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Poultry layer breeding Key to better egg production

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Renewable energy for agriculture

Feed & Grain Buyers’ Guide

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Bulletin A round-up of key developments in the regional market

ISSUE FIVE 2013

Poultry layer breeding Key to better egg production

Agenda India record wheat production may lead to record exports, China wholesale markets to directly import Chilean fruits, Vietnam seafood export sees a rise of five per cent in 2013, Singapore lifts ban on chicken imports from Thailand

Photo: www.doodlehouse.net

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Events 9

Preview of FIAAP, VICTAM and GRAPAS, Agrilivestock Myanmar 2013 Preview of Agrilivestock Myanmar

Review of Livestock Asia 2013, Ildex Myanmar 2013, Rice Genetics Symposium 2013

Garlic beneficial for fish Toys that ensure pigs’ well-being Maize processing methods – p21

Renewable energy for agriculture

Feed & Grain Buyers’ Guide

Livestock 13

Layer breeding key to better egg production

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Algae grows to become pig feed

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Better farming techniques can help cut greenhouse gas emission

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Crops 23

Moringa can fulfill biodiesel demand

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Renewable energy as power source for agriculture

Equipment 27

The latest innovation in agricultural technologies

Moreover 35

Avoiding locust outbreaks worldwide Enzyme discovered that can detect green muscle disease in poultry

Advertisers Index Agribusiness Publishing Sdn Bhd..................................2

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Unipoint AG ................................................................34

Lubing Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG....................36

Victam International bv .............................................. 11

Schauer Agrotronic GmbH ..........................................17

VNU Exhibitions Europe (VIV Worldwide Calendar) ........9

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Converting palm plantation waste to biofuel

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Bulletin F&N Dairies’ plant for canned milk in Malaysia

Rabobank and Friesland Campina to aid dairy farms

F&N DAIRIES MALAYSIA has opened a US$117mn greenfield manufacturing plant in Pulau Indah. With this, the company aims to leverage on state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies and become a cost-competitive global producer of canned milk and double exports within the next five years.

FRIESLANDCAMPINA AND RABOBANK are set to boost local dairy farming in Indonesia and Vietnam through affordable finance.

FrieslandCampina’s CEO Cees’t Hart said that the two organisations would support local dairy farmers by leveraging knowledge and expertise, and providing financing on relatively favourable terms.

The initiative involves an overall investment of US$30.1mn, of which FrieslandCampina will provide US$16mn, the Dutch dairy cooperative added.

The loans would be used to purchase cows, improve conditions in barns and fund biogas units.

According to the company, FrieslandCampina will buy the produced milk. The interest and loan repayments would then be deducted from the price paid for the milk, enabling the farmers to repay the loans in gradual stages.

Piet Moerland, Rabobank’s CEO, said, “Through the Rabobank Foundation and Rabo Development, we give farmers in developing countries access to financing. A partnership with FrieslandCampina is of immense added value for dairy farming in Indonesia and Vietnam.”

F&N aims to be the global producer of canned milk

Somsak Chayapong, chief executive officer, said that cutting edge technologies employed at the plant enabled F&N Dairies Malaysia to compete on the global stage, by leveraging production efficiencies and the economies of scale.

Located on 15 ha site, the plant has an initial capacity of 14mn cases or about 500mn cans per annum of sweetened condensed milk (SCM) and evaporated milk.

The plant also produces F&N Magnolia sterilised milk.

Two more OSI poultry processing plants in China OSI GROUP HAS opened its ninth and tenth processing plants in China mid-October, including a multi-protein further processing facility and an adjacent, integrated poultry operation in Xihua, Henan.

The further processing plant will process poultry and beef products for customers in China and select export markets. The two-phase further processing facility would be more than 204,386 square metres when fully completed in 2018. The first phase of the further processing plant will process par-fried and fully cooked chicken products and employ nearly 500 workers. Phase 2, which is expected to be operational by 2016, will include additional high speed lines and expand the plant's product capabilities to valueadded beef.

The DaOSI slaughter plant is a joint venture between OSI Group and Chinese poultry company Doyoo Group. The overall investment in these operations exceeds US$300mn, according to company sources.

Charoen Pokphand secures loan of US$500 million AGRO-FOOD MAKER PT Charoen Pokphand Indonesia has secured a syndicated loan worth US$500mn from 20 foreign and local banks, to refinance debt and for expansion. Company’s director Ong Mei Sian said this would help to meet its growth target of 15 per cent .

The company has plans to spend US$176.64mn) on capital expenditure this year, up 20 per cent from last year, that will be used to boost production capacity of its factories, Sian added.

The company operates seven feed mills, 80 breeding farms, 43 hatcheries, four processed chicken meat facilities across the country.

In addition, it is engaged in the provision of day old chick (DOC) and processed chicken.

The company has six direct subsidiaries, namely PT Charoen Pokphand Jaya Farm, PT Primafood International, PT Vista Grain, PT Poly Packaging Industry, PT Feprotama Pertiwi and PT Agrico International.

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Omex Agrifluids receives Queen’s award in UK OMEX AGRIFLUIDS WAS honoured during a royal reception at Buckingham Palace in celebration of its achievement in winning the 2013 Queen’s Award for Enterprise — the UK's highest accolade for business success.

The award was received in the category of International Trade and the event was hosted by HM the Queen.

Omex Agrifluids Peter Prentis meets the Queen at manufactures and Buckingham Palace exports a unique range of plant nutrients and health promoters to over 65 countries worldwide and has grown to be a leader in plant nutrition technology.

The Omex product range includes Innovative Foliar Fertilisers, Plant Health Promoters, Bio-stimulants, Organics, Seed Treatments and Soluble Powder Fertilisers.

Omex Agrifluid's directors Peter Prentis and Alan Lowes attended the event.

Diamond V to open research centre in Thailand Diamond V, animal nutrition and health company, is all set to open Diamond V Poultry Research Center in Animal Science Self Learning Center, Kasetsart University, Nakhonpathom in Thailand on 1 December 2013.

Headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, the company manufactures all-natural products to improve animal health and performance. Yukol Limlamthong, deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and minister of agriculture and cooperatives is expected to preside over the ribbon cutting ceremony. There will be a seminar presentations too the following day.

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Events 2013 - 14 DECEMBER 2-4

Agrilivestock Myanmar 2013

Yangon, Myanmar

www.agrilivestock.net

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Myanmar Agribusiness Investment Summit 2013

Yangon, Myanmar

www.myanmaragribusinessinvestmentsummit.com

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Aquaculture Asia Pacific 2013

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

www.meraevent.com

JANUARY 2014 23-25

Livestock Myanmar 2014 Expo

Yangon, Myanmar

www.livestockmyanmar.com

FEBRUARY 2014 5-7

Inhagen 2014

Pasay City, Philippines

www.inahgen.com

MARCH 2014 6-8

China International Fertiliser Show

Shanghai, China

19-21

Ildex Vietnam 2014

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

19-22

INAGRITECH Exhibition

Jakarta, Indonesia

www.chinaexhibition.com www.ildex.com www.inagritech-exhibition.net

APRIL 2014 3-5

Seoul Seafood Show

Seoul, Korea

8-10

FIAAP, VICTAM & GRAPAS Asia 2014

Bangkok, Thailand

www.korea.org www.victam.com

JUNE 2014 18-20

9th Indo Livestock Expo & Forum

Jakarta, Indonesia

20-22

China (Shanghai) Animal Husbandry Exhibition

Shanghai, China

www.indolivestock.com www.chinaexhibition.com

India record wheat production may lead to record exports INDIA IS LIKELY to have a record production of wheat this year, surpassing the previous record of 94.88mn tonnes in 2012, analysts said. Wheat shipments from India may also climb to a record as the government has cut the price for overseas sales, adding to supplies in a year when farmers are reaping the biggest global harvest ever.

Agriculture secretary Ashish Bahuguna said that the production of gram, mustard seed and barley output may also exceed the previous record if farmers receive one-two good spells of rains in December 2013.

India is currently world’s second biggest wheat grower.

“As of now, rabi (winter) crop prospect is very good. Weather condition, soil moisture and water levels in reservoirs is better and ideal for wheat and other rabi crops. If weather condition remains good throughout, wheat production should be a record this year,” Bahuguna added.

According to official data, wheat has been sown in 4.15 lakh ha till last week, as against 83,000 ha in the same period last year. Total area sown for all rabi crops has also increased to 65 lakh ha, which is three times higher than achieved during the same period last year.

Wheat is a major Rabi crop sowing of which begins from October end and harvesting from April.

Bahuguna said, “There will be more area under wheat and other crops. Yields are also expected to be better with adoption of better varieties. But we have to see weather condition in March, which would be crucial for the wheat crop.”

Meanwhile, shipments are set to jump 32 per cent to seven million tonnes in the 12 months starting April 1 this year from 5.3mn tonnes a year earlier, said Agrocorp International Pte, a Singapore-based trader.

The Indian Cabinet recently approved a cut in the minimum price to US$260 a tonne from US$300 a tonne to reduce state reserves that are

According to official data, wheat has been sown in 4.15 lakh ha until last week, as against 83,000 ha in the same period last year

more than double normal needs, said food minister K.V. Thomas.

“Exports from India are likely to be bearish or put a cap on where wheat prices are able to rally to,” Graydon Chong, a grains and oilseeds analyst at Rabobank, said. “It will relieve some of the pressure that we’re seeing build up in the wheat complex.”

“It’s a good time for India to increase sales,” said Vijay Iyengar, managing director at Agrocorp, who has traded commodities for more than two decades. “India should seize the opportunity to export in a big way.”

Wheat from India is expected to fetch about US$275 a tonne free on board ship in Middle East, African and Asian markets and has a “natural geographical advantage” because of lower freight costs to those buyers.

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Food Outlook THE FAO FOOD price Index averaged 199.1 points in September 2013, 2.3 points (one per cent) below its August value and down 11 points (or 5.4 per cent) since the beginning of the year. The decline in September marked the fifth consecutive decrease in the value of the index and was driven by a sharp fall in the international prices of cereals, whereas prices of all other components of the index, namely dairy, oils, meat and sugar, rose slightly.

The FAO cereal price Index averaged 197.7 points in September, down 12.9 points (six per cent) from August and as much as 65 points (or 25 per cent) from September 2012. The sharp decline in September follows an already sizeable drop registered in the previous two months, reflecting a generally favourable supply outlook, in particular for maize and rice. International wheat prices which had fallen sharply for three consecutive months, were largely unchanged from August on stronger demand and less favourable production prospects in the southern hemisphere countries.

The FAO oils/fats price Index averaged 186.3 points in September, virtually unchanged from August. Month-on-month, international soyoil values strengthened as a result of further

downward revisions for US soybean production – following reports of persistently dry weather in major United States growing regions. As to palm oil, export prices initially strengthened on increased export demand only to fall again towards the end of August, reflecting expectations of rising output during the coming months.

The FAO dairy price Index averaged 240.7 points in September, 1.6 points (0.7 per cent) more than in August. Prices for the individual dairy products that make up the index changed little during the month, but export price ranges narrowed, which pointed to more balanced supply and demand at present. However, compared to September 2012, dairy products remain far more expensive, with the index 28 per cent higher.

The FAO meat price Index averaged 175.7 points in September, an increase of 1.5 points (0.9 per cent) from August. The rise mainly reflected stronger prices for poultry, which grew by 2.8 per cent, as prices for bovine and ovine meats were only slightly up, while remaining unchanged for pig meat. The upwards movement in poultry meat prices was a reflection of strong demand and, in some instances, currency movements. In the case of bovine meat, rising demand from Asia, including Japan, contributed to the lifting of prices.

China’s soybean imports to surge to an all-time high SOYBEAN IMPORTS TO China are set to rise to new high starting September 2013 to August 2014, following a fall in domestic output and greater demand for animal feed and edible soy oil.

Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, nation’s largest soybean producer, has endured heavy rain and flooding over the past four months, officials said.

Hu Zengmin, analyst at China National Grain and Oils Information Center in Soybean imports rose 11.2 per cent to 58.4 metric tonnes in 2012 (pic as soybeans) Harbin, said, “The adverse weather conditions have severely undercut Heilongjiang’s soybean production this year and will force China to import more foreign soybean to meet its domestic demand.

“Based on rising market demand, China’s soybean imports in 2013-14 are likely to rise by 15 per cent from the prior market year.”

Soybean imports rose 11.2 per cent to 58.4 metric tonnes in 2012 from a year earlier, while prices were up 5.8 per cent year-on-year to US$599.3 per tonne, according to the China’s General Administration of Customs.

Hu added that Heilongjiang’s soybean production may drop by between 650,000 and 500,000 tonnes in 2013.

According to government data, the declining cultivation of soybean in Heilongjiang has been because of higher corn prices as well as minimum purchase prices.

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The FAO sugar price Index averaged 246 points in September, up 4.3 points (1.8 per cent) from August, marking the second consecutive monthly increase. The recent price strength is mainly attributable to unfavorable weather condition hampering harvesting operations in the center-south region of Brazil, the world’s largest sugar producer and exporter. Also, rising demand in India, the world’s largest sugar consumer, due to festive seasons helped provide some shortterm upward support to prices. Overall, sugar prices were particularly volatile during the month of September, amid uncertainties on the extent of the anticipated production surplus for the new 2013/14 season.

China wholesale markets to directly import Chilean fruits CHINA NATIONAL AGRI Wholesale Market Association (CAWA) has partnered with Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) for the import of fruit across 200 markets in the East Asian country.

