Where’s the freedom to choose free-range?

By Sally Healy, Griffith University

Consumers are increasingly concerned about how farm animals are kept, raised, transported, and slaughtered. Most people show their concern by buying “ethical” farm products, such as free-range eggs and…

16 May 2012

Bjftz2bh-1335755646 — There are legal limits to how closely chickens can be packed, but is more space all chickens need? Alan Levine

Fewer hens doesn’t always mean happier hens

By Jeff Downing

The Australian egg industry has seen a large shift in the proportion of chicken eggs coming from non-cage systems, especially free range. There is little doubt that some of this has been driven by consumer…

29 February 2012

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Pigeons can count, but chicks are even better

By Lesley Rogers and Giorgio Vallortigara, University of Trento

The humble pigeon has been in the scientific spotlight lately since the discovery that the much-maligned species is far smarter than previously thought. A study by psychologist Damian Scarf and colleagues…

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13 July 2012

Vaccines for chickens have created virulent new viruses

By Justin Norrie, The Conversation

Two chicken vaccines have recombined to produce more virulent viruses in Sydney and Melbourne, research has found, prompting…

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