Lisanne Stadig of the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals\u00a0\u00a0(Dierenbescherming):<\/p>\n
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The Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals has qualified the One2Born system, along with other systems in which chicks hatch in the house, as a leader in promoting animal welfare. It\u2019s just one of the good examples that the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals has posted on the Delta Plan Livestock Farming website. \u201cChicks hatching in the poultry houses is certainly a positive development in terms of their welfare,\u201d says Lisanne Stadig, senior policy officer on livestock farming at the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Hatching in the poultry house is praised as an example of a positive development in livestock farming on the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals\u2019 Livestock Farming Delta Plan website. Last year, One2Born and similar systems were cited as good examples in the\u00a0Livestock Farming Delta Plan.\u00a0Good for people.\u00a0\u00a0Good for animals. In this plan, the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals outlines its vision for livestock farming in 2050. One of the four transition paths in the plan is a livestock farming system that treats animals well as part of a comprehensive process of sustainabilisation. \u201cChicks in the poultry house is an excellent example of this,\u201d says Lisanne Stadig, senior policy officer on livestock farming at the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals. \u201cChicks that hatch in the poultry house have immediate access to feed and water, and no longer have to be transported. That\u2019s positive for the welfare of the chicks,\u201d in Stadig\u2019s opinion. \u201cPoultry farmers tell us that chicks which hatch in a poultry barn behave differently to day-old chicks that are transported to the barn. They appear to be less stressed. Research has also shown that hatching in the house can lead to fewer foot injuries and a lower mortality rate.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re obviously delighted with the recognition of our system by the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals,\u201d says Frank de Louw. He founded One2Born together with Huub van Santvoort and Willem van den Boom, and has been developing the animal-friendly system for years. The One2Born hatchholder already won the Herman Wijffels Innovation Award in the Food & Agri category back in 2015. \u201cWe were convinced from the outset that chicks hatching in the house are much less stressed than chicks transported from a hatchery to a broiler farm. As a result, these chicks are more resistant, which benefits their health.\u201d<\/p>\n The innovative entrepreneurs have experienced in practice that the advanced One2Born hatchholder makes all this possible with unique packaging. It\u2019s also fast, safe and predictable to use in every poultry house and hatchery. “Animal welfare, sustainability and cutting costs go hand in hand, and that appeals to people.”<\/p>\n Senior policy officer Stadig sees a whole range of animal welfare benefits in hatching chicks in the house instead of the hatchery. \u201cPoultry farmers who have switched tell me that they now consider it the most normal thing in the world. Ultimately, we\u2019d like to end the transport of live animals completely, and see the benefits of hatching in the houses rolled out in other poultry sectors,\u201d says Stadig. De Louw says that One2Born also has experience with the system in layer chicken farming. \u201cEvery type of chicken can hatch in the house, without any problems. It’s a matter of willingness and organisation. We\u2019re very proud to be at the forefront,\u201d says De Louw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lisanne Stadig of the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals\u00a0\u00a0(Dierenbescherming): “Hatching in the house is the future” The Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals has qualified the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"yoast_head":"\nPleased with recognition by the Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals<\/h3>\n