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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 | 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 | News

Decreased poultry production in Great Britain

Protest action in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo: Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST)

23-05 | 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 | 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 | 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 | News

Kazakhstan poultry farms cull massive number of hens

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