LINKS OF INTEREST
Encyclopedia of Farm Animal Behavior (USDA, Agriculture Research Service) HTML
Animal Legal and Historical Web Center (Michigan State University - DCL College of Law) HTML
COMMERCIAL LINKS OF INTEREST
Minnesota Foundation for Responsible Animal Care (Minnesota)
National Institute for Animal Agriculture (US)
Animal Welfare Information Center (US)
Housing, Husbandry and Welfare of Poultry (Animal Welfare Information Center)
Animal Health and Welfare (UK)
Farm Animal Welfare Council (UK)
Report on the Welfare of Turkeys (Farm Animal Welfare Council)
Report on the Welfare of Laying Hens (Farm Animal Welfare Council)
Report on the Welfare of Broiler Breeders (Farm Animal Welfare Council)
National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare (Australia)
Transporting Poultry in a Humane Manner (Virginia Tech)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Animal Welfare: Consumer Viewpoints (University of California-Davis) PDF
Developing Science-Based Animal Welfare Guidelines (University of California-Davis) PDF
A Non-Invasive Test of Stress in Laying Hens (Rural Research and Development Corporation, Australia) PDF
Density: How it Can Affect the Behavior and Health of Your Birds (University of Maryland) PDF
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Animal Welfare Legislation on Farmed Animals in Third Countries and the Implications for the EU (Commission of the European Communities, November 2002) PDF
Proposed Code of Practice for the Welfare of Poultry at Slaughter (Scotland, December 2002) HTML
Animal Legal and Historical Web Center (Michigan State University and Animal Legal Defense Fund) HTML
Bioethics Symposium: Proactive Approaches to Controversial Welfare and Ethical Concerns in Poultry Science (World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, January 23, 2007) PDF
PARTICULAR MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Transporting Poultry in a Humane Manner (Virginia Tech) HTML
Euthanasia of Poultry: Considerations for Producers, Transporters, and Veterinarians (University of California-Davis) HTML
Review of Beak Trimming Methods (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australia) PDF
Prevent Chronic Pain Developing in Layers Subject to Beak Trimming and Re-trimming (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australia) Word doc
Welfare of Hens on Free Range Systems (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK) PDF
Report to the Corporation Responsibility Committee of the Board of Directors of McDonald's Corporation Regarding the Feasibility of Implementing Controlled Atmosphere Stunning for Broilers (McDonalds Corporation, 6/29/05) PDF
'CODES OF PRACTICE' FOR POULTRY PRODUCTION IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
HSUS Recommended Humane Standards for Raising Livestock and Poultry (McGill University) HTML
Code of Recommendations - Meat Chickens and Breeding Chickens (United Kingdom) PDF
Code of Recommendations - Laying Hens (United Kingdom) PDF
Code of Recommendations - Turkeys (United Kingdom) HTML
Code of Recommendations - Ducks (United Kingdom) HTML
Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare 2005 (New Zealand) HTML
Code of Welfare 2003: Broilers: Fully Housed (New Zealand) PDF
Codes of Recommendations and Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Ostrich and Emu (New Zealand) HTML
TURKEY INDUSTRY
Turkey Care Practices (University of California-Davis) PDF
Recommended Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Poultry from Hatchery to Processing Plant (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) PDF
BROILER INDUSTRY
Broiler Care Practices (University of California-Davis) PDF
Recommended Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Poultry from Hatchery to Processing Plant (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) PDF
Chicken Welfare is Influenced More by Housing Conditions Than by Stocking Density (Nature, Vol. 427, January 22, 2004) PDF
LAYER INDUSTRY
Egg-Type Layer Flock Care Practices (University of California-Davis) PDF
Flock-Friendly Molting Methods (University of California-Davis) PDF
Effect of Stocking Density on the Incidence of Usage on Enrichment Devices by White Leghorns (Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) HTML
Evaluation of Alternative Egg Laying Production Systems in Europe (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australia) PDF
The Welfare and Productivity of Hens in a Barn System and Cages (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australia) Word doc
Cage Density Effects on Production and Welfare of Layers (Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australia) Word doc
Guelph's Alternative Housing System for Hens (McGill University) HTML
The Welfare in Hens in Free Range Systems (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom) PDF
Physiological Responses of Laying Hens to Alternative Housing Systems (International Journal of Poultry Science 2(5):357-360, 2003) PDF
An Alternative Molting Procedure by Don Bell, 5/18/05 (A Supplement to "Farm Evaluation of Alternative Molting Procedures, 2004 Journal of Applied Poultry Research 13:673-679) PDF
DUCK INDUSTRY
Muscovy Duck Care Practices (University of California-Davis) HTML
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