Layer welfare

Progress made on commitments to source eggs from cage-free hens

Pedigree, great grandparent and grandparent broiler breeding stock need to have excellent health status to minimise the risk of vertical transmission of pathogens. They must be kept under very high biosecurity conditions…

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UK ministers are building on the recommendations made by the first Agriculture Mission, takings steps to safeguard animal welfare and address antimicrobial resistance in trade agreements.

Members of the European Parliament are presenting plans to revamp the EU's food systems, to produce healthier food, shore up food security, a fair income for farmers and reduce farming's environmental footprint.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) winter outlook forecasts that the current drought across the western US and northern plains will continue this winter.

The European Commission has begun a wide public consultation as part of its efforts to revise animal welfare legislation.

Mortality in cage-free flocks declines as managers gain experience and knowledge over time

Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco’s animal nutrition division, is continuing its global webinar series with a focus on pullet rearing strategies to support producers’ investments in laying hens.

Food companies across Canada have been ranked in the first Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard, in a new Mercy for Animals report.

The Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation and Humane League UK have launched a petition calling for the UK Government to phase out cages for laying hens by 2026 and introduced Beatrice's Bill in Parliament.

Activity of broilers is related to their gait, but activity recordings alone cannot fully distinguish between birds with a good or a suboptimal gait

When extreme heat becomes more frequent and temperatures remain high for extended periods of time, as it is currently the case in Canada and the American Northwest, physiological stress increases in humans, animals and c…

Feeding from perches in aviaries offers laying hens superior welfare and reduces mortality rates

A proposed antibiotics rule could, "counteract the EU's efforts to combat [antibiotic resistance]," say thousands of vets and animal health experts.

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has found that consumer non-profit groups have standing to go after corporations engaged in deceptive advertising after ruling in favor of the Animal Legal Defense Fund in its case against Hormel Foods.…

KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and other global restaurants chains owned by Yum! Brands have released the "most impactful cage-free policy of all time," by promising to switch its global supply chain to cage-free eggs.

Taco Bell has committed to ending the use of cage eggs in its European egg supply chain as coalition of non-profits urge the company to extend the policy to other regions.

Coalition of animal welfare and worker safety groups welcome the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that strikes down Kansas's "ag-gag" law on free speech grounds.

The Global Coalition for Animal Welfare has launched a consultation on the challenges of sourcing processed egg ingredients from cage-free hens.