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The overall incidence of human Salmonella infections in the USA has not changed for many years, even though substantial resources have been invested to control this food-borne disease. Contaminated eggs [...]

FROM AN economical point of view, conventional floor systems have the disadvantage of a low stocking density. Another disadvantage is that manure remains inside the house during the entire production [...]

TO ASSIST egg producers prepare for the use of enriched colony systems and 2011 ban on beak trimming of laying hens, ADAS is running a series of workshops later this [...]

There are many different types of cage-free systems. The most commonly employed designs are floor raised, aviary and enriched colony cages. Each of these systems has its own advantages and [...]

Producers with conventional cages for laying hens have just a few months left to decide whether to invest in new enriched colony or free-range equipment, or prepare to quit the [...]

LINCOLNSHIRE CHICKENS was among the first egg producers to invest in an enriched colony unit. When we reported on the unit last March, the first of two 28,500 flocks of [...]

* Animal welfare group the RSPCA has launched an attack on egg production in new enriched colony systems, branding them as 'cruel' and saying they stop the hens from expressing [...]

Many poultry businesses are having to invest serious sums of money to keep their businesses on track. Whether converting to enriched colony systems, reducing broiler stocking rates or investing in [...]

DEFRA minister Jim Fitzpatrick is to press the EU Commission for measures to protect UK enriched colony egg producers in the event that other member states secure more time to [...]

* Overseas poultry producers have given the thumbs up to an enriched colony system designed by a Shropshire egg producer and packer. Oaklands Farm Eggs recently hosted visitors from Holland, [...]

* Overseas poultry producers have given the thumbs up to an enriched colony system designed by a Shropshire egg producer. Oaklands Farm Eggs recently hosted visitors from Holland, Russia and [...]

ON-FARM production results are confirming the success of the Valli International SPACE 2003 enriched colony system--the result of five years' research and development. The company designed the system to comply [...]

THE ADAS enriched colony and managing non-beak trimmed birds seminars held last month were well received by those attending. Funded by DEFRA the seminars provide a comprehensive insight into two [...]

Depleting free-range flocks while egg quality is still good in later lay could be wasting the genetic potential of the modern hybrid laying bird. Modern selection methods have improved end-of-lay [...]

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Adrian and James Potter Yorkshire Farmhouse Eggs, Thirsk, North Yorkshire Regional branding, but on a national scale, is the business ethos for Adrian and James Potter who, with their parents [...]

What are your thoughts on the egg market over your first 12 months? This time last year, the commentary was that, with the national flock approaching 35 million, there would [...]

Dan Wood Blackacre Farm Eggs, Somerset Writing jingles for a radio station is not something you would expect to see in a poultry job specification, but for Dan Wood it [...]

Noble Foods, the country's largest egg business, has said it will supply only cage-free eggs by the year 2025 after sustained campaigning from animal rights activists. In a short statement, [...]

Understanding flock performance and the factors that drive it are key to successful egg production. An increasing number of farmers are turning to farm management software to help improve results, [...]

When it comes to selecting a breed of layer for a commercial egg farm, many factors come into play--including past experience, reputation, availability and cost. But trial results also play [...]

When it comes to selling eggs, the Campbells at Glenrath in Scotland know a thing or two. The family has been in the business for 50 years and is now [...]

BBC Sunday evening staple, Countryfile, tackled the caged-egg debate in its latest programme (16 October). Presenter Tom Heap gathered a range of opinions about retailers' recent move to phase out [...]

A survey of consumers to mark British Egg Week found most are happy to pay a premium for free-range eggs on supermarket shelves. Some 78% of shoppers who regularly bought [...]

* American farmers face an 'impossible' task in switching at least half their egg production to cage free before a 2025 deadline set by more than 130 retailers, restaurants and [...]

For most egg producers, chicken manure is a wet and smelly waste product that attracts flies, has limited value and causes problems with the neighbours. But for Paul Crocker, who [...]

Red mite infestations continue to take their toll on the physical and financial performance of the commercial layer sector, costing the EU industry an estimated [pounds sterling]120m a year. Traditionally, [...]

The health of poultry workers is more likely to suffer under alternative housing systems than under cage set-ups, US research has revealed. A US$6.6m project--known as the Sustainable Coalition for [...]

A ban on beak trimming in layers could prove detrimental to hen welfare due to an associated increase in red mite numbers, combined with more aggressive feather pecking. Recent attempts [...]

A bilateral trade negotiation between Europe and the US could threaten poultry farmers here in the UK. Jake Davies delves into the detail Americans eat some 10bn £ worth of [...]

The EU egg industry has the enormous task of rehousing more than three-quarters of the total EU laying flock in just a little over three years to comply with the [...]

* Producers attending the Lincoln meeting of a series of DEFRA-funded seminars organised by ADAS have called for government aid to help the sector phase out conventional cages and a [...]

The EU Directive banning conventional cage egg production after 1 January 2012 leaves producers with two main choices--switch to enriched cages or opt for a noncage system. Enriched cages offer [...]

CASE STUDY 1 Switching to a 100% free-range system FREE-RANGE ANNE AND JIM SMILLIE * As the 2012 cage ban draws nearer, Anne and Jim Smillie are in the fortunate [...]

ISABROWN PERFORMANCE in Northern Ireland has consistently been ahead of that in other parts of the UK--not least due to the advantageous health status and tireless work put in by [...]

Italy has been found guilty of flouting the EU ban on battery cages for laying hens, but has been let off paying a fine and only ordered to meet the [...]

British Egg Industry Council chairman Andrew Joret picked up the Denis Wellstead International Egg Person of the Year award at a gala dinner in Vienna, in recognition of his outstanding [...]

American egg producers have abandoned their attempt to push through an Egg Bill, intended to raise standards of welfare across the whole of the USA. Industry body United Egg Producers [...]

* A survey has found 69% of consumers want products containing eggs to be labelled free range, barn or caged, and state country of origin on the packaging. Animal welfare [...]

* Legislators have all but killed off the US egg sector's plans to raise welfare standards, with barren cages now set to remain the norm in the vast majority of [...]

* Suffolk broiler farm manager Rachel Almey is the winner of the 2012 Pfizer Poultry Trainee of the Year Award. She was presented with the award, which includes a [pounds [...]

* High-welfare egg producer the Happy Egg Co has announced its expansion into the USA. The firm, founded in 2009 and owned by Noble Foods, will launch in California, initially [...]

Poultry producers have welcomed a new NFU campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to buy British produce. Farming Delivers for Britain was launched by NFU president Peter Kendall on the Thames [...]

* For the first time more than half the eggs produced in the UK are laid by non-caged hens, latest figures from DEFRA have revealed. Figures from 2011 show the [...]

* The animal welfare lobby is to be much admired for the way it gets its message across. While producer organisations can sometimes be a bit slow off the mark, [...]

* The EU has been visiting targeted member states, collecting evidence of non-compliance. It expects to start the first stage of infraction proceedings against these member states, by issuing letters [...]

Layer breeding company Hy-Line UK has appointed a new managing director to take full control of its UK operations. Nigel Butcher, currently general manager for agriculture at Noble Foods, will [...]

A two-tier market is expected to emerge once the conventional cage ban comes in on 1 January 2012 and, as the price differential grows, so buyers will be more tempted [...]

Animal welfare group, Compassion in World Farming, has launched a fresh attack on intensive poultry production, suggesting it is undermining food quality and jeopardising human health. The group has released [...]