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Survey of egg producers on the introduction of alternative housing systems for laying hens in Flanders, Belgium

机译：比利时法兰德斯对蛋生产者采用替代性蛋鸡饲养系统的调查

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In the context of the European Union ban on battery cages by 2012, a survey was conducted among Flemish egg producers (60%. response rate, 140 completed questionnaires) about the introduction and opinion of alternative housing systems. Belgium appears to be among the countries in the European Union that are slower to adopt alternative housing. Belgium's egg industry is thus likely to undergo drastic changes to comply with the 2012 deadline. As of 2010, the battery cage was the dominant housing system (56% housing units, 67% hens), followed by floor housing (33% housing units, 15% hens) and aviary (10% housing units, 15% hens), whereas colony cages and furnished cages were extremely rare. Future- and market-oriented production was the most important reason for choosing a certain type of alternative system, although the importance of hen performance and amount of labor seemed to increase. A quarter of the producers with battery cages had detailed plans to convert to an alternative system (most planned to install aviaries, followed by colony cages, furnished cages, and floor housing) by 2012. Many older farmers indicated that they would stop farming, whereas others found it more profitable to delay the conversion as long as possible. Apart from hen welfare, producers expressed a negative opinion (relative to battery cages) about noncage systems and, to a lesser extent, furnished cages. However, users of alternative systems reported being quite satisfied, except for the amount of labor and hen health. The housing system had several effects on user satisfaction: positive effect of flock size, negative effect of experience with battery cages, and negative effect of outdoor area on hen health. Although not all opinions were supported by evidence, such surveys provide feedback about the success of alternative systems in practice. This information is valuable to further improve these systems and to producers who have yet to convert. Moreover, producer attitude may determine the extent to which legally imposed changes in husbandry environment result in the desired improvement of hen welfare in practice.
机译：在欧洲联盟于2012年禁止使用电池笼的背景下，对佛兰德鸡蛋生产商进行了一项调查（60％的答复率，完成了140份问卷），介绍了替代住房系统。比利时似乎是欧盟采用替代住房的国家之一。因此，比利时的蛋业可能会发生重大变化，以遵守2012年的截止日期。截至2010年，电池笼是主要的住房系统（56％住房单元，67％母鸡），其次是地板住房（33％住房单元，15％母鸡）和鸟舍（10％住房单元，15％母鸡），而殖民地笼子和带家具的笼子则极为罕见。未来和市场导向的生产是选择某种类型的替代系统的最重要原因，尽管母鸡性能和劳动量的重要性似乎在增加。四分之一的带电池笼的生产者有详细计划，到2012年转换为替代系统（大多数计划安装鸟舍，其次是殖民地笼，带家具的笼子和地板房屋）。许多年长的农民表示将停止耕种，而其他人则发现，尽可能延长转换时间会更有利可图。除了母鸡的福利外，生产者对非笼式系统以及（在较小程度上）带家具的笼子也表示了反对意见（相对于电池笼）。但是，除了劳动力和母鸡的健康状况外，替代系统的用户表示非常满意。住房系统对用户满意度有几个影响：鸡群大小的积极影响，使用电池笼的经历的消极影响以及室外区域对母鸡健康的消极影响。尽管并非所有观点都得到证据的支持，但此类调查提供了有关替代系统在实践中成功与否的反馈。这些信息对于进一步改善这些系统以及尚未转换的生产者而言都是有价值的。而且，生产者的态度可以决定在法律上强制改变饲养环境的程度，从而在实际中导致期望的母鸡福利的改善。

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