Hubbard’s Premium product range tailored to all diverse market needs
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...
Air around the egg with X-Treck
Vencomatic Group is considered to be the leader of on-farm hatching in traditional broiler houses. This pioneering work ultimately resulted in the X-Treck system....
Poultry meat and egg production in Brazil – First Part
Brazil is one of the leading countries in the global poultry industry, not only in production, but also in trade with poultry products. In...
Farmers of Kazakhstan are ready to boost poultry farming
According to R.I. Charipov, President of the Union of Poultry Farmers of Kazakhstan, investments and modernization of the farms will provide more poultry and...
Hubbard JA57: serving Label Rouge for 50 years
Over the years the Hubbard JA57 breeder female has become the main breeder female used as the base of the French Label Rouge concept....
Mediterranean poultry sector outlook in the global market
Poultry sector gained in 2017 the leading position in the world meat sector surpassing for the first-time pig meat production.
This position is expected...
Contours of change – global egg and poultry meat production in retrospect
In the past two decades, global egg and poultry meat production showed remarkable dynamics. The increase was not homogeneous, however, but led to considerable...
A projection of the future dynamics in global egg production
This paper presents a projection of the future dynamics in egg production. Because of the high volatility in the per capita consumption and in...
Patterns and dynamics of global egg and poultry meat trade. Part 1 – Egg...
In June 2021, FAO published an update on global trade data for 2019. This makes it possible to present an overview on the patterns...
IEC’s conference highlighted the latest trends of the egg industry
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...
“Il Fiore delle Dolomiti”: organic eggs produced using SKA equipment
Mountain organic eggs from hens grown according to the principles of the 5 H Club. Respecting the animal, the environment and the health of...
AGRIVOL chooses Breedaza
AGRIVOL, a fifty-year-old company specializing in poultry breeding, have several turkey and breeder farms in Bergamo, Brescia and Cremona provinces and choosed Breedaza in...
Danit S.r.l., consultancy, design and construction at the service of poultry farmers
Riva Selegg announces the birth of Danit S.r.l, which will be responsible for distributing the Riva product range on the national, African and Asian...
The poultry industry of the United Kingdom in transition
On June 23rd, 2016, the population of the United Kingdom (UK) decided to leave the EU. Even though it is not yet possible to...
AZA INTERNATIONAL, more than 50 years of service into the modern animal husbandry
AZA INTERNATIONAL, a leading company in Italy and abroad in the manufacturing of feeding systems for livestock farms, has gained a long experience in...
Dermanyssus gallinae – Growers underline the numerous attempts to counter the most infamous plague...
Dermanyssus gallinae (poultry red mite) is counted amongst the major pitfalls, if not the largest, of the poultry industry worldwide. In addition to causing...
Hubbard, playing a vital role in the poultry breeding industry
Hubbard operates its selection programs in 3 different R&D centres in North America and Europe, along with its own production sites in North America, Europe and Brazil. Hubbard has a longstanding experience in breeding, developing and marketing breeding stock for both conventional and premium markets.
Japanese poultry sector shows positive dynamics despite massive bird flu outbreaks
The Japanese poultry sector continues to show resilience this year, despite rising production costs and repeated outbreaks of avian influenza.
This winter, Japan faced one...
LUBING products for washing and sanitizing drinking lines
LUBING has always been attentive to promote systems that have as their objective the hygiene and sanitation of drinkinglines and water used in the...
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...
Thailand forecasts growth amid intense competition and plant relocations
Since 1970, Thailand’s chicken industry has grown remarkably, evolving from backyard farms into one of the world’s most modern broiler production sectors. Today, Thailand...
Giordano Global: Quality as a Culture, Not Just a Standard
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...
The egg industry of the USA in transition
Between 1996 and 2016, the value of U. S. egg production increased by 36.3% and reached a volume of 6.5 billion US-$. In this...
The benefits of digitization and data sharing
Data as a method of payment for better advice? According to Daniel Proetel, The Big Dutchman product manager for innovative software solutions, this concept...
From Newpharm a protocol for the effective control of red mite infestation
In poultry industries one of the most widespread ectoparasites is certainly the Dermanyssus gallinae, better known under the name of red mite. Globally, the...
