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Research reveals that 23 percent of Australians are vitamin D deficient and this increases to 36 percent at the end of winter. 1 It's suggested that this is due to several lifestyle factors, including prevalence of indoor jobs, increased office hours and increased time on screens inside.

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The more than 20 million Australians who regularly eat chicken and eggs will soon lower their dietary carbon footprint thanks to a new carbon neutral project from Australia’s poultry industries.
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Reducing Feather Pecking

Organisation NSW Agriculture

Publication 1 July 1999
Researchers M. Bourke, P. Glatz, I. Dinning, and C. Lunam
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- Biosecurity & Flock Health
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- behaviours
- feather pecking
- husbandry
- observations
- preening
- verbal
- visual
- cages

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Reducing Feather Pecking

This project aimed to improve feathering in laying hens by visually demonstrating (through video) the various bird behaviours that indicate positive and or negative outcomes.

Leading research

Leading research

This project aimed to improve feathering in laying hens by visually demonstrating (through video) the various bird behaviours that indicate positive and or negative outcomes.

Free range farm with two people

Free range farm with two people