March 2023

Poised for growth, a new report from Lumina Intelligence explores the gaps in the emerging category of pet-positioned probiotics.

Intensified meat production has been the solution to the increasing demand for food. It involves the production of meat in the most efficient method by keeping animals in confined environments and adding more inputs such as machinery and antibiotics. Even though the intensification increases meat production, keeping the animals in …

Animals, birds, and fish across the planet are contaminated with forever chemicals, a new report found. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pose health risks to humans, and could also harm animals. A map of 125 peer-reviewed studies reveals the widespread contamination of wildlife on Earth. Animals are contaminated with hazardous forever chemicals on every continent except Antarctica, according to a new report.

In the EU, processed animal protein (PAPs) have been readmitted as a nutrient-rich and sustainable feed ingredient in monogastric diets, but the animal nutrition industry has outdated knowledge on how to utilize them..

Valio, the international dairy ingredients company, is continuing to focus on its green credentials by developing an eco-friendly way of breaking down methane in barn air.

Astaxanthin produced by a genetically engineered strain of yeast has been shown to be more effective than synthetic alternatives at improving the immune system and colouration of farmed vannamei shrimp.

A new report has found that Dutch multinational banking and financial services company, Rabobank, has provided billions of dollars in finance to some of the world’s biggest emitting industrial livestock companies.

After two human infections with avian influenza A H5N1 (H5N1 bird flu) have been reported by Cambodia, Vietnam authorities have tightened sales of poultry at border crossings.

The Malaysian government’s plans to remove price controls for chicken and eggs was the “best way forward” to balance supply and demand compared to artificially managing this with price caps, local farmers have said. Datuk Jeffrey Ng, an adviser for the Federation of Livestock Farmers’ Associations of Malaysia (FLFAM), said the move was one the association had already proposed previously and which it had been discussing with the government on its possible implementation.

SGGP News

By 2030, aquaculture production is expected to reach 7 million tons with export revenue of US$12 billion per year, while the growth rate of aquaculture value is expected to reach an average of more than 4.5 percent a year.

BusinessWorld

BIRD FLU outbreaks in the Philippines have been contained, authorities said on Wednesday, but monitoring activities are continuing in surrounding areas of affected farms. “So far, all are resolved in the sense that we’ve culled the affected (poultry) so if ever the ongoing activities to control the disease is the surveillance in the one kilometer and seven-kilometer areas,” said Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Assistant Director Arlene Asteria V. Vytiaco in a press briefing.

Bangkokpost.com

Thailand expects to get approval from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on a request to be declared a country free of African Horse Sickness (AHS) this year, after the last AHS case detected was more than two years ago, the government said on Wednesday.

BusinessWorld

BOUNTY Agro Ventures Inc., a Philippine poultry firm, is exploring an initial public offering (IPO) in Manila that could raise $400 million to $500 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company is having discussions with potential advisers on the planned listing, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. A first-time share sale could take place as early as the end of this year, the people said.

Straits Times

A local aquaculture farm has started deploying an innovative type of ceramic alloy to improve its yield without requiring more electricity to operate. Ebizu, which grows local favourites such as grouper and threadfin, is using the material, which can emit electromagnetic waves, to improve the quality of water and fish feed, as well as heal injured fish.

Undercurrent News

Large black tiger shrimp have also risen in price in February, while the smaller sizes have remained flat…

Manila Bulletin

The first commercially available vaccine against African Swine Fever (ASF), a viral hog disease devastating swine industries around the world since its resurgence in 2018, will soon be available in the country with only one injection needed to protect growing pigs, a local agricultural product company said.

The Poultry Site

The viruses that infected two people in Cambodia with H5N1 avian influenza have been identified as an endemic clade of avian influenza circulating in the country, Reuters reported, citing the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as its source.