Traditional certified poultry
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,...
EU poultry meat production and trade
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...
Patterns and dynamics of the EU poultry industry: a status report – Part 2
Part 2 - Poultry meat production and trade
In two papers, the patterns and dynamics of the EU poultry industry are analysed. The first paper...
The poultry meat business in Europe and beyond
It is a great challenge in a rapidly changing world to keep a business model up to date and profitable. The market orientation of...
VAL-CO solutions to ensure you get the most for your flocks
VAL-CO poultry systems & products are designed for all of your poultry production needs. Today we would like to highlight the equipment for storage,...
Fourth ai epidemic in the USA in the past decade – The epidemic in...
In the last ten years, the poultry industry in the USA has been hit by four devastating outbreaks of avian influenza. This article focuses...
Pas Reform: Celebrating 100 years in the hatchery business
In 2019 Pas Reform celebrates its 100th anniversary. When the company began in 1919, founder Gerrit Pas could not have foreseen that a century...
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...
Denmark’s egg industry – Analysis of an unusual structure
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...
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...
Label Rouge, IGP, Bio: the rise of French poultry labels
Bernard Tauzia, President of Synalaf (Syndicat National des Labels Avicoles de France or National Union of Poultry Labels of France), explains to Zootecnica International...
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...
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...
Elinar-Broiler and Meyn – A Russian-American success story
Elinar-Broiler Poultry Farm in the Moscow region of Central Russia is a perfect example of successful business collaboration between American and Russian poultry specialists....
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...
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...
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.
EU poultry sector outlook to 2035: production, consumption and trade trends
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...
FACCO: the future of poultry at VIV Asia 2019
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...
Patterns and dynamics of egg trade: trade flows in exports and imports at country...
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...
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...
Avian Influenza outbreaks in Iowa layer farms and their economic impacts
Between December 2014 and June 2015, 223 outbreaks of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI) virus in commercial and backyard flocks occurred in 15 states of the USA. In this article a time-spatial analysis of the outbreaks in Iowa is presented, documenting the problems in euthanizing and depopulating the affected farms as well as in depositing the carcasses
Changing patterns of global egg trade between 2006 and 2016 – Part 2
Part 2: Dynamics at continent and country level in detail
While the analysis in Part 1 dealt with the continents and the leading countries in egg...
SANOVO TECHNOLOGY GROUP, a story of success and commitment to the worldwide egg industry
Passion, drive, advanced technology, social and ethical responsibility, are the core elements of SANOVO, a company which has constantly been expanding over the years...
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...
Patterns of trade flows in egg exports and imports – Part 4
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...
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...
Patterns and dynamics of the EU poultry industry: a status report – Part 1
Part 1 - Laying hen husbandry, egg production and egg trade
In two papers, the patterns of the EU poultry industry will be analysed. The...
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...
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...
El Niño raises fresh uncertainty for global feed markets
Weather patterns do not usually dominate discussions in the poultry industry. This year may prove different.
With El Niño now established in the equatorial Pacific,...
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...
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...
EU Poultry Sector Outlook to 2035: Production, Consumption and Trade Trends
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...
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...
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...
“Alta Tuscia” new laying hens farm in Italy
MBE Breeding Equipment outfitted a new free-range farm, which has recently been inaugurated in Montefiascone, Italy
A celebration event for the "Alta Tuscia" company, located...
Patterns of EU poultry meat production and consumption – A 2016 status report
Poultry meat has been the fastest growing agricultural commodity over the past decades. This is mainly a result of the high absolute and relative...