
Chase, D.
Ag Funding
Consortium
7,130
Producers, processors
27
28
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Bio-economics and Consumer Research (cont.)
Food quality claims and food assurance
Project duration: 2008
Total project cost: $60,000
Funders: AAFC
Goddard, E.,
Adamowich, V.,
Nillson, T.,
Hobbs
AAFC
60,000
Producers, processors
Food-away from home - consumption and
health
Project duration: $5,000
Total project cost: UofA - EFF
Funders: UofA
Nilsson, T.,
Goddard, E
UofA-EFP
5,000
Producers, processors
Advertising and health
Project duration: 2008-2009
Total project cost: $2,300
Funders: UofA – EFF
Nilsson, T.,
Goddard, E.
UofA-EFP
2,300
Producers, processors
Predicting successes and failures of value
added meats
Project duration: 2006 - 2009
Total Project cost: $188,000
Funders: Ag Funding Consortium
Goddrd, E.
AG Funding
Consortium
23,575
Poultry meat producers and
processors
Project Title Primary Scientist
and Collaborators Contributor Amount ($) Who Benefits
Bio-economics and Consumer Research (cont.)
Vitamin enhanced eggs – What drives
consumption?
Project duration: 2008 - 2009
Total Project cost: $30,000
Funders: ALES Food and Health Initiative
Goddard, E.,
Nilsson, T.
UofA/ALES 30,000 Egg producers, processors
Analytical comparison of public and
private standards in agricultural and agri-
food markets
Project duration: 2008
Total Project cost: $60,000
Funders: AAFC
Goddard , E., .
Nilsson, T.,
Adamowicz, V.,
Hobbs., J.
AAFC 60,000 All sectors
There's a Heifer in Your Tank - connecting
communities to enhance agricultural
awareness
Project duration: 2007 - 2010
Total project cost: $352,100
Funders: ALIDF
Robinson, F. ALIDF 150,000 All sectors
Broiler Breeder School
Project duration: 2008
Total project cost: $20,050
Funders: individual producers
Carney, V.,
Researchers
Industry 20,050 Hatching egg producers
Education and Learning
TOTAL Funding: $3,208,878
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Funding
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University of
Alberta,
$2,468,750 , 61%
Alberta Gov.,
ALIDF, AARI,
$1,385,750 , 34%Alberta Industry
Boards,
$189,530 , 5%
PRC Base Funding, 2008-09 (Total: $4,044,030)
PRC Industry Base Funding, 2008-09 (Total: $189,530)
Alberta Chicken
Producers,
$66,700 , 35%
Sparks Eggs,
$6,440 , 3%
Burnbrae Farms,
$6,440 , 3%Maple Leaf,
$10,700 , 6%
Lilydale,
$10,700 , 6%
Alberta Egg
Producers,
$26,450 , 14% Alberta Hatching
Egg Producers,
$41,400 , 22%
Alberta Turkey
Producers,
$20,700 , 11%
Total investment in research: $3,208,876
Total distribution of benefits: $10,938,149 ($3.4 for every $1 invested)
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Universities (Canada,
USA), $382,430, 12%
Industry - other,
$416,319 , 13%
CPRC (industry),
$20,000 , 1%
Alberta Govt.,
$1,413,958 , 44%
Govt.
Canada, USA,
$769,848 , 24%
Other Prov. Govt.,
$32,376 , 1%
Alberta Industry
Boards,
$99,375, 3%
PIC (industry),
$74,570 , 2%
PRC Research Funding, 2008-09 (Total: $3,208,876)
$1,731,200
$1,765,266
$1,611,469
$2,216,129
$1,003,030
$1,435,081
$1,199,115Breeders
Hatching Eggs
Chicken Producers
Turkey Producers
Egg Producers
Processors
Feed Industry
Research Funding Benefiting Commodity Groups, 2008-09
Total research funding: $3,208,876 (100%)
Alberta Government: $1,413,958 (44%)
Government of Canada: $769,848 (24%)
Industry: $610,264 (19%)
Other: $414,806 (13%)
Facility Usage
Facility/Unit
% Utilization by:
Broiler/Turkey
Trials
Breeder
Trials
Layer
Trials
Unit
Operations
Brooder House (48 floor pens) 7.4 56.7 64.1
Breeder Hen Cages (288 units) 43 43
Breeder Male Cages (60 units) 43 43
Vencomatic Colony Housing (2 units) 0
Nutrition House (32 pens) 35 11.5 46
Specht Pullet Cages (Pullet Trials) 45 4 49
Environmental Chambers 12 40 12 64
Test House - Floor Pens 75 75
Test House - Conventional Cages 87 87
Test House - Colony Cages 87 87
Broiler Processing Plant (3-day kills) 3 6
Overall %
Utilization
Hatchery 5 1 hatch 18 hatches
Facility User Group Utilization
Lilydale Classroom Alberta Chicken Producers 1 days
Alberta Egg Producers 3 days
Alberta Turkey Producers 0 days
Alberta Hatching Egg Producers 0 days
Processors 10 days
Poultry Research Centre meetings/functions 67 days
University of Alberta and other 8 days
Industry-related workshops 10 days
Alberta Turkey Producers
Computer Lab 25 man hours/d
Students (undergraduate and graduate), technicians and
researchers
Non-Research Facilities
Research Facilities
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Refereed Papers in Scholarly Journals
Betti, M., Schneider, B.L., Wismer, W., Zuidhof, M.J.,
Carney, V. and Renema, R. 2008. Omega-3 enriched
broiler meat. Functional properties, oxidative
stability and consumer acceptance. Poultry Science.
In press.
Bohaychuk, V.M., van Belkum, M.J., Stiles, N.E. and
McMullen, L.M. 2008. Effect of low temperature on
stability of θ-type plasmids in Carnobacterium
maltaromaticum. FEMS Microbiol. Letters 280:14-
20.
Chase, D., Nilsson, T., Emunu, J.O., McCann-Hiltz, D.
and Peng, Y. Canadian Consumers Purchasing
Behaviour of Omega-3 Products. Journal of Food
Distribution Research (JFDR). In press.
DeJonge, J., van Trijp, H., Goddard, E. and Frewer, L.
2008, “Consumer confidence in the safety of food in
Canada and the Netherlands: the Validation of a
generic framework”, Food Quality and Preference,
Vol. 19: 439-451.
Fasenko, G. M, and O’Dea, E.E. 2008. Evaluating
broiler growth and mortality in chicks with minor
navel conditions at hatching. Poultry Science 87:594-
597.
Jendral, M. J., Korver, D.R., Church, J.S. and Feddes,
J.J.R. 2008. Bone mineral density and breaking
strength of White Leghorns housed in conventional,
modified, and commercially available colony battery
cages. Poultry Science 87:828-837.
Majumder, K. and Wu, J. 2009. Angiotensin I
converting enzyme inhibitory peptides from mimic in
vitro gastrointestinal digestion of cooked eggs.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. In press.
