Category: Insights

The neighbour’s eggs

The neighbour’s eggs

More About Chicken also observes what happens in those many groups of people who are passionate and dedicated about making
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How many colours can a hen’s egg shell be?

How many colours can a hen’s egg shell be?

The eggs you find in the supermarket have a hazel/pink shell of varying intensity. In contrast, eggs from the small
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How does the hen’s egg feed us?

How does the hen’s egg feed us?

What does the egg consist of? Typically, a hen’s egg weighs between 50 and 70 g. 10.5% is shell, 58.5%
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Why is chicken from the poultry industry safe?

Why is chicken from the poultry industry safe?

The chicken industry not only takes care of the welfare of the animals it breeds to provide food for the
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Chicken feeds the whole world

Chicken feeds the whole world

Chicken is the most popular food in the world. Its consumption is growing everywhere. And this is good because of
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Genetics is misunderstood

Genetics is misunderstood

The term ‘Genetic Selection’ features prominently in the narrative of agri-food research and innovation, but many misunderstand what it means
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AVIAN INFLUENZA: intensive farming prevents it

AVIAN INFLUENZA: intensive farming prevents it

There are two most important aspects that make it possible to hypothesise that intensive animal husbandry even plays a role
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AVIAN INFLUENZA: keeping birds indoors prevents pandemics

AVIAN INFLUENZA: keeping birds indoors prevents pandemics

The historical facts tell us that already between the 9th and 12th centuries there are reports (generally reported in the
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AVIAN INFLUENZA: What really is bird flu? Who should we believe?

AVIAN INFLUENZA: What really is bird flu? Who should we believe?

Will the next pandemic be caused by the bird flu virus? Will intensive poultry farming be the main cause of
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Animal welfare? On protected farms it is a prerequisite for consumer and farmer welfare

Animal welfare? On protected farms it is a prerequisite for consumer and farmer welfare

Let us make a premise. Animal welfare information concerns animals raised to feed people (millions of people). Excluding those who
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