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GIT functionalty and methane mitigation from ruminant hindgut Effective functionality of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and its health, are important factors in determining animal performance. Several, complex mechanisms are involved in the

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and aqua culture, is required.

In ruminants, apart from rumen, fermentation also takes place in hindgut, which consists of ceacum, colon and rectum. It accounts for 2% of the body weight, but its fermentation capacity is 14 % of the rumen.

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nutrients, and provides 5 to 10 percent of dietary energy. In hindgut, the fermentation substances are limited and additional fermentation of slower digesting polymers and crystalline starches escaping foregut

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studied properly so far. The interaction between rumen and hindgut microbiota, which actually regulate the overall digestion and metabolism in ruminants needs to be thoroughly investigated. It has been established that reductive acetogens in the hindgut of monogastrics are efficient hydrogen utilizers. There is a need to explore the community structure methanogens and reductive acetogens in ruminant hindgut, so as to explore and exploit the additional way out for

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INDUSTRY NEWS

08 Driving change in South East Asian fisheries and fishmeal supply INTERVIEW

10 Sustainability-The most critical element in livestock production ARTICLE

05 FEED SAFETY: AS IMPORTANT AS FOOD SAFETY 14 Poultry Management and Biosecurity Measures

24 Australia to import wheat for feed and milling industry 25 Fishmeal Update - China 26 Fall armyworm attack caused crop loss in Mizoram 26 Patanjali to invest from internal accruals to fund Ruchi Soya acquisition 27 A new Japanese distributor for Delacon 28 FDA approval to Adisseo on pure organic selenium source for US Market 28 An effort to improve poultry farms: India signs MoU with Japan's ISE Foods 29 Canada's cooperatives to reduce feed production facilities EVENT COVERAGE 18

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ARTICLE

FEED SAFETY: AS IMPORTANT AS FOOD SAFETY Deepika Bharti, Freelancer Is it really important?

lapses can cost their business.

With growing population and climate

Additionally, with the rampant innovations that are taking

change, Sustainability has become more

place, at times even the first world countries are left oblivious

and more pressing issue with every

how to deal with the risks associated with the novel

passing day. According to United Nations- ingredients(e.g. agro-industrial by-products, insects, food Food and Agricultural Organisation,

processing by-products, food wastes etc.)

Animal feed plays a primary role in the

So, what's the reference for now?

global food industry and it is the largest and most important component to ensure the sustainable production of safe and

In order to meet this gap FAO & WHO collated the guidance document regarding feed regulatory frameworks by harmonizing them with the Codex Alimentarius and other

affordable animal proteins.

international standards. The Codex Alimentarius documents The feed production and requirements are provide guidance on application of risk assessment directly proportional to the production framework w.r.t animal feeding and production. The Riskfood from animal sources. The challenge

based measures taken by the operators/management go a

hence is not only to meet the demand for

long run in prevention and control of hazards.

feed production, but to ensure its safety,

A brief preview of General Principles and requirements of

as the quality of feed directly impacts the

the Codex code

the subsequent products. As the end point consumers are humans feed safety is a direct contributor to human health.

Therefore, it is wise to assert that feed production should also be aligned with as much as stringent safety systems as there are for food safety systems. Additionally when it comes to food safety and security there is no denying the fact that: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Foot-andMouth Disease; dioxin, mycotoxin, E.coli O157:H7 contamination; and the development of antimicrobial resistance, all are directly related to animal feeding.

Do we really have any guidance and structure to follow?

Storage and procurement Procurement and storage should be in a stable condition so as to prevent contamination by pests, or by chemical, physical or microbiological contaminants or other objectionable substances during production, handling, storage and transport. Where applicable, good manufacturing practices (GMPs), good agricultural practices and, where appropriate, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles1 should be followed to control hazards that may occur in food.

Feed ingredients should be obtained from safe sources and be subject to a risk analysis. The procedure used should be consistent with the Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Application in the Framework of the Codex Alimentarius.

Monitoring of feed ingredients should include inspection and sampling and analysis for unwanted substances using riskbased protocols. Feed ingredients should meet acceptable and, if applicable, statutory standards for levels of pathogens,

While every country has its own demand

mycotoxins, pesticides and undesirable substances that may

for animal protein and thus sources to

give rise to consumers' health hazards.

meet the demand, not every country has the know-how and awareness yet to place the focus on feed safety the way it needs.

It is important to note that while the first world countries have their National regulatory bodies to scrutinize every production facility for safety and quality standards, the third world countries where the industry is widely unorganized, barely have a clue how severely feed safety

Labelling Labelling should be lucid and informative as to how the user should handle, store and use feed and feed ingredients.

Labelling or & the additional documents should contain Information about the species /category of animal for which the feed is intended, The purpose, List of ingredients including additive in descending order of proportion, Contact information, Registration number if applicable, Directions and precautions, Lot identification, and Date of manufacture, use

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quality and well being of the animals and

before date/ expiration date.

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Traceability/product tracing and record

feed

keeping of feed and feed ingredients

It is crucial that levels of undesirable substances are

Traceability of feed and feed ingredients

sufficiently low in feed and feed ingredients that their

should be done by a transparent record keeping system for timely and effective withdrawal or recall of products. These records need to readily accessible to enable the prompt trace-back of feed and feed ingredients to the immediate

concentration in food for human consumption is consistently below the level of concern. Codex Maximum Residue Limits and Extraneous Maximum Residue Levels set for feed should be applied.

Feed additives and veterinary drugs used in medicated

previous source and trace-forward to the

feed

next subsequent recipients.

Feed additives and veterinary drugs used in medicated feed

In emergency situations operators should

should be examined for safety by the competent authorities.

inform the competent authorities in the

Veterinary drugs used in medicated feed should comply with

company/ country if they consider that a

the provisions of the Codex Recommended International

feed or feed ingredient does not satisfy

Code of Practice for the Control of the Use of Veterinary

the feed safety requirements established

Drugs. Feed additives should be received, handled and stored

in the Codex Code. The information

to maintain their integrity and to minimize unsafe

should detail and at least contain a contamination. Antibiotics should not be used in feed for description of the nature of the problem, a growth promoting purposes in the absence of a public health description of the feed or feed safety assessment. Feed and feed ingredients should only be ingredients, the species for which it is

produced, marketed, stored and used if they are safe and

intended, the lot identifier, the name of

suitable. In particular, feed and feed ingredients contaminated

the manufacturer and the place of origin.

with unacceptable levels of undesirable substances should be

The competent authorities and operators

clearly identified as unsuitable for animal feed and not be

should immediately take effective

marketed or used.

measures to ensure that those feed or feed ingredients do not pose any danger to consumers' health.

