Year: 2022

NECC appealed Government of India to allot partial substitute for Maize, as its the worst crisis in the History of Poultry Industry

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National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) has appealed to the Government of India to allot at least 2.0 million tons of damaged Wheat, Paddy and/or Broken Rice – unfit for human consumption – for use in poultry feed, as a partial substitute for maize so as to enable the farmers to tide over the unprecedented crisis caused due to acute shortage and steep increase in the price of maize and soya meal in the domestic market. It’s one of the worst crisis in the History of the Poultry Industry. NECC sources…

Insect Protein company Inseco, Raises Seed Funding

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Inseco, which operates the biggest insect protein plant in African continent, said it raised $5.3 million in South Africa’s biggest ever startup seed funding round.  Futuregrowth Asset Management contributed alongside E4E Africa and Oak Drive Ventures, Inseco said in a statement. Inseco operates a 10,000 square meter (108,000 square foot) plant in Cape Town that converts the larvae, known as maggots, of the black soldier fly into 100 tons of insect oil and meal a month. Insect products are high in nutrients and, because the process sees the maggots fed…

Green Leaders, webinar series – an opportunity to remind on the right choices!

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“Green Leaders” from the Animal Protein Industry is organizing a webinar series on committed to the cause and driving the business sustainably. Kemin along with ‘Green Leaders’ from the animal protein industry is organizing a webinar series that will focus on the sustainability initiatives of various industry leaders. In this episode, Kemin has the listed esteemed panel; Dr R Sureshkumar, President, Kemin South Asia Suresh Chitturi: Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Srinivasa Group Dr K Rathnam, CEO, Milky Mist Narendra Pasuparthy, Chief Farmer, Founder & CEO, Nandus Foods Moderated by…

USDA-licensed avian influenza diagnostic kit by Thermo Fisher Scientifics is widely available for testing

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As the US experiences its first highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in poultry since 2014, many are watching closely to see how this new outbreak will play out and what it will cost in terms of bird losses and dollars. The USDA surveillance program that tests migratory birds has been ongoing since 2006 and serves as an early warning system for the introduction and geographic distribution of avian influenza viruses of concern. The recent poultry outbreak certainly has followed the migration patterns of wild populations. On January 13, 2022, the…

15th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM)

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The 15th annual International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) organized by the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) brought together feed industry representatives and government officials from around the world to discuss critical issues facing the feed sector with IFIF and the FAO. At the virtual meeting Badi Besbes, Head Animal Production and Genetic Branch at FAO and Ruud Tijssens, IFIF Chairman, welcomed IFRM delegates and reiterated their commitment to this longstanding partnership and agreed to continue to strengthen their work together…

Influenzas with zoonotic potential: the contribution of the animal health sector for pandemic preparedness

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OIE Editor’s Choice It is winter, you feel tired, you have a headache, muscle aches and a sore throat. You know flu season is ongoing. Every year, usually during the fall and winter, millions of people around the world get sick with the flu, short for influenza. Today, vaccination represents one of the most well-known means to protect humans against the viruses that are each year responsible for hundreds of thousands of seasonal flu infections. Flu viruses, including those in animals, continuously evolve and vaccines may become inefficient against them. To remain…

Middle East Poultry Expo held in Riyadh

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The Middle East Poultry Expo held (March 14 – 16)  in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the participation of 150 companies from 30 countries in various sectors of the poultry industry. Held under the theme “Contribution to Enhancing Food Security” the expo ran at Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center. The exhibition was specialized in poultry at the level of the Middle East for commercial and scientific exchange between international importers and local investors, was being held under the patronage of Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley. In…

Indian Poultry Giant Suguna Foods elevates Vignesh Soundararajan as its new Managing Director

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Suguna Foods, India’s poultry conglomerate, announced the appointment of Mr. Vignesh Soundararajan as its new Managing Director effective from April 1st, 2022. In his new role will lead the Farm, Feed & Process Food Division of Suguna Foods operations in India.  In addition to this, Vignesh will also power the company’s expansion within the poultry segment and focus on strengthening the footprints of the brand across the nation. The current Managing Director and co-founder Mr. G.B Sundararajan will continue to be associated with Suguna Foods as part of the Board. Commenting…