Forced molting, sometimes known as induced molting, is the practice by some poultry industries of artificially provoking a flock to molt simultaneously...
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Organic egg production (section Molting)
outdoors and cannot be raised in cages. Only natural molting can occur within the flock; forced molting is not allowed. Organic certification also requires...
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Pelícia, K.; Silva, A.P.; Vercese, F. (2009). "The Effects of Alternative Forced-Molting Methods on The Performance and Egg Quality of Commercial Layers". Brazilian...
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declined to take a position against other controversial practices such as forced molting and gestation crates. In June 2005, New York Times editor Lawrence Downes...
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crowded inside battery cages and a monk discussing the practice of forced molting. PETA cited earlier statements by Pope Benedict XVI on factory farming...
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year-round. In addition, forced molting is commonly practiced in the US, in which manipulation of light and food access triggers molting, in order to increase...
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commercially viable at around thirteen months and is called a "spent hen". Forced molting Creith, Elizabeth. "When Chickens Stop Laying Eggs". Farmer's Almanac...
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Yarding Chicken tractor Poultry farming Broiler industry Beak trimming Forced molting Hatchery Chick sexing Chick culling Candling Abnormal behaviour in captivity...
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Pelícia, K.; Silva, A.P.; Vercese, F. (2009). "The effects of alternative forced-molting methods on the performance and egg quality of commercial layers". Brazilian...
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