Inspection and control procedures Feed and feed ingredients manufacturers and other relevant parts of industry should practice self-regulation/autocontrol to secure compliance with required standards. It will also be

Undesirable substances The presence of undesirable substances such as industrial and environmental contaminants, pesticides, radionuclides, persistent organic pollutants, pathogenic agents and toxins such as mycotoxins should be identified, controlled and minimized. Animal products that could be a source of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) agent should not be used for feeding directly to, or for feed manufacturing for,

necessary for risk-based official regulatory

ruminants. Control measures applied to mitigate

programmes to be established to check

unacceptable level of undesirable substances should be

that feed and feed ingredients are

examined in terms of their impact on food safety.

produced, distributed and used in such a

Conclusions:

way that foods of animal origin for human There is no doubt that human health safety is and will be

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consumption are both safe and suitable.

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Inspection systems should be designed and operated based on objective risk assessment appropriate to the circumstances. Risk assessment should be on the basis of latest available scientific evidence. Monitoring of feed and feed ingredients, whether by industry or official inspection bodies, should include inspection and sampling and analysis to detect undesirable levels of unwanted substances.

Health hazards associated with animal

impacted by feed safety as long as the human population continues to be dependent on food from animal sources.

With growing population this dependency is only supposed to grow. Although it is evident that feed production industry is not at the same ground level worldwide be it in the name of technology or regulatory frame work, It does not serve as an excuse to ignore the importance of feed safety. Since the guiding principles of Codex Alementarius w.r.t Feed Safety are publicly accessible worldwide, it is high time each business owner takes it upon himself to implement a risk-based system at his facility to ensure a safer feed, safer food and in turn a healthier and sustainable human life.

References are available upon request.

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Driving change in South East Asian fisheries and fishmeal supply A new study focuses on Thailand and

sources.

Vietnam, two of South East Asia's

The highlights of the reports are:

largest producers of wild and farmed seafood which support large trawl and

!

developing their fisheries from the 1960s through

purse seine mixed fisheries producing

the 1980s, which significantly increased fishing

fish for food and feed.

Management of fisheries in the South East Asian (SEA) region has long

effort. !

support large trawl and purse seine mixed fisheries

practices. Greater understanding of

producing fish for food and feed. Thailand has far

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such fisheries is therefore vital, in order

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more information available on its fisheries and

to bring about reform and an end to

aquaculture than Vietnam.

overfishing. !

species from trawl catches were used in the fast-

Organization commissioned a report to

growing aquaculture sector, especially for shrimp.

generate insights into fisheries in SEA in !

Fish for fishmeal represent a small component of the catch, which is generally focused on providing

Leadbitter, of Fish Matter Pty, compiled

fish for human food. Little of the catch is discarded

the study. As part of the work, he

or wasted, and it supports large numbers of jobs in

collated data for a period of about 10

fishing, processing and aquaculture.

months, relying on both publicly available information and in-country

The fishmeal sector along with the aquaculture sector has experienced rapid growth, as low value

and IFFO, the Marine Ingredients

the year 2017. Consultant, Duncan

The report focused on two of South East Asia's largest producers of wild and farmed seafood which

attracted world-wide criticism for poor

The Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA)

Thailand and Vietnam invested heavily in

!

Poor fisheries management resulted in too many

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fisheries. These address the need to cut fishing effort, improve enforcement, increase mesh size in trawls and rebuild fish stocks. !

The low value fish directed into the fishmeal supply chain would benefit from better handling and refrigerated storage, which would result in a higher quality fishmeal.

!

Market pressure from processors, aquaculture producers and exporters can have a positive effect on encouraging a transition to responsible production. This approach has worked in the human food sector for two decades and is well established.

!

The IFFO RS program has developed a system for managing Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) and is experiencing growth in engagement with FIPs either approved or in development in Thailand and Vietnam and other parts of the world.

!

Management improvements are needed, especially in Vietnam. Market based involvement in Thailand could usefully provide support for the implementation of management plans.

Wider opportunities in Thailand Whilst the main fishery producing raw material for fish

net profits and a lack of incentives to fish legally. !

!

Demersal and pelagic trawl sector on the Andaman coast producing around 54,000 MT per year of

pressure has been a major decline

feed-fish for reduction, compared to 240,000 MT

in larger fish and slower growing

from the Gulf of Thailand. This fishery is engaged

species, in favour of smaller, faster

with WWF on a Fishery Conservation Project. !

Purse seine sector in the Gulf of Thailand and the

increased catches, but ongoing

Andaman Sea for the capture of a wide variety of

overfishing has led to an overall

small pelagics, neritic tunas and anchovies. Fish is

decline in the catch.

destined for both food use - canning, fish sauce etc,

Fisheries management in

and for fishmeal. Thailand has IFFO RS approvals

developed and higher latitude

for small pelagics by-products including goldstripe

countries focuses on selective fishing and maximising the production of a small number of target species. This approach does

!

producing raw material include:

A consequence of excessive fishing

growing species. Initially this led to

!

meal is currently engaged in a FIP, other fisheries

sardinella and Indian mackerel, and the kawakawa, frigate and bullet neritic tunas, and longtail tuna.

Wider opportunities in Vietnam

not work well in a tropical Asian

Vietnam is a larger producer of fishmeal than Thailand,

context, where the combination of

and second only to China in Asia. Its large animal feed

high species diversity and efficient

sector is a major user of fishmeal.

use of the catch requires new and

Vietnam requires some strategic thought as it provides

different management approaches.

a range of opportunities for IFFO, as well as IFFO RS and

The government of Thailand has

GAA. The country is a major producer of shrimp and

developed and implemented a

pangasius, and shrimp has now overtaken salmon in

comprehensive set of fishery

terms of aquaculture production.

management plans for the Gulf of

Source: Report on Driving change in South East Asian trawl fisheries, fishmeal supply,

Thailand and the Andaman Sea

and aquafeed

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fishing vessels, overfishing, zero

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INTERVIEW

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Sustainability-The most critical element in livestock production Prof. Dr. Leo den Hartog Nutreco

Prof. Dr. Leo den Hartog, Director of R&D,Nutreco and a part-time professor in Sustainable Animal Nutrition in Production Chains at Wageningen University, visited India during the last week of April. The agenda of the visit was to meet the research collaborators at various Veterinary Universities and Institutions as well as meeting some key customers.

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In an e-interview with Think Grain Think Feed, Prof. Leo shared about commitment of Nutreco for global research on animal nutrition and other developments in India. Below are the excerpts from the interview:

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With the gradual rise in middle class and the corresponding affordability, there is a surge in protein requirements globally. Which part of the globe you think is most underprepared and what can be done to counter the downfalls.

