Hatchery automation

Egg handling

Every hatchery aims to fully utilize the hatching potential of the eggs that enter its facility. This can only be achieved when the incoming eggs are held under optimum conditions till the moment they are placed in the incubator. These optimum conditions are created by a proper hygiene level, good storage conditions and delicate handling in the egg room.

From the start we design the entire egg room to create an efficient and hygienic workflow. Based on the daily volume, we provide grading and labour saving machinery to quickly, efficiently and carefully process the eggs according to your specific needs. Our high quality washing machines ensure that trays and trolleys are optimally clean, before returning to the breeder farms.

Product range for egg handling:

• Egg grading
• Egg transferring from farm to setter trays
• Tray transferring from farm to setter trolley
• (Un)loading of trolleys
• Internal transportation
• Waste discharge
• Cleaning of trays and trolleys

In Ovo vaccination

Vinovo takes in ovo vaccination to a new level through the integration of a set of innovative machines. These machines detect and separate the viable embryos from the non-viable embryos, vaccinates live embryos and transfers the vaccinated viable eggs to the hatchery. Together, this technology provides the process and technique to work towards better protected and healthier birds.

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Cleaning & Storage

Each production cycle the product carriers (eg. setter trays, hatcher baskets, etc.) need to be cleaned, dried and stored to be re-used again the following production day. To prevent cross contamination the cleaning and drying results needs to be optimal, but also the products flow should be hygienic. Energy and water usage are a substantial cost factor in the daily operation of a hatchery in which an efficient cleaning solution can make a difference.

Our hatchery design avoids physical crossing of dirty and clean products by separating pre-soak, washing and clean storage areas. This reduces the risk of cross contamination. High quality industrial washing machines are available in various models with capacities ranging from 200 to 3.000 products per hour. Efficient heat exchangers and an optimal water re-circulation system gives the best washing result against the lowest usage of energy and water. We apply product specific air re-circulation dryers with water recuperation, which efficiently dries the products and reduces water usage.

Product range for cleaning and storage:

• Pre-soaking
• Cleaning & drying of all hatchery products
• Stacking and de-stacking
• Automatic storage and supply

Traceability & Intelligence software

TREGG Intelligence Software has been designed for greater hatchery and business intelligence. Aiding in the operational and strategic planning in real-time and to ensure reliability and oversight across the production floor. TREGG analysis of data provides the hatchery with 4 pillars of control:

• Flock performance
• Machine performance
• Traceability
• Serviceability

The collection and analysis of data can be more easily managed and shared through the possibility of integrating with other top-level software systems. The overall hatchery’s performance will be improved and areas of improvement can be much more easily identified and greater awareness is achieved through the advanced capabilities of TREGG.