Layers

Nan Dirk Mulder reflects on market conditions (stock photo). Photo: Fabian Brockotter

01-12-2020 | News

Covid and bird flu set to cause ongoing issues

WRAP, which has been a driving force in reducing the amount of food waste, made a deal with poultry companies to enable them to sign up to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap. Photo: ANP

30-11-2020 | Article

Reducing food waste by half by 2030

CEO Yael Alter says Soos s technology transforms genetic males into functioning females. Photo: Jordan Kastrinsky, Soos

26-11-2020 | Article

Sex reassignment in the egg

Traditional cages are banned in the EU, but enriched cages are still legal. Photo: Henk Riswick

25-11-2020 | News

Czech Republic bans cages for hens

Dirty eggs have to be downgraded, slashing profits. Photo: Jan van Esch

25-11-2020 | Article

How to prevent floor eggs?

Farmer Angus chickens live in Eggmobiles which are opened each morning to let the birds roam free during the day.

23-11-2020 | Article

Regenerative farming with innovative Eggmobile concept

Variation of egg shell colour in one flock can be a sign of stress. Photo: Marcel Berendsen

18-11-2020 | Article

How to get egg shell colour right?

Photo: Bart Nijs Fotografie

13-11-2020 | News

Uzbekistan ups production of hatching eggs

The free-range layer sector in the UK is growing at a pace supply is outgrowing demand. Photo: Joris Telders

16-10-2020 | News

Free-range egg expansion ‘unsustainable and unnecessary’

Llyr runs a 16,000-hen free-range egg unit at Derwydd, at Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr near Corwen. Photo: Chris McCullough

15-10-2020 | News

Swapping egg size and colour could reduce ammonia emissions

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

Bird flu was detected at a layer farm in the Netherlands. Photo: Bert Jansen

18-11 | News

Avian influenza rears its head all over Europe