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Enterprise Europe Network
Nederland will be offering a
unique platform for companies at
VIV Europe this year, to facilitate
business and cooperation
partnerships and the sharing
of innovative technologies.
Following registration with the
Network, companies can request
b2b-meetings that fit with their
field of interest and schedule via
the Network April 20-21. The service
is being offered free of charge.
For more information, go to:
www.viveurope.b2bmatchmaking.com
with an examination of “Global
Developments in Eggs” by Albert
Vernooij, associate director, Food and
Agribusiness Research and Advisory,
Rabobank International, followed
by a questions and answers session.
Peter van Horne, of LEI Wageningen,
will then look at: economic
perspectives for the egg industry;
production costs; international
competition, and trade.
Under the heading of breeder
management, abnormal eggs
caused by disease will be the topic
of discussion for Dr Jac de Wit, of the
Dutch animal health service, while
the future of egg laying industry
from a genetic perspective will be
the topic of Frans van Sambeek, ISA.
Incubation and hatchery will be
the theme of the concluding topic
of the day, with a presentation by
Conny Maatjens of Hatch Tech.
Continuing the incubation and
hatchery theme, day two opens
with a discussion by Pas Reform’s
Dr Marleen Boerjan of Circadian
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Eggs! Europe
✷ April 20-21, 10.00-18.00
✷April 22, 10.00-16.00
✷Hall 7, Jaarbeurs
✷Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Incubation, the next generation of
modular, single-stage technology.
The incubation and hatchery theme
will be further examinated by
Professor Dr Eddy Decuypere, KU
Leuven.
This will then be followed by a
lecture on day-old chicks and rearing
from Vencomatic poultry specialist
Lotte van de Ven, entitled "Erly
growth in the pation."
Quality and handling
The Eggs! Conference covers all
aspects of the egg industry and Dr
Hans-Heinrich Thiele, of Lohmann
Animal Tierzucht, will examine
managing the modern egg type
laying hen, while the influence of
housing systems for laying hens on
the microbiological egg quality will
be the topic of choice for Dr Koen de
Reu, of the Institute for Agricultural
and Fisheries Research.
Dr Kristof Mertens, KU Leuven,
will share with delegates his views
on keeping eggs intact — the
importance of shell strength for egg
handling. Paul Buisman, of Moba, will
also share his perspective on egg
handling.
As regards processing, Roberto
Colavitti, of Sanovo, will share his
expertise with delegates through
a presentation on “There’s more to
shelf life than pasteurisation.”
Greater opportunities
For those delegates who have not
had their fill at the Eggs! Conference,
VIV Europe is also o ering a Meat
Safety Conference, and an Animal
Health and Nutrition Conference and
there will, of course, be numerous
technical sessions organised by
individual companies.
But there will be more to Eggs! than
the Conference. The Eggs! Pavilion
will play host to the Eggs! Information
Lounge. The Lounge will o er visitors
information on the latest developments
and innovations in the sector.
In addition to being an
information resource, the Lounge
will be the meeting place where
exhibitors, researchers and
academics, and organisations can get
together to exchange latest ideas.
In addition to the Lounge, Eggs!
at VIV Europe will also be home to
the Eggs! Museum, where visitors
can walk through the history of the
egg. The Museum has been made
possible thanks to a collaboration
between egg marketing initiative Blij
met een Ei happy with an egg, and
the Dutch Poultry Museum.
And as at Eggs! Asia, Eggs! Europe
will see the return of the Eggtrack.
This sees commercial exhibitors
arranged by area of activity, be it
monitoring or manure, transport or
beak trimming. ◻