Over the past few decades, as you rightly mentioned, we have seen a mismatch with rising demands and struggling supplies – the reason why Trouw Nutrition focuses on “Feeding the Future”. However, it is not that some parts of the globe are underprepared but one can predict that there are continents where the demand will increase rapidly in the coming decades. Asia and Africa especially will have a huge increase in population and an increase in wellbeing also. Only Asia will have more than half of the world population and Africa will double its population in the coming three decades.

In general, by 2050 we have the pressure of feeding 9 billion people. The best way to overcome this challenge is by including innovative and sustainable

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related to young animal nutrition, healthy life and precision nutrition will be effective in that respect.

We were able to increase average daily gain and reduce the amount of feed needed per kg of gain (improved Feed Conversion ratio). As a result we reduced, in the last 3 to 4 decades, carbon footprint, energy use and land use by 25-30 percent per kg broiler meat. In aquaculture, we are also very active by producing feed for 60 different fish species.

Could you share some anecdotes based on your experience how well does modular precision-feeding systems increases the output for a business?

We have to produce more food in the coming three decades as we have done in the past 8000 years. This results in two main questions. Do we have the resources and how can we limit the emissions.

The outcome has to be efficient animal production.

Precision feeding means good quality raw materials (Near Infrared testing) with a known nutritional value (tables with chemical composition and digestibility coefficients) for the different species (ruminants, swine and poultry) and feed the animals to their needs. Precision nutrition will result in efficient production, better profit for the farmer and less emission.

Trouw Nutrition also recognizes the increasing challenge we face, however, we also see this as an opportunity. In India, for example, we have our office and Masterlab for our customers in Hyderabad and will have a state-of-art factory in Jadcherla, about 70 kms from Hyderabad, which will cater to the growing market and ensure that we provide innovative solutions to the customers.

With limited resources, optimum utilisation is the need of the hour.

What are the most promising avenues that can be explored vis-avis Poultry & Aquaculture?

Poultry and aquaculture are sectors, which deliver eggs, poultry meat and fish. Those products have a low carbon footprint per kg of protein (low greenhouse gas emission, compared to ruminants and swine production), are easy to prepare and consumed in all countries. However, I would like to stress on the fact that sustainability is the most critical element. Solutions

Nutreco has asserted a reduction in Antibiotic use by providing functional feed at the early stages, what advice would you give to those who have been antibiotic dependent and are now looking for alternatives.

First of all: there is no alternative for antibiotics. When animals are sick we need antibiotics to cure them. The need is for responsible use of antibiotics and that is possible only when the animals are healthy. With a multi stakeholder approach, we can reduce the use of antibiotics significantly. We need robust, healthy animals and a good hygiene and farm management.

Immunity status and later life performance is highly dependent on young animal nutrition. As a key area of innovation, Trouw especially focuses on young animal feed as part of our LifeStart Programme. Further, with good quality feed and health supporting feed and water additives, research has shown that the same results or even better than diets with Anti-Microbial Growth Promotors can be realised.

When it comes to feed efficiency, microencapsulation of functional molecules and microorganisms has come in picture in the recent years for increasing their efficacy in case of oral administration. Would you like to share some recent study and achievements under Trouw Nutrition's belt?

In the Netherlands we reduced the use of antibiotics in animal production in the last decade by 64%. As a result we see that the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics on farms with pigs and poultry has decreased significantly.

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nutritional solutions that support the performance of animals, fish and shrimp.

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INTERVIEW

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Trouw Nutrition has done more than a decade research to the mode of action of health supporting additives. Different ingredients and products are tested in vitro and thereafter in vivo. The effect on microbiota composition and gut integrity are determined. Validation of the effect of products on animal performance is studied at the leading universities and with key customers in all continents. Trouw Nutrition has a validation network with about 100 partners all around the globe. Also in India there is a strong collaboration with the leading university and research Institutes. This means that the developed products and nutritional strategies are science based and validated in practice.

practice. Advice for feeding the farm animals in an optimal way are available e.g. fiber content and coarseness of diets for broilers for a high digestibility, split feeding for laying hens, analysis of the available lysine (reactive lysine).

Innovations are diets for the young farm animals (e.g. a diet for the first four days of broilers), because that is the basis for a good production later in life. Lifestart sets life performance.

Unlike developed countries, Quality assurance and a Regulatory framework is not as robust in developing countries like India, what recommendations would you like to make to the Industry leaders w.r.t importance of third party certifications and QA/QC in order to develop a global stand?

The innovations are not limited to products but also our unique services that align with our objective of becoming integrated solution providers for animal nutrition industry. An example of our unique service is NutriOpt On-Site Adviser, our hand held on-site scanning device, that allows real-time raw material and feed analysis in farm and feed mill. Thus, it is helpful not only for quality assurance but also helps in quick decision making.

When it comes to feed quality and animal health, what according to you is the most under-rated factor that can be a threat?

Concerning the quality of raw materials it is extremely important to use high quality products. The effect of Could you please detail a few changes in the climate on the contamination of raw materials with mycotoxins is increasing and a threat. innovations under Trouw Nutrition that the Industry can look forward to Testing and using the right measures to avoid negative impact on the animals is crucial. Early detection of in availing in the recent future? mycotoxins is highly important and on-field tools for Trouw Nutrition has always been very mycotoxin analysis, like Mycomaster, can reduce the proud of their innovative culture. We impact by helping in fast and reliable decision making. have an annual investment of Euro 50 On a global level, animals are performing about 40 million in innovation and R&D, which percent below their genetic potential. This is mainly due reflects our commitment to continuously bring innovative solutions to suboptimal circumstances and health status. This means that health supporting nutritional strategies and to animal nutrition industry. Our key health supporting feed additives (instead of using focus areas of innovation are LifeStart, antibiotics on a routine basis) are needed.

Healthy Life and Precision Nutrition.

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Feed and water additives for tackling the gram positive and gram negative bacteria are composed and tested in

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Industry leaders are responsible to deliver high quality products. Sharing good results and best practices are supportive. Quality systems and certification of the products and way of production are necessary.

Trouw Nutrition India Team with Prof. Dr. Leo at Its India Facility

Trouw Nutrition is also taking responsibility through Nutrace approach, our quality program, which is based on 5 pillars: Certified quality and food safety, Ingredient and supplier assessment and management, Monitoring and Control, Risk Management, Tracking and tracing.

This approach is central to all our units including Trouw Nutrition India.

