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,...

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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...

The European poultry meat business

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In a rapidly changing world it is a great challenge to keep business model up to date and profitable. Market orientation Market orientation is defined as...

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...

Changing patterns of global egg trade between 2006 and 2016 – Part 1

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Introduction Over the past years, the author of this article published several papers which dealt with patterns and dynamics of egg trade and production. As...

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...

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...

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...

The U.S. poultry industry under stress: a turbulent decade in retrospect. Part 2: poultry...

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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...

Canada: egg production in a Supply Management system

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Laying hen husbandry and egg production in Canada are unique because of the Supply Management system which controls production volume, egg prices and egg...

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...

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.

Agritech, 30-years’ experience in silos’ production

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Agritech, located in Calvisano, in the Brescia district, Italy, is a company specialized in the design and production of fiberglass silos and specific equipment...

News from River Systems and Arion Fasoli

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During the VIV Europe Fair, we met Stefano Concina at the Stand River Systems, and Nicola Bonetti of Arion Fasoli and took the opportunity...

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...

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...

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...

Fourth ai epidemic in the USA in the past decade – The epidemic in...

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In the last ten years, the poultry industry in the USA has been hit by four devastating outbreaks of avian influenza. This article focuses...

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...

This year Agrovo Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

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Agrovo Founder Michael Langeder summarises his company’s journey: “To be honest, when I started Agrovo in 1994 I didn’t have a clear picture of...

Interview with Olivier Rochard, Managing Director of Hubbard, on their new Hubbard Efficiency Plus

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Hubbard has recently launched a new conventional breeder female, the Hubbard Efficiency Plus, which is the result of the company’s long-term research and development...

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...

Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the Emerging Market Countries between 2007...

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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...

Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in the G19 countries between 2006 and...

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The second, and the last paper, in a series of two which deals with the egg industry in the Group of Nineteen countries between...

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...

El Niño raises fresh uncertainty for global feed markets

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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,...

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...

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

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...

Munters helps feeding the world

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Food. No matter what religion, status or nationality you belong to, the primary need for each human being on this planet is to have...

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

South Korea turns to U.S. eggs to ease supply shortfall

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South Korea is set to import about 210 million table eggs from the United States and Thailand in July and August as the country...

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...

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...

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...

Pas Reform: Celebrating 100 years in the hatchery business

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In 2019 Pas Reform celebrates its 100th anniversary. When the company began in 1919, founder Gerrit Pas could not have foreseen that a century...

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...

Digitization in the poultry house – and much more

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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...

Clear visualization of biofilm removal from drinking water lines with Intra Hydrocare

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Clean and fresh drinking water is essential for bird health and performance. Even when the incoming water is clean, a biofilm may rapidly form...

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