Welfare of layers in cages explored Latest Danish research on the welfare of layers in cages has shown a deterioration of plumage and keel bone...
Analysis of 5 laying hen systems based on sustainability Research from Wageningen University has found that enriched cages are the most sustainable layer housing systems...
PSA publishes findings on egg production sustainability A group of scientific papers has been published detailing the initial results of a broad study on several areas...
Belgium’s Experimental Poultry Centre partners up Belgium’s Experimental Poultry Centre is now equipped with Lay-Insight & Broiler-Insight following a partnership...
Improved layer performance through MCFA supplementation With the ongoing genetic improvements in commercial layers to breed for longer production cycles, the importance...
Broilers do better on coarse corn and time-related... A floor pen experiment was conducted in Israel to evaluate the effect of corn particle size in the presence of...
People: Kemin announces new appointments Feed additive producer Kemin recently welcomed Dr Hossam Abdellatif, Faith Daniels, Dr Chris Rude and Todd...
Ukrainian processed eggs to enter the EU market The largest egg producer on the Eurasian continent has won access to export processed egg products to Europe for...
Ultra-modern stalls for Experimental Poultry Centre The Experimental Poultry Centre (EPC) in Geel, Belgium, has opened two new stalls: a laying hen house and a...
Potters Poultry International appoints new distributer Potters Poultry International has appointed Nor-Ag Ltd as its new distributor for Western Canada.
Effect of cereal grinding methods on egg quality Spanish researchers looked at the influence of the method of grinding of the cereals used in layers diets on...
Washing eggs with Bac-D influences turkey poult performance The major factor facing the commercial poultry industry today is the cost of feed. Breeding companies have put...
Are nest run carts reservoirs for Salmonella? An experiment of USDA-ARS and the Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia, in Athens,...
French farmers smash eggs in price protest Over 100,000 eggs have been smashed in front of a tax office in Brittany by French egg farmers in protest over...
EU: Greece, Italy summoned to court over cage ban The European Commission have recently decided to take Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European...
Status of confined housing for hens in the US The market for egg installations in the US is influenced by flock welfare. The US egg-production industry is...
Cage and free-range supplement each other About 60% of laying hens in France are kept in enriched cages. However, the market for cage eggs is shrinking....
Welfare versus natural behaviour: A fine balance Colony egg systems are often considered lower welfare, but by some measures can offer birds easier access to...
Enriched cages most sustainable Battery cages were developed in the 1930s and their widespread use started in the 1950s. Over the years, this...
Improved water and feed consumption with LED lighting Based on field poultry research, feeder lights, in conjunction with water lights, will help birds reach their...
EU style layer farm in Abu Dhabi, UAE Keeping layers in a harsh environment like in the Middle east, is not an easy task. Yet the Al Ain Poultry...
Prevention of immunosuppression Many factors can lead to the reduction in the activity or efficacy of immune response in birds. Prevention of...
Current trends in the US egg industry The US egg industry is steadily moving forward. In 2013, the total production is expected to increase slightly...
Understanding consumers and managing costs Approximately 400 of the egg industry’s business leaders gathered in Cape Town, South Africa in September this...
Layer breeding for the future Egg production and consumption around the globe has grown tremendously in recent decades and will remain on the...
Production costs of eggs at record high level A combination of high feed prices, legislation and especially the cage ban has put the production costs of eggs...
Fish or eggs, what about both? Thanks to refining, deodorisation and stabilisation techniques, fish products and by-products nowadays seem to...
Return of the good egg In November 2008, the Turkish Branch of the World's Poultry Science Association arranged a symposium on egg...
Traditional vs enriched cages for laying hens Although not yet a major issue for the Brazilian poultry sector, Dr Victor Fernando Buttow Roll from the...