& nbsp;     The poultry production industry is a dynamic field, and egg producers are one part of it and cannot escape this rule. The traditional cage farming ban implemented in Europe at the beginning of 2012 is a good example of how the poultry production industry needs to adapt flexibly to changes in order to achieve current and future sustainable development.

 & nbsp;     The main purpose of prohibiting the use of traditional chicken cages is to improve the welfare standards of hens, but what about the hygiene standards of alternative egg chicken feeding systems?

 & nbsp;     Traditional chicken cages have the characteristics of good hygiene conditions for eggs and hens, and relatively less dust around the chicken cage.

 & nbsp;      However, hens can live in the egg coop for up to 58 weeks, and it is foreseeable that the level of pollution (feces, feed, dust, shells, etc.) will be high.

 & nbsp;     According to hygiene standards, which egg laying chicken feeding system performs well? Are they easy to clean? The possibility of cleaning and disinfecting the chicken coop is to do it every 12 to 13 months.

 & nbsp;     Chicken farmers should make good use of this opportunity to achieve pathogen free chicken coops (such as Salmonella) during the clearance phase before the new batch of hens enter the coop