Layers

New Zealand is among the countries that consume more eggs per person than most. Photo: Leti Kugler

30-01-2023 | News

New Zealanders set to secure their own supply of eggs

The risk of the parasites causing production losses is inevitable. Photo: Yale Peabody Museum

26-01-2023 | News

Worming issues remain in free-range flocks despite housing order

“Seaweeds are fascinating organisms, and the more we study them, the more potential we see in them," said Paddy Estridge, Seaweed Generation CEO. Photo: Dashu83

25-01-2023 | News

Seed funding awarded to grow seaweed to feed laying hens

Consumers wanting a uniform, aesthetically pleasing eggs. Photo: Koos Groenewold

23-01-2023 | News

Understanding the egg’s shell – top tips

Experimenting with minute changes in brooding temperature required unconventional hatcher control.

09-01-2023 | Article

100°F is where the magic happens in the hatchery

Scientists believe toe pecking is intensifying and represents a major issue for hens. Photo: Ben Wicks

07-01-2023 | News

Major Swiss 3-year toe pecking in layers study

Ukraine was one of Europe's largest egg exporters in previous years, selling egg products primarily to the Middle East and North Africa. Photo: Erika Varga

29-12-2022 | News

Ukraine: egg farmers to ramp up production once power outages end

Husband and wife team become latest members of the 500 egg club

27-12-2022 | News

Husband and wife team become latest members of the 500 egg club

Food sustainability expert Carlos Saviani said that while the egg sector represents just 0.6% of total GHG emissions, improvements are still needed. Photo: Tim Scrivener

26-12-2022 | Article

Resilience key theme at British free-range egg producers meeting

Volunteers from Noble Foods and the Wye and Usk Foundation. Photo: Noble Foods and The Wye and Usk Foundation

19-12-2022 | News

Egg firm trials wetlands project to enhance natural environment

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