Year: 2021

Kemin Industries has become majority shareholder of MEVAC, an animal vaccine manufacturer based in Cairo, Egypt, and a shareholder in MEVAC’s sister company, UVAC, to further expand Kemin’s portfolio in the global animal vaccine market. “We entered into a partnership with MEVAC over a decade ago and are thrilled to become the majority shareholder,” said Chris Nelson, president and CEO, Kemin Industries. “Kemin and MEVAC share the goal of transforming lives and creating a sustainable future – one in which non-antibiotic alternatives are becoming more and more important to customers. By extending our partnership…

While other meals can be used to an extent, soya meal is the best protein source for the poultry industry. Annually, the poultry industry requires around 50 lakh tonnes of soya meal, which needs 95-100 lakh tonnes of the oilseed. Poultry farmers and breeders have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking his intervention for a ban on the future trade of soybean. In their letter, the chairman of All India Poultry Breeders and Farmers Association has also asked for duty-free import of 12 lakh tonnes of soybean to meet…

1 year Without Activity Still many Questions about the Recovery,  The Events Sector is going into Action!

 “Sustainability” is one of the main points of discussion among key poultry industry stakeholders. On Jan. 26, in a hosted webinar, featuring this hot topic, and again on Feb. 9, the European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders (EFFAB) ran the second  “Breeders talk green” event focusing on “Healthy and happy animals for sustainable societies.” Anne-Marie Neeteson, Global Vice President of Welfare & Compliance for Aviagen® Group, shared her thoughts at each of these events. Anne-Marie made the point that “Sustainability is good for business.” Beginning with a background on Sustainability and its three…

As the world cautiously attempts to retake momentum at the tail-end of the pandemic, Victam Corporation and Parantez Group are excited to announce that the IDMA and Victam EMEA exhibition and conference will be held from May 27th – 29th of 2021 at the Istanbul Expo Center in Istanbul, Turkey. The decision to proceed was based on several factors, primarily the relative stability and positive forecasts of the Covid-19 situation in Turkey. Vaccination programs currently underway in several countries across the globe are expected to bring some global relief in the second quarter…