Scenarios for addressing the dilemma of ‘the culling of day-old male chicks of layerbreeds’

Abstract

Samenvatting NL Het doden van eendagshaantjes van legrassen staat al enige tijd ter discussie en heeft geleid tot Kamermoties, die vragen om het verbieden van deze praktijk. Middels een korte literatuurstudie en het interviewen van vele sectorpartijen is getracht alle ins en outs rondom het doden van eendagshaantjes van legrassen in kaart te brengen en met ondersteuning van een werkgroep scenario's op te stellen hoe invulling kan worden gegeven aan deze Kamermoties.Summary UK The culling of day-old male chicks of layer breeds has been a subject of debate for some time, leading to a political call to ban this practice. Based on a short literature review and interviews with many parties in the sector, we have tried to map all the ins and outs of culling day-old male chicks of layer breeds, and, with the support of a working group, outline scenarios on how to meet the political demand for policy. This report can be downloaded free of charge at https://doi.org/10.18174/583326 or at www.wur.nl/livestock-research (under Wageningen Livestock Research publications).

Advancing Safe Broiler Farming in Bangladesh: An Investigation of Management Practices, Financial Profitability, and Consumer Perceptions

“…A consistent supply of healthy day-old chicks is crucial for maintaining and expanding broiler production [16]. Factors leading to shortages included limited hatchery capacity, disease outbreaks, and logistical challenges in transporting chicks to remote areas [54]. The timely administration of medicines and vaccines is essential to prevent Responses In order to better understand the constraints faced by safe broiler producers, it is important to discuss each of these challenges in greater detail.…”