The most imported Chilean fruit to China in the 2012-13 season were table grapes, cherries and apples. Although cherry and apple volume fell in the last season, imports of mandarins grew 500 per cent and Asian pears grew 355 per cent.

CAWA president Zengjun Ma called the agreement ‘enriching’ for the growth of new Chilean fruits on the Chinese market.

“Chilean fruit enjoys respect in China and has a good name due to its quality, especially for cherries. We represent 200 wholesale markets, reaching 70 per cent to 80 per cent of the population. We cover the needs of around a billion people,” Ma added.

ASOEX president Ronald Bown said, “The affirmation of this agreement is of real importance for the national fruit industry, not just because we are signing it with the most important wholesale market organisation in China but also because this opens doors to more than 200 wholesale markets in that country. This represents growth opportunities.”

“You cannot forget that China and Hong Kong are our main markets in Asia. In general, our exports have grown around 18 per cent in these markets in the recent past,” he added.

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FAO pushes for tuna conservation in marine ecosystem UN FOOD AND Agriculture Organisation (FAO), in collaboration with Global Environment Facility (GEF), has initiated a project to improve the health and sustainability of tuna fisheries worldwide by supporting related marine ecosystems and species The GEF, an international institution uniting 183 countries, has approved funding for the implementation phase of the multi-partner project coordinated by FAO which aims to improve management of tuna fisheries on the high seas and conserve biodiversity of related marine ecosystems and species.

GEF’s CEO Naoko Ishii said, “Today’s decision sets the stage for action on a global scale that will address both an economic and environmental threat to one of the world’s most important commercial fish species.”

The global tuna project on fisheries management and biodiversity conservation — set to run from 2013 through 2018 — builds on and complements the work of the five tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (t-RFMOs) and brings together a wide group of stakeholders to work on three key Around 5.4 million tonnes of tuna are caught each year fronts namely fostering more sustainable and efficient fisheries management and wider uptake of best fishing practices and reducing ecosystem impacts from fishing, including unintended and excessive "bycatch" of non-targeted marine life.

The project aims to catalyse actions across and between t-RFMOs and the partners and contribute in particular to recovering lost wealth associated with IUU fishing. “High seas fisheries support the food security and livelihoods of millions of people worldwide,” said Árni M. Mathiesen, FAO assistant directorgeneral for Fisheries and Aquaculture.

“Through collective action at all levels and broad cooperation that optimises the use of scarce resources, this project — and the wider Common Oceans initiative — will help move the world away from ‘the race to fish’ and towards implementation of an ecosystem approach. This is crucial to ensuring the future well-being and productivity of these vital marine ecosystems. Early successes will create incentives for donors and agencies to further invest in these types of catalytic projects,” he added.

Tunas and tuna-like species make up the most valuable fishery resource caught in the areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). Highly migratory tuna account for about 20 per cent of the value of all marine capture fisheries — catches of the most important tuna species are alone worth over US$10bn annually.

Around 5.4mn tonnes are caught each year, with over 85 countries harvesting tuna in commercial quantities. Capture levels are highest in the Pacific Ocean, followed by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Vietnam seafood export sees a rise of five per cent in 2013 THE VIETNAMESE SEAFOOD exports is expected to reach US$6.5bn this year, up five per cent against the previous year, industry sources said.

According to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), Vietnam seafood exports have increased by 17.4 per cent to US$1.9bn in Q3 2013.

Shrimp products got strong rise in sales, especially whiteleg shrimp, as supplies from other producing countries in the world stumbled due to Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS).

From January 2013 to September 2013, Vietnam sent products to 156 markets for total of US$4.8bn, up 6.4 per cent against the same period of 2012. Seafood shipments in October grew 14 per cent to reach an estimated value of US$680mn. The country has exported US$5.5bn worth of fish and shrimp in the first 10 months of 2013, up 7.3 per cent from a year ago, VASEP said.

According to the organisation, Vietnamese shrimp continued to show high growth in sales to main markets like the US, the EU, Japan and China. Vietnamese shrimp exports in 2013 is expected to reach US$2.8bn, up 27 per cent from 2012, where whiteleg shrimp has larger proportion of 48.7 per cent in nationwide shrimp exports.

However, pangasius sale was down due to less demands in importing markets. In September 2013, fish sales abroad valued at US$1.3bn, down 1.4 per cent. The figure continued to slide six per cent in October, leading to total value of US$1.43bn.

Last month, other seafood exports such as tuna, cephalopod, crab and swimming crab have also been under downward pressures.

Indonesia to up fish production to 20 million tonnes in 2014 INDONESIA’S MINISTRY OF Maritime Affairs and Fisheries plans to increase fish production nationwide to 20mn tonnes in 2014, up from 17.49mn tonnes this year.

Maritime affairs and fisheries minister Sharif Cicip Sutardjo said that the demand for fish products — both domestic and international — was growing significantly every year.

“Indonesia has potential in its fisheries, especially in the aquaculture sector. We just need to develop our skill and technology to be able to lead the market,” he added.

Cicip added that in 2014, the government planned to produce six million tonnes of sea fish, 13.97mn tonnes of products from aquaculture fisheries and 3.3mn tonnes of salted fish.

According to data from the Ministry, last year Indonesia caught 5.81mn tonnes of sea fish, an increase from 5.41mn tonnes in 2011 and 5.38mn tonnes in 2010.

Meanwhile, the production of aquaculture fisheries in 2012 reached 9.45mn tonnes, up from 6.98mn tonnes in the previous year and from 6.28mn tonnes in 2010.

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“We catch fewer fish from the sea, such as tuna and cod, than we produce through aquaculture, like shrimp,” Cicip said.

He added that aquaculture had become the backbone of the fisheries sector, in supplying both the domestic and international markets.

According to data from the ministry, shrimp production in 2012 accounted for 36.7 per cent or US$723.6mn (US$898mn) of total fisheries exports. The main destinations for shrimp exports include the US, Japan, China and European countries.

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China beef imports in September surpasses all records CHINA’S BEEF IMPORTS during September this year recorded highest volume till date at 29,113 tonnes swt, up from 5,275 tonnes swt in the same period last year.

The import volume exceeded 20,000 tonnes swt for seven consecutive months in 2013, underpinning total imports during the year-toSeptember being significantly higher year-onyear at 209,385 tonnes swt.

The overall red meat imports during September China’s importers are purchasing about as registered the second much beef every month as they imported in entire year of 2011 highest volume on record at 52,620 tonnes swt, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) reported.

Meanwhile, Australia’s export share of red meat to China increased from 37 per cent in September 2012 to 46 per cent in September this year at 24,106 tonnes swt. Volumes from Australia during September were up 12 per cent from the previous month, at 15,879 tonnes swt, accounting for 55 per cent of the beef market share, official data revealed.

New Zealand continues to dominate China’s imported sheepmeat market.

Out of the 23,506 tonnes swt imported during September, more than half the volume was supplied by the country. Imports of Australian sheepmeat were also up 126 per cent year-on-year at 8,227 tonnes swt.

Singapore lifts ban on chicken imports from Thailand SINGAPORE HAS ANNOUNCED its decision to lift the ban on the import of frozen Thai chicken.

After banning Thai poultry from its market for nine years, Singapore has finally allowed frozen chicken from Thailand back into the country, The Nation of Thailand reported.

The decision to lift the suspension on Thai chicken imports came after a meeting at the recently held Singapore-Thailand Enhanced Economic Relationship (STEER) in Singapore.

Thai commerce minister Niwatthumrong Boonsongpaisan said that the country should enjoy more opportunities to increase shipments to Singapore as the city-state is one of the high-potential markets for chicken and many other products.

Singapore had earlier stopped buying frozen and processed chicken from Thailand because of the bird-flu outbreak there.

Niwatthumrong said, “Singapore now has high confidence to import frozen chicken from Thailand as it acknowledges our high sanitary standards. It will help facilitate more imports of frozen chicken from Thailand to increase trade.”

Singapore is also reportedly considering allowing import of frozen pork from Thailand.

Thailand has also been encouraging Singapore to invest in the swine feeding and processing business in the country so that it could be used as a hub for production and export to third countries.

Australia likely to become biggest beef and lamb exporter in 2013 AUSTRALIA IS ON its way to become the largest exporter of beef and lamb in 2013.

The country has already reached a record monthly export of 20,825 tonnes, up 12 per cent than October 2012.

“They are going to smash it — it’s just a matter of by how much,” Meat and Livestock Australia chief market analyst Tim McRae said this week.

Australian beef and veal exports reportedly jumped 11 per cent to 104,074 tonnes, with shipments exceeding 100,000 tonnes for the third month this year.

McRae said that beef exports were tracking about 15 per cent above last year’s record 963,799 tonnes.

Earlier in the year MLA forecast 2013 beef exports at 995,000 tonnes. McRae said with dry conditions across northern Australia and parts of NSW more cattle were being killed at lower prices which is keeping product more competitive in overseas markets.

Year-to-date cattle slaughter numbers are about 900,000 head above this time last year, he said.

Mr McRae also added that China may overcome Korea as Australia’s third-biggest beef market this year.

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Australian beef and veal exports reportedly jumped 11 per cent to 104,074 tonnes, with shipments exceeding 100,000 tonnes for the third month this year

Australian Lot Feeders Association chief executive Dougal Gordon said demand for grain-fed cattle was holding up well in China, the European Union and the Middle East, as well as the more traditional markets of Japan, Korea and the US. Meanwhile, chief minister of Australia’s Northern Territory Adam Giles met with the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dung with a mission to expand the live cattle trade.

Vietnam has imported around 40,000 cattle from northern Australia in the last 18 months alone.

Giles said that he hoped to expand on that, possibly with the export of Australian buffalo.

“If we can open up the potential buffalo export industry I think that gives us more tools in the shed to support an increasingly demanding live cattle export industry,” Mr Giles said.

Possible expansion of the Australian live cattle trade into Vietnam comes as Indonesia moves to solve issues with beef supply, after a policy of self-sufficiency caused beef to hit record prices.

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Events

FIAAP, VICTAM and GRAPAS set to return in April 2014 COME APRIL 2014, the industry will see the biggest feed & grain exhibitions in Bangkok.

FIAAP, VICTAM and GRAPAS will be held as part of one event serving South and Southeast Asia. These three co-located trade shows for the animal feed and grain processing industries will all take place under one roof. The shows will take place at the BITEC exhibition centre in Bangkok from 8–10 April 2014.

FIAAP, the feed ingredient and additive exhibition, has grown since 2012. Major international companies that supply these low volume high cost ingredients will be displaying their latest products, many of which will enable feed formulators and nutritionists to source more cost effective/ alternative base ingredients for their feed formulations.

While FIAAP will profile the ingredients and additives used within the formulation of safe and cost effective animal feeds, VICTAM will be a premier event for the sophisticated technology that is required in the processing and manufacturing animal feed. VICTAM is also the industry showpiece event for biomass pelleting technology.

At the GRAPAS exhibition, rice millers, flour millers and grain processors will also find solutions as there will be a wide range of equipment and services applicable for these industry sectors. The latest milling technology will be on show as well as the ancillary systems that are required in these mills and of course feed mills. The show will also profile noodle, breakfast cereals and extruded snack production. Around 170 exhibitors from 22 different countries have already confirmed their presence.

Rice Genetics Symposium successful THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL Rice Genetics Symposium met with an enormous success at the 2013 meet that was held in November at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Manila, Philippines. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was the organiser of the event.

The event is a rice research event providing learning and networking platform for researchers, experts and representatives from the public and private sectors to come together to share their expertise on issues related to rice genetics.

IRRI plant breeding, genetics and biotechnology division head Eero Nissila said, “Rice genetics is all about understanding the genes of rice so that we can develop new and improved rice varieties to help farmers produce more rice, with fewer resources and despite challenges like climate change.

“The seventh International Rice Genetics Symposium is a unique place for scientists and scholars to present the results of their genetic research for the first time, so that attendees can learn the absolute latest research before it is made public elsewhere. This helps us to speed up our shared understanding of rice genetics and advance our research to benefit the world.”

Leading experts and researchers in rice breeding and genetics, genomics, genetic resources and evolution, pathology, and grain quality facilitated sessions and delivered talks at the event.

A series of interactive business and educational activities were also planned for participants including, themed plenary and concurrent sessions, poster presentations, and a ‘Meet the Experts’ session.

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May 20 - 22, 2014 Utrecht, the Netherlands

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May 19 - 21, 2015 Moscow, Russia

VIV China 2014

September 23 - 25, 2014 Beijing, China

VIV Turkey 2015

June 11 - 13, 2015 Istanbul, Turkey

Strategic Partnership for the organization of WPC 2016 and VIV China 2016 in Beijing.

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Livestock Asia 2013 Expo & Forum showcases exotic products THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED platform to seek, engage and gain Livestock Asia 2013 Expo & Forum, insightful solutions and essential international feed, livestock business prospects. The impact of production and meat industry show, feed additives was huge as the show scored resounding success with over also introduced more productive 7,000 visitors and over 300 national exotic breeds and treatment to and international exhibitors. reduce environmental impact of Hosted by department of livestock production.

Veterinary Services, Ministry of Apart from the show, conferences Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, were held where top industry the forum proved to be an important experts, professional consultants platform for investor, farmers, feed and government officials addressed Livestock Asia 2013 Expo & Forum reinforced its position as Asia’s millers, veterinarian and processors. the livestock issues.

