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New draft code of practice for the welfare of laying hens and pullets
DEFRA have produced an updated draft code of practice for the welfare of laying hens and pullets.
The code was placed in Parliament on 5 June 2018. If there are no objections in Parliament, it will come into force in August 2018.
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Maintaining Feather Cover in Laying Hens
The good news is that poultry producers are motivated to do more when it comes to maintaining feather cover. The LHWF recent 2.5-year project Maintaining feather cover in laying hens funded by (EIP-Agri) has revealed by adopting a new approach called Motivational Interviewing (MI) has encouraged producers to take ownership of maintaining feather cover and co-develop bespoke Feather Cover Action Plans (FCAP) To read the full report please click here:
Posted on: 21 March 2021
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Maintaining Feather Cover in Laying Hens
The good news is that poultry producers are motivated to do more when it comes to maintaining feather cover. The LHWF recent 2.5-year project Maintaining feather cover in laying hens funded by (EIP-Agri) has revealed by adopting a new approach called Motivational Interviewing (MI) has encouraged producers to take ownership of maintaining feather cover and co-develop bespoke Feather Cover Action Plans (FCAP) To read the full report please click here:
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The work of the Laying Hen Welfare Forum is part funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
