Turkey Poultry Equipment Manufacturers

Research cutoff: 2026-08-02
Format: Verified buyer guide · 8-manufacturer role-based shortlist
Equipment boundary: Poultry housing, cages and aviaries, feeding, drinking, climate, lighting, controls, egg/manure handling and specialist incubation interfaces
Presentation: Alphabetical and non-paid; no universal ranking

Verification boundary: Every main-list company has a current Turkish legal, factory or authoritative institutional manufacturing trail plus current first-party equipment evidence. Verification confirms public existence and documented scope at the cutoff. It is not a factory audit, credit report, sanctions screen, certificate approval, animal-welfare assessment, reference acceptance or performance test. Capacity, exports, project counts, efficiency, durability and service statements remain supplier claims until the exact offered system is documented and witnessed.

Executive answer

Türkiye has a credible poultry-equipment manufacturing base, but the suppliers do not all solve the same problem. Tavsan, AYTAV, Kutlusan, Azim-Tav and Anka Kumes document broad house or cage-system portfolios. Gures Technology is particularly relevant to layer, cage, egg and manure systems. HizCo is a focused feeding/watering and floor-house component manufacturer/integrator. Cimuka is an incubation and hatchery specialist, not a substitute for a complete commercial broiler or layer-house supplier.

This guide verifies 8 Turkish manufacturer groups and separates 6 additional candidates. It does not rank them. A cage builder, a floor-house supplier and an incubator manufacturer should be evaluated against different user requirements.

The correct supplier is the one that sizes the system for the actual bird, production model, final live mass, climate, house geometry and destination rules; discloses every bought-in component; proves installed airflow, feed and water delivery; and supports alarms, backup power, cleaning and spare parts after commissioning.

Define the project before naming suppliers

Freeze these inputs before requesting quotations:

broiler, layer, pullet/rearing, breeder, turkey, quail or hatchery duty;
floor, aviary, enriched-cage or another legally permitted housing system;
house internal usable dimensions, number of houses and site master plan;
placement, thinning, transfer and harvest schedule;
breed/strain, sex where relevant, cycle, final weight and peak total live mass;
egg collection, manure removal, litter and mortality routes;
site elevation, wind, winter design temperature, summer dry- and wet-bulb conditions;
water source, pressure, chemistry and treatment;
grid, generator, fuel and communications reliability;
destination welfare, building, machinery, electrical, environmental and fire rules; and
civil works, installation, utilities, controls, training and service battery limits.

“50,000-bird house” is not a design basis. The same bird count can produce different peak live mass, drinking demand, heat/moisture load, feeder access, manure production and ventilation duty. Request one signed basis-of-design sheet from every bidder.

What a poultry-house package includes

Block	Typical scope	Required buyer evidence
Structure and envelope	frame, roof/wall panels, doors, service rooms, sealing and drainage	structural basis, loads, fire/corrosion specification, airtightness and cleanability
Feeding	silo, auger, hopper, feed lines/pans or troughs, drives and sensors	autonomy, kg/h, far-end fill time, access ratio, clean-out and motor duty
Drinking	treatment/dosing, tanks, regulators, nipple/cup lines, flushing and metering	peak flow at minimum pressure, uniformity, leakage, flush performance and sampling
Climate	inlets, fans, circulation, cooling pads/fogging, heating and sensors	thermal/mass balance, fan curves at static pressure, airflow map and climate acceptance
Housing	floor equipment, nests, cages, aviary, perches and access systems	usable area, welfare/destination matrix, loading, bird access and safe handling
Egg/manure	collection conveyors/elevators, cross belts, manure belts, drying and removal	sustained throughput, breakage/loss boundary, cleaning, corrosion and interface
Controls/resilience	controller, sensors, alarms, actuators, UPS, generator/ATS and data	cause-and-effect, independent critical alarms, fault tests, backup/restore and ownership
Installation/service	design, assembly, commissioning, training, spares and warranty	responsibility matrix, acceptance plan, response times and named service resources

Turnkey is not a technical scope. The contract must state who provides earthworks, foundations, buildings, fire system, transformer, generator, fuel, water treatment, feed bins, internet/SIM, fencing, biosecurity gate, laboratory tools, lifting, installation labour, accommodation, permits and local inspections.

