Add to ORKGSince 2009 a small scale breeding and selection project started on a biodynamic farm in The Netherlands. The overall goal is to breed stronger hens that do well under organic conditions and show lower rates of mortality and at the same time have roosters that can be reared for meat production. In this paper results concerning egg and meat production are given, as well as thoughts about economic aspects
SUMMARY: Indigenous poultry breeds represent an important animal genetic resource. However, their ch...
Since 1960 the majority of commercial layers are housed in cages. Non-cage housing started to appear...
Laying hens are kept in production until the age of 75-80 wk, but the actual egg production period i...
Free range and organic systems expose the laying hen more to unexpected events and adverse climatic ...
AbstractThis study was carried out using progenies of 5 Parent-Stock (PS) chicken breedsintroduced f...
The current steady increase in the global population is accompanied by a dramatic growth in demand f...
This paper analyses the development of chicken breeding for eggs in the Netherlands in the twentieth...
This paper analyses the development of chicken breeding for eggs in the Netherlands in the twentieth...
Lohmann Brown chickens falls into hybrids with increased productivity of eggs with the genetic poten...
Free range and organic systems provide different circumstances for laying hens than closed houses or...
Fattening of broiler chickens is a very specific production process characterized by intensive produ...
This presentation for master students Veterinary Medicine (Utrecht University) was about health and ...
Simple Summary An important challenge for the further development of organic egg production is to re...
Killing male one-day-old chicks, especially from layer lines, is banned in some European countries. ...
Poultry breeding presents an important part of agricultural production. Its importance is growing in...
SUMMARY: Indigenous poultry breeds represent an important animal genetic resource. However, their ch...
Since 1960 the majority of commercial layers are housed in cages. Non-cage housing started to appear...
Laying hens are kept in production until the age of 75-80 wk, but the actual egg production period i...
Free range and organic systems expose the laying hen more to unexpected events and adverse climatic ...
AbstractThis study was carried out using progenies of 5 Parent-Stock (PS) chicken breedsintroduced f...
The current steady increase in the global population is accompanied by a dramatic growth in demand f...
This paper analyses the development of chicken breeding for eggs in the Netherlands in the twentieth...
This paper analyses the development of chicken breeding for eggs in the Netherlands in the twentieth...
Lohmann Brown chickens falls into hybrids with increased productivity of eggs with the genetic poten...
Free range and organic systems provide different circumstances for laying hens than closed houses or...
Fattening of broiler chickens is a very specific production process characterized by intensive produ...
This presentation for master students Veterinary Medicine (Utrecht University) was about health and ...
Simple Summary An important challenge for the further development of organic egg production is to re...
Killing male one-day-old chicks, especially from layer lines, is banned in some European countries. ...
Poultry breeding presents an important part of agricultural production. Its importance is growing in...
SUMMARY: Indigenous poultry breeds represent an important animal genetic resource. However, their ch...
Since 1960 the majority of commercial layers are housed in cages. Non-cage housing started to appear...
Laying hens are kept in production until the age of 75-80 wk, but the actual egg production period i...