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Asia’s ongoing difficulties with HPAI H5N1

This infographic shows highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in poultry reported to the OIE from 2003-June 2015 in selected Asian countries.

avian influenza poultry outbreak

Brand Insights

Innovations and Strategies in Poultry Health and Production

Boehringer Ingelheim

This comprehensive webinar series from Boehringer Ingelheim delves into cutting-edge advancements and effective strategies in poultry health and production.

Innovations and Strategies in Poultry Health and Production

Nutrition & Feed

Indonesia poultry industry opposes halt on corn imports

Indonesia has moved to block imports of corn for feed mills –a move that is opposed by the country’s poultry industry, which fears that itwill create a short supply of corn and subsequently a shortage of feed andhigher prices for poultry.

Processing & Slaughter

International Poultry Forum China adds 4 speakers

Four new speakers have been added to the lineup for 2015 International Poultry Forum China: Food Safety on Chicken Poultry Supply from Farm to Table.

Breeding & Genetics

Lei Wang named sales manager for Cobb in China

Lei Wang has been appointed as China sales manager for the CobbAsia-Pacific region.

Muyuan Foods to expand with new pig farm, feed facility

China’s Muyuan Foods has signed a cooperationagreement with Tongxu County, Kaifeng City, Henan, to construct a pig farmproducing 550,000 thousand head of pigs annually, and a feed facility which canproduce 360 thousand metric tons of feed every year.

Broilers & Turkeys

McDonald’s switching to cage-free eggs in New Zealand

Quick service restaurantchain McDonald's is transitioning into serving eggs from free-range hens at all164 of its locations in New Zealand by the end of 2016.

Global market review: World pork output continues upward trend

The general upward trend in world pork output is confirmed by the latest global market review compiled exclusively for Pig International.

Avian flu questions and answers from Twitter chat

Questions concerning the spreadof avian influenza, the potential for a vaccine’s approval in the United Statesand the impact the virus has had on the current turkey supply were addressedduring WATTAgNet’s avian influenza Twitter chat, held on July 1.

VICTAM/FIAAP/GRAPAS Asia events scheduled for 2016

The VICTAM/FIAAP/GRAPAS Asia events will be held March 29-31, 2016, at the BITEC in Bangkok.

Broilers & Turkeys

Shandong Minhe building new hatchery in China

Penglai-based broiler producerShandong Minhe Animal Husbandry Co. Ltd. decided to work with Petersime again by placing another big order with Petersime for theits new hatchery. The new hatchery in China, with an expected yearly output ofup to 300 million day-old chicks, will be put into operation in 2016.

Ukraine to become China’s top supplier of corn

Ukraine is on track to become China’s top supplier of corn in the first half of 2015.

Biomin opens Aquaculture Center for Applied Nutrition

The grand opening ceremony of the new Biomin Aquaculture Center for Applied Nutrition at Nong Lam University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, took place on June 30.

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