TURKISH REPUBLIC EGG PRODUCTION RISING BRAND IN EUROPE

Abstract

The egg is one of the sources of animal protein, which is obtained easily and cheap in all around the world. The potential of egg production in the poultry industry in Turkish Republic (TR) is located in the top rankings. The importance of the poultry industry in TR has increased together with intensely increase of avian influenza especially in European countries. Although TR have unplanned and unbalanced development in the egg production industry, it is one of the largest egg producers among the EU countries. Additionally, the egg production industry is growing rapidly in TR, but use of own parents for hybrid production materials (hybrid of the egg-laying hens) is very few. The aim of present study was to evaluate egg production level in European Union vs. Turkish Republic.