U.S. raises concern over the Mexico’s anti-GMO farm policies

U.S. farm and trade officials raised its concern over Mexico’s agricultural biotechnology policies in meetings with their Mexican counterparts, as lingering disagreements threaten decades of booming corn trade between the neighbors. Washington’s concerns center on the Mexican president’s push to ban biotech corn, or varieties developed with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), from entering Mexico if it is destined for human consumption. The United States accounts for most of Mexican corn imports. “We made it clear today that if this issue is not resolved, we will consider all options, including taking…

ICAR’s Training program on “Advanced biotechnological approaches to augment productivity in poultry for ensuring food and nutritional security” held at Hyderabad

International Livestock Research Institute and ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad collaborative five-day training program on “Advanced biotechnological approaches to augment productivity in poultry for ensuring food and nutritional security” was inaugurated at ICAR-DPR. The Chief Guest, Dr. Bhupendra Nath Tripathi, Deputy Director General (Animal Science) applauded the alliance between ILRI and ICAR and appreciated the progress made in different collaborative projects. He complimented the team for organizing this training programme for the young faculty members of the NARS system at this juncture where characterization of the livestock and poultry of…

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

“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…

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…

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…

Poultry Farmers across the country, today, paid tribute to the 26th Death Anniversary of Padma Shri. Dr. B. V. Rao

Banda Vasudev Rao popularly known as Dr. B. V. Rao is considered by many as the father of modern poultry farming in India. He was the founder chairman of the National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) and was a 2004 inductee of the International Poultry Hall of Fame of the World Poultry Science Association. The Government of India also awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990. Dr. B. V. Rao was born on 6 November 1935 at Chanchalguda, in Hyderabad, in the undivided south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (presently in…

Novus to Debut new Booth, Research at IPPE

Novus International, Inc., is bringing new research and a new look to the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE), January 25-27, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. As a global leader in health and nutrition solutions for the animal agriculture industry, Novus has been a long-time supporter of IPPE. The event in 2021 was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Ed Galo, Novus vice president, and chief commercial officer for Americas & EMEA said he and his colleagues are excited about this year’s in-person show.…

Aviagen Applies Latest Technology to give customers and internal Teams In-Person and Remote Support

Aviagen® teams in Asia Pacific, Latin America and North America have combined their talents to create a new hybrid platform for heightened customer service and internal flock management. The new solution is made possible by a combined package of the latest in bonded cellular networking, mesh Wi-Fi, Augmented Reality (AR) headsets, specialist software and other technology. Thus, through live-streaming capabilities, for example, customers will be able to bring Aviagen experts virtually to the farm, hatchery, or any area of their facility where they need help on a pressing issue. “Being there…