Year: 2021

Venworld (V.H Group) has conducted Technical Seminars in Namakkal and Coimbatore

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Venworld has conducted two technical seminars in Namakkal and Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on 22nd& 23rd November. Dr. Prakash Reddy, DGM, Technical Services, Ventri Biologicals, presented on the ‘Risk analysis and critical control points over IBH and Mycoplasma’. He has spoken elaborately on the evolution and emergence of new serotypes of Fowl adenovirus in India and how critical to match the serotypes by vaccination in controlling the disease. He told Ventri’s updated IBH/HPS inactivated vaccine can give complete protection against the circulating Fowl Adenovirus serotypes in India and recommended vaccination in…

SPACE 2022 will take place from 13 to 15 September

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After two years without a physical event, SPACE exhibition, An expo for Poultry & Livestock; held with a new format for the 35th Expo. SPACE organized an In-person exhibition at the Rennes Exhibition Centre in 2021. The three-day event is followed by a virtual day on Friday 17 September. After the success of an excellent Livestock show; SPACE 2022 announced its 36th edition; going to be held from 13th to 15th September at Rennes, France. The organizers are very pleased to introduce this all-new format for SPACE, in response to…

Nutreco invests in India’s leading dairy-tech startup Stellapps

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Nutreco, a global animal nutrition and aquaculture company based in the Netherlands has announced its investment in India’s leading dairy-tech startup Stellapps to enable farmers to increase productivity and efficiency. Since 2019, Nutreco has made over 10 investments across Asia, Latin America, Australia, Europe, and the USA, reflecting its ongoing commitment to support innovative new technologies that advance sustainability across the feed-to-farm value chain. India is the world’s largest dairy market; approximately 570 million liters of milk is produced daily, and recent research indicates that the country’s dairy market is…

FAO launches new Global Information System for Animal Disease

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EMPRES-i+ aims to improve intelligence, forecasting, and early warning, enabling countries to monitor disease spread and risk of new outbreaks. The world must be alert to new threats from animal diseases, with COVID-19 underlining the need for greater vigilance, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) urged, as it launched a new global animal disease information system. “We need to prioritize and strengthen the animal health sector, “ FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said at an event to launch the EMPRES- i+ system. He added: “Strong international and national…

Use of Antibiotics in Animals is Decreasing in Europe: EFSA

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The use of antibiotics has decreased and is now lower in food-producing animals than in humans, says the latest report published by the European Food Safety Authority, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Taking a One Health approach, the report from the three EU agencies presents data on antibiotic consumption and development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Europe for 2016-2018. The significant fall in antibiotic use in food-producing animals suggests that the measures taken at the country level to reduce use are proving…

Brazilian Association of Animal Protein took poultry and Pork Agro-Industries to ANUGA 2021

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The Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), in partnership with the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), took associated agro-industries for the first major on-site action in the European market since the beginning of the pandemic, during Anuga 2021 – one of the biggest food fairs in the world, which took take place between October 9th and 13th, in Cologne (Germany). To this end, a large area of ​​over 270 square meters in the Koelnmesse exhibition center (which hosts the Anuga fair) was specially prepared with full infrastructure to…

“Large Scale Adoption of Automation in the Poultry Sector is the need of the hour for sustaining growth in demand in coming Decades”

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Despite challenges faced due to COVID 19 and skyrocketing input cost India’s poultry sector has been one of the fastest-growing segments of Indian agriculture and allied sector. According to Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics, 2020, India’s poultry meat production was 4.34 million tonnes, contributing more than 50% of the total meat production in 2019- 20. The egg production stood at 114.38 billion in 2019-20. According to the National Action Plan for egg and poultry – 2022 prepared by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries, more than 80 percent of…

Probiotics And Layers: A Good Fit

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Research conducted by Huve Pharma found understanding of the animal gut is growing, and the link between gut health and superior technical results has become undeniable. A healthy gut and balanced microbiota are rightly seen as the driver of animal growth performance. As such, effective gut management has become increasingly important as animal production continues to aim for more efficiency and productivity. The research comprised a good example is Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 (B-Act®), a spore-forming probiotic with a long and extensive history in animal production. The probiotic’s mode of action is…

Indian marks 100th Birth Anniversary of Milk Man

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Verghese Kurien, who is also known as the ‘Father of White Revolution’ in the country. Every year since 2014, Dr. Kurien’s birth anniversary has been observed as National Milk Day. Born in into a wealthy Syrian Christian family in Kozhikode, Kerala, Dr. Kurien was an engineer who had majored in Dairy Engineering. Kurien started his career with the foundation of Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited, managed by Tribhuvandas Patel, while stationed in Anand, Gujarat, which became renowned as the Milk Capital of India. Patel urged Kurien to support the growing business with…

Paine Schwartz Makes Investment in Netherland’s Hendrix Genetics

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Paine Schwartz Partners, a global leader in sustainable food chain investing, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with respect to a new strategic investment by Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V (“Fund V”) in Hendrix Genetics. Hendrix Genetics’ Co-Founders, Thijs Hendrix and Antoon van den Berg will maintain a 50% ownership position in the Company and work in partnership with Paine Schwartz to drive the business forward. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Boxmeer, The Netherlands, Hendrix Genetics is a leading multi-species animal genetics and technology company…