Verified manufacturer comparison

Manufacturer	Verified role	Bird/system scope	Best-fit project
Anka Kumes<br>Susurluk, Balikesir	Broad house-equipment manufacturer	Layer, broiler and cage-free/natural poultry projects; exact breeder and pullet model coverage must be confirmed by bid	Small-to-medium and export projects wanting one Balikesir supplier across house structure and core equipment, subject to engineering and reference checks.
AYTAV<br>Hendek, Sakarya; headquarters in Istanbul	Broad poultry-system manufacturer	Broiler, breeder, turkey, layer and rearing/chick systems, with cage and floor-house applications	Buyers wanting a wide bird-type portfolio, house equipment and handling accessories from an established Turkish project supplier.
Azim-Tav<br>Turgutlu, Manisa	Broad house and cage manufacturer	Broiler, breeder, turkey, layer, chick/rearing and enrichable-cage applications	Projects wanting a Manisa-based producer across floor houses, cages and controls with direct engineering support.
Cimuka<br>Ostim OSB, Ankara	Incubation and hatchery specialist	Commercial and smaller-scale incubation/hatching plus selected cage, brooding and poultry-farm accessories	Hatchery-led projects and buyers needing Turkish incubation controls, smaller commercial systems or a specialist package within a wider poultry project.
Gures Technology<br>Saruhanli, Manisa	Layer, cage and manure-system manufacturer	Layer, chick/rearing, broiler, breeder, quail and enriched-cage systems	Commercial layer and cage projects prioritizing egg collection, manure handling/drying and an equipment supplier with operating-farm context.
HizCo<br>Adapazari, Sakarya	Floor-house and component specialist	Primarily broiler and floor-house feeding/drinking applications, with turnkey house design and installation claims	Floor-house projects and integrators wanting direct Turkish drinking/feeding components plus local installation support.
Kutlusan<br>Kemalpasa, Izmir	Broad cage and poultry-system manufacturer	Chick/rearing, layer, breeder, broiler, enriched and aviary systems	Large layer, rearing, broiler-cage or aviary projects needing established Turkish cage engineering and broad automation integration.
Tavsan<br>Hendek, Sakarya; headquarters in Istanbul	Broad full-house manufacturer/integrator	Broiler, breeder, layer/rearing and broiler cage systems across floor and cage applications	Medium and large multi-system projects wanting a long-established Turkish full-house supplier with broad manufacturing and integration capability.

The comparison is role-based. Public factory area, export-country count, patents, customer logos and “leading” claims were not converted into a quality score.

How the shortlist was built

Main-list companies needed a current Turkish manufacturer/factory trail, an accessible current product range and enough evidence to distinguish own manufacture from a dealer-only role. Chambers, group legal pages or sector institutions were used where they materially clarified identity. Current official product pages defined the operating boundary.

Public evidence does not prove system performance. Final qualification still requires registry and ownership checks, financial/sanctions screening where appropriate, factory audit, exact model and conformity documents, reference calls and witnessed acceptance.

Manufacturer profiles

Anka Kumes

Verified evidence and scope. The official site identifies Anka Kumes San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti., a Susurluk address and a 2,600 m2 enclosed factory on 22,000 m2 of land. Current product pages cover the main house-system categories. Turkish poultry-house equipment producer and project supplier with cage, floor, housing and climate-system categories. Core scope: Cages, nest boxes, feeding, drinking, ventilation, heating, silos, controls, prefabricated houses and cage-free installations

Turnkey and manufacture boundary. Current pages state poultry-farm installation and a factory-backed product range The public file establishes a Turkish factory claim and broad categories but does not identify the make/origin of every controller, fan, heater, drive, sensor or automation package.

Buyer fit and caution. Small-to-medium and export projects wanting one Balikesir supplier across house structure and core equipment, subject to engineering and reference checks. Verify the current registry, factory workload, named OEMs, corrosion specification, controller/alarm architecture, ventilation calculations and references at the offered flock size and climate.

Evidence reviewed: Anka Kumes - current company and factory; Anka Kumes - current poultry product categories; Anka Kumes - current broiler cage catalogue.

