NAIROBI: The battery system of poultry keeping was a result of the ... In this system layers are confined in cages that are designed to supply food and water and laid eggs rolled out to a ...

Chicken kept under this management system ... system can be divided into two main categories — deep litter and battery cage. In deep litter system, the floor has about 4 to 6 inches of litter.

You, like most Michiganders, are likely incensed over the cost of eggs. $4.59 for a dozen at my local Kroger store — and that ...

Almost two-thirds of Canadians support banning the use of battery cages to house egg-laying chickens, a new poll shows. Across the country, 63 percent of Canadians would back a legislative ban on ...

Of the 202 farmers, 165 used battery cages, while a smaller group of 37 had cage-free systems. The vast majority of hens in ...

The term "battery" comes from the arrangement of the cages in rows and columns ... according to Michigan Allied Poultry Industries. The top producers include 17 farms with 15 million birds.