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Feed, animal health
industries to meet in
by Susan Reidy
VICTAM Asia
and Health
& Nutrition
Asia in 2022
attracted
more than
6,000 visitors.
V
ICTAM Asia and Health & Nutrition Asia,
along with GRAPAS Asia, is back for its second
edition of the total animal feed and health
event, March 12-14, at the BITEC Exhibition Center in
Bangkok, Thailand.
The first event, organized by Victam Corp. and VIV
Worldwide, was held in September 2022 and attracted
more than 6,000 visitors. Together the fairs are focused
on animal feed, animal health and nutrition, and the
grain and rice processing industries.
At VICTAM Asia and Health & Nutrition Asia, attendees
can expect to find the latest technology, ingredients
and additives to manufacture and process feed
for animals, pets and aquatics. The event also will
feature the latest in pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical
ingredients, genetics and high-tech animal health
solutions.
The GRAPAS exhibition will feature the latest technology
for rice and flour milling as well as grain storage,
preservation and transportation. The show also
profiles noodles, breakfast cereals and extruded snack
production.
Several conferences and technical seminars will be
organized alongside the exhibition, including events
focused on aquafeed, the impact of antibiotics in feed
and feed strategy.
The 2022 event included 231 exhibitors from 33
countries while the 6,121 visitors came from 64
countries. About 90% of the visitors were from Asia
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with the top 10 visiting countries being Thailand,
India, Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Korea, Myanmar and Singapore.
Feed events
Several conferences and seminars during the event
will focus on varying aspects of the feed industry. The
Petfood & Aquafeed Extrusion Conference on March
11 will focus on the extrusion and related equipment
for pet and aquafeeds.
It will feature a variety of industry experts offering
presentations on how users can make the best use of
their extrusion machinery and aquafeed systems.
Aquatic Asia Conference, also on March 11, will focus
on key areas of the biosciences in relation to fish,
shrimp, nutrition, health and more.
GMP+International and the Feed Ingredient and
Premix Association of Asia (FIPPA) will present Feed
Safety First: Antibiotics & Medicines and Impact on
Animals & Consumers on March 12. Topics to be covered
include global antibiotic consumption and usage in
the production of animal feed; how antimicrobial resistance
shapes and drives regulatory changes; initiatives,
safeguarding feed production including strategies to
prevent cross contamination and unintended use of substances;
and the GMP+ No-Antibiotic Feed Standard.
The conference will examine how Asia is doing in
cutting back on medicines and antibiotics in the production
of feed.
February 2024 / World Grain / World-Grain.com
ASIA
VICTAM, VIV partner for three co-located trade shows in Bangkok, Thailand
Photo courtesy of Victam Corp.
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