layers

On average, hen mortality rate is greater in cage-free systems, especially free-range, compared to furnished cages.
06-12-2021 | Article

Welfare implications of cage-free egg production

Photo: Penn communicatie
19-11-2021 | Article

Trends and challenges in cage-free egg production

Combi systems have many commonalities with cage systems, making them a logical choice for producers, but also vulnerable to consumer pushbacks. Photo: Koos Groenewold
17-11-2021 | Article

Thoughts on future-ready layer operations

Cage-free challenges include feather pecking, a problem that can be mitigated by using red lighting. Photo: Ronald Hissink
17-11-2021 | Article

Understanding the dynamics of cage-free housing

If legislation comes into force in England, it will basically affect Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland as the 3 pullet plans are all based in England. Photo: Bert Jansen
22-10-2021 | News

Beak trimming – the way ahead for the UK

The Russian Research Institute of Genetics and Breeding of Agricultural Animals has presented a new laying hen crossbreed, the Russian snow-white. Photo: Anne van der Woude
12-10-2021 | News

New laying hen crossbreed developed in Russia

The NFU has argued that UK egg producers invested nearly £400m in 2012 when they replaced battery cages, which had led to a big improvement in animal welfare. Photo: Koos Groenewold
04-10-2021 | News

New bid to end cages for UK laying hens launched

The 2 single-floor, cage-free barns in Dong Nai province house 6,000 birds and can bring around 1.5 million cage-free eggs to the market a year. Photo: V.Food
01-10-2021 | News

Vietnam’s first certified cage-free egg brand launched

Yum! Brands pledges to transition to 100% cage-free eggs across at least 25,000 restaurants by 2026. Photo: Brianna Santellan
22-09-2021 | News

‘Largest and longest’ global cage-free campaign a success

CPF has applied the European cage-free standard at Wang Somboon farm. The closed chicken house has a low stocking density of 7 laying hens/sqm compared with the general standard of a maximum of 9 hens/sqm. Photo: CPF
03-09-2021 | Article

CP Foods revs up cage-free production