AYTAV

Verified evidence and scope. Istanbul Chamber lists AYTAV Tavukculuk Ekipmanlari Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi as active. Official pages identify the Hendek factory, Istanbul headquarters, current categories and project evidence. Turkish poultry-equipment manufacturer and turnkey supplier covering cage, floor, breeder, turkey, environmental and handling systems. Core scope: Cages, feed, drink, silos, heat, ventilation/cooling, automation, nests and live-bird/chick/egg transport or loading accessories

Turnkey and manufacture boundary. Current company and project pages document turnkey delivery and international projects Official material supports plastic and metal production at the Hendek site; incubation accessories should not be presented as complete setters/hatchers, and all controls/drives/fans require a make-or-buy schedule.

Buyer fit and caution. Buyers wanting a wide bird-type portfolio, house equipment and handling accessories from an established Turkish project supplier. Freeze exact legal seller, factory of origin and battery limits. Require model-level capacity, third-party OEMs, welfare/destination compliance, ventilation calculations, safety files and contactable same-scale references.

Evidence reviewed: Istanbul Chamber - active AYTAV legal identity; AYTAV - current company and factory scope; AYTAV - current products and turnkey scope.

Azim-Tav

Verified evidence and scope. The Turgutlu Chamber exporter list identifies Azim-Tav Makine Hayvancilik Gida Insaat Nakliye Sanayi Ticaret Limited Sirketi. The current company site documents a Turgutlu production history and detailed equipment categories. Turkish poultry machinery and house-equipment manufacturer with cage, floor, breeder, turkey, climate and control products. Core scope: Feeding, drinking, heating, ventilation/cooling, lighting, silos/feed transfer, computerized control, nests and cage systems

Turnkey and manufacture boundary. Current site presents production, project and integrated equipment scope, including an own poultry-controller product Legal manufacturer activity and current products are supported, but the source and manufacture of specialist fans, motors, drives, sensors, heaters and electronics must be named per configuration.

Buyer fit and caution. Projects wanting a Manisa-based producer across floor houses, cages and controls with direct engineering support. Chamber and website address wording reflect different records or periods. Match registry, pro-forma, factory and warranty entity, then verify controls, calculations, alarm tests, country of origin and reference installations.

Evidence reviewed: Turgutlu Chamber - current exporter/legal identity; Azim-Tav - current company and production profile; Azim-Tav - current poultry equipment scope.

Cimuka

Verified evidence and scope. Current VIV Turkiye/ISHIB material identifies Cimuka Kulucka Makineleri Ltd. Sti. Official pages provide an Ostim address, company scope and current DigiFeel control evidence. Turkish incubator, hatchery and compact poultry-equipment specialist with control, sensor, cage and farm-planning products. Core scope: Incubators, hatchers, hatchery equipment, cages, plucking/slaughter accessories, proprietary controls/sensors/software and planning/training

Turnkey and manufacture boundary. Current pages document hatchery and farm planning plus after-sales training; this is specialist scope, not proof of a complete industrial broiler or layer house Official material supports own control/sensor/software activity, while each incubator cabinet, HVAC/humidification package, cage and downstream accessory needs a manufacturer/origin schedule.

Buyer fit and caution. Hatchery-led projects and buyers needing Turkish incubation controls, smaller commercial systems or a specialist package within a wider poultry project. Do not infer full-house, breeder-farm or industrial processing capability from the specialist range. Require species/egg basis, setter/hatcher capacity definition, uniformity, alarms, sanitation, hatch-window tests and exact cabinet/control origin.

Evidence reviewed: Cimuka - current company profile; Cimuka - current Ankara contact; Cimuka - current DigiFeel controls.

Gures Technology

Verified evidence and scope. Gures Group history identifies Gures Tavukculuk Teknolojisi Makine Sanayi ve Dis Ticaret Ltd. Sti. and the Saruhanli move. Official technology pages document a 20,000 m2 production site, R&D houses and active product categories. Turkish cage and poultry automation manufacturer backed by an integrated egg-production group and its own production/R&D-house complex. Core scope: Cages, feed, drink, egg collection, automation, lighting, climate, manure conveying and manure drying

Turnkey and manufacture boundary. Current pages document design, production, installation, spare parts and after-sales service Group production and operating experience are documented, but controller, fan, drive, motor, sensor and other bought-in component brands must be disclosed for the offered system.

Buyer fit and caution. Commercial layer and cage projects prioritizing egg collection, manure handling/drying and an equipment supplier with operating-farm context. Group farm experience is useful but not an independent guarantee. Verify system-specific welfare legality, usable area, egg/crack and manure performance definitions, climate design, component origins and external references.

