<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Poultry Pro - 'THE' site for poultry professionals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Articles]]></description><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/</link><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright Poultry Pro - 'THE' site for poultry professionals]]></copyright><generator>sNews CMS</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysian firm to produce Asia’s first antibiotic-free chicken eggs]]></title><description><![CDATA[  A local company hopes to put Malaysia on the global map by producing what it claims to be Asia's first antibiotic-free chicken eggs.  
  Luheng Agriculture Tech­nology Sdn Bhd representative Chow Khay Hoong said they had come up with a breakthrough formula using a concoction of herbs in place of anti­biotics to prevent infectious diseases among chickens.  
  He said it took them two years of research with assistance from their business partners – Beijing Beinong Luheng Sci-Tech Development Co Ltd and China Agricultural Univer­sity – to produce the powdered herbs using six types of herbal plants.  
  &quot;Apart from boosting the chicken's immune system, the herbs can also help revitalise their reproductive organs and improve their digestive system,&quot; he told The Star after a media visit to the Beijing institute where the research was conducted.  
  Chow admitted that such herbs had been in existence for more than 10 years in China but claimed they had not been used in chickens in place of antibiotics.  
  He said the Malaysian team conducted extensive research into the herbs and came up with the formula to combine some of the herbs capable of replacing the use of antibiotics.  
  Chow said they were prepared to share their expertise with poultry farmers who were keen to use the herbs in their chicken feed based on certain quality control guidelines.  
  He said the herbal concoction had been informally introduced to a few layer farms (for egg production) in the country, where the herbs were mixed with regular chicken feed.  
  He said the SHH Poultry Farm, for instance, was gradually replacing its layer chicken stocks with those fed on antibiotic-free feed since Luheng introduced the herbs to the operator.  
  With assistance from Luheng's support team, he said, the 20-year-old farm in Kam-pung Changkat Dain, Sungai Bakap in South Seberang Prai, had now become a model farm for Luheng.  
  &quot;A significant difference found in the chickens that consumed the herbs was that their droppings are dry and odourless, and so the farms are free of flies.  
  &quot;The dry droppings can also be collected and used as fertilisers, unlike the regular chickens' wet droppings that are usually washed down the drain,&quot; he noted.  
  The farm has some 500,000 layer chickens that can produce about 300,000 eggs a day.  
  State Veterinary Services Department director Dr Wan Mohd Kamil Wan Nik confirmed that Luheng was the first company that had requested the department to run an antibiotic scientific test on its eggs.  
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:32:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/malaysian-firm-to-produce-asias-first-antibioticfree-chicken-eggs-1072010/</link><guid>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/malaysian-firm-to-produce-asias-first-antibioticfree-chicken-eggs-1072010/</guid><author>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:32:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt. creating false shortage to import chicken ]]></title><description><![CDATA[   The Government is creating a false shortage of chicken to import 3000 metric tons of chicken to the country, All Island Poultry Association Chairman Dr. D.D. Wanasinghe said yesterday.   
  &quot;We know the demand for chicken is 8000 metric tons based on the Central Bank report figures but the Government says it is 12000 metric tons without any basis,&quot; Dr. Wanasinghe said.  
  According to him at a meeting held with the Minister of Livestock Development Arumugam Thondaman had said the government had assumed the demand to increase to 12000 metric tons in the upcoming festive season.  
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:29:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/govt-creating-false-shortage-to-import-chicken--1072010/</link><guid>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/govt-creating-false-shortage-to-import-chicken--1072010/</guid><author>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:29:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tk 100 mn plan to buy hatching machines approved]]></title><description><![CDATA[  The government plans to install new hatching machines at the hatcheries it runs to meet the growing demand of poultry on the local market.  
  The fisheries and livestock ministry has endorsed the proposal to purchase seven hatching machines at a cost of around Tk 100 million.  
  Minister Abdul Latif Biswas okayed the proposal on Monday.  
  As per the ministry's statistics, the country has 10 operational government-run poultry firms – six for hen and four for duck – which can hatch around 5 million chicks every month.  
  The monthly poultry production will stand at 14 million after the purchase of the seven new hatching machines and overhauling three old ones. The country has a monthly demand for around 30 million.  
  Bangladesh Poultry Breeders Association and Bangladesh Poultry Farm Protection National Council welcomed the government move.  
