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