How Long to Read The welfare of laying hens directive - implications for the egg industry
By Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
How Long Does it Take to Read The welfare of laying hens directive - implications for the egg industry?
It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read The welfare of laying hens directive - implications for the egg industry by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee warn of a potential commercial disaster over animal welfare regulations that could result in unfair competition for UK egg producers. New rules are designed to improve conditions for caged ('battery') hens. The Welfare of Laying Hens Directive (Council Directive 1999/74/EC), which applies to businesses with over 350 laying hens, provides that conventional cage systems must not be used after 1 January 2012. After this date, caged hens must be kept in 'enriched' cages, which have more living space per hen (750 cm2 cage area per hen compared to 550 cm2 in conventional cages - less than an A4 sheet of paper), a nest, perching space, litter to allow pecking and scratching, and unrestricted access to a feed trough. But around one third of Europe's egg production will not comply with the new welfare standards by 2012. UK egg producers have spent around £400 million to improve conditions for laying hens, and will be left at a competitive disadvantage if cheaper, illegal and non-compliant shell eggs and egg products can be imported to the UK from other European countries. The UK Government must press for an intra-community trade ban on the export of non-compliant eggs and egg products, and the EU Commission should initiate infraction proceedings against Member States where caged egg producers remain non-compliant. Failure to enforce this new Directive effectively will set a worrying precedent for other legislation intended to improve the welfare of farm animals.
How long is The welfare of laying hens directive - implications for the egg industry?
The welfare of laying hens directive - implications for the egg industry by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is 80 pages long, and a total of 20,000 words.
This makes it 27% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.
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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read The welfare of laying hens directive - implications for the egg industry aloud.
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The welfare of laying hens directive - implications for the egg industry is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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