Poultry welfare: ‘No checklists but practical solutions’

Vera Bavinck developed KipUP, a system to determine and improve the welfare of laying hens during production. This leads to more knowledge about production factors, less waste and possibly a better egg price. KipUP determines welfare 4 times per flock cycle based on housing system and stocking density, enrichment material, red mite pressure, feathering, behaviour of the animals and the percentage of keel bone fractures. A web-based tool plots the data onto a spider web diagramme. Practical po