Industry Trends

March 2022

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?

Holistic breeding, Microalgal species as functional feed ingredient, A hotter planet means a hungrier planet, and more. See what feed journals and feed industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Holistic breeding - balancing health, welfare, sustainability and performance
The Poultry Site

How can we produce enough healthy protein to feed a projected 8.5 billion people by 2030 without overwhelming the planet? According to Santiago Avendaño, Director of Global Genetics for Aviagen, the answer lies in a holistic approach to poultry breeding.
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New safety study makes case for use of microalgal species as functional feed ingredient
FeedNavigator

Asterarcys quadricellulare (AQ) is a microalgal species with potential applications in improving the quality of animal feed, but, to date, safety studies on this species had been lacking, say Alltech based researchers.
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A hotter planet means a hungrier planet - UN climate report
The Poultry Site

According to a report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the future of food is troubling. Nearly a third of the world’s crop fields and livestock rangeland will be unsuitable for food production by the end of this century if climate-warming emissions aren’t heavily curbed, said the report.
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Team finds way to boost nutritional quality of rapeseed cake for broiler nutrition
FeedNavigator

A study shows enzymatic fermentation of rapeseed cake (RSC) improves its nutritional quality. Broiler diets incorporating enzymatically fermented RSC (ER) showed better ileal digestibility of phosphorous, according to a paper.
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Cholesterol reduction and feed efficiency enhancement seen in broilers fed fermented rice bran
FeedNavigator

The inclusion of fermented rice bran in broiler rations enhances the birds’ growth and reduces their blood cholesterol levels, finds research from Bangladesh Agricultural University. Fermentation improves the nutritive value of rice bran, according to a study.
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France bans meat imports from animals treated with growth antibiotics
The Poultry Site

ance adopted a decree on Tuesday banning imports of meat from animals treated with growth antibiotics – a practice prohibited in farming within the European Union since 2006 – in a move that would mainly affect the poultry market, reported Reuters.
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Nestle to increase its agriculture technology
MEAT+POULTRY

Nestle SA will create the Nestle Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Lausanne to focus on the areas of plant science, dairy livestock and agricultural systems science. The institute will work with academic institutions, research organizations, startups, industry partners and farmers to assess and develop science-based systems and adapt them for implementation and scale across Nestle’s supply chain.
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Rice: an alternative feed to reduce pig, poultry production costs
The Poultry Site

Studies by Embrapa Suínos e Aves (SC) show that, from a nutritional point of view, rice can complement or replace corn in animal feed. The conclusion could be great news for Brazilian swine and poultry farmers facing high prices stemming from the rising appreciation of corn and soybeans.
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How satellites can support the sustainable intensification of shrimp farms
TheFishSite

Satellite intelligence can help the shrimp farming industry reach renewable energy, mangrove restoration and carbon capture targets.
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Sun Food chooses SmartPro™ for their expansion in Thailand
The Poultry Site

The order includes 12 SmartSetPro™ setters and 12 SmartHatchPro™ hatchers. Royal Pas Reform’s SmartCenterPro™ hatchery information system will provide end-to-end monitoring, control and reporting across every level of hatchery operations – to enhance workflow efficiencies and quality control, and to deliver complete traceability for every hatch.
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Philippines hit with avian influenza in ducks and quails
The Poultry Site

The Department of Agriculture is working to contain the outbreak. According to a press release from the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA-BAI), municipal veterinary personnel and farm owners have acted swiftly to contain an outbreak of avian influenza that was detected on a duck farm in Baliuag, Bulacan, and quail farms in Candaba and Mexico, Pampanga.
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Philippines' agricultural output rebounds
The Poultry Site

Livestock down, but poultry and crops up. The Philippines’ overall agricultural output grew at an annual pace of 0.6% by value in October-December, after four consecutive quarters of contraction, reported Reuters. Gains were made in crops, poultry and fisheries, which offset losses in livestock due to African swine fever outbreaks, data on Wednesday showed.
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Philippines makes further progress on fish hatchery project
TheFishSite

The BAFR, which is part of the wider Department of Agriculture, is keen for the country’s aquaculture sector to grow. As part of this effort, the Philippines is greenlighting fish hatcheries across multiple cities and hopes that the effort will keep fish supplies stable.
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Swine flu-affected raisers urged to try fish farming
Manila Bulletin

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has encouraged hog raisers affected by the African Swine Flu (ASF) to try fish farming as their alternative livelihood. In a statement issued on Feb. 15, BFAR said that the move is aimed at helping small-scale hog farmers convert their empty concrete pigpens to fish tanks through the National Freshwater Fisheries Technology Center (NFFTC).
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Farm Fresh eyes RM1b proceeds, RM2.5b market cap on listing
The Malay Mail Online

Malaysian dairy company Farm Fresh Bhd is eyeing proceeds of RM1 billion and a market capitalisation of RM2.5 billion upon its listing on Bursa Malaysia’s Main Market based on its initial retail price of RM1.
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RoK aids aquaculture productivity enhancement in Vietnam
Nhan Dan

NDO/VNA – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) is implementing the first-year technical cooperation project for aquaculture productivity enhancement in Vietnam’s northern provinces.
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Pilot facility launched to convert waste into shrimp feed and fertiliser using black soldier flies
Straits Times

A new pilot facility that is able to convert organic waste into protein-packed nutrients for aquaculture was officially launched on Thursday (Feb 17). The facility, set up by Singapore-based alternative protein start-up Inseact, leverages the voracious appetite of the black soldier fly to convert waste from the palm oil milling process into protein.
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Report: Chicken farmers say facing RM200m losses per day with price ceiling, still no word on govt subsidy
The Malay Mail Online

Some 3,000 chicken farmers in Peninsular Malaysia are allegedly face RM200 million losses per day following implementation of the price ceiling on poultry, the Federation of Breeders Associations of Malaysia (FLFAM) reportedly said.
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