by Maëva | May 15, 2023 | Breeding management, Nutrition
The economic performance of a laying hen farm is linked to many criteria: production, liveability, feed efficiency and the number of marketable eggs. For all egg producers, maximising the number of marketable eggs throughout the production cycle is essential. The...
by Maëva | May 17, 2022 | Nutrition
Egg shells are 94% calcite, which amounts to 2.7 g of calcium for a 60 g egg. The calcium mainly comes from the carbonate added to their feed in various forms: powder, granule, animal meal, sea shells, etc. Calcium can also be taken from the medullary bone, an...
by Maëva | Apr 22, 2022 | Market, Nutrition
THE UPWARD TREND IN THE PRICE OF RAW MATERIALS (RM) FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR IS CONTINUING. FEED PRICES WILL THEREFORE PROBABLY REMAIN HIGH, AT LEAST IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2022. SINCE FEED ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 60-70% OF THE COST OF AN EGG, THERE ARE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES TO...
by Maëva | Feb 3, 2022 | Breeding management, Nutrition
The current global trend in layer production is towards lengthening the production cycle, making it possible to reduce the impact of the cost of pullets on the cost of egg production. To achieve this target, the main challenges lie in keeping the layers in good...
by Maëva | Nov 5, 2021 | Breeding management, Nutrition
Many parameters affect Egg Weight (E.W.). It is linked to genes, for instance, egg weight can vary from 1g to 1.5g between NOVOGEN Classic and Light strains. However, within this genetic potential, many factors can majorly influence egg weight even more than genetic...
