The demand for local meat that has been reared using alternative methods is growing among Western consumers. Organic labels and certificates are taking over our supermarket shelves. Local chicken...
Ardenne Volaille
Aurélien and Nathalie Egault run their own broiler farm in French Brittany. Having been shown the ropes by their parents, they immersed themselves in the production of broilers and today they achieve...
Aurélien & Nathalie Egault
The pig sector is innovative and our customers are shining examples of this: Charlie Thompson’s motto is “always keep innovating”. He recently did just that by making a successful investment in...
Charlie Thompson
The correspondent of Zootecnica International, Sergey Cherepanov visited Staratel, joined by 2 experts of Roxell.
Staratel
Eric Van Meervenne started his poultry farm in Merchtem, Flemish Brabant (Belgium), in 1981. The poultry sector was not new to him as his parents had been active for several decades in the commercial...
Eric Van Meervenne
In March 2018, Roxell launched Natural Beak Smoothing. Jan Hoving from Zeewolde (NL) tested this Roxell solution at his rearing farm. We spoke to Jan during the launch.
Jan Hoving
Many poultry farms have been started by the parents and grandparents of the current owners. A lot of them are still solid, family-owned businesses with a passion for the sector.
Erik De Sutter
Beak treatment is often used as the solution of choice to reduce damage caused by pecking. Due to the growing interest in animal welfare, however, beak treatment is gradually being banned by law.
Dirk Mertens
Frank de Maat in Waterlandkerkje, the Netherlands, has been running a broiler farm for over 20 years. Sustainability is not a hollow phrase to him.
Frank De Maat