Patterns and dynamics of global egg and poultry meat trade. Chicken and turkey meat...
In June 2021, FAO published an update on global trade data for 2019. This makes it possible to present an overview on the patterns...
Five tools of the trade to strengthen global poultry supply
Securing the global food supply is of prime importance to the health and well-being of people in communities around the world. However, international poultry...
Patterns and dynamics of global egg and poultry meat trade. Part 2 – Poultry...
In June 2021, FAO published an update on global trade data for 2019. This makes it possible to present an overview on the patterns...
Canada: egg production in a Supply Management system
Laying hen husbandry and egg production in Canada are unique because of the Supply Management system which controls production volume, egg prices and egg...
Poultry farm Zarja in the eastern part of Siberia
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...
Officine Facco and University of Padua together for the welfare of hens
A three-year path in which the current cage-free systems will be implemented to ensure and increase the welfare of animals in medium and large...
PHOTOCATALYTIC GATE® – innovative technology for the protection of hatchery and farms against bacteria...
The PHOTOCATALYTIC GATE is a unique and effective system for air and surface disinfection in livestock facilities. This technology has been thoroughly tested in...
Claudio Ambrogio shares insights on slower-growing market in Europe
As Aviagen’s Business Manager for the Rowan Range® in Europe, Claudio Ambrogio is tasked with developing and coordinating sales, marketing and production strategies for...
Emerging Market Countries: dynamics of the egg industry
The development of the egg exports by the EMC
The third and fourth part of the report will analyse the development of egg trade by...
Sustainable poultry production through responsible, balanced breeding
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...
The dynamics of global poultry meat trade between 2006 and 2016 at Country Development...
In two papers the dynamics of global poultry meat trade will be analysed in detail. The first paper (see here) documented the dynamics at...
The U.S. poultry industry under stress: a turbulent decade in retrospect. Part 2: poultry...
Between December 2014 and July 2025, the U.S. poultry industry has been hit by four devastating outbreaks of avian influenza (AI). In total, the...
Spatial shifts in global chicken meat production between 1993 and 2013
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.
Interview with Mr Albert Jansen Jansen Poultry Equipment
During a recent visit to the company headquarters in Barneveld, The Netherlands, Zootecnica International had the opportunity to meet Mr Albert Jansen, the founder...
Jim McAdam, international man of poultry breeding
Jim McAdam, Breeding Programme Director of Aviagen® Ltd retired and told us about his long and successful career, after 37 years working in the international poultry industry
Patterns of EU egg trade. A 2016 status report
The EU plays a dominant role in global egg trade. EU member countries contribute over 55% to egg exports and share over 50% in...
Visit to Prinzen, specialist in egg-handling systems for hatcheries
Valentijn Crum, Business Development Manager at Prinzen, part of the Vencomatic Group, tells us about the company history and the stunning advances made over...
NOVOGEN: layer breeds for the brown, white and tinted egg production
Novogen – a sister company of Groupe Grimaud - offers competitive layer breeds for the brown, white and tinted egg production for different market segments. Their products are present on each continent on more than 50 countries.
Interview with Jacco Wagelaar, Managing Director of Twinpack Special Products for the global egg...
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.
The dynamics of the Brazilian poultry industry – A review of the decade 2013–2023
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...
The future of the European poultry market
Focusing on quality, safety and sustainability, the European poultry production has been able to answer to demands from the society and consumers.
Impact of hatchery climate control and ventilation on hatchability and post-hatch chick quality
Climate control and ventilation are two of the most important factors affecting hatchery performance, which have an impact on both embryonic development and post-hatch...
Agritech S.r.l., Storage & More
For over 30 years Agritech has been at the service of modern animal husbandry and the national and international poultry farming with a varied...
Regional concentration in global poultry meat production
An overview at continent level
This overview will list the leading countries in each continent and document their share in the poultry meat production...
Vostermans Ventilation – specialist in the field of ventilation since 1952
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....
Hendrix Genetics, leader in efficiency, sustainability and innovations
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...
Munters helps feeding the world
Food. No matter what religion, status or nationality you belong to, the primary need for each human being on this planet is to have...
Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007...
Part 1: The development of the laying hen inventories
Introduction
In four papers, the dynamics of egg production and egg
trade in the Emerging Market Countries (EMC)...
