NEWS 14 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2025 Hendrix Genetics announced a new addition to its shrimp genetics portfolio: the Kona Bay Balance Pro. Developed by the company’s shrimp division, the Kona Bay Balance Pro is highlighted as a next-generation shrimp genetics solution engineered to enhance performance, resilience, and sustainability across the aquaculture value chain. The product was officially introduced at the Hatch India Show 2025, held at the Radisson Blu in Visakhapatnam, India on October 30-31. The launch event featured remarks from Naomi Duijvesteijn, Global Sustainability Director at Hendrix Genetics, who emphasized the strategic relevance of Balance Pro in promoting responsible aquaculture practices. As with all products in the Kona Bay product portfolio, Kona Bay Balance Pro is a non-ablation breeding solution, eliminating the need for eyestalk ablation and thereby promoting animal welfare without compromising performance or resilience across production cycles. According to the company’s statement, this innovation aligns with global sustainability standards and reinforces Hendrix Genetics’ commitment to ethical breeding practices. “The Balance Pro product is the answer to unpredictability in shrimp farming,” stated Deepak Patnaik, Commercial Director at Kona Bay. “Designed to reduce variability and improve predictability, it delivers faster growth, higher productivity, and improved resilience.” Read more>> A new study published in Animals highlights that industrialized animal farming is one of the most powerful - yet persistently neglected - forces driving the climate and biodiversity crises. The analysis, "The Missing Target: Why Industrialized Animal Farming Must Be at the Core of the Climate Agenda", synthesizes evidence from 47 international studies and concludes that reducing livestock production and embracing plant-based food systems is essential for meeting global climate goals. Across global research, livestock farming contributes an estimated 12-20% of all greenhouse gas emissions annually, with the most comprehensive studies yielding the highest figures. The most modern accounting methods, which include the impacts of deforestation, bottom trawling and cooling effects from certain atmospheric pollutants, reveal that 52% of present-day global warming is attributable to animal agriculture. According to the study, animal agriculture occupies over 80% of agricultural land, while providing only 18% of calories and 37% of protein consumed worldwide, making it difficult to meet the needs of a fast-growing future population. Among other food-originating environmental impacts, the sector also creates 50% of eutrophication and 32% of soil acidification. Rapidly developing regions including emerging economies are projected to experience the sharpest growth in livestock emissions unless production trends shift. Biodiversity studies reveal that meat-heavy diets can create three to four times greater biodiversity losses compared to predominantly plant-based diets. Read more>> Hendrix Genetics expands shrimp portfolio New Study: Industrialized animal farming challenges climate targets Photo: Sustainable Pet Food Foundation Photo: Hendrix Genetics
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