EU: No to cages, animal welfare must be increased

To improve the welfare of broiler chickens and farmed laying hens, EFSA scientists recommend avoiding the practice of mutilation, food restriction and the use of cages. He says so in two new scientific opinions, while producers complain about higher costs To improve the well-being of broiler chickens and farmed laying hens, EFSA scientists recommend avoiding the practice of mutilation, food restriction and use of cages. He says it in two new scientific opinions, while producers complain about higher costs The European food safety authority (EFSA) also expresses a clear opinion in favor of an evolution for poultry farms that leaves behind cages, narrow spaces and mutilations. "Our experts have evaluated the farming systems used in the European Union for broilers and laying hens and have identified the dangers to which birds are exposed and the related consequences for their well-being" writes EFSA in a note. 'They described various ways of assessing bird welfare based on animal ...