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Poultry Management and Biosecurity Measures Krishna Chandra Ojha, Kemin Industries South Asia Pvt. Ltd. Introduction

over the world. Consumption of chicken has increased

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In the last few decades, poultry industry due to its versatility as a food, and considered as healthier meat than from other sources. As poultry has shown a tremendous growth all

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industry progressed, disease outbreaks and its Figure1: Principles of Biosecurity

associated challenges have become more common and costlier to manage. Recently, the Newcastle disease (ND), low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) and high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have become endemic, resulting in heavy losses to poultry industry.

During the disease conditions, poultry farmers rely more on medication and vaccination for control measures.

This is associated with high costs, and more often the success may not be guaranteed. Strict biosecurity measures along with vaccinations are adopted to control some contagious poultry diseases, as

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Table1: Some examples of agents for disease transmission at a poultry farm AGENTS

REASONS

Poultry

Transfer of birds from one production area to another production area

Disposal of dead birds

Other animals

Wild and domestic birds

Feral, domestic animals and, livestock and pets

Insects

Rodents - rats / mice

People

Farm personnel and family members living on site

Contractors, maintenance personnel, neighbors, serviceperson and visitors

Disease transmissionthrough hands, boots, clothing and dirty hair

Equipment

Previously used equipment

Other farm equipment's

Vehicle

Through tires and vehicles loaded with equipment

Air

Transmission as an aerosol or dust

Water Supply

Water contaminated with feces from avian or other animal species

Feed

Feed may be contaminated by the raw materials used, post-production and during transport, or by exposure to rodents and birds on the premises

Bacteria and mold in poor quality or contaminated feed

Litter

Transport of litter material on and off the farm site as well as storage of used litter on site

exclusion,“preventing the introduction of a disease agent onto a farm” and bio-confinement, “preventing vaccination alone is not enough to

Thus, biosecurity has become the huge factor for

control diseases in field conditions.

minimal loss for poultry stakeholder and emerged as a

Biosecurity refers to the management

phenomenon for poultry farming.

practices aimed at excluding or

Major Routes of Disease Transmission

reducing the transmission and spread

Disease transmission at a farm is an important factor in

of diseases to animals, humans or an

biosecurity studies. Some studies have stated that

area from the disease causing agents.

about 90% of diseases are transmitted from one farm

“Bio” refers to life, and “security”

to another farm through contaminated people, poultry

indicates protection. Biosecurity is the

farm equipment's and farm vehicles. There are some

key factor for better chicken health and

examples of direct transmission through ovarian

profitable poultry production. It is

transmission (Mycoplasma gallisepticum), egg shells

accomplished by maintaining the

penetration (Salmonella spp.), water borne disease

poultry shed in such a way that there is

(Escherichiacoli) and airborne transmission

a nominal traffic of biological

(Mycoplasma gallisepticum). But the chances are very

organisms (viruses, bacteria, rodents,

low through airborne transmission. Stability of poultry

etc.) across its borders. Biosecurity is

disease in the environment is also a major factor for

the most cost-effective means of

disease transmission. The routes of disease

disease control management and

transmission details are given in Table-1.

defined as 'informed common sense'.

Farm Standards for Complete Biosecurity

Biosecurity is based on two

Biosecurity measures depend upon the farm modality

fundamental principles: bio-

and standards (Figure-2). The farm standards redefine

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the spread of a disease agent onto a farm” (Figure-1).

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Figure-2: Health management in Poultry

maintain the poultry farm are discussed as follows. !

Farm workers should wear neat and clean clothes, and boots.

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Hand sanitizer should be used prior to house entry and upon exit.

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Farm workers should not entertain or contact with outside farm birds.

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Visitors on farms should be discouraged, especially contract persons like veterinarians and service providers. Visitor guidelines should be properly mentioned outside and inside the farm.

!

the easy steps for bio-security which is described as follows. !

The poultry production area must

inside the farm. !

or twice a day depending on the nature of

boundary, defining biosecurity

disease.

zone.

If there is mixed farming or

!

!

!

animals that must not be linked with poultry production system.

condition.

Provision for separate clothes Footbath area should exist in farm entrance for individuals, vehicles and all other entries.

! !

!

Well-developed drainage system.

!

Hatched eggs should be properly disinfected.

!

Workrooms should be maintained clean.

!

cleaning and disinfection of equipment must be taken care between farms.

minimal entry of wild birds and !

Routine biosecurity procedures.

!

Drinking water and cooling water

!

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Litter delivery and collection of used litter – trucks carrying new or previous litter must be

supplied in poultry shed must

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Routine maintenance of farm should be conducted whenever possible.

cleaned and disinfected between production

meet poultry water standard.

areas.

Only commercial poultry should be kept in production areas not

Sharing farm equipment's like poultry birds in cages should be avoided. Effective way of

Poultry house must be designed

access to vermin is observed.

Before entry of chicks, farm should be properly disinfected and fumigated.

or maintained in such a way that

!

Treated water should be used if there is provision of surface water or during diseased

and boots for visitors. !

Spraying of disinfectant in vehicles of visitors should be strictly done.

grazing area, there must be well defined grazing areas for other

Spraying disinfectants inside the farm should be done thrice a week; in diseased condition once

have well developed fence or

!

Avoid allowing pets, wild birds and livestock

!

Other delivery vehicles (e.g. gas, chicks, prepared

other species.

flocks, eggs and feed) and drivers should not be

!

Better storage facility for feed.

allowed to enter in farms.

!

Separate weighing machine for

Conclusions

the production areas.

As introduction of pathogenic organism causes

!

During rearing period, minimum

serious economic loss to the poultry producers and

15-30 days gap for broiler flock,

farmers, securing the poultry flocks and farms from

1.5-2 months gap for layer flock

harmful pathogenic agents(microorganism) plays a

and 1.5-2 months gap for

vital role in poultry production. By implementing the

breeder flock should be

biosecurity steps at all the stages of farming will help

maintained.

to avoid outbreak of diseases. Thus, the practice of

Routine Biosecurity Procedure

biosecurity measures is a beneficial approach for the

Routine biosecurity measures to

successful management of poultry industry.

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In the previous edition of our magazine,

He mentioned that Looking at different global markets, in

we brought to you detailed coverage of

future India shall standout, as it continues to grow in

first & second session of Feed

population with rising per capita consumption, but remains

conference, in this edition we bring to

nearly 100% self-sufficient. He added that other global

you detailed report in continuance with

regions are split between faster-growth emerging markets

session two.

i.e. normally from a low base but with consumption and

The second half of session two of the

population growth (slow-growth mature markets, with slow

feed conference started with a detailed

or no population growth and more stable higher

presentation on 'Indian Dairy-

consumption).

