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Egg production in China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2018

Z. YANG Open the ORCID record for Z. YANG [Opens in a new window] ,
S.P. ROSE ,
H.M. YANG ,
V. PIRGOZLIEV  and
Z.Y. WANG
Z. YANG
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China 225000 The National Institute of Poultry Husbandry, Harper Adams University, Edgmond, Newport, UK TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
S.P. ROSE*
Affiliation:
The National Institute of Poultry Husbandry, Harper Adams University, Edgmond, Newport, UK TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
H.M. YANG
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China 225000
V. PIRGOZLIEV
Affiliation:
The National Institute of Poultry Husbandry, Harper Adams University, Edgmond, Newport, UK TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
Z.Y. WANG
Affiliation:
College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China 225000
*
Corresponding author: sprose@harper-adams.ac.uk
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Abstract

China has been the world's largest producer of eggs for the last 30 years. There have been considerable recent changes in the structure of the egg industry due to rapid economic growth, improved supply chains and favourable prices. Since 2012, revenue from poultry has increased by 8.7% on average. Annual growth rate of egg production has been approximately 0.6 million tonnes per year from 2000 to 2016 (FAO, 2017), and 2016 saw the total eggs produced reaching a peak of 31 million tonnes. Egg production in China continues to provide the population with a significant proportion of their intake of high quality dietary protein. Egg consumption is expected to continue to increase with the rise in the urban population. It is probable that the highest increase in demand for eggs will be for ‘out of home’ consumption and in processed food products. These levels of production are associated with the spread of intensive systems. The poultry sector is no longer dominated by hundreds of millions of smallholders keeping birds as a side-line activity and many small farmers have ceased production. Chinese consumers are becoming more focused on the quality and safety of eggs. Future developments in the egg production are expected to concentrate on quality, safety and traceability of eggs.

Keywords

egg productionlaying henChina
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Review
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 417 - 426
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Copyright © World's Poultry Science Association 2018 

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