The UN FAO has warned that Zoonotic diseases and misuse of antibiotics in animals and humans resulting in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are converging in Asia-Pacific countries with potential deadly effects
Livestock
BPI partners with PIC to modernise pig farms in the Philippines
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has partnered with PIC, the local unit of British-based animal genetics company Genus plc, to promote cutting-edge pig farming in the Philippines
Marel Poultry to launch Nugget Line ATLAS at IPPE
At the 2018 IPPE expo, global poultry processing solution provider Marel Poultry, will launch many innovations designed to make life easier for processors and add value to their processes including the world’s first automated nugget line
FAO donates marine safety grab bags to Silana fisherwomen
FAO has donated three marine safety grab bags to improve the safety at sea for the fisherwomen of Silana Village, Tailevu in Fiji
Cargill opens animal nutrition premix plant in the Philippines
Cargill has opened its first animal nutrition premix plant in the Philippines to meet increasing demand from medium and large livestock farms and feed millers in the region