Poultry

News on the theme
- 11/01/2022 : New training manual for Africa on organic poultry husbandry
- 12/16/2020 : Online conference on improving sustainability and welfare in organic poultry and pig production
- 10/13/2020 : Save the date – Online conference on sustainability and welfare in organic poultry and pig production
- 09/10/2020 : FiBL pig and poultry publications featured on Organic Farm Knowledge
- 06/30/2020 : Video: Feeding insects for organic layers
- 04/14/2020 : New video: Toasting soybeans for feeding laying hens
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Projects on the theme

Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	All chicks live: Information on phasing out male chick killing	26.03.2024	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Poultry slaughter - stress reduction from depopulation to death	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	DE	Fortschritt mit Kompetenz und Spezialwissen für eine tierwohlgerechte, umweltschonende und nachhaltige Nutztierhaltung (Netzwerk Fokus Tierwohl)	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH EU	Medicinal plants for animal health care: Translating tradition into modern veterinary (MedPlants4Vet)	12.10.2023	11.10.2027
ongoing	DE	Circular feeding strategies in organic poultry production (GreenChicken)	01.06.2023	31.05.2027
ongoing	CH	Abandoning of male chick-killing in Swiss organic egg production (Biohahn)	01.05.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Capitalization of Agroecological Research Evidence from the r4d programme in West Africa (CARE R4D)	01.04.2023	30.03.2026
ongoing	DE	Stress reduction through mobile slaughtering of poultry and cattle (StronGeR)	01.01.2023	30.06.2025
completed	CH	Comparing the climate impact of conventional vs. organic meat	01.03.2022	30.06.2022
completed	CH	EU Öko CH Bio Side-by-side Vergleich	28.02.2022	01.05.2023
completed	DE	Reduction of use of antibiotics in poultry production: Alternative prophylactic measures (AntiMin-Pro)	01.11.2021	30.06.2024
completed	CH	Roughage in chicken farming - effects on protein utilization/-efficiency in hybrids and dual-purpose breeds	01.09.2021	31.10.2023
ongoing	CH	Pathways for transitions to sustainability in livestock husbandry and food systems (PATHWAYS)	01.09.2021	31.08.2026
ongoing	CH	Innovative Tools for Assessment and Authentication of chicken meat, beef and dairy products’ Qualities (INTAQT)	01.01.2021	31.07.2026
ongoing	DE	organicXlivestock (DL-TierDB)	15.12.2020
completed	AT	Suitability analysis of mobile keeping of organic laying hens in organic apple orchards	01.04.2020	31.12.2021
completed	DE	Organic turkey production: Requirement adjusted amino acid and vitamin supply under consideration of genotype, feeding strategy and husbandry conditions	03.03.2020	30.06.2024
completed	AT	Bewertung von THG-Ersparnissen durch den Einsatz von Donau Soja statt importierter Übersee-Soja auf Ebene ausgewählter tierischer Lebensmittelprodukte	01.03.2020	31.12.2021
ongoing	CH	Wurmbekämpfung bei Legehennen	01.01.2020	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Protection of natural resources (water, soil) and promotion of biodiversity and challenges for agriculture in the face of climate change and economic issues (BLW Agroforesterie)	01.01.2020	31.12.2027
completed	DE	Progress with competence and specialist knowledge for animal well-being, environmentally friendly and sustainable livestock farming (Fokus Tierwohl)	19.12.2019	31.12.2023
completed	DE	Development of a database for organic animals and for organic juvenile aquaculture animals according to Art. 26 of the EU Regulation 2018/848 (TierDB)	01.09.2019	31.12.2021
completed	AT	Austrian laying hen husbandry as a model for a change in animal welfare using the example of fattening poultry husbandry	01.07.2019	25.02.2020
completed	CH	Legumes Translated (Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems) (Legumes Translated)	01.11.2018	30.04.2022
completed	AT	Hintergrundstudie für den WWF Fleischratgeber Bewertung von verschiedenen österreichischen Fleischsorten in Hinblick auf a) ausgewählte ökologische Indikatoren und b) das Tierwohl	07.08.2018	05.10.2018
completed	CH	Replacement of Contentious Inputs in organic farming Systems (RELACS)	01.05.2018	30.04.2022
completed	CH	MIXEd livestock farming for improved sustaiNABiLity and robustnEss of organic livestock (MIX-ENABLE)	01.04.2018	30.09.2021
completed	CH	Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed (OK-Net EcoFeed)	01.01.2018	31.03.2021
completed	CH	Efficiency and sustainability of producing and feeding insect-based feedstuff to fish and poultry	01.08.2017	01.03.2020
completed	DE	Nachhaltige Geflügelproduktion	01.06.2017	31.01.2018
completed	CH	Ethical and ecological assessment of alternatives to culling of 1-day male chicks	01.10.2016	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Extensively fattening the laying hens' brothers instead of killing them as chicks	01.01.2014	31.12.2016
completed	CH	Open yards for laying hens (BLW Laufhof)	01.01.2013	30.09.2015
completed	CH	“Swiss Made” protein: Protein feeds made from indigenous resources for organic poultry and pigs	01.09.2011	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Improved contribution of local feed to support 100% organic feed supply to pigs and poultry (ICOPP)	01.09.2011	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Herdengrösse in Bio-Legehennenhaltungen	01.01.2011	31.07.2012
completed	CH	Evaluierung von Hühnerlinien für Demeter-Betriebe	01.01.2006	30.06.2011
completed	CH	Effect of lighted incubation on the behaviour of laying hen pullets	01.05.2004	31.10.2004
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood WP 4.2: Development of alternative treatment strategies for of endo- and ectoparasites of pigs and poultry (QLIF, WP 4.2)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	QualityLowInputFood WP 4.1: Development of improved preventive management strategies for endo- and ectoparasites and bacterial zoonoses of pigs and poultry (QLIF, WP 4.1)	01.03.2004	31.05.2009
completed	CH	Killing of day-old chicks – situation analysis in Switzerland 2004	01.03.2004	31.03.2005
completed	CH	Legehennenhaltung: Auslaufnutzung – optimale Strukturierung auf Praxisbetrieben	01.01.2004	31.03.2005
completed	CH	Ethological investigation on moulting laying hens in organic farming (Mauser)	01.01.2001	31.12.2005
completed	CH	Legehennenhaltung: Auslaufnutzung - Herdengewöhnung mit Tunnel	01.01.2000	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Legehennenhaltung – Einfluss der Herdengrösse auf die Grünauslaufnutzung	01.01.2000	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Legehennenhaltung – Einfluss der Herdengrösse auf Verhalten und Wohlergehen	01.01.2000	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Legehennenhaltung: Auslauf – Effekt von Staubbadeunterständen	01.01.2000	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Legehennenhaltung: Auslauf – Management und Grasnarbenzustand	01.01.2000	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Legehennenhaltung: Auslaufnutzung - Herdengewöhnung mit Körnern	01.01.2000	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Legehennenhaltung: Auslaufnutzung durch Strukturierung verbessern	01.01.2000	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Legehennenhaltung: Schreckreaktion von verschiedenen Hybriden	01.01.2000	31.12.2004
completed	CH	Zweinutzungsgeflügel	01.01.1999	31.12.2002
completed	CH	Zucht von Geflügel auf Parasitenresistenz	01.01.1999	30.11.1999
completed	CH	Parasitenbefall bei Nicht-Wiederkäuern
completed	CH	Geflügelzucht: geeignete Linien für Freilandhaltung
ongoing	CH	Prophylactic and therapeutic use of medicinal plants in poultry (Phyto Geflügel)

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