Promoting range use in laying hens (FreeBirds Practice Abstract)

{Tool} Promoting range use in laying hens (FreeBirds Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Gunnarsson, Stefan; Ferrante, Valentina; Brinch Riber, Anja; Marchewka, Joanna; Tuyttens, Frank; Ipek, Aydın; Sözcü, Arda; Bestman, Monique; Rodenburg, Bas and van Niekerk, Thea. Issuing Organisation(s): SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. CORE Organic Practice Abstracts. (2021)

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Summary

This FreeBirds Practice Abstract provides practical recommendations for designing the free-range area of an organic layer farm. Providing a covered veranda and more varied structures in the range will encourage hens to go out, while also preventing health problems as well as behavioural problems such as injurious pecking.

EPrint Type:	Practice tool
What problem does the tool address?:	Consumers expect organic layers to be outdoors. Furthermore, free-range use may improve layer welfare. However, in some farms a low number of hens uses the free range daily.
What solution does the tool offer?:	Providing a free-range area with varied vegetation and artificial shelters encourages range use. The house should have a covered veranda as smooth transition to outdoors, in order to encourage hens to use the range.
Country:	Sweden
Type of Practice Tool:	Practice abstracts
Theme:	Pest and disease control
Keywords:	Laying hens, layer health, layer welfare, consumer expectations, free range, organic
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English animal agriculture -> animal production http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_437 English animal behaviour http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8811 English animal husbandry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8532 English animal health http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_431 English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443 English animal needs http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25445 English hens http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_11525 English free range husbandry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3087 English organic agriculture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15911 English organic farming -> organic agriculture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15911 English organic husbandry http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36807 English layer chickens http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12109 English laying hens -> layer chickens http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12109 English animal production http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_437 English animal housing http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_432 English animal husbandry equipment http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25746 English animal husbandry methods http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_433 English consumer preferences -> consumer behaviour http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1821
Subjects:	Animal husbandry > Production systems Farming Systems Animal husbandry Animal husbandry > Health and welfare Farming Systems > Buildings and machinery Values, standards and certification > Consumer issues Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry
Research affiliation:	Belgium > Flanders > Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) - (Merelbeke) Denmark > AU - Aarhus University European Union > CORE Organic > CORE Organic Cofund > FreeBirds Turkey > Uludag University Netherlands > Louis Bolk Institute European Union > CORE Organic > CORE Organic Cofund Italy > Univ. Milano Poland Sweden > Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Sweden > Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) > Department of Animal Environment and Health Netherlands > Wageningen University & Research (WUR) Netherlands > Other organizations
Related Links:	https://www.slu.freebirds.se/, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/40212, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/40213
Project ID:	ofk
Deposited By:	Gernert, Maria
ID Code:	40212
Deposited On:	16 Jul 2021 10:09
Last Modified:	19 Apr 2023 14:14
Document Language:	English
Status:	Unpublished

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