Asia’s pork market is heading into 2026 with growing pressure from shifting trade flows, disease issues, and rising costs, according to RaboResearch’s Global Pork Quarterly Q2 2026. While demand across the region remains steady, supply conditions are moving in...
Dr MATHEUS COSTA* describes Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, which is recognized as an emerging pathogen of several warm-blooded hosts, including swine and humans, and is associated with sudden deaths, increased abortion rates and septicaemia.
Strep is often linked to cases...
CRAIGE ALLAN* reviews research on nutritional strategies and feeding management, to alter the composition of colostrum.
Why is colostrum important?
Colostrum provides newborn piglets with the...
Since nutrition and limb and claw health are closely linked, CRAIGE ALLAN* discusses nutrition interventions to reduce lameness, with a focus on replacement gilts.
Lameness...
Like every issue, this edition seeks to deepen industry knowledge and provide the analysis needed to navigate a rapidly changing landscape. Continuous learning is no longer optional - it is essential to building a more productive, resilient, and sustainable animal protein sector. Across Asia, growth, innovation, and change are gathering pace, reshaping the industry and creating the opportunities that will define its future.
Our content in this issue examines how, amid persistent concerns over global fuel prices and economic uncertainty, Asia’s animal protein industry continues to demonstrate resilience. Producers are navigating these headwinds with defined adaptability, having developed a strong capacity to adapt to change.
Explore our wide content on the rising tensions in West Asia and how this is driving sharp increases in feed costs, squeezing margins across Asia’s animal protein sector, and pushing up meat prices. Producers and governments alike are under pressure to adapt. In times like these, standing still is not an option. How prepared are you to lead this change?
The message in this issue is one of consumer confidence, confirming that the animal protein industry in Asia is recalibrating rather than retreating. Producers like ADP Foods and Nguyen Van Duc are pivoting their business models to emphasize resilience. This issue’s technical features reinforce the same theme. Amid the many challenges and consolidations, Asia’s animal protein industry is adapting confidently and pragmatically, with an eye on the future.
2026 opens on a confident and progressive note for Asia’s animal protein sector, with ambition, recognition, and collaboration setting the tone. From export-driven growth strategies to global accolades, producers across the region are signalling that they are ready to move decisively into their next phase of development.
As 2025 comes to a close, we celebrate the energy and resilience of Asia’s vibrant egg industry. According to Rabobank and the World Egg Organization, the global egg market is projected to expand by 22% by 2035, with 90% of that growth driven by emerging markets.
The highlight of this issue is our annual Broiler Quality Conference, which once again drew a full house of delegates - a clear testament to the industry’s determination to learn, advance, and network. Beyond the conference highlights, this issue also delivers a rich lineup of technical features and thought leadership. As always, our mission is to provide content that equips Asia’s poultry industry to achieve new levels of excellence.
This issue is a treasure trove of technical content that offers nutritional tips, the growing importance of fibre in diets, nutrient utilization, and more. Read also about innovations at IFFA 2025 in Fankfurt last May.