Effects of housing system on the costs of commercial egg production

This article reports the first publicly available egg production costs compared across 3 hen-housing systems. We collected detailed data from 2 flock cycles from a commercial egg farm operating a conventional barn, an aviary, and an enriched colony system at the same location. The farm employed the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Poultry science 2015-03, Vol.94 (3), p.552-557
Hauptverfasser:	Matthews, W A, Sumner, D A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Feed - economics Animal Husbandry - economics Animal Welfare - economics Animals Chickens - physiology Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply Costs and Cost Analysis Eggs - economics Female Housing, Animal - economics Reproduction
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