Evidence reviewed: Gures Group - current legal history; Gures Technology - current factory and scope; Gures Group - current activity areas.

HizCo

Verified evidence and scope. The current official site identifies HizCo - Hizal Kumes Ekipmanlari Kimyevi Maddeler San. ve Dis Tic. Ltd. Sti., its Sakarya address and active feeding/drinking manufacture and installation scope. Turkish poultry watering, feeding and floor-house component manufacturer and integrator with proprietary mould/design claims. Core scope: Feeders, drinkers, nipples, water/feed components, house design/installation, prototypes and veterinary after-sales support

Turnkey and manufacture boundary. Current official page states turnkey poultry-house design and installation in addition to component manufacture The company states own designs and moulds for core plastic/watering/feeding items; climate, silos, controllers, structure and other turnkey packages require an exact OEM matrix.

Buyer fit and caution. Floor-house projects and integrators wanting direct Turkish drinking/feeding components plus local installation support. Do not compare focused component evidence with a complete cage or hatchery OEM. Test nipple flow/leakage, regulator/flush performance, feed throughput, plastics traceability, line layout and all third-party package responsibilities.

Evidence reviewed: HizCo - current legal identity, factory and product scope.

Kutlusan

Verified evidence and scope. The KVKK page identifies Kutlusan Kafes Ekipman ve Hayvancilik San. ve Tic. A.S. Current company material describes 58,000 m2 of facilities, 21,000 m2 enclosed production and five R&D houses. Turkish cage-equipment manufacturer and turnkey project supplier with large production and poultry-house R&D infrastructure. Core scope: Cages, feeding, watering, egg collection, manure removal, silos/augers and optional climate, heating, control and lighting

Turnkey and manufacture boundary. Current pages state design, production, turnkey projects and after-sales support Official scope supports cage/equipment manufacture while also referring to international representations or partnerships; require make, model, origin and warranty for every specialist component.

Buyer fit and caution. Large layer, rearing, broiler-cage or aviary projects needing established Turkish cage engineering and broad automation integration. Supplier scale does not prove project compliance or outcome. Verify usable-area calculation, welfare system legality, wire/coating specification, ventilation interface, controls/OEMs, loading, installation tolerances and comparable references.

Evidence reviewed: Kutlusan - current legal identity/KVKK; Kutlusan - current company and facilities; Kutlusan - current poultry product index.

Tavsan

Verified evidence and scope. The official site identifies Tavsan Tavukculuk Ekipman Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., its Sakarya factory and Istanbul office. It describes three production facilities, R&D, turnkey/service and a detailed current product tree. Turkish full-house poultry equipment manufacturer and integrator with separate metal, plastics and assembly production facilities. Core scope: Feed, drink, heat, ventilation/cooling, lighting, silos/feed transfer, cages, nests, digital controls and poultry-house construction on request

Turnkey and manufacture boundary. Current company page documents an R&D function, service/turnkey department and international dealer network Tavsan explicitly states that it represents foreign companies as well as manufacturing. Every fan, heater, controller, sensor, drive, cage and feed/water SKU needs make/origin/nameplate disclosure.

Buyer fit and caution. Medium and large multi-system projects wanting a long-established Turkish full-house supplier with broad manufacturing and integration capability. Do not label represented foreign items as Turkish-made. Freeze legal seller, manufacturer and country of origin per SKU, then require climate/structural calculations, welfare/destination matrix, integrated alarm/power tests and service commitments.

Evidence reviewed: Tavsan - current legal identity, factory and manufacturing scope; Tavsan - current product index.

