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A recent PhD study has investigated animal welfare in organic egg production and found an association between hen mortality and the level of parasite infection
03/11/2017
Progress on the OIE’s Global Hen Housing outcome-based standards is taking place but may not come into force until 2019/2020.
27/09/2018
The amount of saleable egg produced per hen becomes even more important as cycle lengths increase along with a move toward cage free.
20/08/2018
Dr Lay also mentions that the environmental complexity can create opportunities for the hens to express behaviours that may be detrimental to their welfare
02/11/2017
A Dutch egg producer with 25 years of cage-free experience has successfully transitioned to cage-free egg production from hens with intact beaks.
13/07/2018
Different strains of commercial laying hens use given resources within an aviary system differently, which can influence bird health and bird behavior.
25/08/2018
Over the last two decades old bird diseases, such as Coryza, Blackhead and Pasteurelle multocida increasingly reared their ugly heads among free-range hens
03/11/2017
Egg laying chickens have their own routine and daily schedule that they rigidly stick to, differentiating them from others in the flock.
18/11/2017
Progressive advances in nutrition and computer technology have developed feeding programs over the last 60 years
28/05/2018
Egg producers must account for more than just housing when changing production practices
04/07/2018