Opportunities and Trends' by Mr. Shiva

Coming to an inside perspective, Mr. Moudgil said that,

Moudgil (an Industry researcher with

Dairy products form a significant part of daily food

Robobank). He started his presentation

expenditure (as a source of protein). He used the Graph 2 to

with an insight about Indian dairy in

detail the estimated milk demand for year 2020-2021.

global context. Detailing on the share of As per this data, demand is estimated to be ~200 mn tons Indian market with regards to global milk by 2020-21,and looking at the last decade, Milk production production, He mentioned, as Global has been growing at the rate of 4% to 5% CAGR .However Milk Production is growing at a CAGR of

he mentioned it is also important to note that ~85% of the

~2%, India contributes ~18% of the total

milk produced in India is coming from small & marginal

milk production; and observed that the

farmers and In order to meet the future demands it's

milk production growing at ~4%;Hence

imperative to have a Large scale dairy farming model (>500

India plays a pivotal role in the global

cattle) which has not developed in India so far.

scenario.

Talking about demand of dairy products,

In order to meet the above-mentioned demand, Mr. Moudgil emphasized the importance of value-added dairy

Mr. Moudgil illustrated the absolute and

products (i.e. Cheese, Ice cream, UHT, Milk etc). As per

CAGR demand change for the years 2016

Robobank data, value-added products are expected to grow

and future prospects till 2022 with Graph 1.

at 15% to 20% with expected growth in cheese, UHT milk,

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Graph 1: Absolute and CAGR demand change 2016-2022

Graph 2: Estimated milk demand by 2020-21

ice cream, baby food segments.

He also shared the considerable growth potential for Organised Industry (comprising cooperatives and private players that account for 24 percent of total milk produced in India) with the Graph 3.

In order to ensure a successful Upstream link, Mr. Moudgil discussed the three essential factors that include Long term

Graph 3: Milk handling by organized sector (million tonnes)

focus on procurement, Access to dairy

Milk handling by organised sector (million tonnes)

farmers, and Increasing use of services & Technology.

Mr. Moudgil then elaborated on the various trends in the Indian Dairy farming. He delved into this section with Industry, application of artificial insemination, Nutrition and role of Mechanisation. Additionally, incorporation of IT shall be the key driver of efficiency and other aspects such as Improvement in yield/ disease

systems to manage the dairy farms will be a great concern.

control/segregation/balanced rationing.

Apart from that limited access to market, limited supply

Shedding some light on the challenges

chain integration and meagre resources (like land, fodder,

that Medium-scale dairy farming in India

availability of labour) will require a lot of efforts to deal with.

shall face, Mr. Moudgil detailed that lack

Coming to the contribution and prospects for Small Agri

of education, trained manpower and

landholders, Mr. Moudgil stated that they will be the key

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EVENT COVERAGE stakeholders for medium scale dairy

renowned company Tesla that made a big mark in

share in the total agriculture area has

automobile sector while making their battery-operated cars

been increasing since the past couple of

and this is how they started to innovate the technology of

years.

batteries and with that they integrated the technology in

Mr. Moudgil concluded his presentation

automobiles making them the pioneers in this field.

by highlighting the major outcomes of

Coming to the Food sector Mr. Aalm pointed out how

the research done by Robobank as i.e

MacDonald's & Starbucks have incorporated Backward

Emergence of medium scale dairy

Integration Module. He explained that while MacDonald's

farming shall ensure procurement from

has its own potato farms, corn fields etc., Starbucks uses its

small farmers, Liquid milk and

own produce of coffee beans throughout its chains around

perishables shall remain the largest

the globe. These companies are running mass products for

driver of growth, Value added products

the globe today and they work with Backward Integration

are gaining acceptance thereby

module.

changing the nature of the industry from

Explaining how even the poultry and livestock Industry has

bulk food to consumer food and this will

its own big players who have adopted this module, Mr.

increase focus on innovation, Newer

Alam mentioned companies like JBS, Tyson, BRF, Perdue and

players are looking to enter the Indian

Ingham's etc. have their own core production units, make

dairy market (International, Domestic

their own feed, have their own marketing. He further

Food-FMCG companies), and overall

mentioned his own company IB group couldn't have

Consolidation in the organised

reached the success that they have today had it not been

segment will gain momentum.

for backward integration.

Dr. T.K Walli appreciated Mr. Moudgil for

Mr. Alam shared his insights about the scenario in US

his insightful and terse presentation and

where there has been a major consolidation taking

gave his concluding remarks by

place i.e. those companies who do not follow Backward

highlighting the positive aspects of

Integration, have been absorbed by companies that

Indian diary sector along with the many

follow this module.

challenges it has to face, its very

He mentioned that the situation in China, 20 years back was

essential that the cattle feed

just like as it was in India in terms of feed mills, However

manufacturers convince and educate the

China which has seen a transformation and has displayed

importance of balance feed to the dairy

consolidation of 4000 feed plants to less than 400 plants in

farmers in order to meet the growing

the last two decades.

Coming to his view about India, Mr. Alam stressed that in

The third session of the conference

the next 5-10 years Indian companies will become the most

focused on the Technology Innovations.

efficient poultry companies by following the mechanism of

In this spectrum, an insightful

Backward Integration.

presentation was given by Mr. Gulrez Alam from the IB group about 'The pros

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into manufacturing of cars. Similarly, Mr. Alam mentioned

Industry since it has been seen that their

milk demands.

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and cons of adopting Backward Integration'.

He initiated by citing the global scenario pertaining to Automobile industry and Technology companies where the most stabilised companies are those who have adopted Backward Integration. These included giants like Ford who went on to create their own infrastructure by not depending on the raw material suppliers and having their own production of steel, rubber, glass etc like components that go

He further went on to explain the general methodology of Backward Integration with the Image 1.

Mr. Alam laid special impetus on the fact that right storage solutions play a pivotal role in Backward Integration mechanisms. He continued by explaining how right storage technology is responsible in maintaining quality parameters such as keeping the right moisture intact for the raw material grains.

Explaining how the quality standards are maintained whilst adopting the Backward Integration method, Mr. Alam mentioned stringent framework that needs to be in place.

He gave examples of pest and microbial control along with sensory and physical tests like smell and particle size that

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Image 1: Backward Integration

are done to qualify the International

above, meticulous planning & immense management

standards.

proficiency with 24*7 sensitivity towards both forward and

Mr. Alam then shifted the focus on the

backward trading sides makes people slightly skeptical

many advantages of adopting Backward

towards its long run benefits.

