Layers

Canada’s egg sector has “made tremendous gains to its environmental sustainability over time”. Photo: Morgana Perraud

25-02-2022 | News

Egg Farmers of Canada launches enviro sustainability tool

Vision 365 aims to promote the consumption of at least 1 egg per person per day. Photo: jcomp

14-02-2022 | News

Accelerating global average egg consumption to 365 eggs

The world’s top 50 global restaurant chains are being called upon to improve their hen welfare standards. Photo: Daniel Hooper

04-02-2022 | News

Pressure on restaurants falling behind cage-free egg trend

Photo: Paco Aniras

03-02-2022 | News

Russia again hit by hatching eggs shortage

While there are multiple factors behind the shortage, some say that the Covid-19 pandemic is to blame as breeders were discouraged from replenishing their stocks of chicks. Photo: Lisanto NgUYo

31-01-2022 | News

4 million eggs shortfall in Taiwan

With billions of layer chicks worldwide hatched under industrial circumstances, it is of value to understand how a stressful environemt affects performace. Photo: Henk Riswick

28-01-2022 | News

Stressful hatchery experiences negatively impact birds

A fungus-produced albumin could be a realistic alternative to egg white powder. Photo: Balash Mirzabey

26-01-2022 | News

Plant-based alternatives to egg whites explored

A new filling gel using eggshaells may be on the market as soon as 2024. Photo: Azerbaijan Stockers

25-01-2022 | News

Brazilian start-up suggests eggshells extract to plastic surgeries

Annegien Bos, poultry farmer Harrie Beekmans (centre), and Gijsbert Bos. Smoked Egg Europe pays me a fair price for my eggs. I also like the idea of contributing to an innovative project, says Beekmans. Photo: Dick van Doorn

25-01-2022 | Article

‘Exploring a niche with smoked eggs’

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