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Rembrandt sues Tecno Poultry over cage system collapse
The 2020 incident led to a man’s death
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Battery Cages
The latest poultry housing research, articles and commentary covering conventional or battery cages, a housing system for egg-laying hens. Battery cages are typically rows and columns of the same-sized cages connected together with a shared divider wall creating the cells of a battery. Register for free to access premium content.
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2021 survey: Cage-free conversions slowing down
Egg producers share predictions for pace of US egg industry conversion to cage-free housing as well as their own plans for 2030.
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Old US caged laying systems may find new home in Rwanda
Cage egg production systems on their way out in U.S., but still could help give Rwanda a more dependable supply of eggs, former Tyson CEO Donnie Smith says
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Which will be the value egg in cage-free countries?
Consumers still want cheap, affordable eggs, but how should producers respond?
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Top 20 US egg producers in 2019
Learn more about the companies WATT Global Media ranked as the 2019 top egg producers.
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With small poultry farms, everyone wins
In countries like France and the Netherlands, poultry farms are small, but it does not mean that they do not have relations with each other
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Cooling-pad maintenance tips to relieve bird heat stress
Regular maintenance of your poultry house’s evaporative cooling system is the best way to maximize the temperature drop across the pads and maintain bird performance in hot weather.
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Happier hens could mean you pay more for eggs
New AAEA member research looks at impact of developing animal welfare laws
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Will Europe’s egg producers go cage free?
Enriched, or colony, cages, may go the same way as conventional cages as retailer pressure grows on Europe’s egg producers to go cage free.
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Dramatic egg price shifts cloud cage-free choices
In the past year, egg prices have shifted from record highs to the lowest level in a decade, making it hard to determine the real demand for cage-free eggs.
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