New Peptide May Lead to Control of H9N2 Flu Virus
MALAYSIA - Rajik and colleagues have successfully identified and characterised a novel anti-viral peptide against the H9N2 sub-type of the avian influenza virus. The paper is published in Virology Journal.

Ministry and Producers to Meet over Pricing
MALAYSIA - The Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Ministry is to meet with poultry farmers' representatives next week to discuss chicken pricing.

Farms' Future Rests with Courts
MALAYSIA - The court will decide the fate of pig and poultry farms in Papar in the West Coast division of Sabah.

Small and Medium-scale Farmers Given Incentives
MALAYSIA - Malaysia's Veterinary Services Department has given out RM0.78 per kg chicken for small- and medium-scale farmers who produced less than 20,000 chickens per cycle.

Egg Producers Thrive, Chicken Broilers Deprived
MALAYSIA - Companies that rear chicken, called broilers, for their meat generally faced a financial famine in the first quarter, while those that produced eggs had a financial feast.

Consumer Groups Speak out against More Imports
MALAYSIA - Consumer associations are against a government proposal to open the market to imported chicken, saying it will harm local poultry producers.

KFC Chief Talks Chicken Pricing
MALAYSIA - Chairman of the local Kentucky Fred Chicken (KFC) business believes that poultry pricing should be left to market mechanisms. At the same event, KFC Holdings (Malaysia) signed a memorandum of agreement with Yum! Restaurants (India) Pvt Ltd...

New Ag Minister Seeks Poultry Insurance Scheme
MALAYSIA - The new agriculture minister, Mr Noh, is investigating ways to provide insurance cover for poultry and rice farmers.

Price of Broiler Chicken Up Again
MALAYSIA - The price of broiler chicken has gone up again in a matter of five days.

Chicken Price Stays High in Sabah
MALAYSIA - The price of broiler chicken in the state of Sabah has not been reduced.

Chicken Prices to Go Down Again Tomorrow
MALAYSIA - The price of broiler chicken will drop further by between 30 sen and 40 sen per kilogramme nationwide, starting tomorrow after the reduction announced last Thursday.

Chicken Prices Go Down Nationwide
MALAYSIA - The price of broiler chicken has dropped by 40 to 55 sen per kilogramme nationwide starting from today.

‘Subsidy for Chicken Farmers’ Motion Rejected
MALAYSIA - An emergency motion to debate on the Veterinary Services Department’s stand that subsidy be not provided for commercial chicken meat farmers who produce more than 20,000 chickens has been shot down by the Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker.

Project to Breed Chicken-Quail Cross
MALAYSIA - Department of Veterinary Services has initiated a project to produce a new type of poultry, which is a cross between a cockerel and a hen quail.

Further Expansion at Big Dutchman Asia
MALAYSIA - To enhance its sales and technical support in the region, Big Dutchman Asia (BD Asia), Shah Alam, Malaysia, is further expanding its Poultry Division.

Chicken Not on Menu for MAS Flights from China
MALAYSIA - Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has removed chicken from its in-flight menu for flights out of China, effective today.

Prices to Fall for New Year
MALAYSIA - Chicken is expected to become cheaper for Chinese New Year due to oversupply.

Aviagen's First L.I.R. Technical Meeting in Malaysia
MALAYSIA - Aviagen has recently held the inaugural L.I.R. Technical Association meeting in Langkawi, Malaysia.

Poultry Industry 'Competitive'
MALAYSIA - Deputy chairman of the World Halal Forum thinks the country would be successful if it looked to export surplus poultry meat.

Call to Fix Farm Price of Chicken
MALAYSIA - A ceiling price for chicken sold ex-farm must be fixed so that retailers will not be subject to the mercy of farmers and fluctuating prices in the coming Hari Raya and Deepavali festivities, says a group representing poultry dealers.

Ample Supplies of Meat and Eggs for Festival Season
MALAYSIA - Consumers need not worry about shortages of meat and poultry during the festive season as the Veterinary Services Department has taken steps to ensure that supplies of chicken, beef, mutton and eggs meet the additional demand during the Hari...

Poultry Company Chairman Passes Away
MALAYSIA - Datuk Lau Chong Wang, chairman and managing director of Leong Hup Holdings Bhd, died on 5 September.

Illegal Chicken Abattoir Finally Shut Down
MALAYSIA - A chicken slaughterhouse operating illegally for over a decade in a residential area off Jalan Kapar in Klang has finally been closed down.

Farmers Group Requests Chicken Price Rise
MALAYSIA - Poultry farmers want the price of chicken to be raised to allow a fair margin over rising costs.

Indian Maize Ban Makes Waves
MALAYSIA - The livestock industry is bracing itself for a shortage of feed following the Indian government’s decision to ban the export of maize.