May 6, 2011
Animal welfare is paramount to our members. We understand some people may not like the methods employed to grow our poultry flocks but animal health, animal welfare and well being...
Antibiotics are only used by our members to treat sick birds or prevent the spread of infection and can only be used on prescription from a vet.
Our members use a spectrum of...
The use of growth hormones has been banned by our industry in New Zealand for more than 30 years and as far as our existing records indicate growth hormones have never been used in...
BUSTED: False
It is a common but false perception that meat (broiler) chickens are grown in cages. The perception arises from the widespread use of cage farming to produce New...
BUSTED: False
One of the myths out there is that chicken meat comes from egg-laying hens (or layer hens, as seen above) when they come to the end of their laying cycle. However,...