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EDITORIAL |
Poultry Science publishes papers on fundamental and applied research on poultry species. A recent editorial addressed the increase in the number of papers being published in the journal and the high impact factor for the journal (Scanes, 2007). It is argued that one of the reasons for the increases in both the size and the impact factor for the journal is the increasing importance of poultry production and products worldwide.
Globally, production of the primary poultry products (meat and eggs) has been rising rapidly (summarized in Table 1
). This reflects consumption based, in turn, on consumer preference for these high-quality products and the relatively low price because of efficiency of production. Over a 10-yr period between 1995 and 2005, consumption, and hence production, has increased globally (percentage increase) for chicken meat (53%), turkey meat (13%), duck meat (67%), goose meat (53%), chicken eggs (39%), and other eggs (27%). The statistics on poultry production do not consider the value added to poultry products, whether that is food processing and restaurants or alternative production approaches that attract higher prices (e.g., organic, locally produced, or the Label D’Or or Label Rouge approaches).
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). One of the greatest percentage increases (136%) was achieved in Vietnam (from 0.14 million metric tons in 1995 to 0.32 million metric tons in 2005). The increase in chicken meat production in the United States was 38% over the 10-yr period (Table 1). This is similar to that for the aggregate for Europe (30%, from 8.75 million metric tons in 1995 to 11.4 million metric tons in 2005) with, for instance, the Russian Federation exhibiting a 40% increase (going from 0.69 million metric tons in 1995 to 0.96 million metric tons in 2005).
Globally, total egg production is 78% (by weight) of poultry meat production, with China being the major producing nation (Table 1). The importance of research of eggs and their production is likely to continue and become greater in the future, with a consequent increase in papers published in Poultry Science in support of this sector. Egg production is growing rapidly (39% over 10 yr) with Asian countries in particular having high rates of increase (e.g., China and India with increases of 42 and 67%, respectively). Despite the increased concerns regarding welfare, the aggregate production of chicken eggs in Europe has increased by 6% from 9.4 million metric tons in 1995 to 10.0 million metric tons in 2005.
There have been large increases in the production of both duck and goose meat, predominantly in China (Table 1). It is not surprising, therefore, that there has been a marked increase in the numbers of publications in Poultry Science pertaining to research in these species.
There has been a major growth in production of beef and pork (Table 2) with global production of pork up 28% and that of beef up 11%. These increases are less than that observed for poultry meat such that today, poultry meat represents almost one-third of meat produced and consumed globally. China is exhibiting a major increase in the production of both pork (53%) and beef (89%; Table 2). In the United States, chicken meat production and consumption exceed that of either beef or pork. Comparison between the production statistics for poultry meat with those for beef and pork illustrates the more rapid growth of the poultry sector worldwide (53% for poultry meat).
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Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). 2007b. ProdSTAT: Livestock (primary and processed). http://faostat.fao.org/site/569/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID=569ChickenMeat Accessed Jan. 25, 2007.
Scanes, C. G. 2007. Editorial: Poultry Science: Celebrating its impact factor, impact, and quality. Poult. Sci. 86:1.
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  C. G. Scanes The Global Need for Poultry Science Education, Research, and Outreach Poult. Sci., July 1, 2007; 86(7): 1285 - 1285. [Full Text] [PDF]
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