Integration. This included Quality control

Mr. Alam illustrated that despite the many reservations that

of raw materials & finished goods,

people may have towards adopting backward integration

Overall cost control leading to better

method, we need to emphasize on producing the right

profitability, Control on overall

nutrition for the birds and the animals which can be better

formulation and necessary nutrition,

ensured by adopting Backward Integration method.

Empowering farmers, Generation of

The conference moved forward with a presentation on

employment, and Food security etc.

'Feeding the world within the limits of our planet' given by

Backward Integration, Mr. Alam detailed

Manager, DSM Nutritional Products).

a few aspects which people might

At the very outset Dr. Makhija asserted that feeding the

consider as pressing concerns while

world is an ever increasing challenge since the world

implementing Backward Integration in

population is expected to grow at an alarming rate which is

their own business. This includes the

inevitable. The terse digramatical representation in Image 2

perception that when you are the

says it all i.e. by 2100 we shall be no less than 11.2 billions in

epicentre of all supply chain & material

human population on the same land that we have today.

management, any disturbance can disrupt the whole process. Additionally, many think high demand can result in dependencies from outside suppliers and in such cases the Backward Integration is not of much benefit. Mr. Alam further mentioned that demand uncertainty creates problems and may lead to underutilization of plant capacity regardless of having Backward Mechanism in place. In addition to the

This shall result in increased environmental adversaries such as emissions and pollution which will further lead to resource depletion. Dr. Makhija highlighted if the current conditions prevail and we continue the stress on the environment as the way we are, We need to have no less than 1.7 Earths and its resources to sustain the demand of planet's ecosystem. Shedding more light upon it, Dr. Makhija imparted that In 2015, a UN charter was introduced to set goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development

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sustainability, Dr. Makhija briefed how natural food

sector, civil society and people like us.

resources need to be worked upon in order to improve

He then focused how livestock

the protein and calorie. The need is to stop the

production is facing increasing Image 2: World Population Projection

declining nutritional value of crops, improving digestibility of feed materials, upgrading lower digestible feed raw materials & reduce nitrogen and phosphate pollution. By doing so the scrutiny that the feed and livestock sector faces w.r.t. being a contributor in environmental stress can be tackled well.

As per Dr. Makhija Biotechnology shall reduce the pressure on Soy land use and biodiversity loss, The reduction in use of phosphate fertilizers will decrease dependence of mineral resources, reduced feed competition shall thus result in increased sustainable use of local feed raw materials, above all the Feed enzymes made with the aid of biotech shall deliver solutions to extract more nutritional value out of today's feed ingredients. Focusing more on the importance of biotechnology, He expounded that developing next

scrutiny on impact on environment, on human health, animal welfare.

Increasing focus on reducing today's animal protein footprint and how to produce animal protein within planetary boundaries for a growing population.

generation enzymes to unlock more protein and energy from key feed raw materials can have potential impact on resource use, land use and manure handling.

Additionally, enzymes improving feed efficiency of local raw materials have added value of reducing transport footprint and supporting local economy.

Dr. Makhija also mentioned that another sustainability issue for livestock industry is the food loss and waste

Before coming to the counter measures

and by giving an example as to how increase in eggshell

in order to deal with the above issue,

strength is related to nutrition and how this can help in

Dr. Makhija illustrated that agriculture

reducing wastage and losses.

and livestock production has achieved

The final phase of the presentation detailed the

tremendous improvements over the

significance of greenhouse gases in triggering climate

past decades to continues being able to change with the Image 3. provide food to the growing Dr. Makhija then continued by asserting that as industry population. He emphasised that

stake holders, its time for us to innovate new ideas and

feeding the growing population has

make a powerful difference in fighting climate change.

been made possible by strong growth

Conclusions

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Based on points shared by Mr. Shiva Moudgil, Indian Dairy Industry is bound to play a pivotal role in serving the needs of future population specially as far has

cannot be used otherwise.

protein demands are concerned. The points asserted by

Shifting his focus on the aspect of

Mr. Gulrez Alam indicate that the concept of Backward

dealing with the population rise and Image 3: Role of greenhouse gasses in triggering climate change

Integration might be the next big thing incorporated by the organised and large-scale industry very soon. The facts and figures shared by Dr. Makhija clearly substantiate the increasing burden our eco-system bears with the growing population and Innovation should be the priority of every Industry stakeholder.

Note: In the next edition of Think Grain Think Feed, we shall bring to you excerpts of the interactive session that saw the participation of Industry expert panelists and audience members.

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Australia to import wheat for feed and milling industry Australia will import foreign-grown

biosecurity risk", DAWR said in a statement.

wheat for the first time since 2007

"The import conditions require that the grain is

following a recent approval issued by

sourced from areas assessed as presenting a low

the Department of Agriculture and

plant and animal biosecurity risk and impose strict

Water Resources (DAWR).

movement, storage and processing controls within

The permit issued is for a single

Australia," it added.

shipment of bulk wheat from Canada, Australian Wheat Exports Slump on which is expected to arrive in Australia in the next six to eight weeks.

Uncompetitive Prices Australia is the biggest wheat exporter in the southern hemisphere, with the advantage of

The vessel consists of high protein

locational proximity to Southeast Asia making

wheat for milling purpose, destined

Indonesia it's biggest exporting market.

for Port Kembla in New South Wales, a trader based in Australia said.

The move comes after months of

However in the past few years, exporters in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia and Malaysia, have significantly increased consumption of wheat

market speculation about wheat

from the Black Sea, attracted by the competitive imports as widespread drought in the pricing. east coast of Australia damaged The ravaging drought conditions devastating wheat wheat crops, driving up domestic crops and driving prices higher have not helped prices to historical levels.

Australian suppliers with the fierce competition in The current decade low 2018/2019 the region, as millers continue to replace its harvest season saw Australian wheat

dependence on Australian wheat with cheaper

production drop by 19% to 17.3

alternatives in the flour blending mix.

million mt, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences.

The combined wheat output from New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland was down by 45% from the previous season to 4.15 million mt.

With the severe drought having slashed wheat output in the East

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Australia for itswheat supply in both the feed and milling industry.

However, protein levels were low for

In the past month, with Black Sea new crop making a comeback in Southeast Asia, Australia has been struggling to sell both feed and milling wheat in the region.

Last week, a buying group in the Philippines bought two 55,000-mt cargoes of feed wheat from the Black Sea/EU at USD 198.75/mt CFR for July 2-22 shipment and USD 197/mt CFR for August 1-21 shipment.