Candidates requiring enhanced due diligence

Candidate	Why enhanced due diligence is required
BigFarm Poultry Equipment	Current Konya pages and VIV Turkiye material present cage, floor, feed-mill, climate, control and turnkey manufacturing activity. The accessible official site does not identify the exact legal contracting entity, and its historical continuity and make-versus-buy boundary need documentary support.
MyFarm Poultry	The current site claims a factory, automated cages and turnkey projects, while current VIV material supports manufacturer activity. Public event records attach different legal names to the brand; obtain the current registry, address, factory and warranty identity before comparison.
Asisan Makina	The active site identifies Asisan Makina Ithalat Ihracat Sanayi Ticaret A.S. and broad broiler, cage, feed, hatchery and slaughter-project scope. The reviewed evidence supports an integrator/export role more clearly than in-house manufacture; audit the factory and obtain an exact OEM/origin matrix.
EFE-TAV	The current Torbali site claims poultry equipment, cages, feed mills and turnkey projects, but does not clearly establish the full legal manufacturer, controlled factory footprint or current make-versus-buy boundary. Obtain registry, factory and model evidence.
Sistemtav	The live site presents broad poultry-house manufacture and systems, but the legal entity, factory control and corporate timeline require stronger corroboration before main-list inclusion.
Maytav	The official site names Maya Kafes ve Ekipmanlari Hayvancilik Dis Ticaret Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Sti. and current cage and house-system categories. Factory footprint and make-versus-buy evidence are not clear enough for the main tier; obtain a registry refresh, factory audit and exact BOM/OEM schedule.

Enhanced due diligence is not a rejection. It means the reviewed public record did not establish legal manufacturer, factory control or make-versus-buy scope as clearly as the main tier. A candidate can qualify through a current registry, factory audit, controlled BOM, named OEMs, exact drawings and comparable operating references.

Dealers and foreign manufacturers: label them correctly

Name	Editorial treatment
Avimak	Current official material presents a Turkish dealer/integrator of named foreign poultry brands, not a Turkish manufacturer of the represented equipment.
PoulTech	Its own current material identifies a factory in China; it is outside a Turkish-manufacturer shortlist.
Gartech	The current official company is based in India, not Türkiye.

A Turkish sales office or integrator can still be useful. It should be described as a dealer/integrator of a named foreign OEM, not included as a Turkish manufacturer of that equipment. This distinction protects origin statements, warranty routing and spare-parts planning.

Select the housing system before comparing capacity

Floor-reared broilers, breeder houses, aviaries, enriched cages, conventional cage systems and pullet/rearing systems have different access, structure, manure, egg, lighting, ventilation and welfare requirements.

For EU examples, Directive 2007/43/EC defines broiler stocking density using kilograms of live weight per square metre of usable area, with a 33 kg/m2 baseline and higher levels only under additional conditions. Directive 1999/74/EC sets separate requirements for alternative layer systems and enriched cages. These are EU legal examples, not universal global limits.

Never accept “EU cage” without the exact system, current legal route, usable-area calculation, feeder/drinker/nest/perch/litter access, inspection and destination approval. Conventional cage legality differs by market. The buyer is responsible for confirming that the chosen system is permitted at commissioning and throughout its intended use.

Capacity: birds are not the engineering unit

For broilers, calculate peak total live mass by house, considering final weight and thinning. Define legally usable littered area and exclusions. For layers and cages, define birds per compartment, usable area, tiers, rows, aisle/service space, feeder length, drinker access, nest/perch/litter provisions and structural load.

Ask the supplier to return:

Capacity input	Required answer
House geometry	internal clear and legally usable dimensions, equipment exclusions and service aisles
Bird basis	breed, placement, mortality assumption, thinning/transfer, final weight and peak live mass
Housing count	birds per compartment/row/tier/house and calculation method
Access	feeder, drinker, nest, perch and litter provision under the governing rule
Production schedule	placement, crop or laying cycle, turnaround and cleaning time
Expansion	reserved structure, silo, power, water, controls, ventilation and manure capacity

Reject a capacity that cannot be reconstructed from a drawing and bird schedule.

Feeding system specification

Feed delivery must remain uniform from silo to the last pan or trough. Define feed type, bulk density, particle/pellet range, daily and peak demand, silo autonomy, unloading method and segregation between diets.

For each line, contract:

number and location of silos, usable tonnes and high/low level devices;
auger/conveyor route, diameter, maximum length, bends and kg/h;
far-end fill time at design feed and voltage;
line count, pan/trough type, access ratio and height range;
start-feed behavior and adjustment;
motor, gearbox, overload, sensor and empty-run protection;
suspension, winch, anti-perch and safe lifting;
residual feed, clean-out, inspection and pest control; and
manual/emergency feeding plan after power or control failure.

SAT should measure delivered mass and distribution at the worst route. A motor rating or free-flow auger value does not prove every pan fills correctly.

Drinking and water-management specification

Water affects welfare, litter, cooling, dosing and performance. Define source quality, treatment, minimum inlet pressure, peak litres/hour by bird age and climate, header storage and outage response.

