Layers

We re bringing even more goodness to people and the planet, says CE, Jonathan Gray. Photo: Waitoa

02-12-2021 | News

New Zealand’s first certified carbon-zero free-range chicken

Confidence in consumer demand for free-range eggs has prompted leading European egg producers to commit not only to phase out cages for laying hens but to phase out combination systems as well. Photo: Peter Roek

30-11-2021 | News

Companies continuing to meet cage-free commitments

Proposition 12 requires that laying hens, nursing sows and veal calves be housed in confinement systems that comply with specific standards for freedom of movement, cage-free design and minimum floor space". Photo: Marcel van den Bergh

29-11-2021 | Article

Cage-free US egg industry: sooner rather than later

The new hard-boiled egg alternative is based on soy protein. Photo: Migros

25-11-2021 | News

The world’s first plant-based hard-boiled egg

The British Free Range Producers Association said its members urgently needed a price rise to reflect inflationary pressure. Photo: Bert Jansen

22-11-2021 | News

Free-range egg producers under pressure

The stage of embryo development at which the in-ovo screening is performed is as important to the technologists as it is to the consumers. Photo: Koos Groenewold

22-11-2021 | Article

Ethical concerns remain with in-ovo gender determination

CP Foods says strong hens, good genetics, a high standard of animal welfare practices and biosecurity go into producing these free-range eggs.

19-11-2021 | News

CP Foods increases cage-free egg production by 30%

Combi systems have many commonalities with cage systems, making them a logical choice for producers, but also vulnerable to consumer pushbacks. Photo: Koos Groenewold

17-11-2021 | Article

Thoughts on future-ready layer operations

Cage-free challenges include feather pecking, a problem that can be mitigated by using red lighting. Photo: Ronald Hissink

17-11-2021 | Article

Understanding the dynamics of cage-free housing

Ukraine poultry producers suffer losses due to the unprecedentedly high electricity, natural gas, and feed prices. Photo: Koos van der Spek

16-11-2021 | News

Ukraine egg industry in dire straits

Avian influenza

A study has uncovered specific regions across 9 different areas of the chicken genome where genetic variations appeared to play a role in helping protect chickens from bird flu outbreaks. Photo: Canva

22-11 | News

Genetic clues could help breed chickens resilient to bird flu