Producing clean table eggs from a flock raised in a deep litter system has always been a big challenge to most poultry farmers. It even becomes a tall order during the rainy season when the litter ...

Female poultry birds which are reared for egg laying are called layers. There are mainly two classifications of poultry birds, namely egg producers; that is, the laying birds or layers and meat ...

Chickens kept in litter-based housing systems, including free-range chickens, are more prone to disease than chickens kept in cages, according to a new study. Chickens kept in litter-based housing ...

New housing systems for commercial egg production, furnished cages and non-cage systems, should improve the welfare of laying hens. In particular, thanks to the presence of a litter area, these new ...

Producing clean table eggs from a flock raised in deep litter system has always been a big challenge to most poultry farmers. It even becomes a tall order during the rainy season when the litter ...