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Industry impacts on chickens, turkeys and ducks
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(Each report is available as a downloadable PDF.)

CHICKENS AND TURKEYS

  • About Chickens [PDF]
  • About Turkeys [PDF]
  • Animal Welfare in the Chicken Industry [PDF]
  • Animal Welfare in the Turkey Industry [PDF]
  • Caponizing Chickens [PDF]
  • Manual Catching of Poultry [PDF]
  • Transport of Day-Old Chicks [PDF]
  • Animal Welfare and Food Safety Aspects of Confining Broiler Chickens to Cages [PDF]

EGGS

  • About Chickens [PDF]
  • Animal Welfare in the Egg Industry [PDF]
  • Food Safety in Egg Production Systems PDF]
  • Hen Welfare in Battery Cages and Alternative Systems [PDF]
  • The Welfare of Intensively Confined Animals [PDF]
  • Understanding Mortality Rates of Laying Hens in Cage-Free Egg Production Systems [PDF]
  • Welfare Issues with Furnished Cages for Egg-Laying Hens [PDF]
  • Breeding for Egg Production [PDF]

DUCKS

  • Animal Welfare in the Foie Gras Industry [PDF]
  • Animal Welfare in the Duck Industry [PDF]
  • Scientists and Experts: Force-Feeding [PDF]

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