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Guide to Petfood Forum 2012 and Petfood Workshop 2012
Petfood Forum 2012 and Petfood Workshop: New Product Development will keep you up to speed on all you need to know about the dynamic global petfood industry while you reconnect with longtime colleagues, meet new industry peers and network with leading industry suppliers.
Petfood Forum, April 2–4, and Petfood Workshop, April 4–5, both at the Renaissance Schaumburg, offer up-to-date industry knowledge plus networking and business opportunities.
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Global petfood market growth from product innovation, report says
The petfood industry has experienced much growth due to increased petfood market segmentation and pet product innovation, according to a new report on the global petfood industry from Global Industry Analysts Inc. The research report, "Pet Foods: A Global Outlook," includes a collection of statistics, market briefs and research findings to provide an analysis of global petfood market trends and petfood market issues.
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Preview: Petfood Forum and Petfood Workshop 2012
The global petfood industry continues to grow, thanks to continuing humanization of pets. Make sure you’re keeping up with the latest consumer trends and needs—plus all you need to know about pet nutrition and petfood packaging, safety and processing—by attending Petfood Forum 2012 and Petfood Workshop: New Product Development.
Concurrent sessions on Tuesday, April 3
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Chinese pork consumption continues to grow
China’s pork industry produces and consumes about half the world’s pig meat and it accounts for a large chunk of the country’s GDP. While most people know the Chinese economy is booming, the numbers are still staggering.
Jean-Pierre Garnier--The Chinese pig sector faces a formidable challenge of converting to large-scale production to offset the dramatic exodus of small-scale producers through subsidies.
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Guide to Petfood Forum Asia 2012
Did you know petfood sales in Thailand are projected to grow at an annual compound rate of 8.3% through 2015, reaching US$456 million that year? In fact, Thailand, along with India and China, is among the 10 fastest-growing petfood markets, according to Euromonitor International.
Petfood Forum Asia will draw petfood professionals from throughout Asia and the world.
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The growing role of DDGS in poultry nutrition
Ongoing high feed prices have meant that the search for new ways to decrease poultry feed costs has become more important than ever. According to the Poultry Science Association, PSA, researchers at the University of Nebraska have identified one possible approach that may be effective for laying hens – increasing the percentage of dried distiller’s grains with solubles, DDGS, used in hens diets.
A slowdown of ethanol production can signal a smaller supply of DDGS
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Poultry becomes world's most traded meat
Poultry meat is now traded between countries more than any other meat. A reminder that the international trade in broiler meat has grown faster than for other meats was presented to the 2011 World Poultry Conference by Nan-Dirk Mulder of Rabobank International. By 2020, he declared, trading in poultry meat could reach the equivalent of 17% of global production.
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Keeping poultry labels clean with new ingredients
To address natural and clean label trends, poultry processors are interested in phosphate replacers that are natural and easy to understand for consumers. The challenge is to find ingredients that have equivalent functionality as phosphates for helping with the yield and eating quality of products.
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More on humanization: what it means for petfood
Geoff Bowers of raw petfood company K9 Natural has a unique take on customers. “It’s a simple rule: The customer, which in our case is the cat or dog, is always right. Something I firmly believe the petfood industry has overlooked.”
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Consumer education through the branding and marketing of eggs
It is more important than ever to educate consumers about the benefits of functional foods. The egg industry can take a few cues from the US dairy industry, which has been producing and selling functional foods since the 1930s.
Specialty brands are able to stand out on shelf and give consumers additional information.
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Selenium and adding value to poultry products
Selenium deficiency in poultry is associated with decreased productive and reproductive performances, and the development of various diseases affecting major body systems including the muscles, heart-vascular and nervous system. Addressing selenium deficiencies, however, does not only improve poultry health, there is also the potential for selenium-enriched food to benefit human health.
Selenium enrichment offers poultry companies the opportunity to add value, differentiate themselves in the marketplace and become more competitive.
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Poultry nutrition survey shows industry investment, use of enzymes
WATT’s 2011 Poultry Nutrition and Feeding Survey shows a cautious industry, affected by the world grains crisis and energy costs, but with intentions of using more enzymes and dried distillers grains with solubles and investing in new equipment and facilities. WATT PoultryUSA, Industria Avícola, Poultry International and Feed International magazines asked 224 industry people responsible for producing and using poultry feeds worldwide about their business outlook and key trends involving composition of rations, sustainability, investment, use of enzymes and more.
“Cost of grains” and “Energy costs, including for transportation and milling” were rated as the two most important concerns in all world regions.
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