International Feed, Livestock & Meat Industry event Y.B. Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri B Gina Medina, regional manager, Yaakob, minister of Agriculture & Agro-Based Industry, said, “I would like South East Asia of Delacon, Austria, said, “Delacon supports Livestock to compliment Livestock Asia’s ongoing efforts to help develop Malaysia’s Asia 2013 as a venue to educate consumers and industry players by and the regional livestock industry, which is a significant contributor to our providing awareness to the latest trends and issues in animal production.

GDP, the employment and exports. Our commitment is for a long-term Through this conferences highlighting on the sustainable solutions in approach which will require modern technology and solutions, many of poultry production such as reduction in antibiotics use, improvements in which are showcased at Livestock Asia by more than 300 local and meat quality and safety as well as reduction in greenhouse gas emission international exhibitors.” for a better environment today and tomorrow.”

The 7th edition of the show also awarded individuals and With the tremendous response, it was notably seen that Livestock organisations for their significant contributions to the development of the Asia 2013 Expo & Forum reinforced its position as Asia’s International feed, livestock and meat sectors with the Malaysian Livestock Industry Feed, Livestock & Meat Industry event with the endorsement from awards and Asian Livestock Industry awards. exhibitors and delegates.

The show also showcased an appealing array innovations and The Livestock Asia 2015 Expo & Forum will now be held from 21-23 technology that provided the visitors, delegates and exhibitors an ideal September 2015 at the same venue.

Marine ecosystems, the focus of IAEA meet INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY Agency (IAEA) meet on marine ecosystems in Vienna, held in mid-September, focussed on the increasing stress on marine ecosystems that keep the oceans healthy.

Scientists debated about the levels of acidity rising in the oceans more rapidly than ever observed before. The phenomena may pose risks to all life in the ocean and all who depend on the oceans.

IAEA director general Yukiya Amano told participants in the IAEA’s Scientific Forum, titled The Blue Planet – Nuclear Applications for a Sustainable Marine Environment, “In dealing with threats to the health of the seas, governments need accurate data. For that, they need skilled researchers who can devise accurate models to help predict future conditions. That way, governments can start implementing the appropriate strategies to protect the seas and oceans.

“The IAEA helps to make this possible. We promote a comprehensive approach to the study, monitoring and protection of marine, coastal and terrestrial ecosystems. We support effective global cooperation to address the threats to our oceans.”

The oceans not only produce as much as half of the world’s oxygen, they also absorb

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The oceans not only produce as much as half of the world’s oxygen, they also absorb more than a quarter of man-made CO2

more than a quarter of man-made CO2. This reduces the greenhouse effect, but it also increases the acidity of seawater, resulting in a hostile environment for calciferous plankton, crustaceans, molluscs and coral reefs. With all parts of the ecosystem connected, all life in the oceans suffers from the increased level of acidity.

The two-day forum, held on the sidelines of the IAEA’s annual General Conference, was divided into three sessions. The first session

focussed on the pressures faced by the coastal and marine systems and the need for partnerships and science to develop targeted responses. The second session addressed both radioactive and non-radioactive pollution of coastal and marine ecosystems, while the third looked at how nuclear and isotopic techniques improve the understanding of coastal processes and their role in sustainable development, and efforts to build the resilience of coastal and marine systems.

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Agrilivestock Myanmar promises a grand show More than 200 suppliers from China, France, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the UK will come together at the event GRILIVESTOCK MYANMAR 2013, a tradeshow focussed on feed, livestock and agriculture industry boasts of being the best place for meeting of farmers, agriculturists, equipment and technology suppliers and agricultural material traders.

The show will be hosted in Myanmar due to the significance the country holds in terms of rapid growth. Among the key economic growth drivers will be the agriculture sector, in particular for the animal husbandry, aquaculture and grain production.

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Agrilivestock Myanmar 2013 is an integrated event which includes an international exhibition, conference and technology workshops.

The event will complement the growth of the animal husbandry, grain and feed production, aquaculture and agriculture sectors

Over 200 of the world's top international suppliers including Pavilions from China, France, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the UK will converge on the

Agrilivestock Myanmar 2013 to showcase the latest in grain and feed production, animal health, animal husbandry and meat processing.

8 - 10 April 2014, Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC) Bangkok, Thailand

Supported by major industry associations including the Myanmar Livestock Federation, Broiler Association of Yangon, Myanmar Rice Millers Association and the Myanmar Rubber Planters & Producers Association, the event will be held from 2-4 December 2013 at the Tatmadaw Exhibition Hall in Yangon.

Agrilivestock Myanmar 2013 is an integrated event which will include an international exhibition, conference and technology workshops.

The event will be the first international industry-focused event in Myanmar that will complement the growth of the animal husbandry, grain and feed production, aquaculture and agriculture sectors. The event is organised by AMB Events, which has over 10 years of experience in organising feed and livestock exhibitions across Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Events Agrilivestock Myanmar 2013 will showcase the latest in grain and feed production

Top international feed additive and animal nutrition brands, including Adisseo, Range Pharma, Zagro and Dr Eckel will join the exhibitors froma round the world including Big Dutchman, Biomin, Stolz, Awila, Astino, Altuntas, Zheng Chang, Ottevanger, Muyang Group, Pristine Dynamics, Phytobiotics, Osmosis, Moba, Stif Asia, Idah Machinery, Asia Veterinary, Petersime, Citoforte, EON Group, SHT Engineering, Buhler, Pas Reform, LLK

Agro, Vreugdenhill, Prinzen, SYK Engineering, Dexchem, Plasindo Bhama, ADEPTA, Nam Pharma, Vostermans, Beijing Smile, Hangzhou King, XinFuTai, British Pig Association, Yunfeng Incubator and many more.

Biomin Singapore regional director Edward Manchester said, “We are looking forward to supporting our Myanmar custormers at Agrilivestock 2013. WE are sure that this will prove to be an exciting event and provide a

great platform for interaction with key industry players.” The company is among one of the brands in the sector taking part in the event to promote its animal nutrition products.

Japfa, one of the largest integrators in Myanmar has also confirmed its participation at the show. Japfa said in a statement that it will reaffirm its support to the development of the agriculture and livestock industry in Myanmar. n

Ildex makes its mark as largest livestock exhibition in Myanmar ILDEX MYANMAR, THE first trade show dedicated to livestock, saw a successful 2013 edition come to an end recently. The event, held at Tatmadaw Hall, has now made its mark as the largest national exhibition in Myanmar.

With 70 exhibitors, country pavilions and loads of conference and seminar, the event attracted more than 2,000 visitors from 18 countries including Thailand, the Netherlands, India, China, South Korea and Japan.

Ildex Myanmar 2013 was inaugurated by Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries of Myanmar, Myanmar Fisheries Federation, Myanmar Livestock Federation, Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and VIV, the international trade show for livestock and aquaculture.

Companies like Biomin, Vietnam Fishery Department, Asian Agri Biz, China Animal Husbandary Group, etc, participated and expressed

The event attracted more than 2,000 visitors from 18 countries including India, China, South Korea and Japan

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satisfaction at the quality of visitors and their business opportunities during the event.

The exhibitor profile included animal health and pharmaceutical products, aquaculture, beef and dairy cattle breeding, feed and feed ingredients, feed additives and premixes, feeding systems, knowledge transfer, pig /poultry breeders, etc.

The three-day event also saw number of conferences by companies like Evonik, Alltech, Big Dutchman, Biomin, Rabobank, etc., on topics ranging from Organic feed additives to Farm Financial Mgt & Capital Sourcing.

Ildex Myanmar 2013 provided a platform to exhibit innovative technologies and identify distribution channels in Myanmar. It also helped establish a large business forum for suppliers and distributors and create job opportunities for veterinarians, livestock and agriculture sector.

The next edition, deemed to be bigger and more customised, will be held from 11-13 September 2014 at the same venue.

VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific and Minh Vi Exhibition and Advertisement will be the co-organisers for the third edition of Ildex Myanmar.

The first edition of Ildex Indonesia also saw notable success with around 120 companies taking part in the exhibition held at Jakarta International Expo.

The exhibition was inaugurated by the deputy minister of agriculture Rusman Heryawan and deputy governor of Jakarta Basuki Purnama Cahaya. Various domestic and foreign enterprises included livestock industry, animal feed, vaccines and veterinary medicines, equipment housing, etc.

The event’s FAT 2013 theme ‘Chicken & Egg Achievement Improving Child Nutrition and the Nation’ was held to focus more on efforts to encourage people who eat more frozen chicken carcasses. About 8,000 participated in this event.

In addition, a series of technical seminars for the livestock and animal health were also held for two days.

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Layer breeding key to better egg production The consumer-led market has pushed poultry producers to incorporate advanced methods for better quality of eggs OULTRY MANAGEMENT IS a vital part of egg production as this ensures good quality protein in egg yolk and egg albumen as well as lipids, vitamins, nutrients and minerals and, therefore, producers must embrace custom-made layer breeding According to Rudolph Presinger, at primary breeder Lohmann Tierzucht GmbH in Germany, for a layer breeding to be effective, the programme must look at least five years down the line in order to gauge future demand as well as consumer preferences and requirements. These will include the market and egg characters

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sought after by consumers and clearly differing between purchasing groups on various continents and in constituent countries.

Equally important, are management systems used by poultry producers and checking whether the birds are raised and managed in either traditional cage systems, enriched cage systems or free range. Choice may simply come down to preference of the producer but recently enacted EU (European Union) legislation outlawing traditional cage systems means producers in the 27-member EU nations are restricted in what they do.

Such examples of restrictive and strictly enforced legislation related to bird welfare does not, as a general rule, directly affect Asia, but this is something Asian poultry producers will need to consider if they want to export eggs to other parts of the world where this type of legislation is in place.

The contemporary EU layer housing and

management requirements, related to bird welfare and now enshrined in EU legislation, is consumer-led. They were established in countries like Germany many years ago, largely due to consumer pressure, and where even stricter and more restrictive laws related to bird welfare may now be in place.

Future demand and requirements Eggs almost certainly combine the most nutritionally effective and economic source of quality animal protein. This is especially true for developing countries where the biggest ongoing increases in egg production and consumption are taking place and especially so in countries where the consumption of meat from other livestock is restricted. This may be due to constraints on production (e.g. climate, pests, disease and restricted feed sources), lack of purchasing power for average consumers or enforced dietary restrictions due to religious considerations.

Eggs almost certainly combine the most nutritionally effective and economic source of quality animal protein

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potential for growth in egg consumption. In contrast, Asian countries including China and India, as well as Latin America and certain countries in Africa are predicted and expected to register considerable growth in consumption underpinned by changing consumer habits and especially for educated urban communities with increased purchasing power.

Egg preference Preferences for particular egg characteristics such as shell colour and egg size differ markedly between countries and also between defined groups of consumers within a single country. Japan, unlike equivalent developed economies and countries in Europe, has maintained one of the world’s highest levels of quality egg consumption at 300 eggs per capita for many decades. The Japanese custom of cracking and pouring a raw egg over a bowl of rice for breakfast goes a long way to explain this continued demand as well as the Japanese focus on quality — usually white-

shelled eggs of superior internal quality and guaranteed free from contamination with Salmonella bacteria.

Japan is not the only country to have a distinct preference for white-shelled eggs.

White-shelled eggs are also preferred in North and Central America, Middle East, India, Taiwan and the Philippines. On the other hand, brown-shelled eggs are preferred in most of Latin America and in Europe. You have to search hard in the United Kingdom to find white-shelled eggs on sale. Tinted eggs from birds which are crosses between White Leghorns and various brown-egg breeds are also popular in Japan and China but not so common in Europe.

Coping with change Layer breeding has demonstrated a remarkable ability to cope with new challenges posed by significant changes in consumer demand and requirements. With suitably timed and significant changes in

The demand for eggs continues to rise in line with ongoing increases in world population which recently passed the seven billion milestone.World egg production has increased at a rate of one million tonne per year since 2005 and is expected to stand at 75mn tonne by 2015

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Such a combination of factors became only too clear five years ago as HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) H5N1 started to decimate poultry flocks (layers and broilers) across Bangladesh. Reports from this South Asian country suggested mass culling of flocks (both layers and broilers) had a significant negative impact of the availability and consumption of quality protein by a significant section of the population, and thereby impacting on nutritional health.

The demand for eggs continues to rise inline with on-going increases in world population which recently passed the seven billion milestone. World population is projected to increase at a rate of around 80mn per year for the foreseeable future. World egg production has increased at a rate of one million tonne per year since 2005 and is expected to stand at 75mn tonne by 2015. In order to match and satisfy these demands, over 50mn hens are being added to world flocks each year since 2005, on the assumption that conditions of layer management can continue to support the genetic potential for a 20kg egg mass produced per laying hen per annum.

Current per capita egg consumption and the rate of increase, if any, differs significantly between continents and countries. This depends on various factors including dietary tradition, purchasing power and the availability of other sources of protein rich food. Europe and North America continue to indicate little

The on-going rate of genetic progress in egg production efficiency appears to be even greater than it was 20 years ago

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Focus must remain on maximising the genetic potential of layers to produce high quality protein at competitive costs

breeding technique and outcome, the layer breeding industry has maintained its edge over the last fifty years. Increased egg production and enhanced feed efficiency as well as meeting changing consumer preferences and increasing demand for high egg quality underpin the continued success in this sector of the world poultry industry.