  Confirming the decision, the livestock minister told bdnews24.com: &quot;The government was forced to invest in this sector as it failed to reduce the price of poultry even after frequent discussions with the owners of poultry farms and hatcheries.&quot;  
  A ministry spokesman said the government has taken initiative to make 17 government hatcheries operational in the wake of continuous hike in poultry price.  
  Currently the 17 hatcheries have 28 hatching machines--eight are operational, while the others will come into operation after the purchase of seven new machines, he said.  
  On top of that, non-operational machines would be overhauled, the spokesman said.  
  &quot;The government has initiated a Tk 100 million project to this effect,&quot; he said.  
  BPFPNC secretary Khandaker Mohammad Mohsin said, &quot;The marginal farmers will benefit from this initiative but the government will have to take a firm stand on its implementation.&quot;  
  BPBA secretary Saidur Rahman Babu said, &quot;The government's move will in no way harm us. Rather it will help meet the growing demand.&quot;   
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:14:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/tk-100-mn-plan-to-buy-hatching-machines-approved-1072010/</link><guid>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/tk-100-mn-plan-to-buy-hatching-machines-approved-1072010/</guid><author>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:14:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass backyard poultry vaccination to fight castle disease risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[  The ministries of Agriculture and Health in collaboration with the Freetown City Council western area rural district council and the Sierra Leone Animal Welfare Society have concluded a two-day vaccination exercise for backyard poultry against the new castle disease.  
  The vaccination exercise which targeted over 14,000 backyard poultry was undertaken for people raring the species between Bombay Street in the east-end of Freetown to communities in the western area rural district council on the 3rd and 4th July 2010. The exercise was made possible with funds from the Support Programme to Integrated National Action Plans on Avian and Human Influenza (SPINAP- AHI) which is provided by the European Commission through the Inter African Bureau for Animal Resources.  
  The new castle disease is a seasonal flu that often breaks out amongst backyard poultry and kills them in large numbers.  
  In his remarks on the exercise, director of the department of Livestock and Veterinary Services, S.M. Kamara, noted that people often lose their chickens in large numbers during this seasonal flu period causing them unwarranted distress.  
  
  He said the vaccination process was the first in the western area and that there is plan to replicate the exercise in other areas in the future. The process, he said, is not only for the western area but also the provinces.  
  Kamara also noted that in the spirit of effectiveness and wider participation, the programme is not only implemented by the ministry of Agriculture alone, but with ministry of Health and Sanitation, the Freetown City Council and the Sierra Leone Animal Welfare Society.  
  He emphasized that the ministry is determined and that the Livestock Division is more than ever before poised to promote animal welfare through timely interventions and workable strategies.  
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:49:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/africa/mass-backyard-poultry-vaccination-to-fight-castle-disease-risk-1072010/</link><guid>http://www.poultrypro.com/africa/mass-backyard-poultry-vaccination-to-fight-castle-disease-risk-1072010/</guid><author>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:49:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish poultry producers look to Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[  As plans to export 500,000 tons of poultry to Russia annually have failed, the sector is now looking to expand into regional markets such as Iran and Iraq.   
  Turkish poultry producers increased their output by between 5 and 10 percent this year as they were hoping to sell their product to Russia. However, these plans turned out to be unsuccessful as Russia reached an agreement with the US to import poultry.  
  Poultry Meat Producers and Poulterers Association (BESD-BİR) President Zuhal Daştan, speaking to the Anatolia news agency yesterday, said the extra poultry produced for Russia was put on the domestic market. The sector is now concentrating on Iran, she said, predicting that exports to Iran will start shortly. &quot;Negotiations are continuing with Iran but they will start buying soon,&quot; stated Daştan.  
  The sector also sells 5,000 to 6,000 tons of poultry to Iraq each month, she said. &quot;They are keen on buying Turkish poultry regardless of its comparatively high price because our chickens are butchered according to halal standards,&quot; Daştan remarked. The Turkish poultry sector sent its first shipment of exports to Russia on Wednesday, she said, predicting it would also be the last. The Russians opted not to import poultry from Turkey because they found it too expensive compared to US poultry, which can be bought at $1.45 per kilogram, Daştan said. The promotional price for one kilogram of Turkish poultry, on the other hand, is $1.65, which increases when shipping costs are included.  
  Haşim Gürdamar, CEO of Şen Piliç, also said that there is a great demand from Iran for Turkish poultry. &quot;If we can sell 10 percent of our total production to Iran it will be a great relief for the sector,&quot; he said.  
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