Productivity and mortality of laying hens in aviaries: A systematic review

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 130-142

  Aerni, V ^a   Brinkhof, M W G ^b   Wechsler, B ^c   Oester, H ^c   Frohlich E ^c  

^a University of Bern ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aviary; Beak trimming; Housing system; Laying hens; Mortality; Productivity; Rearing; Strain; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244409396     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/WPS200450     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (42)

1. ABRAHAMSSON, P. and TAUSON, R. (1995) Aviary systems and conventional cages for laying hens: effects on production, egg quality, health and bird location in three hybrids. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A, Animal Science 45: 191-203.
2. ABRAHAMSSON, P., FOSSUM, O. and TAUSON, R. (1998) Health of laying hens in an aviary system over fives batches of birds. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 39: 367-379.
3. AMGARTEN, M. and MEIERHANS, D. (1992) Vergleichende Untersuchungen der Wirtschaftlichkeit verschiedener Haltungssysteme für Legehennen in der Praxis und an der SGS. Swiss Poultry Husbandry School, Zollikofen, Switzerland.
4. APPLEBY, M.C. and HUGHES, B.O. (1991) Welfare of laying hens in cages and alternative systems: environmental, physical and behavioural aspects. World's Poultry Science Journal 47: 109-128.
5. BESSEI, W. (1997) The behaviour of laying hens in aviary systems (a literature review). Archiv für Geflügelkunde 61: 176-180.
6. BESSEI, W. and DAMME, K. (1998) Neue Verfahren für die Legehennenhaltung. Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft e.V. (KTBL), Darmstadt, Germany.
7. BLOKHUIS, H.J. and WIEPKEMA, P.R. (1998) Studies of feather pecking in poultry. The Veterinary Quarterly 20: 6-9.
8. BOSCH, J.G.M.J. and VAN NIEKERK, T.G.C.M. (1995) Aviary housing for laying hens: Health. ID-DLO Institute for Animal Science and Health, Lelystad, The Netherlands.
9. EHLHARDT, D.A., DONKERS, A.M.J. and GERRITSEN, C.L.M. (1988) Alternative improved housing systems for poultry. Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, Luxembourg.
10. ENGSTRÖM, B. and SCHALLER, G. (1993) Experimental studies of the health of laying hens in relation to housing system In: Proceedings of Fourth European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, Edinburgh, pp. 87-96.
11. FÖLSCH, D.W., RIST, M., MUNZ, G. and TEYGELER, H. (1983) Entwicklung eines tiergerechten Legehennen-Haltungssystems: Die Volierenhaltung. Landtechnik: 255-257.
12. FRÖHLICH, E. (1995) Erfahrungen mit der Volierenhaltung von Legehennen sowie anderen Alternativen In: Proceedings of Tagung der Deutschen Veterinärmedizinischen Gesellschaft, Fachgruppe "Tierschutzrecht und Gerichtliche Veterinärmedizin", Stuttgart-Hohenheim, pp. 111-130.
13. FRÖHLICH, E. (2003) Mortalität in verschiedenen Aufstallungssystemen der praktischen Prüfung 1984-1996. Internal report. Federal Veterinary Office, Centre for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits, Zollikofen, Switzerland.
14. GATES, S. (2002) Review of methodology of quantitative reviews using meta-analysis in ecology. Journal of Animal Ecology 71: 547-557.
15. GERKEN, M. (1994) Bewertung von alternativen Haltungssystemen für Legehennen. Archiv für Geflügelkunde 58: 206-213.
16. GROOT-KOERKAMP, P.W.G., KEEN, A., VAN NIEKERK, T.G.C.M. and SMIT, S. (1995) The effect of manure and litter handling and indoor climatic conditions on ammonia emissions from a battery cage and an aviary housing system for laying hens. Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science 43: 351-373.
17. GUNNARSSON, S., KEELING, L.J. and SVEDBERG, J. (1999) Effect of rearing factors on the prevalence of floor eggs, cloacal cannibalism and feather pecking in commercial flocks of loose housed laying hens. British Poultry Science 40: 12-18.
18. GUNNARSSON, S., ODÉN, K., ALGERS, B., SVEDBERG, J. and KEELING, L.J. (1995) Poultry health and behaviour in a tiered system for loose housed layers. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Department of Animal Hygiene, Skara, Sweden.
19. HÄNE, M. (1999) Legehennenhaltung in der Schweiz 1998. Federal Veterinary Office, Centre for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits, Zollikofen, Switzerland.