Specify line length, regulator zones, nipple/cup type, birds per point, height adjustment, pressure profile, end flushing, meter resolution, leak detection, medication/dosing accuracy and sampling points. Map drainage so flushing and leaks do not create wet litter or manure problems.

Test:

flow at the first, middle and last drinker under simultaneous demand;
pressure stability at minimum site supply;
nipple leakage and line slope;
flush flow, duration and discharge route;
dosing calibration and mixing recovery;
meter/low-flow alarm sensitivity; and
safe operation after pump, sensor or power failure.

Directive 98/58/EC requires feeding/watering equipment to minimize contamination and harmful competition in its scope. The specific access ratio remains a project and jurisdiction decision.

Ventilation, heating and cooling

The supplier must provide a signed thermal and mass-balance model. Use bird sensible and latent loads by age, peak live mass, house envelope and leakage, site altitude, external design conditions, litter/manure moisture and installed equipment heat.

Separate:

minimum ventilation for air quality and moisture;
transition ventilation;
tunnel or hot-weather ventilation;
heating and brooding;
evaporative cooling; and
emergency ventilation after equipment or power failure.

Fan catalogue airflow at zero static pressure is not installed capacity. Require each duty point at the calculated system static pressure, including inlets, pads, shutters, guards, dust and reasonable fouling. Identify fan test standard and correction for voltage, altitude and temperature.

Define inlet quantity/area, throw and control; fan stages and redundancy; pad area, water quality, pumps and bleed; heater type, combustion air and gas safety; circulation fans; sensor type/location; and controller sequence. Avoid direct drafts, dead zones and short-circuit airflow.

For the higher-density EU broiler route, Directive 2007/43/EC includes specific ammonia, carbon-dioxide, temperature and humidity conditions. Those numbers do not automatically govern every house. WOAH’s broiler welfare chapter provides international recommendations, including outcome monitoring and ventilation/backup considerations. State which rule or contract criterion applies.

Accept climate performance using a calibrated bird-level grid for temperature, humidity, air speed and gases under defined bird mass and weather—not a single controller sensor.

Controls, alarms and power resilience

The controller is part of a life-support system. Contract a cause-and-effect matrix for:

mains loss and generator start failure;
controller/watchdog or network failure;
high/low temperature and implausible sensor values;
fan stage, inlet, pad/pump or heater fault;
water pressure/flow loss and leakage;
feed-line failure;
silo low/high and conveyor overload;
egg/manure conveyor jam;
communications loss; and
fire or other site emergency interfaces.

Define local horn/beacon, remote channels, delivery confirmation, acknowledgement, escalation, event history and manual override. Use an independent critical-high-temperature alarm where the risk assessment requires it. Provide UPS for controls/communications and a generator/ATS sized for essential loads.

SAT should inject faults: blackout and black start at peak essential load, failed fan group, failed sensor, stuck inlet, water loss, feed fault, controller reboot and communications loss. Demonstrate safe local operation without cloud access.

Directive 98/58/EC requires daily inspection of essential automated/mechanical equipment and, where animal health/well-being depends on artificial ventilation, backup and a tested breakdown alarm. Treat this as an EU scope requirement and map the actual destination rule.

Lighting

Specify illuminance at bird-eye height, grid and uniformity, spectral/flicker requirements where selected, dimming, dawn/dusk, dark period, emergency/manual mode and cleaning access. Measure after installation with the house and equipment in operating condition.

The EU broiler directive provides a 20-lux rule over most usable area and a darkness rhythm, subject to its detailed wording. Layer rules have separate lighting provisions. Do not copy one number across species and systems.

Egg collection, manure handling and bird movement

For layer projects, define eggs per hour by row, floor and cross conveyor; belt speed; lift/elevator interface; accumulation; breakage and floor-egg boundary; power recovery; cleaning; and connection to grading/packing.

For manure, define belt width and support, removal frequency, load, cross-conveyor duty, drying-air source, moisture target and measurement, storage/dispatch, odour and corrosion. A manure dryer claim needs inlet/outlet moisture, climate, airflow, residence time and energy boundary.

For broilers or cages, define catching/removal route, equipment interfaces, bird handling, door/opening geometry, transport module and emergency release. The equipment supplier should not promise welfare or performance without the operator, catching team and destination requirements in the responsibility matrix.