For the same tender, the lowest Australian feed wheat offers were heard at USD 235.50/mt CFR. Despite the 7% import tax advantage, Australian feed wheat was overpriced by roughly USD 23-USD 25/mt.

wheat grades in Western Australia,

For milling wheat, a buyer in Indonesia was heard to

tightening supply of high protein

have booked a 30,000-mt cargo of Black Sea 11.5%

wheat.

The shortage of domestic high protein hard milling wheat explains the move to import high grade Canadian wheat, market sources said.

The imported vessel will be "subject to strict conditions to manage any

wheat for August shipment at around USD 210/mt CFR Makassar last week. This is USD 35-USD 40/mt cheaper than Australian APW wheat for the same shipment period.

Despite the free fall in prices from the start of the year, Australian wheat remains uncompetitive relative to new crop from the Black Sea. Source: SP Global

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Since 2016, China has produced around 400,000 metric tons of fishmeal a year, said Guo Jiyuan, technical director at Chinese feed giant New Hope Liuhe.

Image Source: Hedinn

Fishmeal Update - China

At its recent peak in 2012, China produced 1.24 million metric tons.

Production is expected to decline, meaning China, the world's largest fishmeal importer, will require more imports to maintain current supply levels, said Guo. The decline is in part attributed to stricter fisheries management; China's Ministry of Agriculture has required local fishing companies reduce total catch from coastal waters to 10 million metric tons from 17m metric tons by 2020, said Guo. “This will contribute further to the downwards production trend.”Guo noted many local firms have dropped out of the sector.

Ten years ago in Rizhao city in Shandong province, there used to be 270 companies producing fishmeal; today, there are just over 50 fishmeal manufacturers nationwide, he said.

noticeably worse in the past three years.Neil Auchterlonie, technical director at IFFO, said he was not aware of a wider problem with fishmeal quality but said it sounded as though the problems could be due to excess moisture residue. He added issues would need

Import Scenario

to be investigated on a case-by-case basis and Hazard Quality issues with fishmeal imports are Analysis Critical Control Point, or HACCP, processes a concern for Chinese importers. along the supply chain checked.

Issues range from the presence of

China imported some 1.46 million metric tons of

worms, bacteria and bad smell, several

fishmeal last year.The majority of its fishmeal is from

members of the audience said at the

Peru, the world's largest fishmeal producer. But, in

recently concluded IFFO fishmeal

recent years, more has come from other origins, such as

meeting.

Russia and Mauritania.

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Fall armyworm attack caused crop loss in Mizoram Mizoram government has informed the

Colney said that chemical pesticides and organic ones

Centre about an estimated crop loss of

werebeing used to kill the worm in maize fields.

INR 20 crore caused by an outbreak of

“Concerted efforts are being made to contain the

the 'Fall armyworm' (FAW) in the state,

outbreak which was first detected in Lunglei district on

a minister said recently.

March 8,� Colney said.

The outbreak caused by

After receiving warning from the Centre, the state

SpodopteraFrugiperda, an insect, has

Agriculture department had sent warnings to all the

affected maize cultivation in 1,747.9

District Agriculture Officerson February 27 last on the

hectares in 122 villages, state

possibility of incidence of FAW in the state.

Agriculture minister C Lalrinsanga said.

The state government has constituted a Rapid Response Team to monitor the outbreak and take measures to mitigate the loss of crops, he said.

Meanwhile, state Agriculture Department Director Rohmingthanga

The FAW outbreak was reported in neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar early this year.

Agriculture experts said that the FAW is a lepidopteran pest feeding on multiple plants (polyphagous).

Being a nocturnal pest, the FAW hides under maize leaves at day time and is difficult to detect.

Source: businessline

Patanjali to invest Rs 600 crore from internal accruals to fund Ruchi Soya acquisition

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Patanjali Ayurved has proposed to invest

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March 31, 2018. The company posted a profit of INR

INR 600 crore from its 'internal accruals'

342.5 crore for FY18, while its revenue was at INR

to help fund its proposed INR 4,350-

8,135.64 crore. State Bank of India (SBI) maysanction up

croreacquisition of debt-laden Ruchi

to a maximum of INR 3,300 crore, subject to the board

Soya. The company is in talks with banks

approval. A part of this debt, however, could be in form of

to help fund a large part of the

working capital. Meanwhile, Union Bank of India may put

transaction even as ithas so far received

in INR 600 while INR 300 crore may come from Bank of

commitment for about INR 3,900 crore.

Baroda.

Based on proceedings held recently, it

Patanjali's plan that proposes INR 115-crore infusion into

appeared that as part of the resolution

Ruchi Soya received a 96% approval from the CoC

plan, Patanjali will also raise INR 450

following a vote thatconcluded at 8 pm on April 30. The

crore each through non-convertible

company is in the midst of the corporate insolvency

debentures and preferential shares. The

resolution process (CIRP). One lender aware of the

committee of creditors and the

developments had told FE on the condition of anonymity

resolution professional are convinced

that the offer promises INR 4,235 crore to stakeholders.

the resolution applicant has some

Of this, INR 4,053 crore will go to secured lenders against

backing, an advocate representing

admitted claims to the tune of INR 8,377 crore, which

Patanjali said at recently shearing on Ruchi Soya. He added that the applicant has already obtained more sanctions than required to fund the acquisition.

According to data available on Capitaline, Patanjali Ayurved's total assets stood at INR 5,427.38 crore as on

works out to a recovery of 48%. Meanwhile, against admitted claims of INR 1,007 crore, unsecured financial creditors will receive INR 40crore as part of the proposed plan, implying a haircut of 96%. The proceedings further revealed that the plan has allocated INR 15 crore for employees of the company. Ruchi Soya Industries was admitted into the corporate insolvency resolution process(CIRP) on December 15, 2017.

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A new Japanese distributor for Delacon Together with YPTECH Co., Ltd.,

customers,” he says.

Delacon is now also breaking grounds

“Delacon is trusting YPTECH for its strong capabilities

in Japan. Since September, the Tokyo

and strengths in the Japanese market. With our new

home-based YPTECH Co., Ltd. is the

partnership and the presence of Yoshi as local staff and

exclusive distributor for Delacon's

support for Delacon, we are looking forward to our

phytogenic feed additives. The natural

success as we bring the power of phytogenics to Japan”,

solutions are now available in the

says Stephane Jolain, Delacon Global Sales and

company's portfolio for ruminant,

Marketing Director.

poultry, and swine.

In Japan, it is still allowed to use antibiotic-growth promoters (AGPs) in the feed. However, livestock producers increasingly shift to production without AGPs due to consumer demands. So, the Japanese feed industry is always looking for new products to support animal health and performance.