In the absence of these genetic improvements, alongside improvements in poultry nutrition, pests and disease and general poultry rearing and management, the industry could not have achieved and maintained its current standing in the world food market. Focus must remain on maximising the genetic potential of layers to produce high quality protein at competitive cost, while at the same time taking on-board evolving requirements of the egg industry as dictated by cost competitiveness, changing consumer habits and also public opinion in relation to both egg quality and bird welfare.

Primary poultry breeders must look beyond current requirements and predict the opportunities alongside the demands placed upon them for at least five years down the line. Good communication between breeders and distributors is essential so that new breeds are introduced at the right time to obtain immediate maximum benefit from changing markets.

An overview of the global industry shows how different markets require diverse performance profiles from within the entirety of commercial layer breeds. This dictates the need for wide gene pools with large elite lines that can be combined and integrated to generate strain crosses with specific attributes to meet specific market requirements.

Enhanced genetic potential of laying hens cannot be fully exploited unless there is on-farm hands-on management, which includes disease control and proper nutrition The development and maintenance of new lines, testing, selection and reproduction of primary stocks will necessarily mean large fixed costs in the operation and a high level of expertise in quantitative genetics, as well as sound internal organisation to keep track of the availability of different sub-lines for niche markets. Close communication between primary breeders and local distributors on genetic developments, marketing and technical support is essential.

Without this, it will be impossible to provide the best possible service to producers and to fully benefit from changing consumer market requirements.

Molecular biology: A big step Advances in molecular biology enable novel techniques to be used in genetic selection.

Through the use of informative genetic markers, geneticists can promptly identify individuals and families with special characteristics and thereby accelerate traditional rates of improvement in egg production and quality as well as layer

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behaviour. These innovations in biotechnology continue to complement traditional performance testing and evaluation methods based on phenotypic selection indexes of production, efficiency and quality parameters.

The capacity to combine all available performance records from relatives in multiple generations, locations and housing systems requires powerful computer programmes, but when achieved ensure that the best males and females are selected and mated to produce the next generation. DNA analysis is providing extra information for combined use with traditional breeding to select males at an earlier age and to differentiate among full brothers, which prior to the availability of DNA analysis recorded identical breeding values. Performance testing and genome wide analysis in combination offers a promising tool for the development of new strain crosses with performance profiles custom-designed to meet specific requirements.

The on-going rate of genetic progress in egg production efficiency appears to be even greater than it was 20 years ago. Enhanced structure and increased size of breeding populations and application of new testing and recording technologies, alongside more powerful computer systems for breeding value estimation, have all contributed to the more effective and efficient use of available genetic variation. Therefore, enhanced genetic potential of laying hens cannot be fully exploited unless there is on-farm handson management, which includes disease control and proper nutrition, and keeping pace with the new gene technologies. n

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Enzyme discovered that detects green muscle disease in poultry SCIENTISTS HAVE, AFTER a decade of research, identified a blood enzyme that could give breeders a tool to screen birds for susceptibility to the green muscle disease.

Elevated levels of the enzyme, creatine kinase, can signal muscle breakdown and damage. In humans, high levels of the enzyme in the blood can be indicators of heart attack, muscular dystrophy, acute renal failure and other serious muscle conditions. In broilers, they indicate the development of green muscle disease.

The green muscle disease is a degenerative condition of broiler chickens’ minor pectoral muscles, or tenders, that causes the muscle tissue to bruise. The discolored tissue is not discovered until processing and deboning. Then it must be trimmed and discarded, costing the US poultry industry an estimated US$50mn a year in losses.

Also of concern to the industry is the occurrence of green muscle disease in birds, because the condition is rarely detected during processing, resulting in consumer complaints.

Poultry science professor Joe Hess said the condition is caused by sudden, excessive wing flapping, especially one to two days before slaughter.

“If you have a house full of chickens and there’s a sudden loud noise or other

The disease causes muscle breakdown and damage in poultry

environmental stressor, they're going to get agitated and start flapping their wings. If it’s late in the growing season, that’s when the damage occurs,” said Hess.

During wing movement, blood flow increases to a bird’s major and minor pectorals, or breast muscles, causing the tissues to swell. Though the swelling doesn’t affect the larger breast fillet muscle, the tender has a more rigid covering and is confined to a tighter space. The swelling so compresses the muscle that the blood supply is cut off and the tissue bruises.

Researcher Roger Lien perfected a technique, ‘encouraged wing flapping,’ to assess birds’ susceptibility to the condition and determine factors that contribute to development. Using that procedure, the scientists have found that broiler strains bred for higher breast-meat yields and those marketed at heavier weight, such as male birds, are more likely to develop the disease.

They also found correlations between temperature and disease incidence.

“Cool to normal temperatures are periods of rapid growth, and broilers that get agitated during those periods have a greater likelihood of muscle damage,” said Hess.

Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station scientists have determined that encouraged wing flapping and creatine kinase levels could be used as tools in genetic selection programs to screen for green muscle disease susceptibility.

Biofuel byproduct benefits chickens with protein and vitamins, says study A RESEARCH HAS revealed the chicken could benefit from the growing biofuels industry, feeding on the proteins retrieved from the fermenters used to brew bioethanol.

It is a fact that the yeasty broth left over after bioethanol production is nutritious, but it has taken a collaboration between Nottingham Trent University and AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods, to prove that Yeast Protein Concentrate (YPC) can be separated from the fibrous cereal matter.

The researchers have also shown that YPC may be a cost-competitive substitute for imported soya-based and similar high-value protein feeds currently used in the diets of chickens bred for meat production, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council-funded report said.

With Dr Emily Burton of Nottingham Trent University, biofuels pioneer Dr Pete Williams of AB Agri, established the nutritional value of the concentrate. The composition of the newly isolated, patented YPC in a series of experiments, showed that it can be readily digested by chickens.

Dr Burton said that the work is only just beginning: “Bioethanol is already a 60bn litre per year global market but this project shows the fuel itself is only half the story – immense value lies within other coproduct streams too. As well as the proteins, the yeast content provides important vitamins and other micronutrients.”

Produced by distilling and fermenting wheat and other agricultural feedstocks, bioethanol has particular potential for use as a petrol substitute. Currently, the dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) generated as a co-product are sold to the cattle-feed market but this is not big enough to absorb all material that would be generated if bioethanol production ramps up significantly in future.

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The YPC may be a cost-competitive substitute for imported protein feeds used in the diets of chickens bred for meat production

Dr Burton said that the project helps address an issue often raised in connection with cereal-based biofuels The new, patented process separates DDGS into three fractions – fibre, a watery syrup and YPC, allowing global production of almost three million tonnes of supplementary high-quality protein per annum alongside current levels of bioethanol produced. A project at a US bioethanol facility is now up and running, demonstrating the performance of the process at factory scale.

Every year, 48bn chickens are reared for meat production worldwide.

As well as helping to feed these birds, YPC could partially replace the fish meal used on commercial fish farms.

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Algae to become pig feed The sector of algae cultivation is poised to be an impressive market in near future HE USE OF algae, particularly marine algae, as an animal feed has increased eight per cent each year for the past 30 years, according to experts.

Algae cultivation is very promising as they do not need fertilisers, freshwater or pesticides and require on average one-sixth of the surface needed by terrestrial plants. In contrast with terrestrial plants that draw nutrients from their roots, algae absorb nutrients from their entire surface greatly increasing productivity. Moreover, their colloidal structure, which allows greater water retention.

The Earth has seven production basins of brown seaweed, with Asia being at 75 per cent and Northern Europe coming last with only two per cent of world production. The required conditions for the cultivation of seaweed are cold water with no ice. Nevertheless, the real challenge is to establish a viable seaweed industry and bring the development of seaweed cultivation within regional development.

In the animal feed industry, seaweed meals are increasingly used as a dietary supplement, but seaweed extracts still remain quite inaccessible economically. Algae can be used as a functional fibre complementary to other prebiotics, according to evidence from French researchers. In other roles, algae are used in small quantities over a

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Health properties Current research has focused on the immune stimulation action and anti-inflammatory effects of marine sulfated polysaccharides (MSP). Depending on the type of polysaccharide, there is a general positive action on innate immunity, with different mechanisms of cell recognition and many types of pathways (activation of the complement, of the lymphocytes, production of cytokines). There have been reports on positive antiviral effects, regulation of inflammation process, significant anticoagulant properties and anti-tumoral activity.

Algae and animal feed Several projects in France are working toward developing processes to make algae cultivation economically viable as an animal feed, in the same terms as wheat and corn.

The next step after seaweed farming is offshore marine aquaculture with shellfish and seaweed culture on the same site like open ocean aquaculture.

Further research is needed to reduce the obstacle represented by the high-fibre concentration and improve protein digestibility to transform seaweed into an animal feed ingredient. By mixing several

The nutritional value of algae is augmented by the abundance in minerals, fibre, proteins, vitamins and lipids

species, the final product can be a nearly ‘complete diet’ as long as there is enough control of the conditions of biomass production. However, significant variations of chemical composition of seaweed actually make their use currently challenging, hence the necessity for further research. Regarding microalgae, operating

conditions are even more complex, which makes them cost prohibitive. Microalgae fat content is particularly suitable for the biodiesel industry, and many projects are being set up to develop this variety for use in animal nutrition. n Wattagnet.com

Toys that ensure pigs’ ‘well-being’ WEDA, SPECIALISTS FOR pig house equipment from Lutten, and Kassel University have developed a new kind of ‘manipulable’ toys for piglets and fattening pigs. By means of the rooting cones and pushing balls of bite-resistant and food-safe polyurethane, mounted to floor and brackets, the animals can be kept busy for considerable amount of time.

Scientific evidence have shown that boredom in pigs could lead them to harm themselves and each other.

Tested in various pig houses, the animals’ dealing with the cones has until now shown consistently positive results, and behaviour patterns like tail-biting were reduced due to the satisfied rooting

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instinct. This is mainly relevant against the background of the fact that from 2016 onwards the prohibition of tail cropping will make its entry into German pig houses.

According to studies on pig behaviour, it has a definite toy preference. If a ball rolls into the manure, the pig will no longer play with it. This is why suspended toys are better.

However, scientific findings also prove the practical suitability of the toys. In test groups with rooting cones, the animals used the cone significantly more frequently than the animal in the comparison group with the classical chain or ball. Consequently, the atmosphere in the rooting cone groups is clearly more tranquil than in the comparison groups, the result being that here, too, the injuries have clearly visibly declined. The results of this so-called “screening” (visible scratch marks) have been fully taken into account during product development..

The rooting cone improves animal wellbeing for piglets (60 mm diameter) and fattening animals (80 mm diameter). For this, the balls are mounted on a stable plastic ground plate with flexible metal springs. Fixed that way, the movements of the balls ensure variety and resistance so that the animals remain in the centre of the house and do not evade into the corners.

The pushing balls were developed in direct connection with the rooting cones. “We were well aware of the demand of pig farmers for suitable manipulable material, especially for the farrowing section and service station”, explains Ralf Meyer, WEDA’s development manager.

The pushing balls are available in ¾-inch and 1-inch and can be installed at the pipes of the farrowing cages or feeding/resting pens without the necessity to remove the equipment.

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Fermented soybean better than other feed for pigs Treated soymeal improves protein digestibility in weanling pigs, and being cost-effective also ensures more availability ERMENTED SOYBEAN MEAL and enzyme-treated soybean meal may replace fish meal in weanling pig diets, a study has revealed. The fermentation and enzyme treatment process helps remove some of the anti-nutritional factors found in traditional soybean meal and other compounds that are not easily digested by young pigs.“The price of fish meal has exploded and is causing producers to search for new options for weanling pig diets. Pigs are traditionally fed diets containing relatively large amounts of animal proteins such as fish meal from weaning up to 18kg when they can digest traditional soybean meal,” said Hans H. Stein of the University of Illinois.

Animal proteins such as milk products, blood products, fish meal, chicken meal, and poultry by-product meal are usually used as amino acid sources in diets for weanling pigs because the nutrients in these ingredients are highly digestible and because they do not contain the anti-nutritional factors that are present in conventional soybean meal.

Due to the cost of animal protein sources, other alternatives have been investigated. One alternative is soybean meal which has been fermented to destroy anti-nutritional factors and increase protein digestibility. Fermented soybean meal (FSBM) may partly replace milk and blood proteins in diets fed to weanling pigs from seven to 21 days post-weaning.

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“In our study, we measured the digestibility of amino acids in these two new sources of soybean meal in comparison to fish meal, casein and soy protein isolate. “We observed that enzyme-treated soybean meal has even better digestibility of amino acids than conventional soybean meal. It appears the enzyme treatment increases digestibility,” he said.

Stein added that with the high cost of fish meal and concerns about its future availability, these were two good options for weanling pig diets. “They are comparable in digestibility to soy protein isolate, the gold standard protein source that is only used in human nutrition.”

Stein and his team, in future, will conduct more research on fermented soybean meal and enzyme-treated soybean meal to look at the digestibility of energy and phosphorus. They also plan to conduct performance studies so they can fine-tune inclusion rates. n

Controlling costs Stein said that these new sources of soybean meal might be the answer producers are looking for to keep costs down without sacrificing digestibility of important amino acids.

Conventional soybean meal contains anti-nutritional factors and delay digesting process

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Better farming techniques can help cut greenhouse gas emission GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS from livestock could be cut by up to 30 per cent if farmers adopt better techniques without having to overhaul entire production systems, according to a UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) study.

The FAO said that the emissions associated with livestock added up to 7.1 gigatonnes (GT) of carbon dioxide equivalent per year or 14.5 per cent of all human-caused greenhouse releases.

