Day: August 14, 2012

ESSAY: The Importance of Reducing Stocking Density to Improve Broiler Welfare

Introduction As global meat consumption continues to rise and consumers show ever more interest in the origin of their food, maintenance of the welfare of production animals has never before been so important (Decuypere et al., 2010). Of all the production animals, broiler chickens are the most intensively farmed, often […]