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Both the egg sector and animal welfare organisations want a level playing field when it comes to welfare, environmental and food safety standards. Photo: Henk Riswick
20-05-2020 | News

Egg sector and welfare groups join in opposing low standards

Hens without trimmed beaks can work in modern husbandry systems. However, the birds have formidable weapons for peaking which have to be managed. Photo: Henk Riswick
24-04-2020 | News

Poultry industry adapts to changes around beak trimming

Respeggt markets the eggs under its own special brand. In this way the consumer covers the extra cost of sexing the eggs. Photo: Seleggt
24-04-2020 | Article

Novel techniques make culling male layers obsolete

The laying hen can naturally continue to produce eggs for many years. However, her peak production will naturally decline with age. Photo: Shutterstock
22-04-2020 | Article

The greatest ally in egg production

Reducing its CO2 emissions is high on the agenda of the layer sector. Using food waste as feed is an idea put into practices at the Kipster concept. Photo: Kipster
03-04-2020 | Article

3 carbon calculators for layers reviewed

Farms and poultry companies are taking extra biosecurity measures on top of regular procedures. Photo: Bertil van Beek
31-03-2020 | News

Organisations support poultry sector in the face of covid-19

Most Swiss farms are relatively small scale. Add to that the challenges of mountain farming and a higher cost price needs to be offset in retail. Photo: Henk Riswick
26-03-2020 | Article

Swiss consumer preferences boost domestic poultry production

Ukraine is a true champion when it comes to egg production but oversupply has put price levels under pressure. Photo: Vadim Uvazhny
25-03-2020 | Article

Dark clouds hang over Ukrainian egg industry

Karina Santiago Gonzalez, a PhD student at Newcastle University, is looking at a screen showing an image of activated brain cells in a chicken brain. Photo: Dick van Doorn
18-03-2020 | Article

Brain cells indicate hen welfare

The keelbone of layers are prone to damage, especially in aviary systems. Photo: Hans Banus
17-03-2020 | News

Key gene plays important role in layer bone strength