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Too much protein is costly and bad for the environment, too little eats into production performance. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
24-06 | Article

Optimal protein diet improves egg production and reproductive tract morphology

It is advised that nest box are comfortable, quiet and enclosed for the hen. Photo: Canva
17-06 | News

Avoiding floor eggs in cage-free housing systems

Grape seed extract also plays a significant role in enhancing immunity through histological and functional changes in various body tissues and immune organs.
06-06 | Article

Benefits of using grape seed extract in poultry diets

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

Tom Elliott, founder and managing director of the Eggsell Marketing Cooperative, said he believes there is real momentum in white egg production. Photo: Canva
23-05 | News

Perspectives around the future of white eggs

Research shows that dietary supplementation with puerarin increases laying performance and egg quality. Photo: Koos Groenewold
20-05 | Article

Hens beyond peak laying period benefit from plant extract of Pueraria

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

New research shows that 4% or 6% dietary supplementation of stevia residue improves the productivity and gut health of laying hens. Photo: Ton Kastermans
30-04 | Article

Stevia shown to improve productivity and gut health of layers

Agriculture minister Jim Fairlie: “We want to improve the welfare of laying hens to ensure their confinement does not negatively impact their normal behaviours." Photo: Canva
15-04 | News

Scotland wants ban on the use of cages for poultry