Predation in organic and free-range egg production

• Main Authors: Bestman, Monique, Bikker-Ouwejan, Judith
• Other Authors: AISS Animal Welfare
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Free-range laying hens; Mortality; Organic laying hens; Predation; Animal Science and Zoology; veterinary(all); Hen; Accipiter gentilis
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/409521

On organic and free-range poultry farms, a free-range is provided for animal welfare reasons. However, farmers report sightings of birds of prey and sometimes foxes or other predators within the free-range areas. In addition to seeing actual attacks, they also find chicken carcasses in the free-rang...