Poultry industry in the United Kingdom (UK) relative to fluctuate from year to year. It is revealed from the fluctuation of production and consumption levels, both chicken meat and eggs. Although the number of poultry companies from 2007 to 2009 declined from 1150 to 1060 corporate companies, but the poultry industry in the UK and the UK continues to increase by 9% with a total population of 125 million head of poultry. The largest increase contributed by the industry laying hens, which increased by 14.7%. This condition implies that the poultry industry in the UK, mainly laying hens, the more efficiently with more poultry than in previous years by the number of the owner of a lot less. Levels of egg consumption in the UK is relatively high. Every year about 11 billion eggs in consumption in the UK with a population of laying hens approximately 29 million head. Of the total requirement, 85% in domestic production and imports from the rest in the Netherlands.
In 2012 lived in plain sight. So, what's with 2012 and what to do with laying hens industry in the UK? Entering the final year, the poultry industry generally getting ready to review your business development in the 12 months to then prepare a strategic move for the next 12 months. Laying hens poultry industry in the UK and Europe as a whole saw in 2012 as a year of crucial and decisive. Economic conditions in continental Europe at this time, really in turmoil. Starting from the unfolding of the Greek economic crisis which was then followed by Italy. The impact of this economic crisis has hit most of Europe and the UK did not miss taxable receive the effects. It certainly hit the poultry industry, especially the laying hens industry that is growing rapidly in the United Kingdom.
It is most crucial, in 2012 the EU will impose a ban on the use of conventional battery cages (conventional cage) for laying hens. Laying hens industry must immediately convert its conventional battery cages into a modified battery cages "enriched cage". Worse, modified battery cages require a lot of things which certainly has implications for the investment cost overruns. In England, estimated the change process enclosure will cost around Rp. 140000-200000 per cow and to create a new enclosure, the fare is clearly more expensive, ranging from Rp. 250000-400000 per head.
Almost predictably, this also will inflate the cost of production per cow. Terms are billed from battery cages modified quite a lot, to name a few are: the existence of a special egg-laying in the cage, spacious room, floor of the cage which should partially or completely bare of litter and the presence of perch as well as a controlled cutting nails. This provision is clearly a form of animal welfare accommodation that is more incentive shouted by the consumer. Weighing these requirements led to France, Spain and Italy asked for a postponement of the implementation of these regulations. However, several European countries have committed to continue running these regulations in 2012. Belgium, Austria and even Switzerland have banned the use of conventional battery cages since 1999. The conventional battery cage the size of 450-550 m2 per head which wire floors with a slope of about 12o, it seems, only be a memory in mainland Europe.
Although currently about nearly 50% of the UK market eggs are still produced from conventional battery cages, the United Kingdom is one country that has been ready to welcome the year 2012 and also welcomed the new regulations that will be rolled in mainland Europe. This can be understood as the United Kingdom have set up the whole infrastructure since 12 years ago. The data show that a decline in maintenance of laying hens in conventional battery cage system of 14 million head in 2005 to 10 million head in 2009. At the same time, there was an increase in maintenance systems with laying hens free range and organic systems (systems that require access to the outside of the chicken coop with areal extents of 2500 fish / ha). Population increase ranged from 7 million head in 2005 to 8 million head in 2009. Eggs are free range and organic eggs, at present, nearly 50% through egg production in the United Kingdom, the remaining 5% comes from the egg with the maintenance system Barn (a large cage litter mat that comes with perch and nesting places).
For the United Kingdom which has a lower middle income, they must be prepared to not eat eggs from battery cages at low prices. Egg prices are maintained by a battery system, currently only around Rp. 1.120/butir sold in some supermarkets such as Tesco and ASDA national. This is almost the same as the price of chicken eggs in Central Sulawesi. Because egg production with a system of "Barn" is too little for the United Kingdom, it seems weak economic community should be able to accept the fact that eating eggs for organic or free-range eggs that cost almost 3 times more expensive for free-range eggs and nearly 4 times for organic eggs. In some places, perhaps even throughout the United Kingdom, Sainsbury's Supermarkets no longer sell eggs produced by the conventional battery cage system.
The issue of animal welfare regulations that encourage the emergence of new cars in 2012 on the maintenance of laying hens, it seems, will never stop there. We will see new regulations in other sectors will emerge in an effort to accommodate the animal welfare issue. It's just a matter of time. For a change - the change, the continent of Europe was in the front guard. As the world still producing 85% of eggs from battery cage system and about 90% of conventional egg production in the USA is still produced by the system. Europe is already shouting to impose ban on conventional battery cage system since 1999.
