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ThePoultrySite Latest News
News from Malaysia
Friday, June 19, 2009
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.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
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.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
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.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
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.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
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.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
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...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Price of Broiler Chicken Up Again MALAYSIA - The price of broiler chicken has gone up again in a matter of five days.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Chicken Price Stays High in Sabah MALAYSIA - The price of broiler chicken in the state of Sabah has not been reduced.
Monday, March 30, 2009
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.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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.
Monday, March 02, 2009
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.
Friday, February 06, 2009
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.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
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.
Friday, January 02, 2009
Prices to Fall for New Year MALAYSIA - Chicken is expected to become cheaper for Chinese New Year due to oversupply.
Monday, December 15, 2008
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.
Friday, November 07, 2008
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.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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...
Monday, September 08, 2008
Poultry Company Chairman Passes Away MALAYSIA - Datuk Lau Chong Wang, chairman and managing director of Leong Hup Holdings Bhd, died on 5 September.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
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.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
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.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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.