The latest report Tackling climate change through livestock said the main sources of emissions are feed production and processing (45 per cent of the total), outputs of greenhouse gases during digestion by cows (39 per cent), and manure decomposition (10 per cent). The remainder is attributable to the processing and transportation of animal products.

In its report Livestock’s Long Shadow seven years ago, the FAO said global meat production was responsible for 18 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions — a little more than all of the world’s cars, trains and planes combined.

Environmentalists and, in particular, vegetarian advocacy groups have cited the figure ever since as a key reason to reduce meat consumption.

Experts said the new figure was based on a revised modelling framework and updated data, using new guidelines from the

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

“The absolute volume of emissions is very similar to 2006, even with the revised framework,” said Pierre Gerber, senior policy officer with the FAO. For the estimates, the FAO carried out detailed analysis of emissions at different stages of livestock supply chains, including the production and transport of animal feed, on-farm energy use and emissions from animal digestion

The main sources of emissions are feed production and processing of livestock

and manure decay, as well as post-slaughter transport, refrigeration and packaging of animal products. “These new findings show that the potential to improve the sector’s environmental performance is significant — and that realising that potential is indeed doable,” said Ren Wang, FAO assistant director general for agriculture and consumer protection.

The report emphasised that improvements can be made within existing production systems and called for wider adoption of best practices and technologies in feeding, health and husbandry, and manure management — as well as greater use of underused technologies.

Biogas generators and energy-saving devices could help the global livestock sector cut its outputs of global warming gases by up to 30 per cent by becoming more efficient and reducing energy waste.

The FAO said better-quality feed, improved breeding and good animal health helped to shrink the unproductive part of the herd. Many of the actions the FAO recommended to improve efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions would also boost production.

The greatest potential for cuts in emissions are in low-productivity livestock systems in south Asia, Latin America and Africa.

Garlic in fish diet can stave off parasites, study finds

Study finds tick gene responsible for resistance against pesticide in cattle

GARLIC CAN BE used as a fish dietary supplement to keep parasites at bay, according to a study.

Researchers from James Cook University in Australia said that the parasites like monogenean flat-worm, Neobenedenia sp, can severely compromise the welfare of fish farmed though aquaculture.

In a serious of experiments, barramundi on the fish farms were fed garlic enriched diets of varying concentration for 30 days before being exposed to the flat worm parasite. Half of the fish who given the garlic feed were completely free of infection while the Barramundi fed a garlic-free diet became infected with parasites.

Thane Militz of JCU’s Marine Parasitology Laboratory, said, “Research has demonstrated that feeding fish garlic significantly improves their immune system.”

He also added that an additional unexpected outcome of the study was that the fish seem to love garlic. A consistent trend among all studies was those fish offered the garlic enriched Fish offered garlic-enriched diet ate more, study showed diets ate more. “With most commercial treatments the fish simply spit the medicated feed pellets out once they get a taste, we had quite the opposite result with our garlic enriched feed.”

Militz added that garlic offered a huge potential as a general antiprasitic agent that can easily be administered on-site at an aquaculture operation.

RESEARCHERS AT THE University of Glasgow have identified the genetic basis for at least one form of pesticide resistance in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus, an important parasite of cattle in the tropics and sub-tropics. This could assist farmers in making tickcontro decisions.

Populations of these ticks have developed resistance to Amitraz, a widely used acaricide for controlling the pests and reduced rate of growth and death. It also causes anaemia in cattle.

Using DNA testing, they found that treatment with Amitraz increased the frequency of a particular gene mutation while also increasing the prevalence of resistance to Amitraz.

According to an article from Phys.org, about 80 per cent of cattle around the world are exposed to the cattle tick, with a global cost of tick-borne diseases and control measures estimated to be more than US$6bn annually.

In their report, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers describe the evolution of Amitraz resistance in replicated populations of ticks in the field, using divergent selection pressures with Amitraz. They also demonstrated a close association between resistance to Amitraz and a specific allele of the adrenergic octopamine receptor gene, which, they say, confers resistance to pesticide.

This research paves the way for a new genetic test for resistance that will help farmers to make management decisions for the control of ticks as well as enable empirical studies on field and laboratory populations of ticks to test the effectiveness of resistance management strategies.

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Maize has the highest net energy content with the lowest protein and fibre content

Maize processing methods Maize holds a lot of significance as part of both human food and livestock feed ingredient. Here is a look at the ways of maize processing

AIZE, COMMONLY CALLED corn, is one of the world’s most widely grown cereals. Its worldwide distribution and competitive price, relative to other cereals, provides the industry with a wider range of crop processing options and a much broader spectrum of applications in human food and livestock feed, compared with all other cereals like wheat.

There are many countries in the developing world where maize is a main staple food with per capita human consumption of the commodity reaching very high levels.

Maize can be processed into various products for a wide range of end-use whether at village level or on an industrial or commercial scale. A large proportion of the maize-based food and food products consumed are still obtained by processing the cereal according to traditional methods, although bulk demand for maize is increasingly satisfied by industrial processing.

However, there are significant changes afoot with some drift back to small scale processing of maize utilising simple userfriendly processing machinery, including hullers and equipment for wet and dry milling, alongside larger parallel industrial developments. Commercial maize processing mills producing brewer’s grits, maize flour and maize meal will typically operate alongside

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small-scale village enterprises producing significant volumes of maize-based food and products for human consumption. The range of maize types and varieties is equally huge and versatile and includes both local types grown by small farmers and newer commercial hybrid varieties by commercial growers.

There are basic foundation reasons why maize is so versatile in cereal processing and use. Both traditional and commercial maize products are based on specific endosperm properties and quality parameters exhibited by the maize grains used. Quality factors influencing and determining suitability and selection of maize varieties for particular processing, application and uses include chemical, physical, biochemical, physicochemical, organoleptic and rheological properties. Many of these properties can be influenced and manipulated in favour of the processor through maize breeding and other agronomic practices.

The three main uses of maize are as a staple food for human consumption, feeding a wide range of livestock including poultry, pigs and cattle (as grain or silage) and as a raw material for making industrial chemicals including bioethanol. In industrialised countries, the biggest proportion of the maize crop is traditionally earmarked for feeding farm livestock.

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In direct contrast, the huge bulk of maize grown in developing countries is used in small scale production of human food, although in some countries an increasing proportion is finding its way into feed production where surpluses allow. The texture types of maize grain utilised are flint, dent, floury or of intermediate endosperm texture, with both white and yellow coloured maize grain varieties.

Maize for livestock feed Maize is the feed grain most widely used in livestock rations but less so in developing countries, where use of maize as a human food staple still receives top priority. Maize is the key energy source in feed for a wide range of livestock including poultry, pigs and large ruminants. It can be fed directly or used to formulate finished feed. Maize is unrivalled by other cereals in offering a very high efficiency of conversion of dry feed ingredient into meat, milk and eggs. Maize has the highest net energy content with the lowest protein and fibre content. Maize is highly palatable and livestock readily consume maize rations.

Protein rations for poultry and other livestock are boosted using soya meal and other high protein ingredients.

Maize grain can be fed to animals fresh or after some degree of processing through drying

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and milling, followed by compounding and thorough mixing with other feed ingredients.

The mixture thus obtained can be fed directly or be further formulated into a specific product with physical properties and composition custom-designed to target animals. Byproducts of industrial wet-and dry-milling of maize are widely used in livestock feed.

Use of maize as livestock feed is still relatively low in Asia compared with industrialised countries like the United States where over 80 per cent of the maize grown is traditionally used in animal feed. That said, the ‘biofuel’ boom in which maize grain is now used on an increasingly large scale to ferment bioethanol could see this proportion continue to come down. The on-going rapid rise in Asian poultry production and consumption is the main factor responsible for increasing amounts of maize diverted from direct human consumption to animal feed.

Industrial processing of maize for food Industrial utilisation of maize can be conveniently broken down into wet milling and dry milling. Maize processing essentially separates the grain into germ, hull and endosperm components. These fractions are further processed into a wide range of maize products used as base ingredients for food and non-food functions.

Wet milling Main maize food products sourced from the wet milling industry are corn starch, corn syrup, high fructose syrup, dextrose, corn oil and various by-products used for livestock feed.

Corn starch is an increasingly important product mainly used in the thickening and stabilization of other ingredients. Many

Maize is the key energy source in feed for a wide range of livestock including poultry, pigs and large ruminants

There are many countries in the developing world where maize is a main staple food, with per capita human consumption of the commodity reaching very high levels different forms and types of corn starch can be produced, each best suited for a particular function in the food manufacturing industry.

For instance corn starch products are required in the manufacture of baking powder, prepared mixes, candies, baking goods and puddings.

Highest use of corn syrup is in the confectionery industry, followed by baking and dairy product manufacture.

Use of maize as livestock feed is still relatively low in Asia as compared with industrialised countries like the US

High fructose corn syrup is used in a broad range of food manufacturing industries including confectionery baking, non-alcoholic sweet beverages, condiments (ketchup and pickles) and syrups. Biggest single use for maize dextrose is in baking where it is utilised as nutrient for yeast fermentation, as a sweetener and for pastry crust browning.

Other significant users of dextrose are confectionery manufacturers, canning and frozen food industries and the beverage industry, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.

Corn oil is used for production of salad/cooking oils and margarine.

Dry milling The main maize products derived from dry milling are maize meal, flour and maize grits, along with maize oil and various by-products used for animal feed. The endosperm fractions generated during dry milling are characterized and classified by the dimensions and size distributions of their particles. These will determine composition and therefore potential use. Characterizations and classifications are: • Grit fractions (1.2-0.6mm) used for many different types of food both traditional and commercial including imitation rice and corn flakes worldwide. Brewer’s grits are used in beer production.

• Maize meal (0.6-0.2mm) is commonly used in meal mixes, maize bread, maize muffins and some extruded maize snack products.

• Maize flour (< 0.2mm) is a widely used and sought after ingredient for pancake mixes, baby foods, cookies, biscuits, ice cream cones, ready-to-eat cereals, batter breading mixes, and binders for loaf-type sandwich meats. Maize flour can be pregelatinised and used in compounding high nutrient mixes like corn-soy-milk and cornsoy-blend. n

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Moringa tree is now being “rediscovered” in many areas of the globe

Moringa can fulfill global biodiesel demand Native to Asia, economically-viable Moringa can contribute to the ever-growing energy needs across the globe LOBAL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION has grown sevenfold since 2000, and today biofuels provide three per cent of road fuel transport by energy basis.

Energy is a major economic factor in production, processing and transportation of agricultural crops which form the staple diet of a large proportion of our people. Therefore, fossil fuel oil reserves will deplete in time and carbon tax, imposed worldwide on fossil fuels, will increase the cost of these fuels. The search for alternative fuels which promise energy conservation, efficiency, environmental protection and sustainable development is subsequently on.

To date, food crops like corn, sugar, and vegetable oil have been the primary source of biodiesels for transportation, but increased use of these fuels has also created rising food prices and food price volatility, and accelerated expansion of agriculture in the tropics. Future biodiesel production should be sourced from crop feedstocks such as Moringa, Pongamia and Castor that can be grown on marginal land under ideal climatic conditions in Asia, Africa and America.

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Highly valued by the ancient Roman, Greek and Egyptian civilizations, the economicallyviable Moringa can contribute to the evergrowing energy needs across the globe. This will ensure establishment of a sustainable biodiesel industry that will not compete for land and other resources with the rest of the agricultural sector that produces food and fibre.

In addition, sustainable biodiesel production will rely significantly on the capacity to run economically viable and profitable operations that will be resilient to fluctuations in fossil and non-fossil fuel prices, and government policies in relation to renewable energy and carbon emission reductions.

With years of continuing research, experiments and trials has provided an adage to find and develop sustainable secondgeneration biodiesel feedstock with low cost input technology. In the search for more environmentally-friendly fuels, the use of Moringa oil as ‘biodiesel’ has proven to have technical and ecological benefits, and stands as an opportunity for agricultural development in arid and impoverished areas throughout the tropics and sub-tropics globally. Besides

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reducing life-cycle emissions because of its high oil content (40 per cent), Moringa has relatively high crop yield and no competition with food crops.

The Moringa tree is native to India and grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions across Asia, Africa and South America. It is also grown as an ornamental tree in the US. Moringa investors and crop research institutes are continuously studying modern high-yielding varieties developed by breeding programmes, under ideal climatic conditions.

Experts at Center for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) are pursuing the unique suitability of all parts of the plant for a wide range of practical purposes ranging from agricultural to medicinal to fuel.

Uses The seeds contain about 35–40 per cent oil.

This oil is of excellent quality, similar to olive oil, and is slow to become rancid. It is used as a fuel for cooking purposes and burnt for light in developing countries.

The press-cake remaining after oil extraction has been shown to retain the active ingredients for coagulation, making it a marketable commodity as a flocculent. It can be used as a quick and simple method for cleaning dirty river water in developing countries.

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In fact, Moringa oleifera has been compared to alum in its effectiveness at removing suspended solids from turbid water.

It can also be used to harvest algae from waste water, currently an expensive process using centrifuges. The press-cake also contains high levels of protein and makes an excellent stockfeed or a good fertilizer for use in agriculture.

Carbon Credit Life cycle analysis of biodiesel produced from Moringa showed that the greenhouse gases emissions were reduced by 90 per cent when compared to petroleum diesel. Given the widespread presence and ease of cultivation of the Moringa oil plant it could be cultivated in conjunction with subsistence agriculture programmes as a potential oilseed feedstock for biodiesel.

