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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSA1.10.2.3. Technical dataIn the Netherlands, the Expertisecentrum LNV, a policy department of the Ministry of Agriculture,Nature and Food Quality, in collaboration with the research organisation Animal Sciences Group,annually consults representatives of feed companies, poultry producers, processors, banks andaccountancy firms to establish long-term budgetary norms for the primary egg production sector.These figures are subsequently published by the Animal Sciences Group in the publication KWIN-V.A distinction is made between white and brown hens in traditional cages as these have differenttechnical factors and hence different cost information. Whilst white hens result in lower costs andhence high gross margins, brown hens are more docile and have a lower incidence of feather peckingand cannibalism and hence lower mortality figures. Consumers associate white eggs with cagedsystems and brown eggs with alternative systems, so, although there is no price premium for browneggs from caged hens, consumer perception may make these eggs easier to sell. Below in TableA1.73 we present weighted average figures on the basis that approximately half the Dutch nationalcaged flock is white and half brown.Over the years the technical performance of laying hens has improved. The norm for eggs collectedper bird (white hens in cages) increased from 332 in 1995 to 349 in 2003 as the laying cycleincreased from 400 to 415 days. Over the same period the norm for feed per bird per daydecreased from 113 grams to 109.5 grams. Feed requirements, egg yield and feed conversion ratiosare more favourable in the caged system. Alternative systems have higher pullet costs and are morelabour intensive.243

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