Campaigners oppose plans for NZ’s largest poultry farm Campaigners are fighting plans by New Zealand poultry company Tegel to build the largest chicken farm in the...
German free range farm achieves 500 eggs in 100 weeks A German free-range farm has become the first commercial laying unit to breach the 500 eggs in 100 weeks milestone.
Australian regulator defines free range egg standard New guidance for free-range egg producers has been provided by the Australian government ahead of the launch of...
Australia leads the way for pastured egg producers The Australian government has given the green light to standards and rules for certification for the egg...
New EU derogation around marketing of free range hens Free range egg producers across Europe will receive a boost tomorrow (November 25) when the updated European...
US: Waning free-range egg sales prompts production cut Waning free-range egg sales in the United States has prompted the nation’s largest egg producer to cut back on...
NZ egg farmers vent fears over switch to cage free... Egg producers in New Zealand have expressed concerns about the pace of the switch to cage free production, which...
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...
Industry responds to EC consultation on free range eggs Two leading industry organisations have responded to the European Commission’s consultations on proposals to...
South Korea improving food safety after DDT discovery The South Korean government has announced plans to improve food safety by encouraging free range poultry...
Australian egg company faces record fine One of Australia’s largest egg producers has been handed a AUS$750,000 (US$593,897) fine and ordered to pay...
EU Commission proposes 16-week free-range marketing... Proposals by the European Commission to extend the current 12-week derogation for free-range producers in the...
New Zealand poultry: To vote on compulsory egg stamping New Zealand’s poultry industry is to vote on compulsory egg stamping in the next few days following a scam...
Fate of Europe's free-range eggs uncertain Outbreaks of avian influenza across Europe led to many flocks being kept indoors. Several European egg...
Avian influenza – free-range eggs beyond 28 February Defra has, for the first time, imposed a housing order on poultry kept across England, with devolved authorities...
Canadian egg farmers change housing strategy Canada is to make an industry-wide transition away from conventional housing for laying hens in an attempt to...
Veterinary concerns must outweigh economic concerns According to avian influenza experts, the bird flu carrying wild widgeons should be out of the largest part of...
How free is free range? Recently Pete Bedwell, the editor from the Australian magazine Poultry Digest, told me how Australians are...
Confined or free range? When reviewing the innovations to be expected at this year's VIV Europe, it is good to see that, in spite of the...
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....
Exploring perch provision Welfare benefits of perches for free-range laying units are increasingly being recognised by producers,...
The case for extending free-range laying cycles Free range egg producers have been looking at the case for longer laying cycles for their birds. Poultry World...
Managing free-range layers during a housing order Last year free-range birds across the UK were forcibly housed to mitigate the risk of commercial flocks’...
Layers protected by lasers Small scale, with an eye for tradition and with a holistic view on nature and farm life – surely this doesn’t...
Impact of space on the welfare of free-range layers Consumers base their purchasing decisions often on aspects of animal welfare. An important factor in the case of...
Free-range chickens acquire bioactive compounds from pasture Efforts to improve the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and nutritional properties of animal products have been...
France's alternative eggs Eggs and egg products in the alternative segment are in high demand in the Pays de Loire region of France....
Chicken - victim of price wars Earlier this week, I did some grocery shopping at a local Jumbo supermarket in my home country of the...
The food safety and consumer demand puzzle Food safety and consumer demands, dominate the scientific community where research on the quality of poultry...
Understanding consumers and managing costs Approximately 400 of the egg industry’s business leaders gathered in Cape Town, South Africa in September this...
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...
Chickens prefer animal protein diets Vegetable protein diets are cheaper and safer than animal protein diets but do broiler chickens like them...
Cambodia embraces intensive livestock production In spite of many hurdles intensive livestock production in Cambodia starts to develop. Most of the initiatives...
Beyond 2012: The future of egg production systems From the first of January of this year, traditional cages have officially been banned in the EU. To a large...
Free range behaving birds produce less eggs Hens that are kept under free range conditions automatically have more freedom of movement. Those birds that use...
Special layer aviary system Tonny Zents in Ruurlo, the Netherlands uses a special free range layer system: the aviary system. He has 80,000...