Layers

Natural variation in beak shape influences feather pecking

20-10-2023 | Article

Natural variation in beak shape influences feather pecking

Photo: Canva

18-10-2023 | News

Cage-eggs still dominant in France

HRH The Princess Royal visited UK egg producer, St Ewe Free Range Eggs. Photo: Bfrepa

16-10-2023 | News

Royalty marks further expansion for UK egg company

Half the hens are usually outside but only a few brave and curious hens go to the farthest point. They mostly stay in the shade of the willow trees.

25-09-2023 | Article

Swiss layer farm: higher expenses for a higher income

Professor Dunn: “For many decades, poultry breeders have chosen which birds to breed according to a mix of many factors, but it has not been possible to account for bone quality in live hens. Photo: Mark Pasveer

22-09-2023 | News

Improving layer hen welfare with better keel bone health

Last year saw over 100 countries across the globe celebrate World Egg Day. Photo: Canva

01-09-2023 | News

Celebrating ‘Eggs for a healthy future’ this October

24-08-2023 | News

Asia’s first carbon-neutral cage-free egg

There is no other country in the European Union where so many egg products entered at dumping prices, according to Jānis Gaigals, chairman of the board of the Latvian Poultry Industry Association. Photo: Canva

23-08-2023 | News

Imports from Ukraine strangle Latvian egg sector

Companies continue to make the transition to cage-free. Photo: Alexas Fotos

08-08-2023 | News

Pressure growing on Jollibee to move to cage-free eggs

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