Mr. Simon Heath appointed as Chief Commercial Officer for AB Agri . Having joined AB Agri in the late 80s as part of the graduate scheme in the UK, Simon has a passion for agriculture, stemming from his farming background. He held several sales and management positions across the UK before pursuing numerous business development opportunities in the US, Canada and China. Following the amalgamation of ABN, KW and Trident into new animal nutrition business AB Connect, Simon was appointed its Managing Director, overseeing a turnover of £1 billion and…
Year: 2022
The glorious journey of Kemin Industries South Asia!
Sometime in the middle of 1998, at the forefront of an increasingly complex world, Kemin began the journey under the leadership of K.P Philip along with a passionate 8-member team, who laid the steppingstone of a successful organization for South Asia region. As technology progressed, team Kemin decided to channel our expertise and experience into new opportunities. The hardworking and passionate 8-member team started working with a mindset focused on absolute delivery of return on investment to our valued customers. As the business progressed, Kemin set up a full-fledged new…
South Africa Imposes Provisional Anti-Dumping Duties Against Bone-in Chicken Imports from Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Spain
South Africa has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties against bone-in chicken meat imports from Brazil and four European Union countries. With this announcement, South Africa is now imposing antidumping duties against all nine countries that have regularly exported bone-in chicken portions to this market: the United States, Brazil, Spain, Poland, Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. South Africa’s imports of poultry have declined by 63 percent in the past three years. The announcement of the latest duties threatens to lower imports even further. This decision comes as a result…
“VICTAM & GRAPAS 2022”: What’s coming from the store of Trade Fair
In 2022, finally VICTAM & GRAPAS will organize events again. In 2022, they have multiple events (In person) in store for the audience & visitors. VICTAM ASIA WILL JOIN FORCES WITH HEALTH & NUTRITION ASIA AT IMPACT EXHIBITION CENTER, BANGKOK, THAILAND, SEPTEMBER 7 – 9 2022 After postponing the event of Victam Asia, now with the current vaccination programs all over the world, exhibitors are positive that Victam’s world leading event can be organized again in September 2022. As many events were postponed the past two years, there will be…
Vaccinated against Ranikhet disease (N.D) Campaign will be held till 14th February in Tamil Nadu
A special camp to vaccinate poultry birds to protect it from Ranikhet disease got under way here, state wide, in Tamil Nadu. The camp organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry will be held till February 14. Collector H. Krishnanunni in a release said that the disease is caused by a virus that affects all birds (chicken) during summer. It causes diarrhoea in birds leading to death. The release said that farmers and the public who have birds should vaccinate them during the two week camp that will be held…
Optima completed its 11 Glorious years with Development, Trust and Growth
Optima founded on 11th January 2011, is today a leading and fast-growing India Multinational company in the animal health and nutrition sector. Customers around the world trust Optima’s products and services. On 11th January 2022, Optima celebrated 11 Glorious years of Development, Trust and Growth. Optima established with a vision to become a leader in animal health and nutrition by providing high-quality innovative products and services. Among all products, OptiBetaine, one of the Optima’s flagship products enjoys market leadership in branded Betaine segments. Animal industry’s demand to supply innovative and…
Venworld (V.H Group) conducted technical seminars in Ajmer & Kurukshetra
Venworld conducted technical seminars in Ajmer & Kurushetra on 8th& 14th December 2021.The speakers were Dr. Prakash Reddy, DGM, Technical Services-All India,Dr. Sunil Nadguada DGM-Technical services ALL India &Dr. H. K. Rohilla DGM-Venco Technical Services -North India. Dr. Prakash Reddy highlighted the current disease challenges in poultry and their strategies to control. He started with the lessons to be learnt by the poultry industry from the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes: The sensitivity of poultry industry to react to rumors, without checking the facts about zoonotic diseases. Biosecurity: Lockdown (curfew), sealing…
Union Budget must emphasis on infrastructural development like machines to produce feed and other technologies to take the sector ahead towards Atmanirbhar Bharat: Mr. Amit Saraogi, Managing Director, Anmol Feeds
Author, Mr. Saraogi is Civil Engineer by education and 1st generation entrepreneur, started Anmol Feed with 5 Lac Rupees, has converted it into 600 cr. company now, with his sheer hard work. Driven to combine innovation and compassion to create value-driven products for all stakeholders, he transformed his company into a well-oiled machine. Anmol Feeds today has eight successfully running state-of-the-art superior manufacturing plants across six states- Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand and Haryana. With a cumulative production capacity of 1300 MT per day, the pioneers…
New Aviagen Document Series Delves into Topical Industry Subjects
Aviagen® has recently launched a “Focus” document series, presenting customers with a deep dive into hot topics relevant to their operations and the wider poultry industry. Every series highlights a broad theme, breaking it into subtopics, and each document explores this subtopic in detail. Intended for a broad-spectrum audience benefiting from a deeper level of understanding, the literature is written by Aviagen and industry experts. Each publication builds on knowledge presented in the previous, enabling the overall subject series to unfold in a logical progression. First Focus series: Antibiotic-Free and…
Seasonal Variation in Broiler Production in India and E.C Houses
The body temperature of the bird is considerably 41oC. It is noticed that the feed consumption drops if outside temperature is high and goes up if outer temperature is decreasing. Birds reduce their body temperature by panting. The surrounding environment of the bird get heat up due to panting of birds. The Co2 also emitted along with the heat. The controlled condition could be provided by E.C houses with the totally sealed house. We all know it that climate has a tremendous effect on the broiler bird. The summer temperature…