Laying hen welfare standards: A classic case of 'power to the people'

Animal Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Savory, C J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambiguities; Animal welfare; Laying hen housing systems; Public power; Public understanding; Structuring of standards

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEAK; CAGE; CHICKEN; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOOF AND CLAW; LAW; NONHUMAN; PERCH; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; STANDARD; STOCKING DENSITY; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PERCIDAE;

EID: 1542685336     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (29)

1. Aerni V, El-Lethey H and Wechsler B 2000 Effect of foraging material and food form on feather pecking in laying hens. British Poultry Science 41: 16-21
2. Anon 2002 The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 2002, No. 1646). Her Majesty's Stationery Office: London, UK. Available at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2002/20021646.htm
3. Briese A, Sewerin K and Knierim U 2004 Laying hen welfare in the modified cage system Aviplus. Poster abstract. In: Kirkwood J K, Roberts E A and Vickery S (eds) Proceedings of the UFAW International Symposium 'Science in the Service of Animal Welfare', Edinburgh, 2003. Animal Welfare 13: S239
4. Cordiner L S and Savory C J 2001 Use of perches and nestboxes by laying hens in relation to social status, based on examination of consistency of ranking orders and frequency of interaction. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 71: 305-317
5. Council Directive 99/74/EC 1999 Laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens. Official Journal of the European Communities L203, p 55.
6. Cruickshank G 2002 Claw shortening confusion continues. Poultry World Magazine June 2002
7. DEFRA 2001 The Welfare of Hens in Free Range Systems. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Publications: London, UK
8. DEFRA 2002a Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Laying Hens. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Publications: London, UK
9. DEFRA 2002b Action plan agreed with stakeholders on beak-trimming of laying hens. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs News Release, 8th October 2002. Available at: http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2002/021008a.htm
10. DEFRA 2003 Enriched cages - the way ahead. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs News Release, 18 March 2003. Available at: Http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2003/030318a.htm
11. Duncan I J H 2001 The pros and cons of cages. World's Poultry Science Journal 57: 381-390
12. Duncan I J H and Hughes B O 1972 Free and operant feeding in domestic fowls. Animal Behaviour 20: 775-777
13. EC 1996 Report of the Scientific Veterinary Committee Animal Welfare Section on the Welfare of Laying Hens. Commission of the European Communities: Brussels, Belgium
14. Elson A 2002 Claw shortener monitoring exercise: Interim results. Poultry World Magazine November 2002
15. Engstrom B and Schaller G 1993 Experimental studies of the health of laying hens in relation to housing system. In: Savory C J and Hughes B O (eds) Proceedings of the 4th European Symposium on Poultry Welfare pp 87-96. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare: Wheathampstead, Herts, UK
16. FAWC 1992 The Five Freedoms. Farm Animal Welfare Council Press Notice 92/7, 7th October 1992
17. FAWC 1997 Report on the Welfare of Laying Hens. Farm Animal Welfare Council: London, UK. Available at: http://www.fawc.org.uk/reports.htm
18. Harrison R 1964 Animal Machines: The New Factory Farming Industry. Ballantine Books: New York, USA
19. Lindberg A C and Nicol C J 1997 Dustbathing in modified battery cages: Is sham dustbathing an adequate substitute? Applied Animal Behaviour Science 55: 113-128
20. Morgenstern R and Lobsiger C 1993 Health of laying hens in alternative systems in practice. In: Savory C J and Hughes B O (eds) Proceedings of the 4th European Symposium on Poultry Welfare pp 81-86. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare: Wheathampstead, Herts, UK
21. Norton C C 1964 A survey of nematodes from the lower digestive tract of domestic fowls. Journal of Helminthology 38: 269-282
22. Osborne S R 1977 The free food (contrafreeloading) phenomenon: A review and analysis. Animal Learning and Behavior 5: 221-235
23. Pennycott T W and Steel F 2001 Parasitic worms in commercial free-range poultry flocks in England and Wales. Veterinary Record 149: 428
24. Randall K 2003 Business: Layers drop. Poultry World Magazine January 2003
25. RSPCA 2002 Uncaged Egg Survey. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Horsham, UK. Available at: http://www.rspca.org.uk/campaigns
26. RSPCA 2003a Egg-Laying Hens - Facts and Report. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Horsham, UK. Available at: http://www.rspca.org.uk/campaigns
27. RSPCA 2003b Feathering Whose Nest? Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Horsham, UK. Available at: http://www.rspca.org.uk/campaigns
28. Widdowson J 2003 DEFRA says yes to perching on the floor. The Ranger (Magazine) June 2003 (p 5)
29. Wilson J E 1960 Avian tuberculosis: An account of the disease in poultry, captive birds and wild birds. British Veterinary Journal 116: 380-393