Michigan's land-grant university built a research model over a decade ago that continues to support producers in their ...

The campaign to ban battery cages in poultry farming is fast gaining momentum as more farmers across the country sign on to the use of free cages in rearing domestic avians. At a recent workshop in ...

The way chickens are farmed in Australia is set to improve after the Agriculture Department released new standards of practice for the poultry industry. Australia will phase out conventional layer hen ...

Animal welfare activists have long been speaking about the cruel practices involved in poultry farming, especially the use of battery cages. (Representative image) CHENNAI: Animal welfare activists ...

The NFU has voiced the poultry sector's concerns in its response to the government's consultation on proposals to ban keeping laying hens, pullets and breeder layers in cages.

A strong industry response to a vocal home-grown animal welfare lobby has already propelled the UK to the forefront of the global move away from cage systems. Despite that, pressure from lobby groups ...

Egg farmers in Canada will phase out the use of conventional cages over the next two decades, their trade body has said. It comes in the wake of sustained pressure from consumer groups on retailers ...