Moringa as a source of biodiesel The oil from the Moringa tree is a more sustainable biodiesel feedstock as it can yield both food and fuel. The greatest potential for this species is currently thought to be in its cultivation for the production of biodiesel.

Yields of about 20 metric tonnes of pods per

The oil from the Moringa tree is a more sustainable biodiesel feedstock as it can yield both food and fuel

hectare per year are achievable for this species. This would equate to between 3,000 and 4,000 liters of biodiesel per hectare per annum. It is particularly desirable because it is a very low water-use crop and may be cultivated on marginal land commercially.

Moringa and ILUC discussion Moringa does not cause indirect land use change (ILUC). On the contrary, Moringa is targeted for marginal lands which are unproductive.

Biodiesel can make a large contribution to the world’s future energy requirements; Moringa is a resource we cannot ignore. The challenge is to harness it on an environmentally and economically manner and without compromising food security.

This tree is a suitable candidate as it grows worldwide in the tropics and subtropics, but will tolerate higher temperature extremes and can survive a light frost. It also tolerates a wide range of soil and rainfall conditions. Presence of a long taproot makes it resistant to periods of drought. n

Myanmar resorts to science to boost rice exports

Laos focuses on creating safe agricultural produce

MYANMAR IS MAPPING out its way to boost its rice production through a carefully planned strategy that engages donor agencies and builds rice science capacity.

The idea is to tap into science to realise Myanmar’s potential to become self-sufficient in rice and also to become a major rice exporter.

Myanmar and its partners are developing the Myanmar Rice Sector Strategy and Program. Philippines-based rice research organisation International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has been working with Myanmar since the mid-1970s, and is committed to working with the country to achieve its rice sufficiency and exporting goals.

Economic Myanmar wants to tap into science to realise its development potential to become self-sufficient in rice across Southeast Asia, including in Vietnam, has been lifted by rice sector development, thanks to higher production and exports.

In Myanmar, the government wants to produce sufficient rice for its burgeoning population that is expected to reach 100mn by 2030.

IRRI director general Robert Zeigler said, “Myanmar’s rice sector has a huge potential to grow and help alleviate poverty and reinvigorate the country's economy.”

THE LAOS MINISTRY of Agriculture and Forestry's agriculture department has revealed plans to ensure complete safety of agricultural produce grown in the country for domestic consumption and export.

The department has formulated several standards for agricultural goods but has not yet set clear policies for producers, according to agricultural officials.

The department’s director general Monthathip Chanphengxay said that to encourage farmers to grow crops in line with international standards, the ministry of agriculture and forestry will be focusing on four specific areas.

Those areas will be organic agriculture, good agricultural practice, pesticide free production, and conservation agriculture.

Monthathip said that each of these aspects will involve various practices but they all will have the same goal, to ensure safety, environmental protection and sustainability.

The practices recommended under these systems will help to cut farmers’ costs by reducing their outlay on chemicals, while the market price of clean agricultural products is higher.

The government has already paved the way for farmers to grow crops through clean agriculture, but the sector currently lacks the funding and experts needed to put these methods into practice.

Most of the country’s farmlands are suited to clean agriculture because most rural farmers have grown their crops using traditional, chemical-free methods.

Monthathip said Laos could benefit from the marketing of organic crops when the country becomes part of the Asean Economic Community and the Asean Free Trade Area in 2015.

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Converting palm plantation waste to biofuel BIOREFINERY DEVELOPER COOL Planet Energy Systems and Acritaz Greentech will be building commercial facilities in Malaysia to transform palm plantation waste products — empty husks, wood, and bark waste — into biofuel and biochar.

Acritaz Greentech, a group of companies that bring biomass processing and bio-technology innovations to plantations, has signed an agreement with Cool Planet to explore the building of multiple commercial biomass processing facilities using Cool Planet technology in Malaysia.

Cool Planet develops small-scale biorefineries that convert non-food biomass into biofuels and biochar, a soil enhancing substance. They recently announced an agreement with Concord Energy to establish a joint venture in the Asia Pacific Region to develop biofuel facilities.

Cool Planet chief executive officer Howard Janzen said, “We are pleased to be working with Acritaz Greentech, a group that is known for their technology leadership in biomass processing and bio-technology in Malaysia.”

Acritaz and Cool Planet will use biomass raw materials that are abundant in

Acritaz and Cool Planet will use biomass raw materials such as palm plantation waste to create renewable cellulosic fuels for the Asian market

Malaysia — such as palm plantation waste — to create renewable cellulosic fuels for the Asian market.

They will develop a plant design that satisfies the specific needs of Malaysia with the first such plant to begin construction in 2014.

Acritaz director Looi Kem Loong said, “Acritaz is excited to commercialise Cool Planet’s platform technology to bring dropin fuels to the Malaysian fuel market. This is

the kind of breakthrough technology that Acritaz wants to deploy.”

Acritaz will work to commit US$60mn for this first facility before the end of 2013. They plan to locate this facility in the Malaysian state of Johor.

The two companies will later work to build multiple such facilities across Malaysia, with Acritaz purchasing proprietary equipment and consumables from Cool Planet.

Modified sweet corn can reduce insecticide use, says study

Decoding bread wheat genetics to prevent rusts

A STUDY HAS shown that genetically modified sweet corn is better for the environment and safer for farm workers because it requires fewer pesticide applications than conventional corn.

The study, published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, said, “Using Bt sweet corn will dramatically reduce the use of traditional insecticides. Based on the performance of Bt field corn, growers should realise increased profits and there will be less risk to nontarget organisms, including natural enemies that help suppress pest densities.”

The study also found that for pest management of the corn earworm, Bt sweet corn consistently performed better than its non-Bt counterparts, even those that were sprayed with conventional insecticides.

“Across multiple years, Bt sweet corn has performed better and required fewer sprays to meet market standards,” said Cornell entomology professor Anthony Shelton.

The study predicts that growers could realise increased profits with Bt sweet corn because of lower inputs and higher marketability, while simultaneously conserving populations of beneficial insects that keep damaging pests at bay.

“The use of Bt vegetables could significantly reduce the use of conventional insecticides and, in turn, reduce occupational and environmental risks that arise from intensive insecticide use,” Shelton said.

A PROJECT LED by scientists in the University of California is aiming at sequencing a wheat ancestor’s genome, which is 40 per cent larger than the human genome.

The project, recently funded by a US$9mn grant from the National Science Foundation’s Plant Genome Research project, is focused on better understanding the genetics of bread wheat, one of three cereals that provide most of the world’s food.

Bread wheat also has the distinction of having a genome that consists of three genomes from separate species, each with a complexity and size that make genetic decoding exceptionally difficult.

The project will sequence the genome of the goatgrass Aegilops tauschii, a wild relative of common bread wheat that is responsible for the bread-making quality found in wheat. It also is highly tolerant of salt, drought, aluminum, frost, pests and many wheat diseases. The effort already has produced its first practical outcome: the discovery of a gene with a resistance to wheat stem rust.

Geneticists previously had hoped to decode the wheat and Ae. tauschii genomes using the shotgun sequencing approach, which is like piecing together a book from millions of random sentence fragments. Scientists, instead, are using an approach known as “ordered clone sequencing” to generate a high-quality blueprint of the Ae. tauschii genome, along with nanomapping, which traps DNA molecules in nano-sized channels where their unique pattern is visualised and quantified.

“This is really an exciting technology,” said Jan Dvorak, a lead scientist on the team. “For the first time in genome sequencing, we have an independent means to check the accuracy of the genome sequence assembly and correct errors and fill gaps.”

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Renewable energy as power source for agriculture Resorting to renewable energy sources like solar, wind, biomass and hydroelectric power for agricultural sector could offer great yields with relatively lower stress on environment ith concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and global warming increasing every day, the agricultural sector is aiming more and more to resort to renewable energy source in conducting work on fields and running machinery and equipment.

Some agricultural activities, such as irrigation, could be powered by renewable sources, a recent European Commission study has indicated. Farm machinery could be renewably-powered, but the machinery would need to be adapted to use renewable electricity, instead of liquid fuel.

Agriculture is a major contributor to global warming through greenhouse gases (GHG) from activities such as deforestation, soil treatment and methane emissions from livestock.

It is also one of the main users of fossil fuels in Western countries, thus also contributing further to GHG emissions. The cost of agricultural products is highly dependent on, and vulnerable to, fuel prices. It is therefore appropriate to assess alternative sources of energy for the future of agriculture.

The study examined the possibility of substituting the use of fossil fuels in farming with energy produced from renewable sources, such as wind, photovoltaics, hydroelectricity and biomass.

Power from wind and photovoltaics has reached a level of efficiency that can compete with fossil fuels. Globally, agriculture currently consumes about 27.7 exajoules (EJ) (27.7 x 1018 joules) per year, of this, 8.2EJ is provided by renewable energy.

It is possible to provide about 30EJ, using mainly photovoltaics and wind, the study suggests, and the land needed to expand these two renewable sources should be minimal (about 30,000km2) compared to requirements of agriculture.

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Power from wind and PV has reached a level of efficiency that can compete with fossil fuels

However, biofuels would not be feasible in this respect because they require large amounts of land for cultivation and, above all, they are not energy efficient.

While renewable sources could produce enough energy for farm machinery, it is in the form of electricity and not a liquid fuel.

Agricultural processes would therefore need to be adapted to use renewable electricity directly.

The study considered four fundamental agricultural processes that would need to be adapted in order to be more sustainable: Mechanical operation: The study drew on results from the EU-funded RAMSES project that developed an electrically-powered multifunctional vehicle with some of the functions of a conventional tractor. This vehicle could also be used as a source of power for agricultural applications, such as watering and spraying, either by electrical coupling or by using the vehicle’s batteries. It was shown to be reliable and functional, but its development for global use would have to be subsidised.

Irrigation: Irrigation is relatively easy to power with certain forms of renewable energy, such as wind pumps which can directly power the

extraction of water from the ground. However, water management must be improved as scarcity becomes an issue.

Use of artificial fertilisers: The two main ingredients of fertilisers are nitrogen and phosphorus. The process used to extract nitrogen (Haber-Bosch) and mining of phosphorus could both be powered by renewable sources.

However, phosphorus is a finite resource and the use of renewable energy would not overcome issues of its depletion which require shifts in fertiliser use and improvements in recycling of phosphorus from sewage sludge.

Use of pesticides: Although renewable energy could substitute the fossil fuel energy needed to produce pesticides, there are currently no substitutes for petrochemicals (chemical products derived from petroleum, such as kerosene) needed for the synthesis of the pesticides.

Agriculture will have to adapt its practices and move towards less use of chemicals.

In conclusion, ‘weaning’ farms from fossil fuels is possible, but in order for agriculture to become truly sustainable, more efficient use of energy and resources is needed, and soil and water must be better preserved. n

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VFlex Corner from Valmont Irrigation VALMONT IRRIGATION, MANUFACTURER of the Valley brand of irrigation equipment, has introduced a new corner option customisable to a grower’s field.

“The new Valley VFlex Corner has been in development since 2009 and was extensively tested at Valley and in customer fields,” said John Kastl, equipment product manager.

“Its flexibility is based on suggestions from growers, and it offers more options than any other corner on the market.”

Valmont Irrigation introduced the first corner to the irrigation market in 1974.

A Valley corner machine allows growers to irrigate the hectares not reached by a traditional centre pivot, increasing yields on land the grower already owns.

The new VFlex Corner features a Model 8120 span and an improved steerable drive unit structure for industry-leading strength and durability. The VFlex also includes a wider track-and-roller cradle that can be easily serviced with standard hand tools.

“We did a lot of work to make sure the VFlex is the most durable, reliable, longestlasting, and easy-to-maintain corner available,” Kastl said. “It also offers growers tremendous flexibility, so they can tailor it to a specific field’s needs.”

The VFlex Corner maintains the same simple and reliable startstop controls of the Valley mechanical corner, but offers extensive options to fit each grower’s requirements.

Customizable options include three corner length choices, mechanical or electronic, sprinkler sequencing, fixed or swiveling water inlets, single or dual steering gearboxes, wire or GPS guidance and trailing or leading orientation.

Challenger to launch new RoGator self-propelled sprayer CHALLENGER HAS LAUNCHED the newest addition to its RoGator lineup — the RG700, a 2,650-litre capacity selfpropelled sprayer in November this year.

According to the Netherlands-based company, the new machine combines quality and flexibility to meet spraying requirements with a smaller tank size.

It is expected to be ideal RoGator for farmers and contractors requiring a lighter-weight, more-nimble sprayer that delivers the highest level of performance, the company claimed.

The RG700 is Tier 4i-compliant, and The RG700 also offers the AWD smart drive system, like larger RoGator models, features an weight distribution and Parallel C-channel flex frame application-specific cab design that maximises operator comfort and safety.

The RG700 also offers the AWD smart drive system, even weight distribution and Parallel C-channel flex frame. The result is a smoother ride, less wear and tear on the booms, and more precise product application even under varying field conditions.

With 165-hp, SCR, the sprayer will have a powerful, high-torque engine, two axle configurations — narrow and standard.

The application cab design includes six-post cab design for visibility, folded booms, wider platforms and a lower first step onto the walkway, sound-dampening materials for a quieter ride and ergonomic armrest and joystick configuration.

