At the top of the pecking order

To prevent animal welfare issues from arising in intensive livestock farming, humanity has taken drastic measures in the past. But can a chicken with an untreated beak be part of a commerical flock? World Poultry takes a look. When engaged in poultry production, we removed the spurs and back toes of roosters, cut combs and cut off part of the beaks. Some procedures are no longer performed, others have been replaced by milder techniques such as infrared beak treatment. But even these milder techn