The Rondeel, a new housing design for laying hens

T.G.C.M. van Niekerk; B.F.J. Reuvekamp

The Rondeel, a new housing design for laying hens

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The concept has been developed to meet higher standards of bird welfare and ecological efficiency than other floor systems and has found positive attention from visitors and the media. Time will tell whether the higher production cost can be recovered and whether beak treatment is not necessary in this system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-31
Journal	Lohmann Information
Volume	46
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

animal welfare
poultry farming
chicken housing
hens
stalls
egg production
animal behaviour
farm management
animal production
poultry

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The Rondeel, a new housing design for laying hens

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