Industry Trends

February 2021

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?

Germany first to end mass culling of male chicks, Issues shaping the feed industry in 2021, Lab-grown fish makes debut in Hong Kong, and more. See what feed journals and feed industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Germany to be first country to end mass culling of male chicks
South China Morning Post

Germany is set to be the first country to ban mass culling of male chicks in the poultry industry, the government said on Wednesday after approving a draft law ending the controversial practice.
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Five issues that will shape the feed industry for the coming year
FeedNavigator

Industry concerns vary from region to region and from species to species but there are some common challenges for the global feed and farming sectors throughout 2021, says Erik Visser, CEO of Danish soy protein producer, Hamlet Protein in an outlook.
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Lab-grown fish makes a debut in Hong Kong
TheFishSite

Hong Kong food tech startup Avant Meats has developed lab-grown fish fillets, capitalising on the growing demand for seafood that doesn’t jeopardise ocean biodiversity.
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Tilapia is the ideal pandemic food
BusinessWorld

“What we need now, especially this pandemic, is food for poor households. Tilapia is a great commodity to our culture,” said Eduardo V. Manalili, director of the Inland Aquatic Resources Research Division of the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DoST-PCAARRD).
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Study: Reduced dietary protein decreases piglet diarrhea post-weaning
FeedNavigator

A low dietary protein allocation post-weaning can reduce the diarrhea frequency and thereby reduce the need for antibiotic treatments when medicinal zinc oxide is banned, reports a Danish team.
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Improving growth performance of farmed aquatic animals with feed enzymes
TheFishSite

Successful and profitable farming of aquatic animals, whether fish or crustaceans, really can be defined by one measure – growth performance – which is a combined result of several factors which will ….
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Poultry companies need to prepare for year of high and volatile feed prices
FeedNavigator

The global poultry sector faces a perfect storm of ongoing COVID-19 related disruption, particularly to the foodservice sector, soft economic conditions, high and volatile feed prices, an exceptionally high-pressure avian influenza winter season, and global oversupply.
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Review: Use of vitamins for GI functionality in pigs has potential but is understudied
FeedNavigator

Development of alternative strategies to antibiotics and zinc oxide in swine diets should integrate the role of vitamins for gastrointestinal functionality, finds a review.
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L-Threonine price high and stable
All About Feed

This week’s feed additive update takes a look at the latest price changes in L-Threonine 98.5% and poultry by product Meal, pet food grade.
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Berlin based start-up looks to boost piglet health post weaning
FeedNavigator

PerformaNat, a startup with a focus on the prevention of gastrointestinal diseases and metabolic disorders in animals as well as in boosting their immune system, has launched a new phytogenic derived feed supplement for pigs.
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New project to tackle bovine mastitis
Dairy Reporter

A research project to tackle bovine mastitis and reduce the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in dairy cattle â the widescale use of which can contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) â is being launched by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queenâs University Belfast in Northern Ireland in partnership with AgriSearch and the Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI).
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China back on top in global feed production ranking
FeedNavigator

China has reclaimed its position as the top feed-producing country globally, with 240 MMT in output last year, according to the 10th edition of the Alltech Global Feed Survey, released today.
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Tanintharyi govt proposes economic zone for fisheries
Consult Myanmar

The Tanintharyi Region Government has submitted a proposal to the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) for the construction of an economic zone focusing on the fisheries industry including a fish wholesale market, cold-storage facilities, and jetties for trade at the Myanmar and Thai border, according to U Khin Maung Lwin, assistant secretary at the Ministry of Commerce.
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Domestic fish industry flounders due to COVID-19 pandemic
Consult Myanmar

The COVID-19 impacts resulted in less fish consumption, according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation (MFF). The coronavirus pandemic shut down the wedding, donation events, festivities and restaurants. It also poses difficulties in transportation. The restrictions caused a slump in fish consumption in the local market. Moreover, the individual income loses from heightened COVID-19 measures such as long-term restraining order. The fish consumption in domestic market sharply fell.
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Filipino advocacy groups petition for more aquaculture sites
TheFishSite

Tugon Kabuhayan, an advocacy group based in the Philippines, is calling for the government to ease permitting restrictions for aquaculture sites to spur development.
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PH to wait some more for ASF vaccine
Manila Bulletin

The Philippines will have to wait a little longer for the rollout of the African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine once it arrives into the country as it will have to undergo necessary processes and trials, an Agriculture official said Thursday.
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Feedmix Specialist awaits NIA approval to set up aquaculture project in Pantabangan
Manila Bulletin

An aquaculture firm is now awaiting the approval of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for its unsolicited proposal to breed and harvest fish and other seafood products in Pantabangan Dam, one of the largest dams in Asia. This, while the advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan started pushing for the crafting of development and regulatory policies on tapping dams and protected areas for aquaculture.
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Phl now avian influenza-free
Daily Tribune

The Philippines is now free of the highly-pathogenic H5N6 avian influenza (AI), a bird flu strain that could potentially affect humans. The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday announced that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) declared that as of 8 January the country is now free of the last remaining strain of the AI. The country resolved the bird flu outbreaks in a commercial layer poultry farm in Pampanga, and backyard poultry farms in a village in Rizal.
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Mangrove aquaculture to be supported by state-of-the-art environmental monitoring
TheFishSite

A new environmental monitoring initiative that aims to support shrimp and crab aquaculture in mangrove forests has officially been launched in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province.
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