Effects of housing system on the costs of commercial egg production
Abstract
This article reports the first publicly available egg production costs compared across 3 hen-housing systems. We collected detailed data from 2 flock cycles from a commercial egg farm operating a conventional barn, an aviary, and an enriched colony system at the same location. The farm employed the same operational and accounting procedures for each housing system. Results provide clear evidence that egg production costs are much higher for the...
Paper Details
Title
Effects of housing system on the costs of commercial egg production
Published Date
Mar 1, 2015
Journal
Volume
94
Issue
3
Pages
552 - 557
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