Welfare organisations ramp up pressure on growth rates

Animal welfare organisations are increasingly pressing for broiler farmers to begin using slower-growing breeds to combat what they claim are health and meat quality issues. Poultry World spoke with Compassion in World Farming’s director of food business, Tracey Jones, to discover more. With the battle over caged hens all but won, animal welfare organisations have turned their attention to broilers. For Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) and other such organisations, growth rates are the targ