1. Feather pecking is one of the major problems facing the egg industry in non-cage systems and is set to become even more of an issue with the European Union ban on the keeping of laying hens in barren battery cages which comes into force in 2012 and the prospect of a ban on beaktrimming. …
In the present study, the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) for the comparison of two egg packages, from polystyrene …
Despite significant recent public concern and media attention to the environmental impacts of food, few studies in the United States …
Livestock production has a major impact on the environment. Choosing a more environmentally-friendly livestock product in a diet can mitigate …
There has never been a greater need for delivering timely and policy-relevant information on the magnitude and evolution of the …
As part of a systemic assessment toward social sustainability of egg production, we have reviewed current knowledge about the environmental …
1. Ammonia (NH3) is an important gaseous pollutant generated from manure in commercial poultry farms and has been an environmental, …
Ergosterol (ERG) content, being an indicator of fungal biomass, was analyzed in samples of eggshell, egg white, and egg yolk …
A move from conventional cages to either an enriched cage or a noncage system may affect the safety or quality, …
Commercial egg laying farms are under intense pressure to eliminate the practice of beak trimming due to the potential for acute and chronic pain to the trimmed birds. However, elimination of beak trimming may have severe implications for animal welfare, as pecking between untrimmed birds can result in body damage that can ultimately lead to …
Research received from the United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (USDA ERS) comparing the retail price and nutritional …
A summary document of all studies on animal wefare conducted in the UK between 2005 and 2010
A statement on the code from Michael Guthrie, Chair of Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand.
A statement on the code from Michael Guthrie, Chair of Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand.
Professor Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst’s report on the development of egg production in the sub regions of Oceania between 1990 and 2008.
The studies have been carried out to emphasize a proper methodology for determining trans fats, to determine natural levels of …
The objectives of this work were 1) to determine the effect of various processing (e.g., pasteurization, ultrapasteurization, spray drying and …
The majority of eggs are marketed as shell eggs, however a growing percentage of eggs are being sold to the …