No breakthrough in 20 years of layer housing research

For over twenty years efforts have been made to understand and improve the welfare of laying hens. Related economic aspects, however, did not allow the industry to make the progress many were hoping for.

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Keywords: housing, layers, research, welfare, progress, space, eggs, cages, battery equipment