The machine’s reload station is designed for a quick, simple and safe reload process and the liquid system is designed to achieve maximum output flow and tip-to-tip application accuracy.

Massey Ferguson’s 1700 Series compact tractors MASSEY FERGUSON HAS introduced the 1700 Series premium compact tractors, built upon the popular 1600 Series. The tractors feature new, clean-burning Tier 4 compliant turbo-charged diesel engines.

David Bercik, product marketing manager for Massey Ferguson, said, “Operators today are looking for a comfortable tractor that is productive and powerful, yet efficient, regardless of what type of work they’re doing. These newly designed 1700 Series tractors

deliver exactly that.”

The series offers six models from 35 to 60 gross engine horsepower, all featuring four-wheel drive, the option of a cab or open platform, a choice of two transmissions, plus rear and/or mid PTOs, making it easy for operators to choose the perfect tractor.

The new line of Mitsubishi diesel engines powering the 1700 Series brings turbo-charged power to compact tractors, providing operators a new level of responsive

The series offers six models from 35 to 60 gross engine horsepower

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power and efficiency. The engines benefit from advanced inter-cooling and a new high-pressure commonrail (HPCR) system for smoother power delivery and a more complete fuel burn. Electronic enginemanagement monitors adjust fuel functions to keep fuel consumption low without sacrificing power.

All models also include a 540rpm independent rear PTO with electro-hydraulic engagement and a wet multi-disc clutch, built to deliver greater durability and smoother engagements.

Operators can choose between a classic 12x12 power shuttle transmission or a more-advanced hydrostatic transmission (HST). For those who prefer a traditional transmission, the 12x12 power shuttle has four synchronised gears and three non-synchronised ranges for a wide array of speed options.

When quick direction changes are needed, wet multi-disc clutch lets the operator shuttle the tractor, changing the direction of travel by flipping a lever.

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The Ergonomic Alternative to the Rocker-Type Pen WEDA ARE REACTING on the demands of modern pig managements with regard to the easy operation of self-catching pens. This fulfils the requirements set down in the EU Directive 88/2001 as well as in the Ordinance on Animal Welfare.

The SF Series makes handling of the mechanics a lot easier, in particular for persons who are smaller or possess less physical strength. These concrete improvements are modern responses to the agricultural industry, where more and more women are employed.

Handling of the self-catching pen is, however, also advantageous for users with more physical strength as it saves energy.

The springless SF System furthermore prevents problems with corrosive parts as well as expenses with regard to the procurement of spare parts or service activities. Below the

line, due to a simplified technology, operators gain time which can be sensibly used for animal control and management duties.

Last but not least, the barrier-free locking system is advantageous for animals that can

take up their feed in a considerably more relaxed way. After a sow has entered the pen, the mechanism installed inside the trough immediately releases the locking device.

For the animals which follow, the entry into the pen is now barred. The sow inside the pen can release the locking mechanism on her own and then leave the pen. In particular lower ranking sows are considerably less exposed to stress during feed uptake due to this practiced animal welfare solution.

The advantages of the WEDA Pen SF3 at a glance: • Compared with a rocker-type pen easy access to the animal • No irritating pipes in the area of the gate • Easy conversion from SF1 to SF3 possible • Maintenance-free technology • Access to the pen at any time

Optimal Ventilation-climate Equipment TERMOTECNICA PERICOLI HAS designed a full range of ventilation and climate equipment to meet every specification and requirements to compliment livestock housing, in individual components or in balanced and integrated systems.

The system involves adequate heating, cooling, humidifying and ventilation systems with a full range of supporting elements such as light traps and inlets.

The company is one of the few environmental/climate equipment supply companies able to supply a full-balanced and compatible line of equipment. Supporting this package is a technical support team available effectively and efficiently to design and supply an optimised environment for all livestock applications.

Pericoli has understanding and experience in thermal engineering and aerodynamics, coupled to solid background and understanding of the application and the needs of customers, gained over more than 45 years in this field.

The core element in all their products, irrespective of the family is: Simplicity: User-friendly in assembly, installation, operation and maintenance Reliability: Robust design, material and manufacturing ensures an extended service and viable life expectancy Performance: All specifications are independently tested and certified (Bess Lab), which are constantly reviewed and updated to meet the highest cost-effective performance.

Hotraco’s new egg counter POULTRY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER Hotraco has added a new egg counter, the EMEC-12-30, to its existing range of EMEC12, EMEC-12-20 and EMEC-30-75.

The new EMEC-12-30 egg counter has been specially developed for systems with group housing and has a maximum scan width of 30cm.

The veranda system in place has an egg belt with a width of 25cm, and is therefore considered highly suitable for the new EMEC-12-30.

The counters ensure that the eggs for hatching are counted per row and per level.

The data on the counted eggs are recorded in the ORION computer, and can be read out in the management program Rainbow+.

In addition, the company has taken a new step in order to approach the Chinese market more actively by opening a new office in China, with the name Hotraco

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The counters ensure that the eggs for hatching are counted per row and per level.

Agriculture Systems Beijing.

The primary purpose of the local office in Beijing is to support European customers with

turnkey projects in China, and secondly to generate more turnover via local producers of barn equipment.

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Equipment

Marel introduces modern duck processing line in South Korea

Nunh innovates lagoon churner for more efficiency

MAREL HAS BEGAN operating a high-tech poultry processing facility — CharmFre — near Buan in South Korea.

The new plant is a greenfield project, company sources said.

According to Marel, there are four high capacity processing The duck processing line can process up to 6,000 ducks per hour in-line lines under one roof for the primary and secondary processing of different types of poultry. The total maximum throughput is more than 35,000 broilers per hour (bph), including ducks. The duck processing line can process up to 6,000 ducks per hour in-line.

Integrated proven technologies have also been built in the plant with Marel Stork Poultry Processing equipment for processing various types of poultry such as broilers, tiny spring chicken, country chicken, parent stock, laying hens and ducks.

The plant also reportedly has fully enclosed and in-line double wax system.

The processed ducks are chilled in-line and distributed automatically based on weight, the company added. Other automated solutions that have been integrated are packing of whole products, cut-up products, fillet products and other boneless products, giblets and feet as well as tray, bag or bulk packaging.

Using a barcode system, products can be distributed correctly and finally handed over to Charmfre’s fully robotised palletising system.

NUHN INDUSTRIES LIMITED has introduced the Lagoon Crawler, a remote-control machine powered by a 160-hp Cummins 4-cylinder engine, designed to drive right onto the pond for maximum churning of contents to get more nutrients.

A centre-mounted pump pushes material through jets positioned around the machine to propel it around the lagoon. The independent nature of the Lagoon Crawler means even very large pits can be agitated for pumping into tanks more efficiently.

Ian Nuhn is the brain behind this machine.

“It has 13,000 pounds of floating ballast. It cruises on top of the lagoon,” he adds.

Nuhn added that there’s even an ‘unleash hell’ setting where the pump will push material through all the propulsion jets around the machine for maximum lagoon agitation.

The Lagoon Crawler is a remote-controlled machine

John Deere 6M and 6R Series tractors go ‘compact’ JOHN DEERE HAS revamped three compact models to both the 6M and 6R Series tractor ranges. The new 6MC and 6RC tractors have been designed specifically for medium size arable, livestock and mixed farms. They are also suitable for professional grounds and turf care customers.

The new 6090MC, 6100MC and 6110MC models are equipped with smooth, highly efficient PowrQuad Plus transmissions and Stage III B compliant 4.5-litre four-cylinder PowerTech PWX engines. Using field proven technologies to meet the latest emissions standards, these fuel efficient diesel-only engines feature exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), a waste-gate turbocharger and

an exhaust filter. This last component includes a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) and a diesel particulate filter (DPF).

The 6MC tractors feature a 2.4-metre wheelbase for stability and versatility, while an optional low profile cab allows easy access to small buildings. The tractors durable full frame is specifically designed to accept front loaders such as the John Deere H310 or H340. These are available in non-self-levelling, mechanical selflevelling and hydraulic self-levelling versions, with a wide variety of loader attachments.

John Deere’s 6090RC, 6100RC and 6110RC tractors represent the premium version of this new

The 6MC tractors feature a 2.4-metre wheelbase for stability and versatility

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line of more compact tractors. Supplied by a massive 205-litre fuel tank, the John Deere PowerTech PWX 4.5-litre Stage III B diesel-only engines are also equipped with Intelligent Power Management (IPM) with 10 additional hp when needed.

Operator’s comfort is enhanced by the tractor’s wheelbase and the optional triple link suspension (TLS) front axle, while tyre sizes of up to 600/65 R38 help apply the available power to the ground.

Increased levels of comfort as well as a higher degree of implement control through automation are provided by John Deere’s iTEC Basic, GreenStar and ISOBUS precision farming options.

The three powershift transmission choices, PowrQuad Plus, AutoQuad Plus and AutoQuad Plus EcoShift, provide smooth gear changes on the move, assisted by a standard declutch button.

Thanks to the newly available EcoShift mode, engine rpm is automatically reduced when reaching high speeds. These reliable and efficient transmission options help to further reduce fuel consumption on these tractors.

Other features include a pressure and flow compensated hydraulic system providing up to 114 litres/min, with 37 litres oil take out capacity available for implement operation, plus an optional ex-factory front PTO and front hitch with a lift capacity of 3,000kg.

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Feed & Grain Buyers’Guide 2 0 1 3 Section One - Listings by categories Section Two - List of suppliers Section Three - Contact details of agents in Asia

PLEASE MENTION FAR EASTERN AGRICULTURE WHEN CONTACTING YOUR SUPPLIERS

CATEGORIES Section One Additives and Raw Materials Algae Based Additives Olmix

Feed Enzymes Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A

Protein Products

Conveyers

Expanders

Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A

Technical Systems

Almex b.v.

Specialty Ingredients Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A Olmix

Bagging

Vitamins Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A

Minerals

Automation and Control

Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A Unipoint AG

Mold & Mycotoxin Control Products Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A Olmix

Dinnissen b.v

Extruders

Biosecurity, Cleaning & Sanitation Products

Almex b.v.

Olmix

Dinnissen b.v

Awila Anlagenbau GmbH

Feeders

Conditioners

Almex b.v.

Almex b.v.

Technical Systems

Awila Anlagenbau GmbH

Hammer Mills

Feed & Feedstuffs Safety Testing SCE nv Silo Construction & Engineering

Services

Computer Software Formulation, Ration Optimization & Modelling

Cookers

Awila Anlagenbau GmbH

Construction

Almex b.v.

Dinnissen b.v

Format International Ltd.

Coolers

Mixers & Blenders

SCE nv Silo Construction & Engineering

Almex b.v.

Dinnissen b.v

Turnkey Projects

Pelleting Equipment

SCE nv Silo Construction & Engineering

Unipoint AG

Logistics

Awila Anlagenbau GmbH

Phytogenic Feed Additives

Bulk Storage

Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A

SCE nv Silo Construction & Engineering

Premixes

Machinery and Equipment

Safety and Environment

Dryers

Awila Anlagenbau GmbH

Almex b.v.

Dinnissen b.v

Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A

SUPPLIERS Section Two Almex b.v.

ALMEX Extruders and Contivar™

Postbus 150 Zutphen 7200 The Netherlands Tel: +31 57 5572666 Fax: +31 57 5572727 Web: www.almex.nl E-mail: info@almex.nl

Expanders are used for : Extrusion-cooking Pre-extraction processes Densifying Conditioning prior to other processes Expanded feed production Forming Cooking-forming Semi-moist H.T-S.T. processes Co-extrusions You are kindly invited to visit www.almex.nl for more information.

We are a family owned, independent company since early 1970’s.

Almex single screw extruders and Contivar Expanders are in use worldwide at fishfeed, oil extraction, petfood, animal feed plants, the food industry and the processing and chemical industries.

Awila Anlagenbau GmbH

Dinnissen b.v.

Dillen 1 Lastrup 49688 Germany Tel: +49 4472 8920 Fax: +49 4472 892220 Web: www.awila.de E-mail: info@awila.de

Horsterweg 66 Sevenum 5975 The Netherlands Tel: +31 77 4673555 Fax: +31 77 4673785 Web: www.dinnissen.nl E-mail: powtech@dinnissen.nl

The robust, basically simple design of the Almex equipment guarantees years of trouble free service.

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Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A Via Luigi Einaudi, 12 Loc Bettolino, Brandico (BS) 25030 Italy Tel: +39 030 6864682/9973064 Fax: +39 030 6866560 Web: www.eurofeed.it E-mail: logistics@eurofeed.it Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A is an Italian company that produces and trades feed additives all over the world. We are GMP+Certified.

Eurofeed Technologies portfolio includes the following additives as Acidifiers, Antioxidants, Antimicrobials, Aromas, Mould Inhibitors, Mycotoxin Binders, Natural Diarrhea Preventions, Nutraceutical Feed Supplements, Pellet Binders, Trace Mineral Chelateds and Vegetable Protein Concentrate.

Format International Ltd. Format House Poole Road, Woking Surrey GU21 6DY United Kingdom Tel: +44 1483 726081 Fax: +44 1483 722827 Web: www.formatinternational.com E-mail: info@formatinternational.com The Global Leader in Feed Formulation Software.

By constantly being at the forefront of innovations and advances in formulation techniques, Format has an enviable reputation which, in a constantly charging world, provides our customers with a significant competitive advantage.

Agents: Korea - Easy Bio Korea Malaysia - 3N Viteland Philippines - Easy Bio Phils Inc. Vietnam - Biomin Vietnam Co. Ltd.

