European project aims at sustainable and resilient egg production

Published 2024년 5월 6일

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The Omelette project, involving 11 institutions and companies from five European countries, aims to promote sustainable and resilient egg production in North-West Europe. Funded by the Interreg North-West Europe, the project will focus on improving hen longevity, animal health and welfare, egg quality, and economic viability. It will also work towards bridging the gap between egg producers and consumers. The project will use smart digitalisation to improve individual behavioural monitoring and flock follow-up, and will provide targeted training and communication to the laying hen sector, local authorities, and consumers.

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Under the name Omelette, 11 institutions and companies from 5 European countries recently started a project to stimulate the evolution towards future-orientated, sustainable and resilient egg production in North-West Europe. The objective of project Omlette is to let poultry farmers and the poultry sector in the region embrace solutions that actively contribute to improved hen longevity with ensured animal health and welfare, egg quality and economic viability as major factors for a future-proof, resilient sector. The international project also wants to bridge the gap between egg producers and their customers, officials and consumers. The leading partner of Omelette (optimise and extend hen longevity to expedite the transition to sustainable eggs) is the Experimental Poultry Centre in Geel near Antwerp, Belgium. Among the other participants are the universities of Leuven (Belgium), Osnabrück (Germany), and Bern (Switzerland), the French Agency for Food Environmental and ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult