In Tunisia, the avicolous sector ensures the supply of the country of meats to a total value of 50% of the total of the meats as well as the totality of the needs eggs for consumption. In addition, and although the prices of the avicolous products are very cheap, this sector represents for approximately 25% of the value from the breeding, and 8% of the agricultural productions.

The stockbreeders (Source: total census DGSV 2004)

The number of listed stockbreeders in July 2004 was as follows:

• Table fowl : 4.060 stockbreeders
• Turkey of flesh : 300 stockbreeders
• Layers : 320 stockbreeders
• Ostriches : 8 stockbreeders
• Ruails : 12 stockbreeders

The avicolous infrastructure

Hatcheries 

The number of hatchery in Tunisia is about 36 including 30 for table fowl, two hatcheries completely specialized in the turkey poults and 4 specialized in the one day old pullet.

Food factories

The number of food factories is more than 600 including 140 related to commercial the remainder making up of units specific to the stockbreeders for the mixture with the farm. More than 70% of the sales turnover of the factories is realized by ten company.

Slaughter-houses

The number of slaughter-houses is of 18; Within these slaughter-houses one counts 6 workshops of cutting and 6 workshops of transformation.

• Table fowl breedings : 5586
• Layer breedings : 814
• Breedings of ostriches : 8

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