AP Nutripharm adds Asian edge to designer eggs

AP Nutripharm in Singapore owns a patent approved technology that can cultivate cordycep sinensis in just 9.5 days, compared to a year if cultivated naturally. Dr Mark Xu shares with CONNY PEREIRA how his passion for this product and a happy tie-up with a friend has resulted in an Asian twist in designer eggs.

Dong Nai farms enjoy benefits of closed houses

Large-scale broiler farms in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai are switching to closed houses to keep their flocks safe from the bird flu and boost performance, reports CHAKRIT RIDMONTRI.

Goodwill Farms: Comfortable and healthy birds = efficient production

While most layer farms in the Philippines concentrate on production, biosecurity and bird comfort hardly gets more than lip service. ISA Q TAN reports that for Goodwill Farms, however, biosecurity and bird comfort are priorities, and the farm’s performance proves why.

From egg-grader to food-factory

The technology that packing stations need today is becoming more and more complex and packing stations are really becoming food-factories writes PAUL BUISMAN. Food safety and traceability are becoming marketing items for packing stations and their customers.

Managing health: from antibiotic to probiotic

TAN HAI MENG writes that with the growing ban on antibiotic growth promoters, probiotics are seen as an alternative in the overall plan to manage the health of poultry.

Controlling coccidiosis: meet the challenge!

Effective control of coccidiosis is based on good sanitation and anticoccidial drugs write SUSANNE FRANK-MILANI and ADULKERIM DENIZ.

Full fat soybean meal revisited

Second generation full fat soybean meal products can now perform significantly better than soybean meal plus vegetable oil in poultry diets writes NG LIEW EE.

Giving broiler chicks a flying start

Trials in Asia with a feed additive containing a mix of functional nutrients has improved not only initial and final body weight, but also influenced feed conversion ratio, early flock uniformity and health, reports ALISON LEARY.