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...

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...

“Alta Tuscia” new laying hens farm in Italy

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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...

Five tools of the trade to strengthen global poultry supply

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Securing the global food supply is of prime importance to the health and well-being of people in communities around the world. However, international poultry...

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...

Visit to Prinzen, specialist in egg-handling systems for hatcheries

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Valentijn Crum, Business Development Manager at Prinzen, part of the Vencomatic Group, tells us about the company history and the stunning advances made over...

Mexico’s role in the global poultry industry

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This paper analyses the dynamics in Mexico’s egg and poultry meat industry and in poultry meat and egg imports between 2010 and 2020. Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst...

Interview with Theo Hoen, Ceo of Vencomatic Group

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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 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...

Improvements in the Hendrix Genetics’ breeding and testing program

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With the release of the new performance standards for Hendrix Genetics' laying hens, it is important to examine factors contributing to the genetic progress...

A new specialised turkey hatchery for Turkmenistan

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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...

Interview to Ruwan Berculo, Manager VIV worldwide

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Zootecnica International interviewed Ruwan Berculo, Manager VIV worldwide who highlighted the story of the VIV organization throughout the years and outlined the innovations and the...

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,...

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...

Poultry is king of proteins in IPC outlook

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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...

The remarkable dynamics of the global poultry industry: 50 years in retrospective. Part 1...

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In two papers the author will analyse the development of poultry over the past fifty years and document the remarkable growth of global egg...

AGRIVOL chooses Breedaza

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AGRIVOL, a fifty-year-old company specializing in poultry breeding, have several turkey and breeder farms in Bergamo, Brescia and Cremona provinces and choosed Breedaza in...

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.

Changing patterns of global egg trade between 2006 and 2016 – Part 2

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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...

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...

15,000 bhp in Senpilic: at the drawing table with Meyn.

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Meyn’s experienced sales and product management team have all the necessary product expertise and extensive experience for designing plant layouts that involve high-speed poultry processing...

Lomar: LED lighting for poultry farming

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The Lomar Srl Company was founded in Brescia in 1983 and has always designed and produced everything it sells. In 1999 it gambled on...

An insight into the Spanish poultry industry – Hen eggs

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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 role of Asia in egg production

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Between 1996 and 2016, global egg production increased from 45.1 mill. t to 73.9 mill. t or by 64.0%. Asian countries contributed 19.6 mill....

The EU egg industry

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In 2015, the 507 million inhabitants of the 28 EU member countries shared 6.8 % in the global population. The efficiency of the EU...

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 1 –...

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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...

FACCO: the future of poultry at VIV Asia 2019

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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...

VAL-CO solutions to ensure you get the most for your flocks

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VAL-CO poultry systems & products are designed for all of your poultry production needs. Today we would like to highlight the equipment for storage,...

The dynamics of global meat production. An analysis of the period from 2000 to...

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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 poultry industry of the United Kingdom in transition

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On June 23rd, 2016, the population of the United Kingdom (UK) decided to leave the EU. Even though it is not yet possible to...

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...

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...

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