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Managing cage-free egg production
The decision by US retailers to move to free-range egg production by 2025 requires a big shift in the way producers manage layer health and welfare. Experts from across the industry discuss the challenges producers switching to cage-free systems face in terms of maintaining flock health.

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Managing the health challenges of moving to free-range egg production

Free-range egg production will bring major challenges to the way birds are produced, but it will also mean big shifts in the ways bird health and welfare need to be managed.

Shift to cage-free egg production prompts need to revise health and managemen...

Vaccinations and other preventative health measures are more critical than ever as the US egg industry shifts toward cage-free and no-antibiotics-ever production.

Veterinarian: Rethink layer health programs with move to cage-free

The poultry industry’s gradual switch to cage-free egg production has underscored the need to rethink disease-control programs.

Training and management critical for cage-free egg production

Training chicks and pullets so they are prepared for life in cage-free egg systems is critical to ensuring they meet their full productive potential.

Right skills critical to managing increases in Salmonella, coccidiosis associ...

Producers making the switch to cage-free egg production need to ensure they are properly prepared for managing potential increases in Salmonella and other health challenges.