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HatchCare Automation Improving animal welfare

a Live embryo transfera In-ovo vaccinationa Stress-free chick processing

Combining innovations for better chick quality

Viscon has developed an intelligent automation process to match the philosophy of HatchCare: creating a stress-free environment foroptimal chick growth. This newly developed automation, combined with the new HatchCare trays and baskets, creates unique synergy in animal-friendly production. The result: improved chick quality, lower mortality rates and reduction in antibiotics use.

HatchCare AutomationStress-free chick processing

Reducing the use of antibiotics.“”

HatchCare Concept:Hatching with feed and water.

Healthy ChickProduction

ExcellentBio-Security

Betterchickquality

Stress-freechick processing

Accurate in-ovovaccination

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Live EmbryoDetection TM

Viscon Automation Features

ChickWelfare

Live embryo transfer

Live Embryo Detection

Live Embryo Detection™ accurately indicates which eggs contain a living embryo and classifies the non-viable eggs as infertile, early or late dead embryos. Only eggs withliving embryos are being transferred to the HatchCare trays. The unwanted eggs (includingcontaminated eggs or eggs with dead embryos) are excluded from the remainingproduction process, creating a more hygienic and safer environment during hatching.

‘Points-down’ hatching

Viscon’s re-packing station delivers an accurate points-down placing of eggs onto the HatchCare trays. This makes it easier for chicks to break out of the shell during hatching.

Effective in-ovo vaccination

The Vinovo Select Inject™ lifts the viable eggs gently out of the HatchCare tray and re-positions each egg in a perfect perpendicular position under the injection tools. This ensures each vaccine to be delivered in the amniotic fluid or the optimal position in theembryo itself - for optimal effect and efficient protection.

Automatic feed dosing

The required amount of feed is dispended automatically into the HatchCare baskets.Feed amounts can be adjusted based on flock characteristics and amount of eggs placedin the tray.

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In HatchCare, chicks are provided with water and feed as soon as they hatch. The chicks remain in the HatchCare basket from the moment ofhatching to their arrival in the poultry house. They no longer go through automated sorting and counting machines, providing a stress free environment.

‘Stress-free’ chick counting

The number of unhatched eggs is displayed at the quality control station where a worker will refill the required number of premium chicks, while he also checks for chick quality.

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Stress-free chick handling

‘No touch’ chick separation

Most of the egg shells and unhatched eggs remain in the upper tray, which is automatically taken from the crate. The number of unhatched eggs is automatically identified and this data is send to the quality control station.

Health & Bio-Security

Wanted eggs

Live Embryo Detection™ improves the transfer procedure by accurate detection of livingembryos and reverses the sequence of egg processing. First, only eggs with living embryos are transferred to the hatcher baskets. The non-viable eggs remain untouched in the setter tray for processing in a separate waste room. The fact that eggs with dead embryos and “bangers” do not enter the hatchers anymore, creates a more hygienic and safer environment for chicks tohatch.

Unwanted eggs and waste

The prevention of cross-contamination is a major factor when designing a hatchery layout.Viscon reduces the risk of cross-contamination and pathogen load by processing wastedisposal in separate rooms. Proper handling and responsible disposal of hatchery wasteis a precondition for optimal bio-security, to deliver healthy chicks.

Cleaning

Viscon provides industrial washing and drying systems suitable for the specialdimensions of the HatchCare products. These cleaning systems are developed to meet the high market standards of bio-security. Our hatchery design avoidsphysical crossing of dirty and clean products by separating pre-soak, washingand clean storage areas.

TreggTM

Hatchery information system

TreggTM is Viscon’s hatchery information system created to provide all the required functionality to manage overall datamanagement and trace-ability of the production process.

The transfer room is the ideal place to collect pre-hatch management data. These figures are summarized per flock and can be used topredict hatching numbers and monitor the breeding and incubation performance. The development of TreggTM is done by Viscon’s own team of dedicated professionals.

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Culled chicks

Delivered chicks

TREGGTM

Optimum tracking of hatching results.“”

Living embryos

Late dead and early dead embryos

Infertile eggs

Postal address

Viscon GroupP.O. Box 5103 3295 ZG ‘s-Gravendeel The Netherlands

Visitors address

Mijlweg 18 3295 KH ‘s-Gravendeel The Netherlands

Contact

+ 31 (0) 78 673 98 98 + 31 (0) 78 673 34 34 [email protected]

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