Pishnamazi, A., Renema, R.A., Zuidhof, M.J.,
Robinson, R.E. 2008. Effect of Initial Full Feeding of
Broiler Breeder Pullets on Carcass Development and
Body Weight Uniformity. J. of Appl. Poult. Res.
17:505-514.
Renema, R. A., Sikur, V.R., Robinson, F.E., Korver,
D.R. and Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. Effects of nutrient
density and age at photostimulation on carcass traits
and reproductive efficiency in fast- and slow-
feathering turkey hens. Poultry Science 87:1897-
1908.
Romero, L. F., Zuidhof, M.J., Renema, R.A., Naeima,
A. and Robinson, F.E. 2009. Effects of maternal
energetic efficiency on egg traits, chick traits, broiler
growth, yield, and meat quality. Poultry Science
88:236-245.
Romero, L. F., Zuidhof, M.J., Robinson, F.E., Renema,
R.A. and Naeima, A. 2008. Characterization of
energetic efficiency in broiler breeder females during
the production phase. Poultry Science 88:227-235.
Romero, L. F., Renema, R.A., Naeima, A., Zuidhof,
M.J. and Robinson, F.E. 2008. Effect of reducing body
weight variability on the sexual maturation and
reproductive performance of broiler breeder
females. Poultry Science 88:445-452.
Saunders-Blades,J. L., MacIsaac, J.L., Korver, D.R. and
Anderson, D.M. 2009. The effect of calcium source
and particle size on the production performance and
bone quality of laying hens. Poultry Science 88: 338-
353.
Sikur, V. R., Robinson, F.E., Korver, D.R., Renema,
R.A. and Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. Effects of nutrient
density and age at photostimulation on carcass traits
and reproductive efficiency in fast- and slow-
feathering turkey hens. Poultry Science 87:1897-
1908.
Silversides, F. G., Song, Y., Renema, R.A., Rathgeber,
B.R. and Classen, H.L. 2008. Cryopreservation of
Germplasm from Chickens Kept in Canadian Research
Institutions. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 88:577-580.
Evidence of Productivity
33
Wu, J. and Muir, A.D. 2008. Isoflavones content in
soy ACE inhibitory peptides and its potential
contribution to the antihypertensive activity. Journal
of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56(21): 9899-
9904.
Wu, J., Aluko R.E and Muir, A. D. 2008. Purification of
angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitory peptides
from enzymatic hydrolysate of defatted canola meal.
Food Chemistry 2008, 111 (4), 942-950.
Wu, J. and Muir, D.A. 2008. Comparative structural,
emulsifying and biological properties of two major
canola proteins, cruciferin and napin. Journal of
Food Science 73, C210-C216.
Wu, J., Johnson, L.A. and Jung, S. 2009. De-
emulsification of the oil-rich emulsion from enzyme-
assisted aqueous extraction of extruded soybean
flakes. Bioresource Technology 100(2) 527-533.
Yegani, M. and Korver, D.R. 2008. Factors affecting
intestinal health in poultry. Poultry Science 87:2052-
2063.
Conference Presentations (Abstracts)
34
Refereed Papers in Scholarly Journals (cont.)
Gulde, V.A.L., Renema, R.A. and Bedecarrats, G.Y.
2008. Use of Dietary Thyroxin as an Alternate Molting
Procedure in Turkey Breeder Hens. Poultry Science 87
(Suppl. 1):37-38.
Hamidu, J. A. ,Fasenko, G.M., O’Dea, E.E. and Feddes,
J.J.F. 2008. Influence of turkey genetic selection and
parent flock age on embryonic metabolism. Poultry
Science 87 (Suppl. 1): 33 (abstract).
Haveroen, M.E., Bressler, D.C., Kav, N.N.V. and
McMullen, L.M. 2008. Phage display for generation of
bacteriocin-specific antibody fragments. 9th
Sympo-
sium on Lactic Acid Bacteria: Genetics, metabolism
and applications, Aug 31 to Sept 4, 2008. The Nether-
lands.
Hernandez, F. I. L., Korver, D.R., Renema, R.A. and
Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. Dietary protein and energy effects
on broiler live performance to 42 days. Poultry
Science 87 (Suppl. 1):144.
Hernandez, F. I. L., Korver, D.R., Renema, R.A. and
Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. Effects of Dietary Protein and
Energy on Broiler Live Performance to 36 days. Poultry
Science 87(Suppl. 1):68.
Johnson, M. L. and Korver, D.R. 2008. The effect of
dietary supplementation on egg vitamin content.
Poultry Science 87 (Suppl. 1):51.
Kawalilak, L. T., Franco, A.M. and Fasenko, G.M. 2008.
Impaired intestinal villi growth in broiler chicks with
navel buttons. Poultry Science 87 (Suppl. 1): 17
(Abstr.).
Kirschenman, R. D., Moehn, S. and Korver, D.R. 2008.
Strain and immune status affect body protein
metabolism and lysine requirements in broilers.
Poultry Science 87 (Suppl. 1):8.
Koeckhoven, S., Robinson, F.E., Lamont, A. and Pen-
rice, D. 2008. Enhancing the student learning environ-
ment through daily participation of teaching assistants
in the classroom. NACTA Journal.
Korver, D. R., Fleming. R.H. and Heck, R.J. 2008. Age-
related changes in structural and medullary bone min-
eral density in laying hens. Electronic proceedings
World’s Poultry Congress, Brisbane, Australia. July 3,
2008.
MacKenzie, M.E., Fasenko, G.M., Christopher, E. E.,
Wilson, J.L., and Froman, D.P. 2008. Hens or roosters:
which gender has a greater impact on fertility &
broiler body weights as a flock ages. Poultry Science
Majumder, K. and Wu, J. 2008. Will consumption of
eggs or egg products have benefits for hypertension
management? Poster presented at the Poultry
Science Association 97th
Annual Meeting, Niagara
Falls, Canada, July 20-23. (abstract).
Naeima, A., Zuidhof, M.J., Romero, L.M., Renema,
R.A. and Robinson, F.E. 2008. Effect of maternal feed
management and maternal efficiency on chick
quality, residual yolk utilization, and early growth of
broiler chicks. Poultry Science 87(Suppl. 1):45.
Perez, T. I., Betti, M., Zuidhof, M.J., Schneider, B.L.,
Renema, R.A., Carney, V.L. and Korver, D.R. 2008.
Omega-3 Enrichment of Chicken Meat Using Ground
Flaxseed: Effect of Level and Duration on Fatty acids
Composition of Trycyglycerols and Phospholipids.
Poultry Science 87(Suppl. 1):134.
Perez, T. I., Betti, M., Zuidhof, M.J., Renema, R.A.
and Ren, Y. 2008. Fatty acids stability in enriched
broiler meat during cooking. Poultry Science 87
(Suppl. 1):126.
