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Air Quality in Alternative Housing Systems May Have an Impact on Laying Hen Welfare. Part I-Dust.
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- Daily behavioral patterns of laying hens kept in a multi-tier system across different microclimatic conditions.Veterinary and animal science · 2026Article
- Validation of Methods for Assessment of Dust Levels in Layer Barns.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Flock Factors Correlated with Elevated Mortality in Non-Beak Trimmed Aviary-Housed Layers.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Automatically Controlled Dust Generation System Using Arduino.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Relationships between Damaging Behaviours and Health in Laying Hens.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Litter and perch type matter already from the start: exploring preferences and perch balance in laying hen chicks.Poultry science · 2021Article
- Pollution index of waterfowl farm assessment and prediction based on temporal convoluted network.PloS one · 2021Article
- Assessing Environmental Control Strategies in Cage-Free Egg Production Systems: Effect on Spatial Occupancy and Natural Behaviors.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
- Potential contaminants and hazards in alternative chicken bedding materials and proposed guidance levels: a review.Poultry science · 2020Review
- Occurrence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, microbial loads, and endotoxin levels in dust from laying hen houses in Egypt.BMC veterinary research · 2020Article
- Concentrations of Aerosol Numbers and Airborne Bacteria, and Temperature and Relative Humidity, and Their Interrelationships in a Tie-Stall Dairy Barn.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2019Article
- High concentrations of atmospheric ammonia induce alterations of gene expression in the breast muscle of broilers (Gallus gallus) based on RNA-Seq.BMC genomics · 2016Article
- Evaluation of Microbiological and Chemical Contaminants in Poultry Farms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Air Quality in Alternative Housing Systems may have an Impact on Laying Hen Welfare. Part II-Ammonia.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2015Review
- Air Quality in Alternative Housing Systems May Have an Impact on Laying Hen Welfare. Part I-Dust.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2015Review
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Abstract
The new legislation for laying hens in the European Union put a ban on conventional cages. Production systems must now provide the hens with access to a nest, a perch, and material for dust bathing. These requirements will improve the behavioral aspects of animal welfare. However, when hens are kept with access to litter, it is a concern that polluted air may become an increased threat to health and therefore also a welfare problem. This article reviews the literature regarding the health and welfare effects birds experience when exposed to barn dust. Dust is composed of inorganic and organic compounds, from the birds themselves as well as from feed, litter, and building materials. Dust may be a vector for microorganisms and toxins. In general, studies indicate that housing systems where laying hens have access to litter as aviaries and floor systems consistently have higher concentrations of suspended dust than caged hens with little (furnished cages) or no access to litter (conventional cages). The higher dust levels in aviaries and floor housing are also caused by increased bird activity in the non-cage systems. There are gaps in both the basic and applied knowledge of how birds react to dust and aerosol contaminants, i.e., what levels they find aversive and/or impair health. Nevertheless, high dust levels may compromise the health and welfare of both birds and their caretakers and the poor air quality often found in new poultry housing systems needs to be addressed. It is necessary to develop prophylactic measures and to refine the production systems in order to achieve the full welfare benefits of the cage ban.
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