LUBING Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Lubingstraße 6 Barnstorf 49406 Germany Tel: +49 54 4298790 Fax: +49 54 42987933 Web: www.lubing.de E-mail: info@lubing.de Ultramodern Drinking-, Conveyor- and Climate-Systems from Barnstorf, Germany: LUBING systems are complete solutions for all modern requirements in animal farming, but at the same time are modular in design so that they can be individually matched to customer wishes.

Agents: China - Lubing System Engineering (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. India - Lubing India Pvt Ltd Indonesia - PT. Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Japan - Hytem Co. Ltd. Malaysia - Tong Seh Industries Supply Sdn Bhd Pakistan - Ample Trade Impex Thailand - KSP Equipment Co. Ltd. Vietnam - DONG A Material-Veterinary Jsc

SCE nv Silo Construction & Engineering Industrielaan 17A Industriezone Kwakkel Zone C2 8810 Lichtervelde Lichtervelde 8810 Belgium Tel: +32 51 723128 Fax: +32 51 725350 Web: www.sce.be E-mail: info@sce.be SCE, Silo Construction and Engineering, of Belgium is a worldwide partner and specialist in design, production and assembly of rectangular modular process silos.

The demand for food to nourish the world’s growing population is increasing continually.

As partner in modular process storage solutions, SCE wants to help food & feed producing companies to become more efficient and effective.

The modular SCE bins are innovative, compact and fast to assemble. Our short lead times are the result of our experience in project management: in-house engineering, a well-keened production process and care for quality.

SCE earned its merits in the feed industry and has successfully expanded to other sectors such as pet food, aqua feed, rice, coffee and cocoa. SCE has built modular square bins all over the world. In SE Asia SCE has references in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Schaumann Agri International GmbH An der Mühlenau 4, Pinneberg 25421 Germany Tel: +49 4101 2185300 Fax: +49 4101 2185399 Web: www.schaumann.info E-mail: info@schaumann-agri.com Agents: China - Schaumann Agri Trading (Shanghai) Company Limited Korea - Morningbio Co. Ltd.

Technical Systems PO Box 757, Sanlamhof 7532 South Africa Tel: +27 21 9499191 Fax: +27 21 9499195 Web: www.technicalsys.com E-mail: info@technicalsys.com Manufacturing company of Flat Feeder Chain, 90° Corner Unit & Auger Spiral for automated feed conveying.

Olmix ZA du Haut du Bois Brehan, 56580 France Tel: +33 2 97388103 Fax: +33 2 97388658 Web: www.olmix.com E-mail: contact@olmix.com Agents: Cambodia - Olmix Cambodia China - Olmix Beijing India - Olmix India Indonesia - Olmix SA Indonesia Representative Office Vietnam - Olmix Asia Pacific Representative Vietnam - Olmix Hanoi Rep. Office

Schauer Agrotronic GmbH Passauer Straße 1 Prambachkirchen 4731 Austria Tel: +43 7277 23260 Fax: +43 7277 232622 Web: www.schauer-agrotronic.com E-mail: office@schauer.co.at

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Unipoint AG Gewerbestrasse 2, Ossingen, 8475 Switzerland Tel: +41 52 3052041 Fax: +41 52 3052042 Web: www.unipoint.ch E-mail: info@unipoint.ch Klinofeed the unique Feed-Additive with a high effect as Mykotoxine binder and Ammonium binder.

Also Klinofeed is a highly effective pellet binder.

Klinofeed is registered in: Europa ( E 568 ) Please ask us about Klinofeed: info@unipoint.ch

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AGENTS Section Three Cambodia Olmix Cambodia # P41, Rue Pleasure Chung Tnorl Keut Village, Behind Teuk Tla Plaza Sangkat Teuk, Tla, Khan Don Kor Phnom Penh

China Lubing System Engineering (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. Song Ming Industrial Park Gongming Town Guangming Dist Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518106 Tel: +86 75 527411888 Fax: +86 75 527411124 Web: www.lubcn.com E-mail: tjilim@lubing.cn

Olmix Beijing Rm Bei 206, Yinhai Dasha No Jia 10, Zhongguancun Nan Street 100081 Tel: +86 10 62158713 Fax: +86 10 62158712

Schaumann Agri Trading (Shanghai) Company Limited Room T3-16B, 2601 Xietu Road Shanghai, 200030 Tel: +86 21 51878630 Fax: +86 21 512631 Web: www.schaumann.cn E-mail: info@schaumann.cn

India Lubing India Pvt. Ltd. 271/P/B, Ingawale Patil Estate, Bhugaon Pune, Maharastra, 411042 Tel: +91 20 22952404/22952405 Fax: +91 9890996030 Web: www.lubingindia.com E-mail: surinder@lubingindia.com

Olmix India

Morningbio Co. Ltd.

22, Sri Sai Nivas, T C Palya Main Road K. R. Puram, Bangalore 560036 Tel: +91 9361655595 Fax: +91 9663802208

#401 Seemi B/D, 1731 Doojung-dong Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam, 331-963 Tel: +82 41 5780604 Fax: +82 41 5780605 Web: www.morningbio.co.kr

Indonesia

Malaysia

Olmix SA Indonesia Representative Office

3N Viteland

Menara Thamrin Suite 310 Jl. M.H. Thamrin Kav. 3, Jakarta 10250 Tel: +62 21 2302602

PT. Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Jl Raya Serang Km 30 Balaraja Tangerang 15610 Tel: +62 21 64701200 Fax: +62 21 64700968 Web: www.lubing.com E-mail: lasma.siagian@cp.co.id

Japan

46 Jalan Perdagangan 16 Taman University Industrial Park, Taman University Skuda Johor Bahru, Johor, 81300 Tel: +60 7 5206798 E-mail: goh.keeseng@ formatinternational.com

Tong Seh Industries Supply Sdn Bhd Lot 780, Block A, Jalan Sungai Putus Off Jalan Kapar 3 3/4 Miles Klang, Selangor, 42100 Tel: +60 3 32916958 Fax: +60 3 32915198 Web: www.tongseh.com.my E-mail: enquiry@tongseh.po.my

Pakistan

Hytem Co. Ltd.

Ample Trade Impex

2-10 Techno Plaza Kakamigahara City Gifu 509-0109 Tel: +81 58 3850505 Fax: +81 58 3851230 Web: www.hytem.com E-mail: info@hytem.com

Office 3-4, 2nd Floor, Sarjah Centre 62 - Shadman Market Tel: +92 42 7584400 Fax: +92 42 7532102 Web: www.lubing.com E-mail: ample@nexlinx.net.pk

Philippines

Korea

Easy Bio Phils Inc.

Easy Bio Korea #3th. Union Center 831-11 Yoksam Dong, Kangnam G, Seoul Tel: +82 2 5019988 E-mail: insook.kang@formatinternational.com

Unit 1609 West Tower, Phil. Stock Exchange Center, Exchange Road Ortigas Center, Pasig City, 1605 Tel: +63 2 6354692 E-mail: kate.cornista@ formatinternational.com

Thailand KSP Equipment Co. Ltd. 100 MU3 Suksawad Soi 76 Suksawad Road Prapadaeng Samutprakarn 10130 Tel: +66 28 176410 Fax: +66 28 176439 Web: www.lubing.com E-mail: kannika@cpf.co.th

Vietnam Biomin Vietnam Co. Ltd. Duong Xa, Gia Lam Hanoi Tel: +84 4 8765632 E-mail: ng.phuong@formatinternational.com

DONG A Material-Veterinary Jsc 62, Ho Tung Mau Caudien Tuliem Hanoi Tel: +84 4 37632583 Fax: +84 4 37632602 Web: www.dmvjsc.com E-mail: dmvjc@fpt.vn

Olmix Asia Pacific Representative 136 Hoa Lan Street Ward 2 Phu Nhuan Office Ho Chi Minh City Tel: + 84 8 35172098 Fax: + 84 8 35172163

Olmix Hanoi Rep. Office P502, No. 88, Village 4 Me Tri Ha Commune Tu Liem district Ha Noi

Get the most out of your broilers and layers

OVILAC WA with

■ higher ADG ■ improved feed conversion

Contains the SCHAUMANN probiotic PROTECURE at a high dosage.

Application of OVILAC WA is simple and safe with the drinking water.

■ reduced feed intake ■ reduction in ammonia ■ contains vitamin C + D

info@schaumann-agri.com · www.schaumann.info

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Aquaculture

Rice paddy fields can double up as salmon pond Rice growers can look at alternative livelihood method by culturing salmon in the fields during off-season

Fish in harvested rice fields resulted in the fattest, fastest-growing salmon on record in California waters

ICE PADDY GROWERS can now have alternative livelihood by culturing salmon in the fields.

Juvenile salmon grow quickly in off-season rice field nurseries. The dual use of agricultural land could benefit both salmon populations and farmers, according to a study by University of California.

The scientific findings of an experiment that planted fish in harvested rice fields, resulted in the fattest, fastest-growing salmon on record in the state’s rivers.

“We’re finding that land managers and regulatory agencies can use these agricultural fields to mimic natural processes,” said coauthor Carson Jeffres, field and laboratory director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at University of California, Davis. “We still have some things to learn, but this report is a big step in understanding that.”

Researchers found that the fish did not have a preference among the three rice field types tested: stubble, plowed, and fallow. The

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Fish reared in plowed rice fields grew faster than those reared over stubble or weedy vegetation food supply was so plentiful that salmon had high growth rates across habitats and management methods.

“It’s like a dehydrated food web,” said Jeffres. “Just add water. All of those habitats are very productive for fish.”

KEY FINDINGS: Experimental flooding of Yolo Bypass rice fields during the winter can create productive aquatic food webs for salmon.

Average growth rates during the study’s 41 days were the highest recorded in fresh water in California. Growth of juvenile chinook averaged 0.93mm per day, with growth of

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1.5mm per day observed during specific twoweek interval.

Mortality was, however, greater than in the team’s previous 2012 study at Knaggs Ranch.

In the 2013 study, between 0 and 29 per cent of free-swimming fish survived, while 35 to 98 per cent of fish in enclosures survived.

Lower survival rates were attributed to bird predation. The winter of 2013, when the study was conducted, was one of the driest on record in the Sacramento Valley, which may have drawn more birds to the inundated rice fields, and to the fish. The study plots were also relatively shallow, providing little escape for fish. A follow-up study planned for 2014 will explore the role of depth as a refuge for fish against avian predators.

Fish reared in plowed rice fields grew faster than those reared over stubble or weedy vegetation. However, all habitat types were beneficial to the fish, suggesting farm managers may have more flexibility in land treatment after harvest. n

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Moreover

Mycotoxins and Ammonium are responsible for severe economical losses in livestock industry

Klinofeed®

Klinosan®

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The studies will be conducted in China, Senegal and Australia — countries that depend on livestock production and are each home to locust outbreaks

Avoiding locust outbreaks worldwide Locust swarms continue to a major threat to agricultural produce across the world.

Here is a look at a research being conducted by scientists to overcome the problem OCUSTS ARE A threat to food security throughout the Asia, Middle East, Africa and Australia. Locusts, particularly desert locusts, ravage crops and impact livestock — costing countries billions of dollars in lost harvests and eradication efforts.

A team of US-based scientists from Arizona State, Colorado State, McGill and Yale universities have launched a new collaborative project to learn how human behavior, market forces and ecological systems interact over time to affect the outcomes of locust swarms.

The researchers will conduct studies in China, Senegal and Australia — countries that depend on livestock production and each home to locust outbreaks that may be linked to degraded livestock pastures.

ASU School of Life Sciences physiological ecologist and lead researcher on the project Arianne Cease said, “We are building on our previous research in China that demonstrated that overgrazing rangelands promotes locust outbreaks, in part because overgrazing lowers the amount of nitrogen in plants.”

Surprisingly, plants with lower nitrogen content allow locusts to multiply and form devastating swarms, a situation often caused by overgrazing.

Cease added, “We understand how important it is to look at the whole picture and we’re excited about the project’s potential. We need a better understanding of the links

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The research team is seeking answers to how the relationship between insects and nutrients, as well as livestock grazing strategies, interact to affect food prices, food security, and rangeland degradation. And, how do property rights and ownership affect society’s ability to respond to the link between overgrazing and locust outbreaks. between overgrazing and locusts. And, from a social perspective, we also need a unified framework to implement what we find into practice in each of the regions in a way that improves the lives of local farmers and the longevity of the grasslands.”

Areas of concern The research team is seeking answers to how the relationship between insects and nutrients, as well as livestock grazing strategies, interact

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to affect food prices, food security, and rangeland degradation. And, how do property rights and ownership affect society’s ability to respond to the link between overgrazing and locust outbreaks.

Yale assistant professor Eli Fenichel said, “It is commonly believed that people don't have incentives to care for things that are ‘owned’ collectively. However, with what we are learning about locusts, it seems possible that short-sighted environmental management may cause future damage to a community’s economic resources. So, the more we learn about these systems, the more it seems that we can turn the study of ecology into a direct cost/benefit for society as a whole.”

The team’s goals will focus on how best to minimise locust outbreaks and to use this knowledge in working with regional governments and communities to devise additional tools for managing the swarms differently. The scientists also want to understand what causes the locust population buildups that lead to migratory swarms.

To develop new and sustainable management strategies, the team will study livestock markets, grazing practices, grass ecology, and property rights in relationship to locust dynamics. The study will include the efforts of five ASU undergraduate researchers and two doctoral students from Yale and Colorado State universities. n

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