July 14, 2009
China Kangtai Cactus Biotech Inc to launch cactus hog feed
China Kangtai Cactus Biotech Inc, a vertically integrated grower, developer, manufacturer and marketer of a variety of cactus-based products in China, announced Monday (Jul 13) that the company plans to begin marketing its patented cactus hog feed in the forth quarter in 2009, following the successful launch of cactus cattle feed and fish feed in July 2008.
With this new hog feed, the company's 2009 sales are expected to increase by about US$330,000.
China Kangtai's CEO Wang Jinjiang said China is the world's largest hog producing country as 625 million hogs were slaughtered in 2008, compared to approximately 100 million hogs in the US. In addition, China also has the world's largest consumer base for pork consumption with over 65 percent of all meat consumed in China is pork.
Wang added that the cactus hog feed market represents huge growth potential as hog producers are always searching ways to improve the health and productivity of their livestock.
Scientific studies of animal nutrition and immunology have shown that cactus-derived hog feed provides nutrition, boosts immune systems and prevents sepsis and inflammatory illnesses.