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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 2.5: Free range system technical and cost factors of production (2003)Austria Denmark France Germany Greece Ireland Netherlands UK EU-15Laying cycle (days) 413 336 332 413 355 399 375 392 378Empty period (days) 28 28 26 28 50 20 21 19 23Feed/bird/year (Kg) 44.44 43.80 39.35 44.44 41.12 46.38 43.04 47.84 43.99Feed/bird/day (g) 130 130 116 130 125 133 125 133 126Eggs/bird/year (collected) 238 268 262 238 231 258 279 265 261Kg feed per kg eggs 2.99 2.62 2.40 2.99 2.85 2.88 2.47 2.89 2.70Mortality (%) 10.0% 8.9% 14.0% 10.0% 13.0% 4.7% 11.0% 7.8% 10.4%Number of hens managed/labourer 3,000 7,218 8,000 5,000 5,500 7,000 25,000 9,230 11,031Hens housed per m 2 house 7 9 7 7 9 7 7 12 8Space allowance per hen per cm 2 1,429 1,111 1,429 1,429 1,111 1,429 1,429 855 1,247Pullet cost (€) 4.10 4.34 3.20 4.10 3.70 3.73 3.91 3.88 3.77End of lay hen weight (Kg) n.a. n.a. 1.82 n.a. 2.00 2.07 1.80 2.10 1.51End of lay hen price (€) 0.10 0.13 0.26 0.10 0.15 -0.26 0.36 -0.12 0.11Source: Industry estimates and <strong>Agra</strong> <strong>CEAS</strong> <strong>Consulting</strong> calculations.26

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