Poultry farming with respect for
the Dutch environment
Dr. Han Swinkels and Hans Fuchs, MSc.
Southern Agriculture and Horticulture Organisation
Poultry and Egg conference d.d. 4 November 2008
Organisation
- 18,000 members, with 10,000 business owners
- In Noord-Brabant, Zeeland and Zuid-Gelderland
- 60 branches
- Managed by agricultural entrepreneurs
Basic principles of ZLTO
ØMeeting the consumer’s wishes =
market-oriented business approach
ØCo-operating with other agricultural
entrepreneurs and parties in the chain
ØSocially sound entrepreneurship, respecting
the environment and society
ØPleasure and passion for the trade
OUTLINE
ØFacts and Figures Dutch poultry industry
ØMinerals and manure
ØEmissions from poultry buildings
ØReconstruction process in rural area
ØSummary
Total egg consumption (# per capita)
140
120
100
80
Cage
60
Deep litter
Products
40
20
0
1995
2000
2005
2007
Number of laying hens and farms arranged
according to housing system
13.7 million hens
1600
12 million hens
1400
306 farms
554 farms
1200
1000
Anim'06
800
Anim'07
600
400
200
3.7 million hens
Farm'06
196 farms
0.7 million hens
Farm'07
78 farms
0
Organic
Range
Litter
Cage
In total 30.1 million hens on 1.133 farms (2007)
Export figures: >50% of which 70% to Germany
Range of meat in household market (%)
45
40
35
30
Pig
25
Broiler
20
Beef
15
Other
10
5
0
1995
2000
2005
2007
Average broiler population, parents of meat-producing
breeds and farms with broilers and parents of meatproducing breeds
80
739 farms
70
60
50
41,3 million
Broilers
40
# of farms
30
Parents
202 farms
# of farms
20
10
3,6 million
0
2005
2006
2007
Export figures: >50% of which 25% Germany, 25% UK, 15% outside EU
Minerals and Manure
ØLegislation
• Production rights
• Phosphor and nitrogen balance
• Weighing and analyses of manure
ØManure disposal
• Fertilizer on own land area (limited)
• Transport off farm (several options)
Minerals and Manure
ØManure (1.3 million tons)
• Biomass Power Plant
• Export of poultry litter (Germany)
• Transport to arable crop farmers
ØInnovations
• Composting poultry litter
• Anaerobic digestion for methane production
Biomass Power Plant Moerdijk
Emissions from poultry farm buildings
ØLegislation
• Ammonia (RAV-list of low emission barns)
• IPCC-rules implemented in national legislation (county)
• Odour
• National legislation implemented in 2006 (county)
• Dust (respirable)
• Contribution poultry farms relatively high
• EU-legislation has yet to be implemented
• Greenhouse gases (CO2, methane, NOx)
• Agreement ‘Clean and Efficient Agriculture Industry’ (2008)
Reducing emissions/Saving energy (Kombidek system)
Cleaning air using chemical and biological air scrubbers
Reconstruction in the rural area
Ø“Extinction area”
• Poultry farms are relocated to make room
for houses, nature, recreation, etc.
Ø“Interweave area”
• Poultry farms can develop on existing
locations together with houses, nature,…
Ø“Development area”
• Poultry farms can develop on existing and
new locations
Farm development area
Elsendorp (Gemert-Bakel)
Before…..
and after.
“Growing together”
Summary
Ø Poultry farmers need to find a structural
market for manure (organic matter/minerals)
Ø Poultry farmers need to reduce emissions
(ammonia, odour, dust, greenhouse gases) to
virtual ‘zero’
Ø Poultry farmers need to develop their farm in
harmony with other ‘actors’ in the countryside
Focus on innovative concepts
Focus on innovative concepts
(added value market)
Thank you for your attention