Pishnamazi, A., Renema, R.A., Robinson, F.E. and
Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. Varying dietary protein level
during rearing affects broiler breeder pullet growth
and development. Poultry Science 87(Suppl. 1):63.
Ren, Y., Wu, J., Renema, R.A., Betti, M. and Zuidhof,
M.J. 2008. Stability of omega-3 PUFAs in enriched
eggs fortified with antioxidants following storage
and cooking. Poultry Science 87(Suppl. 1):127.
Renema, R. A., Robinson, F.E. and Zuidhof, M.J.
2008. Management and Feeding of Broiler Breeders.
XXIII World’s Poultry Congress. World’s Poultry
Science J. 64(Supp. 2):161.
Renema, R. A., Zuidhof, M.J. Peters, D.S., Berezowski.
J. and Ouellette, C. 2008. Effect of feed restriction on
core body temperature dynamics of broilers. Poultry
Science 87(Suppl. 1):76.
Robinson, F. E., Penrice, D., Lamont, A. and
Koeckhoven, S. 2008. Communicating to the
consumer through a student writing project in an
introductory animal science class. NACTA Journal
52: 97.
Robinson, F. E., Penrice, D., Varnhagen, S. and
Wuetherick, B. 2008. Pre-term, term and Post-term
student perceptions of project based courses.
NACTA Journal. 52:71.
Romero, L. F., Robinson, F.E., Naeima, A., Renem
a,R.A. and Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. Characterization of
energetic efficiency in broiler breeder females during
the production phase in relation to feed intake. XXIII
World’s Poultry Congress. World’s Poultry Science J.
64(Supp. 2):467.
Romero, L. F., Robinson, F.E., Naeima, A., Renema,
R.A. and Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. Effects of broiler
breeder feed allocation on broiler chick quality, yolk
sac utilization and early growth rate. XXIII World’s
Poultry Congress. World’s Poultry Science J. 64
(Supp. 2):385.
Romero, L. F., Zuidhof, M.J., Robinson, F.E., Naeima,
A. and Renema, R.A. 2008. Evaluation of an empirical
nonlinear model to estimate feed intake in broiler
breeders. Poultry Science 87(Suppl. 1):168.
Saunders-Blades, J. L. and Korver, D.R. 2008. Effect
of maternal and dietary 25-OH vitamin D3 on broiler
production and immunity. (electronic proceedings).
World’s Poultry Congress, Brisbane, Australia. July 4,
2008.
Schneider, B. L., Zuidhof, M.J., Carney, V.L., Betti, M.
and Renema, R.A. 2008. Effect of protein and energy
levels on broiler breast morphology. XXIII World’s
Poultry Congress. World’s Poultry Science J. 64
(Supp. 2):302.
Schneider, B. L., Renema, R.A, Betti, M., Zuidhof, M.J.
and Carney, V.L. 2008. Effect of Ante-Mortem
Holding Temperature and Shackling Time on Broiler
Meat Quality. XXIII World’s Poultry Congress.
World’s Poultry Science J. 64(Supp. 2):328.
Wu, J. 2008. Extraction and characterization of
ovomucin from egg whites. Oral presented at the
14th
World Congress of Food Science and
Technology, Shanghai, China, Oct. 19-23. (abstract ).
Wu, J. and AO, Dileep. 2008. Extraction of ovomucin
from egg whites. Oral presented at 99th
AOCS Annual
Meeting, Seattle, USA, May 18-21. (abstract ).
Conference Presentations (cont.)
35
Zuidhof, M. J., Korver, D.R., Renema, R.A., Schneider,
B.L., Betti, M. and Hernandez, F.I.L. 2008. Modeling
nutritional impacts on yield dynamics of broilers to
improve lean yield. XXIII World’s Poultry Congress.
World’s Poultry Science J. 64(Supp. 2):272.
Zuidhof, M. J., Hernandez, F.I.L., Renema, R.A.,
Schneider, B.L. and Korver, D.R. 2008. Formulation of
broiler diets to maximize carcass yield and quality.
Proceedings of the 29th Western Nutrition
Conference. Edmonton, AB. September 23-24, 2008.
Zuidhof, M. J., Renema, R.A. and Robinson, F.E.
2008. Teenage chicks: How to manage puberty in
broiler breeders. Invited presentation to Association
Québécoise des industries de nutrition animale et
céréalière (AQINAC), Nov. 18, 2008.
Zuidhof, M. J., Renema, R.A., Peters, D.S.,
Berezowski, J., Hernandez, F.I.L. and Annett, C. 2008.
Effect of protein and energy levels on core body
temperature dynamics and response to heat stress
in broilers. Poultry Science 87(Suppl. 1):67.
Zuidhof, M. J., Renema, R.A, Robinson, F.E., Holm, E.
and Pishnamazi, A. 2008. Pullet uniformity improves
chick production. Invited presentation to Association
Québécoise des industries de nutrition animale et
céréalière (AQINAC), Nov. 18, 2008.
Scientific and Industry Presentations (with or without Proceedings)
36
Conference Presentations (cont.)
Dai, Y. and Goddard, E. 2008. Firm Behavior in
Canadian Meat Industry: Trade and Pricing
Competition. Presented at the Canadian Agricultural
Economics Society Annual Meeting, Quebec City,
July, 2008.
Fasenko, G. M. 2008. Alberta Chicken Producers
Research Symposium. Capri Centre Red Deer, AB,
February 25, 2008.
Fasenko, G. M. 2008. Conducting research aimed to
improve embryo and hatchling survival – Are we
there yet? Poultry Industry Council Research
Meeting. November 10, 2008. Kitchener, ON.
Fasenko, G. M. 2008. Who’s your daddy, and other
questions the hatching egg industry needs answers
to. Poultry Industry Council Industry Meeting.
November 10, 2008. Kitchener, ON.
Fernando, J., Goddard, E. and Nilsson, T. Trans-Fatty
Acids (TFA) Regulation and Restaurant Response. 25
pages. The REGSA 2nd annual graduate student
conference, January 2009.
Fernando, J., Goddard, E. and Nilsson, T. 2008.
Structural Change in the Demand for Food Away
From Home: Case of Trans Fatty Acids(TFAs) in
Restaurant Foods. Poster presentation at the CDPAC
Third National Conference. Ottawa ON.
Fernando, J., Goddard, E. and Nilsson, T. Consumer
Demand for Food Away From Home in Canada: Case
of Trans Fats and Implications for Health Policy”,
poster presented at Chronic Disease Prevention
Alliance of Canada CDPAC Third Annual Conference,
Ottawa, Nov 24-26, 2008.
Fernando, J., Nilsson, T. and Goddard, E. Structural
Change in Food Away From Home (FAFH) in Canada:
Case of Trans Fatty Acids (TFAs) in Restaurant
Foods”, Presented at the Canadian Agricultural
Economics Society Annual Meeting, Quebec City,
July, 2008.
