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Poultry Farming
PUM experts advise on poultry production, housing and processing. The poultry farming sector includes farms producing parents for broiler and layer strains, both as farms producing consumption eggs and poultry meat. Fifty years ago, layer and broiler breeding in the Netherlands was spread over more than 10,000 small and medium-sized breeding farms, usually family owned. Nowadays this number has been drastically reduced and only a few hundred companies are left. Our experts also have knowledge of ducks, geese, pigeons, rabbits, guinea pigs, etc.
Dutch poultry production is internationally orientated. About 70 per cent of the production is exported, mostly to EU countries. Geographically, the Netherlands is very well located in an area with about 150 million prosperous consumers. Paris, London, Berlin are all within 500 km. The Netherlands is a leading nation when it comes to poultry farming expertise worldwide.
A day-old-chicken, pullet and adult hen act the same everywhere, although public concern differs widely in many countries. What is different are housing (open or closed), accommodation (from cages through deep litter to free-range), feeding and drinking systems, feed supply (on-farm produced or from external sources) and the climate. Poultry constantly show signs about their health, well-being, and performance. Poultry farming throughout the world is going through significant changes. Public concern about the negative environmental effects of poultry farming, as well as ethical issues such as animal welfare and medicine use, are gaining importance. In order to cope with these developments, changes in the farm set-up and management have to be considered, as they may affect the income of the poultry farmer.
Areas of expertise
Poultry production
- Breeding, rearing, growing
- Operational management
- Healthcare
- Hatchery and hatching process
- Farm management and record keeping
- Health and veterinary care
- Family poultry farming, organic
- Manure handling, waste management
Poultry housing
- Farm buildings
- Equipment & systems
- Alternative poultry production systems
- Climate control
Processing
- On-farm poultry slaughtering
Infrastructure
- Integrated farming (breeding, hatching, feed mill, slaughter, egg grading)
- Family farming
- Research
- Extension services
- Training
Others
- Ducks, geese, pigeons
- Rabbits, guinea pigs, etc.
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