Bulgarian hatchery prepared for EU entry

摘要

The arrival of 2007 saw Bulgaria and Rumania entering the EU. To see what is happening in these countries International Hatchery Practice recently visited Rumania and one of that country's leading poultry producers to look at their new purpose built hatchery. Stara Zagora has been in poultry production since 1994 and in 2007 expects to produce some 40,000 tonnes of poultry meat. In addition, the company has significant activities in the grain sector and exports some 264,000 tonnes per year - mainly wheat, barley, maize and sunflower. The poultry business has some 230,000 m2 of its own poultry housing and imports Cobb 500 parent stock from Holland or Germany.