Hendrix Genetics, leader in efficiency, sustainability and innovations

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Hendrix Genetics is a leading multi-species breeding company based in Boxmeer, Netherlands-EU with their primary activities being in the layer, turkey, pig, aquaculture and...

Interview with Jacco Wagelaar, Managing Director of Twinpack Special Products for the global egg...

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Jacco Wagelaar, the Twinpack Managing Director launched a new Twinpack separate business in January 2016, named Twinpack Special Product. The new-born company deals with special packaging systems for the global egg industry.

Hubbard’s Premium product range tailored to all diverse market needs

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Interview with Bruno Briand, Hubbard Business Director EMEA In 2021 Hubbard celebrates its 100th anniversary. It started with the selection of conventional breeding stock, but...

Developing a broader choice of slower-growing and colored breed options

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With continual market developments and expanding consumer preferences, change is the only constant for the poultry sector. Global poultry breeding company Aviagen® has always...

From Newpharm a protocol for the effective control of red mite infestation

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In poultry industries one of the most widespread ectoparasites is certainly the Dermanyssus gallinae, better known under the name of red mite. Globally, the...

Denmark’s egg industry – Analysis of an unusual structure

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With only 4.7 million laying hens, which corresponds to around 1.2% of the EU flock, Denmark is one of the smaller egg-producing countries. It...

VUELA, a ventilation solution that surpasses conventional systems

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TPI-Polytechniek, leading global innovator and provider in the field of ventilation components for the agricultural and industrial sectors, launched its latest innovation: the VUELA...

Contours of change – global egg and poultry meat production in retrospect

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In the past two decades, global egg and poultry meat production showed remarkable dynamics. The increase was not homogeneous, however, but led to considerable...

Vostermans Ventilation – specialist in the field of ventilation since 1952

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Vostermans Ventilation B.V. develops, manufactures and distributes fans and control equipment for agricultural and industrial applications and is part of the group Vostermans Companies....

Cobb: 100 years of breeding

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Cobb-Vantress is celebrating its first 100 years in 2016. A century when this breeding company has played a significant role in shaping the modern broiler.

Flexy, new market strategies for excellent products

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During our recent visit to FLEXY, a manufacturer and distributor of poultry equipment located in Campo San Martino, Padua - Elisabetta Libralon, General Manager...

Traditional certified poultry

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The French cuisine is well-known and respected for more than two centuries for the way it has embraced the different types of poultry breeds,...

Interview to Richard Hutchinson, Aviagen Turkeys Sales and Marketing Director

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Richard Hutchinson has over three decades of experience in the Turkey industry and during this time he significantly increased turkey parent stock sales in Europe and Russia.

Egg system supplier Moba continues to innovate and grow

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Michiel Peters, Managing Director Moba highlights the strong company’s growth in all markets and the optimistic future predictions Moba, the world's leading producer of high-quality...

FACCO: the future of poultry at VIV Asia 2019

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Technology, remote control, service, virtual reality and new systems at Facco stand at the Asia leading poultry exhibition. Facco has many novelties in display at...

SPECHT of Johannes Ten Elsen

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The experience of Mr Johannes Ten Elsen within the poultry industry has led Specht to offer a complete range of equipment, from egg laying systems to silos and augers for the feed transport up to belts and chains for the collection and transport of eggs; and more, ventilation and heating systems and poultry equipment accessories.

Interview with Dinah Nicholson, Global manager of Hatchery Development and Support at Aviagen

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Interview with Dinah Nicholson, Global Manager of Hatchery Development and Support at Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company

Roxell celebrates 50th anniversary

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Roxell celebrating 50 years of activity this year. Quality, Service and Innovative products make the company ready for the future.

The benefits of digitization and data sharing

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Data as a method of payment for better advice? According to Daniel Proetel, The Big Dutchman product manager for innovative software solutions, this concept...

Patterns of trade flows in egg exports and imports – Part 4

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The fourth part of the series will present patterns of trade flows for some of the leading egg exporting and importing countries. The Dutch-German trade cluster A...

Regional concentration in global egg production

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This overview will list theleading countries in egg production in each continent and document their share in the production volume of the continent as...

SANOVO TECHNOLOGY GROUP, a story of success and commitment to the worldwide egg industry

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Passion, drive, advanced technology, social and ethical responsibility, are the core elements of SANOVO, a company which has constantly been expanding over the years...

IEC’s conference highlighted the latest trends of the egg industry

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For the second time Monte Carlo proved to be a fantastic conference destination and a big hit with IEC’s members old and new to...

The role of Asia in egg production

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Between 1996 and 2016, global egg production increased from 45.1 mill. t to 73.9 mill. t or by 64.0%. Asian countries contributed 19.6 mill....

The future of the European poultry market

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Focusing on quality, safety and sustainability, the European poultry production has been able to answer to demands from the society and consumers.

In Ovo’s Ella technology

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As of January 2022, Lohmann Deutschland will apply In Ovo’s gender typing technology, called Ella, in their Dorum facility to hatch chicks without chick...