Franco, A. M., Kawalilak, L.T. and Fasenko, G.M.
Impaired intestinal villi growth in broiler chicks with
navel buttons. Prairie Poultry Meeting, May 7 & 8,
2008, Winnipeg, MB.
Goddard E. Expert Panelist. The emerging role of
agriculture and agri-food in Canada and the world –
consumer perspective Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada’s Leadership Conference ‘Growing Forward -
Executives as Drivers of Change’, Ottawa, April 15,
2008.
Goddard, E. Consumer and Market Demand Network
Research, Agricultural Policy Research Network
Annual Workshop, Aylmer, Quebec, January 24,
2008.
Goddard, E. Food Markets and Consumer Trends?
Step It Up Conference, Alberta Farmer’s Market
Association, Alberta Farm Fresh Producers
Association Annual Meeting, Red Deer, February 6,
2008.
Goddard, E., Adamowicz, V., Nilsson, T. and
Romanowska, P. What do Consumers Want to Pay
for Certification of Credence Attributes – the Case of
Eggs in Canada?-accepted for presentation at the
NEC-63 annual Conference, California, February and
submitted to the Agricultural and Resource
Economics Review, 2009.
Hailu, G. and Goddard, E. The Effects of Consumers’
Food Safety and Health Concerns on the Demand for
Meat and Fish. Presented at the Canadian
Agricultural Economics Society Annual Meeting,
Quebec City, July, 2008.
Hamidu, J. A. 2008. Cell death in chicken embryos.
Poultry Research Centre Annual General Meeting,
May 26th
2008. University of Alberta, Edmonton,
Alberta.
Huang, W. and Goddard, E. 2008. Pricing Games in
the Canadian Meat Processing Industry under
Market Mergers. Presented at the Canadian
Agricultural Economics Society Annual Meeting,
Quebec City, July, 2008.
Huang, W., Goddard, E., Cash, S. and Nilsson, T.
Meat Product Development by Canadian Meat
Processors: Reaction to Social Marketing and
Implication for Health. Invited oral presentation at
the CDPAC Third National Conference. Ottawa ON,
2008.
Jeewani, F., Goddard, E. and Nilsson, T. Structural
Change in Food Away From Home (FAFH) in Canada:
Case of Trans Fatty Acids (TFAs) in Restaurant Foods.
Presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the CAES
and NAREA. Quebec City, QC, 2008.
Korver, D. R. 2008. HyD in Poultry Diets – Immunity,
Performance and Bone Health. DSM Nutritional
Products Satellite Meeting, Brisbane, Australia. June
30, 2008.
Korver, D. R., Fleming, R.H and Heck, R.J. 2008. The
Rise and Fall of Bone Minerals in Laying Hens.
Western Nutrition Conference. Edmonton, AB.
September 24, 2008.
Korver, D. R. 2008. Nutrient Availability and
Variability of Poultry Diet Ingredients. Poultry
Research Centre “New Directions in Feeding Poultry”
seminar, Olds, AB. November 25, 2008.
Korver, D. R. 2008. Nutrient Availability and
Variability of Poultry Diet Ingredients. Poultry
Research Centre “New Directions in Feeding Poultry”
seminar. Edmonton, AB. January 16, 2009.
Scientific and Industry Presentations (cont.)
37
MacKenzie, M.E. and Fasenko, G.M. 2008. Semen
Quality in Roosters & Toms. Presented at Hybrid
Turkey in Kitchener, ON, May 24, 2008.
MacKenzie, M.E., Fasenko, G.M and Christopher, E.
E. 2008. Battle of the sexes: Who has the greater
impact on offspring? Poultry Research Centre Annual
General Meeting. Edmonton, AB, May 26, 2008.
MacKenzie, M.E., Fasenko, G.M. and E.E.
Christopher. 2008. Objective measures of sperm
quality and how they relate to fertility. Prairie
Poultry Meeting. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,
MB. May 8, 2008. (Technical presentation).
MacKenzie, M.E., Fasenko, G.M., Christopher, E. E.,
Wilson, J.L. and D.P. Froman. 2008. Hens or roosters:
which gender has a greater impact on fertility &
broiler body weights as a flock ages. Prairie Poultry
Meeting. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.
May 7, 2008.
Majumder, K. and Wu, J. 2008. Will Consumptions of
Eggs or Egg Products Have Benefits for Hypertension
Management? Alberta Egg Producers Board meeting,
July 29th
, 2008.
McMullen, L.M. 2008. Marketing Food Safely. Step
It Up Conference. February 6, 2008. Leduc AB.
Myae, Aye Chan. 2008. Estimation of brand level
demand system and market power – Lilydale Case
Study - poster presentation.
Nilsson, T. and Goddard, E. 2008. Risk Preferences
and Attitudes: The Case of Meat Consumption in
Canada. Presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of
the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES)
and the Northeast Agricultural and Resource
Economics Association (NAREA). Quebec City, QC.
Ren, Y., Perez, T. I., Wu, J., Renema, R. A., Betti, M.
and Zuidhof, M. J. Stability of Omega-3 PUFAs
in enriched Eggs Fortified with Antioxidants
Following Storage and Cooking. Alberta Egg
Producers Board meeting, July 29th
, 2008.
Renema R. A., Zuidhof, M.J., Carney, V.L. , Korver,
D.R. and Betti, M. 2008. Enrichment of Chicken Meat
Using Ground Flaxseed: Effect of Level and Duration.
23rd World Poultry Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 30
June – 4 July.
Renema, R. A. 2008. Strategies to Improve Stability
of Omega-3 Enriched Products. AB Chicken
Producers Research Symposium: Growing Quality.
Today and in the Future. Red Deer, March 25. 2 pp.
Renema, R. A. 2008. Using Dietary Antioxidants to
Improve Egg Quality and Production Parameters in
Laying Hens. Proceedings of the Poultry Industry
Council Research Day: Nutritional Considerations for
Optimal Poultry Production. Guelph, ON. 7 pp.
Renema, R. A. November 2008. Feeding Today’s
Broiler Breeder for Tomorrow’s Broiler. Poultry
Research Centre “New Directions in Feeding Poultry”
seminar. Edmonton, AB. January 16, 2009.
Renema, R. A., Robinson, F.E., Zuidhof, M.J. and
Copeland, M. 2008. Identification of Early Indicators
of Metabolic and Reproductive Dysfunction from
Over-Feeding Female Broiler Breeders. Poultry
Industry Council Research Day: Nutritional
Considerations for Optimal Poultry Production.
Guelph, ON. May 15, 2008. 9 pp.
Renema, R. A., Zuidhof, M.J., Robinson, F.E., Romero,
L. F. and Naeima, A. 2008. Reaping what you Sow:
Linking Broiler Breeder Nutrition to Egg Production
and Offspring Traits. Proceedings of the 33rd
Poultry
Service Industry Workshop, Banff, AB. 13 pp.
