Enriched cages most sustainable
![Using equal weights for the indicators showed that, in the Dutch situation, enriched cage egg production was most sustainable. However, following legislation a further ban will start in 2021. [Photo: Michel Zoeter]](https://live.poultryworld.net/app/uploads/2021/04/001_79_rb-image-2705558-848x565.jpeg)
Battery cages were developed in the 1930s and their widespread use started in the 1950s. Over the years, this housing system for laying hens has been increasingly criticised in northern Europe for animal welfare reasons. Public concern led to an adjustment of European legislation to favour production systems that allowed hens to express their natural behaviour.
Starting in 2012, the conventional cage has been banned and only enriched cages with a minimum space of 750 cm2 per laying hen or altern
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