Poultry Industry News: Japan
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Manure Handling Method, Feed Formulation Affect GHG ImpactJAPAN - Comparing the figures for the output of greenhouse gases (GHG) for pig and poultry production in France and Japan, researchers found that changing the manure handling process and increasing the use of synthetic amino acids in feeds could be beneficial...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Nippon Chunky Commissions Petersime for New HatcheryJAPAN - Nippon Chunky, Japan’s Aviagen (Ross) Parent Stock distributor, has recently expanded its business with a brand new hatchery in Okayama Prefecture, Western Japan....
Friday, April 19, 2013
US Farmers Hail Trade Policy Adoption JAPAN - National Farmers Union (NFU) of the US is applauding the World Farmers Organisation (WFO) for adopting its first policy on international trade. The historic policy was adopted during the WFO’s third General Assembly in Niigata, Japan this week....
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Female Chickens Made Male in ExperimentJAPAN - Researchers successfully converted an unhatched chicken embryo that would have developed into a female chicken into one that would become a male, a research team from Hokkaido University has said....
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Ross Distributor Holds 40th Japan Chunky Association MeetingJAPAN - The long and successful relationship between the Ross distributor, Nippon Chunky Co Ltd and their customers was evident at the 40th Japan Chunky Association (JCA) Meeting held in Okayama City on 29 May. Over ninety senior customer executives and...
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Chicken Demand Bullish in Japanese Households JAPAN - Japanese family purchased on average 1.2 kg of chicken during April, up 23 per cent from the previous year and the tenth consecutive monthly year-on-year increase (data by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan). ...
Friday, March 02, 2012
Petersime Presents New Distributor for JapanJAPAN - From 2 March 2012 onwards, the Japanese company Hytem Co. Ltd., established in Kakamigahara, Gifu, will be distributing Petersime’s products and services in the Japanese market. ...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Broiler Meat Production Expected to Recover in 2012JAPAN - Japanese broiler meat production is expected to improve by about three per cent in 2012. ...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Egg Prices at Lowest Level for Two YearsJAPAN - The price of eggs in Japan has fallen to their lowest level in two years due to the strong yen....
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Application for Partial Change to Egg White LabellingJAPAN - Eisai Co. Ltd announced yesterday that its pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing subsidiary Sannova Co. Ltd submitted an application for partial change to the approved label for egg white lysozyme preparation Neuzym to Japan's Ministry of...
Monday, November 28, 2011
Wheat Binge Eyed as Glut Undercuts Corn PriceJAPAN - Japan, the world's largest corn buyer, may buy less of the grain as feed-wheat imports almost quadruple this year to the highest level since 2001, as livestock producers seek to cut costs....
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Japan Raises Meat Import RestrictionsJAPAN - Japan has lifted its ban on poultry imports from Nebraska in the US. ...
Friday, October 07, 2011
Biomin.net Now Available in JapaneseJAPAN - Biomin has now launched a Japanese version of the corporate web site....
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Japan Declared Free of Avian InfluenzaJAPAN - Japan declares itself free from notifiable avian influenza with effect from 25 June 2011....
Friday, May 13, 2011
Livestock Culling Starts Near Fukushima Plant JAPAN - Livestock and poultry in the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometre radius of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are to be culled....
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
International Egg and Poultry Review: JapanJAPAN - This is a weekly report by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's review looks at Japan after the earthquake and tsunami....
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Livestock & Feed Production Resume JAPAN - According to the latest estimate of the devastation resulting from the earthquake and tsunami, livestock, crops and animals with a value of US$84 million were lost. Despite animal welfare concerns over reduced output, feed manufacture is progressing...
Monday, April 18, 2011
Feed Producers Step up Output to Meet DemandJAPAN - Since the earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan on 11 March, surrounding Japanese feed millers have stepped up to fulfill the demand in the affected area, the US Grains Council’s Tokyo office reports. ...
Bird Flu Movement Restrictions LiftedJAPAN - All movement restrictions imposed following the recent outbreaks of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have now been lifted....
Monday, March 28, 2011
Japan's Recovery Efforts and Feed Grain Trade JAPAN - The US Grains Council reports the Japanese industry has been making significant strides to regain its normal feed mill production capacity within the next few months....
Thursday, March 24, 2011
H5N1-Positive Poultry Found in ChibaJAPAN - Two commercial flocks in Chiba city have tested positive to the H5N1 sub-type of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus....
Friday, March 18, 2011
USGC Keeps Keen Eye on Valued US CustomerJAPAN - The US Grains Council is keeping a close eye on its largest corn and second-largest barley and sorghum market as it begins its recovery process from the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated eastern Japan last week....
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Bird Flu Outbreaks in Shimane and Aomori RegionsJAPAN - The Japanese veterinary authorities have reported three outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the regions of Shimane and Aomori. ...
Monday, March 14, 2011
Surveillance Reveals Three More H5N1 OutbreaksJAPAN - Routine surveillance has revealed three more farms with poultry positive for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). ...
Friday, March 11, 2011
Japan Earthquake Could Impact Grain Trade JAPAN – The U.S. Grains Council received initial reports that this morning’s earthquake and subsequent tsunami may have caused significant damage to many of Japan’s agricultural facilities and production areas. While the extent of the damage is...









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