The meeting looked at the latest issues affecting the Asian region and covered a wide range of commercial and technical topics.

Aviagen personnel were joined by a number of guest speakers, with topics discussed including Ventilation Management, the Influence of Agriculture on Processing, Manufacturing Options for Biosecure Feed and Handling and Shipping Livestock.

Bill Souther, Vice President Asia, commented: "The Ross Asian Association is a very important forum for Aviagen and our distributors and customers to better understand the present and future market requirements and allows us to continue to work together and maintain our strong relationships in order to meet these requirements.

The Ross brand continues to go from strength to strength in Asia and is ideally suited to fulfill the demands of every element in the production chain."

Dr Wy Chee Chiang, Senior Vice President Asia, added "We were delighted to welcome so many new and existing friends to our Ross Asian Association. As Asia continues to grow in the world economy, we look to our distributors and customers to be the primary suppliers of quality poultry to the region. In order to achieve this, we all need to work closely together to continue to build upon the growing success of the Ross product in Asia."