Riczu, C. M., Nadeau, K.L. and Korver, D.R. 2008.
Effect of Midnight Feeding on Bone Density and Egg
Quality of Brown and White Table Egg Layers.
Poultry Industry Council Research Day. May 15,
2008. Guelph, ON.
Robinson, F. E. How Does Egg Production Work?
Invited Oral Presentation. Aviagen-University of
Alberta Broiler Breeder Workshop. Edmonton,
Alberta. August 21, 2008.
Robinson, F.E. Are you Smarter than a White
Leghorn? Presentation to IB student workshop.
University of Alberta, February 20, 2008.
Scientific and Industry Presentations (cont.)
38
Robinson, F.E. Developing Problem-Based Learning
Experiences. Invited Pre-conference Presentation).
Agro-Knowledge Conference, Cedar Rapids IA. May
28, 2008.
Robinson, F.E. Engaging the Public in Dialogue:
There’s a Heifer in Your Tank: Banquet Speaker for
Alberta Beef Workshop, Calgary AB. February 3,
2008.
Robinson, F.E. Experiences in Engaging Freshman
Students in "Content" by Focusing on "Context"
Invited presentation. Alberta Biology Instructors
Association Meeting – University of Alberta. May 13,
2008.
Robinson, F.E. Feed allocation to the broiler breeder
hen. Presentation to Arbor Acres Breeder School.
Huntsville Alabama. June 9, 2008.
Robinson, F.E. Female Broiler Breeder Reproductive
Anatomy. Invited hands-on demonstration, Aviagen-
University of Alberta Broiler Breeder Workshop.
Edmonton, Alberta. August 21, 2008.
Robinson, F.E. Female Broiler Breeder Reproductive
Anatomy. Presentation to Arbor Acres Breeder
School. Huntsville Alabama. June 9, 2008.
Robinson, F.E. Heritage Turkeys: 30 minute radio
interview: The Rutherford Show, 630 CHED,
December 23, 2008.
Robinson, F.E. Leadership and You – Banquet
Speaker - Alberta Senior 4-H Conference. February
2, 2008.
Robinson, F.E. Photostimulation of the broiler
breeder hen. Presentation to Arbor Acres Breeder
School. Huntsville Alabama. June 9, 2008.
Robinson, F.E. Strain differences in response to feed
allocation and photoperiod. Presentation to Arbor
Acres Breeder School. Huntsville Alabama. June 9,
2008.
Robinson, F.E. There’s a Heifer in Your Tank – Poster
Presentation. University of Alberta Festival of
Teaching. January 24, 2008.
Robinson, F.E. There’s a Heifer in Your Tank:
Learning When You Least Expect it Through Problem
Based Learning. Invited Conference Keynote
Presentation (1.5 hour). Agro-Knowledge
Conference, Cedar Rapids IA. May 29, 2008.
Robinson, F.E. There’s a Heifer in your Tank: Thorhild
Edition. 1 hour Luncheon Presentation to the Alberta
Rural Women’s Conference, March 29, 2008.
Romanowska, P., Goddard, E., Adamowicz, V. and
Nilsson, T. WTP for Eggs in Canada. Paper to be
presented at the joint meeting of NEC-63/FAMPS.
San Diego, CA. February 2009. Full paper accepted
for review in the special issue of Agricultural and
Resource Economics Review (ARER), to be published
in 2009.
Romero, L. F., Robinson, F.E., Naeima, A., Renema,
R.A. and Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. Characterization of
energetic efficiency in broiler breeder females during
the production phase in relation to feed intake.
Proceedings of the XXIII World’s Poultry Congress.
Brisbane, Australia, 2 pp.
Romero, L. F., Robinson, F.E, Naeima, A., Renema,
R.A. and Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. Effects of broiler
breeder feed allocation on broiler chick quality, yolk
sac utilization and early growth rate. Proceedings of
the XXIII World’s Poultry Congress. Brisbane,
Australia. 3 pp.
Saunders-Blades, J.L., Kirschenman, R.D., Johnson,
M.L. and Korver, D. R. 2008. Nutritional Influences
on Development of Early Innate Immunity. Informal
Nutrition Conference held in conjunction with the
2008 Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting.
July 20, 2008. Niagara Falls, ON.
Saunders-Blades, J. L. and Korver, D.R. 2008. Effect
of maternal and dietary 25-OH vitamin D3 on broiler
production and immunity. World’s Poultry Congress,
Brisbane, Australia. July 4, 2008.
Schneider, B. L., Betti, M., Zuidhof, M.J., Carney, V.L.
and Renema, R.A. 2008. Effect of protein and energy
levels on broiler breast morphology. 23rd World
Poultry Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 30 June – 4
July. Electronic publication. 3 pp.
Scientific and Industry Presentations (cont.)
39
Schneider, B.L., Renema, R.A., Betti, M., Zuidhof,
M.J. and Carney, V.L. 2008. Effect of ante-mortem
holding temperature and shackling time on broiler
meat quality. 23rd World Poultry Congress, Brisbane,
Australia, 30 June – 4 July. Electronic publication. 3
pp.
Ubilava, D., Foster, K., Lusk, J. and Nilsson, T. 2008.
Effects of Income and Social Awareness on
Heterogeneous Consumers’ WTP for Informational
Attributes. Selected Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting Western Agricultural and Resource
Economics Association. Big Sky MT.
Wu, J. 2008. How to respond to the emerging needs
of the egg industry? Alberta Egg Producers Board
meeting, July 29th
, 2008.
Wu, J. 2008. Improving bioavailability and
palatability of bioactive peptides. Alberta Nanotech
Showcase. November 20-21, 2008.
Wu, J. 2008. Searching the most potent
antihypertensive peptides from egg proteins through
a bioinformatics approach. 2008 Midwest Poultry
Federation (MPF) Convention, St. Paul, Minnesota,
USA, March 18-20.
Wu, J. 2008. What left after antibody extraction?
Alberta Co-op annual meeting, March 12, 2008.
Yegani, M. and D.R. Korver. 2008. Nutrient
availability and variability of corn in poultry diets.
Western Nutrition Conference student poster
competition. Edmonton, AB. September 23, 2008.
Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. Bioeconomic Modeling:
Optimizing Tough Decisions. Poultry Research Centre
Annual Meeting. Edmonton, AB. May 26, 2008.
Zuidhof, M.J. 2008. You are what your chickens eat.
Poultry Industry Council Research Day: Nutritional
Considerations for Optimal Poultry Production. May
15, 2008. Guelph, ON.
Zuidhof, M.J. 2009. Decreasing chick size variability.
Invited oral presentation, Atlantic Poultry
Conference, Greenwich, NS. February 18-20, 2009.
Zuidhof, M.J. 2009. Filling the poultry human
resource gap. Invited oral presentation, Atlantic
Poultry Conference, Greenwich, NS. February 18-20,
2009.
