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Should US, EU growers ignore cage housing for broilers? With many laying hens coming out of cages, most poultry producers in the U.S. and EU won’t even consider raising broiler in cages, but should they?
23/01/2017
Laying hen housing systems: It’s about trade-offs Mortality in aviary housing systems was more than double the mortality rates in both conventional and enriched housing systems.
06/02/2017
Pre-peak feed recommendations for laying hens For hens, the start of the lay period is key, as a relatively high number of problems can occur that might have a negative impact on their subsequent laying
31/03/2017
Laying hen behaviour: Artificial vs natural ammonia Laying hens spend less time foraging and were slower to begin to forage in ammoniated environments compared to being out in the fresh air.
31/10/2017
Impact of space on the welfare of free-range layers An important factor in the case of free-range eggs is the potential access to an outdoor area for laying hens, even though access to an outdoor area may
02/11/2017
Laying hens stick to their own routine 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
Sunflower meal may offer low-cost soybean replacing feed ingredient for laying hens Sunflower meal supports egg production and may offer producers an alternative to soybean meal use in feed, say researchers.
13/01/2018
Stimulating feed intake should be the focus of pullet rearing: nutritionist Feeding wet diets to laying hen chicks in the first few days could enhance starter feed intake capacity, basic body development and gut maturation
23/01/2018
New poultry research facility aims to improve bird welfare, consumer confidence A new state-of-the art poultry facility offering specialty, industry-focused research into both laying hen and broiler health, welfare, behavior
29/01/2018
Fatty acid metabolism could lead to new 'designer' eggs Researchers aim to further enrich eggs and poultry meat with omega-3 fatty acids. Fatty acid metabolism could lead to new 'designer' eggs
14/04/2018