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The value of fish silage for broilers


Botanical vitamin D tailored for high performance


Antibiotic reduction in the EU progressing at different speeds


Ensuring water quality in poultry production


Flexible poultry processing increases yields


Beneficial dietary fibre in laying hens 6 INTERVIEW


Ryan Bennett comments on the creation of a first-ever full supply chain sustainability reporting framework.


31 BREEDING


Number of eggs, fertility and hatchability. As a broiler breeder operation there are many parameters to keep on top of. One extra headache is the number of floor eggs. Optimum rearing, keeping the birds active and a raised slatted area can help prevent floor eggs but recent re- search into nesting behav- iour showed that the type of nest is a deciding factor.


FREEBIRDS


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The aim of the pan-European FreeBirds project has been to develop successful


husbandry practices in organic production to ensure chickens spend more time outdoors.


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