Phytogenic feed additives will be one of the solutions. “That's why we were looking for a strong distributor that drives natural solutions forward. With YPTECH Co., Ltd. we found a partner that exceeds our requirements. A team of 20 members does excellent work with feed millers, and gained tremendous market insights since 1984,” says Yoshinori Hashizawa, Delacon's Country Sales Manager Japan.

In October, Yoshinori joined the Asian Sales team as Country Sales Manager Japan. He directly reports to Gina Medina, Asia Sales Group Leader.

Before Delacon, Yoshi was providing services to U.S. Soybean Export Council: workshops, seminars, and training courses for animal producers and feed millers.” Moreover, Yoshinori's experience is based on the work as a technical advisor. His previous company deals with yeast-based product and organic minerals. “Now, I am looking forward to learning new techniques in improving performance and profitability by the power of nature and to sharing these insights with my

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FDA approval to Adisseo on pure organic selenium source for US Market The Food and Drug Administration has

Due to its purity, Hydroxy-Selenomethionine provides the

approved the distribution of SelisseoÂŽ,

maximum storage of Selenium in the body in comparison

the first pure source of organic selenium

with other currently available selenium sources such as

in the US market that provides selenium in inorganic selenium salts and selenium-enriched yeasts. the form of Hydroxy-selenomethionine.

'Hydroxy-selenomethionine is a remarkable new product

The product is approved for use in

that ushers in a new way of delivering Selenium to

chickens, turkeys, & swine.

production animals safely, effectively, and efficiently', said

The purity of the organoselenium-based

Alissa Welsher PhD, Technical Manager, Adisseo.

product, which has been tested in

Selisseo complements Adisseo's other recently launched

numerous trials, has been shown to

another innovative product that contains the perfect

consistently deliver more bioavailable

combination of enzymes that have been shown to improve

selenium to animals, with higher

overall digestibility of organic matter by three percent in all

deposition in animal tissues.

diet types. ‘Adisseo has had a national presence in the US

This provides animals with high

for decades,' said Jeremy Painter, Commercial Director US

antioxidant capabilities even in

and Canada. 'The addition of these two new products to

challenging conditions. Selenium is an

our already comprehensive portfolio is just another

essential micronutrient and powerful

example of our dedication to helping our customers be

antioxidant that plays a critical role in

more effective and more competitive. It is how we are

metabolism, reproductive health, and

furthering our goal of becoming the preferred partner in

immunity by fighting oxidative stress.

animal nutrition.'

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Waste management and disease

million strong-chicken farm eggs will be set up in

diagnosis in addition to egg quality have

Telangana's Siddipet, and a smaller one will be established

been the areas requiring intent attention

in Gujarat's Surat city. Looking at ISE's Global repute and

in poultry sector of India. Considering the

figures, ISE's chickens lay about 20 million eggs a day and

need of the hour, India has signed a

their business has been around for over 100 years with

Memorandum of Understanding with ISE

major operations in the US, China and ASEAN countries.

Foods (Japan's largest egg producer) in

In a matter of some time, ISE Foods intends to introduce its

order to address the evident scope of

protein-packed offerings to India's promising markets.

improvement. A few of the contributing factors as to why India is collaborating with ISE is that ISE's egg production process, almost fully automated, is considered most hygienic in the world.

The farm chickens are antibiotic free and the transit time of eggs from the farm to the factories is within 24 hours.

ISE Foods will commence its operations in India with two poultry farms initially. A unit with a production capacity of 1.2

One of the many unique aspects about ISE is the utilisation of eco-friendly system against odour measurement by using "deodorant", "chip wood", and "sulphur".

The major aspect of Quality Control is "ISE integration System" that manages the egg collection, packing, production of feed, poultry farming and delivery production.

With so many feathers to its cap, ISE foods has surely got a lot to offer to Indian poultry sector.

Source: Business Standard

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Canada's cooperatives to reduce feed production facilities A changing feed market and business

in a statement.

consolidation are being cited by

The plants manufacture cattle, horse, sheep and poultry

Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) as

feed in bags and bulk orders, and pet food for FCL's

reasons for closing three feed

retailing system.

production facilities in Western Canada. FCL associate vice-president Patrick added the company Plants in Melfort, Sask., and Brandon, will do its best to ensure that livestock producers Man., will close in August and October

affected by the closures will continue to get the

respectively. The feed facility in

products they need from the three remaining plants.

Edmonton transfers to the Wetaskiwin

FCL said it will be making “significant capital

Co-op in September.

investments” to modernize the remaining plants, Manufacturing will continue at plants in including new bagging equipment.

Calgary, Saskatoon, and Moosomin, Sask.

“While we don't make these decisions lightly, by consolidating manufacturing and taking measures to refocus our resources in the livestock sector, we're better able to serve our local co-ops and their producer customers across Western Canada well into the future,” Ron Healey, FCL vice-president of

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agriculture and consumer business, said

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Think Grain Think Feed - Volume 5 | Issue 07 | May 2019

JUNE

OCTOBER

Feed and Nutrition Course 2019 Date: 3-7 June 2019 Venue: Inntel Hotels in Zaandam, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands Email: info@schothorst.nl Web: www.schothorst.nl

VICTAM International Date: 12-14 June 2019 Venue: Cologne, Germany Email: expo@victam.com Web: www.victaminternational.com

VIV Turkey Date: 13-15 June 2019 Venue: Istanbul - Turkey Email: hande@hkf-fairs.com Web: www.vivturkey.com

Dairy Industry Expo Date: 11-13 October 2019 Venue: ACEC, Pune Email: dairyindustryexpo@gmail.com Web: www.dairyindustryexpo.com

Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership (GOAL) Date: 21-24 October 2019 Venue: Leela Palace, Chennai Email: sally.krueger@aquaculturealliance.org Web: www.aquaculturealliance.org

FEBRUARY 2020 Feed Tech Expo Date: 7-8 February 2020 Venue: GADVASU, Ludhiana, India Email: feedtechexpo@gmail.com Web: www.feedtechexpo.com

Asian Pacific Aquaculture Date: 18-20 June 2019 Venue: Chennai, India Email: worldaqua@was.org Web: www.marevent.com

Dairy Livestock & Poultry Expo Africa Date: 19-21 June 2019 Venue: Nairobi, Kenya Email: africa@dlpexpo.com Web: www.dlpexpo.com

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Feed Additives Asia 2019 Date: 26-28 June 2019 Venue: Millennium Hilton Hotel, Bangkok Email: ben.cronin@agribriefing.com Web: www.feedadditives-asia.com

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