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Keeping layers without beak-trimming - EIP project video

Chickens make up to 15,000 pecking strokes a day. To prevent them from injuring their conspecifics, their beaks were shortened until 2017. Risk factors were identified in the project to protect hens with untrimmed beaks from feather pecking and cannibalism. In addition to the equipment in the henhouse, enrichment material is particularly important. A control scheme developed in the project supports farms in ensuring the welfare of their flocks. The simple application is particularly suitable for small laying hen farms.