Layers

Proposition 12 requires that laying hens, nursing sows and veal calves be housed in confinement systems that comply with specific standards for freedom of movement, cage-free design and minimum floor space". Photo: Marcel van den Bergh

29-11-2021 | Article

Cage-free US egg industry: sooner rather than later

The new hard-boiled egg alternative is based on soy protein. Photo: Migros

25-11-2021 | News

The world’s first plant-based hard-boiled egg

The British Free Range Producers Association said its members urgently needed a price rise to reflect inflationary pressure. Photo: Bert Jansen

22-11-2021 | News

Free-range egg producers under pressure

The stage of embryo development at which the in-ovo screening is performed is as important to the technologists as it is to the consumers. Photo: Koos Groenewold

22-11-2021 | Article

Ethical concerns remain with in-ovo gender determination

CP Foods says strong hens, good genetics, a high standard of animal welfare practices and biosecurity go into producing these free-range eggs.

19-11-2021 | News

CP Foods increases cage-free egg production by 30%

Combi systems have many commonalities with cage systems, making them a logical choice for producers, but also vulnerable to consumer pushbacks. Photo: Koos Groenewold

17-11-2021 | Article

Thoughts on future-ready layer operations

Cage-free challenges include feather pecking, a problem that can be mitigated by using red lighting. Photo: Ronald Hissink

17-11-2021 | Article

Understanding the dynamics of cage-free housing

Ukraine poultry producers suffer losses due to the unprecedentedly high electricity, natural gas, and feed prices. Photo: Koos van der Spek

16-11-2021 | News

Ukraine egg industry in dire straits

Tomato residue is a good source of bioactive molecules. Photo: Misset

01-11-2021 | Article

Tomato peel and rosehip improve egg quality

The feed sector faced increasing requests for the carbon footprint of feed. Photo: Hans Banus

28-10-2021 | News

Environmental sustainability in the UK free-range egg sector

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