Production types

“During the growing stage of the bird, every effort must be made to provide a quality feed. It is an investment for the future,” remarked Dr Fernando Navarro, commercial technical assistant for Hy-Line International, during his presentation on “Improving Egg Shell Quality in Layers,” at the la Cumbre Avícola Latinoamericana (Latin American Poultry Summit) held during the 2020 International Production & Processing Expo.…

Valuable overviews of the key factors that need to be addressed by the UK’s layer and broiler sectors were presented at an event held at Moredun Research, near Edinburgh, on 16 January.

Egg Farmers of Canada is honoured to be named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for a second year in a row. The award recognises employers offering the nation's best workplaces and programmes for young people starting their careers.…

The shift to cage-free production has become a reality for the egg industry around the globe, from the Americas to Asia.

Costa Coffee, the country’s third largest coffee chain, has announced it will use only cage-free eggs and egg ingredients at all of its stores across China.

Across the world, the egg industry is faced with the disposal of billions of spent hens every year with most birds being ground into protein meal - but processing them for meat products might prove a more sustainable, and profitable, approach.…

At the first Kenya Women Veterinary Association Regional Animal Welfare Conference held at Lake Naivasha in Kenya, FAI Brazil's Executive Director Murilo Quintiliano spoke about a cage-free model for egg production to improve flock welfare and sustainable outcome measures.…

High standards in animal welfare should extend to hens at the end of their laying careers just as much as to younger birds.

On November 21, Carrefour Taiwan officially launched the first line of private label cage-free eggs from an Asian retailer at its Neihu Store in Taipei’s north.

Following the announcement that a national review of Australia’s poultry standards will be further delayed, World Animal Protection has released new consumer research on caged eggs versus free-range eggs, showing a majority of shoppers are still unaware of the battery cage landscape in Australia.…

A federal judge in Los Angeles refused to stop California from enforcing a voter-approved measure requiring farmers to provide more space for animals being raised for food.

New law also requires cage-free conditions for pigs and calves, goes into effect 2024.

As early as 2015 major US retailers, restaurants and food processors, including Walmart and McDonald’s, began announcing that they planned to go cage-free by 2024-25.

Compassion in World Farming is urging the UK’s three largest bargain retailers – Poundland, B&M and Home Bargains – to follow the example of all the UK’s major supermarket chains and commit to sell only cage free eggs.

The 60th Anniversary of Lohmann Tierzucht will bring together more than 500 professionals from around the world.

Richard Gates has been named director of the Egg Industry Center at Iowa State University.

In a bold move, the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) paved the way for a new barn standard under the British Lion Quality Code of Practice, after a period of consultation with its subscribers.

Despite an uncertain economic climate, and having recently been hit by avian influenza, Zimbabwe’s domestic poultry market is growing rapidly – and consumers’ taste for end-of-lay hens means it’s win-win for the country’s egg farmers.…

RSPCA Australia and a Federal Department of Agriculture find that most Australians want better animal welfare standards.

The British Free Range Egg Producers Association has launched free, professional guidance to help restore balance in the supply contracts held between farmers and egg packers.