20. HILL, J.A. (1981) The aviary system In: Proceedings of First European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, Kopenhagen, pp. 115-123.
21. HUBER-EICHER, B. and SEBÖ, F. (2001) Reducing feather pecking when raising laying hen chicks in aviary systems. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 73: 59-68.
22. HUGHES, B.O. and GENTLE, M.J. (1995) Beak trimming of poultry: its implications for welfare. World's Poultry Science Journal 51: 51-61.
23. JOHNSEN, P.F., VESTERGAARD, K.S. and NØRGAARD-NIELSEN, G. (1998) Influence of early rearing conditions on the development of feather pecking and cannibalism in domestic fowl. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 60: 25-41.
24. KATHLE, J. and KOLSTAD, N. (1996) Non-beaked laying hens housed in aviaries 1: production performance in cages and three types of aviaries. Norwegian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 10: 413-424.
25. KJAER, J.B. and SØRENSEN, P. (2002) Feather pecking and cannibalism in free-range laying hens as affected by genotype, dietary level of methionin + cystine, light intensity during rearing and age at first access to the range area. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 76: 21-39.
26. LANGE, K. (1997) Leistungsverhalten verschiedener Hybridherkünfte im Vergleich der Käfig- zur Volierenhaltung. In: Petersen, J. (Ed.) Jahrbuch für Geflügelwirtschaft 1997, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, Germany, pp. 45-49.
27. LEYENDECKER, M., HAMANN, H., HARTUNG, J., KAMPHUES, J., RING, C., GLUNDER, G., AHLERS, C., SANDER, I., NEUMANN, U. and DISTL, O. (2001) Analysis of genotype-environment interactions between layer lines and housing systems for performance traits, egg quality and bone breaking strength. 1st communication: performance traits. Züchtungskunde 73: 290-307.
28. McCULLAGH, P. and NELDER, J.A. (1989) Generalised linear models. Chapman and Hall, London.
29. MEIERHANS, D. (1993) Vergleichsversuch neuer Haltungssysteme für Legehennen. No 12. Swiss Poultry Husbandry School, Zollikofen, Switzerland.
30. MICHEL, V. and HUONNIC, D. (2003) A comparison of welfare, health and production performance of laying hens reared in cages or in aviaries. British Poultry Science 44: 775-776.
31. RUSHEN, J. (2003) Changing concepts of farm animal welfare: bridging the gap between applied and basic research. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 81: 199-214.
32. SALL, J., LEHMANN, A. and CREIGHTON, L. (2001) JMP start statistics. A guide to statistics and data analysis. SAS Institute Inc. / Duxbury, Pacific Grove, CA.
33. SCIENTIFIC VETERINARY COMMITTEE (1996) Report on the welfare of laying hens. Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Agriculture, Brussels, Luxembourg.
34. TANAKA, T. and HURNIK, J.F. (1992) Comparison of behavior and performance of laying hens housed in battery cages and an aviary. Poultry Science 71: 235-243.
35. TAUSON, R. (2002) Furnished cages and aviaries: production and health. World's Poultry Science Journal 58: 49-63.
36. TAUSON, R. and JANSSON, L. (1990) Two alternative keeping systems for egg laying hens in comparison with furnished cages In: Proceedings of 8th European Poultry Conference, Barcelona, pp. 676-679.
37. TAUSON, R., WAHLSTRÖM, A. and ABRAHAMSSON, P. (1999) Effect of two floor housing systems and cages on health, production, and fear response in layers. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 8: 152-159.
38. VAN HORNE, P.L.M. (1996) Production and economic results of commercial flocks with white layers in aviary systems and battery cages. British Poultry Science 37: 255-261.
39. VAN HORNE, P.L.M., VAN NIEKERK, T.G.C.M. and BOSCH, J.G.M.J. (1997) Production, animal health and economic results of commercial layer flocks in aviary systems In: Proceedings of 9th International Congress in Animal Hygiene, Helsinki, Finland, pp. 561-564.
40. VAN NIEKERK, T.G.C.M. and EHLHARDT, D.A. (1995) Aviary housing for laying hens: Zootechnics. ID-DLO Institute for Animal Science and Health, Lelystad, The Netherlands.
41. WAHLSTRÖM, A., TAUSON, R. and ELWINGER, K. (1998) Effects on plumage condition, health and mortality of dietary oats/wheat ratios to three hybirds of laying hens in different housing systems. Acta Agriculturae candinavica Section A-Animal Science 48: 250-259.
42. WAHLSTRÖM, A., TAUSON, R. and ELWINGER, K. (2001) Plumage condition and health of aviary-kept hens fed mash or crumbled pellets. Poultry Science 80: 266-271.