Tyson, Kemin: Alliance for Pet Food Ingredients
US - Tyson Foods and Kemin have opened a new manufacturing operation in Arkansas. The alliance will produce flavour-enhanced ingredients for pet foods.

Big Dutchman Appoints New Distributor
AUSTRALIA - Big Dutchman Asia has appointed a second distributor for Australia.

Search for Top Pig and Poultry Trainees Begins
UK - The search for the top trainees in the pig and poultry industries has begun with the launch of the 2009 Pfizer Trainee of the Year Awards.

Comparison of Methods to Inactivate Bird Flu Virus
PAKISTAN - There is a wide variety of disinfectants available on the market but there are few studies comparing thier efficacy against the H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus. M.A. Shahid and colleagues at the Poultry Research Institute in Rawalpindi compared...

GSI Group Acquires Hired Hand
US - GSI Group announced today that it has finalized its acquisition of the agricultural and livestock equipment business of Hired Hand, headquartered in Bremen, Alabama.

Cobb Europe Grows with New Facilities
EU - New research and production facilities form the basis for growth of Cobb Europe.

Aviagen Holds Seminars in Slovakia, Czech Republic
EU - Over 150 Aviagen customers and suppliers came together in Slovakia and the Czech Republic last week for two separate seminars held by Aviagen.

Poultry Specialist Joins Pas Reform in Hungary
HUNGARY - Hungarian poultry specialist, Dr László Korösi has been appointed to represent Pas Reform as the Dutch hatchery technology company expands further into Eastern Europe.

Vencomatic Sets Foot in Spain
SPAIN - Poultry equipment producer Vencomatic from the Netherlands announces to open a new operation in Spain, Vencomatic Iberica s.l.

Hubbard: New Southeast Technical Service Representative
US - Hubbard LLC is very pleased to announce that William “Billy” Tyson has been named as the new US Southeast Technical Service Representative.

Broiler Management on the Agenda for Ross Iraqi Customers
IRAQ - Rasun Ltd, a leading poultry company, part of the Vano Group and based in Erbil, Iraq, and Aviagen recently joined together to host a seminar for Ross Iraqi customers.

Ross Performance Celebrated in Slovenia
SLOVENIA - Perutnina Ptuj, a leading poultry producer in Slovenia, recently held their annual Ross broiler flock awards. The event focused on the performance of Ross stock within the Ptuj operation and was attended by company broiler farmers from across...

Pas Reform do Brasil Opens New Site
BRAZIL - Just months after a landmark agreement to produce Pas Reform's complete range of hatchery equipment and technologies in Brazil, Pas Reform do Brasil has opened its new sales and manufacturing site at Rio Claro, Săo Paulo.

Ommat Signs up for Smart Hatchery Expansion
EGYPT - Egyptian Arab Poultry Breeders Co. (Ommat) has signed up for Smart hatchery expansion with Pas Reform.

Uniformity from Pas Reform in Any Language
NETHERLANDS - Reflecting the company's global expansion, Pas Reform has created a series of new product brochures in Arabic, Chinese and Portuguese.

Joint Sponsorship of CPC School Announced
EGYPT - Arbor Acres, one of Aviagen's key brands, is delighted to become an official sponsor of the already well-established CPC School in Egypt.

I/SPAH Sponsors New Web Site
NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has announced it is sponsoring a peer-reviewed web site on chicken anemia virus.

VIV Asia 11 – 13 March 2009
THAILAND - Meriden Animal Health Limited was very pleased to welcome many of their distributors and customers to their stand at the recent VIV Asia 2009.

Aviagen on the Road Supporting Customers in Ireland
IRELAND - Aviagen continues to demonstrate their commitment to providing the best technical support and practical advice by hosting a series of seminars Irish customers.

VIV ASIA - Seminar Explores Ways to Boost Egg Intake
THAILAND - 'Miracle of Eggs' was a seminar held at the VIV Asia show in Bangkok today. Its main aim was to find ways to increase egg consumption in Thailand, writes Jackie Linden, editor of ThePoultrySite.

VIV ASIA - The Key to More Profitable Egg Production
THAILAND - Layer producers looking for lower feed costs with higher fibre feed ingredients can use the latest developments in enzyme technology reported Dr Yingjun Ru at the VIV Asia Eggs conference, Thailand, Bangkok, 12 March 2009. Using a carefully...

VIV ASIA - Show Opens to Help Animal Industries Tackle Global Economic Crisis
THAILAND - VIV Asia 2009 opened today, with the overall theme of helping the Asian livestock industries to tackle the global economic crisis. At the opening ceremony, the speakers were optimistic about the future, reports Jackie Linden for ThePoultry...

VIV ASIA - Asian Personalities Announced
THAILAND - The winners were announced of the Pig or Poultry Personality Awards at the opening ceremony of VIV Asia 2009 in Bangkok today, writes ThePoultrySite editor, Jackie Linden. They were Gordon Butland, Dr Orapin Sukpiriyagul and Prajit Udnoon.

VIV ASIA - Dutch, Thai Groups Co-Operate over Vietnamese Show
THAILAND - Thailand's N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer (NEO) and VNU Exhibitions Europe of the Netherlands are to strengthen their co-operation in ILDEX Vietnam, it was announced at the VIV Asia show.

Merck and Schering-Plough to Merge
GLOBE - Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation today announced that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Merck and Schering-Plough will combine, under the name Merck, in a stock and cash...