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In 2019, Peru became Aviagen®’s first direct presence in Latin America outside of Brazil. At that time Aviagen Peru became an important and strategic supply base for Latin America, producing 1.5 million Parent Stock (PS) chicks per year, and securing the supply of quality Ross® 308 AP breeding stock to producers throughout Peru, South America and beyond. However, the need for premium Ross 308 AP keeps growing, as more and more poultry producers come to benefit from the bird’s reproductive performance, robustness, feed efficiency and environmental hardiness. To increase production, the…

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…

How can the food production chain meet the needs of the world’s ever-growing communities without overwhelming the planet? Aviagen® addresses this question through “Breeding Sustainability.” Sustainable poultry breeding contributes to a decrease in carbon emissions through a continuous improvement in biological efficiency, fitness and welfare traits. Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) or the rate at which feed is converted to body weight is a key indicator of biological efficiency and has the greatest direct impact on the industry’s carbon footprint. Due to an FCR improvement of 1.5-2.0 points per year, Aviagen…

CPF (Thailand) Public Company Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dutch multinational firms, Royal DSM NV, an expert in food and nutrition solutions, and Blonk Consultants, a leading firm in environmental and sustainability research in the agri-food sector, on Animal Protein Sustainability Project.   Under this MoU, CPF will apply “SustellTM”, a sustainability tool designed specifically for the livestock and agro-industry businesses to help collect data, analyze and find sustainable ways to reduce the environmental footprint in the livestock business.   The Sustell Service is the first service of its…

Poultry Federation of India conducted its mega Symposium at Delhi on 23rd December after a gap of more than 2 years. After the successful conclusion of the Annual General Body meeting; Mr. Naveen Pashuparthy, M.D, Nandu Feeds, gave a brief presentation on the Modern GMT approach in Meat retailing. After the felicitation program of Press and Sponsors, Dr. Lipi Sairiwal, Ast. Commissioner DAHD, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying presented the brief idea on Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund, a scheme by the Government of India for our Farmers.…

CP Foods has applied new technologies to ensure that 100% of its animal feed corn is sourced from legal crop plantations with title deed, no forest encroachment and post-harvest burning. CP Foods encourages its corn collectors to apply digital tracking system and continuously shared new agricultural techniques with maize growers to boost their competitiveness, ensuring that their agriculture practices are compliance with regulations and internationally-recognized standards. This traceability system will deliver confidence that corn used by CP Foods is sourced from responsible plantation, can be traced with transparency and can be…

Christophe Bostvironnois, DVM, Global Poultry Product Manager; Ch. Hansen John Schleifer, DVM, DACPV, Technical Services Manager – North America; Ch. Hansen Feed additive antibiotics, including ionophores, are effective in broilers but concerns are increasing as a result of the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the presence of antibiotic residues in poultry meat. Concurrently, interest in the use of probiotics in broiler production is on the rise. It is known that probiotics benefit poultry through various mechanisms by modulating the microbiome and without the negative connotations associated with antibiotics. There are…

U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) will host its annual Poultry Market Intelligence Forum at the 2022 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta. The event will provide insight into the current markets for chicken, turkey, and egg products around the world, in addition to addressing factors that may affect these markets in 2022. This year’s forum will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, and is free for all registered IPPE attendees. The program will include speakers sharing their expert perspectives on…

Those hoping that 2022 will bring calm after multiple market disruptions will likely be disappointed. Although markets are expected to settle somewhat in 2022, many drivers of recent change will remain. The stage is set for animal protein company leaders to find and pursue opportunities in this relatively challenging market context Higher input costs for animal protein supply chains, including animal feed, labor, energy, and freight, will be top-of-mind change drivers. These will be accompanied by ongoing change, driven by the transition to more sustainable animal protein, biosecurity challenges, and…