Dr. Ron DeHaven, AVMA CEO, on New Hen Housing Study

Dr. Ron DeHaven, Chief Executive Officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association, announces that the AVMA is a coalition partner with McDonalds to help study housing techniques for egg-producing hens. The goal of the study is to understand the viability of alternate housing systems, including cage-free and enriched housing, which includes nests and perches, as well as the housing environments used by McDonalds current supply system in the U.S.

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Pets & Animals

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• AVMA
• DeHaven
• veterinarian
• hen
• egg
• free-range
• hen housing
• animal welfare
• cage free
• enriched housing
• nesting
• free-range eggs
• organic