Asian Agribiz Podcasts
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Asian Agribiz Podcasts
Interviews and Webinar style podcasts from a trusted and dedicated provider of news, information and market intelligence for the animal protein community throughout Asia.
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Poultry farmers get more mycotoxins than they bargained for
Mycotoxin prevalence in feed samples in Asia is increasing. It is becoming commonplace to find more than one mycotoxin contaminating the feed. Asian A...
Big plans await Indian processing but what are the pitfalls?
Several new and old players in the Indian poultry sector are investing in processing plants as they want to tap into the growing demand for chicken in...
Asian chicken markets to end on a high note this year
Good news for Asian poultry markets keeps rolling in. In last week’s In Focus podcast, we heard Arief Fachrudin talk about the 30% growth projected fo...
Strong growth in value-added markets has started – are you in?
The poultry markets in South and Southeast Asia are growing, with growth projected at 30% between 2023-2030. The drivers behind this growth are the re...
Why could egg washing pick up in Asia?
Eggs can come into contact with bacteria such as Salmonella during the laying process or via environmental sources such as feces or feathers. Therefor...
Gen AI is here to stay – have you embraced it?
With caution, producers in the region are adopting generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) for better productivity, efficiency, and animal health....
Is Southeast Asia ready for crate-free gestation systems?
Interest in crate-free gestation, or sow group housing, has increased recently due to animal welfare concerns. In Southeast Asia, most gestating sows...
Optimistic outlook but caution holding producers back
The May 2024 Chief Economists Outlook, which explores key trends in the global economy, was launched last week amid a mood of cautious optimism temper...
Nutritional interventions for layers kept longer
Doug Korver, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta and President of Alpine Poultry Nutrition Inc in Canada, is doing a study on layers that...
Indian producers raise the stakes
India, a distinct entity within Asia, likely accounts for the region’s largest workforce, which is steadily seeing upward economic mobility. The count...
Growth despite challenges for Indo duck meat industry
Demand for duck meat in Indonesia has surged over the past decade and continues to grow annually, but the production system is struggling to keep up.<...
A happy uptick in earnings
Anticipating and responding to consumer demands is always challenging, especially in the fast-changing retail environment. However, recent financial r...
Tackling food security is crucial
Some countries rely heavily on imported food and raw materials to grow food locally. With supply chain and climate change-related disruptions, real-ti...
What components make up a sustainable product?
ChatGPT threw up an extensive menu of factors, many of which are already underway among the progressive producers in Asia. Low-impact livestock manage...
Indonesian duck egg producers poised to soar
Indonesia’s layer duck industry has the potential to grow since the per capita consumption of eggs remains low. However, only a few are investing in b...
Beat the heat!
High temperatures have been the trending topic on our website, with reports coming in from across South and Southeast Asia.
Temperatures in the...
Addressing food security challenges in Asean
ood security remains a critical issue for Asean nations as uncertainties grow, populations rise, and climate change intensifies. To address this chall...
An evolving landscape for progress
Explore what value you can tap into at Asian Agribiz’s 2024 Pig Feed Quality Conference, which will spotlight and dive deep into critical challenges f...
Necrotic enteritis challenge model for broilers
Gut health and moving away from AGP is a broiler research project that Doug Korver, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta and President of A...
Profits and demand drive Asia’s poultry market
Tectonic shifts seem to be a thing of the past in the Asian animal protein industry. The focus now appears to rest on profitability and market demand...
Shielding farms with effective transportation biosecurity
Transportation biosecurity is paramount for safeguarding the health and safety of livestock and poultry during transit. It involves implementing measu...
Feed industry positive but must remain vigilant
Falling raw material prices helped ease business for Asia’s feed industry in the second half of 2023. While global feed production dipped last year, A...
Time for slaughtering worker training in Vietnam
Vietnam’s livestock industry has undergone a significant level of specialization, but the slaughtering subsegment seems to lag behind. Michael Patchin...
Preventing porcine circovirus (PCV)
Porcine circovirus (PCV) is a widespread virus globally. While PCV1 has long been known as a common contaminant in laboratory cell cultures, it is gen...
Vertical integration: forward vs backward
Experts have suggested that broiler producers in Indonesia do what CP, Japfa, and Malindo do: invest in a vertically integrated operation to optimize...
In-ovo sexing - an end to male chick culling
Systematic culling of male chicks is common in many poultry-producing countries. This is done since male chicks are considered redundant. However, in...
Progress despite challenges in the pig sector
This week, we have the pig industry in focus with some developmental news, despite lackluster demand, supply constraints, and price pressures. We see...
Moving forward with generative AI
Generative AI (artificial intelligence), still in its infancy, is moving all industry sectors forward at a fast but uncertain pace. Yet, it leaves an...
Are minimum protein levels for broiler feed still relevant?
Asian governments say that broiler feeds should have a minimum crude protein level to ensure quality. In this podcast with animal nutritionist Dr Budi...
Professional poultry lighting supports animal welfare goals
When it comes to animal welfare, small details like lighting can influence how birds behave and perform. Asian Agribiz quizzed Kim Hendrix, Product Ma...
Cold chain is here to stay and grow
One of the most interesting things that happened in the food processing industry post-Covid is the growth in demand for frozen food. It allows shelf-s...
Indian piggery: Where is the opportunity?
The Indian piggery sector has received much attention in recent years as the government has turned its attention towards this neglected sector. Asian...
Meat producers tango with consumer needs
With continued fractures in the global food space, we see production costs and the ensuing cost of goods weighing in on consumer purchase decisions. S...
Building to your strengths
This week we celebrated ‘Protein Day’ in South Asia, aimed at educating more consumers on the importance of eating protein in their daily diets. South...
Modifying feed formulation to enhance meat quality
Meat quality is critical for both producers and consumers. Factors like genetics, nutrition, and management during production and processing all contr...
Pig industry working hard to restore profitability
The pig industry in Asia has been hard at work, striving to get back on its feet and reach pre-pandemic levels of output. Year-long price fluctuations...
Will the Red Sea shipping crisis spillover to grain markets?
As tensions in the Red Sea impact movement of goods to and from Europe, Asian Agribiz talks to Mohammed Al-Ansare, Senior Pricing Specialist and Melvi...
Staying positive in the Dragon Year
The Lunar Year of the Dragon is predicted to bring good fortune to livestock industries globally. But staying positive is a task indeed with all the c...
Rewarding results with phytobiotics in lieu of AGP
When feed producers develop formulations with the intention of reducing in-feed antibiotics, they need to ensure the optimization of the ingredients t...
How successful in-ovo vaccination contributes to profits
Good hatchery management is crucial to produce high-quality chicks and to maximize hatch rates and ensure successful in-ovo vaccination.
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