Indonesia’s poultry integrator Malindo Feedmill recently signed a feed trial protocol with the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The signing of this trial protocol is the result of cooperation between USSEC and the Malindo Research and Development Centre (MRDC) and is intended to support the implementation of a joint feed trial between USSEC and Malindo.
This collaboration forms part of efforts to strengthen research and development in soybean-based poultry nutrition, particularly in the Southeast Asia region.
The event was opened with remarks by Jim Sutter, CEO of USSEC, followed by brief remarks from Luke Lindberg, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The main highlight of the event was the signing of the USSEC–Malindo Joint Feed Trial Protocol by Jim Sutter, Timothy Loh, Regional Director for Southeast Asia at USSEC, Lau Joo Kiang, Director of Malindo, and Dr Chee Seng Huan, Head of Nutrition Services of Malindo.
Participants received a presentation on USSEC’s feeding trial programs in Southeast Asia by Dr Basilisa Reas, Technical Director Animal Utilization for East Asia at USSEC, as well as a screening of a profile video of the MRDC, introducing its research facilities for broiler, layer, and breeder chickens.
About MRDC
MRDC is an integrated poultry research center based on Malindo’s farm operations and is equipped with modern and comprehensive housing systems to support research implementation with various scales and experimental designs.
Research activities at MRDC focus on fundamental feed nutrition, including:
- animal nutritional requirements
- comparative studies and feasibility of feed raw materials and feed additives
- breeder performance
- digestibility trials of raw materials
Since commencing operations in late 2021, MRDC has conducted dozens of broiler and layer trials annually and has established research collaborations with various leading international companies, including USSEC.