Layers

Calls for UK government to reconsider egg trade deal

17-07-2023 | News

Calls for UK government to reconsider egg trade deal

Welfare doesn’t come automatically with a switch to aviary systems

12-07-2023 | Article

Welfare doesn’t come automatically with a switch to aviary systems

At present, cage eggs still account for 50% of Australia's production. Photo: Jackmac34

05-07-2023 | News

Australia: Rapid phase-out of eggs from caged layers meets resistance

Noble Foods recognises that a good breakfast is vital for giving children the energy and concentration they need during their school day to help improve their overall education. In addition to cereals, toast and baked beans, the new offering of boiled ‘dippy eggs’ gives young people another nutritious option. Photo: Noble Foods

19-06-2023 | News

Noble Foods supplies UK schools with nutritious eggs

Market dynamics of laying hen welfare in the US

14-06-2023 | Article

Market dynamics of laying hen welfare in the US

Entries for the new international award are open to any food product where the main focus is the egg. Photo: Freepik

06-06-2023 | News

IEC launches new Egg Innovation Award

Compared to meat, the share of traded table eggs in egg production was very low. Photo Herbert Wiggerman

30-05-2023 | Article

A decade of immense growth in global egg production

Using less “crude protein” together with phytase and protease enzymes give us options in increasing environmentally-acceptable manure application rates and potential for reducing ammonia release. Photo: Koos Groenewold

30-05-2023 | Article

Impact of layer diet formulation on manure composition

The farm will retrofit a cage facility and will act as a model for those farmers looking to transition from cage to cage-free. Photo: Bert Janssen

30-05-2023 | News

Cage-free model egg farm and training centre to be built in China

Avian influenza

Gordon Hickman, head of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ (Defra) exotic disease control division, said that while the 2025/6 season had seen substantial losses, the decision to put in housing measures much earlier than in previous years seems to have successful. Photo: Supplied

28-05 | News

Meeting the ongoing challenge of avian influenza in the UK

The government is working together with the poultry sector on a plan to make vaccination against avian influenza mandatory for laying hen farms. Image created with the help of AI.

27-05 | News

Dutch government moves towards mandatory avian influenza vaccination