Industry Trends

OCTOBER 2020

See what has been happening in Asia’s animal feed and health industries over the last weeks. What are experts and industry magazines talking about?

What has been happening?

Fish-free feed breakthrough, Indonesia to cull millions of chickens, Hamlet Protein launching additional fiber products, and more. See what feed journals and feed industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Fish-free feed breakthrough
The Fish Site

Researchers have developed a cost-effective “fish-free” feed for carnivorous marine finfish, in which fishmeal and fish oil have been replaced by poultry meal and algal oil respectively.
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Indonesia to cull millions of chickens, curb egg hatching to support prices
Straits Times

Indonesia’s farming ministry has ordered breeders to cull millions of chickens and reduce the number of hatching eggs to control a slump in poultry prices, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, September 1
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Hamlet Protein launching additional fiber products, extending poultry footprint

Feed Navigator

Danish producer, Hamlet Protein, is developing a full range of fiber-based products targeting both younger and older piglets. Hamlet Pro also sees potential for expansion in calf nutrition and is extending its poultry footprint.

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A fresh approach to probiotics for saltwater aquaculture
The Fish Site

Marine Akwa is currently in the process of developing a range of probiotics – based on marine organisms – for the finfish aquaculture industry, in a bid to improve growth rates, survival levels and he….
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Link between low levels of mycotoxins and bird performance
Feed Navigator

Queen’s University in Belfast and N. Ireland headquartered company, Devenish, say a study they both collaborated on is breakthrough research. Indeed, they term it the world’s first longitudinal study to prove the negative effect of low levels of mycotoxins on broiler chicken health and performance.
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AGP substitution in broiler diets
Feed Navigator

Layn Corp, a global company, headquartered in China, focused on vertically integrated production of plant-based sweeteners, extracts and flavors, reports positive results for a broiler feeding trial in Colombia on its product targeting AGP substitution.
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ASF: Asian markets ban German pork imports
Feed Navigator

Japan has joined China, South Korea and Singapore in terms of the Asian markets that have imposed a ban on German pork imports after the EU country confirmed its first case of African swine fever last week.
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Seaweed’s potential to fight Covid-19 is recognised by WHO
The Fish Site

A recent research article highlighting the potential of seaweed as an effective means of protecting people from coronavirus, has been recognised by the World Health Organisation.
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DuPont Animal Nutrition teams up with Proteon on phage development for poultry sector
Feed Navigator

The partnership will bring the emerging bacteriophage technology to poultry producers in selected countries, helping to mitigate antimicrobial resistance, said the two companies.
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UK team awarded £250K to optimize mealworm production for chicken and fish feed
Feed Navigator

Campden BRI has begun working with a team of experts to enhance the use of mealworm derived protein in feed to move the UK’s fish and poultry production towards a more sustainable future.
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Evonik launches own guanidinoacetic acid-product (GAA)
Feed Navigator

Evonik has launched GuanAMINO, its own guanidinoacetic acid-product (GAA), a feed additive used to enhance energy metabolism in livestock production.
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Lallemand seeks to capitalize on expanded presence in Vietnam

FeedNavigator

Lallemand Vietnam will now distribute the company’s product range for ruminants, pork, poultry, and aquaculture throughout that Asian economy. The full portfolio includes feed additives for all species, silage inoculants, bioremediation products for aquaculture as well as animal environment products. 

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CP soars on B131bn China swine buy
Bangkok Post

Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc, the meat producer owned by billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, posted its biggest gain in three months after announcing a 131 billion baht plan to buy its parent’s Chinese swine business.
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New $5m Chinese animal nutrition factory gives DuPont increased agility
FeedNavigator

DuPont announced last week the opening of a new animal nutrition manufacturing plant in Wuxi, China to the value of around US$5m.
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PHL detects 72 new ASF outbreaks; more than 33,000 hogs culled
BusinessWorld

The Philippines reported 72 new outbreaks of the African Swine Fever (ASF), according to the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI). In its 11th follow-up report to the World Organization for Animal Health, BAI Director Ronnie D. Domingo said that an additional 33,406 hogs were culled due to the new outbreaks. Libmanan, Camarines Sur accounted for 3,024 of the culled pigs, followed by Sariaya, Quezon with 1,878 animals, and Liliw, Laguna with 1,869.
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Feed millers agree to buy more corn from local farmers
Manila Bulletin

After receiving backlash for citing high local corn prices as the main reason for its decision to import 81,000 metric tons (MT) of feed wheat from the Black Sea and Australia, the Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (PAFMI) has agreed to buy more corn from farmers.
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China suspends poultry imports from second US plant over COVID-19, industry group says
Channel NewsAsia

China has suspended imports from an OK Foods poultry plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas, because of coronavirus cases among workers, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council said on Tuesday (Sep 15). China, the world’s top meat importer, has blocked products from some plants in foreign countries …
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