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Welfare standards for laying hens
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Consumers regard animal welfare as an important attribute of the food they eat. Sellers have to pay due attention to animal welfare before selling food like eggs or poultry to people. There are man...
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31 July 2016

Consumers regard animal welfare as an important attribute of the food they eat. Sellers have to pay due attention to animal welfare before selling food like eggs or poultry to people. There are many welfare standards for laying hens and this chapter looks into some of these standards like commercial welfare standards and global standards. The way in which these standards are implemented is important to ensure quality in production and this chapter looks into this important aspect.
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Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date:
31 July 2016
ISBN: 9781838790950
Format: eBook
BISACs:
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, Agricultural science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable agriculture, Poultry farming
1 Introduction
2 Commercial welfare standards for laying hens: the case of the United Kingdom
3 How are welfare standards implemented?
4 Case study 1: the ‘ Assurewel ’ scheme
5 Case study 2: the ‘ Welfare Quality ’ scheme
6 The use of global standards
7 Where to look for further information
8 References