An insight into the Spanish poultry industry – Hen eggs
Spain is one of the leading European countries in poultry production and trade. In 2020, it ranked in fourth place in poultry meat production...
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...
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...
Interview with Olivier Rochard, Managing Director of Hubbard, on their new Hubbard Efficiency Plus
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...
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...
Petersime, becoming a hatching champion
M. De Clercq and P Degraeve, Managing Directors of Petersime, Belgium gave us a deep outlook on latest company’s activity and innovations.
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 red-white-shift in global meat production
Over the past fifty years, a remarkable change occurred in global meat production. This is true as well for the production volume as for...
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...
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...
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...
AZA INTERNATIONAL’s systems: easy, adaptable and durable
Located a few kilometers from Milan, AZA INTERNATIONAL was founded n the late fifties as a factory manufacturing feeding systems for the transport and...
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...
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.
Improving customer service and the use of technology to stay competitive in the food...
The need to grow and keep customers is dominating the agenda of consumer and retail executives around the world.
Thirty-three percent of the 526 consumer...
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 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...
Turkey market review
“It has been a great pleasure to have been involved in the turkey industry for the last 5 decades and to see the development...
Global poultry meat supply and trade
Last May, the International Poultry Council hosted a series of interesting webinars on ‘Resilience and Leadership in the International Poultry Supply Chain’ offering a...
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.
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....
“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...
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...
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 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.
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...
VUELA, a ventilation solution that surpasses conventional systems
TPI-Polytechniek, leading global innovator and provider in the field of ventilation components for the agricultural and industrial sectors, launched its latest innovation: the VUELA...
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....
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...
Patterns of EU poultry trade – A 2016 status report
In contrast to trade with shell eggs, which is dominated by the EU, the share of EU member countries in global poultry meat trade...
Bábolna TETRA opened a new genetic research unit in the western part of Hungary
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...
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...
SPECHT of Johannes Ten Elsen
The experience of Mr Johannes Ten Elsen within the poultry industry has led Specht to offer a complete range of equipment, from egg laying systems to silos and augers for the feed transport up to belts and chains for the collection and transport of eggs; and more, ventilation and heating systems and poultry equipment accessories.
The Canadian egg industry – A portrait
Canada occupies a unique position among egg-producing countries because, since the 1970s, it has adopted a management system that ensures the supply of high-quality...
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.
The Champions League of the chicken meat producing countries
The global poultry industry has shown a remarkable dynamics over the past decades in egg as well as in meat production. In this paper...
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....