“Cracking” into the debate about laying hen housing (original) (raw)

• Courtney Bir, Purdue UniversityFollow
• N. M. Thompsen, Purdue University
• Wallace Tyner, Purdue UniversityFollow
• J. Hu, Purdue University
• Nicole Olynk Widmar, Purdue UniversityFollow

Abstract

Livestock production systems have faced social pressures related to animal welfare; the laying hen industry also has faced changes in governing regulations/policies. This study employs experimental data to evaluate 3 confinement-housing systems: standard cages with no perches, cages with standard perches, and cages with cooled perches. Based on the cost-benefit analysis conducted of revenue less feed costs, operators are expected to have revenue, after covering feed costs, which could contribute to installation and maintenance of standard and/or cooled perches. Thus, egg producers may be able to use caged housing that incorporates perches profitably, depending on the final costs of such a system.

Keywords

laying hen housing; cost-benefit; thermally cooled perches

Date of this Version

12-11-2019

Recommended Citation

Bir, Courtney; Thompsen, N. M.; Tyner, Wallace; Hu, J.; and Widmar, Nicole Olynk, "“Cracking” into the debate about laying hen housing" (2019). Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications. Paper 15.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/agedocs/15

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