A friend once joked to me by saying "this kind of pattern should also be applied in Indonesia and animal welfare should be enforced in the Earth Indonesia". I could only mumble "sooner or later, we agree or not, animal welfare will come to force our country to compromise with the principles of animal welfare". Unfortunately, this regulation appears in Europe instead of in a timely manner in which most European countries were hit by economic crisis. Manufacture of laying hens in the UK mainly in Britain, it seems, will face a heavy period in 2012. However, Britain still loudly shouted "the show must go on at all costs". Regulation on the prohibition of the use of conventional battery cages should keep it running at all costs.
In 2012 lived in plain sight. So, what's with 2012 and what to do with laying hens industry in the UK? Entering the final year, the poultry industry generally getting ready to review your business development in the 12 months to then prepare a strategic move for the next 12 months. Laying hens poultry industry in the UK and Europe as a whole saw in 2012 as a year of crucial and decisive. Economic conditions in continental Europe at this time, really in turmoil. Starting from the unfolding of the Greek economic crisis which was then followed by Italy. The impact of this economic crisis has hit most of Europe and the UK did not miss taxable receive the effects. It certainly hit the poultry industry, especially the laying hens industry that is growing rapidly in the United Kingdom.
It is most crucial, in 2012 the EU will impose a ban on the use of conventional battery cages (conventional cage) for laying hens. Laying hens industry must immediately convert its conventional battery cages into a modified battery cages "enriched cage". Worse, modified battery cages require a lot of things which certainly has implications for the investment cost overruns. In England, estimated the change process enclosure will cost around Rp. 140000-200000 per cow and to create a new enclosure, the fare is clearly more expensive, ranging from Rp. 250000-400000 per head.
Almost predictably, this also will inflate the cost of production per cow. Terms are billed from battery cages modified quite a lot, to name a few are: the existence of a special egg-laying in the cage, spacious room, floor of the cage which should partially or completely bare of litter and the presence of perch as well as a controlled cutting nails. This provision is clearly a form of animal welfare accommodation that is more incentive shouted by the consumer. Weighing these requirements led to France, Spain and Italy asked for a postponement of the implementation of these regulations. However, several European countries have committed to continue running these regulations in 2012. Belgium, Austria and even Switzerland have banned the use of conventional battery cages since 1999. The conventional battery cage the size of 450-550 m2 per head which wire floors with a slope of about 12o, it seems, only be a memory in mainland Europe.
Although currently about nearly 50% of the UK market eggs are still produced from conventional battery cages, the United Kingdom is one country that has been ready to welcome the year 2012 and also welcomed the new regulations that will be rolled in mainland Europe. This can be understood as the United Kingdom have set up the whole infrastructure since 12 years ago. The data show that a decline in maintenance of laying hens in conventional battery cage system of 14 million head in 2005 to 10 million head in 2009. At the same time, there was an increase in maintenance systems with laying hens free range and organic systems (systems that require access to the outside of the chicken coop with areal extents of 2500 fish / ha). Population increase ranged from 7 million head in 2005 to 8 million head in 2009. Eggs are free range and organic eggs, at present, nearly 50% through egg production in the United Kingdom, the remaining 5% comes from the egg with the maintenance system Barn (a large cage litter mat that comes with perch and nesting places).
For the United Kingdom which has a lower middle income, they must be prepared to not eat eggs from battery cages at low prices. Egg prices are maintained by a battery system, currently only around Rp. 1.120/butir sold in some supermarkets such as Tesco and ASDA national. This is almost the same as the price of chicken eggs in Central Sulawesi. Because egg production with a system of "Barn" is too little for the United Kingdom, it seems weak economic community should be able to accept the fact that eating eggs for organic or free-range eggs that cost almost 3 times more expensive for free-range eggs and nearly 4 times for organic eggs. In some places, perhaps even throughout the United Kingdom, Sainsbury's Supermarkets no longer sell eggs produced by the conventional battery cage system.
The issue of animal welfare regulations that encourage the emergence of new cars in 2012 on the maintenance of laying hens, it seems, will never stop there. We will see new regulations in other sectors will emerge in an effort to accommodate the animal welfare issue. It's just a matter of time. For a change - the change, the continent of Europe was in the front guard. As the world still producing 85% of eggs from battery cage system and about 90% of conventional egg production in the USA is still produced by the system. Europe is already shouting to impose ban on conventional battery cage system since 1999.
A friend once joked to me by saying "this kind of pattern should also be applied in Indonesia and animal welfare should be enforced in the Earth Indonesia". I could only mumble "sooner or later, we agree or not, animal welfare will come to force our country to compromise with the principles of animal welfare". Unfortunately, this regulation appears in Europe instead of in a timely manner in which most European countries were hit by economic crisis. Manufacture of laying hens in the UK mainly in Britain, it seems, will face a heavy period in 2012. However, Britain still loudly shouted "the show must go on at all costs". Regulation on the prohibition of the use of conventional battery cages should keep it running at all costs.
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