New project to improve feather cover
The egg sector has embarked upon a new project to work towards a position where beak trimming is not necessary.
The egg industry is coordinating a new project to monitor 25 commercially sized farms to develop bespoke management plans for managing feather cover.
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BFREPA launches contract guidance to restore supply chain balance
Earlier this year the organisation vowed to help reform outdated agreements which a team of lawyers deemed grossly imbalanced in favour of egg buyers.
Posted on: 16 October 2019
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Large turnout for LHWF speakers in Wales
The future of beak tipping, egg trading and managing feather pecking drew some 70 producers and Industry to a meeting on 30th October.
Posted on: 05 November 2019
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The work of the Laying Hen Welfare Forum is part funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
