Chickens

The Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare 2012 sets out the standards of care and management for layer hens in New Zealand. It includes specific standards for Colony egg farming.

In its separate report accompanying the release of the Code of Welfare 2012, the members of NAWAC stated unanimously that Colony systems provide an overall level of welfare that is equivalent to Barn and Free-Range production systems.

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