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A successful change from cage to aviary - step one: rearing

Differences between cage and aviary systems Cage systems usually focus only on egg production and not on the chicken’s needs. You might wonder whether it is...

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cage free

Switching to cage free poultry farming: history and welfare

History of cage free Ruth Harrison was a British animal welfare activist and author. In 1964 she published Animal Machines, in which she describes the...

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cage free

Cage Free in Asia: three videos

As Vencomatic Group we like to share our knowledge about 'cage free' poultry. In the past few weeks, we were invited at virtual events in Asia. Our colleague...

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eggs

Egg quality: how to achieve the highest quality level

The goal of layer farmers is to produce as many good quality eggs as possible and for breeder farmers to produce as many good quality fertile eggs as possible....

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Van Gent

New house for de Haas poultry farm

De Haas breeding farm expands with a brand new house, equipped with Van Gent Nest. All of this has been made operational in close cooperation with Sleegers...

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data management

“The Meggsius system provides me with bird information well before symptoms occur with the flock”

“I was born on a broiler farm, not far from where I farm now. I had the opportunity to become part of the build-up program with the British Columbia Egg...

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cage free

Are you considering going cage free with your hens? Simon will help.

“I hope that my audience will have a better understanding of cage free systems after they attended my webinar, hopefully they will feel more comfortable about...

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poultry

"I like watching the birds move around in our barns, you can see that they are doing well"

"I've always enjoyed being involved in layer management. My career started in this market. It is important to me that the animals have a good life. Vencomatic...

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cage free

The Dutch journey to cage free

This article is written for the Kikoushobou Poultry Magazine, as part of a series by our colleague Susanne Vonk. Our 'Cage Free' booklet is based upon these...

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Speedpack

"A palletiser for eggs is a very good solution"

"The new Prinzen palletiser is very user-friendly, everyone can work with it. At the weekend we have students working on the egg belt, it is also 'supereasy'...

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egg handling

Egg packer machine: "Automated egg handling has a lot of advantages" [VIDEO]

"The Prinzen 70 that is currently in operation has been an excellent choice because of the easy egg handling, the low maintenance, minimal errors and the way...

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ECO Zero

Heat exchanger for laying hens: “I trust the people from Vencomatic Group.”

“Our farm has been on this location in Germany for 1000 years now. It is a perfect spot, on a hill next to the river Ems. I just built a new laying hen house,...

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