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    OMELETTE

    OptiMise and Extend hen Longevity to Expedite the Transition to susTainable Eggs.

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    To ensure a future-proof, sustainable and resilient egg production in North-West Europe (NEW), integrating hen longevity with animal health and welfare will become a vital necessity. Both territorial and common EU challenges amplify the need for longevity. The implementation of keeping hens longer while maintaining animal health and welfare in combination with ensured profitability is less evident. Together with 10 project partners, we are eager to tackle these challenges.

    Promoting the longevity of laying hens in practice

    Through transnational cooperation in Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Germany, OMELETTE brings together multidisciplinary knowledge and skills needed to jointly overcome obstacles and stimulate the adoption of hen longevity in the field by:

    • Reducing disparities in innovative capacity;
    • Capitalising on innovative techniques and customising them to the poultry sector;
    • Integrating and reinforcing smart digitalisation;
    • Employing methods to monitor hen behavior and track the entire flock in real-time;
    • Focusing on continuous, structural improvement.

    The above objectives will lead a more proactive management that directly improves hen longevity.

    Long term repercussions

    Knowledge and techniques will feed the co-creation of a cross border Longevity Action Plan that will be demonstrated on different pilot farms in the NWE region representing specific territorial situations and supported by impact analyses. 

    Focused training schemes and diverse communication will be targeted at current and future farmers and their advisors to increase knowledge and change behaviour so that sustainable hen longevity will become standard practice in a future proof resilient NWE egg production. In addition, OMELETTE will close the gap between farmers and local authorities and between farmers and consumers. Demonstrations at pilot locations targeted at authorities or consumers will increase knowledge of the origin of eggs, of the challenges but also of the efforts from sector, leading to a raised awareness and facilitation of dialogue.

    OMELETTE - Vencomatic Group (video)
    Our contribution

    Project partners per country

    OMELETTE partners (1)

    EPC (Experimental Poultry Centre)

    Belgium

    KULeuven

    Belgium

    Pehestat

    Belgium

    Vencomatic Group

    The Netherlands

    HATO

    The Netherlands

    ORBEM

    Germany

    HSOS

    Germany

    UBERN

    Switzerland

    CARB (Chambre régionale d'agriculture Bretagne)

    France

    INNOZH

    France

    ANSES (Agence nationale sécurité sanitaire, alimentation, environnement et travail)

    France

     

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    Duration and budget

    The OMELETTE project starts in November 2023 and runs until May 2028.

    Budget - EU funding
    Total budget: €6,325,029
    EU funding: €3,693,018

    More information

    Further information and updates can be found on the project's website.

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    Visit Venco Campus

    22 October 2024
    A group of 20 students from the Hochschule of Osnabruck came to visit us at the Venco Campus in Eersel, the Netherlands. The visit was part of a study week, where they visited several organisations that are involved in the Interreg NWE OMELETTE project. After a cup of coffee, the students were seated in our auditorium for a presentation about Vencomatic Group and the research we do. We highlighted the work that is being done within the OMELETTE project. It was good to see that the students were interested and asked questions about the presentation. Afterwards it was time for a tour of our showroom and warehouse, where the students asked more questions about our products and the building. As a thank you, we received a printed and framed picture that was taken in front of our building, which was a very nice personal touch. We really enjoyed the visit from the students and the students said they learned a lot of new information, so a real win-win situation!

    2024 OMELETTE Venco Campus