Interview with Theo Hoen, Ceo of Vencomatic Group
By 2050, 10 billion people worldwide must be supplied with food. To achieve this, a sustainable food chain needs to be established. However, that's...
Vencomatic Group, truly a family business – Interview with Lotte and Ton van de...
Lotte van de Ven took charge of the Vencomatic Group on May 1st when she took over from Theo Hoen who had been at...
Agritech, 30-years’ experience in silos’ production
Agritech, located in Calvisano, in the Brescia district, Italy, is a company specialized in the design and production of fiberglass silos and specific equipment...
Dynamics and changing patterns of global egg trade at Country Development Group level –...
Country Development Groups – a new classification
The classification of the 211 countries for which data sets are available is based on several parameters, i.e....
How social media and online opinions affect consumer attitudes
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...
Regional concentration in global egg production
This overview will list theleading countries in egg production in each continent and document their share in the production volume of the continent as...
Interview to Richard Hutchinson, Aviagen Turkeys Sales and Marketing Director
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.
Lomar: LED lighting for poultry farming
The Lomar Srl Company was founded in Brescia in 1983 and has always designed and produced everything it sells. In 1999 it gambled on...
The EU egg industry
In 2015, the 507 million inhabitants of the 28 EU member countries shared 6.8 % in the global population. The efficiency of the EU...
Developing a broader choice of slower-growing and colored breed options
With continual market developments and expanding consumer preferences, change is the only constant for the poultry sector. Global poultry breeding company Aviagen® has always...
Brazil: considerable increase of broiler meat and egg production – 2nd part
Brazil is one of the main countries in the international broiler meat production and trade sectors. The country continues to show a considerable dynamics...
Delmarva Poultry Industry
Recent efforts DPI - Delmarva Poultry Industry undertook to improve the chicken industry include a participation in a daylong ‘Poultry 101’ symposium at Chesapeake...
15,000 bhp in Senpilic: at the drawing table with Meyn.
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
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...
Bábolna Tetra continue to improve their layers to face future challenges
Bábolna TETRA have invested heavily in infrastructure over the past five years, with the updating of existing housing and the building of new breeding...
Oceania – Losses in world meat production despite considerable momentum
There are hardly any recent studies on the role of Oceania in the global meat industry. This article will focus on documenting the role...
Prevent contaminated water with automated drinking systems
Poultry farmers often cast a critical eye on the quality of feed. However, do they hold the quality of drinking water in the house...
Patterns and dynamics of the egg industry in Japan
Egg production is stagnating
In contrast to the considerable dynamics of the egg industry in China and India, egg production in Japan has remained almost...
Ovostella chooses Eurosilos Sirp fiberglass silos
The Ovostella agricultural company of Ghedi (BS) is a historic user of Eurosilos Sirp fiberglass silos. We interviewed the owner, Domenico Varini , to...
Interview with Dinah Nicholson, Global manager of Hatchery Development and Support at Aviagen
Interview with Dinah Nicholson, Global Manager of Hatchery Development and Support at Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company
The U.S. poultry industry under stress: a turbulent decade in retrospect. Part 1 –...
Between December 2014 and July 2025, the U.S. poultry industry has been hit by four devastating outbreaks of avian influenza (AI). In total, the...
Interview with Bernd Meerpohl, CEO of Big Dutchman
Zootecnica International had the chance to ask Bernd Meerpohl, CEO of Big Dutchman about the current poultry market situation at a global level.
News from River Systems and Arion Fasoli
During the VIV Europe Fair, we met Stefano Concina at the Stand River Systems, and Nicola Bonetti of Arion Fasoli and took the opportunity...
Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007...
Part 1: The development of the laying hen inventories
Introduction
In four papers, the dynamics of egg production and egg trade in the Emerging Market Countries...
Global Poultry Outlook 2026: Growth Continues, with Operational Discipline in Focus
According to Rabobank, the global poultry sector is set to maintain a strong growth trajectory in 2026, with worldwide production and consumption expected to...
The dynamics of global meat production. An analysis of the period from 2000 to...
Global meat production increased by almost 270 million mt1, or 268% between 1970 and 2023. Examining the development by meat type reveals that the...
Patterns and dynamics of egg trade: the global situation in 2020
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...