At the end of the year, I like to show which blogs attracted readers’ attention most. Therefore, as I have done in the past, here are my top 5 most read blogs of 2024:
1. This time, the number one most read blog by far was “Who will produce poultry in a few years” in September, 2024. With 10,552 views as of the time of writing this, it has probably made the biggest impact. In it, I question who is going to take care of chickens and other production animals when the younger generations are farther than ever from the countryside. It might sound a bit apocalyptic, but it is happening now.
2. The second in the ranking was “H5N2 avian flu human infection, death reported in Mexico,” a rather impacting piece of news that made people think, and just when we were all moving on from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the end, it may just be that – a sensationalistic story – but, with the spread to ruminants, we will need to be vigilant.
3. Then comes “5 challenges facing the global egg industry,” where I mention food security, alternative production, welfare, health and sustainability as the challenges that the egg industry needs to focus on, presented by a Brazilian speaker. We are talking about eggs – the cheapest and best animal protein.
4. With “The case of the green chicken meat: Ischemic myopathy” in fourth place, once again I raise my voice to wake up the poultry industry to stand up and tell consumers what is true and what isn’t. Green chicken meat was falsely blamed for something, and the general public believed it. Pure and plain ignorance and fanaticism.
5. And last but not least comes “Is JBS buying Mantiqueira – Brazil’s largest egg producer?” Acquiring the largest egg producer in Brazil and the second largest in Latin America is not a small piece of news, and even more when it is JBS, a company that doesn't produce eggs. The acquisition ended up not happening. Mantiqueira denied the rumor.
Thanks once again to my readers and WATT Global Media for this opportunity. May 2025 bring more news and interesting things (hopefully good ones) to write about.
Happy New Year!
