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For Farmers
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Farm Sustainability Dashboard

The Farm Sustainability Dashboard has been designed to improve industry best practice and meet evolving community expectations. It has been created for business owners and is appropriate for farms of all sizes.

Your Questions

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of free range eggs?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of free range eggs?

"Advantages include: Access to an outdoor range and the ability to roam freely, The opportunity to interact socially with more hens due to larger group sizes, The ability to practise a range of natural behaviours, including nesting, foraging for food, perching, and dust bathing.
Disadvantages include: Greater exposure to predators such as foxes and eagles, Harder biosecurity control for farmers because of exposure to outside pathogens, An increased likelihood of feather pecking, infighting, social stresses, and cannibalism."