CAGING SYSTEM IN POULTRY FARMING

Chicken welfare has been defined by the absence of negative states such as disease, hunger and thirst. However, a shift in chicken welfare science has led to the understanding that good chicken welfare cannot be achieved without the experience of positive states.

 Unequivocally, the housing environment has significant impacts on chicken welfare. This review summarises how cage and cage-free housing systems impact some of the key welfare issues for layer hens,broilers and pullet;musculoskeletal health, disease, severe feather pecking, and behavioural expression. Welfare in cage-free systems is currently highly variable, and needs to be addressed by management practices, genetic selection, further research, and appropriate design and maintenance of the housing environment. 

In view of this, furnished cages retain the benefits of conventional cages in terms of production efficiency and hygiene, and offer some benefits of cage-free systems in terms of an increased behavioural repertoire.
Consistent legislation for the welfare of all poultry species in all Nigeria and territories,while it is purported that the standards will reflect contemporary scientific knowledge, there is no scientific review, nor scientific committee to inform the development of these standards, and conventional cages are permitted in the standards with no phase-out proposed.

It is therefore hundred percent guaranteed that the use of cages for our chickens of different spieces are safed and highly productive. Below are the pictures of our different cages and of diverse sizes depending on individual choice