The overall goal of the layer industry is to achieve the best performance, feed utilization and health of birds ... and together with vitamin A are important to support the hens’ metabolic activity ...

The Saskatoon-based Smart Earth Seeds has received federal approval to offer the Omega-3 rich camelina meal as a feed ingredient for egg-laying hens. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has approved ...

Hens begin laying at around six months of age and can continue for five to 10 years ... When a chicken isn't acting normal, for instance if she doesn't run to the food as usual or she wheezes or ...

Egg-laying hens who are forced to spend their entire lives in cages should be banned, some of the leading food companies have said. Currently eight-million birds are kept this way in the UK - with ...

Among these flavonoids, quercetin promoted the best results. Therefore, its utilization as a dietary additive for laying hens, especially under stress conditions, may help maintain their productivity ...

Whereas these states have tried to make modest improvements for egg-laying hens, others have tried to codify the status quo. In 2009, Maine passed a resolution authorizing the state’s Commissioner of ...

Major supermarkets and food industry leaders have backed calls for the Government to ban cages for egg-laying hens. In a ...