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Designing transport containers for more humane loading and transportation of spent laying hens to the slaughterhouse 

 

Year: 2023

Femke Delanglez and Frank Tuyttens
Animal Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Belgium 

Research, Travel & Training Grant - £3,500

 

Depopulation, loading, transport and unloading of spent hens involve a lot of distress and injuries. Observations and surveys highlight that improved transport containers are key to reduce suffering by the birds and frustration among the workforce. We will build and test prototypes of improved containers with design criteria taking into account bird welfare and commercial uptake (durability, cost-efficiency and ergonomics). 

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