Industry Trends

JUNE 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?

DNA barcoding could spur greater use of blockchain in the feed industry, Hidden genes discovered in bovine genome, Modified soy protein concentrate improves indices of gut health in broilers, and more. See what feed journals and feed industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

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DNA barcoding could transform traceability of bulk agri commodities, and spur greater use of blockchain in the feed industry
FeedNavigator

Blockchain applications stand to offer the feed supply chain substantial benefits and efficiencies in the goal to improve feed safety and animal health.
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Hidden genes discovered in bovine genome
EurekAlert!

(ETH Zurich) When researchers at ETH Zurich compared the reference genomes between several breeds of domestic cattle and closely related wild cattle, they discovered genes with previously unknown functions.
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Study: Modified soy protein concentrate improves indices of gut health in broilers
FeedNavigator

Researchers claim their study shows the composition microbiome of a broiler can be positively enhanced through the choice of the right ingredients in the starter phase.
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Poultry Processing Tech: Speeding ahead

MEAT+POULTRY

The future of poultry processing looks to be fast, furious and focused. Integrated anatomical wing separating and whole wing cutting are essential steps for an automated deboning line. With the increased demand for labor savings, automatic wing cutting, dark meat and breast deboning have become an essential part of high-speed cut-up systems.

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Novus study finds way to reduce severity of financially damaging wooden breast condition in poultry fillets
FeedNavigator

A Novus study indicates a combination of organic trace minerals, organic selenium, and dietary antioxidants resulted in the effective reduction of wooden breast severity.
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12 months: zero antibiotics
TheFishSite

Scottish Sea Farms has achieved a major milestone last year, producing 24,000 tonnes of salmon without a single milligram of antibiotics being used in any of its farming operations.
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US team identifies more accurate ways of evaluating feed ingredients for pigs
FeedNavigator

More robust predictive mathematical models are needed to support precision swine feeding, finds a new study.
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Lab-grown chicken start-up slashes production costs
Financial Times

Israel’s Future Meat pulls forward timetable for reaching price parity with real poultry.
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Hamlet Protein and Danbred develop manual aimed at optimized pig feeding
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Hamlet Protein, a Danish producer of soy-based protein ingredients for young animals, collaborated with international pig breeding company, Danbred, on the development of a new manual aimed at optimized pig feeding.
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Singapore aquaculture innovation studio kicks off
TheFishSite

Eleven aquaculture companies and projects from the Asia-Pacific region have joined the inaugural Hatch Innovation Studio Singapore this month.
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China confirms ASF in Mongolia
MEAT+POULTRY

Outbreaks keep popping up, but the country continues rebuilding its national swine herd.
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Aquaculture turns biodiversity into uniformity along the coast of China
EurekAlert!

(Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) Fishery and aquaculture have given rise to an enormous uniformity in the diversity of bivalves along the more than 18,000 kilometer long Chinese coast, biologist He-Bo Peng and colleagues report in this month’s issue of Diversity and Distributions.
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Ca Mau builds geographical indication certification for black tiger shrimp
Nhan Dan

NDO – In order to promote the branding of Ca Mau black tiger shrimp, the provincial Department of Science and Technology has coordinated with the Centre for Sustainable Rural Development to develop a geographical indication and common logo.
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Duterte OK’s measures to boost local pork supply
BusinessWorld

President Rodrigo R. Duterte placed the Philippines under a state of calamity for one year due to the spread of African Swine Fever. President Duterte has approved measures seeking to boost the supply of pork in the country as the domestic hog industry struggles amid the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak.
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Duterte declares state of calamity over African swine fever outbreak

Daily Tribune

President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the Philippines in a one-year state of calamity due to the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, enabling the utilization of quick response funds to contain its spread. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Monday approved Proclamation 1143 on behalf of the President, noting that the outbreak led to more than P100-billion losses in the local hog industry due to a “significant reduction” in the country’s swine population by around three million hogs.

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Obese pigs in China are worsening a slump in pork prices, report says
Business Insider

Obese pigs are being blamed for worsening the slump in China’s pork prices, Bloomberg reported. Farmers anticipated that larger animals would generate higher returns when prices increased, but a slew of bad news has weighed on pork prices. Now farmers have to spend more to feed the larger animals, meaning each animal generates less return.
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