Poland poultry a powerhouse to reckon with

08-09-2023 | |
Family Lesniewski has light orange tubes in the houses to divide the barn into compartments, preventing drumming. Since son Bartosz took over the company from his father in 2013, management has become more focused on the technical results. In 2014 the FCR was still 1.80, in the meantime it has become 1.63. Photos: Dick van Doorn
Family Lesniewski has light orange tubes in the houses to divide the barn into compartments, preventing drumming. Since son Bartosz took over the company from his father in 2013, management has become more focused on the technical results. In 2014 the FCR was still 1.80, in the meantime it has become 1.63. Photos: Dick van Doorn
Compared to other agricultural sectors in Poland, the Polish poultry sector has seen rapid growth in recent years. The Polish poultry meat sector is now a formidable competitor with other poultry superpowers in the European Union. Poultry World visited the Lesniewski family. Father Jerzy and son Bartosz own almost 300,000 broilers in Świętno in western Poland. The Lesniewski family had no farming background originally. Father Jerzy Lesniewski and his wife bought a piece of land in 1986 wher


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