Zuidhof, M.J., Hernandez, F.I.L, Renema, R.A.,
Schneider, B.L. and Korver, D.R. 2008. Formulation of
broiler diets to maximize carcass yield and quality.
Proceedings of the 29th
Western Nutrition
Conference. Edmonton, AB. 11 pp.
Zuidhof, M.J., Korver, D.R., Renema, R.A., Schneider,
B.L., Betti, M. and Hernandez, F.I.L. 2008. Modeling
nutritional impacts on yield dynamics of broilers to
improve lean yield. Proceedings of the XXIII World’s
Poultry Congress. Brisbane, Australia, 4pp.
Zuidhof, M.J., Hernandez, F.I.L., Schneider, B.L.,
Carney, V.L., Renema, R.A., Betti, M., Wismer, W.
and Korver, D.R. 2008. Optimizing Production of
Omega-3 Enriched Broiler Meat. Poster
presentation: Poultry Innovations Conference,
Kitchener, ON, November 11-12, 2008.
Zuidhof, M.J., Hernandez, F.I.L, Schneider, B.L.,
Carney, V.L., Renema, R.A., Betti, M., Wismer, W.
and Korver, D.R. 2008. Optimizing Production of
Omega-3 Enriched Broiler Meat. Poster
presentation: Agriculture Research Division
Conference. Lethbridge, AB. June 23-25, 2008.
Zuidhof, M.J., Renema, R.A. and Robinson, F.E.,
Holm, D and Pishnamazi, A. 2008. Pullet Uniformity
Improves Chick Production. Colloque Avicole of the
Association Quebecoise des industries en nutrition
animale et céréalière (AQUINAC). Drummondville,
Quebec. 3 pp.
Zuidhof, M.J., Renema, R.A. and Robinson, F.E. 2008.
Teenage Chicks: How to Manage Puberty in Broiler
Breeders. Colloque Avicole of the Association
Quebecoise des industries en nutrition animale et
céréalière (AQUINAC). Drummondville, Quebec. 4
pp.
Zuidhof, M.J., Renema, R.A. and Robinson, F.E. 2008.
Understanding multiple, repeated animal
measurements with the help of PROC GPLOT.
Proceedings of the2008 SAS Global Forum. San
Antonio, TX, Paper 250-2008. 6 pp.
Scientific and Industry Presentations (cont.)
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Goddard, E. and G. Hailu. 2009. “Sustainable Growth
and Capital Constraints: The Demutualization of
Lilydale Foods Co-operative”, chapter in book
entitled Agricultural Co-operatives , Failures and
Conversions, edited by Centre for the Study of Co-
operatives, University of Saskatchewan.
Ren, Y, J. Wu, and R. Renema. 2009. ‘Nutritional and
Health Attributes of Eggs’ in: Handbook of Poultry
Science and Technology: Volume 1: Primary
Processing. I. Guerrero-Legarreta and Y. H. Hui eds.
In press.
Wu, J. and Majumder, K. 2008. Bioactive proteins
and peptides from eggs. Mine, Y., Li-Chan, E.C.Y., and
Jiang, B. Biological Active Proteins and Peptides in
Foods. Blackwell-Wiley Publishing, New York. In
press.
Yuan, R. Wu, J. and Renema, R. 2008. Nutritional and
health benefits of eggs. In Guerrero-Legarreta, I.,
Mine, Y., and Hui, Y.H. (eds). Handbook of Poultry
Science and Technology: Volume 1: Primary
Processing. Blackwell-Wiley Publishing, New York. In
press.
Books and Book Chapters
Betti, M., Schneider, B.L., Zuidhof, M.J., Korver, D.R.,
Carney, V.L. and Renema, R.A. P.I.C. Project #253.
Effect of broiler plane of nutrition on meat quality.
November 2008. 58 pp.
Cook, N. J., Feddes, J., Korver, D.R., Haley, D.B. and
Church, J.S. Welfare Considerations in Determining
the Group Size of Laying Hens Housed in Furnished
Cages. Final Report to the Alberta Industry
Development fund, Alberta Egg Producers and
Alberta Farm Animal Care (ALIDF Project #
2005F048R).
Cook, N.J., Renema, R.A., Wilkinson, C., Schaefer,
A.L. and Church, J.S. Poultry Industry Council Final
Project Report. Non-invasive Tests of Stress in Laying
Hens: An Assessment of Corticosterone and
Corticoid Metabolite Measurements in the Eggs and
Excreta of Laying Hens. 2008. 58 pp.
Korver, D.R. Effect of pre-lay medullary bone
reserves on changes in bone mineral reserves, egg
production and quality, and osteoporosis in laying
hens. Progress report to the Alberta Livestock
Industry Development. Project 2006F141R.
Korver, D.R. 2008. Syngenta Project 742 - Quantum
Phytase Broiler Trial. Final report to Syngenta
Animal Nutrition.
MacKenzie, M.E., Fasenko, G.M. and E. Christopher.
2008. Breeder parent age effects on fertility,
embryonic mortality and broiler chick quality. Final
Report submitted to the Poultry Industry Council.
October 30, 2008.
Perez, T.I. , Ren, Y., Zuidhof, M.J., Betti, M., Wu, J.
and Renema, R.A. 2008. Stability of omega-3
enriched poultry products. Canadian Food Safety
Initiative (CFI). 40 pp.
Peters, D. ,Berezowski, J., Annett, C., King, R.,
Renema, R.A., Zuidhof, M.J., Sayler, N., Turner, S.,
Ouellette, C., Singh, N., Checkley, Amand, J.St. and
Wenger, I. Canadian Food Safety and Quality
Program: Food Safety Initiative, Project 43887.
Poultry – Body Temperature Surveillance. April 2008.
25 pp.
Ren, Y., Wu, J., Renema, R.A., Zuidhof, M.J., Betti, M.
and Perez, T.I. 2008. Stability of enriched poultry
products. Final report to Food Safety Initiative of
Canadian Food Safety and Quality Program,
submitted on April 8, 2008. 46 pp.
Renema, R.A., Pishnamazi, A. and Robinson, F.E.
P.I.C. Project #120. Consequences of Variation in
Nutrient Allocation at Lighting on Point-of-Lay
Condition in Conventional and High-Yield Broiler
Breeder Females. Aug 2008. 92 pp.
Technical Publications and Industry Reports
Industry Reports
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Renema, R.A., Pishnamazi, A., and Robinson, F.E.
P.I.C. Project #160. Effects of Selenium Source and
Vitamin E Level on the Immune Response, Gut
Physiology, Egg Production and Quality, and
Reproductive Physiology of Commercial Laying Hens
June 2008.
Renema, R.A., Pishnamazi, A. and Robinson, F.E.
Alltech Inc., Final Biosciences Project Report. Effects
of Selenium Source and Vitamin E Level on the
Immune Response, Egg Production and Quality, and
Reproductive Physiology of Commercial Laying Hens
2008. 30 pp.
