Leenstra, Ferry; Maurer, Veronika; Bestman, Monique; van Sambeek, Frans; Zeltner, Esther; van Niekerk, Thea; Galea, Fabien and Reuvekamp, Berry (2011) Search for the ideal laying hen for organic and free range systems. In: proceedings and speaker’s presentations from the 7th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, Peebles, 5-7 October 2011, pp. 32-34.
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Since 1960 the majority of commercial layers are housed in cages. Non-cage housing started to appear again from 1980 onwards and increases in importance. It is questionable if birds bred to perform in cages are also suited for free range housing. We examined the performance of current genotypes in free range systems (organic and conventional) by an inventory among laying hen farmers in Switzerland, The Netherlands and France (325 flocks on 275 farms) and organised workshops with farmers to discuss their ideas on breeding goals (‘the ideal hen’) for free range systems.
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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| Type of presentation: | Paper |
| Keywords: | frre range housing, laying hen, bird bred, non-cage housing, orgnaic farming, animal welfare, Tierhaltung, nachhaltige Tierzucht, LowInputBreeds, sustainability assessment |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Breeding and genetics Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal Husbandry and Breeding Netherlands > Louis Bolk Institute European Union > LowInputBreeds > SP 4: Laying hens Netherlands > Wageningen University & Research (WUR) > Animal Sciences Group ASG |
| H2020 or FP7 Grant Agreement Number: | 222623 |
| Related Links: | http://www.roslin.ed.ac.uk/7espg/, http://www.fibl.org/en/switzerland/research/animal-husbandry/animal-husbandry-research.html |
| Deposited By: | Maurer, Dr. Veronika |
| ID Code: | 20558 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Mar 2012 13:00 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Apr 2015 08:45 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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