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What Are Organic And Free Range Eggs?

Britons are buying record numbers of Freeseries of at least three tiers of cages. The
Range, Barn and Organic Eggs. Research showscages have sloping mesh floors so that the
shoppers bought 2.04billion of them lasteggs roll forward out of the reach of the
year, up from 1.64billion in 2002 (Articlebirds to await collection. Droppings pass
from  the  Daily  Mail  -  09/08/2006).through the mesh floors onto boards, belts,
the floors of the house or into a pit to
The  Benefits  of  Eating  Eggsawait  removal.
Eggs are low in calories and could actually2) Barn system. Around 7% of eggs sold in the
protect against heart disease, breast cancerUK are produced in the barn system. In the
and eye problems and even help you to losebarn system the hen house has a series of
weight. Eggs are actually good for you. Theyperches and feeders at different levels. In
are rich in nutrients, one egg provides 13the deep litter system the birds are kept in
essential nutrients, all in the yolk (egghen houses in which all the floor area should
whites contain albumen, an important sourcebe solid with a litter of straw, wood
of protein, and no fat). You should keep eggsshavings,  sand  or  turf.
in the fridge in their box and eat them by
the  use-by  date.3) Free range system. The free range system
accounts for around 27% of eggs produced in
We now know the benefits of eating eggs butthe UK. And the Welfare of Laying Hens
does the welfare of the chickens matter?Directive stipulate that for eggs to be
Davinos Greeno investigates the eggy world oftermed free range, hens must have continuous
production  systems.daytime access to runs which are mainly
covered with vegetation and with a maximum
Eggs are produced in 3 types of productionstocking density of 2,500 birds per hectare.
systems.The demand for free-range eggs is also
growing by 10 per cent a year. Somerfield
1) Laying Cage System. Laying cages are thewill be the first supermarket in the country
most common method of commercial eggto switch to selling French free-range eggs.
production in the UK - representing aroundTesco is also understood to be lining up
66%  of  eggs  produced  in  2004.suppliers on the Continent if it is not able
to guarantee supplies at home due to this
Typically a laying cage system consists of arising demand.



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