Agriculture Business Week

Two broiler raisers in Sta. Maria, Bulacan have revealed that the use of a locally formulated growth promoter has spelled their success in broiler raising. Both of them have stopped using foreign formulations that they were using earlier.

Their observations have been confirmed by the broiler production expert of the Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Dr. Edgar Orden who, as manager of the university’s broiler production for a long time already, is also using the same growth promoter.

They are Herminio Mateo and Deogracias “Bodie” Mendoza Jr., 57 and 52 years old, respectively. Besides raising broilers in their farms, they are also engaged in contract growing. They provide opportunities to small raisers without sufficient capital to raise broilers and earn some income by giving them chicks, feeds, medicine and Biolyte, a growth promoter manufactured by Novatech Vet and Biologicals Corporation, a sister corporation of Novatech AgriFoods Industries.

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Posted on October 19th, 2008 under Poultry. Tags: Broiler. Comments: 3

Dr. Raymond de Asis, a respected veterinarian, briefs us on the basics of starting a backyard broiler business.

The deluge of inquiries and phone calls in our office regarding the basics of poultry production and the mechanics of starting up a broiler business has prompted us to devote an article (a cover story, no less) on the topic. We’ve consulted with Dr. Raymond Peter G. de Asis, a veterinarian, and animal science expert who operates his own broiler business to shed light on the ABCs of broiler production.

The 32-year-old broiler expert is a master’s degree holder of animal science major in nutrition and minor in biochemistry from the University of the Philippines in Los Banos. It was also in the same state university where he obtained his doctor of veterinary medicine in 1988. Dr. de Asis is an active member of the United Broilers Association (UBRA). The following are excerpts from our interview:

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Posted on August 19th, 2008 under Poultry. Tags: Broiler, Chicken. Comments: None

Here’s a fearless forecast on what’s brewing for poultry breeders and broiler raisers.

The poultry industry is now on the threshold of a new scientific expansion in genetic improvement through molecular breeding. Established breeding practices, inspired by quantitative genetics, treat the animal as a black box with an imprecise number of genes that dictate its varied characteristics.

The 1980s significantly mark this technological timeline, where, slowly but surely, this black box was opened. The first major development that changed the surface of poultry breeding was the discovery of genetic markers. Genetic markers that shape the most widely used category were small anonymous repeat sequences of DNA called micro satellites that are scattered across the entire genome and can be used as landmarks to create a map of the genome.

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Posted on August 6th, 2008 under Poultry. Tags: Broiler, Chicken, Poultry. Comments: None

Temperature
The ventilation system must guarantee that the day-old chickens maintain a body temperature. The most favorable temperature is very critical and in case of deviations, the mortality rate will rise considerably. Later in the production cycle, the temperature must ensure the best productivity. Normally, we distinguish between the actual temperature to be read on the thermometer and the sensed temperature. Air humidity and air velocity have great impact on the sensed temperature.

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Posted on July 29th, 2008 under Poultry. Tags: Broiler, Chicken. Comments: None

More and more Asian farmers are becoming aware of the relevance and use of professional ventilation systems to overcome the bad odor of their poultry farms.

A major barrier to sustainable development of effective and environment-friendly poultry production is the offensive odor farms and animal houses emit. More and more Asian farmers are becoming more aware of the relevance and use of professional ventilation systems to overcome this odor problem and to further improve their production efficiencies.

This need for ventilation systems poses superior opportunities for foreign agribusiness firms to showcase their equipment to their neighboring Asian counterparts. SKOV A/S, a Danish international manufactural of climate control and production monitoring for animal agricultural production which has set up offices in Bangkok, Thailand-deems the Philippine market full of potential.

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Posted on July 29th, 2008 under Poultry. Tags: Broiler, Chicken, Poultry, Ventilation. Comments: None