Be taught extra about Princess Cortez Technical Specialist and Lead Nutritionist at Hy-Line
2 January 2024
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Princess Cortez has been a Technical Specialist and Lead Nutritionist since 2021.
In 2018, Ms. Cortez joined Hy-Line Worldwide as a Technical Service Specialist.
Ms. Cortez conducts Hy-Line technical service actions in Southeast Asia, supplies technical help for Hy-Line Dad or mum Inventory prospects, and collects business flock efficiency information from the sector. She additionally supplies vital suggestions to the genetic analysis workforce for continuous enchancment of Hy-Line layers bought in Southeast Asia.
Earlier than becoming a member of Hy-Line Worldwide, Princess labored with a big agri-business firm within the Philippines as Analysis and Growth Officer for Poultry and Specialty merchandise for practically three years.
Ms. Cortez earned her Bachelor’s diploma in Animal Science, specializing in Poultry Diet, from the College of the Philippines Los Baños.
Describe a typical day in your present position?
When coping with animal husbandry, I really feel like day-after-day is totally different. In my position, I expertise totally different cultures, meet totally different varieties of individuals with totally different backgrounds, and see poultry manufacturing in several techniques, climates, and administration. That is what retains me excited day-after-day about my job. Every day is exclusive as we communicate with totally different layer producers of Southeast Asia area, we should make it possible for now we have steady communication with our prospects both on a farm or on-line to ensure we’re at all times right here for them to attain the genetic potential of Hy-Line birds.
What’s distinctive about your position?
Pushed by Hy-Line’s world however native initiatives, this position offers me perception into the strain and challenges dealing with any poultry farmer each day, and this helped me develop robust problem-solving expertise. I had the chance to journey to totally different nations of Southeast Asia and go to built-in operations from feed mills, hatcheries, and farms which has given me an understanding of the totally different challenges firms face abroad when coping with poultry. It’s a really fulfilling job understanding that I’m able to assist the producers obtain good outcomes based mostly on the technical help that I present. This position additionally serves as a bridge of data for farm folks to know the how and why they do issues in poultry farming which could be very crucial since they’re those coping with the birds each single day.
What are the primary challenges that you simply face in your position?
The primary problem that I face in poultry manufacturing is the dearth of recording within the farm. Working as a technical service, we can not at all times do precise visits to every farm in several nations. At any time when I’m troubleshooting, I usually depend on the information recording of the farm. Since many features of poultry operation mix to inform a whole story a few flock’s efficiency, correct information recording is required to make a significant evaluation of any flock’s efficiency. Sharing and analyzing on the farm stage allows poultry firms to raised perceive their farm’s efficiency and profitability.
With this, Hy-Line invested in information farm intelligence we name the VisionEgg benchmarking program, which helps particular person prospects determine their strengths and areas of alternative of their administration. We accumulate as a lot information as attainable from our prospects, which we make sure that all are confidential to investigate and provides again data that helps them develop into extra worthwhile, improve manufacturing, or scale back mortality. This additionally exhibits how information generally is a highly effective device that encourages our producers to proceed to worth information recording extra.
What does the way forward for poultry well being appear like when it comes to stopping and treating illness?
When it comes to the way forward for poultry well being, correct administration, biosecurity implementation, and vaccine applied sciences play a crucial position. We have to frequently educate our producers on this. The cooperation between farmers, veterinarians, trade firms, and authorities must be intensified for the higher good. Enhancements in laboratory analysis to assist with early detection, extra correct analysis, surveillance, and monitoring packages will give us an edge on stopping illnesses.
Are there people or organizations in poultry who you’ve discovered significantly inspirational?
I really feel very lucky to be a part of the Hy-Line workforce that trusted and supported me to interact in a regional position which evokes me to do higher and be passionate in contributing to the purpose of feeding extra folks utilizing a sustainable breed selection.
Have you ever encountered any challenges as a lady in your area? If sure, how have you ever overcome them?
I’m the primary girl to deal with the position of technical companies within the Southeast Asia area for Hy-Line Worldwide. I began on this regional position once I was 23 years previous and since I’m a younger girl coming into the world of poultry manufacturing, I see myself in a room the place I’m the one girl. There have been doubts about my capabilities {and professional} experiences thus I felt that I beat up myself an excessive amount of once I began! I felt like I wanted to be forward of all the pieces and show myself. What I realized from this expertise is that I can not have all of the solutions and I’m not alone. I’ve my Hy-Line household behind me to help and information me with this position. Now that I’ve overcome this problem, I’ve constructed good relationships with my prospects that assist to repeatedly add worth to the corporate.
What excellent problem dealing with the poultry trade would you most like to resolve?
Sustainability is likely one of the most excellent challenges, not simply within the poultry trade, since there are a whole lot of issues occurring in the environment that we have to act on so we will decrease the environmental affect whereas feeding extra folks with low-cost protein which Hy-Line as an organization is dedicated to participate in.
What’s probably the most thrilling innovation that you simply see on the horizon for the poultry trade?
Poultry farming has undergone huge developments with totally different expertise and sensible farming gear in several areas of poultry operations that assist run the poultry farms easily and effectively. Subsequent-generation information administration methods for the farmers to adapt is one thing that I additionally stay up for.
What are you most enthusiastic about within the subsequent 5-10 years concerning the poultry trade?
I’m excited to see how automation and human power discover their steadiness. I additionally need to see how the poultry trade will develop larger and higher to help livelihoods across the globe.
What’s your subsequent problem?
I wish to frequently broaden my information in poultry farming, particularly in poultry well being, new farm applied sciences and gear in several segments of poultry operations in order that I can share this data with our prospects.
