Introduction--the Socially Sustainable Egg Production project.
Poult Sci
; 90(1): 227-8, 2011 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21177464
ABSTRACT
The social and political pressure to change egg production from conventional cage systems to alternative systems has been largely driven by the desire to provide more behavioral freedom for egg-laying hens. However, a change of this magnitude can affect other components of the production system and may result in unintended outcomes. To understand this issue, a Socially Sustainable Egg Production project was formed to 1) conduct a holistic and integrated systematic review of the current state of knowledge about various aspects of sustainable egg production, and 2) develop a coordinated grant proposal for future extramural funding based on the research priorities identified from the review. Expert study groups were formed to write evidence-based papers in 5 critical sustainability areas hen health and welfare, economics, food safety and quality, public attitudes, and environmental impacts. These papers were presented as the PSA Emerging Issues Symposium on Social Sustainability of Egg Production at the 2010 Poultry Science Association meeting.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Social Responsibility
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Animal Welfare
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Chickens
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Conservation of Natural Resources
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Eggs
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Animal Husbandry
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Poult Sci
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States