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End of lay postmortem findings in aviary housed laying hens
Poultry Science, 2023 : Good health and low mortality are constitutive elements of good animal welfare. In laying hens, mortality and pathological findings are usually reported as cumulative proportions from onset of lay to culling.
Páll Gretarsson +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Societal concern with the welfare of egg laying hens housed in conventional cages is fostering a transition towards cage-free systems in many countries.
Cynthia Schuck-Paim +2 more
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Poultry, 2023 The housing environment has become a critical issue for consumers of eggs and egg products. Therefore, it is imperative to understand how various housing environments can affect the modern laying hen.
Benjamin N. Alig +3 more
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Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023 The aim of this study was to determine external and internal quality parameters of industrial (cages and cage-free) and family farms eggs that are normally available at groceries in developing countries such as Chile.
Monica Gandarillas +4 more
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Foods, 2022 The cage-free system has gained a lot of interest in recent years because it can offer chickens more freedom and is easier to manage compared with free-range rearing systems, but few studies have focused on the effect of the cage-free rearing system on ...
Liubin Yang +6 more
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Cage-Free Pullets Minimally Affected by Stocking Density Stressors. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Management choices during the pullet phase can affect behavior, welfare, and health later in life, but few studies have evaluated the pullet phase, particularly in extensive housing systems. This study was a 2 × 2 factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) with two strains and two stocking densities. The Lohmann LB-Lite and Lohmann LSL-Lite were
Abraham ME +7 more
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The Journal of Poultry Science, 2023 In recent years, the market share for cage-free eggs has gradually increased. Because commercially available cage-free eggs are often produced not only by several housing systems but also with different feed crude protein (CP) levels, there are combined ...
Reo Yokoyama +3 more
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The environmental cost of welfare-driven policy changes in UK egg productionThe environmental cost of welfare-driven policy changes in UK egg production [PDF]
Royal Society Open SciencePublic concern over animal welfare in intensive farming systems such as egg production is rising. Meeting future demand for eggs presents both welfare and environmental challenges.
Oliver Martinic +6 more
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The Effect of Housing Environment on Physical Egg Quality of White Egg Layers
Poultry, 2023 Currently, the egg industry is experiencing a shift in demand for eggs from cage-free environments. This study aims to evaluate the egg quality parameters of white eggs laid in several different housing environments utilized in the industry.
Benjamin N. Alig +2 more
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Intestinal Microbiota of Commercial Laying Hens in a Cage-Free System Fed with Probiotics. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)The cage-free rearing of laying hens combined with probiotics promotes intestinal health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding probiotics on the intestinal microbiota of Isa Brown laying hens raised in a cage-free system. A total of 450 Isa Brown hens, 19 weeks old, were used in a cage-free system over three 28-day cycles in a ...
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