layers

The risk of the parasites causing production losses is inevitable. Photo: Yale Peabody Museum
26-01-2023 | News

Worming issues remain in free-range flocks despite housing order

When consumers consciously buy organic eggs, they assume that they are sustainable, too. Photos: Fabian Brockötter
18-01-2023 | Article

‘Carbon-neutral eggs make good sense’

Ukraine was one of Europe's largest egg exporters in previous years, selling egg products primarily to the Middle East and North Africa. Photo: Erika Varga
29-12-2022 | News

Ukraine: egg farmers to ramp up production once power outages end

Garlic extract supplementation improved the immunity response of layer chicks by inhibiting microbial infections and inflammation. Photo: Ulrike Mai
13-12-2022 | News

A study determines the response of layer chicks to garlic

Austrian hatcheries agreed with the government and NGOs that day-old layer males serve a purpose as predator feed. Photo: Henk Riswick
29-11-2022 | Article

Making the case for culling day-old layer males

Changes in bodyweight and body composition throughout the animal’s lifespan are most important as these parameters closely correlate with sexual maturity. Photo: Vladimir Salman
18-10-2022 | Article

Early feeding for layer chicks

Lambert Lehnertz: "Both from the marketing and ideological perspective, we already started raising male layer sibling roosters sooner than was required." Photo: Dick van Doorn
12-10-2022 | Article

OKT certification mandatory for table eggs

Mansson uses fast-growing trees to provide shelter from predators. Photo: Mansson
02-09-2022 | Article

Full data integration gives peace of mind for Danish poultry farm

The decline from enriched cage housing to non-cage housing in the EU is continuing and amounted to approximately 3.1% in 2021. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman
22-07-2022 | Article

Shift to cage-free for hens in the EU continues

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board said margins for laying producers have become increasingly tight, with rising feed, energy and labour costs, and little to no increase in the purchase price from retailers despite pressure being levied by the British Free Range Egg Producers Association. Photo: Manuel Blaich
30-05-2022 | News

Decreased poultry production in Great Britain