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Farmer Resoures

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Animal Welfare in

Poultry Farming

This resource provides an informative overview and introduction to animal welfare in poultry farming.

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The Relationship Between

Animal Welfare & Productivity

This resource provides an overview on the relationship between animal welfare and productivity for egg-laying hens.

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Temperature Control 

in Avian Houses

This resource provides information on how to properly control the temperate in your housing system.

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Catching Methods:

Which is the best?

This resource provides information on how you can properly catch your hens and 

which methods to use

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Importance of Calcium and 

Phosphorus for Hens

This resource provides information on the importance of calcium and phosphorus 

in laying hen feed.

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Cage-free

Technical Handbook

This resource provides routine handling practices used with hens raised in cage-free rearing systems.

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Resources on Prolapse

in Laying Hens

These are various resources from 

different sources that explain ways to

prevent and treat prolapse in hens.

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Tips & Benefits of Managing

Data of a Rural Property

This resource provides an overview on the importance of keeping and managing data on rural farms.

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Diseases that affect

laying hens

This resource provides information on a common disease, egg peritonitis, that affects egg-laying hens

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Daily inspections of pullets

and laying hens

This resource provides information on processes and procedures when inspecting your flock on a daily basis.

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Condition of Aviary Bedding,

Management & Importance

This resource provides information on why proper management of hen bedding is important and how you can keep it.

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Is Mortality of Hens Higher

in Alternative Systems?

This resource provides information on mortality in different housing and if 

it is higher in alternative systems.

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Caged and

Cage-free Laying Hens

This resource provides information on differences between raising hens in caged and cage-free environment.

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Eurogroup for 

Animals Report

This report was created by Eurogroup for Animals and details the phasing out of cages in the EU.

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The Importance of

Nest Hygienization

This resource provides an overview on the importance of proper nest hygiene for egg-laying hens.

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Caring for sick, injured,

and weak birds

This resource provides processes to care for any sick, injured or weak birds

amoung your layer flock.

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Promoting

Enviroment Enrichment

This resource provides information on how you can provide ennviromental enrichments to your hens.

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Contamination of Eggs

in Different Systems

This resource provides information on how you can properly avoid/handle contaminated eggs.

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Importance of Light

in Laying Poultry 

This resource provides information

on how important light is to 

laying hens.

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The Benefits of

Cage-free Production

This resource communicates the benefits of cage-free production including consumer demand and health benefits.

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OHDI Hen Welfare

Training Guide

Guide covers how to implement hen welfare and cage-free practices on poultry farms

Reports

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Feed Report

This report provides information on the feeds we have tested in Kenya

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Farmer Workshop Report

The Healthier Hens team facilitated farmer workshops to share welfare knowledge.

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Veterinary Training Report

This report provides information on the veterinary training conducted in Kenya

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Farm Visit Report

The Healthier Hens team conducted a scoping study across three key phases.

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KBF Baseline Report

Assesses the prevalence and severity of keel bone fractures (KBFs) in Kenya.

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Cage Free Report

 ANAW with support from the Open Wing Alliance held a cage-free chicken coalition workshop in February 2024.

Infographics

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Literature Reviews

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Literature Review Vol. I

This review provides an informative overview and introduction to the complex topic of hen nutritional needs.

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Literature Review Vol. 2

This review provides an overview on recommendations & information on specific nutrients that support bone health.

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Literature Review Vol.3

This review explores nutrients & additives for their potential in helping hens and considers body weight & feed intake rates.

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