VIV Europe 2026 Preview · Avian Health
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been putting pressure on farms and markets for years. In this context, the avian health offering at VIV Europe 2026 largely reflects the enormous research effort being carried out in the Netherlands on HPAI vaccines, with avian health increasingly focused less on potential curative treatments and more on preventive protocols, improved vaccination, and full traceability of every intervention.
Vaccines and diagnostics under one roof
Vaxxinova, part of the German group EW Group, will attend Utrecht with its combination of vaccines —both licensed and autogenous— and diagnostic services to detect and characterise pathogens before an outbreak escalates. This is one of the clearest signals at the show: vaccines and diagnostics are no longer being developed in isolation.
Faster vaccination with reduced risk
Vaccine administration is also evolving. Henke-Sass-Wolf is presenting the HSW Jet-PACCone, a needle-free electronic injection system that completes each cycle in under one second, eliminating broken needles and accidental needle-stick injuries; it features Bluetooth connectivity and an app that documents every vaccination, representing a first step towards digital traceability. Socorex is launching Fullpox, a reusable syringe designed specifically for fowl pox vaccination in chickens, featuring a retractable double needle that reduces injuries to both operator and bird. Giordano Vaccination Devices will dedicate a full stand (12.D020) to vaccination and animal health solutions.
“Vaccines, diagnostics and digital traceability are beginning to converge: the real leap forward lies not in treating disease, but in anticipating it.”
Biosecurity: the first line of defence
Before any pharmaceutical intervention comes hygiene. Cid Lines, a company within the Ecolab group, is bringing its cleaning and disinfection programme to Utrecht —comprising more than 1,000 products available in over one hundred countries— to interrupt transmission routes between flocks.
Towards predictive surveillance
The ultimate goal —algorithm-assisted preventive disease surveillance— is still being built. However, the building blocks are present at the show: digital vaccination records, diagnostic services, and real-time monitoring of poultry houses generate the data that predictive analytics requires. Avian health is gradually becoming a data-driven discipline.
Note: this article is only a small sample of everything that will be exhibited with relevance to the poultry industry at the show. With 400 exhibitors at VIV EUROPE 2026 and a further 200 at the co-located feed manufacturing equipment show, VICTAM, thousands of products and solutions will be on display from 2 to 4 June. For further information, we recommend consulting the official exhibitor catalogue, which lists all participating companies and their stand numbers.
For more information on the full event programme, the exhibitor list, and to pre-register and obtain a free badge for VIV Europe 2026, visit the official show website at: europe.viv.net
For more information:
-. Show VIV EUROPE 2026
-. International events calendar: https://NeXusAvicultura.com/Calendario/
