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...

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...

Bábolna Tetra continue to improve their layers to face future challenges

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Bábolna TETRA have invested heavily in infrastructure over the past five years, with the updating of existing housing and the building of new breeding...

Castello: the new type of egg laying system from Valli

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The Valli® company represents an important reality on the Italian and foreign scene in the production of equipment for poultry breeding. Quality, service and...

Bábolna TETRA opened a new genetic research unit in the western part of Hungary

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As a proof of the company’s long-term dedication of being involved in layer genetics, a new facility has been opened on the 30th October...

Patterns of EU poultry meat production and consumption – A 2016 status report

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Poultry meat has been the fastest growing agricultural commodity over the past decades. This is mainly a result of the high absolute and relative...

Jim McAdam, international man of poultry breeding

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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

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

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...

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,...

Avian Influenza outbreaks in Iowa layer farms and their economic impacts

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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

Officine Facco and University of Padua together for the welfare of hens

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Worry-free hatcheries now and in the future

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Interview with Mr. Victor Chaux, Marketing Specialist at Jamesway Chick Master Incubator Inc. Jamesway began designing and manufacturing incubation systems and hatchery equipment in 1890....

Moroccoan company Tecnoimpianti, exclusive dealer of AZA International

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Moroccoan company Tecnoimpianti, exclusive dealer of AZA International, leader in pig, poultry and cattle feeding equipment, have been selling and installing several feeding systems...

Avicola Campestre chooses SPECHT

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In the Central American Republic of El Salvador, the company Avicola Campestre has been working successfully for years with the world-famous well-known house equipment’s...

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...

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

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The first paper, in a series of two, which deals with the egg industry in the Group of Nineteen countries between 2006 and 2016...

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...

Facco drinking systems

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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...

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...

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....

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...

EU Egg Market Update – October 2025

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The European Commission’s latest Eggs Market Situation report (October 2025) shows stable production and firm prices, with both imports and exports increasing during the...

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...

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 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...

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...

Farmers of Kazakhstan are ready to boost poultry farming

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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...

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