Renema, R.A., Pishnamazi, A., Wolanski, N.J.,
Robinson, F.E. and Zuidhof, M.J. AARI Project Report
# 2002A162R and Canadian Poultry Research Council
(CPRC) #UAB005. The Timing of Protein Intake and
Growth Patterns on Reproductive Efficiency in
Broiler Breeder Females. 2008. 133 pp.
Renema, R.A., Pishnamazi, A., Franco, D., and
Robinson, F.E. P.I.C. Project #178. Reducing the Role
of Oxidative Stress in the Age-Related Decline in
Reproductive Hormone Status and Calcium
Absorption in Commercial Laying Hens. June 2008.
20 pp.
Renema, R.A., Holm, D.E., Cook, N. and Robinson,
F.E. P.I.C. Project #233. Relationship of Female
Feather Coverage and Reproductive Condition with
Male Mating Aggression and Social Behaviour in
Broiler Breeders Oct 2008. 39 pp.
Renema, R.A., Robinson, F.E., Wolanski, N.J., Holm,
D.E. and Herron, A.N. P.I.C. Project #173.The Impact
of Growth Pattern on Reproductive Efficiency in
Male Broiler Breeders. June 2008. 93 pp.
Robinson, F.E., Zuidhof, M.J., Renema, R.A. and
Copeland, M. P.I.C. Project #157. Identification of
Early Indicators of Metabolic and Reproductive
Dysfunction from Over-Feeding Female Broiler
Breeders. June 2008. 134 pp.
Robinson, F.E., Renema, R.A. and Zuidhof., M.J.
P.I.C. Project #142. Reproductive Efficiency and
Metabolism of Female Broiler Breeders as Affected
by Genotype, Feed Allocation and Photostimulation
Age. June 2008. 240 pp.
Saunders-Blades, J. L and Korver, D.R. The effect of
maternal and dietary 25-OH D3 on the innate and
cellular immune response of the broiler chicken.
Progress report to the Alberta Livestock Industry
Development. Project 2006F157R.
Zuidhof, M.J., Renema, R.A., Wu, J., Betti, M., Ren, Y.
and Perez, T.I. Final Report for the Canadian Food
Safety and Quality Program: Food Safety Initiative.
Stability of enriched poultry products April 2008. 45
pp.
Industry Reports (cont.)
Trade Publications / Magazine Articles
Goddard, E. Buying Habits of Egg Consumers Tell a
little About What They Care About and Where They
Live. Pages 35-36. Winter 2008.
Renema, R. A. Relationship of Female Feather
Coverage and Reproductive Condition with Male
Mating Aggression and Social Behaviour in Broiler
Breeders. Poultry Industry Council Research Feature.
Canadian Poultry, 95(12).
Robinson, F. E., Renema, R.A. and .Zuidhof, M.J.
2008. The Pullet To Hen Transition. Canadian Poultry
95(2):16-21. Available from
http://www.canadianpoultrymag.com
Robinson, F. E., Renema, R.A. and Zuidhof, M.J.
February 2008. The Pullet to Hen Transition.
Canadian Poultry, 95(2):16-21.
Research into Practice
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Romero, L. F. Counting Your Chicks Is Not Always
Measuring Your Success Canadian Poultry.
http://canadianpoultrymag.com
Romero, L.F., Renema, R.A., Zuidhof, M.J. and
Robinson, F.E. 2008. Breeder Production: Measuring
Success. It’s Not Just About Counting Chicks.
Canadian Poultry 95(10):10-13. Available from
http://www.canadianpoultrymag.com
Romero, L.F., Renema, R.A., Zuidhof,M.J. and
Robinson, F.E. October 2008. Measuring Success: It’s
Not Just About counting Chicks. Canadian Poultry, 95
(10):10-12.
Yegani. M. and Korver, D.R. 2008. Anticuerpos de
yema: ¿una alternativa a los antibióticos? Avicultura
Profesional vol 26 (no. 3):18-22.
Zuidhof , M.J. Designing Value-Added Products.
Using Nutritional Strategies, Poultry Meat And Eggs
Can Offer Consumers Added Health Benefits,
Increasing Economic Value For Producers.
September 2008. Canadian Poultry.
http://canadianpoultrymag.com
Christopher, E. E. and Franco, A.M. Factsheet #3.
2007. Evaluando Calidad del Polllito: es un Ombligo
sin Sansr Sinonimo de Mal Pollo Parrillero? Posted
on PRC Website: http://
www.poultryresearchcentre.ca
Christopher, E. E. and Franco, A.M. Factsheet #3.
2007. Factsheet #4. Probando un Nuevo
Desinfectante para Huevos. Posted on PRC Website:
http://www.poultryresearchcentre.ca
Christopher, E. E. and Franco, A.M. Factsheet #3.
2007. Qualite du Poussin: Est un Nombril Sans
Cicatriser Synonyme de Mauvais Pouet? Posted on
PRC Website: http://www.poultryresearchcentre.ca
Christopher, E. E. and Franco, A.M. Factsheet #3.
2007. Factsheet #4. Probando Un Nouveau
Desinfectant pour Oeufs Incubables. Posted on PRC
Website: http://www.poultryresearchcentre.ca
Zuidhof, M. J., Hernandez, F.I.L and Carney, V.L.
Broiler Diets to Maximize Carcass Yield and Quality.
New Directions in Feeding Poultry Seminar.
Beltranena, E., Oryschak, M., Rozak, S., Korver, D.R.,
Hernandez,F.I.L and Zuidhof, M.J. Dried Distiller's
Grains with Solubles: A Closer Look at a 21st Century
Alberta Feedstuff. New Directions in Feeding Poultry
Seminar.
Korver, D.R., Yegani, M. and Zuidhof, M.J. Nutrient
Availability and Variability of Corn in Poultry Diets.
New Directions in Feeding Poultry Seminar.
Renema, R.A. and Pishnamazi, A. Feeding Today’s
Broiler Breeder for Tomorrow’s Broiler. New
Directions in Feeding Poultry Seminar.
Factsheets:
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Trade Publications / Magazine Articles (cont.)
Betti, M., Gaenzal, M. and Zuidhof, M.J. High
Pressure Processing Of Chicken Meat Proteins.
Dileep, N.O. and Wu, J. Co-Extraction of Valuable
Eggwhite Proteins Through Fractionation.
Holm, E., Robinson, F.E., Renema, R.A., Zuidhof, M.J.
and Carney, V. Optimizing Omega-3 Enrichment Of
Broiler Breast Meat.
Johnson, M., Saunders-Blades, J.L. and Korver, D.R.
The Effects of Maternal Nutrition on Early Innate
Immunity in Broiler Chicks.
Majumder, K., Davidge, S. and Wu, J. QSAR- aided
Study Of Antihypertensive Peptides From Egg
Protein.
Martinez, L. and Wismer, W. The Repertory Grid: A
Research Method To Understand Consumer
Perception Of Poultry Products.
