layers

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

Protest action in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo: Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST)
23-05-2022 | News

Asia-wide protests against McDonald’s use of cage eggs

The aim of this study was to examine if a warmed perch system, as a thermal device, could reduce cold stress-associated adverse effects in laying hens. Photo: Koos Groenewold
22-05-2022 | Article

Novel approach to reduce cold stress in layers

Egg farmers in the UK are facing a startling speed and scale of rising costs. Photo Koos Groenewold
13-04-2022 | News

Crisis in UK egg sector as production costs soar

Kazakh poultry farms in the egg sector are braced for agricultural reform. Photo: Koos Groenewold
01-03-2022 | News

Kazakhstan poultry farms cull massive number of hens