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Good management is vital when using automatic layer nests
While the shift to automatic laying nests has helped increase efficiency, good management practices in these systems are essential to success.
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Hen Housing Systems
The latest articles, analysis and information on hens laying eggs to help egg producers maximize flock performance and yields from the editors of Egg Industry magazine.
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Early experience matters when rearing cage-free pullets
Giving young laying hens access to perches, tiers and additional height can help them better utilize aviary systems later in life.
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Colored lighting could positively impact cage-free layers
Red and blue LED lighting was utilized to improve layer growth and egg production in a recent U.S. Mississippi State University study.
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Adoption of cage-free egg production continues worldwide
More companies around the world are producing or sourcing cage-fee eggs.
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Consumers’ egg production views can do more harm than good
Consumer misperceptions view hen welfare as compromised and could be costly for the egg sector.
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Potential revisions to the Massachusetts cage-free law
The committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives presented a set of amendments to the 2016 Question 3 law that will help bring uniformity to cage-free production in the state and prevent a shortage in 2022.
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Latin American egg industry can't afford cage-free
While EU member countries may be able to ask for financial assistance and have extended periods to accomplish conversion to cage-free production, Latin American nations may not.
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FDA now required to release once private layer information
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lost a ten-year battle in an animal welfare lawsuit.
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Massachusetts cage-free hen space reduction in motion
Massachusetts standards for cage-free layer housing density are moving closer to similarities in the current UEP-Certified requirements, which could prevent an egg shortage in the state.
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Taiwan adopts cage-free layer housing guidelines
The country has revised the welfare standards for the first time since 2015.
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Green power investment pays egg farmers various dividends
As the price, efficiency and manufacturing footprint of solar panels has improved, egg farmers may want to look seriously at their benefits.
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The 'no to cage-free' at the OIE from some Latin Americans
Apparently, some of the largest egg producers in Latin America did not support the OIE proposal of accepting all production systems that could finally lead to the banning of cages.
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