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The latest Compassion in World Farming Egg Track report looked at how companies in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Poland were progressing towards being cage-free by 2025. Photo: Canva
13-12 | News

Poland lagging in cage-free hen commitments

Robotics to detect dead hens in caged houses
28-11 | News

Robotics to detect dead hens in caged houses

Sprouted barley refers to barley grains that have been germinated by soaking them in water and allowing them to begin the sprouting process. Photo: Canva
25-11 | News

Sprouted barley as a potential feed supplement for laying hens

Earlier this year, RSPCA assured paused its introduction of new laying hen standards following a wave of criticism from producers. Photo: Peter Roek
15-08 | News

UK farmers urged to comment on laying hen standards

"If a sufficient number of cage farms in Slovakia are not reconstructed by 2025, there is a real risk that eggs from Slovakia could be gradually replaced by foreign suppliers in international retail chains," says Daniel Molnár, director of the Poultry Union of Slovakia. Photo: Canva
13-06 | News

Dark clouds pile above the Slovak poultry industry

The grants will be available to farmers with any current housing system and will support anyone looking to make the transition from colony cages to higher-welfare loose-housing. Photo: Canva
30-05 | News

‘Largest ever’ package of funding to support English poultry farmers

RSPCA Assured has further extended its current pause on the introduction of new standards. Photo: Canva
10-05 | News

Further pause in introduction of new standards for laying hens

In 2021, the Commission committed to introduce legislative proposals for an EU ban on caged farming before the end of 2023. Photo: Canva
02-04 | News

European Commission defends delays in overhauling animal welfare legislation

The combination of providing both verandas and natural daylight is designed to significantly improve bird welfare. Photo: Canva
26-03 | News

New laying hen welfare standards paused following industry criticism

The highest average transition to cage-free eggs in Europe was 80%, while in the US it was 73% and in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region the figure was 57%. Photo: Canva
10-02 | News

Calls for EU legislators to ban cages for layers