Dr. Hilde Van Meirhaeghe: On-farm Hatching Perspectives | Ep. 23

It is common knowledge that the US and European poultry industries are quite different. In the US poultry industry, eggs are often sent to large hatcheries. In Europe, we have seen on-farm hatching emerge. On-farm hatching is a revolutionary Dutch system developed to solve certain problems with transporting and hatching broiler chicks. In this episode, Dr. Hilde Van Meirhaeghe shares her experience as a vet consultant in a European setting and discusses the main differences between the poultry industries, delving into on-farm hatching and early feeding procedures.

“When it comes to on-farm hatching, the big advantage is that as soon as the chicks are born, they can eat and drink whenever they’re ready for it.” - Dr. Hilde Van Meirhaeghe

What you’ll learn:

• Highlight (00:00)
• Introduction (2:10)
• On-farm hatcheries (4:53)
• Handling the eggs (15:07)
• Early feeding, and gastrointestinal and immune development (17:56)
• The best first food for chicks (28:53)
• Vaccination (31:37)
• The last 20 years in the poultry industry (33:20)
• Final 3 questions (43:32)

Meet the guest: Dr. Hilde Van Meirhaeghe

Experience:

• Current: Academic Advisor in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Ghent
• Past: Poultry Consultant and Veterinarian at Vetworks

Background:

• D.V.M. (Ghent University)

Connect with the guest on Social Media: LinkedIn

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