The Heat Is On For Greenhouse Gas Methane
BANGKOK - Across the globe, chickens and pigs are doing their bit to curb global warming. But cows and sheep still have some catching up to do.

CPF Looks Overseas As Thai Production Drops To 80%
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), the SET-listed flagship of the CP Group, forecasts its sales will drop throughout the first half of this year mainly due to diminishing domestic demand for meat due to ongoing economic worries.

Aviagen Customer Group Enjoys Trip To VIV Asia
THAILAND - A visit to Bangkok by a group of Aviagen's Eastern European customers proved to be an enjoyable and successful event.

Aviagen VP named VIV Asian Poultry Breeder of the Year
THAILAND - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, is pleased to announce that Dr. Wy Chee Chiang, senior vice president for Asia, has been named the VIV Asian Poultry Breeder of the Year by International Hatchery Practice.

Aviagen’s Bangkok Office part of the Aviagen Global Network
BANGKOK - After two years of operation, Aviagen’s Bangkok Office is playing an increasingly pivotal role in coordinating the supply of Aviagen products and customer support throughout South East Asia.

VIV Asia 2007 - A New Focus on Aquaculture.
BANGKOK - VIV Asia opened in Bangkok Wednesday with a smartly choreographed, flambuoyant, launch ceremony; something more familiar with a new car launch than to a food industry Expo.

Hubbard appoints David Harrower as Technical Service Manager in Asia
THAILAND - Hubbard is very pleased to announce that as per February 01, 2007 they have appointed David Harrower (MSc) to support them to increase the focus on technical Service in the Asian region.

Thailand: Chickens die of unknown causes
SONGKHLA - A number of chickens have died from unknown causes in a central Hat Yai district community, according to the chief veterinarian here.

Update on the highly pathogenic avian influenza In Thailand
THAILAND - This is a report via OIE on the latest HPAI outbreak in Thailand.

International Egg and Poultry Review
By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry, this week looking at the latest in Thailand.

Thai health dept offers course to cull chickens hygienically
THAILAND - The deputy-director general of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) health department, Prasarn Bamrungphan revealed that BMA has arranged training sessions aimed to provide knowledge about hygienic poultry killing to prevent the...

Hybro conference shares top level insights into the future of Thai export market
THAILAND - Dutch broiler breeding company Hybro B.V. invited leading Thai poultry producers to a special conference in Bangkok in November, to hear from the Dutch Ambassador and other senior officials from the EU and Brazil as they looked ahead to the...

New aniti-bird flu Campaign to be launched in Thailand
THAILAND - Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives is set to upgrade its tough anti-bird flu measures next year to prevent any new bird flu outbreak, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Japan urged to buy more Thai processed chicken
BANGKOK - Thailand has asked Japan to import more Thai processed chicken, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thira Sutabutr said on Thursday.

CP to boost EU chicken exports
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods said it planned to boost its exports to the EU, after Thailand gained its biggest quota allocation.