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Well-managed conditions promote healthier birds and improved productivity, yielding superior-quality poultry products. Photo: Peter Roek
26-03 | Article

Chicken comfort: Key to health, behaviour and performance

In terms of layer shed building, the busiest 5-year period was 2016-2020 when 206 sheds were built across the UK with a total capacity of 3.45 million hens. Image created with the help of AI (Reve)
05-03 | News

UK egg sector’s ageing sheds and new-build slowdown

Whilst enriched ‘colony’ cages are an improvement on conventional ‘battery’ cages, they still do not fully provide for the physical and behavioural needs of laying hens. Photo: Michel Zoeter
27-01 | News

UK: Consultation opens on banning enriched colony cages by 2032

Photo: Henk Riswick
20-03-2025 | News

Light spectrum and intensity preferences of broilers

Broiler and layer housing trends in Indonesia
17-02-2025 | Article

Broiler and layer housing trends in Indonesia

Section 6: E3 of the Lion Code now states that a full hygiene monitoring programme is to be completed before replacement birds are taken onto the farm. Photo: Canva
13-09-2024 | News

UK: Egg producers to budget for pre-housing salmonella test results

Photo: Ronald Hissink
18-08-2022 | News

Baltic poultry businesses may not survive next winter

Associate Professor Guillermo Narsilio with a geothermal system at the University of Melbourne. “This is the first ARENA demonstration project tackling the poultry sector so directly in rural areas. The technology will significantly save farmers on the cost of heating the sheds, while reducing carbon emissions and the use of gas. We are very excited to bring this technology to the poultry sector.” Photo: Peter Casamento
17-08-2022 | News

Geothermal innovation heats up ‘green’ poultry farming

Spotlight on ammonia reduction strategies for poultry producers
02-06-2022 | News

Spotlight on ammonia reduction strategies for poultry producers

Various adaptation options are available for housing systems to provide climate amelioration for broilers, with ventilation being one of the most important considerations. Photo: Anne van der Woude
29-05-2022 | Article

Impact of climate change on broiler housing systems