Deliverables
WP 1: Laying hen welfare: definition and indicators
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Report with consensual version of welfare definition and welfare indicators |
WP 2: Description of housing systems for laying hens
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2.3 Description of housing for laying hens |
WP 3: Health
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3.1-3.3 Health |
WP 4: Behaviour
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4.1 Literature review on bird preferences | |
4.2 Report on prevalence of feather pecking in various production systems | |
4.3a Report on substrate needs and preferences | |
4.3b Substrate preferences in chickens selected for and against feather pecking behaviour | |
4.4 Definitions of behavioural indicators for evaluating substrate quality | |
4.5 Evaluation of litter quality in various housing systems | |
4.6 Behavioural function of production systems for laying hens | |
4.7 Final chapter on behaviour |
WP 5: Physiological stress indicators
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5.4 Physiology and stress indicators (final report) | |
5.4 Physiology and stress indicators Annexes (final report) |
WP 6: Productivity and Egg quality
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6.2 Report on production and egg quailty |
WP 7: Integrated welfare assessment
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7.1 Overall strengths and weaknesses of each defined housing system for laying hens, and detailing the overall welfare impact of each housing system | |
7.2 Manual that can be used to audit the welfare of laying hens at a farm level in whatever housing system they are held |