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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?
Monday. January 23rd, 2017Mortality in aviary housing systems was more than double the mortality rates in both conventional and enriched housing systems.
Monday. February 6th, 2017For 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
Friday. March 31st, 2017Laying hens spend less time foraging and were slower to begin to forage in ammoniated environments compared to being out in the fresh air.
Tuesday. October 31st, 2017An 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
Thursday. November 2nd, 2017Egg laying chickens have their own routine and daily schedule that they rigidly stick to, differentiating them from others in the flock.
Saturday. November 18th, 2017Sunflower meal supports egg production and may offer producers an alternative to soybean meal use in feed, say researchers.
Saturday. January 13th, 2018Feeding wet diets to laying hen chicks in the first few days could enhance starter feed intake capacity, basic body development and gut maturation
Tuesday. January 23rd, 2018A new state-of-the art poultry facility offering specialty, industry-focused research into both laying hen and broiler health, welfare, behavior
Monday. January 29th, 2018Researchers aim to further enrich eggs and poultry meat with omega-3 fatty acids. Fatty acid metabolism could lead to new 'designer' eggs
Saturday. April 14th, 2018