Visit to Eurosilos Sirp
Eurosilos Sirp is a state-of-the-art production company, created in 1972 by Mario Telefri with their headquarters in Isorella, Brescia. Specialized in the production of...
Poultry is king of proteins in IPC outlook
Poultry is positioned to become the world’s most consumed meat protein in 2019 as African swine fever spreads in pig herds across China.
As the...
Moba celebrates 75 years of innovations at VIV Europe
This year Moba celebrated 75 years of activity and the Utrecht fair was an opportunity to exhibit their latest innovations. Zootecnica International met with...
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...
Castello: the new type of egg laying system from Valli
The Valli® company represents an important reality on the Italian and foreign scene in the production of equipment for poultry breeding. Quality, service and...
Digitization in the poultry house – and much more
The Smart World of Big Dutchman on display at VIV Europe 2018!
2018 was the year of VIV Europe, one of the world’s largest trade...
Facco drinking systems
Water is an essential resource for animal well-being.
The Facco drinking system is designed to achieve the best performance in guaranteeing the well-being of birds...
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...
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...
Optimum solutions for increasing hatchery efficiency
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.
Taiwan egg prices reach two-year high
Wholesale egg prices in Taiwan have reached their highest level in nearly two years after the Taipei Egg Traders Association announced a NT$3-per-jin increase.
The...
Tecnoclima SpA, an the forefront of innovation
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...
MagFan, best in test at Bess Lab
MagFan was tested at Bess Lab in January 2019. Compared to all other fans tested at Bess Lab, MagFan is quite simply in a...
Roxell celebrates 50th anniversary
Roxell celebrating 50 years of activity this year. Quality, Service and Innovative products make the company ready for the future.
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...
Clear visualization of biofilm removal from drinking water lines with Intra Hydrocare
Clean and fresh drinking water is essential for bird health and performance. Even when the incoming water is clean, a biofilm may rapidly form...
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...
India leverages cost advantages, but geopolitical tensions affect its egg exports
India has experienced a surge in egg production over the past decade, driven by government initiatives and private investments in large-scale layer units, fueled...
A new specialised turkey hatchery for Turkmenistan
An interview with Mr. Maksat Ibragimov, Company Coordinator MAKSADA OKGUNLY, a hatchery in Turkemenistan.
What you are constructing is more than a new turkey hatchery in...
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...
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...
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...
Visit AZA INTERNATIONAL at VIV Europe 2018 in Utrecht
The Aza International company was founded in the late ‘50s and has always been recognized as a leader in the production of equipment for...
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...
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...
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...
Nucleotides: the key additive for a healthy gut and balanced microbiota in broiler chickens
By supporting a balanced microflora and promoting the functional integrity of the intestine, nucleotides contribute to improved digestive efficiency and enhanced natural defense against...
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...
Added US broiler supply keeps chicken prices under pressure into Q3
Ready-to-cook (RTC) chicken production ran 4.5% above year-ago levels in the second quarter of 2026, well ahead of expectations set earlier in the spring,...
A projection of the future dynamics in global poultry meat production
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...
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,...
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...
South Korea turns to U.S. eggs to ease supply shortfall
South Korea is set to import about 210 million table eggs from the United States and Thailand in July and August as the country...
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...
Flexy, new market strategies for excellent products
During our recent visit to FLEXY, a manufacturer and distributor of poultry equipment located in Campo San Martino, Padua - Elisabetta Libralon, General Manager...
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...
The role of the G20 group in global meat production and trade. Part 3:...
Two previous articles examined the role of the G191 countries in global meat production and exports (Windhorst, 2026, 2026a). These studies highlighted the significant...
Hubbard outlining trends in the Premium chicken market
Interview with Paul Van Boekholt, Manager Global Marketing, Hubbard Breeders
Today markets are sensitive to animal welfare, meat quality and price concerns. In this regard,...
Egg prices hit record highs in Nepal as bird flu cuts flock and demand...
Kathmandu, Nepal — Egg prices in Nepal have reached record levels in August 2026 as declining production has tightened supply. The Nepal Layers 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...
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...
Increased interest in the slower-growing broiler Ranger Gold
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...
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...
Interview with Robbert Birkhoff of Meyn
At EuroTier, Zootecnica International had the opportunity to interview Robbert Birkhoff, Meyn’s Sales Director for EMEA, Asia Pacific, Russia and surroundings, who outlined the future goals of the company
Poultry growth forecast rises to 3.5%, but oversupply weighs on prices
RaboResearch has raised its 2026 growth forecast for global poultry production to 3.5%. In several markets, output is rising faster than demand, while feed...
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...
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...
Chicken and egg prices climb in Malaysia as farms face mounting pressures
Kuala Lumpur, 31 August 2026 — Retail prices for chicken and eggs are rising in Malaysia as poultry farms face closures and suspensions amid...
After 40 years in the French marketplace AZA International still astonishing
In Rennes, September past, the SPACE show was held and it continues to be one of the most important trade fairs dedicated to the...
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...
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....
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...
The Netherlands, the leading country in European egg and poultry meat
The changing sectoral and regional patterns of the Dutch poultry and egg industries as well as of the trade with poultry and egg products are analysed. The close trade relations between the Netherlands and Germany are also documented and the trend to develop new markets for shell eggs and poultry meat outside the EU can be as well observed.
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