The (), usually known as the or simply EE, is a European organisation of breeders of
poultry
Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of harvesting animal products such as meat, Eggs as food, eggs or feathers. The practice of animal husbandry, raising poultry is known as poultry farming. These birds are most typ ...
,
pigeons,
rabbits
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated form ...
,
guinea-pigs and
cage-birds. It was founded in Brussels on 18 June 1938 as the ; the founding members were from Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. It is now based in
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
. It represents some 2.5 million members from 31 countries. It sometimes uses an alternative name:
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* European Association of Poultry, Pigeon, Cage Bird, Rabbit and Cavy Breeders.
References
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[75 Jahre EE – Entente Européenne d'Aviculture et de Cuniculture]
(in German). Entente Européenne d'Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Archived 15 February 2015.
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EE-Documentation
Entente Européenne d'Aviculture et de Cuniculture. Accessed April 2018.
[Entente Européenne d'Aviculture et de Cuniculture]
European Association of Poultry, Pigeon, Cage Bird, Rabbit and Cavy Breeders. Accessed April 2018
Organisations based in Luxembourg
Animal breeding organizations
Aviculture
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