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Can We Better Prepare Hens for Cage-Free Living?

Amy M Quinton — April 19, 2018 - 10:42am

Cage-free housing may be more spacious for hens, but the extra room comes with added risk of collisions and broken bones. 51�ԹϺ�� Davis animal welfare experts are leading efforts to whether complex rearing systems can reduce bone fractures.

Fly Larvae Are Good for Chickens, but How Do They Affect Your Organic Eggs?

Amy M Quinton — November 06, 2017 - 8:28am

COME TRY THE EGGS

Volunteers must be 20 to 35 years old, because, according to the researchers, that’s when people’s papillae (think taste buds!) are really sharp. The researchers have already held two taste-testings, and two more are scheduled: Thursdays, Nov. 9 and 30. Each session is from 11 a.m.

Pastured Poultry Farm to explore solutions for small chicken farms

IET WebDev — November 19, 2015 - 3:30pm

51�ԹϺ�� Davis today unveiled its new Pastured Poultry Farm, home to 150 young laying chickens and a living laboratory where students and researchers hope to develop innovative solutions benefiting pasture-based poultry farms, integrative crop-and-poultry farms, and backyard flocks.

Pasture-based chicken production offers many benefits as well as some challenges in terms of food safety, animal health and welfare, and environmental impacts, said Maurice Pitesky, a Cooperative Extension poultry specialist with the School of Veterinary Medicine and co-leader of the poultry project.