How to Produce Organic Eggs - Ecology TvAgro By Juan Gonzalo Angel

Twitter @juangangel Organic egg production is the production of eggs through organic means. In this process, the poultry are fed organic feed. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, organic means that the laying hens must have access to the outdoors and cannot be raised in cages.[1] Organic egg producers cannot use antibiotics except during an infectious outbreak. Only natural molting can occur within the flock; forced molting is not allowed. Organic certification also requires maintenance of basic animal welfare standards Differences between "Free Range" and "Organic" Significant differences cover feed, medication, and animal welfare. Organic hens are fed organic feed; it is prohibited to feed animal byproducts or GMO crops - which is not disallowed in free range environments; no antibiotics allowed except in emergencies (in free range, it is up to the farmer, but the same levels of antibiotics as conventional farming is allowed); required animal welfare standards in organic farms, which can improve the quality of both the eggs and the meat - low stress levels, which are not necessarily guaranteed by organic production nor unique to it, may lead to superior quality of animal products, a fact long known and used in the production of Wagyu beef,[citation needed] whose high quality is to a greater extent the result of its genetic composition, altered by breeding, as opposed to production practices. Regional producers of free-range eggs in the United States include Hillandale Farms in the east, Dreamfarm in the Northeast, Common Good Farm in the midwest and Chino Valley Ranchers in the West. See their respective websites for information on their practices. Vea Mas información en es.wikipedia.org Juan Gonzalo Angel www.tvagro.tv