Saturday, February 27, 2010

Company promotes bird’s nest products among Malay community

February 23, 2010, Tuesday
ALOR SETAR: Budi Daya Burung Trading (Daya Burung), a Bumiputera company which processes and markets bird’s nest, is promoting its products to get more people, especially the Malays, to enjoy the delicacy.Under a promotion package, the company is offering the grade ‘A’ bird’s nest produced from the nesting houses of swiftlet birds, at a special economy package priced at RM3 per bottle.

The bird’s nest product can be ordered directly from the company, its managing director Nazri Hood said. He said the company’s bird’s nest taken from the swiflet birds was nutritious and its benefits similar to that produced by the Niah Caves bird nest which is said to be best in the world.

The higher priced bird nest from the Niah Caves come from the ‘Maharaja’ birds, he explained.
Daya Burung is the first Bumiputera company involved in the wholesale as well as production and trading of bird’s nest. The company’s bird nest is marketed under the brand name of ‘Budi Birds Al-Kautsar’ in the country.
Nazri said the consumption of bird’s nest is a tradition among the Chinese, which has been proven to be effective in the treatment of various illnesses. It can be used to improve energy and immunity levels, among others, he said. “However, its high price has prevented many people from enjoying the nutrition of bird’s nest which will be good for their health,” he said in an interview with Bernama here yesterday.

In view of this, the company is now offering the Niah Caves ‘A’ grade bird’s nest in a four-bottle pack of 170ml each at RM138. They are available at pharmacies as well as traditional Chinese medicine shops nationwide, he added. “Our bird’s nest are hand processed at a controlled temperature to ensure its natural value and quality,” Nazri said.

He said the demand for Daya Burung products had gone up to RM5 million a month since last year including its export demand. Nazri said the company obtained an average of 200 kg of bird’s nest a week from the Niah Caves as well as from the nesting houses and currently met the demands sufficiently.

In order to meet the growing demand, he said the company was also looking out for investors keen on joint ventures to build more nesting houses. He said the company also currently provided consultancy services to companies keen to develop nesting houses for the swiftlets birds. — Bernama

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Malaysian Animal Tracking System (MATS)

All swiftlet ranchers are encourage to register their premises through the Department of Veterinary Services. Through this registration system you can obtained your certification 'Skim Amalan Ladang Ternakan' SALT'.
Export documentation will become easier such as issuing of Health certificate and Laboratory testing of the EBN.
For more information log on to www.burungwalit.com.my and register your premise with DVS to get your user name and password.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Swiftlet Guideline

KUALA LUMPUR: The Swiftlet Industry Guideline, expected to be presented to the Cabinet next week, will give the industry a much-needed framework to operate in a sustainable manner.
The guideline, if accepted, will put Malaysia ahead of leading bird’s nest producers like Indonesia and Thailand.

Cabinet to look into bird’s nest guideline

Friday February 19, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR: The Swiftlet Industry Guideline, expected to be presented to the Cabinet next week, will give the industry a much-needed framework to operate in a sustainable manner.
The guideline, if accepted, will put Malaysia ahead of leading bird’s nest producers like Indonesia and Thailand.

“It will be the first swiftlet industry guideline in the world,” said Veterinary Services Department director-general Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Jamaluddin. The swiftlet industry is worth RM1.5bil annually.

The guideline, he added, would provide the framework to supervise the industry in a holistic way, including in terms of licensing, sampling, production and export of swiftlet bird’s nest abroad, particularly to China.

Dr Aziz said the guideline had the full support of the Health, Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, and the Housing and Local Government ministries. The speed at which the industry grew over the last few years has resulted in a major dilemma over the licensing of swiftlet-rearing premises in shophouses, due to the health risk, smell and noise.

Federation of Swiftlet Nest Merchants Association chairman Datuk Beh Heng Seong said the guideline would resolve the problem as owners of premises would have to agree with the conditions if they wanted to remain in business. “It will become a standard for all local authorities,” he said.

