Czech Republic joined the European Union in 2004
Capital city: Prague
Population: 10,211,904 (July 2009 est.). ..
Currency: Czech Koruna
Language: Czech
The Czech Republic is one of the most stable and prosperous of the post-Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. Maintaining an open investment climate has been a key element of the Czech Republic's transition from a Communist, centrally planned economy to a functioning market economy. As a member of the European Union, with an advantageous location in the center of Europe, a relatively low cost structure, and a well-qualified labor force, the Czech Republic is an attractive destination for foreign investment. The government plans to meet the criteria for joining the euro area around 2012. The small, open, export-driven Czech economy grew by about 6% annually from 2005-2007 and continued strong growth throughout the first three quarters of 2008. Despite the global financial crisis, the conservative Czech financial system has remained relatively healthy. The rate of Czech economic growth, however, fell in the fourth quarter of 2008, mainly due to a significant drop in demand for Czech exports to Western Europe. This trend is expected to continue, with many analysts Predicting the Czech economy to contract slightly in 2009.
GDP: composition by sector
agriculture: 2.3%
Industry: 37.6%
Services: 60.1% (2008 est.). ..
Source: CIA
Latest news on Czech Republic poultry
17 Apr 2012 - Researchers at the department of Applied Chemistry at the University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic, have published a study on the presence of biologically active polyamines in duck meat and giblets after slaughter and how amounts of the polyamines changed during storage and cooking.
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19 Jan 2012 - The Czech Republic has banned the import of Polish eggs as they have failed to conform to the new EU laying hen welfare regulations.
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09 Jan 2012 - Aviagen’s central and eastern European technical team recently organised two events for Xavergen and Mach Drubez, two of the key players in poultry production market in the Czech Republic. Over 100 broilers growers attended the events in Havlickuv Brod, close to Xavergen’s hatchery at Habry, and at Mach Drubez’s head office at Litomysl.
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22 Dec 2011 - Aviagen provided significant support to the Czech branch of the World Poultry Science Association (WPSA) at the organisation’s 15th annual conference in Brno.
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05 Dec 2011 - Delacon has officially opened it’s new Performing Nature Research Center, a world-class center for advanced phytogenic research.
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14 Jun 2011 - More than 130 broiler farmers and poultry specialists took part in seminars at Litomysl and Havlickuv Brod, organised by Cobb Germany and the two biggest Czech hatcheries Mach and Xavergen.
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10 May 2011 - A study was carried out in the Czech Republic to assess changes in quality of eggs from conventional, enriched cages and litter systems during the short term (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 days) and long term (0, 7, 14 and 21 days) storage at room temperature.
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22 Mar 2011 - Aviagen’s central and eastern European technical team recently organised two workshops with Xavergen, one of the largest poultry producers in the Czech Republic.
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25 Nov 2010 - Veit Electronics experienced exceptionally high level of interest at the EuroTier 2010 exhibition in Hannover, Germany.
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18 Oct 2010 - VEIT Electronics, the Czech producer of vehicles for day-old chick transport and poultry equipment has moved the head office and production facilities to a new location.
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28 Sep 2010 - The Sanovo Group has been awarded the prestigious Crystal Egg Award at the 2010 International Egg Conference held in Prague.
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07 Sep 2010 - Aviagen recently held two seminars for their broiler farmers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The events, which took place in Zvíkovské Podhradí and Velké Bílovice focused on practical advice to improve broiler performance.
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17 Aug 2010 - There are only a few more weeks to go until the Prague 2010 conference of the International Egg Commission (IEC) is taking place. To be held from 19th – 23rd September, the IEC conference is expected to draw over 350 leading egg industry figures.
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23 Jul 2010 - At the IEC Prague 2010 Conference, Dr David Bosshart will share his insights into “The future of consumption - how will we be living tomorrow?”
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16 Jun 2010 - Limestone particles need to be a certain size to affect laying performance and egg shell strength, according to recent research at the Institute of Animal Science in Czech Republic.
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03 Feb 2010 - Aviagen has completed the construction of a new Grand Parent farm with a capacity of 1.5 mln parent stock females each year in Trboušany, near Brno in the Czech Republic.
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