Materials, corrosion and cleanability

Poultry houses combine ammonia, moisture, dust, disinfectants, washdown and outdoor exposure. Issue a zone-based schedule for bird-contact, manure, washdown, outdoor, feed-contact, fasteners, cut edges and repairs.

Specify:

base steel and wire grades;
coating or galvanizing method and measured thickness;
surface preparation and cut/weld repair;
stainless or polymer grade where used;
UV, temperature and chemical compatibility;
incompatible-metal isolation;
drainage and avoidance of dirt traps;
cleanable access behind lines, cages and equipment; and
corrosion warranty conditions and exclusions.

ISO 12944-2:2017 classifies corrosivity environments; it does not by itself prove coating life. “Rustproof,” “food grade” and “lifetime galvanized” are not specifications.

Biosecurity and between-flock sanitation

Design clean/dirty routes, perimeter access, personnel entry, feed delivery, equipment entry, mortality, manure/litter and live-bird movement. Prefer external feed delivery and prevent wild-bird, rodent and insect entry. Water storage and treatment must remain monitorable and cleanable.

Equipment should allow complete emptying, dry/wet cleaning as selected, disinfection, inspection and drying. Detail lift/removal of feeder and drinker lines, cage/manure-belt access, silo clean-out, fan/shutter/pad cleaning and controller protection.

WOAH’s poultry-production biosecurity chapter is a strong international reference. The farm plan must still be risk- and country-specific.

Structure, civil works and site climate

Where the equipment supplier includes the building, require structural design responsibility, governing load code, wind/snow/seismic basis, corrosion/fire design, foundations, deflection limits, roof drainage, insulation, vapour/condensation control and penetrations for inlets/fans/silos.

Where another contractor builds the house, issue frozen opening, insert, load, foundation, ceiling and cable/pipe drawings. Assign responsibility for airtightness and installed fan static pressure. A climate supplier cannot guarantee airflow in a leaky or incorrectly dimensioned building it did not approve.

Machinery and electrical safety

Obtain machine-level risk assessment, guards/interlocks, safe access, jam-clearing method, isolation/lockout points, emergency stops, validated safety functions and manuals.

Relevant current references include:

ISO 12100:2010 for machinery risk assessment/reduction;
ISO 13849-1:2023 for safety-related control design;
IEC 60204-1:2016+A1:2021 for machine electrical equipment;
IEC 60364-7-705:2006 for fixed installations in agricultural premises;
IEC 61439-1/-2:2020 for low-voltage assemblies; and
IEC 60529 for enclosure IP classification.

Select enclosure, cable, connector and motor protection for actual dust, ammonia, condensation and washdown. An IP code classifies ingress protection; it does not prove chemical resistance or hygienic suitability.

For EU placement at the cutoff, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC remains applicable; Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 generally applies from 20 January 2027. Also map Low Voltage, EMC and—only after a dust-risk/zoning assessment—ATEX requirements.

Make-or-buy and origin matrix

Several Turkish suppliers manufacture metal, cages or plastics while representing or integrating other brands. Transparency is not a weakness; undisclosed responsibility is.

Require one line per SKU:

Field	Required entry
Contract item	system, subsystem and model
Legal manufacturer	nameplate entity
Brand and origin	exact brand and country
Integrator	who sizes, installs and programs it
Performance owner	party guaranteeing installed duty
Warranty/service	legal route, response and parts stock
Replacement risk	compatible substitute and revalidation need

Do not describe represented fans, heaters, controllers, egg equipment or other foreign OEM items as Turkish-made. Conversely, do not assume an imported named component is a quality problem; evaluate its evidence and support.

RFQ schedule

Ask every bidder for:

legal title, registry, ownership, factory and authorized signatory;
same bird/system/climate/capacity references with contact permission;
basis of design, layout, usable-area and bird-capacity calculation;
heat/moisture, ventilation, feed, water, electrical and manure/egg calculations;
equipment/BOM, make-origin matrix and technical data;
structure, corrosion, cleanability and biosecurity design;
controller functional description, alarm matrix, software/data ownership and backups;
destination welfare, machinery, electrical, environmental and fire compliance matrix;
project programme, design approvals, installation, tests, training and handover; and
price, exclusions, currency, Incoterm, payment, warranty, securities and remedies.

Require a deviation schedule. A single “complies” column with no calculation, drawing or certificate is not a technical response.