Moayedi, V., Betti, M., Wismer, W. and Zuidhof, M.J.
Extreme Meat Makeover; Once I Was Dark. New
Approach for Increasing the Profitability Of
Mechanically Separated Poultry Meat (MSPM) And
Dark Meat In The Further Processed Food Products.
Nain, S., Renema, R.A. and Korver, D.R. March 2008.
Improving the Effectiveness of Laying Hens for the
Use in Value-Added Egg Production.
Naeima, A., Renema, R.A. and Korver, D.R. 2008.
Improving The Effectiveness Of Laying Hens For The
Use In Value-Added Egg Production.
Naeima, A., Romero, L.F., Renema, R.A., Zuidhof,
M.J. and Robinson, F.E. March 2008. Linkages
Between The Broiler Breeder Feed Allocation And
Efficiency And Broiler Performance And Meat
Quality.
Perez. T. I. and Betti, M. Optimizing Broiler Chicken
Carcass Uniformity Through Maternal Management
And Nutrition. Stability of Omega-3 Enriched Broiler
Meat Under Cooking.
Perez, T.I., Ren, Y., Betti, M., Zuidhof, M.J., Renema,
R.A. and Wu, J. March 2008. Effects of Dietary
Supplementation with Antioxidants on the Stability
of Omega-3 Enriched Chicken Meat.
Ren, Y., Perez, T.I., Wu, J., Renema, R.A., Betti, M.
and Zuidhof, M.J. March 2008. Stability of Omega-3
PUFAs in Enriched Eggs Fortified with Antioxidants
Following Storage and Cooking.
Robinson, F.E., Zuidhof, M.J., Renema, R.A., Romero,
L.F. and Naeima, A. Bio-Economic Linkages Between
Broilers And Breeders.
Schneider, B.L., Betti, M., Renema, L., Zuidhof, M.J.,
Robinson, F.E. and Carney, V.L. Producing A Valuable
Bird.
Saunders-Blades, J.L. and Korver, D.R. Vitamin D
source affects chicken hatchability, production
performance, bone quality and immune function.
Yegani, M and Korver, D.R. 2008. Evaluation of
Nutrient Availability And Variability In Poultry
Feedstuffs.
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Wu, J. and Ayyappan Nair Omana, D. 2008. A simple
method of preparation of high purity of ovomucin.
US Provisional Patent Application. Application serial
No. 61/053,469. Filed on May 15, 2008.
Wu, J and Aluko, R.E. Renin Inhibiting Peptides with
ACE Inhibiting Activity. US Provisional Patent .
Patents
New Innovations in Poultry Research (project summaries):
Awards and Honours
Faculty and Staff
Doug Korver – Poultry Science Association. The
American Feed Industry Association Poultry
Nutrition Research Award for distinctive work
demonstrating sound research in poultry nutrition
Doug Korver - Teacher of the Year Award, AFNS
Annual Celebration of Teaching and Research
Felicity Dennis - Poultry Science Association . The
Tyson Foods Support Personnel Award to
acknowledge her long-term role in assisting faculty
in poultry research
Frank Robinson - Named to the AFHE “Teaching Wall
of Fame”
Frank Robinson - Recognized by the Department of
Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science for
“Outstanding Achievement in Teaching and
Research”
Frank Robinson - Named to Fellow of the Poultry
Science Association
Frank Robinson- Teacher of the Year Award, AFNS
Annual Celebration of Teaching and Research
Gaylene Fasenko – Inducted as honorary member of
the Golden Key International Honor Society
Laurie Heidebrecht. Outstanding AFNS
“booster” (Champion of Overall Activities). AFNS
Annual Celebration of Teaching and Research
Lynn McMullen- Teacher of the Year Award, AFNS
Annual Celebration of Teaching and Research
Martin Zuidhof - Poultry Science Association .
Poultry Science Association: National Chicken
Council Broiler Research Award
Students
Abolfazl Naeima- Pacific Egg and Poultry
Association (PEPA) Graduate Scholarship
Ana Ulmer Franco- Pacific Egg and Poultry
Association (PEPA) Graduate Scholarship
Emefa Monu - Queen Elizabeth II Graduate
Scholarship Doctoral
Emefa Monu – CIFST Student Challenge
Melissa Haveroen – Alberta Ingenuity PhD
Scholarship
Erica Holm- Pacific Egg and Poultry Association
(PEPA) Graduate Scholarship
Linda Ho - CIFST Student Challenge
Luis Romero. Graduate Student Certificate of
Excellence. 2008 Annual Meeting of the Southern
Poultry Science Association
Lukas Kawalilak, the PSA Student Research Paper
Certification of Excellence for his oral presentation
“Impaired intestinal villi growth in broiler chicks
with navel buttons”
Margaret MacKenzie- Pacific Egg and Poultry
Association (PEPA) Graduate Scholarship
Margaret MacKenzie – Canadian Broiler Hatching
Egg Producers Association Broiler Breeder
Scholarship
Melissa Johnson - Alberta Ingenuity PhD Student
Scholarship
Mojtaba Yegani, PSA Student Essay Competition for
his essay on “The Future of Poultry Science”.
Sahar Navidghasemizad - Poultry Research Centre
Graduate Student Assistantship
Sandeep Nain- Pacific Egg and Poultry Association
(PEPA) Graduate Scholarship
Sen Li - Poultry Research Centre Graduate Student
Assistantship
Tulia Perez De La Ossa- Pacific Egg and Poultry
Association (PEPA) Graduate Scholarship
Vida Moayedi - Poultry Research Centre Graduate
Student Assistantship
Yuan Ren - Pacific Egg and Poultry Association
(PEPA) Graduate Scholarship
Yuliya Hrynets - Poultry Research Centre Graduate
Student Assistantship
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Acronyms Used
AVRI
ARD
AAFC
AARI
ACP
AEP
AFC
AFAC
AHEP
ALIDF
ATP
ALES
AHEP
CALAS
CBHEMA
CEMA
CFI
CCAC
CFIA
CPRC
IAUTP
MITAC
NACTA
NSERC
PIC
PRC
PSA
SCIDF
U of A
USDA-ARS
Alberta Veterinary Research Institute
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
Alberta Agricultural Research Institute
Alberta Chicken Producers
Alberta Egg Producers
Agriculture Food Council
Alberta Farm Animal Care
Alberta Hatching Egg Producers
Alberta Livestock Industry Development Fund
Alberta Turkey Producers
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Alberta Hatching Egg Producers
Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences
Canadian Broiler and Hatching Egg Marketing Agency
Canada Egg Marketing Agency
Canadian Foundation for Innovation
Canadian Council on Animal Care
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian Poultry Research Council
Institutional Animal User Training Program
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Poultry Industry Council
Poultry Research Centre
Poultry Science Association
Saskatchewan Chicken Industry Development Fund
University of Alberta
United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service
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