Opinion of Belgian egg farmers on hen welfare and its relationship with housing type
Simple Summary: Until 2012, laying hens in the EU were often housed in conventional cages that offered limited space and few opportunities to perform highly motivated behaviors. Conventional cages are now banned in the EU in order to improve animal welfare. In this study, egg farmers were surveyed (winter 2013-2014) to assess whether they perceived any changes in animal welfare since changing housing systems, what role hen welfare played in choosing a new housing system, and which aspects of hen welfare they find most important. The data show that the answers differ depending on which housing... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
Schlagwörter: | Agriculture and Food Sciences / Veterinary Sciences / colony cage / welfare / survey / laying hen / housing / furnished cage / conventional cage / aviary / floor housing / egg producer |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26528828 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/7052328 |