An insight into the Spanish poultry industry – Hen eggs

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Spain is one of the leading European countries in poultry production and trade. In 2020, it ranked in fourth place in poultry meat production...

Sustainable poultry production through responsible, balanced breeding

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Our global population is predicted to grow to 9.8 billion by 2050. As we approach the challenge of how to produce enough food to...

After 40 years in the French marketplace AZA International still astonishing

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In Rennes, September past, the SPACE show was held and it continues to be one of the most important trade fairs dedicated to the...

VAL-CO solutions to ensure you get the most for your flocks

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VAL-CO poultry systems & products are designed for all of your poultry production needs. Today we would like to highlight the equipment for storage,...

Patterns of EU poultry trade – A 2016 status report

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In contrast to trade with shell eggs, which is dominated by the EU, the share of EU member countries in global poultry meat trade...

The dynamics of global poultry meat trade between 2006 and 2016 at continent and...

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In two papers the dynamics of global poultry meat trade will be analysed in detail: in this first article the dynamics at the continental...

Patterns and dynamics of China’s egg industry

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Remarkable development of the laying hen inventory and of egg production Table 1 shows the development of the Chinese laying hen inventory and of egg...

Patterns of EU egg trade. A 2016 status report

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The EU plays a dominant role in global egg trade. EU member countries contribute over 55% to egg exports and share over 50% in...

AZA INTERNATIONAL’s systems: easy, adaptable and durable

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Located a few kilometers from Milan, AZA INTERNATIONAL was founded n the late fifties as a factory manufacturing feeding systems for the transport and...

Poultry farm Zarja in the eastern part of Siberia

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The region Krasnoyarsk is Russia's second largest Federal State and is located mainly in the eastern part of Siberia, in the river basin of...

15,000 bhp in Senpilic: at the drawing table with Meyn.

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Meyn’s experienced sales and product management team have all the necessary product expertise and extensive experience for designing plant layouts that involve high-speed poultry processing...

The Polish company Gospodarstwo Piotrkowo chooses SPECHT

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In Piotrkowo, a small Polish town, some 130 km southeast of Gdansk, you will find one of the leading egg-producing companies of the country. The...

A projection of the future dynamics in global poultry meat production

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Global chicken meat production is projected to grow by 24.4 mill. t or 22.3 % between 2014 and 2024. In contrast to egg production...

EU poultry meat production and trade

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In 2015, the 28 member countries of the EU shared 6.8% in the global population but contributed 15.7 % to global meat production and...

Tecnoclima SpA, an the forefront of innovation

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Tecnoclima SpA is a leading Italian company that has been operating in the Warm Air heating market for more than 40 years, offering solutions and...

EU Poultry Market Remains Stable Despite Trade Volatility and High Prices

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The EU poultry sector maintained moderate growth through mid-2025, according to the latest Poultry Market Situation report released by the European Commission. Despite continued...

Label Rouge, IGP, Bio: the rise of French poultry labels

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Bernard Tauzia, President of Synalaf (Syndicat National des Labels Avicoles de France or National Union of Poultry Labels of France), explains to Zootecnica International...

The Canadian egg industry – A portrait

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Canada occupies a unique position among egg-producing countries because, since the 1970s, it has adopted a management system that ensures the supply of high-quality...

Giordano Poultry Plast keeps growing

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Giordano Poultry Plast, a leading international company in the moulding of plastic materials, specialised in the design and production of poultry industry equipment, is...

The dynamics of global poultry meat trade between 2006 and 2016 at Country Development...

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In two papers the dynamics of global poultry meat trade will be analysed in detail. The first paper (see here) documented the dynamics at...

AZA INTERNATIONAL, more than 50 years of service into the modern animal husbandry

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 AZA INTERNATIONAL, a leading company in Italy and abroad in the manufacturing of feeding systems for livestock farms, has gained a long experience in...

Poultry meat and egg production in Brazil – First Part

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Brazil is one of the leading countries in the global poultry industry, not only in production, but also in trade with poultry products. In...

The Rowan Range: a portfolio of products for slower-growing and coloured bird markets by...

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Alternative, slower-growing segments of the broiler market have existed for decades. Historically, however, these were largely niche or artisanal operations. More recently, there has...

Increased interest in the slower-growing broiler Ranger Gold

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Avizoo, Cooperativa Agricola San Martino, Consorzio Agrario del Nordest and Avicola Artigiana have come together, in a far-sighted project, to launch onto the Italian...

Hubbard JA57: serving Label Rouge for 50 years

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Over the years the Hubbard JA57 breeder female has become the main breeder female used as the base of the French Label Rouge concept....

Visit to Prinzen, specialist in egg-handling systems for hatcheries

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Valentijn Crum, Business Development Manager at Prinzen, part of the Vencomatic Group, tells us about the company history and the stunning advances made over...

A projection of the future dynamics in global egg production

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This paper presents a projection of the future dynamics in egg production. Because of the high volatility in the per capita consumption and in...