Malaysia has about 50,000 swiftlet premises producing over 12 tonnes of bird’s nest monthly.
One kilogram of bird’s nest can fetch RM4,000. – Bernama

Sunday, February 14, 2010

The Complete Introductory Guide to SWIFTLET FARMING

"The Complete Introductory Guide to SWIFTLET FARMING"
Professionally, Mr. Hai Kuan and Ms. Jannette Lee have collectively been involved in the swiftlet farming industry in Malaysia for more than 12 years. Hai Kuan has conducted empirical research on the behavior of edible nests swiftlets throughtout Malaysia while Jannette is an experienced cognitive analyst of swiftlet farms and swiftlet farming products.

In the eBook, "The Complete Introductory Guide to SWIFTLET FARMING", you will learn:
The historical and contemporary forces that give edible birds' nests their high value;
The structure of the swiftlet farming industry spanning the ASEAN region;
The physical characteristics, habitat as well as the breeding cycles of swiftlets;
How to visually differentiate between edible nests swiftlets and grass nests swiftlets;
Techniques to harvest edible birds' nests;
The pharmaceutical and health benefits contained in edible birds' nests;
The analysis of the future direction of the prices of edible birds' nests as well as the prices of swiftlet farms;
The types of swiftlet farms around;
How to construct a swiftlet farm;
Ways to attract flying edible nests swiftlets into swiftlet farms;
The regulatory environment and licensing requirements for establishing a swiftlet farm;
What to look for when you are engaging a swiftlet farming consultant to help you establish your swiftlet farm; and
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Borneo Resources Swiflet Eco- Park


KUCHING: Sarawak State Economic Development Corp (SEDC) and Peninsular Malaysia-based Borneo Resources Synergy Sdn Bhd (BRS) have agreed to jointly develop a RM40mil swiftlet eco-park in Balingian, Mukah Division within the Sarawak Corridor for Renewable Energy (SCORE).

BRS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of property development and investment firm Masmeyer Holdings Sdn Bhd, has a 80% stake in the joint venture. SEDC holds the balance 20%. Sited in a rural setting along the Mukah-Balingian coastal highway, the project will involve the development of 40 three-storey units and 15 three-storey bungalow units.

“The project is targeted to be completed not later than 2012. Ideally, it is to be ready this year,” BRS director Choo Beng Kai said after the joint venture agreement signing ceremony. Golden Swift Resources Sdn Bhd, a swiftlet farming expert, has been engaged to provide technical expertise to the project.

SEDC was tasked by the Sarawak state government to spearhead the development of swiftlet farming on a well-planned, sustainable and eco-friendly manner. The state authorities (Forestry) recently took action against hundreds of unlicensed swiftlet operators who used shophouses in town for swiftlet farming. The proposed park will provide an alternative venue for swiftlet farmers asked by the state government to shift their operations to approved sites.

Newly appointed Sarawak Assistant Tourism Minister Datuk Talib Zulpilip, who witnessed the ceremony, said the development of the proposed park was to ensure an orderly development of the lucrative swiftlet farming industry. Talib, who was former SEDC chairman, said SEDC planned to develop similar swiftlet eco-parks in other parts of the state.


“We (SEDC) are looking to bring in more joint venture partners in similar projects.” He said SEDC-BRS would process and market the bird’s nests the joint-venture company produced. A kg of unprocessed bird’s nest now fetches about RM4,250. Talib said Sarawak was well-known for its high quality bird’s nest (Cave nest), adding that this was evident as the early traders from China had come to Sarawak to buy bird’s nests (maily from cave).

Monday, February 1, 2010

Identification of Edible Bird's Nest with Electrophoresis

Identification of Edible Bird's Nest with Electrophoresis燕窝鉴别中的蛋白质电泳研究:


目的:探讨SDS-PAGE和等电聚焦电泳应用于燕窝蛋白分离及燕窝鉴定中的可行性.方法:提取印尼燕窝、怀集燕窝及常作为伪品的明胶、银耳、猪皮的蛋白质,进行SDS-PAGE和等电聚焦电泳研究.结果:印尼燕窝与怀集燕窝在SDS-PAGE图谱上可见明显差异,而明胶、银耳和猪皮等伪品可见特征性蛋白条带.燕窝蛋白经等电聚焦电泳可见清晰的蛋白条带,且主要集中于酸性端.结论:SDS-PAGE和等电聚焦电泳均可获得燕窝蛋白质的特征性电泳图谱,用于鉴别不同品种燕窝及掺伪燕窝是可行的. http://www.yongkangbirdnest.com/