Activity of broilers is related to their gait, but activity recordings alone cannot fully distinguish between birds with a good or a suboptimal gait. That is the main conclusion of a study by Wageningen Livestock Research. Activity tracking and gait scoring Gait or walking ability is often recorded for broilers as an indicator for leg…
Spotty liver disease is an infectious disease caused by the relatively recently identified bacterium campylobacter hepaticus. It has been increasing in prevalence in Australian egg-laying flocks due to an increase in birds farmed extensively, including free range and barn systems, where the chances of faecal-oral transmission of C hepaticus are increased. The only way to…
Yum Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company with close to 50,000 locations globally across its KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and other brands, has released a global policy to transition to 100 percent cage-free eggs in the majority of its locations by 2026 and globally by 2030. This commitment is set to benefit millions of…