Customer Servicing Increases US DDGS Demand
MALAYSIA - The US Grains Council recognizes the opportunity for growth of US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) exports to Malaysia, but three main factors hinder further market access.

H1N1: Govt Urges Pig Breeders to Enhance Biosecurity
MALAYSIA - The country's pig breeders are urged to enhance the biosecurity levels at their farm to curb the Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak.

Sabah Govt Has No Plans to Close Down Farms
MALAYSIA - The Sabah state government does not intend to close down pig farms in the state following the outbreak of the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak which is becoming more serious.

New Temporary Site For Labuan's Pork Sellers
MALAYSIA - The seven-month impasse on the location of a suitable place to sell pork in Labuan has been resolved, with all six pork sellers here unanimously agreeing to a new temporary site identified by...

Environmentally-friendly Pig Abattoir Assured
MALAYSIA - Kedah Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak, on Saturday gave assurance that the pig abattoir that will be built in the state would be environmentally friendly to ensure that its surroundings...

Pork Sellers Ask Council to Leave Them Alone
MALAYSIA - Teruntum assemblyman Chang Hong Seong has reasurred pork sellers at the wet market that their stalls will be maintained in its present premises.

Import of Pork Likely if Price Goes Up
MALAYSIA - The Veterinary Services Department will allow pork to be imported if the farm price of pigs continues to go up, director-general Datuk Dr Abd Aziz Jamaluddin said.

Day Off to Help Pork Producers Tackle Prices
MALAYSIA - Pork sellers are planning to take one more off day in a week if the ex-farm price for pigs continues to rise, reported Nanyang Siang Pau.

Pork Price Up by 60 Sen Per Kg Following Move
MALAYSIA - The price of pork has gone up by 60 sen per kg following the move by farmers in Johor, Selangor, Penang and Perak to increase the ex-farm price of pigs, reported Nanyang Siang Pau.

No Further Discussion on Pork Price Hike
MALAYSIA - The Federation of Livestock Farmers Associations of Malaysia (FLSFA) and Selangor and Federal Territory Butchers Association will have no further discussion on the pork price hike after a heated...

Farmers at Odds with Pork Sellers
MALAYSIA - Profit and risk underlying factors are being cited as the cause of a feud between local pig farmers and pork sellers.

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.

Sabah Pig Farmers Need a Licence
MALAYSIA - Pig farmers in Sabah must apply for a licence before 1 July.

Meriden Increase The Regional Technical Sales Team In South East Asia
Dr Vinita Perera MRCVS has been joined the Regional Technical Sales Team.

Meriden Increase The Regional Technical Sales Team In South East Asia
Dr Vinita Perera MRCVS has been joined the Regional Technical Sales Team.

Pigs to be Tested with Four Different Vaccines
MALAYSIA - The government will test four different types of influenza A (H1N1) vaccines on some 10,000 pigs starting next week.

Trial Vaccine for A (H1N1) to be Tested on Pigs
MALAYSIA - A trial on a vaccine against the influenza A (H1N1) virus will be conducted to less than 10,000 pigs in Perak from next week, said Veterinary Services Department director-general Datuk Dr Abd...

Pig Farmers Given Three Years to Relocate
MALAYSIA - Pig farmers in Kampung Air Kuning Selatan, Tampin, have been given three years to relocate as the site has been deemed unsuitable for pig rearing.

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.

Open Selling of Pork Subject to Controversy
MALAYSIA - The open selling of pork at the morning market in Taman Taming Jaya AA, BB and CC Flats in Balakong, Selangor, has raised some issues.

Farmers Not to Be Blamed for Beta-Agonist
MALAYSIA - The banned beta-agonist substance found in pigs have found its way not through unscrupulous farmers looking to increase their livestock's lean meat but through a permissible hormone.

Meriden appoints Regional Technical Sales Manager For South East Asia
Meriden appoints Regional Technical Sales Manager – SE Asia

PAS’ Help Sought to Stop Pig-Rearing Project
KUALA LUMPUR - About 300 members of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Majlis Permuafakatan Ummah (Pewaris), gathered in front of the Bandar Baru Bangi Stadium, on Monday night to hand over a memorandum...

Pig Reared in Johor Free from Beta-Agonists
MALAYSIA - Pigs reared in Johor are free from beta-agonists.

Deadline for Pork Sellers to Move into Market
MALAYSIA - Pork sellers in this international offshore financial centre have been given until Saturday (6 December) by the Labuan Corporation to move into the new RM1mil market.