Source record
Council Directive 1999/74/EC: laying hens
Council of the European Union (1999).
Key findings
- Conventional battery cages prohibited from 2012; enriched cages remain permitted.
Record
- Source type
- Report
- Study type
- Review
- Topics
- Farming systems
- Geography
- See study or jurisdiction in title
- Funding & conflicts
- Not recorded.
- Source quality
- Moderate evidenceImported from the dated research notes; original-source editorial verification remains pending.
Limitations
- Summary refers to the cited edition; legal implementation and nutrition guidance require periodic review.