Poultry welfare comes at a cost

Over 300 leading companies across Europe have signed up to the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), a framework of standards developed by animal welfare NGOs that they say will enhance broiler welfare. Studies reveal drawbacks of the EEC in terms of cost and impact on the environment. The societal push towards higher welfare production systems is a given fact. Although the exact definition of animal welfare and its level can be discussed, when keeping birds at a lower stocking density and with