Beak trimming is routinely practiced in the poultry industry to reduce the incidence of feather pecking, aggression, and cannibalism in egg layers. Feather pecking is painful to birds and potentially induces cannibalism. Cannibalism happens in all current housing environments, cage- and free-production systems, and is one of the major causes of bird death in commercial …
Report by Tina M. Widowski, Paul H. Hemsworth, Grahame J. Coleman, Michele Guerrin, Laura Dysart and John L. Barnett.
International Developments & Perspectives
Recent research paper by Annika Carlsson-Kanyama and Alejandro D Gonzalez comparing the amount of greenhouse gases emitted during various food …
A study carried out by Dr Carrie Ruxton, a UK dietitian and registered public health nutritionist with 17 years post-registration …
Report produced by Professor Windhorst analysing The Netherlands’ recent sectoral and regional patterns, as well as its foreign trade relations.
A report prepared for the United Egg Producers (UEP) by Promar International as a result of an independent economic study that they commissioned.
A press release by United Egg Producers (UEP) as a result of an independent economic study by Promar International that they commissioned.
A press release by United Egg Producers (UEP) as a result of an independent economic study by Promar International that they commissioned.
A short PowerPoint presentation prepared for the United Egg Producers by Promar International as a result of an independent economic study that they commissioned.
An executive summary of a report on differences between countries regarding dietary cholesterol recommendations.
This is science based comparative assessment of the welfare of laying hens in commercial production systems in New Zealand.
2002 DEFRA code of recommendations for Laying Hens in England.
2007 regulations for the Welfare of farmed animals in England.
Explanatory notes for the 2007 Regulations for the Welfare of Farmed animals in England.
Report from Compassion in World Farming in 2002.
An article from the Washington Post in May 2009 by Richard G Lugar and Norman Borlaug.
A Report from United Egg Producers on the Industry in the USA.