Beak trimming is a management practise that has long been employed by the poultry industry to reduce the deleterious effects of cannibalism and feather pecking amoung flockmates of chickens. Most studies of beak trimming have concentrated on the production and economic performance aspects of this practise. Because of the current animal welfare debate, behavioural and …
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 …
Professor Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst’s report on the development of egg production in the sub regions of Europe between 1990 and 2007.
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 …
Professor Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst’s report on Regional Patters of European Egg Production – with special reference to the EU.
Marketing Session Presentation – “Retailers Influence on CSR and Environment Issues”
Marketing Session Presentation – “Retailers Influence on CSR and Environment Issues”
Marketing Session Presentation – “The Good Egg Project”
Production and Trade Session Presentation – “Working Together for the Future”
Production and Trade Session Presentation – “The Carbon Footprint of the Egg Industry”
Production and Trade Session Presentation – “The Future of Argiculture”
Egg Processors International Session Presentation – “Advances in Eggs and Egg Products”
Egg Processors International Session Presentation – “Human Development Index and the Future for Liquid Eggs”
Egg Processors International Session Panel Presentations – “The Future of Egg Processing over the Next 10 years”