Interview with Denis Kan, President of Jamesway Incubator Company

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Jamesway has a solid reputation worldwide with offices in North America, Russia, and Asia and production facilities in Canada and China and serves 1,800...

How social media and online opinions affect consumer attitudes

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Social media can be considered a double-edged sword when it comes to communicating about food and agriculture. On one hand, platforms like Facebook, Twitter...

UK Egg Market Update: Higher Production and Stable Prices in Q3 2025

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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...

The dynamics of the Brazilian poultry industry – A review of the decade 2013–2023

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Brazil's poultry industry has undergone a remarkable development over the past decade. While the production of chicken meat and eggs has risen sharply, the...

Vencomatic Group, truly a family business – Interview with Lotte and Ton van de...

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Lotte van de Ven took charge of the Vencomatic Group on May 1st when she took over from Theo Hoen who had been at...

Global poultry meat supply and trade

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Last May, the International Poultry Council hosted a series of interesting webinars on ‘Resilience and Leadership in the International Poultry Supply Chain’ offering a...

Visit to the Vencomatic Group

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Vencomatic Group of Eersel - The Netherlands - represents three well-known brands in the poultry sector: Vencomatic, Prinzen and Agro Supply. The company provides a full range of innovative systems for equipping modern poultry farms all over the world.

Andrea Pedrini, CEO of Cascina Palazzo outlining the benefits of Modula by AZA International

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The Agrarian society Cascina Palazzo have been managing their several turkey farms for more than 50 years in Bergamo province, Italy and has chosen...

LUBING products for washing and sanitizing drinking lines

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LUBING has always been attentive to promote systems that have as their objective the hygiene and sanitation of drinkinglines and water used in the...

Giordano Global: Quality as a Culture, Not Just a Standard

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At Giordano Global, quality is more than a result—it’s a mindset that guides every stage of production, from design to delivery. The company’s commitment...

Meeting with Hy-Line International at EuroTier 2016

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Interviews with Hy-Line International’s key figures to globally assess the present and future value of the poultry industry

Optimum solutions for increasing hatchery efficiency

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ZOOTECNICA INTERNATIONAL interviewed Mr Rudy Verhelst, Product Manager at Petersime N.V., - the world leading supplier of incubators, hatchery equipment, project services and turnkey hatcheries -, speaking about the Belgian company, its latest improvements and optimum solutions for increasing hatchery efficiency.

A projection of egg production until 2030

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Food supply for a growing global population is one of the great challenges for the next decades. A particular problem will be to produce...

EU Poultry Sector Outlook to 2035: Production, Consumption and Trade Trends

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According to the EU Agricultural Outlook 2025–2035, poultry and eggs are the only meat sectors in the European Union projected to expand in both...

A projection of the future development of global meat production with special reference to...

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It is estimated that with population growth and the increasing purchasing power of a growing middle-class in many developing and threshold countries meat consumption...

The U. S. poultry industry in transition

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The U. S. poultry industry is confronted with new challenges which ask for a reaction. One challenge is the growing demand for cage-free eggs,...

Trade tensions continue

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Reports from South America indicate a robust harvest that will start in just a few weeks. A wild card is the trade tensions between...

Moba celebrates 75 years of innovations at VIV Europe

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This year Moba celebrated 75 years of activity and the Utrecht fair was an opportunity to exhibit their latest innovations. Zootecnica International met with...

Interview with Mr Albert Jansen Jansen Poultry Equipment

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During a recent visit to the company headquarters in Barneveld, The Netherlands, Zootecnica International had the opportunity to meet Mr Albert Jansen, the founder...

MagFan, best in test at Bess Lab

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MagFan was tested at Bess Lab in January 2019. Compared to all other fans tested at Bess Lab, MagFan is quite simply in a...

Patterns of the poultry industry in the MEA region. Part 1 – Egg production...

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The boundaries of the Middle East Region are not exactly defined. Under the term Near East, it was used in the late decades of...

Patterns of the poultry industry in the MEA region. Part 2 – Poultry meat...

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A first paper analysed the patterns of egg production and of egg trade in the MEA region. This paper will focus on poultry meat...

Patterns and dynamics of egg trade: the global situation in 2020

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Between 2016 and 2020, global egg trade showed a remarkable dynamics. In 2018, 2.36 mill. t of shell eggs were exported, 2.97% of the...

Patterns and dynamics of global egg and poultry meat trade. Chicken and turkey meat...

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In June 2021, FAO published an update on global trade data for 2019. This makes it possible to present an overview on the patterns...

Spatial shifts in global chicken meat production between 1993 and 2013

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There are hardly any studies which deal with the role of the less developed and newly industrialised countries in global meat production. In this article the Author investigates the spatial shifts in chicken meat production.

An interview with Erik Visser – CEO at NUTRIAD

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Nutriad is headquartered in Dendermonde, Belgium and was originally part of the Belgian Inve group of companies. It is a worldwide leading supplier of...

The dynamics of the USA broiler industry between 1990 and 2019

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The USA is the leading broiler meat producer with a share of 12 % in the global production volume, followed by China with 9...

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