Factory audit

Visit the legal factory supplying the order. Review engineering/document control; wire, steel, plastics and coating traceability; cutting, forming, welding, plastics moulding and assembly; panel/software capability; calibration; quality/nonconformance; subcontractors; serial traceability; spares and actual workload.

For an integrator, audit its OEM qualification and interface engineering. Verify that reference photos correspond to the company and claimed scope.

FAT, SAT and loaded-house acceptance

Attach a test matrix with requirement, method, calibrated instrument, boundary condition, tolerance, witness, record, retest and remedy.

FAT and integration test

Check BOM/material/finish, panels, I/O, every sequence/interlock/alarm, manual mode, power recovery, controller settings, recipes, user roles, software version and backup/restore. IEC 62381:2024 offers adaptable automation FAT/FIT/SAT checklists; it is not a poultry performance standard.

Empty-house SAT

Verify inventory/as-builts, guards and emergency stops; water pressure/leak/flush/dosing; feed throughput/fill/distribution; fans at duty and ventilation-stage mapping; heaters/pads; lux grid; sensor calibration; alarm communications; generator/ATS and outage recovery.

Loaded-house performance period

Pre-agree bird age/live-mass and weather envelope, measurement grid, duration, instruments, deviations and retest rules. Measure bird-level temperature/RH/air speed/gases, feed and water availability, system alarms and welfare outcomes.

Do not make the equipment supplier solely responsible for feed conversion, mortality, egg rate or weight gain unless genetics, feed, water, veterinary status, stocking, management and weather are normalized and responsibilities are contractually allocated.

Link final payment and warranty start to signed acceptance, closed critical punch items, as-builts, controller backup, calibration, spares and training.

Service, spares and lifecycle cost

Compare warranty entity/start, destination response, remote-support security, local technician competence, two-year operational and critical spares, motor/gearbox/controller availability, software licences, SIM/cloud cost, travel rates and post-warranty support.

Lifecycle cost includes structure/equipment, installation, energy, fuel, water, cooling-pad and water treatment, feed loss, litter/manure handling, cleaning, replacement nipples/pans/wire/belts, planned maintenance, downtime and future welfare or capacity changes. Compare under one flock and climate model.

Common red flags

Capacity stated only as birds per house.
Free-air fan capacity used as installed performance.
No summer/winter thermal and moisture model.
One controller sensor used as proof of uniform climate.
Generator or ATS excluded from a life-dependent turnkey scope.
No alarm fault-injection test.
Cloud access required for essential local control.
No legal/welfare matrix for the housing system.
Feed and water lines sized without far-end tests.
“Galvanized for life” without measured coating and environment.
Customer logos replacing contactable comparable references.
A dealer or represented foreign item listed as Turkish manufacture.
No make-origin-nameplate matrix.
Generic CE logo offered as airflow, welfare or production proof.
Feed conversion, mortality or egg-output guarantees with no normalized boundary.
Warranty beginning at shipment instead of accepted commissioning.
Most payment due before loaded-house performance acceptance.

How to choose—not rank—the supplier

Apply pass/fail gates:

verified legal manufacturer or transparently named integrator;
correct bird/housing-system and same-climate reference scope;
accepted capacity, feed, water and thermal calculations;
destination welfare and compliance solution;
named OEMs and one responsibility matrix;
corrosion, cleanability and biosecurity design;
alarm, backup power and safe local operation;
FAT, SAT and loaded-house acceptance;
documentation, software/data ownership, training, service and spares; and
lifecycle cost and enforceable commercial remedies.

Then weight the project. A broiler floor house emphasizes climate, feed/water, litter and resilience. A layer system emphasizes legal housing, egg flow, manure, corrosion and automation. A breeder project emphasizes nests, egg handling and bird access. A hatchery needs incubation-specific uniformity, sanitation and alarms.

The best supplier is not the one with the largest claimed factory or widest catalogue. It is the one that proves a safe, legally usable and serviceable system at the buyer’s real flock, site and operating conditions.

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Corrections and review policy

This guide reflects public evidence accessible on 2026-08-02. Companies, legal names, addresses, brands, factories, products, OEM relationships, housing rules and service networks can change. AgriTech.tr welcomes documented corrections identifying the disputed statement, proposed factual correction and a current primary source. Verified material errors are corrected without granting suppliers editorial control.

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