Managing Fowl Behaviour
A best practice guide to help manage feather pecking in pullet, layer and breeder flocks.
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A best practice guide to help manage feather pecking in pullet, layer and breeder flocks.
/assets/dms-documents/Managing-Fowl-Behaviour-High-Resolution-Update.pdfThe minimum standards outlined in this code are intended to help people involved in the care and management of poultry to adopt standards of husbandry…
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Egg Quality Manual It is important that the egg industry has a guideline on egg shell quality and internal quality that can realistically be achieved…
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A new review of lighting management has identified best-practice techniques for improving egg production.
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Research conducted by researchers from the University of New England has indicated these is a direct relationship between bird weight, production performance and disease prevalence…
/for-farmers/farmers-only/current-activites/researchers-discover-how-weight-affects-free-range-hensRecent work commissioned by Australian Eggs is questioning long-held assumptions around the target weight of hens to achieve maximum productivity and flock health.
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