“Free of Chick Culling” is what we, at Respeggt, promise.
Our contribution to “Free of Chick Culling” is our innovative process of in-ovo sexing using the Respeggt technology that we provide for laying hen hatcheries.
Additionally, we offer the heart-shaped Respeggt label that makes our promise visible to consumers for the packaging of both eggs and processed foodstuffs (muffins, pasta, mayonnaise, egg liqueur, etc.).
5 cents
compensation per
Respeggt laying hen
For the complete Respeggt Supply Chain Verification, the laying hen farm receives 5 cents per Respeggt laying hen housed as compensation from Respeggt if the Respeggt technology was used to end chick culling.
To enable all Respeggt partners in the supply chain to end chick culling as easily as possible, Respeggt offers two services:
1. in-ovo sexing. Respeggt installs the Respeggt technology in hatcheries either by selling or leasing the technology. Additionally the hatchery pays a fixed price per analysis.
2. Supply Chain Verification. Respeggt controls the supply chain from the hatchery to the egg carton or food packaging and ensures that the added value of ” Free of Chick Culling ” can be guaranteed to consumers.
Please see our Respeggt System Manual for further information about the Supply Chain Verification.
From hen to supermarket: controlling the complete supply chain.
Foodstuffs are usually only controlled by certified regulators at the specific levels of the supply chain that match the product promise of the producer.
To guarantee the promise “Free of Chick Culling” in the most comprehensive way possible, Respeggt has specifically developed a blockchain-based Supply Chain Monitoring System (SCMS). In contrast to the typical certification process, this blockchain technology provides a neutral platform that makes it possible to control the supply chain right from the beginning, thus ensuring that each step is transparent and traceable.
Additionally, all members of the supply chain are obliged to enter specific data into our system relating to the process of in-ovo sexing, the hatching of the chicks and their 17 weeks of rearing, the rearing of the laying hens as well as the handling of the Respeggt eggs. This decentralized data is automatically encrypted. Through increased transparency, this process provides a tamper-proof guarantee for our promise.
We can thus guarantee that all the principles of our Respeggt promise are honoured throughout the entire supply chain. It is therefore easy to identify Respeggt eggs that bear our heart-shaped Respeggt label and be completely certain that no chicks were killed during their production.
We take pride in our Respeggt partners.
The following partners are verified by Respeggt and enable the use of the Respeggt label on food products:
Hatcheries
Producers
Packing centres
Egg processing plants
Foodstuff producers
Become a
part of
the Respeggt system.
The Respeggt system
Are you interested in becoming a Respeggt partner? For this, we recommend you first read our Respeggt System Manual to become acquainted with our requirements. The System Manual defines the binding rules for securing, verifying and implementing the Respeggt process throughout the Respeggt supply chains.
The Respeggt posters
Are you a new Respeggt partner that would like to inform your employees about our Respeggt requirements? Download our posters here to display the Respeggt rules for hatcheries, rearing farms, laying hen farms, packing centres and egg processing plants.
The Respeggt barn sign
You can use the Respeggt barn sign (A4 size) to identify your barns that house Respeggt birds.
Information material
If you, your customers or your employees would like additional information material, we will happily provide you with printed flyers, posters or similar material. Please feel free to contact us at info@respeggt.com.
If you have any questions about our Respeggt system and/or would like to know more about our system, please contact us at info@respeggt.com or consult our FAQs.
