Meet the Super Cow: Belgian Blue Bodybuilding Bovines

Belgian Blue cattle may look like they’ve spent most of their lives pumping iron, but they owe their double muscle characteristics to years of careful breeding and genetics.

Completion of Green House for Tissue Culture Transplant

 

Tissue Cultured plants will be transplanted in this new facility until it reaches maturity.

 

PE Film Green House complete with  automated sprinkler (for Misting) and ventilation system, required to maintain Humidity for proper growth. The roof of the green house will channel rain water to a central tank for recycling. This is part of Jalur Salju's Green Initiative for re-usable resources.

Pump house, which feeds water to the green house sprinkler system.

BioCareer Fair & Exhibition 2010

BioCareer Fair & Exhibition 2010  
Date:                   13-14 November 2010

Venue:                 Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

The BioCareer Fair & Exhibition 2010 will be held to create the awareness on the importance of biotechnology and biosciences in the creation of innovative products and services to support the quality of life and the future economy of the country. It is also to provide opportunities for attendees to understand and explore the diverse and emerging career opportunities within the biotechnology industry.

·         To expand the development of Human Capital and training of K-workers.

·         Promoting the range and scope of biotechnology careers and job creation.

·         Create awareness to students and general public on the emerging and available career   opportunities in biotechnology industry.

·         Networking with recruiters to discuss career option and requirements.

·         One-on-one interviews for available job positions.

·         Free career talks and educational seminars for jobseekers.

Completed Green House

Green House completed and ready to receive tissue cultured plants.

New Lab Extension and Renovation Completed

 Well trained staff at work, carrying out tissue culture in a sterile environment in accordance to international standards reorganized by BioTech Corp.

 Tissue Culture lab fully equipped.

 Tissue Cultured specimens are stored and categorized according to the species and date of production.

Matured specimens are sent to the JSSB farm to continue its growth until maturity for delivery to customers and/or for sale at the Farm.

New Green House

Ongoing construction of Green House for housing of matured tissue cultured plants for further maturity before export / transport to potential buyers.

Jalur Salju New Sign Board

Jalur Salju Sdn Bhd Logo

Jalur Salju Sdn Bhd new logo.

National Conference on New Crops and Bio-resources 2009

Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) is hosting a National Conference on New Crops and Bio-Resources 2009 on 15t to 17th December 2009 at The Royale Bintang Resort & Spa Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

Objectives of the Conference is to:

• To create awareness in new or under-exploited crops and bio-resources with potential;
• To collate information on recent R&D developments on these crops/bio-resources; to identify and highlight opportunities for future industries; and
• To provide a common platform for R&D collaboration among research institutions and relevant agencies.

Keynotes:

Potential of Underutilised Crops for the Tropics by Dr. Hannah Jaenicke, Crops for the Future, Sri Lanka
Session 1: Potential of economic crops of Sabah and Sarawak
Session 2: New industrial crops (stevia, bio-fuel and essential oils)
Session 3: New horticultural crops (rare fruits, foriculture, landscapes and crops for antioxidants)
Session 4: Bio-resources 1 (potential products from algae/seaweeds, crops for animal feed and
underutilised fruits and ulam species)
Session 5: Bio-resources 2 (crops for pesticides and novel genes

You can visit MARDI web site or download the Conference Brochure.