DHA enriched eggs using microalgae in layer diets
Functional foods have become a hot topic in the food industry due to the push for healthier food products on supermarket shelves. According to...
Using egg breakouts to improve hatch and poult quality
Egg breakout or hatch residue analysis is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools in a hatchery. Breakouts can be used to aid troubleshooting,...
Improving performance and egg quality in aging hens
Due to the world’s population increase, egg production is expected to develop rapidly and, to increase egg production, the goal is to enhance laying...
Patterns and dynamics of the egg industry in India
Fast growth of India’s egg industry
In 2016, India ranked in third place among the leading egg producing countries with a production volume of 4.56...
EU Egg Market Update – October 2025
The European Commission’s latest Eggs Market Situation report (October 2025) shows stable production and firm prices, with both imports and exports increasing during the...
Breakthrough: stopping chick culling together!
In Germany alone, around 45 million male chicks from laying hen breeds are killed every year. Male chicks of these breeds do not lay...
Survey of egg quality in commercially available table eggs
Increase demand in consumer choice and request for egg quality has resulted in a wide variety of egg selection available in the retail market
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Senegal’s egg production to improve with backing of new facility
Senegal's table egg market has received a major boost after a subsidiary of French Development Agency (AFD) announced new financing for a leading egg...
UK Egg Market Update: Higher Production and Stable Prices in Q3 2025
The UK egg sector continued to strengthen through the third quarter of 2025, with higher production volumes and steady farm-gate prices, according to DEFRA’s...
Revolutioning poultry: Orbem’s ethical, ai-powered in-ovo sexing technology
Orbem has developed a groundbreaking solution to address one of the most significant ethical and economic challenges in the global poultry industry: the culling...
Too many clears? Break-out analysis needed!
Gerd de Lange, Senior Poultry Specialist, Pas Reform Academy
A hatchery’s objective is to hatch a chick from every egg that is set. However, losses...
World Egg Day 2022: Eggs for a better life
World Egg Day will be celebrated across the globe on Friday 14 October 2022. The annual event honours the highly nutritious and brilliantly versatile...
Global Egg Nutrition expert group formed
The International Egg Nutrition Centre (IENC) has announced the formation of the ‘Global Egg Nutrition Expert Group’ which will focus on developing, collating and...
Nutrition experts hail eggs health benefits, as nations celebrate World Egg Day
The health benefits of eggs will be hailed across the globe on Friday 11th October 2019, as countries celebrate one of the original super...
Establishing true fertility in hatching eggs
If it comes to discussions on fertility two different definitions are practiced. A true fertile egg contains a well-developed germinal disc (blastoderm). This indicates...
Egg production in turkey breeding hens
Traditionally, the turkey industry focuses on meat production rather than egg production. However, each turkey poult that is raised from meat production originated from...
Early life management of layers
Successful egg production in table-egg laying hens relies on proper caretaking during the lay phase, yet early rearing is also paramount to achieve performance...
Egg drop syndrome (Adenovirus 127) in layers
Egg Drop Syndrome (EDS) is a double-stranded DNA virus in the genus Atadenovirus of the Adenoviridae family and was first described in Holland in...
Hatching eggs: the importance of assessing internal egg quality
Hatching egg quality has a significant impact on hatchability and chick quality. By making egg quality control a part of the routine procedures in...
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