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2120 final report.pdf - Agra CEAS Consulting

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THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS TO KEEP LAYING HENSTable 2.3: Enriched caged system technical and cost factors of production (2003)¹Belgium Sweden UKLaying cycle (days) 392 532 424Empty period (days) 21 28 18Feed/bird/year (Kg) 40.71 30.63 40.91Feed/bird/day (g) 111 115 115Eggs/bird/year (collected) 285 238 274Kg feed per kg eggs 2.20 2.06 2.39Mortality (%) 4.0% 5.4% 4.0%Number of hens managed/labourer 50,000 40,000 72,500Hens housed per m 2 house 12 40 95Space allowance per hen per cm 2 750 750 630Pullet cost (€) 3.15 3.92 3.41End of lay hen weight (Kg) n/a 1.85 1.90End of lay hen price (€) 0.05 -0.22 -0.07¹Note Belgium data derived from research results, Sweden and UK data from units which are relatively large and UK system would not fully comply with post 2012 requirements forenriched cages ---see also Section 2.3.2.Source: Industry estimates and <strong>Agra</strong> <strong>CEAS</strong> <strong>Consulting</strong> calculations.24

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