MENUZeagold sells its eggs under the market leading brands in New Zealand – WOODLAND and FARMER BROWN. Each brand is the category leader in its respective segment – free range, colony, and cage-free (Barn) produced shell eggs in New Zealand.
Grading and Packing
At the main production sites, we use electronic graders which ensure precise weight grades are attained rather than weights being determined within a ‘band’, as with mechanical graders. Each shell egg is electronically weighed and graded by weight. It is then packed into cartons or trays which hold 6, 10, 12, 18, 20 or 30 eggs. More »
Packaging is made from moulded paper fibre. We have quality checks and machine calibrations in place to ensure that the eggs packed for our customers meet the required standards for freshness and are fit for purpose through our Risk Management Program obligations.
Egg Laying
All our laying birds are managed to the highest welfare standards and must meet with the requirements of the Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare 2012, which comes under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. More »
The output from our farms is well in excess of international benchmarks and our low mortality and high standards of animal welfare are the envy of other producers throughout the world.
Zeagold recognises that the growth and development of our pullets is a vital part in helping to deliver a quality fresh egg and so has in place a programme of daily checks and monitoring by trained competent staff. Our flocks are also independently checked and monitored by a vet on a monthly basis as part of stringent health requirements in order to export products to other countries such as Singapore.
Bird Health
The health status of the New Zealand poultry flock is the envy of many other poultry sectors across the world. We are audited regularly by MPI along with international customers such as Woolworths, McDonald's, Goodman Fielder, and Heinz Watties. More »
We recognise that effective bio-security controls and measures are important across all points in the production chain to maintain the high health status that our birds enjoy. All of these measures help to ensure our birds remain healthy and produce a safe, quality egg.
Where's my egg from?
Egg Stamping
CL = Colony
BN = Barn
FR = Free Range
(Stamp location may be on top or side of egg depending on whether egg is stamped or inkjet-printed)