Egg production systems have become subject to heightened levels of scrutiny. Multiple
factors such as disease, skeletal and foot health, pest and parasite load, behavior, stress …

Laying hens may face a number of welfare problems including: acute and chronic pain
caused by beak trimming; exaggerated fearfulness that may cause stress and suffocation; …

This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of laying hens, pullets and layer breeders on
farm. The most relevant husbandry systems used in Europe are described. For each system …

Injurious pecking remains one of the biggest problems challenging free range egg
producers, with both economic implications for the farmer and welfare implications for the …

Critics of agricultural intensification have argued that the transition from smaller to larger
farms has compromised animal welfare. To critically examine evidence relevant to this claim …

In free-range and organic production systems, hens can make choices according to their
needs and desires, which is in accordance with welfare definitions. Nonetheless, health and …

Studies on the prevalence of feather pecking in different commercial laying hen systems and
its welfare and economic impacts are reviewed in the following paper. Current methods for …

Chickens are by far the world's most widely farmed animal, kept for both meat and egg
production. They are at the centre of many debates regarding housing and production …

The present review discusses the existing research findings on the nutritional impact of
forages in poultry diet and the significance of forages in sustainable poultry production …

Abstract White (Lohmann LSL) and Brown (ATAK-S) laying hens, were reared under organic
and conventional cage rearing systems, and the effects of the rearing system on …